The Dad Shorts Podcast

On today's episode, we are joined by aerospace engineer and Dad Shorts superfan, Aaron Gage.  Aaron shares some great insights on homeschooling and spending time with the boys.  We wrap up the show with our first episode of Jeopardaddy.  Enjoy!

On today's episode, we are joined by fellow dad, Ryan Meredith.  We discuss the perks of homeschooling and foster care.  We end the episode with a game of survival where Ryan is given random scenarios and one random item he is able to use to overcome the survival scenario.  I learned a lot today...

On today's episode, we are joined by C. Trent Rosecrans, a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Cincinnati Reds.  We discuss everything from being a parent while on the road as well as the biggest events in sports history we wish we could have witnessed firsthand.  We take our Tardis and revisit some amazing events in history.

On today's episode, we're joined by our good friend Steve Hildreth.  Steve talks about the joys and challenges of being a step-dad.  We end the episode by drafting our Ultimate Superbowl Experience!

On today's episode, we are joined by perspective dad, Logan Sperry.  After a brief interview, we put him through the paces of dad-dom in an adventurous tale of wit and whimsy where only random baby food tasting can respawn his character.  It was great fun.  Hope you enjoy!

New year, new ridiculous discussion.  On today's episode, we are joined by long time listener, first time guest, Grant Deardorff.  We discuss everything from why we shouldn't ask about dad outfits to what movies desperately need a reboot.  Enjoy!

On today's episode, we have a chat about Christmas. Happy holidays!

On today's episode, we are joined by our friend Shane Munn.  We discuss sports, parenting, and wrap the episode with some of our favorite and least favorite things happening during the Christmas season.  Enjoy!

On today's episode, we are joined by Oklahoma's favorite son, Nathan Copher.  Join us as we discuss the finer points of the holiday season.  We wrap the episode up with a bow as we play White Elephant Price is Right.  Enjoy!

On today's episode, we are once again joined by Chad Ragsdale.  We discuss what's new and some of our kids' pet peeves.  We round out the episode with a celebration of Festivus by sharing some thank you notes.  Enjoy!

On today's episode, we are joined by the host of Locked On Tar Heels, Isaac Schade.  We discuss balancing parenthood with work and passion projects.  We end the episode with a Thanksgiving Feast draft... that Zach will inevitably lose.

On today's episode, we are joined by local legend Elijah Dally.  We discuss how music has shaped our lives and wrap the episode off with a top 5 list of "Desperado" songs.  These are songs that we cannot turn off once they begin... We're excited to hear your "Desperado" songs!

On today's episode, we are joined by local entrepreneur, teacher, councilman, etc, Ed Barlow.  We discuss everything from prioritizing your time and co-parenting to raising girls.  We wrap the episode up with some epic 90's Superfights!  Enjoy... #feenyforthewin

On today's episode, we are joined by our friend and ambassador of goodwill, Kyle Fewin.  We discuss the best of the best in the realm of scary movies and hand out our "Ahhh!-scars", our take on horror movie awards.  Hopefully, you submitted a ballot to see if you can guess our winners!

On today's episode, we are joined by local celebrity of the banking world, Jared Dickey!  We discuss scary movies and some hot takes on what kind of sandwich we think Chucky would be.  Things get real cerebral, real quick.

On today's episode, we're joined once again by Alex Benbow to discuss how to prioritize your marriage while parenting.  We draw on Alex's expertise in romance movies to create a Romance Movie Award ballot.  Please vote for your favorites!

On today's episode, we're joined by 5th grade teacher, Jamie Alberts.  We discuss what it is like to be an empty next college dad and some of the best and worst parts of Halloween. 

On today's episode, it's just the two of us!  Zach and Scott take a break from interviewing guests to reconnect as cohosts of your favorite podcast.  We try out some new interview questions on each other and talk about some of our favorite things.  Also, Zach low-key judges Scott's last meal.

On today's episode, we are joined by local real estate agent, Kalen Hubbard.  We discuss the challenges involved in parenting daughters and end by discussing the character traits and attributes of some of the people we would be comfortable with our daughters dating. DISCLAIMER : The audio from the first third of the show is pretty rough due to some technical difficulties.  To borrow from...

On today's mega episode (more of a Dad Karate Pants-length episode), we welcome Mark Christian, senior minister at Christ's Church of Oronogo.  We discuss parenting in the spotlight, becoming a grandparent, and end by drafting our all-time great fantasy football teams. As always, our draft has a bit of a twist, much to the chagrin of our friend Zach.

On today's episode, we are joined by Judge Joe Hensley.  We discuss how to raise critical thinkers and wrap the episode up with a bow by sharing some of our unpopular opinions.  You are welcome to disagree with us, but you're probably wrong.

On today's episode, we welcome the 2nd person in his family to earn a doctorate, Chad Ragsdale.  Chad is the Academic Dean at Ozark Christian College and cohost of the Every Thought Captive podcast.  We discuss being part of your children's dating experience... and fantasy football.  They definitely go together like Denver and Russel Wilson.

On today's episode, we're joined by local teacher and foster parent, Brock Compton.  We discuss some of the challenges of being a black dad in southwest Missouri and some ways we can support new foster parents.  During the last half of the episode, we draft the best fantasy football draft day menus.  Visit our Facebook page and vote for your favorite draft day menu! "The Danger of a...

On this episode of Dad Shorts, we welcome the author of Koen Munjunder and the King of Lightning and Thunder, Chris Roberts.  We discuss being a dad and end with a few rounds of "most likely, least likely" with some of our favorite book characters. Check out Chris' author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Chris-Roberts/e/B08LDXR3LQ?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_10&qid=1661133512&sr=8-10&nb...

On this episode of Dad Shorts, we welcome special education teacher, Tim Head.  We discuss our top 5 TV dads.  Each of us takes a slightly different approach to our top 5 dads, but they all have the same thing in common... they all had children.  From there, all bets are off.