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Dom Bettinelli, a married father of five, and Fr. Chip Hines, a Catholic priest, are friends who have very different experiences of fatherhood. They're also friends and guys who enjoy much of the same parts of life: sports, a good beer, good movies, a goo


    • Feb 12, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
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    Special: The Fathers Update, February 2018

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2018 4:22


    We know it's been a while since our last episode. We plan to continue to create new episodes, but we're just dealing with some challenges that we'd like to share with you in this brief audio update.

    0023: The Fathers on Advent Preparation

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2017 79:44


    Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli are two different kinds of fathers talking this time about preparing for Advent and Christmas, Thanksgiving recollections, 20 years of Good Will Hunting, the NFL in the homestretch to the playoffs, and picks of the week.

    0022: The Fathers on Scouting

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2017 73:13


    Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli are two different kinds of fathers talking this time about their experiences as Boy Scouts and Dom's boys joining Cub Scouts; Fr. Chip's latest health challenge; going to the Apple Store; watching Spiderman Homecoming and Cars 3; new Star Wars movies and a Lord of the Rings TV show.

    0021: The Fathers on Halloween

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2017 95:45


    Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli are two different kinds of fathers talking this time about Halloween favorite candy and music and memories from childhood; birthdays; dying friends; seeing Alton Brown; car insurance; and the awkwardness of people singing to you.

    0020: The Fathers on Supervolcanos, Apocalypses, and Me Too

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2017 97:28


    Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli are two different kinds of fathers talking this time about supervolcanoes and all the natural and manmade disasters we've been experiencing, the #MeToo social media campaign, hosting the chaplain for the Atlanta Falcons, visiting St. Anthony, religion on The Orville, and nobility on Star Trek: Discovery.

    0019: The Fathers on New TV Shows

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017 116:43


    Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli are two different kinds of fathers talking this time about California retreating, touching an angel, state house testifying, remembering Tom Petty, mourning for Las Vegas, and watching new TV shows for the new TV season.

    0018: The Fathers on Sci-Fi Living Loudly Within Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2017 65:47


    Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli are two different kinds of fathers talking this time about new Apple gear, natural disasters, tales of dental woe, sports highs and lows, anti-Catholicism on display in DC, and new science fictions shows.

    0017: The Fathers on Irreplaceable Fathers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2017 61:53


    Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli are two different kinds of fathers talking this time about the eclipse, gifts that come with work attached, getting Fr. Chip some new glasses (finally), and the irreplaceable importance of fathers in the lives of their kids according to SCIENCE!

    0016: The Fathers on Civility

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2017 78:57


    Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli are two different kinds of fathers talking this time about civility in public, Shakespeare in the Park, the GOAT turns 40, and more.

    0015: The Fathers on Harry Potter and Holy Communion

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2017 79:26


    Fr. Chip Hines and Dom Bettinelli are two different kinds of fathers talking this time about Harry Potter as a sacred text; ensuring kids' receive Holy Communion; good Mexican food; and concerts we been to and shouldn't have missed.

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