Are You There Pod? It's Me, Dad isn't a parenting podcast. It's more like a diary about becoming a parent...in real time. Every week host Alex Ward recaps the previous week's adventures in raising a new human. Along the way he calls up his fellow freshly-babied friends to swap stories & discoveries, all in hopes of keeping an intimate record that his future kid will surely not care about.
Host Alex reflects on the past year of parenting, sharing insights on international travel and Maisie's growth in this personal update episode.
6 Apr 2025
14: Just When I Thought I Was Out They Pull Me Back In
Alex checks in at the 10 month mark, when crawling and yelling have come into the picture. Then he calls up his friend Quinn to help answer a listener question about having a baby when a toddler is already in the house.
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15 Feb 2025
13: The Activated Baby
Alex checks in at the 8.5 month mark, when watching the baby means you REALLY gotta watch. Plus, a trip report to Virginia, a layover from hell, and listener voicemails.
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3 Dec 2024
12: Regression & Progression
Alex calls Peter to discuss practical advice on parenting, from flying with a baby to cultivating happiness, in this honest and humorous milestone episode.
2 Oct 2024
11: Good Weeks
Alex catches up from a long recording gap with tales from a solo week, ups and downs of development, and the sounds of laughter.
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23 Aug 2024
10: Bad Day
Maisie has a bad day. Alex answers some listener voicemails.
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13 Aug 2024
9: The Mom Episode
Alex recaps the first overnight trip with Maisie, followed by the first solo day & night.
Then he's joined by his mom to discuss parenthood, becoming a grandparent, and peruse her journal she kept while raising two boys.
Have a question, story, thought, or insight for the show? Call our voicemail line at (503) 893-2055.
23 Jul 2024
8: The Best Friend Bunny + Listener Voicemails
Alex flies solo this week and cracks open the first voicemail inbox of the series. We transition from SmileWatch to LaughListen, find some answers for Peter's questions, and review the morning watch history.
Have a question, comment, story, or late-night thought for the show? Call our voicemail line at (503) 893-2055.
15 Jul 2024
7: Nice Little Saturday
Alex and the family have a nice little Saturday out and about. Scenes of sweetness and sorrow abound.
Then he calls up Jordan to talk about night feeding, navigating alone time, and the baby clothing racket.
7 Jul 2024
6: The Dad Merit Badge
This week Alex reviews the 4th of July weekend, shares some dad wins, and debuts SmileWatch.
Then he calls up Peter to discuss a great idea: dad merit badges.
Want to get in touch with the show and leave thoughts/questions/answers? Call our voicemail line at (503) 893-2055
24 Jun 2024
5: The Witching Hour Has Arrived
Alex discovers Maisie's witching hour, watches the wrong movie, has a check-in on Queen Walter the cat, and welcomes newest dad Sean to the show to talk about their crazy labor & delivery experience.
14 Jun 2024
4: A Campfire In An Airplane
This week things get weird, Alex tries too many analogies, and we welcome newest dad Christopher onto the show.
7 Jun 2024
3: Eat. Poop. Sleep. Repeat.
Alex finds a routine in juggling the same three balls over and over and over again. Except that every night is also The Purge.
31 May 2024
2: Ignorance & Deliverance
Alex becomes an actual dad this week. Whoa.
He starts by covering what the day-of was like before calling up his friend Jordan to compare notes on everything they didn't know about birth & delivery.
24 May 2024
1: Pre-Labor Labor
In the premier episode, Alex sits down to collect his thoughts hours before heading into the hospital with his wife to begin the induction process.
He also calls up his friend Peter to check in after his daughter was born just six days earlier.
21 May 2024
Welcome to 'Are You There Pod? It's Me, Dad'
Welcome to Are You There Pod? It's Me, Dad. This isn't a parenting podcast. It's more like a diary about becoming a parent...in real time. Every week host Alex Ward recaps the previous week's adventures in raising a new human. Along the way he calls up his fellow freshly-babied friends to swap stories & discoveries, all in hopes of keeping an intimate record that his future kid will surely not care about.
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Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
21 ratings
Spotify
5.0 / 5
14 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100
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Quality
7
Social presence
0
YouTube
0
Engagement
51
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