Dad Bros

The Dad Bros are recovering from celebrating Jon’s wife’s birthday at a Korean Karaoke bar. Jon takes his daughters to see monster trucks. Austrailian listener, Jonesy checks in with a beach photo. Jon has an update on his daughter’s smashed finger. The salt and ice challenge is making a comeback among kids on social media.

The Dad Bros discuss a teacher using a water gun on an image of Donald Trump during class. Josh and Jon find an article suggesting you should get your kids a pet rather than a sibling. The boys then share tips on how to keep your kids from sabotaging your marriage, before giving an update on DietBet eve and Josh tinkers with Sous Vide (Kitchen Gizmo).

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Dirty Commie Heathen by The Unknown Brewing Company

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire, Lyle E & Beer Man Mark

Jon’s daughter turns 5 and gets her ears pierced and tonsils removed in the span of a couple of days. The Drink of the Show doesn’t want to open so the DadBros have to resort to breaking things. Jon reflects on a couple of observations he made at Chuck E Cheese over the weekend.

Girl scout cookie season has started, and the DadBros review an updated list for pairing beer with your favorite cookie. A blindness epidemic is being predicted as people spend more time in front of screens. Josh and Jon take a look at a claim that Instagram food makes you fat. Jon wants to leave the Show on a helpful not with advice to make changing diapers easier.

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Centenario Gran Legado

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire, Lyle E & Beer Man Mark

Facebook has become incredibly irritating with every posting about politics and protests, and now with the trouble getting the live video feature to work, the Dad Bros have had enough. Josh comes up with some convoluted comparison between professional wrestling, Hulk Hogan and politics. Josh and Jon host birthday parties for their kids, one at Chuck E Cheese and one at a  movie theater. In an effort to save some money by couponing and runs into an issue.

With the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Baily Circus ending it’s run in May, Josh thinks it would be fun to take the kids to a performance and soon changes his mind. The Dad Bros give a quick DietBet update and take a question from the Dad Bros Hotline (844-323-8255). Josh and Jon discuss a couple of stories on hypnotism for kids and Dads playing Barbie with their daughters.

Jon’s Recommended Beard Care:

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Flor de Caña Rum

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire, Lyle E & Beer Man Mark

The show opens with Josh & Jon talking about how appropriate it is to take the kids with you into the liquor store. Jon finds an article explaining why the Galaxy Note 7s have been exploding and a live listener keeps poking back with his anti-Apple propaganda. A Tesla driver gets stranded in the desert while testing a feature that allows him to use his phone instead of keys. Just to keep poking at the Apple hating XMetrix, the Dad Bros see that the company is already updating their brand new MacBook pro.

After the break, the Dad Bros react to a story about a preschool playing spin the bottle. “Dadsplaining”, a spinoff of Mansplaining drives Josh nuts. Are you too dumb to realize your kid has a bad attitude? Josh & Jon are here to help with signs that your kid may be a brat. Also in the interest of helping, if you’re a guy with an itchy crotch, the boys go through a list of common causes.

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Old Speckled Hen

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire, Lyle E & Beer Man Mark

The kids have had a ridiculous amount of time off from school. Jon’s daughter has a sleepover at Josh’s house. Jon compares his kid to that 0 – 100 friend. Winks asks the Dad Bros if there is ever an end to all of the projects around the house. Josh and Jon talk about an upcomming birthday party, Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey Circus is shutting down and a food company has gone viral over a very disgusting case of “contamination”.

After the break, the Dad Bros give an update on the Diet Bet. Josh and Jon are excited about Taco Bell’s upcoming Chicken Chalupa. A school district employee as been fired after correcting a student via Twitter while some companies nail tweeting with a slightly harsher attitude. The show ends with the Dad Bros reading a bit about the pain some women endure at the hands of 50/50 parenting.

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Glen Salen

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire, Lyle E & Beer Man Mark

Josh feels like a time traveler when he can’t remember what he did that day. The Dad Bros talk about some of the shows and movies the kids are watching. At CES, the new Smart Cycle from Fisher-Price is introduced and it gets a mixed reception. Also at CES, an expensive prototype Razer gaming laptop is stolen. Josh and Jon reminisce and look forward to the future on the iPhone’s 10th anniversary.

One of the Dad Bros’ favorite eating spots, Chipotle, is being sued for 2.2 Billion dollars for allegedly using a woman’s photo. Jon is excited at the idea that Amazon Echo will allow you to order wings. Seeing as everyone else is talking about it, Josh and Jon spend a moment talking about Meryl Streep slamming Donald Trump.

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Bulleit Bourbon

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire, Lyle E & Beer Man Mark

Due to a snow and ice storm, the Dad Bros are forced to record this episode Lunatic Radio style via Skype. Josh and Jon talk about what they’ve been up to while being snowed in. Josh suggests the board game Out Foxed for families with overly competitive kids. Jon takes his kids to see Moana.

Also in this episode: An update on the Dad Bros DietBet. What is a Shower Beer? Beer Man Mark calls in with an idea. Is there really a need for a rehab center for millennials to learn how to deal with being a normal adult?

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Sneak Attack by 21st Amendment Brewery

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire, Lyle E & Beer Man Mark

Josh’s wife suggest putting Zombie Dog in diapers which lead the Dad Bros into a conversation about people taking their dogs everywhere. After the Drink of the Show, Josh and Jon go through a short article that suggests that does your drink of choice says something about your parenting style. Jon calls the cable company and gets frustrated.

After the break, Josh issues an apology/correction on his previous statement about Ronda Rousey losing. Jon looks into an MLM company while looking for a mop and winds up plugging one of his favorite stores because of it’s ridiculously loose return policy. The Dad Bros also talk about Amazon’s Echo thinks a toddler is looking for porn and teens are miserable on social media, but aren’t we all?

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Domaine De Canton

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire & Lyle E

A new year, but the same problems as Jon tries to get the Facebook live feed going. Josh’s son moves in to his own room earlier than planned. The Dad Bros talk about Ronda Rousey getting knocked out at UFC 207 and the general direction the UFC is headed under its new ownership (Good bye Mike Goldberg). Josh and Jon go to different New Years Eve parties where Josh finds the going rate for chores at some houses and Beer Man Mark wears the same outfit as someone else.

Jon talks about a Christmas gift he received from his daughter. The Dad Bros discuss how Hatchimals ruined some people’s Christmas, technology to look forward to in 2017, including sex robots of the future.

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Mumm Napa Champagne

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire & Lyle E

The sick goes around all of the Dad Bros family members. Josh orders a tracking device that goes missing. Jon’s daughter needs her tonsils removed. Josh looks to Tim Ferris for tips on sticking with New Year’s Resolutions.

After the break, one of Josh’s predictions sort of comes true as a clever 6 year old orders $250 worth of Pokémon toys using her sleeping mother’s thumb print. The Dad Bros question the ethics of Amazon Echo information being sought to solve a murder case. The boys talk about a circumcision with frickin’ lasers that goes wrong and a list of 11 New Year’s Traditions for your kids that peters out after about 5 things.

Drink of the Show (#DBSDotS): Pilsner from Highland Brewing Company

Patreon Special thanks to: @LadyMpire & Lyle E