Now that Season 2 of Ted Lasso has concluded, Doug and guest host Whit Honea discuss (with many, many spoilers) all the brilliant and baffling narrative choices the writers made in their sophomore season. We … Read More
Episode 94: Tales From the Boom-Boom Zoom Room
We’re back! And Season 4 begins with Jeff and Doug catching up on all the new things that happened over the summer. Travel is back, schools are in-person, and Dad 2.0 has a new partnership … Read More
Episode 86: Jim Curtin Forms A More Perfect Union
“Hard work is a given,” says Philadelphia Union coach Jim Curtin, who has made a career out of following his father’s advice: Let your results speak for themselves. And from the Villanova Hall of Fame … Read More
Angry At Athletes Who Opt Out? Get A Life.
The last few months have been a wasteland for sports fans. With all four major leagues shut down, TV has been mostly reruns, cornhole, and empty conjecture about when normal competition will resume. Now that … Read More
FoF: Amid The Storm, A Calming Brees
Earlier this week, Saints quarterback Drew Brees set the NFL record for passing yards in front of a nationwide Monday Night Football audience. And amid the massive celebration, among the bright lights and a frenzied … Read More
The Words on the Bus Go Round and Round
The video and audio have been everywhere, a shockwave that everyone, to some degree or another, has felt. The political fallout has been extraordinary, but we choose to focus on what this tape means to … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Active Lifestyles, Amazon, and Aziz Ansari
Movember is upon us, and so far dozens of men—from all your favorite dad spaces across the web—have joined the #MovemberDads team to focus attention on improving men’s health. Also new this year, the MOVE … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Super Bowl dadvertising shows some #RealStrength
They say there’s no crying in baseball (and we may test that theory after pitchers and catchers report in a couple weeks), but until then we can confirm that there is crying in (and after) football—much … Read More
Fatherhood on Friday: Super dads and a football game
There is always a lull of sorts between the year-end holidays and the first signs of spring. Some people call that downtime “winter” or “playoffs,” but both sound so deflating. We prefer to look on … Read More