Dad's a Spicy Meatball

Dad's a Spicy Meatball

Join Two Tired Meatballs as they attempt to bridge the 845 miles of distance between them with damfoolery, parenting stumbles and questions from other Meatballs around the globe. Climb on in to the crockpot with us, it smells real nice.

Episodes

May 23, 2024 35 mins

The Meatballs Know Exactly What Every Father Should Do Now. In this episode we discuss: Squid Game Treats, Father Hand Memories, Letters Arriving After A 3 Year Journey, School Nurses And Scoliosis Tests, People Telling You That You Have Terrible Hair, and The Crockpot from Adam In Virginia, "How Do You Deal With People Giving Advice That Have No Business Doing So?"

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The Meatballs are Wrapping The Season With Twists Around Every Turn. In This Episode we discuss: Special Guests Matthew McConaughey, Beau Miles and Matty Matheson, Meatball Cries For Help, Dermatologist Touching, The Webs Of Lies We’re Caught Up In, Getting The Snip, Swirling Indecision, Your Wife Not Wanting To Date You, A Walk To Remember And The Crockpot From Peter In Texas, Where Do Dad’s Go For Support?

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December 14, 2021 49 mins

During this Holiday Season, The Meatballs want to remind you to keep it romantic with this classic episode “Given The Year We’ve Had, Words Are Hard To Come By, But I Love You Very Much.”

In this episode we discuss: Relationship Bank Accounts, Stockings Full Of Pleasantries, Torpedo Love Connections, Texas Chivalry, Saying What You Mean, Six Days With Sibling-In-Laws and The Crockpot: Potty Training Resistant Toddler. 

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The Meatballs Know Exactly What Every Father Should Do Now. In this episode we discuss: Squid Game Treats, Father Hand Memories, Letters Arriving After A 3 Year Journey, School Nurses And Scoliosis Tests, People Telling You That You Have Terrible Hair, and The Crockpot from Adam In Virginia, How Do You Deal With People Giving Advice That Have No Business Doing So?

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We slept through the entire week of Thanksgiving so enjoy a classic Meatball Episode "Man Last Night I Had Six Redbulls and Went Down The Rabbithole and Then I Passed Out"

The Meatballs are just one big conspiracy. In this episode we discuss: Tupac Moon Landing, Living in The Matrix, Death’s Cousin Sleep, Sock Running People, Emotional Deprivation Tanks, Social Atrophy and The Crockpot: Good Safe Places To Bring ...

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The Meatballs Are Starting An Escort Service. In This Episode we discuss: When It’s Time For Hair Plugs, Vincent Gallo’s $50,000 Love, A Night With Corey For A G-Wagon, Oval Office Wrestling, The Real Life Pied Piper, and The Crockpot: from James in Arkansas, How Does An Introvert Dad Deal With An Extrovert Kid?

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The Meatballs Just Opened The Hottest Night Club. In This Episode we discuss: Halloween Pressure, Dysfunctional Tear-away Pants, Why Depends Do Not Make For a Good Costume, Parents-Only Dance Clubs, Peeing In Clamshells, And The Crockpot: from Jesse in BC, Canada, How The Hell Do You Afford Daycare?

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The Meatballs Should Really Cut Back on The Organ Meat. In This Episode we discuss: Modern Medicine That Tells You How Many More Beers You Can Have, Pee Feet and Arch Support, Sneakerhead Culture, Getting Richer But Losing Grimes, The Finer Things, A Walk To Remember, Matty Matheson Wisdom and The Crockpot: from Michael in Germany, My Fear Is Breaking My Family Apart.

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The Meatballs Are Betting The Under. In This Episode we discuss: The Balloon World Cup, The Back To The Future Sports Almanac, Youtube Bansai Trees, Pre-Internet-Cross-Country Stories, Yin Yangs, Punk’d The Movie, The Mind Scramble of Eternity, and The Crockpot from Luke in West Viriginia, Dealing With My Daughter’s Constipation.

