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91: The Last One

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2018 48:05


It's been a long road, and we've all learned a lot about dads—fictional and otherwise. merritt wraps things up for the second anniversary and the last episode of dadfeelings.

90: The Prestige Dads

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2018 57:09


merritt just doesn't watch a lot of prestige TV, so this week we brought in expert Eric Thurm to cover a history of dark television fathers all the way from The Sopranos to Breaking Bad.

89: Marlin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2018 22:06


We're going under the sea this week to look at Albert Brooks' depiction of the heroic dad Marlin in 2003's Finding Nemo.

88: The Lego Batman Movie

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 21:24


Yes, we did Batman way back, but since then a film has come along that perfectly encapsulates Batman's whole deal as a man and a dad—and who would have guessed that it'd be a Lego movie?

87: Patrick Klepek

Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2018 43:20


86b: Knife Dad [EXCERPT]

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2018 1:57


He's part wolf, part mech, part rabbit, part fox, part sunglasses, part dragon, part dad, all dad, all knives, and he died for our sins.

86: Logan

Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2018 49:08


Guest lb teufel joins us to discuss Wolverine's fatherly turn in 2017's Logan, this week on dadfeelings.

85: Tim Taylor

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2018 23:27


This week we're reminiscing on the classic 90s sitcom Tim Taylor's Time to Improve Your Home and delve into Tim's desperate struggle with masculine norms.

84: Ted

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2018 33:28


In a show all about monsters, the scariest thing of all is stepdads. This week on dadfeelings, we look back at the second season episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Ted."

83: Cranky Kong

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2018


We wade into the contentious familial history of Donkey Kong to decide once and for all whether Cranky Kong is a dad or a grandfather.

82b: Steve Zissou [EXCERPT]

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2018


merritt explores the depths of dadfeelings in this week's episode on Steve Zissou from Wes Anderson's 2004 film The Life Aquatic.

82: Luke Skywalker (w/ Paul F. Tompkins)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2018 31:26


Podcast host extraordinaire and voice of Mr. Peanut Butter Paul F. Tompkins is our guest this week as we discuss Luke Skywalker's fatherly turn in The Last Jedi.

81: David Murray (Seibei)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2018 36:43


The wonderful David Murray of SEIBEI and Telegraph Art & Comics is our guest this week, with a special cameo by baby Ben Murray.

80: The Lost Boys (w/ Imogen Binnie)

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 52:03


Horror aficionado Imogen Binnie drops in this week to discuss the vampire dad antagonist (dadtagonist?) of 1987's The Lost Boys.

79: Travis McElroy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2018 48:04


Certified podcast dad Travis McElroy guests to chat about the joys and frustrations of parenthood.

78: Riverdale Dads (w/ Brittany Spanos and Morgan M. Page)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2018 43:26


Riverdale's jam-packed with so many dads we needed two guests to cover them all! Friends of the network Brittany Spanos and Morgan M Page join the program to dig into all of the Hot Archie Show's dad dirt.

77: Bob Belcher (w/ Josh Gondelman)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2018 38:42


Chow down on a Gouda dadfeelings Burger as Comedian and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver writer Josh Gondelman guests to chat about Bob Belcher.

76: Goofy (w/ Meeks)

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2018 46:58


This week, Meeks guests to discuss Disney's dog dad, Goofy Goof.

75: Santa (w/ Daniel Kibblesmith)

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2017 33:50


Daniel Kibblesmith, author of Santa's Husband, joins merritt to discuss his new book and the fatherly figure of Santa for this special holiday episode.

Rerun: Episode 6 on Pee-Wee Herman with Justin McElroy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2017 36:53


Rerun: Come on in and pull yourself up a chair, it's dadfeelings! Guest Justin McElroy and merritt discuss Pee-wee Herman as dad/child hybrid figure. Just where does he go when he leaves the playhouse, anyway?

74: Holiday Gift Guides

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2017 28:44


What we give says a lot about what we think of the recipient. In this special episode, merritt explores holiday gift-giving guides for dads, decides they're terrible, then creates her own.

73b: Don't Wake Daddy [EXCERPT]

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2017 0:45


This week merritt takes a deep dive into a confounding 90s board game about letting sleeping dads lie.

73: Songs About Dads Vol. 1

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2017 28:04


Dads: there's a whole mess of songs about 'em. This week, merritt explores the themes of five of those songs.

72: Frylock

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2017 24:54


He's fries, he floats, he's a father figure: it's Frylock from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

71b: Ancient Magus' Bride (w/ Harmony) [EXCERPT]

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2017 1:20


It's a very scary bonus episode of dadfeelings as Harmony guests to talk the Ancient Magus's Bride.

