Dadville with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin
Welcome to Dadville! Join musicians and sometimes-comedians Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin in the journey of life, love and the pursuit of dad-ding on the Dadville Podcast. Get your fill of dad jokes, laughs, and heartfelt conversations while these guests talk about parenting while leaving you with new lessons for your own kids. Stick around for visits from Momville as each share their unique insight into this crazy world of parenting. Pull up a lawn chair and join every Tuesday.
Episodes
September 17, 2024 • 81 mins
After many negotiations, the hilarious Leanne Morgan has allowed us to call her a friend in public. She joins Dadville this week to celebrate her forthcoming book, What in the World?, and gives insight to the rollercoaster of a career she's had lately. Plus, Leanne talks about working with Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon, balancing life on the road, and that one time she sat next to MGK on a flight.
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September 13, 2024 • 69 mins
Oh boy. This week’s guest almost sends the fellas into total fanboy mode. Michael W. Smith is a certified CCM legend who has sold more than 18 million albums, won 45 Dove awards, and written 31 No. 1 songs. Dave and Jon talk to “Smitty” about getting used to fame, how to keep a marriage together for 40 years, and a life-changing encounter at Best Buy. Also, MWS commits to a backyard jam session at Dave’s place. WE HAVE IT ON TAPE!
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September 10, 2024 • 57 mins
Minute-for-minute this might be the most inquisitive and eye-opening Jon/Dave episode in a while. Just imagine that in less than an hour you'll have definitive answers to the following questions:
How do you make the veins in your arm look bigger?
What makes the perfect morning?
Do you get "whiplash" once the kids move out?
How did George Clooney ruin Jon's 7th grad year?
Does Dave play Marco Polo with just anyone?
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September 5, 2024 • 95 mins
We aren't going to pretend that this is just another episode of Dadville, because it's not. Bruce Hornsby is here.
Can we just let that last sentence soak in a bit?
BH (can we call him that?) is a seminal influence on the fellas and they go deep on his history of being discovered by Michael McDonald, recording with Bonnie Raitt, beating Allen Iverson, and so much more. This is an instant HOF episode of Dadville.
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August 30, 2024 • 66 mins
Laughs on laughs with this episode. We have comedian/singer-songwriter/internet darling Trey Kennedy joining the party this week on Dadville. Did you know Trey has an MBA? We didn't either. Listen in as he recounts his early years making Vines in his dorm room, the very-changing social media landscape, and why he still gets anxious whenever he drops a new video.
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August 27, 2024 • 81 mins
What's it like to be considered one of the best sports commentators of all time? Plus, how do you wrangle a crew that includes Shaq and Charles Barkley? Ernie Johnson has perfected the art of talking about sports and this week he shares what happens behind the red light. From his early days in Macon to his current role with Inside the NBA, some invaluable advice from his dad, when to keep your mouth shut, and how to be an intention...
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August 22, 2024 • 75 mins
Have you ever made a trick shot and wished you got it on video? Well, Tyler Toney rounded up a few college buddies and made an empire out of just that. Toney is part of Dude Perfect, a 5-man team of trick-shot connoisseurs. Between questionable attempts of a Dave and Jon sit-in, Toney describes how DP has evolved past the hard-to-believe trick shots, what it took to build a massively successful brand, and dealing with your kids' un...
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August 20, 2024 • 73 mins
After a decade or so of living in Los Angeles, singer/songwriter Jake Scott has finally made the move to the big time: Fayetteville, Arkansas. The fellas catch up with Jake and discuss a bit of their shared history, life as a touring dad, and the power of having family around as a young parent.
Today's Guest: Jake Scott - https://www.lavenderthealbum.com/
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August 15, 2024 • 76 mins
Bob Goff has to be one of the most interesting people in the world. He is a New York Times best-selling author, lawyer, speaker, and the founder of Love Does, a non-profit that aims to fight injustices against children. In this episode, he tells an INCREDIBLE story about his kids were able to meet world leaders, tales from his time at San Quentin (not as a prisoner), and why you should never show up empty handed.
