Top Dad

The TOP DAD's give you a rundown of our Halloween experience. How to choose family-themed costumes and reign in your kids while they are on a sugar high. Talking points: Indiana Jones and Shortround, Halloween costumes from college, top costumes of all time from Matt and Ken, Trick or Treating Tips for parents & the top five candy bars. Be sure to follow us on social media on Facebook , T...

The first days of fall on the TOP DAD podcast. The weather is getting colder, the leaves are changing, and the TOP DAD's discuss their favorite things about fall as summer ends. Talking points: Hot Cakes & Sausage, "footpath", leaf pick up, yard work, Ken gets a physical, Golf pushcarts, halfway house food, Alabama Egg Salad Sandwich, pumpkin spice, and TOP DAD tip #2.  Be sure...

The TOP DAD's discuss every parents nightmare: how much time is too much time when it comes to our children watching "screens". Is screen time a parent's greatest gift since disposable diapers or are we creating a generation zombie???? Talking points: Desert Island movie redo, screen time (obv.), Hilltoppers, Ken's first kiss, Speed and Spell, our favorite 80's wrestl...

The TOP DAD's discuss why Dads always chooses to make breakfast for dinner.  We also cover breakfasts most important question: Waffles, Pancakes or French Toast? Ken admits to sneaking out to a midnight release party of HP5. While Matt confirms he is team Tank Top and his love of Nicholas Cage movies!  Talking points: Tank Tops, Chest Hair and Tom Selleck, Dads cooking, French Toast Sticks fr...

The TOP DAD's give the listening audience a little background on what makes them the Top Dad's that they are. Plus we go over a not so hidden Dad-bility... DAD VOICE.  Dad Voice is the voice fathers have been using since the dawn of time.  Typically said in the tone of "Don't make me come over there" and "you heard your mother". We discuss when you should bust ou...

The second episode of the Top Dad podcast where Matt and Ken (our two top dads in no particular order) go over road trips to Walmart all over the state of Illinois to find He-man toys, and Matt gives us a full rundown of his top five menu items from the Portillos menu. We also attempt to start Kevin Costner-Con a convention dedicated to Kevin Costner films. Be sure to follow us on social media on...

The introductory episode of the Top Dad Podcast.  Matt and Ken (our two top dads in no particular order) cover what it's like to try to send their kids to virtual school during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also touch on what it's like to vacation with college buddies when you are 40 years old. This then leads us to find out that there are five cities in the Quad City region... I know right....