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Big news - Tyler's gonna be a dad!  We discuss the things Tyler has to unlearn from the rest of us, our Dad accidentally(?) roasting all of us, and how long we'd all last on the show "Alone." Even when Tyler presents with life-altering (and incredibly relevant to this show) news, we still can't stay on topic very long. Two episodes in a couple weeks look at us being actual real podcasters!

We pulled this one out of the vault (Kevin forgot to release it)! Gideon says a bad word, Andy goes on a run, Derek's kids call him by his name, Tyler has a very relatable "You know what I hate?" - it's a fun one. We actually recorded this back in February, so you can hear the joy in our voices that the last 7 months has drained from our bodies. Also there's a couple moments where Andy sounds like he's recording from inside his own dishwasher, sorry about that, he'll be fined.  We missed you!

The phrase "HeyDad's stupidest episode ever" gets thrown around a lot these days, but we're pretty confident this one takes the throne.  We discuss apartment timeshares, discover maternity clothes, debate the best ways to get a pharmacist's romantic attention, and introduce a new character: Corey Allis.  ICYMI: We launched a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/heydad If you love this show and want to help us make more, please consider supporting us there. Come on dooo it.

*This episode was recorded pre-Coronavirus, so you will hear a glorious dearth of quarantine, social-distancing, shelter-in-place, etc. references. Ryan Rucker is an old friend of Tyler's and a much better dad than any of the HeyDad guys. Tyler and Kevin talk to him about his experiences as a black father, a GirlDad, an aspiring ice cream tycoon, and so much more. ICYMI: We launched a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/heydad If you love this show and want to help us make more, please consider supporting us there. Come on dooo it.

Well y'all we're sheltering in place. Spending a whole lot of time with our families. Allowing more screen time than ever.  So do you want to listen to us complain and make dumb jokes? To listen to Kevin whine? To listen to Tyler find zen in a soup label?  To be harangued into buying Andy's dog? To hear whatever weird thing Derek does during the intro? Put on some headphones, find a corner of your house, hug your knees, rock back and forth, and hang out with us.  ICYMI: We launched a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/heydad If you love this show and want to help us make more, please consider supporting us there. Come on dooo it.

Happy New Year! It's time for a topic that's been requested a lot - potty training! The guys discuss the various ways they've messed this up, judging other parents, mailing it in, and provide zero practical advice.  ICYMI: We launched a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/heydad If you love this show and want to help us make more, please consider supporting us there. Come on dooo it.

We're back with a very different episode from our usual silliness.  Kevin goes deep into the issue of guns and mass shootings in America, prompted by the fears that he (and so many others) feel when dropping their kids off at school.  We know this isn't what you're used to, but being a dad colors every single aspect of our lives - silly stuff and serious stuff alike. This is a long and emotional exploration of an issue that we are very bad at talking about in America, and we hope that you take the time to dive in with us. Let's try to talk about this without just yelling at each other. And fear not, we'll be back with a much more normal episode (Potty Training!) very soon. 

School's been back in for a while so we should probably talk about it.  Parent teacher conferences, standing up to fake bullies, explicit lanyards, "yes, and" with your kid's teacher as they tell you what your kid is doing wrong - this episode has all the good stuff.  New segment! Dad facts, where we talk about basic things we should already know but for sure don't.  ICYMI: We launched a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/heydad If you love this show and want to help us make more, please consider supporting us there. Come on dooo it.

Halloween recap! The guys talk about a T-Rex fight at school, Tyler's encounter with a banshee, Kevin calls his sweet beautiful oldest son a wuss, and there's a lot of arguing about tootsie rolls. Also somehow we make "it's a me, Mario!" sexy... Also "You know what I hate?" is back, and somehow the whole segment is about Taco Bell.  ICYMI: We launched a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/heydad If you love this show and want to help us make more, please consider supporting us there. Come on dooo it.

And we're back! Season 3 kicks off with quite possibly our best episode ever. There comes a time in a man's life when he needs to stop making people. That moment recently came for Andy, and naturally Tyler and Kevin decided to chaperone the whole experience. Derek had work or something, he will regret not being there to his dying breath. The car ride there, tailgating in the hospital parking lot, spitballing vasectomy-related business ideas, telling stories of all the dumb stuff Kevin did during his vasectomy...if you're not excited about this episode then we probably shouldn't hang out. AND MORE BIG NEWS: We're launching a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/heydad If you love this show and want to help us make more, please consider supporting us there. It will help us never have a 3 month break between seasons ever again.

