Best Mike Dorval Tooky Kavanagh David Rabinow Podcasts (2024)

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THREE MEN AND A BABY 55:55

4h ago55:55

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Inside each of us is three Dads... (I've made this joke already, but c'mon) You've got a Guttenberg - sensitive and clueless. You've got a Danson - dashing and egomaniacal. You've got a Selleck - rugged and protective. These Dads are engaged in a relentless battle for dominance within you. When you suddenly have a baby (and I sincerely hope none of…

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PREDATOR 52:06

7d ago52:06

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GET TO THE CHOPPAH! (Dads love a good Arnold impression) The Dads turn on their thermal vision to dissect the film that launched the handshake that launched a thousand memes. Schwarzenegger. Weathers. Ventura. Van Damme (in absentia). And a bunch of vaguely problematic Dad stereotypes that somehow age like fine wine. It's John McTiernan's horror-ac…

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HIDDEN FIGURES 53:09

14d ago53:09

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Listen, the Dads make no secret of our political leanings: would we would prefer this country and its institutions be run by women of color? LIKELY. Is this a topical issue at the moment? PERHAPS. Are we feeling (cautiously) hopeful right now? MAYBE. Did we want to honor this unprecedented time in American history by talking about a film wherein Bl…

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48 HOURS 1:00:33

21d ago1:00:33

1:00:33

Inside every one of us are two Dads, fighting for supremacy. One looks like Jack Cates. One looks like Reggie Hammond. Do I have to tell you which one to listen to? The Dads carefully dissect the not-at-all problematic and hugely influential "buddy" cop comedy from 1982 (featuring the breakout performance from Eddie Murphy), Walter Hill's 48 HOURS.…

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MIDNIGHT RUN 55:13

29d ago55:13

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Sometimes - maybe most of the time? - we don't fully appreciate our Dads until we've had a chance to reflect on them. Their tiny brilliances, their hidden diamond facets behind their seemingly-workaday veneer...these can sometimes go unremarked upon until one day you look up and realize OH SHIT MY DAD IS THE BEST COMEDY OF THE 80S. Am I conflating …

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GOLDFINGER 1:01:21

1M ago1:01:21

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True story: My Dad purchased a bunch of tvs from an electronics store. He was informed that he would receive a discount if he signed up for their in-house credit card. So he (of course) proceeded to do so under a fake name because everyone knows that LAWS DO NOT APPLY TO DADS. When asked for his name for the card he said: "Bond. Fenimore Bond." I t…

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KRAMER VS. KRAMER 1:00:12

1M ago1:00:12

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How rare is it for a movie to serve as a primer on how to both BE and NOT BE a Dad? This film is the "Scared Straight" of Dad movies. Also Ted Kramer is a lousy person who is capable of great things. Or a great person who does a lot of lousy things. Is it any wonder that Dustin Hoffman won an Oscar? Meryl Streep, Jane Alexander, and Justin Henry al…

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THE KING OF KONG: A FISTFUL OF QUARTERS 56:25

2M ago56:25

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Perhaps we don't touch on the dark side of Dads often enough. But ask anyone who's even been, had, or known a Dad and they'll tell you it's there. The obsessiveness, the pettiness, the gatekeeping... it's all there. Perhaps (as this podcast occasionally posits) the real merit of a Dad comes from our ability to recognize and (hopefully) evolve into …

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MAJOR LEAGUE 1:00:14

2M ago1:00:14

1:00:14

Forget the podcast, Ricky. Give 'em the heater. Lotsa Dad types in this one: Corbin Bernsen's asshole Dad, Chelcie Ross' Christian Dad (with a hidden stash of Hustlers), Tom Berenger's seemingly- cool-but-oh-wait-actually-kind-of-sad Dad, and James Gammon's tough love Dad. Plus you got a Sheen (Dads LOVE Sheens!) AND a Haysbert (the voice of Allsta…

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SUPERMAN II (THE RICHARD DONNER CUT) 1:01:51

