The Dad & Griffin Pod: Recent Episodes
Chris Happ
What it’s like to be an 8 year old, quarantined at home with your family for 2.5 months. This is our journey.
What’s up, Peeps!? The Dad & Griffin pod is back in action for Episode 59. We circled up the wagons and went back to Chicago for a week of R & R. Fan club president Elizabeth hosted the boys for the first pod recording in over a month!! Lots to catch up on. Enjoy!
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What’s up, Peeps?! Unfortunately the grind of summer and real life has taken its toll on the daily podcast production. Nonetheless, the boys are back to review their week and also outline a new schedule for the weeks to come. Hope everyone is doing great!! Enjoy!
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What’s up, Peeps! Dad and Griffin chose sleep over podcast for the second time this week but woke up with plenty of energy to record Saturday morning! Lots of great Swimming In Our Gene Pool follow up, plus the crew opens another incredible gift from a D&GP super fan. Enjoy!
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What's up, Peeps!! Apologies and Clarifications is back as Dad and Griffin come clean about skipping their first podcast in almost 3 months! Nonetheless, Griffin runs through an exciting day of golf. Plus, a new but VERY familiar face turned up as a guest babysitter today. Tons of excitement. Enjoy!
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Happy Tuesday, Peeps! Even with Dad out of town, the pod must go on! The CEO steps in to co-host with Griffin and the marketing director. Enjoy!
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Happy Monday, Peeps! Dad & Griffin recap an exciting weekend of golf and baseball and preview a crazy week ahead. The marketing director joins to discuss her first day of junior golf. Enjoy!
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Happy Friday, Peeps! Dad & Griffin go undercover to bring another episode to the D&GP Nation. Enjoy!
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What's up, Peeps! Happy Thursday. The boys (and Hallie) talk about all the great deliveries to the house lately, including MORE from Gaga and Kitty Devine. Thinking Thursday throws the team for a loop, and dad learns about how to make Desert Pizza. Enjoy!
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Happy Hump Day, Peeps! Dad & Griffin talk about the good behavior incentive program that has been implemented at home - Baxter Bucks. Plus, a new Would You Rather book is delivered and the boys rifle off a few examples for Would-You-Rather Wednesday. Enjoy!
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Happy Tuesday, Peeps! The boys celebrate an incredible feat of quarantine strength: EPISODE 50! Of course, the Marketing Director had to be involved in such a monumental event as well. Dad, Griffin and Hallie run through Apologies and Clarifications for the first time in a while, and also discuss breaking news about the NHL's return to action this summer. Thanks for following along for 50 episodes, peeps. Here's to 50 more! Enjoy!
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Happy Memorial Day, Peeps! The boys recap a huge weekend of family fun that included a ton of golf, a little yard work and the start of a new book. Griffin also wins a big bet on the golf course. Enjoy!
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Happy Friday, peeps! The boys close out a long tired week with some excitement, including a visit from the marketing director, Hallie Happ. Dad surprises both Hallie and Griffin with a present mailed to the pod from Kitty Devine and the Big Whoop! Enjoy!
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Happy Thursday, Peeps! Dad and Griffin come clean about a little sickness that's going around the podcast lab right now...it's not the 'Rona, but something just as concerning: Pod Fatigue-20. Schedules are changing and the boys are considering a new normal. Either way, we are getting to 50 episodes and 2,000 listens one way or another. Both are in our grasp. Oh and Griffin outlines how a play date with a neighbor has launched a new YouTube venture. Enjoy!!
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Happy Hump Day, Peeps! The boys are flying through the last week of “school” and Wednesday proved to be the most exciting so far. Griffin found out for sure who his 3rd grade teacher is and began piecing together where all his buddies landed. Now let’s just hope they can figure out how to resume on time in the fall!!! Enjoy!
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Happy Tuesday, Peeps! Dad & Griffin talk last week of school excitement, including a driveway visit from the now world famous Ms. Bachman. The boys discuss the excitement of finding out who Griffin's 3rd grade teacher will be on Wednesday, and dad goes gloom and doom with his prediction that schools will not be prepared to handle kids and education in person until possibly this time next year. Hold on tight, peeps. Oh, and "mop" jokes are so "in" right now.
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Happy Monday, Peeps! Somehow we've made it to the "last week of school" without any major casualties to report. Dad & Griffin are back after a half-lazy, half-productive weekend...lots of movies and catching up on sleep on Saturday paired with golf practice and yard work on Sunday. Movie reviews dominate the conversation today as Dad finally watched Rise of Skywalker, the kids get addicted to Fuller House and Griffin comes clean about a movie he saw a few clips of on Monday. Enjoy!
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Happy Friday, Peeps!! After a new theme song, incredible participation from the voice message crew and a return to true potty humor, Dad & Griffin wrap up one of the best weeks in D&GP history. To top it all off, the boys celebrated Grandma Chris for her incredible retirement ceremony today and for being the best mom, grandma, and math specialist anybody ever met. Enjoy!
