https://thedadshow.netlify.app A real dad raising real kids — figuring it all out one episode at a time. The Dad Show was born from a love of fatherhood and a belief that dads deserve a space to laugh, learn, and connect. Whether chatting with other dads or sharing what's working (and what hilariously isn't), every episode is made with heart. en-us The Dad Show The Dad Show peter_niessen@yahoo.com https://thedadshow.netlify.app/show_cover.jpg https://thedadshow.netlify.app no Mom departs for 48 hours at the Ritz-Carlton; Dad assumes command of the home front. Bonus screen time, delivery pizza, a 6 a.m. cat tribunal, a bike convoy to the farmer's market, a 4-H fair with actual owls, a tug-of-war, a big sister quietly being great, and pancakes before the clock runs out. The Summer 2026 finale. thedadshow-ep33 Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:44:27 +0000 33 Flying Solo 12:33 no Year fifteen of the great family migration to Bar Harbor: lazy mornings, a 75-night bike streak, a thirty-minute paddleboard prodigy, Zosa's Island, a five-minute international incident at the Canadian border, and lobster in every known form. thedadshow-ep32 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:00:09 +0000 32 The Lobster-A-Thon 18:01 no A hard one: saying goodbye to Zosa. Days of watching a silent AirTag, an answer that came from a stranger's kindness, and how the family walked the kids through their first big loss. thedadshow-ep31 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 03:32:15 +0000 31 The Last Great Cat Search 12:22 no The big-girl bed arrives (free, off the town's secret bed conveyor), so the old bunk bed — bought new from IKEA four years ago, now wearing 200 cat stickers and 100 stuffed animals — has to come out: 12 tools, 4 hours, one vanishing allen wrench, a room-sized sliding puzzle, and an archaeological dig back to 2022. thedadshow-ep30 Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:43:58 +0000 30 BÜNKBÄDD 10:54 no Zosa the youngest cat leaves after breakfast and comes home after everyone's bedtime — so the family AirTags her, discovers her aliases and her dinner circuit, and mounts a full neighborhood quest following the dot. thedadshow-ep29 Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:14:09 +0000 29 The Missing Cat Quest 8:45 no The whole town shows up for Old Home Day — church pancakes, a parade everyone's in, a retired champion pet-show chicken — and Pete's son defends his cake walk title and goes home with a giant snake cake. thedadshow-ep28 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:22:22 +0000 28 Old Home Day 8:29 no A 10-year-old learns to ride a bike, immediately rides ten miles, then launches a lemonade-and-egg empire — $100 in two hours. Dave does the math. thedadshow-ep27 Tue, 14 Jul 2026 04:01:45 +0000 27 The Hundred-Dollar Summer 4:42 no Mother's Day anxiety for dads — the pressure to make it perfect, the kids' "help" that makes everything harder, and somehow pulling it together. thedadshow-ep26 Wed, 27 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 26 The Longest Sunday 5:05 no Spring Break at Hershey Park — one kid refuses every roller coaster, gets talked onto one, hates it, then immediately wants to go again. thedadshow-ep25 Wed, 20 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 25 The Coaster Convert 3:34 no Dad's daughter hosts a sleepover with two 10-year-old friends. Giggling until 2am, snack raids, and the dad trying to hold it all together. thedadshow-ep24 Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 24 Nobody Slept 6:30 no The family cat Z2 (zee-too) wants nothing to do with the two new kittens — until he slowly, reluctantly caves. thedadshow-ep23 Wed, 06 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 23 Z2's Big Problem 6:20 no Spring break in DC goes sideways when an eight-year-old vanishes into the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum — and resurfaces mid-tour with a school group from Ohio. thedadshow-ep22 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 22 Lost in Space (Kind Of) 3:09 no Assembling furniture at midnight, the art of the dad voice, and other superpowers nobody tells you about. thedadshow-ep21 Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 21 The Dad Skill Set 2:54 no Relay race meltdowns, wrong-direction sprints, and the dad who got more competitive than the kids. thedadshow-ep20 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 20 Sports Day Disasters 2:52 no The epic battle over tablets, timers, and kids who somehow always have five more minutes left. thedadshow-ep19 Wed, 08 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 19 The Screen Time Wars 2:55 no Dad cooking disasters, mystery ingredients, and why "helping" in the kitchen always triples the mess. thedadshow-ep18 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 18 Kitchen Catastrophes 2:48 no Road trip survival stories — snack negotiations, backseat treaties, and the moment silence becomes suspicious. thedadshow-ep17 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 17 Are We There Yet 2:46 no Science projects revealed at drop-off, picture-day outfit crises, and a volcano that erupted in traffic. thedadshow-ep16 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 16 Back to School Chaos 2:59 no Real dad product reviews: bubble blizzards, ceiling stars, and why the $3 foam sword beats everything. thedadshow-ep15 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 15 Stuff We Bought So You Don't Have To 4:11 no The parenting manual nobody gave you — snack logistics, kid lawyers, and what actually counts as a win. thedadshow-ep14 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000 14 So Nobody Told Us 3:58 no Biscuit the counter-knocking cat, a homework-eating legend, and the TV-blocking tabby who chose chaos. thedadshow-ep13 Wed, 25 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 13 The Cat Chronicles 3:29 no Two dads trade their most unbelievable kid stories — a kite that flew with the kid and a boy who gave himself a personal day. thedadshow-ep12 Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0000 12 You Can't Make This Stuff Up 3:44 no