Dad Shorts: Recent Episodes
Zach Holden and Scott Ragsdale
In today's episode, we catch up with Scott and Zach. Find out where they have been and what's in store.
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On this episode we are joined by jack of all trades, Wayne West. We discuss raising children, the joy of grandparenthood, and wrap the episode by discussing our top 5 westerns in 3 categories, pre 90's, post 90's, and nontraditional. Spoiler alert, Solo didn't make the cut.
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On today's episode, we are joined by Jeremiah Smith, who is the Vice President of Brand and Creative for The Chosen TV series. We have a great discussion about The Chosen, parenting foster children, and wrap the episode with a fun TV series draft of pre and post 9/11 TV shows.
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On today's episode, we are joined by host of the Locked on College Basketball and Locked on Tar Heels podcast, Isaac Schade. We have a lively discussion about Christmas music and end the show with an intriguing draft of Christmas music performed by random musical acts.
So much fun, and I'm pretty sure Zach loses again.
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On today's episode, we are joined by Kassandra Lipscomb for another episode of Mom Jeans. We talk about the female perspective on fatherhood and end the show with a game of Christmas Jeopardaddy.
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On today's episode, we're joined by teacher and author, Ethan Beaver. We talk about being a dad and end with a little holiday mad lib cheer. Things definitely get a bit weird.
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On today's episode, we're joined by friend of the show, Jamie Alberts. We discuss parenting, top 3 songs to wake up to, and end by discussing the movies that come to our minds first when given an actor's name. It gets pretty interesting.
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On today's episode, we are rejoined by friend of the show, Ed Barlow. We catch up and discuss how we would fix our least favorite sequels.
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On today's episode, we are reluctantly joined by our wives for our first ever episode of Mom Jeans. We take this opportunity to get the female perspective of parenthood. We end the show with a fun session of the dating game.
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On today's episode, we are once again joined by author, Chris Roberts. We discuss parenting and end by creating an ABC book based on our favorite movie quotes.
Let us know what we missed!
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On today's episode, we are joined by small groups minister for Christ's Church of Oronogo, Josh Clark. Josh is the father of a 13 month old and has a 2nd daughter on the way. We discuss fears, traditions, and eventually talk about cheeseburgers as we celebrate National Cheeseburger Day.
0:00:00-0:02:24 - Intro
0:02:24-0:11:05 - Fun Interview
0:11:05-0:22:07 - Serious Interview
0:22:07-0:30:26 - Burger Topping Draft
0:30:26-0:34:58 - Quick Serve Burger Restaurant Draft
0:34:58-0:35:42 - Outro
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On today's episode, we are joined by friend of the show and children's book author, Izzy B! We discuss emotional landmines and how we navigate these difficult situations. We end the show with a discussion about school movies. We all share our top 5 school movies. Full disclosure... we missed some big ones. Enjoy!
0:00:00-0:13:51 - Catching up with Isaiah0:13:51-0:25:36 - Serious Interview0:25:36-0:43:17 - Top 5 School Movies
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Welcome back to Season 2 of the Dad Shorts Podcast. DSP is a podcast for anyone interested in exploring the deep caverns of dadhood. On today's episode, Scott and Zach catch up and discuss the best sequels (not from a trilogy) of all time!
0:00:00-0:10:32 - Catch up
0:10:32-0:21:36 - Serious Talk
0:21:36-0:35:31 - Best Sequels (not in a trilogy)
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On this episode of short shorts, Scott and Zach identify their all-time NBA starting 5. We're pretty sure this team is the GOAT of NBA teams. We also highlight Ep. 26 of the Dad Shorts Podcast, where we are joined by C. Trent Rosecrans and discuss some all time great sports moments.