If being a dad is "the most important job you'll ever have," then it's time for a performance review. Tyler does some very basic internet research on how to do one of these, then pulls Kevin into the office with HR to talk through his performance this last quarter.  Also, the BuzzFeed game is back!  Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 -- IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com

A very special epsiode of the HeyDad Podcast, where we get a chance to interview Shea Serrano from The Ringer. He's an amazing writer, full-on Thing on the Internet, and a Dad of three boys. We talk about positivity, hard conversations with his kids, and which rapper/character from The Office he would choose to be his dad.  FYI: There is some adult language in the interview - so if you're listening with kids, you've been warned! :) Also, "You know what I hate?" is back! Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 The code "heydadpodcast" gets you $10 off at HeyDad.com - do it! IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com

It's Father's Day! So naturally we asked the only non-dad on the show to talk about his parenting angst.  Tyler shares his perspective on losing the "non" in his title, and the rest of the guys share about how and why being a dad means so much to them. Also somehow Tyler transitions from an endorsement of survivor into a new take on an old classic - "You know what I miss?" Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 ALSO - Buy your Father's Day gifts RIGHT NOW.  The code "heydadpodcast" gets you $10 off at HeyDad.com - do it! IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com

Lies! A story about Kevin's 1st grader regularly coming home with wildly incorrect information becomes a wider conversation about lying and kids. Andy shocks everyone with some truly terrible boyfriend behavior in the cold open, and the guys tell very real stories about the worst lie they've ever told (and we unintentionally lifted some of this from The Office, but imitation is the highest form and all that). Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 ALSO - BIG CHANGES AT HEYDAD.COM The code "heydadpodcast" gets you $10 off at HeyDad.com - do it! IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com

Mother's Day! The guys describe how watching our wives give birth makes us borderline worship them, Tyler seamlessly works a Beyonce reference into a discussion about birth, we all talk about some of the things we love about watching the women in our life be moms, and DEREK INTERVIEWS OUR MOM. Also we thought it would be a good idea to start a Mother's Day episode with a circumcision anecdote, because we're idiots.  Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 HeyDad: The code "heydadpodcast" gets you $10 off at HeyDad.com - do it! IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com

Tyler takes the wheel and finally gets his chance to convince us that having a dog is like having a kid.  Tyler lays out the similarities, Andy makes some confessions, and Derek finds a way to mention his remodel again. The discussion ends with a story that was almost too gross for this podcast. Plus we have a dog theme song that plays for so, so long.  Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 HeyDad: The code "heydadpodcast" gets you $10 off at HeyDad.com - do it! IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com

How, just how does everything get so messy so quickly? The podfathers discuss messiness, conflict about said messiness, expectation setting, and how to deal with one of the more annoying realities of parenting.  You know what I hate is back, as well as "Is my Kid a Psycho?" Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 HeyDad: The code "heydadpodcast" gets you $10 off at HeyDad.com - do it! IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com

Having a kid turns even the most optimistic of us into worriers. You love them so much and they're so dumb and dangerous and helpless. In this episode we talk about irrational worries, the co-parenting dynamic when one person is more worried about something, what this podcast will be like when our kids are teenagers, and so much more. Also Derek basically does an unpaid ad for Disneyland during "Is my kid a psycho" and we all resent him for it. Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 HeyDad: The code "heydadpodcast" gets you $10 off at HeyDad.com - do it! IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com

Episode 26. What do you do when your kid is too hard on himself? What is the right amount of worrying about a kid? Is it ok to project current behavior into the future (what will be be like when he's 15)? How do you teach a kid to value some adult's opinions over others? But it's not all too heavy-handed and whiny, we do our usual stupid stuff too. There's our first unanimous "yes" to an "Is my kid a psycho?" voicemail, and You Know What I Hate? is back! Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 HeyDad: The code "heydadpodcast" gets you $10 off at HeyDad.com - do it! IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com

Heyoooo it's new episode time. Today we're talking about when you have to be a dad in front of other people, and all of the complications that brings. Derek lives at his in-laws for two months, Andy delegates potty training to a baby sitter, and Kevin's kids desperately want to be dropped off at Grandma's house, rather than having Kevin stay and hang out. In other news, the BuzzFeed game is back and also we have a new "Is my kid a psycho" and you are NOT READY for the ending. Call anytime and leave us a voicemail with a story of your kid being a psycho - (415) 340-2349 HeyDad: The code "heydadpodcast" gets you $10 off at HeyDad.com - do it! IG: @heydad Twitter: @heydadbox email: podcast@heydad.com