71: Kevin King

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017 37:04


Kevin King guests to discuss his and his wife's struggle to become parents.

70: Kyle Reimergartin

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2017 33:23


Second grade teacher, game designer, and dad Kyle Reimergartin guests to talk about anti-hierarchical parenting and Sailor Moon.

69: Octodad

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 21:10


Loving father. Caring Husband. Secret Octopus. This week merritt explores the world of Octodad, a slapstick videogame about faking it (fatherhood) until you make it.

68: Homer Simpson (w/ Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert)

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 57:19


Here it is, kiddos: the archetypal sitcom father himself, Homer Simpson. Bob Mackey and Henry Gilbert of the Talking Simpsons podcast lend their expertise to this extra-long episode dedicated to discussing our Springfield dadfeelings.

67: Chris Furniss

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 52:26


We're back in the Real Dad Zone with Chris Furniss this week, discussing parental competition and reliving childhoods.

66: Stardew Valley

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2017 27:30


merritt leaves the city life behind to start a new home in Stardew Valley, where the air is crisp, the water is clear, and the dads are plentiful.

65: Samus Aran

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2017 23:22


This week, merritt weighs the evidence on Samus Aran to celebrate the release of Metroid: Samus Returns.

64: Greg Pollock

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2017 38:16


Dad Greg Pollock guests for a discussion of children's media and narrative.

63: Rat Bohemia

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017 28:57


merritt reads Rat Bohemia, a novel about familial homophobia and yearning for the love of fathers.

62: Dad of Light

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2017 22:27


What do you do if you grow apart from your dad? If you're Inaba Akio, you set up an elaborate scheme to play a videogame online with him while concealing your identity.

61: Roy Underhill (w/ Jeff Curran)

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2017 29:11


This week, Jeff Curran guests to talk St. Roy himself: Roy Underhill, host of long-running PBS series The Woodwright's Shop.

59: Dads of Deep Space 9 (w/ Sophie Bee)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2017 52:20


Sisko was just the beginning—this week we're diving into the full complex range of dads on display in Deep Space 9, with guest Sophie Bee.

58b: Star Trek Dads (w/ Eliza Gauger) [EXCERPT]

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2017 1:31


There are too many Star Trek dads to fit into one month, so special guest Eliza Gauger is back for a wide-ranging bonus episode packed with all the Trek dad content you can handle.

58: Captain Benjamin Sisko (w/ Trin Garritano)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2017 46:52


He loves his son, baseball, and dramatic speeches.

57: Captain Jean-Luc Picard (w/ Anthony Oliveira)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2017 41:35


We're kicking off a month of Trek Dads with Captain Jean-Luc Picard, featuring special guest Anthony Oliveira.

56: Dream Daddy (w/ Leighton Gray and Vernon Shaw)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2017 45:28


Co-creators and writers Vernon Shaw and Leighton Gray guest to discuss their game Dream Daddy, the dad dating sim sensation that's sweeping the nation.

55b: All Might (w/ Victoria Holden) [EXCERPT]

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2017 1:01


It's fine now. Why? Because Crunchyroll's Victoria Holden is here to talk about My Hero Academia's All Might!

55: Dads of Gaming 2: Steam

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2017 29:23


merritt dives into the Steam store to explore the genre of dad-based videogames.

54: Calvin's Dad (w/ Gregory Erskine)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2017 40:51


Gregory Erskine guests to discuss the unnamed father from Calvin & Hobbes, the master of character building and good-enough explanations.

53: Ryan Sands

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2017 34:18


Youth in Decline's Ryan Sands guests to talk being a brand new type-A dad.

52: Optimus Prime

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2017 31:47


He's half truck, half robot, all dad. j.n. wiedle's here to chat about the many incarnations of the iconic Transformers character Optimus Prime.

51: S. Bear Bergman

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2017 57:45


S. Bear Bergman has a lot of dadfeelings! He joins us this week to talk children's books, trusting kids, and parenting queerly.

50b: Greg Universe (w/ Eric Thurm) [EXCERPT]

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2017 1:27


If every podcast were perfect, we wouldn't have hot dogs! Steven Universe expert Eric Thurm guests to talk the Tom Scharpling-voiced Greg Universe.

50: Year One Retrospective

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2017 46:49


dadfeelings is one year old today, and merritt is playing wall-to-wall classic hits, rating every dad we've ever covered on the show.

49: Fire Emblem: Fates

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 70:51


Aevee Bee guests to talk about Fire Emblem, a fantasy fatherhood simulator.

48: Mr. Dressup

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2017 27:04


Let's dive into the Tickle Trunk and talk some CanCon dadfeelings, shall we?

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