What a Hell of a Way to Dad

What a Hell of a Way to Dad

Francis and Nate bring you weekly dad chats, plotting the growth of their daughters and themselves. Episodes are interspersed with interviews with various authors and journalists. The hosts are both veterans, so also expect a lot of meandering stories

Episodes

December 24, 2025 1 min

The final episode of our Hallmark Holidays series is here, but Beth will be back on the show in the near future. This Christmas eve we're taking you to Crown Center in Kansas City to see the gleaming teeth of all the stars of Hallmark. We also cover the finale of Finding Mr Christmas and our future Hallmark plans.

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Francis and Nate talk about dumpster diving, household pests, caring for strays, and electrical work.

Don't miss the special Hallmark Christmas episodes over on Patreon with Francis and his wife. Final episode will be available December 24th! - https://www.patreon.com/Hellofawaytodie 

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This week Beth and Francis talk about a Netflix holiday movie called Operation Christmas Drop, which highlights a real humanitarian mission the US has carried out in Micronesia since 1951.

Technically not a Hallmark movie, but it follows a lot of the same beats. We talk about the differences in decorations, shooting locations, and how a movie can become unsalvagable when your leads don't have any chemistry.

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This week my wife Beth joins me for another Hallmark movie deep dive. Instead of focusing on one movie, we have leaned into the whole Hallmark experience. In this episode we discuss USS Christmas, Christmas Homecoming, and the reality show Finding Mr. Christmas.

We will have two more episodes, one on Operation Christmas Drop and a final Christmas eve drop of our trip to Hallmark Crown Center in Kansas City to immerse ourselves in ...

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December 3, 2025 71 mins

This week Francis is joined by his wife Beth to watch military themed Christmas movies from the Hallmark channel. This week it's Christmas on Duty, a USAA funded movie released in November of this year. It features Parker Young and Janel Parrish, two montages, USAA branded ice scrapers, and a whole lotta heart.

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November 28, 2025 55 mins

This week Francis and Nate talk about getting a colonoscopy, prepping Thanksgiving food, Hallmark movies, and avant garde Garfield

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November 20, 2025 50 mins

This week Jack is back on the show and we're talking pet ownership and annoying dogs.

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November 13, 2025 51 mins

This Veterans day Nate and Francis talk about the Army Powerpoint training, how to survive a Moose attack, the evolution of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and getting questionable tattoos.

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November 6, 2025 60 mins

This week Nate talks about being a good tourist, road tripping the south, and trying to be as disarming as possible to the people around us.

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Francis is joined once again by Jack Forman to talk about celebrating Halloween as dads, leaning into Christmas, couples costumes and saying screw it and going to bed at ten pm.

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October 23, 2025 53 mins

This week Francis and Nate talk about cleaning with Simple Green, Halloween history, reading for kids, and forgetting to eat

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Is you should tell all your friends! This month Nate and Francis discuss the 1999 movie Fight Club by David Fichner. Our first in a series to figure out why exactly GenX is the way they are through the extremely messed up media available.

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October 16, 2025 56 mins

This week Francis and Nate talk about the hated American tourist, knockoff Hooters, Micromachines, and the psycic damage of Fight Club

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This week Eric from Soundtracker joins Francis to talk about the Netflix hit taking the tweens by storm, KPOP Demon Hunters.

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October 9, 2025 63 mins

This week Jack joins Francis to talk about water hobos, paddleboats tours, Rock a Fire Explosion, and how to be normal with a hobby and how to stay organized

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October 6, 2025 33 mins

Fresh for you in October, it's a solo episode with Francis. If you're on any of the tiers of Patreon you got the video last week, but here's an audio drop for everyone. This week I wandered a Bass Pro Shop for jerky, read some more Art of War, and raided my parent's record collection. Join the Patreon for access to the video - https://www.patreon.com/posts/dadvid-jerky-for-140354335 

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This week Francis and Nate talk about podcast logistics, Anime Conventions, not talking about the Army, and getting hyped at the Carnival of Decay.

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September 25, 2025 53 mins

This week David Infante joins Francis to talk about Conservative teetotaling, the failure of Vetbro booze, and pairing Busch Bapple with the McRib.

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September 18, 2025 47 mins

This week Francis and Nate discuss baby vocabulary, eating at Cracker Barrel, putting baby formula in Walgreens Prison and getting your ass kicked by the Wegman's security guard.

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September 11, 2025 41 mins

This week Francis sits down with Max Brallier, author of the Last Kids on Earth series and the horror movie VFW. We talk about influences, writing for adults and kids, and keeping your zombie/monster stories grounded in reality.

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