Guys Being Dads

About Guys Being Dads

Guys Being Dads is a podcast about fatherhood, life, and everything that comes with it — told through real conversations, not expert advice. Some weeks it’s just two regular dudes riffing on parenting, marriage, work, friendships, and whatever season of life they’re in. Other weeks, we’ll bring on other dads to share stories, perspectives, and lessons learned along the way. No scripts. No hot takes. No parenting playbook. Just honest conversations from guys figuring it out in real time. Presented by Dad Day; a newsletter and community built by dads, for dads. Two dads. Two different stages. One ongoing conversation.

Publisher

Dad Day

Category

health & fitness · kids & family

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 Dec 2025

Latest episode

16 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   16 Oct 2026

   We Ran a Travel Company for 6 Years. Here's What It Taught Us About Being Dads

   Before Dad Day, Adam Kunes and Ben Petchel ran Have Fun Do Good, an adventure travel company that mixed volunteering with adventure. Now that they're dads, they look back at what that job taught them about fatherhood. This episode covers four things: being always on, learning by getting thrown in, setting the tone when plans fall apart, and how you change lives for better or worse, whether that's a trip guest or your own kid. They also catch up on Hill Yeah (a day of walking up and down a hill in Black Mountain, NC), selling hats at Second Sunday in Charleston, and what Adam has been using lately. Guys Being Dads is for dads who want honest talk about work, family and trying to be better at both. If you've been listening, a review helps a lot. Join us: Dad Day newsletter, Mon/Wed/Fri: dadday.co (https://dadday.co/) Hill Yeah RSVP: dadday.co/hill-yeah (https://dadday.co/hill-yeah) Dad Gear: Coulée SWIRL Mini coffee maker, $99.99: www.couleecoffee.com/products/swirl-mini (https://www.couleecoffee.com/products/swirl-mini)

2. 

   9 Oct 2026

   Dads and AI: Burnout, Boundaries and Raising Kids Who Still Talk to Humans | Ep. 20

   Is AI making dads more productive or just more stressed? On episode 20 of Guys Being Dads, Adam Kunes (founder of Dad Day, dad of three) and Ben Petchel (first-time dad of a five-month-old) talk honestly about how AI is changing work and parenting. Guys Being Dads is a podcast for new dads and dads of young kids. This one is also our first episode on video. We get into why the ideas never stop once you have an AI assistant, and why "done" has to be something you decide for yourself now. We also talk about when you should Google a baby rash versus call your mom, and how to set screen time and AI boundaries before your kids are old enough to need them. Plus Ben's first flight with a baby, robotaxis, the October 60 mile challenge, and the first details on Hill Yeah, our end-of-year Dad Day hike outside Asheville. In this episode 0:00 Episode 20 and why we're finally doing video 2:23 320+ Dad Day newsletters and the reader emails that keep us going 4:50 The October 60 mile challenge in the Dad Day Slack and Strava 6:14 Ben's first flight with a baby (and a rookie boarding mistake) 10:14 AI as dads: more productive or just more stressed? 17:00 The new luxury is putting the phone down 18:18 Kids model our behavior, so who do they ask for help? 22:40 Defining "done" when the work never ends 25:00 Phones, screen time and AI with young kids 29:15 Announcing Hill Yeah, a sunrise to sunset dad hike 31:12 Gear: the Colugo Compact+ travel stroller and Tracksmith running shoes Gear from this episode Colugo Compact+ travel stroller ($199) (https://colugo.com/products/the-compact-stroller-plus) Tracksmith Eliot Ryder max-cushion running shoe ($220) (https://www.tracksmith.com/products/m-tracksmith-eliot-ryder) Join Dad Day Get the Dad Day newsletter (https://www.dadday.co/) Join the Dad Day community (https://www.dadday.co/community) Follow Dad Day on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/itsdadday) Watch Dad Day on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@itsdadday) Enjoying the show? Leave us a rating on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guys-being-dads/id1863756110). It's the single biggest thing that helps other dads find us.

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Fourth Quarter Energy

   We're back. After a September sabbatical, a house full of sick kids, and one very aggressive hand washer, Adam and Ben are recording again with 91 days left in 2026. This one is about owning Q4 instead of letting it own you. Between holidays, kids' sports, a 5-month-old, an 8-month-old, and winter creeping in, the calendar is already full. So how do you get to December 26th feeling like you actually did something for yourself? We talk non-negotiables, breaking out of Groundhog Day, planning ahead for the bad-weather months, and mentally prepping for the holiday stuff you already know is gonna suck. Plus: the Dad Day October 60-mile challenge, a pull-up bar that lives in Adam's office, a Goggins detour, gear we're wearing on repeat, and Adam dropping some hoodie history on Ben in real time. What's in this episode: 00:00 Back in the studio, sick kids, and why dads don't get sick days 02:08 Dad Day updates: Austin moves to spring, more gear videos, the October challenge 04:20 60 miles in a month (and a dumb idea to do it in one day) 05:47 The Bullbar freestanding pull-up bar and Goggins' torn-up hands 07:24 Baby check-ins at 5 months and 8 months 09:48 Today's sponsor: Dude Wipes 12:07 Owning Q4 with 91 days left 16:45 Non-negotiables, Groundhog Day, and planning for winter with a baby 21:04 Prepping for the holiday stuff you know will suck 23:09 One for you, one for your people, one you're building 23:37 Gear: Mugsy Bayside pants, the 4Runner hunt, Luca loafers, the Filson briefcase 28:47 When was the hoodie invented? (Adam knew. Ben did not.) Thanks to Dude Wipes for sponsoring this episode. Stock up during Amazon Prime Days, October 6-7. Get Dude Wipes (https://amzn.to/4yupc5U) Join the October 60-mile challenge. Run, ruck, walk, push a stroller. It all counts. Search "Dad Day Run Club" under Clubs on Strava (free version works). [Strava link] (https://www.strava.com/clubs/1538572/posts/49581599) Stuff we mentioned: Bullbar pull-up bar: bullbarfit.com (https://bullbarfit.com/dad-day) Mugsy Bayside pants (https://mugsyjeans.com/products/slate-blue-twill-drawstring-patch-pocket-pants) Luca Terra Penny Loafer (https://prf.hn/click/camref:1011l4icHZ/pubref:Luca/ar:Loafer/destination:https%3A%2F%2Fhuckberry.com%2Fstore%2Fluca%2Fcategory%2Fp%2F89998-loafer-sneaker-hybrid-with-saddle) at Huckberry Filson Dryden Briefcase (https://bespoke.iln8.net/E0O6eD) Join the free Dad Day Slack. (https://www.dadday.co/pages/community/) Get the newsletter: dadday.co/subscribe Tell us what you're setting out to do before 2027 hits. Reply to the newsletter or find us in the Slack.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

13 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

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