We dream about dead guys, and all the daddies in The Mummy [1999], with Neeraja Viswanathan. You can f ind Neeraja on Twitter her…

If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's... well... broken. We talk Grosse Pointe Blank with Chris Getha…

If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's... well... broken. We talk Grosse Pointe Blank with Chris Getha…

This week we talk about our daughter, Dottie, and our other daughter, Dottie’s sister. Join us (and guest Jade Van Kley) for a li…

Well, we got no class and we got no principals. We ain't got no innocence. We can't even think of a word that rhymes. School's ou…

A bride without a head! A wolf without a foot! We laugh and cry and sing and love Howard Ashman (and, of course, Jerry Orbach). W…

American Gangster goes deep on power, racism, organized crime, geopolitics and—of course—dads and we get into all that and more w…

Is Ducky a comedy writer these days? Is Iona the Daddy? What literal genius thought to put Harry Dean Stanton in a teen comedy? W…

We unpack the big feelings that fuel Blue Valentine—which is not Blue Velvet (though it is at once similarly and differently heav…

Inspired by our conversation about The Shining , we talked Kubrickian conspiracy theories and Room 237 with our pal Patrick McGin…

We're taking this week off, but here's a quick hello from Sarah! We'll be back next week! In the meantime you can find us on Twit…

Heartwarming hilarity ensues when a quirky sex-worker helps a corporate raider get over his daddy issues. Join us and special gue…

We discuss all things Rain Man — from the plentitude of dad issues to the many things it got wrong about autism — with journalist…

We take a close look at The Shining — both the Stephen King classic and the Stanley Kubrick classic — and discuss Jack Torrance's…

It is about good dads and bad dads; present dads and absent dads; biological dads and adoptive dads. Join us as we discuss Marvel…

Clarice Starling was a revelation while the portrayal of "Buffalo Bill" became a bane for many trans people coming of age. The im…

A few Halfling hippies assemble an eclectic fellowship and go on the adventure of a lifetime. Dads and daddies abound. We talk Ho…

One time in the 1990s a scary litigator melted the hearts of millions of kids by reminding his daughter that "you divorce wives, …

It's a movie about a big, messy sweetie who can't get out of his own way and all of the folks who suffer as a result. We talk The…

An effervescent dark comedy that addresses the crushing nature of patriarchy while also paying tribute to ABBA on a number of lev…

A bunch of men have competing views on how best to parent their city, though they all agree the task of dadding around is a thank…

We're putting last week's episode of Shootin' the Shit w. Why Are Dads [our Patreon bonus series] over here on the main feed beca…

10 Things I Hate About You is Shakespeare seen through a 90s teen comedy lens and it remains such a treat. Along with special gue…

A group of men have some feelings, don't know what to do with them, and get everyone around them into a big mess. Sound familiar?…