2M ago1:01:51

1:01:51

Happy Upcoming Father's Day! In honor of the holiday, and in the (very Dad) spirit of making amends for mistakes made years prior, we present this VERY Dad-centric original vision of the 1980 sequel to SUPERMAN: THE MOTION PICTURE. For reasons (see: capitalism), the original theatrical release was credited to Richard Lester after Richard Donner (or…

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THE MALTESE FALCON 55:13

3M ago55:13

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Dads love two things: MacGuffins and culturally irrelevant impressions. This film gives our Dads the chance to enjoy the ur-MacGuffin while dusting off our best Bogey (or even our Peter Lorre!) for the eyerolled "amusement" of our progeny. Also, it's one of the greatest movies ever mad yada yada yada. This week: John Huston's 1941 hard-boiled noir-…

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BLOODSPORT 1:01:14

3M ago1:01:14

1:01:14

Every Dad knows: you gotta take out the trash. What every Dad comes to learn: done correctly, taking out the trash is a vacation. A brief respite from the demands of family interaction, a chance to ever-so-briefly immerse oneself in a larger world. Trash has value: spiritual and emotional value. BLOODSPORT is trash. It is eminently disposable and p…

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BOOGIE NIGHTS 1:02:15

3M ago1:02:15

1:02:15

Discussion of this magnificent film inspired Dad Mike to say: "I'm going full Harrison Butker on The Girthmaster." I can't think of a stronger endorsement to listen to a deep Porn Dad discussion of Paul Thomas Anderson's 1997 masterpiece BOOGIE NIGHTS.

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PLANET OF THE APES 47:19

3M ago47:19

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This may no longer be your Dad's favorite movie, but it's definitely your Dad's favorite Simpsons joke. Take a peek up Charlton Heston's loincloth with us as we explore the whos, wheres, whys, and WHA?s of Franklin Schaffner's 1968 monkeypocalypse PLANET OF THE APES.By Mike Dorval, Tooky Kavanagh, David Rabinow

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OCEAN'S ELEVEN 54:18

3M ago54:18

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Perhaps the most Dad-spirational movie of all time, this movie features beautiful people doing cool stuff in a fantasy city. Every Dad sees himself in a cool suit talking the racket, or tugging on our bucket hats at the track, ready for one big score. But the truth is: most of us are Julia Roberts: blissfully unaware of the danger at the edges of o…

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BULL DURHAM 1:05:38

4M ago1:05:38

1:05:38

Well, I believe in the small of a woman's back... The hanging curveball... high fiber... good scotch. I believe Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone. I believe there ought to be a Constitutional amendment outlawing Astroturf and the designated hitter. I believe in the sweet spot, soft core pornography, opening your presents Christmas morning rather than C…

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THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE FILES OF POLICE SQUAD 54:02

4M ago54:02

54:02

Leslie Neilsen is your dad's favorite actor, and probably his second favorite actor as well. Leslie Neilsen carried a handheld fart sound machine wherever he went. Leslie Neilsen's gravestone reads "Let 'er rip". Leslie Neilsen is the Chuck Norris of Dad humor, except he actually did all the stuff that we celebrate him for. THE NAKED GUN: FROM THE …

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BATMAN 54:34

4M ago54:34

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This movie needs a Dad! But I guess if it had one, it wouldn't really be a Batman, would it? Aren't most Tim Burton movies about missing grown ups in one way or another? He's got some stuff to work through, but then again, don't we all? Bruce Wayne certainly does; so does his counterpart Jack Napier/Joker in this astoundingly awkward mash-up of ide…

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SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE 59:05

4M ago59:05

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Look! Up in the sky! It's our childhood! If you read comics as a kid, you read some Superman. And, love him or hate him, you knew who Superman was, and, secretly, you probably wished the people around you could be a little more like him. Granted, it's easier to have an unbendable moral code if you don't need to eat and nothing can ever hurt you, bu…

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GHOSTBUSTERS 57:35

5M ago57:35

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When you're a dad/ And you want to watch/ A film/ GHOSTBUSTERS! As the Ghostbuniversters expands, we visit Ivan Reitman's ur-text, the 1984 classic that started the whole michegas.By Mike Dorval, Tooky Kavanagh, David Rabinow

