Episodes

Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Season 4, Episode 7 - Asshole Parents Ruin Youth Sports
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
Sunday Jul 17, 2022
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Find Mike's comic book, Clumsy Love here!
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Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
Jeff Foxworthy Clip
Heath Harmison Clip
Bad Dad Article
Overzealous parents are ruining youth sports.
Five Parent Types That are Killing Youth Sports
Thanks for listening!!!

Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Season 4, Episode 3 - Video Games are Better than TV!
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Sunday Jun 19, 2022
Find us at https://stand-up-dads.com/ and https://standupdads.podbean.com/ or on facebook @standupdadspod
Find Mike's site at https://pencilforhire.myportfolio.com/
Find Mike's comic book, Clumsy Love here!
Find Big Nick's Gag on This Podcast at https://gagonthis.podbean.com/ and https://www.gagonthispodcast.com/
Click here to go the Seattle Gummy site and use the promo code StandUpDads15
at checkout to get 15% off your order from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Email your parenting stories to thestandupdads@gmail.com to get your sample from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
- Andrew Sleighter
- Lamuweri Guluka
- Man Abandoned by His Dad at 14 Now Makes Videos for Things Dads Typically Teach
- Bad Mom Story
- Children who play more video games show greater gains in intelligence over time, study finds
- Video Games Are Better For Kids Than TV. Period.
- WebMD Article
- Chris Rock Clip
Thanks for listening!!!

Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Sunday Jun 12, 2022
Find us at https://stand-up-dads.com/ and https://standupdads.podbean.com/ or on facebook @standupdadspod
Find Mike's site at https://pencilforhire.myportfolio.com/
Find Mike's comic book, Clumsy Love here!
Find Big Nick's Gag on This Podcast at https://gagonthis.podbean.com/ and https://www.gagonthispodcast.com/
Click here to go the Seattle Gummy site and use the promo code StandUpDads15
at checkout to get 15% off your order from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Email your parenting stories to thestandupdads@gmail.com to get your sample from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
- Pete Holmes & Patton Oswalt
- East Texas parents let daughter smoke their meth
- The great 1980s Dungeons & Dragons panic
- The Surprising Educational Benefits of Dungeons and Dragons
- Would Your Child Be a Good Fit for Dungeons & Dragons Group Therapy?
- What is DnD: How It Can Benefit Kids
- Teaching Your Wife to Play RPGs
- Mom sends daughter’s teacher ‘harsh’ email in response to her in-class rules: ‘Do not back down’
Thanks for listening!!!

Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Episode 136 - Does Your Kid Need Help Making Friends?
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Sunday Sep 26, 2021
Find us at https://stand-up-dads.com/ and https://standupdads.podbean.com/ or on facebook @standupdadspod
Find Mike's site at https://pencilforhire.myportfolio.com/
Find Mike's comic book, Clumsy Love here!
Find Big Nick's Gag on This Podcast at https://gagonthis.podbean.com/ and https://www.gagonthispodcast.com/
Click here to go the Seattle Gummy site and use the promo code StandUpDads15
at checkout to get 15% off your order from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Email your parenting stories to thestandupdads@gmail.com to get your sample from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
- Seinfeld - Making friends in your thirties
- Little boy's hilarious take on making friends is all of us
- Ways to Help Your Child Make Friends in School
- Should I force my child to socialize more?
- How to help kids make friends: 12 evidence-based tips
- Local Mom Assaults Pre-School Teacher at Catholic Church in Grovetown
- Missouri teacher resigns over Pride flag dispute after parent said the teacher could 'teach their child to be gay'
Thanks for listening!

Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Episode 95 - Your Smartphone Habit is Messing up Your Kid!
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
- Rob tells Mike about a scientific breakthrough where C-section babies benefit from ingesting just a bit of their mom's poop. Mike doesn't take it well.
- Turns out that we're messing with our kids' development when we look at our own cell phones.
- This week's bad dad thinks he can outsmart the system. He's wrong.
Have comments, suggestions or just want to say, "Hi!"? Have an embarrassing fact that you want to learn about Mike? Email us at thestandupdads@gmail.com
Find us at https://stand-up-dads.com/ and https://standupdads.podbean.com/ or on facebook @standupdadspod
Find Mike's site at https://pencilforhire.myportfolio.com/
Find Mike's comic book, Clumsy Love here!
Find Big Nick's Gag on This Podcast at https://gagonthis.podbean.com/ and https://www.gagonthispodcast.com/
Find Doug Gray's WONDERFUL graphic novel, The Eye of Mongombo here
Click here to go the Seattle Gummy site and use the promo code StandUpDads15
at checkout to get 15% off your order from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Email your parenting stories to thestandupdads@gmail.com to get your sample from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
- https://www.todaysparent.com/baby/baby-health/study-feeding-c-section-babies-moms-poop/
- https://www.statefoodsafety.com/Resources/Resources/the-dirty-cell-phone-25-127-bacteria-per-square-inch#:~:text=According%20to%20Seattle%20Times%20journalist,in%20contact%20with%20every%20day.
- https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/yes-your-smartphone-habit-is-affecting-your-kid-heres-how/
Bad Dad Article -
Thanks for listening!

Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Episode 94 - COVID Fatigue
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
Sunday Oct 25, 2020
- Rob and Mike discuss how to deal with things like COVID fatigue and Election fatigue
- This week we have two bad dads, an unwise dad and a dad that's willing to go too far for his kid
Have comments, suggestions or just want to say, "Hi!"? Have an embarrassing fact that you want to learn about Mike? Email us at thestandupdads@gmail.com
Find us at https://stand-up-dads.com/ and https://standupdads.podbean.com/ or on facebook @standupdadspod
Find Mike's site at https://pencilforhire.myportfolio.com/
Find Mike's comic book, Clumsy Love here!
Find Big Nick's Gag on This Podcast at https://gagonthis.podbean.com/ and https://www.gagonthispodcast.com/
Find Doug Gray's WONDERFUL graphic novel, The Eye of Mongombo here
Click here to go the Seattle Gummy site and use the promo code StandUpDads15
at checkout to get 15% off your order from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Email your parenting stories to thestandupdads@gmail.com to get your sample from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
- https://www.uwhealth.org/news/managing-covid-fatigue-is-crucial-to-our-health-and-wellbeing-during-the-pandemic/53530
- https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/coronavirus/how-to-deal-with-coronavirus-burnout-and-pandemic-fatigue
- https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/17/us/coronavirus-pandemic-fatigue.html
Bad Dad Articles -
- https://www.cleveland.com/police-blotter/2020/10/father-teaches-offspring-to-trespass-and-get-arrested-bainbridge-township-police-blotter.html
- https://www.wric.com/news/local-news/chesterfield-county/football-players-disgruntled-father-repeatedly-stabs-two-teens-during-practice-dispute-police-say/
Thanks for listening!

Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Episode 93 - Do You Hate Your Kid's Friend's Parents?
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
Sunday Oct 18, 2020
- Rob and Mike discuss how to deal with other parents on playdates
- This week we have two bad dads, a downer and a funny one
Have comments, suggestions or just want to say, "Hi!"? Have an embarrassing fact that you want to learn about Mike? Email us at thestandupdads@gmail.com
Find us at https://stand-up-dads.com/ and https://standupdads.podbean.com/ or on facebook @standupdadspod
Find Mike's site at https://pencilforhire.myportfolio.com/
Find Mike's comic book, Clumsy Love here!
Find Big Nick's Gag on This Podcast at https://gagonthis.podbean.com/ and https://www.gagonthispodcast.com/
Find Doug Gray's WONDERFUL graphic novel, The Eye of Mongombo here
Click here to go the Seattle Gummy site and use the promo code StandUpDads15
at checkout to get 15% off your order from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Email your parenting stories to thestandupdads@gmail.com to get your sample from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EBOI06r6c4
- https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/10/10-ways-cope-other-parents-polite-friends-socialise
- https://www.todaysparent.com/family/parenting/do-you-hate-your-kids-friends-parents/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u27b7bAY1ro
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMdUzIzQTMk
- https://www.greatschools.org/gk/articles/parent-cliques-school/
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfsBOG-cZF4
- https://www.nytimes.com/article/making-parent-friends-guide.html?auth=login-google
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cylODT34K44
Bad Dad Articles -
Thanks for listening!

Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Episode 89 - Special Guest: Matt Lower & Playing Board Games with Your Kids
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
Sunday Sep 20, 2020
- Rob and Mike are joined by Matt Lower, the Ultimate Board Game Collector, to discuss the benefits of playing board games with your kids
- Which board games are the most likely to start a fight?
- This week's Bad Dad segment is a double header and they're both game related!
- Check out Matt and Mike's project at https://www.campgrounds360.com/
Have comments, suggestions or just want to say, "Hi!"? Have an embarrassing fact that you want to learn about Mike? Email us at thestandupdads@gmail.com
Find us at https://stand-up-dads.com/ and https://standupdads.podbean.com/ or on facebook @standupdadspod
Find Mike's site at https://pencilforhire.myportfolio.com/
Find Mike's comic book, Clumsy Love here!
Find Big Nick's Gag on This Podcast at https://gagonthis.podbean.com/ and https://www.gagonthispodcast.com/
Find Doug Gray's WONDERFUL graphic novel, The Eye of Mongombo here
Click here to go the Seattle Gummy site and use the promo code StandUpDads15
at checkout to get 15% off your order from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Email your parenting stories to thestandupdads@gmail.com to get your sample from the Seattle Gummy Company!
Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
https://howgameareyou.com/health-benefits-board-games/
https://1075koolfm.com/you-are-not-the-father-board-game-is-here/
https://11points.com/11-board-games-likely-spark-actual-fights/
https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=51523679&itype=CMSID
Bad Dad Article 1 - https://www.mitchellrepublic.com/news/crime-and-courts/1554173-sioux-falls-man-arrested-after-alleged-dispute-over-board-game
Bad Dad Article 2 - https://torontosun.com/2014/11/12/dad-reportedly-threatens-daughter-with-rifle-after-suspecting-her-of-cheating-at-battleship/wcm/48117d03-dee4-49b8-a609-2fd0330e9737
Thanks for listening!

Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Episode 52 - Being Present for Your Kids and Our 1 Year Anniversary!!!
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
Sunday Jan 05, 2020
- Stand-Up Dads has been coming to you every week for one complete year!!! Thanks for sticking with us!
- Rob and Mike discuss their new year resolution of being more present for their kids
- Rob watches Supernnany and realizes he's still a crap parent
- Rob finds a comic with some great parenting material
- Rob and Mike can't figure out what makes our kids like what they watch (it's mostly crap)
- This week's bad dad shows how tough he is by beating up on an elderly crossing guard
Have comments, suggestions or just want to say, "Hi!"? Have an embarrassing fact that you want to learn about Mike? Email us at thestandupdads@gmail.com
Find us at https://standupdads.podbean.com/ or on facebook @standupdadspod
Find Mike's site at https://pencilforhire.myportfolio.com/
Find Big Nick's Gag on This Podcast at https://gagonthis.podbean.com/ Want to send a Bag of Dicks? Go to https://bagofdicks.com/?rfsn=3343592.79579f and use the code GAGONPODCAST to get 20% off your order!
Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvEQih__ek8 - Kevin Bozeman Clips
https://www.abundantmama.com/12-ways-to-be-present-for-your-child/
https://www.fatherly.com/health-science/what-does-being-present-mean/
Thanks for listening!

Sunday Sep 22, 2019
Episode 37 - Special Guest! Ari Sharp - International Dad!
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
Sunday Sep 22, 2019
On this episode:
- Rob and Mike interview a foreign dad!!! Our special guest is Ari Sharp. He's an Australian dad who is currently living in Japan. We get parenting pointers from BOTH countries! He's a journalist, an author, a public affairs specialist, aspiring stand-up comedian and all all around interesting guy!
- Rob realizes that he needs to step up his parenting game.
- This week's Bad Dad gets an apology from his son after he abandoned him on the side of the road for 6 days!
Have comments, suggestions or just want to say, "Hi!"? Have an embarrassing fact that you want to learn about Mike? Email us at thestandupdads@gmail.com
Find us at https://standupdads.podbean.com/ or on facebook @standupdadspod
Find Mike's site at https://pencilforhire.myportfolio.com/
Find Big Nick's Gag on This Podcast at https://gagonthis.podbean.com/
Find Ari on Twitter at @arisharp
Links to the videos and articles mentioned in the show are below:
https://www.the-father-hood.com/article/this-is-what-its-really-like-to-be-a-stay-at-home-dad/
Post script (thank you, Ari, for following through!):
- The minimum wage in Australia is AUD 18.93 an hour, which is USD 12.96 an hour.
- For a simple explanation of paid parental leave in Australia, check this out: https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/parental-leave-pay/how-much-you-can-get
- I've confirmed the explanation for the Adam Hills hair - https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a808275/adam-hills-brits-dyes-union-jack-hair/
- The issue about single fathers accessing their kids is a really sensitive issue in Australia. There's more information here: https://www.familyrelationships.gov.au/parenting/children-family-law
Thanks for listening!