Link to Ep. 26 - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5eqGCIlYnL1WqRk33q5pBa?si=hh3574uBT4mMjgvAerkr7w
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On this episode of short shorts, Scott and Zach briefly discuss short shorts and highlight Ep. 8 of the Dad Shorts podcast where we discuss unpopular opinions with Judge Joe Hensley. https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bHbhp1z6WuWyTVTkaflKM
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On today's episode, we are joined by Paul Dehner Jr. Paul is a senior writer and podcast host for The Athletic where he has been covering the NFL and the Cincinnati Bengals since 2009. We get controversial right out of the gate discussing our favorite season. We then move into our interview about fatherhood and wrap up with a Disney Princess Draft. I know what you're thinking, and yes. Elsa would be unstoppable in a tank made of ice crystals!
0:00-5:50 - Intro (Summer is the worst)
5:50-19:23 - Get to know our guest (Paul Dehner Jr.)
19:23-36:05 - The Interview
36:05-52:51 - Disney Princess Draft
52:51-53:47 - Wrap Up
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On today's episode, we are joined by Jason Romano. Jason Romano is the host of an amazing podcast about faith in sports called Sports Spectrum. He is the author of the book The Uniform of Leadership and a former ESPN producer. We had a great time discussing how our faith in Christ impacts our decision-making in parenthood. We end the interview with a series of fun Top 5 Dad Lists. Enjoy!
00:00-18:43 - Get to know the guest (Jason Romano)
18:43-37:56 - The Interview
37:56-54:07 - Top 5 Lists (Dad Edition)
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On today's episode, we're joined by upcoming dad contestant, Flint Spencer. We talk about parenting advice and he tries to successfully navigate another Choose your own Dad-venture. Will he survive, or will he fall victim to random baby foods?
0:00-1:05 - Intro
1:05-12:48 - Get to know our guest (Flint Spencer)
12:48-23:43 - The Interview about Fatherhood
23:43-37:24 - Choose your own Dad-venture I want my Baby back, baby back)
37:24-37:54 - Wrap Up
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On today's episode, we're joined by Ohio State beat writer and Buckeye Talk Podcast host, Doug Lesmerises. We have a great talk about fatherhood and end the show with a draft of our ultimate trip to Disney World.
0:00-3:11 - Intro (What is our favorite Disney movie?)
3:11-13:03 - Get to know our guest (Doug Lesmerises)
13:03-33:53 - The Interview about Fatherhood
33:53-1:02:32 - Ultimate Disney Tips Draft
1:02:32-1:04:45 - Wrap Up
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On today's episode, we are joined by our friend Scott Ensminger. We speak with Scott about what it means to parent in a Godly way. We wrap the episode up with a Western draft. Who is the greatest Western hero? Villain? Overall movie? Stay tuned and see who we choose. Share your thoughts in the comments section!
0:00-9:23 - Meet the Guest (Scott Ensminger)
9:23-19:46 - The Interview about Parenting
19:46-40:38 - Western Draft
40:38-41:48 - Closing Remarks
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On today's episode, we are joined by our friend Keith Zoromski. We discuss the joys of parenthood and which historical figures we'd let babysit our kids.
0:00-1:12 - Opening Banter (Which Disney sidekick is the best?)
1:12-14:42 - Meet the Guest (Keith Zoromski)
14:42-25:06 - The Interview
25:06-37:44 - The Game (Who would you choose?)
37:44-38:56 - Closing Remarks
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Welcome back to part 2 of our interview with Motive Matters consultant, Van Benson.
0:00-1:22 - Opening Banter (Are corndogs burritos?"
1:22-7:26 - Fun Interview
7:26-20:38 - Serious interview about using the Color Code to become more charactered parents.
20:38-32:47 - Creating the Ultimate Yellow Experience
32:47-36:16 - Wrap Up
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On today's episode, we are joined by one-half of the Motive Matters training super duo, Van Benson. Van and his wife Tammy are the owners/operators of Motive Matters. Motive Matters is a leading provider of the Color Code (developed by Dr. Taylor Hartman, Ph. D.),motive-based relationship training. They have trained thousands of people from husbands and wives to employees in corporate workplaces across the country. We talk about parenting through the limitations of our color code and how to support each of our children's unique personalities. We end the episode by color-coding some songs from our Color Code playlist. Enjoy!0:00-8:40 - Get to Know Van Benson8:40-28:56 - Interview about parenting w/ the Color Code28:56-43:17 - Color Code Playlist43:17-44:21 - Wrap Up--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dadshortspodcast/support
On today's episode, we are once again joined by children's book author Chris Roberts. We discuss Dr. Taylor Hartman's Color Code Personality Profiler and how it applies to parenting. We do a brief overview of each color and end by color-coding famous pop culture dads. I bet you can't guess what color Darth Vader turns out to be!