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THE MUPPET MOVIE 55:04

5M ago55:04

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Kermit the Frog and Fozzie Bear are the yin/yang of Dad Energy. Kermit: Moral. Respected. The clear leader. Perhaps a tad dorky, but effective. If you saw Kermit wearing cargo pants, you would not be surprised. A collaborator, but with a vision. He is what all Dads aspire to be. Fozzie: Relentlessly mocked, justifiably so. His laughs come from pity…

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WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT 55:50

5M ago55:50

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Dads love cartoons. But you know what Dads really love? Horny cartoons that reference CHINATOWN. Also if you can get every classic Warner Brothers and Disney cartoon character in there as well...Dads eat that s*** up. That's why we're chowing down this week on (IMO) Robert Zemeckis' greatest achievement, 1988's WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT.…

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CATCH ME IF YOU CAN 1:00:56

5M ago1:00:56

1:00:56

We talk a lot of Spielberg here at TDM, because Steven makes a lot of movies both for and about Dads. BRIDGE OF SPIES might be the ultimate "only Dads will watch this movie" movie. Every Dad remembers showing their kid RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK for the first time, probably a few years too soon because WATCH THIS PART WITH THE WHIP! JURASSIC PARK - in…

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AIR FORCE ONE 51:58

6M ago51:58

51:58

We probably shouldn't ask more from our President than competence. Make some laws, keep the trains running on time, and be generally moral. I might be giving away too much, but I generally like the current guy. But you put him next to President Indiana Jones, and yeah, the achievements look a little thin. But to be fair, President Indiana Jones (I …

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ELECTION 55:58

6M ago55:58

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Been thinking a lot this week about MADAME WEB, which (spoiler alert!) isn't a good movie, but seems to double-suffer from the background radiation of institutional misogyny. MADAME WEB isn't your enemy, fellow nerds - it's the (male-dominated) studio that serves it to us, undercooked and leaking on the plate. You know what I didn't understand in 1…

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GHOST 55:24

6M ago55:24

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When your number's up, your number's up. Seems like a real Dad thing to say. But deep in our Dad Hearts, we fear the void. We fear the loss of control, the powerlessness, the inability to care for those we love. Sam Wheat - while not a Dad - is EveryDad. Cue the Righteous Brothers: it's time for Jerry Zucker's 1990 megahit GHOST.…

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THE DEPARTED 1:09:28

6M ago1:09:28

1:09:28

It's hard to make a movie. It's even harder to make a movie that accurately depicts a specific place and set of characters. That said, if you DO make a movie in which you hope to portray a particular place and people, it's perhaps important to get actors who sound like they're from that particular place and time. That said - this movie is extremely…

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ROCKY 1:10:40

6M ago1:10:40

1:10:40

No Dads live forever, but some Dads are eternal. Carl Weathers is the Dad we never deserved but whom we were gifted nonetheless. With the news of his passing, we had to take a loving look at the first chapter of his most identifiable character, Apollo Creed. Let's all celebrate the life and work of Carl Weathers in this deep dive into John G. Avild…

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ENCORE PRESENTATION: THE PRINCESS BRIDE 1:00:04

7M ago1:00:04

1:00:04

Hey Dads: We had some travel-related recording delays this week so we're reposting one of our first forays into the Dadlands. Strong Dad energy in this film - Peter Falk, Rob Reiner, the guy from Dire Straits, the guy who wrote Aunt Dan & Lemon, Andre the freakin' Giant? I mean, this thing practically pulses with Dad Power. Plus more swordfights th…

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MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 55:56

7M ago55:56

55:56

Tom Cruise wants to save your soul. I don't think this is an exaggeration; Ethan Hunt (his M:I alter-ego) believes he can save all the people around him, even when he can't. And Tom Cruise sees your pain, your drudgery, your humdrum lives, every day consisting of an unending string of moments where YOU ARE NOT TOM CRUISE, and therefore, are settlin…

