DadTails

DadTails Media, LLC
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Two dads — five years of friendship deep — talking life, family, faith, and business, one drink at a time. Pete Taylor and Ryan Johnson pour a cocktail, get real about raising kids and building work that matters, and run it all through a faith lens. Pull up a chair. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases.

Episodes

  1. 4d ago

    Ep 3 — The Provider's Squeeze

    Daycare costs more than the mortgage. Two dads run the math, and it doesn't work. Pete and Ryan pour a Paper Plane and get into the squeeze every provider feels: the worry that shows up at 2am, the Mary & Martha trap, and the quiet drive to school that changed how Pete thinks about mornings. Plus: why you will never be as important as you are inside the four walls of your own home. Nobody has it figured out. That's the show. CHAPTERS 00:00 Cold open — Be where your feet are 00:35 DadTails — EP 3 00:43 Welcome in 01:30 The pour — The Paper Plane 04:14 Faith — worry vs. providence 13:35 Family — the four walls 24:32 Pay the bills — Rise Mushroom Coffee 26:58 Business — daycare math 44:30 Next week — Where Work Ends THE POURThe Paper Plane. Equal parts bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, fresh lemon. Shake it cold. The bar kit we actually use: https://dadtails.com/gear THE FIELD NOTESOne email a week — the new episode before it's public, and the cocktail from the show: https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan TownAs an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases.DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

    Ep 3 — The Provider's Squeeze

  2. Aug 13

    Ep 2 — 2.9 Million Bets

    "Little by little, the bird builds its nest." Two dads on the year 2.9 million people bet on themselves — and what patience actually costs. Recorded over a mint julep in the garage. The stat: 2.9 million new business applications, Jan–May 2026 — the strongest five-month start in history (U.S. Census Bureau, Business Formation Statistics: census.gov/econ/bfs). Where we land: the businesses that fail are the ones that outsource the idea. AI compresses the grunt work between conviction and first draft — it doesn't hand out conviction. Plus: the five-year rule for big decisions, why your spouse co-signs every bet whether you ask or not, and seeds from a 50-year-old catalpa. This week's pour: the mint julep — kit at dadtails.com/gear. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases; we only link what we actually use. Join the porch: new episodes every Thursday by email at dadtails.com. Help us find our sign-off — we're letting the audience write it; comment on any clip this week. Next Thursday: daycare math. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

  3. Aug 6

    Ep 1 — The Fast No

    Two dads, one Old Fashioned, and an honest hour. Pete and Ryan open with the cocktail that started it all, then get into the thing every father recognizes and nobody names: the fast no. The reflex answer you give your kid — not because the answer is no, but because your head is already five steps ahead, and the quickest way to quiet it is to say no. From there: the Parable of the Talents and what it costs to sit on a gift. What our own dads modeled, the good and the bad. And a real disagreement about AI — whether it takes the entry-level jobs our kids are walking toward, and what you'd actually tell them if they graduated tomorrow. Nobody has it figured out. That's the show. CHAPTERS 00:00 The fast no 00:21 Pull up a chair — the Old Fashioned 03:37 Faith: the Parable of the Talents 07:00 Why we restarted DadTails 09:20 Our own dads 12:45 The fast no, in full 16:28 Our kids don't need us to be perfect 20:28 AI — and not the fun kind 32:57 What would you tell your kids? 37:18 No job is too small 43:16 Pull up a chair with us THE POUR The Old Fashioned. Bourbon or rye, a sugar cube, Angostura, a splash of water. That's all you need. The bar kit we actually use: https://dadtails.com/gear THE FIELD NOTES One email a week — the new episode before it's public, and the cocktail from the show: https://dadtails.beehiiv.com/subscribe Music from #Uppbeat — "Groove Sauce" by Stan Town DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice.

  4. Jul 21

    Trailer: Pull Up a Chair — New Episodes Thursdays

    Two dads — five years of friendship deep — talking fatherhood, business, and faith, one cocktail at a time. The weekly show starts Thursday, August 13. New episodes every Thursday. Get episodes by email at dadtails.com. The gear we actually use: dadtails.com/gear. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases.

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Ratings & Reviews

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Two dads — five years of friendship deep — talking life, family, faith, and business, one drink at a time. Pete Taylor and Ryan Johnson pour a cocktail, get real about raising kids and building work that matters, and run it all through a faith lens. Pull up a chair. DadTails is a personal project — views are our own, not our employers'. Entertainment, not professional advice. As an Amazon Associate, DadTails earns from qualifying purchases.

Information

  • Creator
    DadTails Media, LLC
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 DadTails Media, LLC
  • Show Website
    DadTails