The Dad Pod

Welcome into The Dad Pod with Erik Miller, Tony Diaz and Brian Dancel. This week, the guys take on the World Cup Quarterfinals and the way the USMNT got bounced by Belgium in the Round of 16. The guys get into a spirited conversation about soccer and it's place in the American sporting landscape. The 2026 MLB All Star game selections were announce and the guys do their best to get into the swing o...

Happy 250th Birthday America! Erik, Tony and Brian take on the situation between Dalton Rushing and Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers. World Cup action is heating up as we head to the Round of 32 knockout stage. How great have these games been? If the guys could change the NFL Overtime rules, how would they change them? A MUST listen. Tony asks the guys "are we still cool?" ... And in our w...

Welcome in to Episode 20 of the Dad Pod with Tony Diaz, Erik Miller and Brian Dancel. This week, the guys talk about the World Cup and how impressed they are with the US Men's National Team. Give quick thoughts on Wyndham Clark winning his 2nd US Open title, the huge trade in the NBA involving Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat. The guys go over three of their guilty pleasures, with some surp...

On this Father's Day edition of the Dad Pod, Erik, Tony and Brian have their children chime in on a very touching question. The guys have a grilling draft, their answers will have you hungry. The New York Knicks win their first Championship in 53 years, former Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby is off to the NFL Supplemental Draft and the World Cup is off and running in North America. Enjoy this special...

On this episode of The Dad Pod, The guys get into a great conversation about the Brendan Sorsby situation. Knicks are off to a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. The World Cup kicks off on Thursday and the guys talk about what they are expecting. Tony asks Erik and Brian about their favorite sports to watch that aren't football, basketball, baseball or hockey. Interesting answers all around. If your chil...

Episode 17 of the Dad Pod, the guys tee it up with a number of sports topics including HUGE NFL Trade News with two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Myles Garrett getting traded to the Los Angeles Rams. The guys talk NBA Finals with the Knicks up 1-0 in the Championship Series. Terrible weekend for UCLA Baseball and Softball. Tony asks the guys a really interesting question about sportsmanshi...

On a packed Dad Pod, the guys tackle the NBA Eastern Conference Finals, the NCAA Softball and Baseball Championships, the verbal spat between Texas and Texas Tech and Brendan Sorsby's appeal to play in 2026. The guys discuss their favorite TV shows of all-time and get into an interesting list. Of the most sage advice that your parents ever gave you, what stood out the most even though at the time...

Welcome into the 15th episode of The Dad Pod with Tony, Erik and Brian. This episode covers numerous topics including the PGA Championship Winner Aaron Rai, The NHL And NBA Playoffs close to crowning Champions, The Dodgers now on a 7-1 roll since Chicken Little appeared, Brian shares a story about flying in and out of John Wayne Airport and what it had to do with recent events. Tony did a fun exer...

Another packed episode of the Dad Pod coming your way! Erik, Tony and Brian take on a couple of sporting events that are on their mind; among them have we seen the last of LeBron James in a Laker uniform? Victor Wembanyama sits out Game 4 of the Western Conference Semis. What's wrong with the Dodgers. UCLA's Megan Grant continues one of the best Senior Year's ever by breaking a 31-year old record....

Welcome into another edition of The Dad Pod on a special Mother's Day edition and how fitting coming off a weekend that saw the 152nd Kentucky Derby and Golden Tempo winning the Run for the Roses being trained by the first-ever female to win the Derby. Erik, Tony and Brian also spotlight some of the inspiring careers of females in sports that you may have heard of or forgotten about. In the final...

Welcome into another edition of The Dad Pod. Erik, Tony and Brian give their take on the NFL Draft, in particular QB Ty Simpson going #`13 to the Los Angeles Rams. The guys rank their top three Sports Villains. In our "Moment with Dad" Erik asks the guys if they still compete through life and personally. A packed edition with lots of topics on the table. Let's get into it...

Welcome into the Dad Pod. Tony, Erik and Brian go all-in on the NFL Draft and give their take on players and storylines from the 2026 Draft which is two days away in Pittsburgh. A packed sports weekend lends to many changes in the World, the guys dive in. Tony asks the guys what would be on their anti-bucket list. Erik closes out the episode with a question about playing sports and whether or not...

The 10th Episode of The Dad Pod is on the air! This week Tony, Erik and Brian take on Rory McIlroy winning his second consecutive Masters tournament. The Dodgers are off to a 14-4 start to the season, how are they pulling this off? Tony mixes it up inquiring if the MLB baseball season is too long. In our "Moment with Dad" segment, do we push kids too hard today? You'll want to see what's on the gu...

A loaded show covering the Women's and Men's National Championships in Basketball with the UCLA women and Michigan men winning their respective Championships. It's Masters week! If Tony, Erik and Brian held a Champions dinner, what's on the menu? Tony asks the guys a REALLY interesting question in relation to their golf game and Augusta National. Erik's question for the week has the guys think abo...

After a one week hiatus, the guys tackle a lot on this episode including... MLB Opening Day and the nuance of the ABS System a video replay system that can challenge pitches. Erik and Brian are back from Vegas, how did it go? .... In this week's moment with Dad, the guys get in depth with their favorite moments with their children. A definite must listen. Tony on the East Coast, Brian and Erik in...

LOT'S going on in the sports world, the guys tackle the Maxx Crosby trade and return from the Ravens back to the Raiders. Brackets are out and March Madness is upon us. The guys rundown the first week of games in the NCAA Tournament. Team USA takes on Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic Championship. And what if the World Baseball Classic were around in the 1990's? The guys build their all-tim...

What a beginning to NFL Free Agency! The guys tackle some of the moves on the "legal tampering" period. Although the Dad Pod wasn't invited, last week athletic commissioners, and the who's who of sports showed up at the White House for a spirited round table, the guys break it down. Our question of the week, what did your child teach your recently - directly or indirectly. The guys have really int...

With the world of NIL ever-changing, the guys talk about the open letter that the University of Louisville put out to the NCAA. NFL Draft is a couple of months away and the guys talk about the NFL Draft Combine that just concluded in Indianapolis. It wouldn't be a Dad Pod episode without an interesting question, with Tony Diaz' birthday passing, the guys reflect on life and change.

In a jam packed episode of The Dad Pod, the guys talk about the just concluded Winter Olympics. Erik, Tony and Brian then Power Rank their Top 3 United States Olympics. With a packed basketball slate, the guys breakdown NCAA Hoops with March Madness looming. What is your first NFL game experience? The guys have never discussed their stories until now...

Following NBA All Star weekend in Los Angeles, co-hosts Tony Diaz, Erik Miller and Brian Dancel talk about Michael Jordan on his 63rd birthday. While another of their childhood idols Bo Jackson makes statements about NIL and college athletics. Brian sat with College Football Hall of Famer and seven-time National Champion Nick Saban and although retired, he shares coaching advice in relation to a g...

Co-hosts Tony Diaz, Erik Miller and Brian Dancel breakdown the Super Bowl. Talk about the NIL and eligibility space of college athletics with a little help from head coach John Calipari. In men's health, Bo Jackson, divulges for the first time that he is a cancer survivor and the guys talk about the importance of having uncomfortable talks amongst your friends about health in general.