What a Hell of a Way to Dad

Francis and his ensemble talk about being in your 40s. Previously a podcast about being in your 30s. Parenting, Author interviews, movies and TV shows. We cover it all

What a Hell of a Way to Dad is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 613 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Unveiling the Prophet with Devin O'Shea

  Sep 1, 202654 min

  This week author and fellow St. Louisian Devin O'Shea joins Francis to talk about some local history, specifically the kind done by racist white people. We discuss the long history St. Louis has with the labor movement, our own experiences with the yearly VP Fair, and how to improve upon the offered merchendise the current Veiled Prophet society has to offer Get the book - https://bookshop.org/a/25702/9798888905791 If you want to listen to some more serious discussions and follow Devin on Social media, there's plenty to find on Devin's Linktree - https://linktr.ee/devintoshea Sign up today to get more episodes just like this, and join our weekly livestream - https://hellofawayto.dad/ Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ See our favorite books and explore some of the authors featured on the show - https://bookshop.org/shop/hellofawaytodad BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/whatahellofawaytodad.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/

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  Preview - DadChat: Museum hopping with Roz of WTYP Podcast

  Aug 24, 20266 min

  This is a preview of the bonus content. To hear the whole episode sign up at hellofawayto.dad This week Francis is joined by Roz of the Well There's Your Problem Podcast, a show about engineering disasters with slides. We talk about his motivations to start the podcast, his favorite engineering marvels, and we discover a shared love of weird little museums. Listen to Well There's Your Problem and you'll hear a couple episodes with Francis - https://www.patreon.com/wtyppod/posts/technicals-with-83200235 Follow Roz at - https://bsky.app/profile/donoteat.bsky.social Sign up today to get more episodes just like this, and join our weekly livestream - https://hellofawayto.dad/ Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ See our favorite books and explore some of the authors featured on the show - https://bookshop.org/shop/hellofawaytodad BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/whatahellofawaytodad.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/

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  The Hobbit (1977) with Eric from Soundtracker Podcast

  Aug 17, 202653 min

  Sign up for the patreon at hellofawayto.dad This week on the show Eric joins Francis once again to talk about the Rankin/Bass version of The Hobbit from 1977. The incredible music, animation, and giant dwarf noses, all shown in under 90 minutes. Get more from Eric, including many episodes with Francis at https://www.patreon.com/soundtracker Follow Eric for more movie insights https://x.com/Soundtracker_ https://bsky.app/profile/uwebollocks.bsky.social Sign up today to get more episodes just like this, and join our weekly livestream - https://hellofawayto.dad/ Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ See our favorite books and explore some of the authors featured on the show - https://bookshop.org/shop/hellofawaytodad BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/whatahellofawaytodad.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/

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  Twin Peaks: Season 2 premier -Preview-

  Aug 10, 20268 min

  This is a preview episode. To get the whole episode sign up at https://hellofawayto.dad/ or buy the whole collection and get access to every Twin Peaks episode Jack and Francis are back for Season 2 of Twin Peaks. Who is the giant dream man? How many more people are going to die in this hospital? Does Jack still have his Log Lady costume? None of these questions are answered, but speculation abounds. Join Jack, a die hard Twin Peaks fan and Francis, a guy who has only experienced Twin Peaks through online memes as we dissect the show episode by episode Sign up today to get more episodes just like this, and join our weekly livestream - https://hellofawayto.dad/ Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ See our favorite books and explore some of the authors featured on the show - https://bookshop.org/shop/hellofawaytodad BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/whatahellofawaytodad.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/

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  DadChat: Not now sweetie, daddy's on Zillow

  Aug 3, 202652 min

  This week Francis and Jack talk about their various travels through Wisconsin, Ohio, and a little hole-in-the-wall town called New York City. Sign up today to get more episodes just like this, and join our weekly livestream - https://hellofawayto.dad/ Check out the store, and sign up for our twice a month email updates https://whatahellofawaytodad.com/ See our favorite books and explore some of the authors featured on the show - https://bookshop.org/shop/hellofawaytodad BlueSky - https://bsky.app/profile/whatahellofawaytodad.com Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hellofawaytodad/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hellofawaytodad/

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