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Podyssey Picks (Jun 20): Untold Dad Stories
We're dedicating this week’s Podyssey Picks to fathers and father figures. From unconventional dads, funny dads with offbeat dad jokes, to inspiring dads, we celebrate fathers from all walks of life with the best podcast recommendations from Podyssey’s community. Happy Father's Day!
jennxLast Updated: Jun 19th, 2020
Fatherhood is a musical celebration. The lyrics of the hit song, “Closing Time” by American rock band, Semisonic actually has a lot to do with being a new dad.
Dive deeper into these meaningful lyrics.
mm recommended:Feb 10th, 2020
Chills will go down your spine when you hear the part about the day when Closing Time drops as a single. Heartwarming story about the intermingling of music and fatherhood. 💖
Semisonic - Closing Time
by Song Exploder
Whether it’s a father/child duet or a child covering their dad’s music, listen to the meaning behind these famous songs about father/child relationships.
Oliver and Morgan discuss their favorite father/child songs, whether it be duets, a father's song about a child, or a child covering their father's music. Happy Father's Day.
Fathers don’t get asked enough how they balance work life with dad life. This entire podcast is dedicated to that.
Listen to how comedian and political commentator, Hasan Minhaj balances life as a TV personality with his new role as a dad to his young daughter.
mijustin recommended:Feb 14th, 2020
Love Hasan’s comedy. Big fan of Alexis too (co-founder of Reddit). Interesting to hear them talking about fatherhood!
Hasan Minhaj
by Business Dad
Listen to unlikely yet powerful stories of fatherhood witnessed in animal life.
A pack of wolves in the Yellowstone National Park loses their father, but a rejected wolf comes and starts playing with the cubs.
hsfargis recommended:Apr 15th, 2020
I loved this so much. I highly recommend listening to this AFTER the other side of the story: The Wolves, episode 137 of Criminal. For more on the wolves of Yellowstone, I also highly recommend the book American Wolf by Nate Blakeslee. It’s all about a wolf named 0-Six.
Episode 19: The Wolves
by This is Love
It’s best listened after this story about the mystery of the lost father wolf:
podysseyapp recommended:May 24th, 2020
A heartbreaking story about the mysterious death of a wolf in the Yellowstone National Park. Hear the lengths they went to figure out who the culprit was in order to protect this species on the edge of extinction in Yellowstone. Best listened with the "This is Love" Episode 19 "The Wolves" about the...Show More
Episode 137: Wolf 10
by Criminal
There’s really no manual to fatherhood.
Listen to unconventional and offbeat parenting styles with this podcast playlist.
The Most Unconventional Parenting Podcasts You'll Be Happy You Listened To
11 episodes
podysseyappWhen speaking of embarrassing dads that make you want to bury your face in your hands, this dad is quite the epitome of it.
He wrote a porno and his son made reading it with his friends a sensationally hilarious podcast. His pen name? Rocky Flintstone.
adam_p recommended:Nov 21st, 2019
Needed to laugh and wanted something new. Finally checked this out after hearing about it long ago. Definitely what I needed. Absurd, ridiculous, embarrassing and hardly erotic...and I thought my dad was pervy!
S1E1 - 'The Job Interview'
by My Dad Wrote A Porno
PS: Your dad has taught you a lot. Let’s return the favor!
Father’s Day is the perfect time to show your dad how to listen to podcasts. If one of these episodes resonated with you, share it with your pops!
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