https://www.colorcode.com/choose_personality_test/
0:00-9:00 - Catching up with Chris
9:00-35:10 - Interview about the Color Code and how personality tests can assist us in parenting.
35:10-48:38 - Funtivity: We attempt to color code famous TV and Movie Dads
48:48-49:18 - Bonus Banter
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On today's episode, Scott and Zach discuss what happens when our perfect roadtrip plans go south. How do we recover? We also build our Sweet 16 bracket for our Mortal Kombat Madness. "There can be only one!"
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On today's episode, we are joined by our friend, Jamie Alberts. We talk about the action-packed adventure of parenting and select our sweet sixteen action heroes in our March Madness search for the ultimate action hero!
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On today's episode, we are joined by long time friend of the show, Time Head. We discuss fatherhood and review different dad stereotype starter kits. Things get a little personal for some of us... Enjoy!
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On today's episode, we are joined by the famed assistant superintendent of schools, Matt Huntley. Naturally, our topic of conversation is artificial intelligence. As such, we also invited friend of the show, ChatDAD (formerly ChatGPT). With Matt and ChatDAD, we discuss what it means to be a dad and end with an interesting discussion over which form of AI we would most like or least like to have as our robotic overlords.
On today's episode, we are joined by aerospace engineer and Dad Shorts superfan, Aaron Gage. Aaron shares some great insights on homeschooling and spending time with the boys. We wrap up the show with our first episode of Jeopardaddy. Enjoy!
On today's episode, we are joined by fellow dad, Ryan Meredith. We discuss the perks of homeschooling and foster care. We end the episode with a game of survival where Ryan is given random scenarios and one random item he is able to use to overcome the survival scenario. I learned a lot today...
On today's episode, we are joined by C. Trent Rosecrans, a senior writer for The Athletic covering the Cincinnati Reds. We discuss everything from being a parent while on the road as well as the biggest events in sports history we wish we could have witnessed firsthand. We take our Tardis and revisit some amazing events in history.
On today's episode, we're joined by our good friend Steve Hildreth. Steve talks about the joys and challenges of being a step-dad. We end the episode by drafting our Ultimate Superbowl Experience!
On today's episode, we are joined by perspective dad, Logan Sperry. After a brief interview, we put him through the paces of dad-dom in an adventurous tale of wit and whimsy where only random baby food tasting can respawn his character. It was great fun. Hope you enjoy!
New year, new ridiculous discussion. On today's episode, we are joined by long time listener, first time guest, Grant Deardorff. We discuss everything from why we shouldn't ask about dad outfits to what movies desperately need a reboot. Enjoy!
On today's episode, we are joined by our friend Shane Munn. We discuss sports, parenting, and wrap the episode with some of our favorite and least favorite things happening during the Christmas season. Enjoy!
On today's episode, we are joined by Oklahoma's favorite son, Nathan Copher. Join us as we discuss the finer points of the holiday season. We wrap the episode up with a bow as we play White Elephant Price is Right. Enjoy!
On today's episode, we are once again joined by Chad Ragsdale. We discuss what's new and some of our kids' pet peeves. We round out the episode with a celebration of Festivus by sharing some thank you notes. Enjoy!
On today's episode, we are joined by the host of Locked On Tar Heels, Isaac Schade. We discuss balancing parenthood with work and passion projects. We end the episode with a Thanksgiving Feast draft... that Zach will inevitably lose.
On today's episode, we are joined by local legend Elijah Dally. We discuss how music has shaped our lives and wrap the episode off with a top 5 list of "Desperado" songs. These are songs that we cannot turn off once they begin... We're excited to hear your "Desperado" songs!
