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Jack and Noah discuss the finer points of yelling at other people's kids.

Fathers Eve® is all about Celebrating Dads  EVERYWHERE.   Fathers Eve is always held the night before Father’s Day. It’s an opportunity for fathers, step-fathers, fathers to-be, and any father figures out there to get together and celebrate the Brotherhood of Fatherhood.   FathersEve.com

Jack and Noah discuss the character building aspects of dance class and baseball.

Jack interviews comedian Gabe Noah on what it's like to be a dad while building a media empire.

Noah Rouen and Jack Tomczak discuss potty talk. When to push back and when to go all in.

Is a family trip to Iowa more fun than a solo trip to Cancun?

How old is too old to have a newborn?

After a long hiatus Jack Tomczak and Noah Rouen discuss the ups and downs of parenting through a divorce.

Seth Kaplan joins Jack and Noah to talk about skydiving, cars, and phones.

Mark Giga with AT&T joins us to talk about cell phones and kids. Seth Kaplan Third Wheels.

Regional celebrity Dave Ryan joins Noah and Jack to talk about students walking out of school to protest gun violence.

Noah and Jack talk to Pediatric Nurse Trisha Haapoja about what kids should be eating and how to get them to eat the right stuff.

Noah and Jack talk about the Olympics and what to do when scary national news gets delivered to your kids by the neighbor kids.

Regional celebrity Mary Lahammer sits down with Jack and Noah to talk about parenting a youth sports superstar.

Father of three Branden Peterson joins Noah and Jack to talk about how being out of politics makes being a dad better.

Jack and Noah sit down with MN State Senator Paul Anderson and talk about, that's right, fatherhood.

Kids don't see race until they are taught to by adults.

Noah and Jack discuss the unrealistic Christmas traditions of the well to do and review the merits of the fast casual dining Christmas meal.

Noah and Jack are back in time for Christmas.

Noah and Jack are joined by InnerActive Playground owner Teddy Anderson to talk about Hug Nugget's surprise day off from school.

Jack interviews Preethy and Ruwani Goonetilleke of Little Flowers Montessori.

Noah and Jack discuss the finer points of boys with bad aim, sick days, and how to cope/enjoy MEA.

Noah and Jack talk about neighborhood dynamics and the ups and downs of little kids playing with big kids.   Plus, sushi puke.

Jack's house has become Kid Central for the neighborhood. What that's good and why that's bad. Produced by Benjamin Kruse.

Noah and Jack discuss the difficulties in getting kids to eat something different. And the difficulties of getting them to go potty where and how you'd like them to. And, just the difficulties of children.   Producer: Benjamin Kruse

Noah and Jack discuss the ups and downs of the first day of school and the wisdom of flying children into the eye of a hurricane. Childless Producer: Benjamin Kruse

Noah and Ben eclipse Jack and have an educational podcast without him.

Jack's sister-in-law joins the show to dish on dads.

  Noah reads a blog post written by his late brother-in-law. On July 31, 2016 Jamison, Kathryne, Ezra, Violet and Calvin were traveling to their final training session in Colorado, prior to their long-term deployment to be global partners with Christ Bible Institute in Nagoya, Japan. (See article in Omaha World Herald.)  On a long stretch of highway in Nebraska, while stopped in a construction zone, a semi truck rear-ended them at over 60 miles per hour.  The van Jamison’s family was in, as well as the truck, burst into flames and was slammed into several other vehicles.  The entire Pals family went into eternity together. https://joyofjapan.org/

Noah and Jack are joined by life coach and dad Adam Thompson to talk about the finer points of shaming a toddler into using the toilet.

Noah and Jack discuss the finer points of letting go when the training wheels come off. And the importance of big helmets.   A Benjamin Kruse Joint

Noah and Jack are joined by Noah's friend Adam Thompson to discuss American Girl Dolls and America's pastime.   Dr. Oobleck produces.

Noah Rouen and Jack Tomczak talk about their Father's Day weekend. Noah opens up about the tragedy that took his sister-in-law's family of five last year.

Noah and Jack discuss what dads really want for Father's Day. HINT: The answer is in the podcast.

Noah and Jack sit down with Father's Eve founder John Francis.

Noah and Jack are joined by Lakeville City Councilman Luke Hellier. Pardon me, the Honorable Luke Hellier. He wouldn't shut up about that. Also, he demanded that nobody make eye contact with him. The three dads, plus producer Benjamin Kruse from Up and At Em with Jack and Ben, talk about sleep and what life would be like if they were gettin' some... Sleep. Getting some sleep.

Noah and Jack are joined by local news Twitter celebutante Seth Kaplan. In this episode Noah, Jack, Seth and totally awesome producer Benjamin Kruse discuss a bunch of stuff you'd know if you just listened to the episode. That's the whole point of a podcast. You can't just go through life reading the description, man. 

Noah's wife thinks we've gotten stale so she sent in her brother in law to spice things up. Plus other ways to keep the bedroom lively.

What do Cinco de Mayo and St. Patrick's Day have in common and what does it have to do with Noah's swimming pool. Which country does the best Mexican food come from? The answer will surprise you.

Noah and Jack talk about date nights and what it's like to get a house ready to sell while you live with tiny people who love to make messes. Sorry for the delay, Jack was trying to get a house ready to sell while living with tiny people who love to make messes.

Noah and Jack talk to former "Wrong About Everything" podcaster Mike Franklin about what possessed him to buy an RV and travel the country...or at least his driveway.

Jack talks about the post he put up on his Facebook page on his birthday and what a difference a year can make. Priorities, sacrifice, perspective, and why you should keep your opinions about other people to yourself. 

Noah Rouen is back from his Florida vacation. Jack and Noah talk kids and, oddly enough, bed shopping.

Filling in for the vacationing Noah Rouen is Jack's college buddy, Ryan May. Three years ago Ryan was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and his fast paced career was replaced with the full time job of being a stay at home dad to his three kids.   

Noah is on assignment in Florida with his kids and fellow podcast Andy Olson fills in. Jack just got back from a family vacation in Florida and the long airplane ride with a toddler.

Noah Rouen and Jack Tomczak (with some help from poducer Ben) discuss what other (good) parents do to mold their lumps of whiny destructive clay into capable and presentable adults. If you don't subscribe to this podcast on iTunes you're probably a bad parent. Poducer was intentional. Get it? Pod.

Noah and Jack read almost 10% of a list about the things parents of successful kids do to make their kids so darn successful. They read so little of the list because their opinions and anecdotes are way better than some list from the Internet.

Noah and Jack talk about taking your kids out in public and what to do when they decide to befriend someone other dad.

Noah is on assignment. Father of four Andy Olson fills in. Childless Benjamin Kruse asks two dads questions about fatherhood.

Noah and Jack finish up a list from the Art of Manliness. It's good. You should listen to it.