The Real Dad Podcast

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Welcome to "The Real Dad Podcast," the hilarious and heartfelt podcast that dives into the ups and downs of fatherhood. Join HGTV Personalities Dave Kenny and Joey Fletchler, alongside their two best friends, Brian and Mark, as they share their candid and vulnerable experiences as dads.

Each week, these four fathers cover a wide range of "Dad" related topics, from the joys of watching your child grow up to the challenges of balancing work and family life. With their unique blend of humor and authenticity, Dave, Joey, Brian, and Mark provide a refreshing perspective on what it means to be a dad in today's world.

Tune in for the laughs, stay for the heartfelt conversations about the struggles and triumphs of parenting. Whether you're a seasoned dad or a soon-to-be father, "The Real Dad Podcast" is the perfect place to connect with other dads and get the support you need.

Join us on this journey of fatherhood, and subscribe to "The Real Dad Podcast" today!

Episode Date
Parenting Teens Without Losing The Relationship
Aug 12, 2026
The First Sleepover
May 07, 2026
Solo Dad Moments
May 06, 2026
When AI Turns Sunday Dinner Into Chaos
Apr 08, 2026
Raising Resilience Without Losing Your Cool
Feb 23, 2026
Backyard Boundaries, Teen Freedom
Jan 28, 2026
Dad Wins, Burnt Grilled Cheese, Big Feelings
Jan 26, 2026
What Dads Should Expect When They’re Expecting, Revisited
Nov 18, 2025
Where Everyday Mess Becomes A Masterclass In Modern Fatherhood
Nov 06, 2025
Shepherds, Not Engineers: Letting Kids Choose, Learning When to Step Back
Nov 03, 2025
The Art of Resilience in Sports and Parenting
Sep 18, 2025
Back to School Blues and Playground Memories
Sep 11, 2025
The Dance of Household Duties
Aug 28, 2025
Financial Fears and Family Values: Navigating the Cost of Parenthood
Aug 21, 2025
Fishing with Your Son: Finding Connection in Nature
Aug 14, 2025
Parenting Through Doubt: Finding Identity Beyond Fatherhood
Aug 01, 2025
Cottage Chronicles: Finding Moments That Matter
Jul 24, 2025
Dad Life Unfiltered
Jul 18, 2025
Playground Friendships
Jul 04, 2025
Finding Joy in Fatherhood's Chaos
Jun 27, 2025
Trust the Universe: A Wedding Tale Nine Years in the Making
Jun 19, 2025
What Will They Love? The Unexpected Joy of Watching Your Children Discover Themselves
Jun 12, 2025
Unfiltered Friendship: The Art of Taking a Jabbing
May 29, 2025
Navigating Tough Parenting Moments
May 23, 2025
Calm in Chaos: How a Deep Breath Changes Everything
May 09, 2025
From Tantrums to Triumph: A Parent's Journey Through Resistance
May 08, 2025
The Toughen Up Dilemma: Raising Emotionally Balanced Children in Today's World
Apr 18, 2025
The Big Questions Kids Ask
Apr 17, 2025
When The World Stops: How Losing Power Helped Us Find Connection
Apr 10, 2025
The Echo of Our Inner Voice: How Parents Shape Children's Self-Talk
Apr 03, 2025
Growing Pains: Letting Go When They're Ready to Fly
Mar 27, 2025
Patience Unlocked: Finding Your Child's Why
Mar 20, 2025
The "Art" of Parenting, Why Your Child isn't a Blank Slate
Mar 13, 2025