On today's episode, we are joined by local entrepreneur, teacher, councilman, etc, Ed Barlow. We discuss everything from prioritizing your time and co-parenting to raising girls. We wrap the episode up with some epic 90's Superfights! Enjoy... #feenyforthewin
On today's episode, we are joined by our friend and ambassador of goodwill, Kyle Fewin. We discuss the best of the best in the realm of scary movies and hand out our "Ahhh!-scars", our take on horror movie awards. Hopefully, you submitted a ballot to see if you can guess our winners!
On today's episode, we are joined by local celebrity of the banking world, Jared Dickey! We discuss scary movies and some hot takes on what kind of sandwich we think Chucky would be. Things get real cerebral, real quick.
On today's episode, we're joined once again by Alex Benbow to discuss how to prioritize your marriage while parenting. We draw on Alex's expertise in romance movies to create a Romance Movie Award ballot. Please vote for your favorites!
On today's episode, we're joined by 5th grade teacher, Jamie Alberts. We discuss what it is like to be an empty next college dad and some of the best and worst parts of Halloween.
On today's episode, it's just the two of us! Zach and Scott take a break from interviewing guests to reconnect as cohosts of your favorite podcast. We try out some new interview questions on each other and talk about some of our favorite things. Also, Zach low-key judges Scott's last meal.
On today's episode, we are joined by local real estate agent, Kalen Hubbard. We discuss the challenges involved in parenting daughters and end by discussing the character traits and attributes of some of the people we would be comfortable with our daughters dating.
DISCLAIMER: The audio from the first third of the show is pretty rough due to some technical difficulties. To borrow from Monty Python, "it got bettah".
On today's mega episode (more of a Dad Karate Pants-length episode), we welcome Mark Christian, senior minister at Christ's Church of Oronogo. We discuss parenting in the spotlight, becoming a grandparent, and end by drafting our all-time great fantasy football teams. As always, our draft has a bit of a twist, much to the chagrin of our friend Zach.
On today's episode, we are joined by Judge Joe Hensley. We discuss how to raise critical thinkers and wrap the episode up with a bow by sharing some of our unpopular opinions. You are welcome to disagree with us, but you're probably wrong.
On today's episode, we welcome the 2nd person in his family to earn a doctorate, Chad Ragsdale. Chad is the Academic Dean at Ozark Christian College and cohost of the Every Thought Captive podcast. We discuss being part of your children's dating experience... and fantasy football. They definitely go together like Denver and Russel Wilson.
On today's episode, we're joined by local teacher and foster parent, Brock Compton. We discuss some of the challenges of being a black dad in southwest Missouri and some ways we can support new foster parents. During the last half of the episode, we draft the best fantasy football draft day menus. Visit our Facebook page and vote for your favorite draft day menu!
"The Danger of a Single Story" - TED Talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Ihs241zeg
On this episode of Dad Shorts, we welcome the author of Koen Munjunder and the King of Lightning and Thunder, Chris Roberts. We discuss being a dad and end with a few rounds of "most likely, least likely" with some of our favorite book characters.
Check out Chris' author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Chris-Roberts/e/B08LDXR3LQ?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_10&qid=1661133512&sr=8-10
On this episode of Dad Shorts, we welcome special education teacher, Tim Head. We discuss our top 5 TV dads. Each of us takes a slightly different approach to our top 5 dads, but they all have the same thing in common... they all had children. From there, all bets are off.
On this episode of Dad Shorts, we welcome acclaimed children's book author/illustrator, and fellow podcast host, Izzy B. We talk about tissuegloos and build the best team to save Alderaan from all Star Wars canon. This episode probably won't make the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs, but it will definitely be a fun ride.
In today's episode, we welcome Alex Benbow to the show. We talk about vasectomies and board games. We said we'd cover a variety of topics!
On this episode of Dad Shorts, we meet our hosts Zach and Scott who discuss what the podcast is and some of the topics that will be covered moving forward.