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The Meatballs Want You To Give Up On Everything You Believe In. In This Episode We Discuss: Dream Sucks And Syphons, Short-circuiting Your Pleasure Receptors, The Four Stovetop Burners Of Life, The End Of Baseball Hats, Patrick Swayze Pottery Classes, and The Crockpot: from Jeremy in the U.K., Living In The Shadow Of Famous Parents AKA Is There Success After Baby?

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The Meatballs are Having a Birthday. In this episode we discuss: Birthday Traditions, The Best and Worst Moment Of The Year, Craving Risky Behavior, The Impossibility Of 25 Good Friends, Amazing Facts From A Surprise Guest, and The Crockpot: from Rick in Arkansas, I Bottle Up My Feelings and Don’t Communicate Them.

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October 12, 2021 45 mins

The Meatballs are headed to Parent-Teacher Conferences. In this episode we discuss: Do Teachers Know Anything About Being Parents, Very Bad Days, Kid Smoke Breaks, Things Getting Dangerous, Using The Carrot and The Stick At The Same Time, The Listening Box and The Crockpot from Jay in Tennessee, All My Kids Are In School Now and I’m Kinda Sad About It.

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The Meatballs will save you Thousands of Dollars! In this episode we discuss: Baby Bargain Tips, Dieming The Most Carpe, 2 Inch Foot Callouses, Corey’s Uncle Persona, Zuncle Corey, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Our New Performance Art Exhibit, and The Crockpot: When The Struggle Is Too Much.

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September 28, 2021 47 mins

The Meatballs are starting a Boy Band. In this episode we discuss: The Forgotten Spice Girl, Gary Spice, Bon Iver Breath, David Beckham Hair Problems, Giant Tennis Rackets, Stanish Flamingos, Men’s Birth Face, and The Crockpot: My Partner Thinks Everything I Do Is Wrong Or Dumb.

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September 21, 2021 47 mins

The Meatballs are a couple of Concrete Cowboys. In this episode we discuss: My Little Rodeo Clown, Tail Ropes, White Dynamo, Cowboy Tests, Gettin Out of Dodge, The Collective Us Waiting In The Car, and The Crockpot: How Do I Give My Kids The Experiences I Had Growing Up.

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The Meatballs Go to Therapy. In this episode we discuss: Texting Matthew McConaughey, Trojan Sponsorship, Jonah Hill’s Joyous Existence, Goalball Goals, Gaming Clinicians, Door-to-Door Typewriter Salesman, and The Crockpot: Dad Struggling With Depression and Anxiety.

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September 7, 2021 52 mins

The Meatballs visit from the Spirit World. In this episode we discuss: Astral Projectile Vomit, Food Poison With Loved Ones, Gas Leak Ghost Stories, Spooky Closets, Laird Hamilton Lighting Workouts, Disintegrating Gaming Chairs, Milk Crate Outrage, and The Crockpot: The Best Habits For New Dads.

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The Meatballs change the shape of modern politics. In this episode we discuss: Power Votes, Argentinian Christmas, Bountiful Bribes, Child Presidents, Chocolate Flavored Taffy Like Candy, Rumspringa, Rear Naked Spain, and The Crockpot: How To Get Your Spouse To Let You Make A Podcast With So Much To Do?

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The Meatballs start an Only Fans page. In this episode we discuss: The Meatball Pledge Drive, Zipping Then Unzipping Your Pants, The Death Of Reading, Questionable Bidets, Learning Things Are In Fact Easier Without Kids, Bet The House Gambling Picks, And The Crockpot: My Daughter Cries While Playing Sports.

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The Meatballs are marked with the Scarlet Letter. In this episode we discuss: Piggy and the Conch Shell, Mrs. Buzzleboo, Burning Witches, Lessons From Captain Fantastic, Sex Talks With Magic Johnson, Puriteens, The Physics Of Death, Paying The Kid Tab, Go Ninja Go, and The Crockpot: How To Teach Your Kid About Good Music Without Telling Them Their Music Sucks.

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