Parenting & Wedding Planning, the Art of Keeping Your Sanity
Mar 06, 2025
What to Expect When You're Expecting with Mike Holmes Jr.
Feb 27, 2025
LEARNING to PARENT while DEFINING your ROLE as a DAD
Feb 20, 2025
Are Kids Only Good When They're Compliant?
Feb 13, 2025
How Dads Deal With Grief
Feb 06, 2025
Is Loving My Kids Too Much Making Them Weak?
Jan 30, 2025
How Can We Raise Our Kids To Be The Best Versions of Themselves?
Jan 23, 2025
Parenting: It's All About Picking Your Battles
Jan 17, 2025
Unlocking New Dad Levels
Jan 09, 2025
My Kids Are Pushing Their Boundaries...
Dec 26, 2024
Battling Through Grief and Mental Struggle While Parenting
Dec 05, 2024
Bitcoin For The Average Dad
Nov 28, 2024
When Do I Start Letting My Kids Drink and Swear?
Nov 21, 2024
Will Screen Time Be My Kids' Sport?
Nov 14, 2024
Dave's Near Death Experience
Nov 07, 2024
Am I The @sshole?
Oct 31, 2024
Maybe We're Expecting Too Much From Our Kids?
Oct 24, 2024
The Mental Load Divide in Parenting
Oct 10, 2024
Ungrateful Kids!
Sep 26, 2024
Creating Community
Sep 19, 2024
Will Therapy Even Help?
Sep 12, 2024
Back To School with Brent Walker!
Sep 05, 2024
A Big Ol' Spaghetti Dinner!
Aug 29, 2024
Let's (Probably) Dad!
Aug 22, 2024
Brian's Balls (The Wait is Finally Over!)
Aug 08, 2024
A Big Bowl of Campbell
Aug 01, 2024
Will The Real Dad Podcast Please Stand Up?
Jul 25, 2024
Take Me Out To The BALL Game!
Jul 11, 2024
HAYES-ED and Confused
Jul 04, 2024
The Safety Dance with Jeff Gill
Jun 27, 2024
What Your Sex Life Can Expect When You’re Expecting
Jun 13, 2024
Mental Health Pro Tips from Peter Bloemendal
Jun 06, 2024
Why did you want to Dad?
May 30, 2024
I Don’t Want to Make a Decision
May 27, 2024
Do My Kids Really Know Me
May 16, 2024
Growing Through the Process
May 09, 2024
What Makes You Feel Like Dad
May 02, 2024
Leaving the Kids on a Good Note
Apr 24, 2024
Am I Too Old to Have Kids?
Apr 19, 2024
4 Dads, 4 Messages
Apr 11, 2024
Kevin Choquette from @ravinbuilders
Apr 04, 2024
My Kids are Annoying Me
Apr 04, 2024
Shawn Van Dyke in Vegas
Mar 28, 2024
Dr. Decks talks Life and Fatherhood
Mar 21, 2024
Nick and Tyler from the Modern Craftsman podcast
Mar 14, 2024
Vegas, baby!
Mar 07, 2024
We Lie to Our Kids
Feb 22, 2024
Join the Boys! w/Paul Cronin
Feb 16, 2024
Bad Dad Mode
Feb 08, 2024
Slammin’ Doors
Feb 02, 2024
Join the Boys! w/Jeff Gill
Jan 25, 2024
The Gentle-ish Parent
Jan 18, 2024
New Years Resolutions
Jan 11, 2024
2023 in Review
Jan 04, 2024
Dads Cry Too
Dec 21, 2023
Travelling with Parents
Dec 15, 2023
Something Needs to Change
Nov 23, 2023
Vacation Station
Nov 19, 2023
The Emotionally Confident Dad
Nov 09, 2023
Parenting Through the Holiday Chaos: Laughs, Lessons, and Love
Nov 09, 2023
Motivational Dave
Oct 26, 2023
Finding Happiness (LIVE Regal Ideas Install)
Oct 19, 2023
What’s Your Crutch?
Oct 12, 2023
Sober October
Oct 04, 2023
Old Kids, New Questions
Sep 28, 2023
Fatherhood with Fearless Fred
Sep 14, 2023
What to Expect When Expecting (Part 2)
Sep 08, 2023
Life Before Kids
Aug 24, 2023
Midlife Crisis
Aug 17, 2023
Daycare Waitlist
Aug 03, 2023