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August 13, 2024 • 71 mins
As we approach the one-year anniversary of Cody Fry becoming a dad, we thought it would be great to bring him into Dadville and share his story. If all you know of Cody is his massive hit on TikTok, then you are in for quite a ride. He goes deep on how his parent's musical sense influences him, the magic of performing with an orchestra, and so much more.
Today's guest: Cody Fry - https://www.codyfry.com/
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August 8, 2024 • 89 mins
We have so many new members of the Dadville crew that we thought it would be great to revisit some classic Dadville episodes (don't worry, new episodes will still come every week). Our first Dadville Classic episode features the incredible Amy Grant. This quote really sums it up—but still listen to the episode, ok?
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August 6, 2024 • 58 mins
We have an old-school duo episode this week as the fellas catch up on life. Listen in as Jon outlines his biggest coffee stresses on the road, the fellas check in about recent shows—and which cities make for the best shows, Coldplay documentaries, and much more!
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July 30, 2024 • 71 mins
What does Love Island, Grey's Anatomy, the Super Bowl, and the 2018 U.S. Figure Skating Championships have in common? If you said "Things Jon has either won or appeared on" you would be totally wrong. All of them have featured this week's guest Ryan O'Neal, the creative force behind Sleeping at Last. He joins Dadville to discuss being discovered by Billy Corgan, his return to playing gigs, raising kids in London, and much more.
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July 23, 2024 • 79 mins
Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michelson are out to make difficult conversations a bit easier. With Birds and Bees, Mary Flo and Megan are helping parents learn how to talk to their children about sex and their bodies. The fellas ask about when's the right age, what terms to use, managing multiple kids' awareness, and a ton more. This episode will be a huge help to parents entering the tween years with their kids.
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July 16, 2024 • 72 mins
If the only thing on Brad Montague's bio was "New York Times-Bestselling Author," that would be plenty. Thankfully, there's more. In this week's episode, the fellas catch up with Brad as he is writing his sixth book to discuss the origins of Kid President, growing up as a creative, where the best ideas come from, and so much more.
Today's guest: Brad Montague - https://montagueworkshop.com/
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July 9, 2024 • 103 mins
After a very long year, we have David Nasser returning to Dadville. His first episode was an all-timer, and there's no doubt that this one will be too. David discusses an amazing journal project he did at his daughter's wedding, the 5 actions he hopes his kids take into their lives, and some of the absolute best stories we've ever heard.
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June 25, 2024 • 50 mins
Calling all angels! This week we bring the Grammy-award winning frontman for Train to Dadville! The fellas talk with Pat about how the music of Michael Jackson inspired him to leave his burgeoning basketball career behind, how to deal with parenting a musically talented kid, the endless mystery of TikTok, and their massive summer tour with REO Speedwagon, and Yacht Rock Revue. Don't miss it!
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June 18, 2024 • 60 mins
What does it take to be an award-winning CEO? Well, we tracked down just the guest to answer that question. David Novak is the former CEO of Yum! Brands, and the guy who can lay claim to inventing Cool Ranch Doritos. Yeah, for real. He joins the fellas to talk about his extremely unique childhood, how he got the CEO gig, and his view on the relationship with his daughter after his wife passed away.
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June 11, 2024 • 61 mins
This week on Dadville we have author, speaker, professor, minister Gary Thomas joining us. Gary has written a bunch of books—like a whole lot—and he discusses working through a "tired" marriage, navigating different seasons of marriage life, and what he's learned from being a parent of adult kids—and why that might be the basis of an upcoming book.
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June 4, 2024 • 61 mins
It's time for our monthly check-in with the proprietors of Dadville. The fellas took a BUNCH of your questions and did their best to answer them. How do they deal with "parenting" on the road? An interesting viewpoint on a '90s alt-rock classic. Does there family think they are funny or are there a crippling amount of eye rolls? All that and much more.
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