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Season 3 kicks off with more dad wisdom than you can handle!

Episode Highlights

In this triumphant return for Season 3 (aka "The Monochromatic Years"), our favorite dad duo tackles the burning questions that keep middle-aged men up at night: Are slippers outdoor shoes now? Why have hot air balloons disappeared? And what exactly happened to Nestle Quik's iconic metal lid?

Cold Plunge Chronicles

One host braves the frigid waters of self-improvement with a DIY cold plunge experiment. The verdict? "You feel like a million bucks" after surviving the initial shock. Just make sure someone's hovering over the 911 button while your body temperature plummets!

Plumbing Adventures

From Shark Bite fittings ("slide into place" is literally the entire instruction manual) to water valves that refuse to shut off, our hosts confirm what we've all suspected: home ownership is just watching water destroy things in slow motion.

Slipper Outrage

The cultural phenomenon of wearing slippers in public gets a thorough dad-analysis. Once you've worn them to the gas station, they're officially contaminated outdoor shoes. Where has society's standards gone? Remember when men wore wool pants and wing tips to load 50lb bags of rice?

The Nestle Quik Nostalgia Hour

Remember that heavy-duty cardboard container with the metal lid? Our hosts reminisce about the physics experiment that was launching the lid with a strategically placed spoon—plus the dangerous quest for that last bit of chocolate powder using the sharpest knife in the drawer.

YouTube Wormholes

From drumming challenges to film analysis, discover what keeps our hosts glued to their screens when they should be fixing that leaky faucet instead.

Quotable Dad Moments

• "Once you wear the slippers outside, they're no longer a slipper. It's an outdoor shoe."
• "As you know, by design, the longer you leave a TV on, the louder the volume gets."
• "The remaining little bit of Nestle Quik in that old-fashioned container is the same exact thing as dropping your guitar pick in your acoustic guitar."

Music Corner

• Ozzy Osbourne's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction gets the dad seal of approval
• Creed had their highest-grossing year in 2024 (who saw that coming?)
• The definitive list of greatest male rock vocalists (Steve Perry tops the chart!)

Dad Problems of the Week

• Getting your wife tea while managing internet connectivity issues
• The PTSD from being the "orange slice parent" at soccer games
• The five minutes of peace before your car's "change oil" light ruins everything

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