"Dad! That was bad parenting!"
Jul 27, 2023
Play With Your Kids While They Still Want To
Jul 20, 2023
What Is Your Hope Through Therapy
Jul 13, 2023
When Shit Hits the Fan... and Walls
Jul 06, 2023
Meal Planning is a Full-Time Job
Jun 29, 2023
What’s it like for KIDS in SCHOOL these days?
Jun 22, 2023
Father's Day Expectations
Jun 15, 2023
Be Kind to Yourself or Else
Jun 08, 2023
You Should Get that Checked Out
Jun 01, 2023
Bubble Wrap Your Kids
May 18, 2023
The Power of Sport
May 11, 2023
Parenting in an AI World
May 04, 2023
Raising Confident Daughters, with Tiffany Pratt
Apr 27, 2023
These Dads are all Over the Place
Apr 20, 2023
Making a Positive Impact
Apr 12, 2023
Family Vacation. Kids or No Kids
Mar 29, 2023
To Dad or not to Dad (Special Guests: Two Blue Shirts)
Mar 15, 2023
How do we feel about Sleepovers?
Mar 07, 2023
Raising Confident Children in a World of Scrutiny
Feb 28, 2023
Kids Dealing with a Bully
Feb 22, 2023
What Dad's Should Expect While They're Expecting (Part 1)
Feb 14, 2023
Who calls you Daddy?
Jan 31, 2023
The Story of one Dad's Vasectomy
Jan 17, 2023
Keeping Kids on their Best Behaviour, just like Dad
Jan 12, 2023
Giving Back: What drives you to give?
Dec 15, 2022
Christmas Traditions and Understanding Me
Dec 02, 2022
Relationship with Failure
Nov 24, 2022
Find Your People
Nov 09, 2022
How To Do Kids Birthdays Right
Oct 31, 2022
Vasectomy Guide (Part 2)
Oct 20, 2022
Vasectomy Guide (Part 1)
Oct 12, 2022
It's not a Vacation
Oct 03, 2022
Dads Aren't Babysitters
Sep 19, 2022
Back with a New Perspective
Sep 12, 2022
FOMO Information
May 03, 2022
The Man Cold Card
Apr 21, 2022
What is "Enough"?
Mar 22, 2022
Personal Health Formula w/ Dr. Eric Brown
Mar 15, 2022
Covid Strikes
Mar 08, 2022
Tattletale Betrayal
Mar 02, 2022
Confusion Convoy
Mar 01, 2022
Markarita Christmas #2
Feb 16, 2022
NFT's Please
Feb 08, 2022
The Health Challenge
Feb 01, 2022
2021 in Review
Jan 06, 2022
This is a Safe Place
Nov 03, 2021
A Love For Sports and Raising Future Stars
Oct 13, 2021
We're Not Who We Used to Be
Oct 05, 2021
BrOlympians in Training
Aug 19, 2021
This Canada Day was Different
Aug 04, 2021
Bad Dad Moments
Jun 22, 2021
Whiskey Tasting with Ian
May 28, 2021
Landlords, Tenants, and the Tough Conversations
Apr 28, 2021
Fools Talking Tools
Apr 14, 2021
Our Pet Peeves, and Women in the Trades
Apr 01, 2021
Marketing & Motivation w/ Michael McDougall
Mar 17, 2021
Bullying, Trying New Things, and When Clients Become Family
Mar 03, 2021
Giving, Learning, Finding a Balance
Feb 16, 2021
Dreams, Goals, and Finding Your Reason
Feb 02, 2021
Markarita Christmas Party Bonanza
Jan 05, 2021
Bryan Baeumler from the Bahamas
Oct 16, 2020
Paul LaFrance and a Dance with the BroLaws
Sep 17, 2020
Tiffany Pratt is Everything
Jul 20, 2020
That Chris Chase and a Talk About Race
Jun 20, 2020
Babies and Pandemics
May 21, 2020
Fear and Finance
Apr 06, 2020
Handshakes and Real Estate
Mar 22, 2020
Our Path to the Trades
Mar 10, 2020
Community and Competition
Feb 24, 2020
The Sweet Struggle: Candy Binges, Digital Detox, and Dad Life
Feb 11, 2020
BroLaws First Breakfast
Jan 27, 2020