Dad Without A Dad

All aboard the parenting podcast train for the very last time. Thanks to everyone who has listened to Andy and Jose chat about parenting over the last 6 years. It’s been a blast sharing our stories, mistakes, triumphs and everything in between. In this episode we reflect on stories past, opportunities this podcast has unlocked, what we have learned and what we hope for in the future. Thanks for be...

Jose's and Andy's brains have undoubtedly been warped by the warm festive malaise that is the time between Christmas and New Year but f**k it we have a podcast to record! This week the two dads talk about the magic of LEGO, New Year traditions, trying to inspire your kid and we discuss if the Bluey Video Game really is any good. Roll on 2024! If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask...

Christmas in NYC. Jose talks about his Home Alone 2 theme trip to New York City, gives Andy some traveling tips and Andy shares his confrontation with bullies at Peppa Pig’s Theme Park! If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on social media: Instagram: @mrjosedelaroca Twitter: @Gaminggoodness Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube Channel Here: www.youtube.com/@dadwith...

Get ya pumpkin pies ready and pop the turkey in the oven as it's time for another Dad Without A Dad podcast! This week Andy discusses his latest excursion to Vienna for 40+-year-old stag-related hijinks and Jose talks about what it takes to keep cool when parenting. Oh and before we forget... Cable Cars are cool… If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on social me...

This week Andy and Jose talk about video games and sports including what makes Spider-Man 2 quite possibly the game of the year and why something weird is happening with Tottenham Hotspur in the UK. Harry Kane who? All this and more in the Dad Without A Dad podcast. Peace Soundcloud! If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on social media: Instagram: @mrjosedelaroca Tw...

We're continuing the positive parenting theme this week with more discussions about behavior management, confidence, empowerment, what we do to decompress and lots of chat about video games, terrible jokes and loads more! This week's game highlights include Once Upon A Jester (PC/Nintendo Switch) and EA Sports FC 24. If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on social me...

Jose and Andy get back in the podcasting chair and talk about their latest trials and tribulations of parenting. This week Andy talks about the time he accidentally put his size 9 boots through a ukulele and Jose shares how he is doing everything he can to break the anxiety cycle. Look, this is a fun one we promise - alright? :) If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us...

Let this exceedingly 'professional' podcast team take you through the trials and tribulations of parenthood once more in the Dad Without A Dad podcast! This week Jose tells Andy why even his own mother doesn't know what he does for a living and Andy recounts the importance of sticking to a schedule when raising his kids while his wife is out of town. Plus we talk about the benefits and pitfalls of...

Look, nobody said being a parent is easy but if you talk about it things it gets a bit easier, right? This week in the Dad Without A Dad podcast, Andy and Jose talk about the good, the bad and the funny when it comes to raising their boys, including you always have to repeat yourself and how no matter how many times you say focus or calm down - they just won't. If you’d like to be on the next podc...

Hey you. You look stressed. Switch off. Relax. Listen to two dads struggling to contend with working from home while their kids are off school and appreciate the quieter moments in your life. In this episode we talk about holidays, New York, Isle of Wight, how to tell kids to *ahem* go away and play in the nicest possible way and our strategies for coping during the summer break. Don't worry this...

The Dad Without a Dad crew is back to talk about parenting, summer break and oddly enough, medical interventions. Jose talks about his recent trip to the vet with his dog Bluey and Andy talks about the many, many different health reasons he's had to postpone recording for the past few weeks, as well as a truly epic tale of cat who won't eat and what its dumb humans are willing to do to get him wel...

Time to batten down the hatches as another Father's Day is upon us! This week Andy and Jose sit down and discuss how Father's Day differs in the USA versus England, the advantages and potential disadvantages of making friends with the parents of your kids' classmates, how to win over any teacher (even the strict ones) and how the secret to everything in life seems to be... just turn up on time. If...

Who is the greatest football manager of all time? Why is Andy obsessed with an overlooked video game called Marvel Midnight Suns? And what is it like holding a conversation with a two-year-old? These are just a few of the questions answered in the latest episode of the Dad Without A Dad podcast with aging dads, Jose De La Roca and Andy Griffiths. Fancy hanging out? Give the latest episode of our p...

When is a tick, not a tick? And what exactly is Free Comic Book Day? Those are just two of the many questions we answer on this oh-so-fancy edition of the Dad Without A Dad podcast. We also chat about Jose's latest Cosplay 'incident', share what British people really think about the coronation, and discover why bribery never fails... If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, fin...

Back with baggy jeans and a slightly weary smile - it's the Dad Without A Dad podcast! This week Jose and Andy discuss comics, movies, games, suits, and everything in between. Want to know where is best to get a fancy suit for your kid that they'll grow out of in 10 seconds? Jose has you covered! How about what's the best way to get free games on PC? Oh, you better believe Andy has your back! Sit...

This week we’re all about transformation! Andy discusses what it’s like taking a 5-year-old and a 1-year-old on a family cruise across Europe for 7 frickin’ days and Jose talks about his journey back into the world of video games by playing Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and Rachet and Clank: Rift Apart with his son. If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on socia...

We forego the usual jokes and game talk to discuss different parental styles, the importance of communication, age-related transformations, how every child is different, and why the road to self-improvement is full of pitfalls and possibilities. Oh yeah, Jose is turning 40! If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on social media: Instagram: @mrjosedelaroca Twitter: @Ga...

SHOW 148 - ASCENSION by Jose De La Roca

This week Andy discusses the first-ever birthday party he's thrown for his son (blame Covid), Jose tells us about his adventures taking his whole family to a USC basketball game for the first time and we mull over the latest happenings in family-friendly video games If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on social media: Instagram: @mrjosedelaroca Twitter: @Gaminggood...

Keith and Jose debate how the only way anyone can change is if they want it bad enough because the biggest tool you have in life is you! They also share with you which books have had an enormous impact on their lives and how they can help you as well. Books mentioned in the podcast are: The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People The Four Agreements The Five Love Languages Find us on social media: Ins...

Is Andy starting his own Dad YouTube Channel? This week Jose discusses the best present his son got for Christmas, and why Jose has to spend an extra 80 dollars so everyone in the family can play with that present. Stay tuned for the greatest story Andy's ever told! A story that made Jose shiver and worry about Andy, a story you have to hear! Video games discuss during this episode are: Broken Age...

Jose and Andy manage to stop watching the World Cup for 5 minutes to talk about England's recent triumphant exit (if that's a thing), and disturbing occasions of kids calling out their parents on their BS and we find time to talk about Jose's recent return to his childhood hometown in Guatemala. Have a listen, you might learn a thing or two... If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us ques...

A very special guest stops by to talk about Thanksgiving, the World Cup, and how he almost scored a hat trick in the last game of the season! If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on social media: Instagram: @mrjosedelaroca Twitter: @Gaminggoodness Check out Jose and his son’s new YouTube Channel ‘Reading Together’ and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/readingt...

This week on the Dad Without A Dad podcast, Jose celebrates the not-so-triumphant return of a very special guest. Someone who hasn't been on the pod for a LONG time - so long in fact that it causes everyone to take stock of the podcast series to date, where we're going, and how kids change as they get older. Topics covered this week include Marvel Snap, terrible jokes, and why we do what we do. 20...

A very special person stops by the podcast, find out who? If you’d like to be on the next podcast or ask us questions, find us on social media: Instagram: @mrjosedelaroca Twitter: @Gaminggoodness Check out Jose and his son’s new YouTube Channel ‘Reading Together’ and subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/readingtogether