Dad's Happy Hour

Dad's Happy Hour

Three dads get together to rant about the joys of fatherhood, debate sports, drink beer and make fun of each other.

Episodes

January 24, 2025 57 mins

The Tri-Pod is back! We get together to talk about Dry January and THC drinks. We get into what we have been up to lately and talk about our best and worst coming off the holidays. Discuss who we are pulling for in the NFL playoffs and UNC's big hire of Bill Belichick. To wrap the show we discuss one thing we each hope gets canned in 2025. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 4:48
Dry January/THC Drinks - 7:24
What are...

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Pem and Goody play catch up and hang out with the wives. Pem bitches about being put to work by his wife while getting a bad case of poison ivy. Pem has an easy and awesome idea for a bar/restaurant. In sports we discuss the Panthers owner, David Tepper, asking Charlotte for $800 million dollars in stadium renovations and Pem asks our sad Cowboys fan if he had to let one of Dak Prescott, Ceedee Lamb or Micah Parson go, who would he...

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Pem and Goody are joined by G and Newt for the NFL draft. Inspired by a random question from Pem's son, we discuss the some awkward conversations and questions we have gotten from our kids. Pem recaps his music festival experience in Charleston and we end the show with a round of What's the best. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 5:49
G Story - 11:12
Birds and the Bees - 18:50
NFL Draft Talk - 28:27
Wou...

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Goody and Pem record on Opening Day of baseball and day one of the Sweet 16! We reflect on what Spring Break was like for us back in the day and the time Pem got caught throwing a house part in high school. We discuss some gambling now that it's legal in our home state and Pem goes overboard on the baseball dad jokes. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 4:49
Spring Break shenanigans - 13:56
Gambling - 24:55
MLB Ta...

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March 7, 2024 61 mins

The Tri-Pod is back to discuss Goody's new toy and Pem getting the crap scared out of him by a bobcat. We talk about court storming in college basketball and student-athletes skipping drills at the NFL combine. To wrap the show we discuss our recent Netflix viewings, including Pem's new favorite trashy reality! CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 4:04
Virtual Reality - 11:49
Scary Bobcat - 17:24
March Madness...

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February 10, 2024 61 mins

Super Bowl time!! The Tri-Pod rant about some pet peeves, discuss the recent front office moves by the Carolina Panthers, Super Bowl 58 and some of the fun prop bets. To end the show we have a lightning round of questions inspired by the Super Bowl. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 5:40
Dad Rant - 15:40
Panthers Talk - 25:55
Super Bowl 58 - 42:53
Super Bowl Lighting Round - 58:44
Dad Joke - 15:09
Funny A...

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January 15, 2024 67 mins

The first episode of 2024! Whiskey bets were made and Goody was gloriously trolled with some "Go Pack Go." We recap our holiday seasons and rant about spending too much on our kids. We discuss the NFL playoffs and the numerous head coaching vacancies. And who do we want the next Panthers head coach to be?? CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 5:09
Christmas Ranting - 12:23
Panthers GM/HC Talk - 24:40
NFL Head ...

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December 23, 2023 72 mins

The Tri-Pod celebrate Christmas ranting about the most annoying parts of the holiday. We react to Shohei Ohtani's enormous contract and Cam Newton's "game manager" comments. We take a look into the NFL playoff races and end the show with our sports Christmas wish list and the best of 2023. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 3:49
Shohei Ohtani - 9:18
Christmas - 17:57
Cam Newton - 28:04
NFL Play...

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December 8, 2023 68 mins

Pem and Goody get a call-in from a special guest ahead of the big Eagles/Cowboys showdown. We discuss who is going to win the NFC East and who wins the NFL MVP. We talk about the disaster that is the Carolina Panthers and their search for another head football coach. Goody joined the club and got snipped! And to end the show, in honor of the Florida State Seminoles getting hosed out of the college football playoff, we name our 4 NF...