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MY COUSIN VINNY 57:54

7M ago57:54

57:54

All Dads have a fear of losing control. We struggle noisily, seeking affirmation for our efforts to keep the injustices of the world at bay. Yet, sometimes the world places us in a situation from which there is no escape, no recourse, no way to purchase or bludgeon or otherwise wrangle out way out of. This is the Dad Nightmare, from which there is …

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GOOD WILL HUNTING 58:51

7M ago58:51

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It hasn't even been thirty years, and yet so much about this film feels distant and almost irretrievable. Robin Williams and Elliott Smith are sadly gone, as is much of the Southie neighborhood of Boston depicted in this film. Affleck and Damon aren't kids anymore. And yet, if you squint, you can still kind of see today's world peeping through: the…

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GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS 1:00:31

8M ago1:00:31

1:00:31

Another Chicago film classic! After last week's lighthearted romp through the Windy City and environs, the Dads try to close the sale on the film version of David Mamet's 1984 Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Big Dad Energy abounds in this masterclass in machismo, featuring luminaries like Ed Harris, Alan Arkin, Al Pacino, and the incandescent Jack Lem…

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THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE 57:07

8M ago57:07

57:07

HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM THE DADS! This 1972 disaster flick (which takes place on New Year's Eve) has everything: tidal waves, turtle necks, charred corpses, soft rock anthems, and a spectacularly unfunny Leslie Nielsen. It's also got 5 Oscar winners, some pretty amazing practical effects, and is generally acknowledged to be the high point of the "disas…

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MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET 59:15

8M ago59:15

59:15

Yes, Dads, there is a Santa Claus...but is this him? The Dads use this Xmas film to dig deep into subjects as varied as: capitalism, New York real estate, balancing being honest with your kids vs. preserving a sense of wonder, and which was the hornier show - The Munsters or The Addams Family? This is a wide-ranging discussion that spans a number o…

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DIE HARD 1:09:33

8M ago1:09:33

1:09:33

Merry Everything from the Dads! December is all holiday movies, and this is no exception... at least, for most of the Dads. It's the ultimate question of our time: Is DIE HARD a Christmas movie? It's got a tree. It's got a giant teddy bear. And it has real-life Santa Reginald VelJohnson. It also has gifts that endure in the form of career-defining …

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THE GODFATHER PART II 1:17:31

9M ago1:17:31

1:17:31

Just when we thought we were out...they keep pulling us back in! (We know that's from Godfather Part III, please don't write) The Dads dive deep into the one of (as Dad Tooky observed) one of the most "Dad-absent" films pf all time. Join us for a banana daquiri, a slice of cake, a glass of water, and a stiff pour from Francis Ford Coppola's vineyar…

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THE GODFATHER 1:17:39

9M ago1:17:39

1:17:39

Our long national nightmare is over... Finally, the Dads Dad their way into the Daddest movie of all time, a Dad Movie so Dad that another word for "Dad" is in the title. One of the greatest films ever made, it launched/cemented the careers of some of our greatest Hollywood stars AND it gave us the sharpest joke in 2023's Barbie Movie, a legacy tha…

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PLANES, TRAINS, & AUTOMOBILES 51:09

9M ago51:09

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Happy Thanksgiving from the Dads! We hope your holiday travel plans unfold more smoothly than Neal Page's (Steve Martin) and Del Griffith's (John Candy) did in 1987. We hope you spend the holidays in the warm bosom of your friends and family, not hurtling the wrong way down a freeway between two semi trucks, stranded in an airport car rental lot, o…

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THE BLUES BROTHERS 57:41

9M ago57:41

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CRASH! Sorry, I keep trying to type this intro, but- CRASH! -police cars keep- CRASH! CRASH! -they just keep spinning out and crashing into- CRASH! CRASH! BOOM! CRASH! FLIP! CRASH! So many car crashes! So many quotable lines! So many R&B stars! SO MUCH COCAINE! Is it as fun as the old Dads remember? Does it have anything to say to our Millennial Da…