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The Tri-Pod catches up on our kids recent fall sports seasons. Pem rants about the worst display of youth sports coaching and his wife renovating their half bath. We discuss the lack of trades made by the Panthers and Cowboys and touch on the Texas Rangers winning the World Series. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 5:43
Youth Sports Fall Seasons - 13:30
Bathroom Renovation - 29:10
Panthers and Cowboys Talk - 36:35

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October 3, 2023 58 mins

The Tri-Pod record a new episode with early season NFL reactions, discuss the Panthers depressing start to the season and we chime in on the Coach Prime hype. Ash reflects back on his son's football team playing against a kid with too much rage and no boundaries. Pem and Ash make a fantasy football bet. And Pem is being forced to wear onesies for the Halloween season... twice! CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 3:40
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September 9, 2023 69 mins

The Tri-Pod record on opening night of the NFL. We talk about our excitement for the NFL season and make our Super Bowl and season player award predictions. Pem's neighbor, Terry, moves out and he has some good stories to tell. We reflect back on the CHAD weekend, realizing we haven't fully recovered! CHEERS
What are we drinking? - 4:13
Neighbor Terry - 14:39
NFL Talk - 26:35
Reflecting back on the CHAD we...

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If you are a craft beer lover, this is the episode for you!! Pem is joined by the owners of Wilmington Brewing Company, John & Michelle Savard, and a couple special guest. Wilmington Brewing Company is one of the best breweries in the state of North Carolina and we learn how they got their start and how they have grown to where they are today, on the verge of opening their second brewery/tap room location (with a really cool co...

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The CHAD weekend is here!! We record with small headaches to recap the CHAD events Ash forced us to participate in. We are joined by special guest and member of our fantasy league, Chad Hug. He gives Goody shit about being a bandwagon Cowboys fan. We break down the NFC and predict each division. We wrap the show with some fantasy football talk. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 3:07
CHAD Recap - 7:43
NFC Divisional Break...

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August 14, 2023 60 mins

Pem and Goody record the last episode leading into our big fantasy football CHAD weekend. Pem rants about his son spending money on random books and videos on Amazon as he prepares for his vasectomy. We begin our NFL predictions by breaking down the AFC divisions and end the show talking some fantasy football. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 6:22
Dad Rant - 14:31
V-Day for Pem - 21:55
AFC Divisional Breakdown - 25:...

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Ash is back! We catch up with Ash and all of his vacations and Pem tells the story about his son cutting his own hair. With the NFL season vastly approaching, we each give our bold predictions for the season. To end the show we reflect back on our favorite CHAD moments from fantasy draft pasts. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 2:45
All of Ash's vacations - 17:34
Dad Rant (Pem's son cuts his own hair) - 23:08

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Pem and Goody catch up on 4th of July plans and Goody is ready for the kids to be back in school already. We talk about ridiculous ideas for excursions, like visiting the Titanic and something as disgusting as "Noodling." After Domingo German pitched a perfect game, we ask what impresses us in sports these days. CHEERS!!
Noodling - 2:30
What are we drinking? - 6:50
Dad Rant - 13:51
July 4th Plans - 22:40

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National Bourbon Day and Father's Day in the same week! Pem and Goody record an episode to talk about their ideal Father's Day plans, discuss the recent news of the PGA and LIV Tours merging and the exciting news of the North Carolina passing a law to make gambling legal! Pem does a blind bourbon taste test and finds out Goody has been doing some serious Vanderpump Rules binge watching. CHEERS!!
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June 5, 2023 57 mins

The Tri-Pod is back to catch up on our Memorial Day weekend activities and listen to Pem judge the people who dress up for country concerts. We discuss which first round draft pick is more important to Charlotte sports, the Hornets #2 pick or the Panthers #1 pick? And Goody thinks the NFL should move their draft to a lottery like the NBA. We wrap the show with some "would you rather" sports questions. CHEERS!!
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May 19, 2023 60 mins

Pem and Goody record a show a man down. Goody rants about being put on the spot at his daughter's dance recital to show off his lack of dance moves. Pem finally gets Goody to admit he is a trashy reality TV viewer. We reflect back on the Panthers draft and ask the hypothetical question, which professional athletes career would you want from the NFL, NBA, MLB and Pro Golf. CHEERS!!
What are we drinking? - 6:01
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