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SHAFT 59:55

10M ago59:55

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Rest in Power, Richard Roundtree. The Dads take this moment to reflect on the crowning achievement of the great actor's cinematic career, one of the definitive Blaxploitation films with an iconic Isaac Hayes soundtrack, and an invaluable visual retrospective of a pre-Giuliani New York. The Mafia? Black Nationalists? Harlem drug kingpins? Our three …

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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN 55:23

10M ago55:23

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM THE DADS! This spooky season, we fill your treat bags with dad jokes from the original horror-comedy-spoof; this film walked so SHAUN OF THE DEAD and THEY CLONED TYRONE could run. But does it play in 2023? Should it be exhumed for a yearly viewing, or should it stay dead and buried? The Dads have thoughts, and this film has Mad…

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ALIEN 57:51

10M ago57:51

57:51

In podcasts, no one can hear you scream. TDM wishes you a happy spooky season with this Dad-fueled dive into a classic film which offers an explanation as to why Dads hate to take a detour when they're driving home: A XENOMORPH LAYS EGGS IN YOUR FACE, THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY. This week, Ridley Scott's 1979 sci-fi horror franchise s…

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TOOTSIE 1:01:43

10M ago1:01:43

1:01:43

What does TOOTSIE have to offer our modern-day dads? The behavior of stars like Dustin Hoffman and Bill Murray have been held up to greater scrutiny in a post-#MeToo world, and rightly so. Our understanding of gender and sexuality has become more nuanced, as has our understanding of the corrosive effect of the patriarchy on our society. Hopefully, …

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BOWFINGER 58:59

10M ago58:59

58:59

What's the greatest Eddie Murphy performance? COMING TO AMERICA? Maybe. 48 HOURS? Ok. DREAMGIRLS? Sure; he was nominated for an Oscar. NORBIT? ... All fine choices (except for NORBIT). But for the true Dad Connoisseur, you can't beat Eddie as action movie hero Kit Ramsey AND Kit's homely brother Jiff in a performance for the ages (alongside America…

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THE FUGITIVE 56:55

11M ago56:55

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Can a "Dad Movie" be a "Dad Movie" without any actual dad characters? YES! Tommy Lee Jones and Harrison Ford display the utmost in dad-bonding: they almost never hang out, they don't know each other all that well, but BY GOD THEY'LL GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR EACH OTHER. Join our dads as they cling for dear life to this unrelenting thrill ride through t…

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WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... 59:42

11M ago59:42

59:42

The Dads dig deep into the ultimate romcom, the movie that makes (in the words of Dad Tooky) "New York look like a scented candle." Geese and ducks and pigs better scurry when they hear our sizzling hot takes on...the likely availability of affordable apartments in New York in the late 70s? Roll down the windows, put your phone on the side, and don…

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CASABLANCA 58:46

11M ago58:46

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"Louie, I think this is the beginning of a beautiful podcast..." "Of all the podcatchers on all the phones in all the world, I downloaded this podcast onto mine..." "We'll always have podcast..." "The problems of three little Dads don't amount to a hill of beans on this crazy podcast..." "Here's listenin' to you, kid." The Dads dive deep into Micha…

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JURASSIC PARK 1:00:43

11M ago1:00:43

1:00:43

You found our next episode! Clever girl! But you didn't say the magic word. (Wayne Knight waves a finger disapprovingly) All the dinos are Dads (until they're not). Sam Neill becomes a Dad! Richard Attenborough is a terrible Granddad! Jeff Goldblum is the ur-Zaddy! And Laura Dern singlehandedly dismantles the patriarchy! This film might win the awa…

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DOUBLE INDEMNITY 55:09

12M ago55:09

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How could we have known that podcasting could sometimes smell like honeysuckle? This week, we're rated noiR as we do a deep dad dive into the soul of mid-WWII America and find things are a little bleak. Join Mike, Tooky, & Dave as we lower the blinds and muck around in the shadows of the human soul in Billy Wilder's 1944 ur-noir DOUBLE INDEMNITY (f…

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