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Happy Thursday, Peeps! With the new theme song fully deployed, the boys are fired up and showing some fresh energy for episode 42. Dad & Griffin share plenty of laughs today while solving two difficult Thinking Thursday math problems from the fan club president. Also, Dad decides to take over State Farm Joke of the Day duties indefinitely. Enjoy!
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Happy Hump Day, Peeps! This show will go down in podcast history as one of our favorites, for sure. The boys talk lemonade pies, dad starts a new podcast and potty humor is finally back. But thanks to two of our most super creative listeners, Aunt Mary Jo and Uncle Phil, the pod will be forever changed for the better. Shout out to Kitty Devine and The Big Whoop!!!!
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Hey, Podcast Fam!! Happy Tuesday! Dad & Griffin are back with episode 40 (!!!) and it's all about turning a negative into a positive. After Aunt Amy's cheesehead gift rattled the boys' cages on Monday, they decide to come up with a list of the top 5 places to wear the new souvenir. Griffin discovers a TV show that's been around since the beginning of time, and cousin Elizabeth brings a couple #AskGriffin scenarios to the table. Enjoy!
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Happy Monday, Peeps! Dad & Griffin are back to start another wacky week on the pod. The boys recap an awesome weekend filled with 27 holes of golf, Mother's Day and another big family birthday. They also execute a live-open of the show's first gift from the D&GP Nation. Aunt Amy really hit the hornet's nest with this one...Enjoy!
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Happy Friday, Peeps! It's a fantastic CEO edition of the Dad & Griffin Pod as the boys celebrate all the CEO's in their lives. Griffin crushes a Fast 5 segment dedicated to his mom, and cousin Elizabeth calls in with an awesome Mother's-Day-themed three-pack of questions. But without a doubt, a special first-time caller absolutely steals the show with a voice message for the ages. Have a great weekend and enjoy!
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Happy Thursday, Peeps! Dad & Griffin recap a solid day by discussing Henry Ford, aka Griffin's favorite non-athlete of all time, and the 2nd grade Zoom call talent show that went down this morning. One of Griffin's classmates calls in with a great question. Dad surprises his co-host with a little plan for the weekend. Enjoy!
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Happy Hump Day, Peeps! Dad & Griffin get us over the hump with some final thoughts on the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, some continuing thoughts on the #AskGriffin segment, and some new thoughts on a movie recommendation from Team Boston. Oh, and potty jokes are back for real. Enjoy!
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What up, Peeps! Happy Cinco de Mayo...or, as my co-host says, Happy 2-Mile Day. Dad & Griffin bring the Marketing Director in for a special pod appearance, plus Apologies and Clarifications is forced back into the rotation after some misinformation surrounding the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award in Episode 34. Enjoy!
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Happy Monday, Peeps! Dad & Griffin are comin' in HOT after a beautiful weekend and it's only proper to celebrate one of the greatest NFL running backs of all time for Episode 34 - Walter Payton. Griffin invents his own joke (allegedly), points out Dad's neck hair issue and doubles down on his stubborn refusal to support the hometown Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. Enjoy!
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What up, Peeps!? Happy Friday! Dad & Griffin cover an array of topics tonight - Everything from junk food to personal hygiene, nightmares to John in Boston. To be honest, this episode almost didn't happen. But the boys powered through the exhaustion and delivered another beauty. Enjoy!
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Happy Thursday, Peeps! Dad & Griffin take the chance to clarify a couple items from the Hump Day show; Griffin drops some knowledge about Tsunamis and Dad shares an all time great video message shout out that his work peeps put together for his birthday. Enjoy!
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Happy Hump Day, Peeps! Dad & Griffin get back to normal after the huge B-day celebration. Would-You-Rather Wednesday gets back to animal questions and Griffin shows off a ton of knowledge about one animal in particular. Dad interrogates Griffin regarding some questionable habits he's noticed during quarantine. Enjoy!
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What's up, podcast fam!? Episode 30 is in the books. Dad celebrates a milestone birthday, Griffin sneaks a surprise segment into the show without prior approval, and the D&GP Nation turns out in droves with voice messages for the show. Enjoy!
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What up, Peeps!? Happy Monday. The boys recap an exciting weekend filled with yard work, bike rides and street hockey. Dad & Griffin prepare for an emotional birthday in the house on Tuesday. Enjoy Episode 29!
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Happy Friday, Peeps! No thousand-listen hangover for for boys today. They start the episode giggling, and end the episode giggling. And there might be a whole bunch of giggling in the middle, too. Dad and Griffin talk some NFL Draft, Griffin's first tour visor and someone new takes the reins on the State Farm Joke(s) of the day. Have a great weekend!
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What up, Dad & Griffin Pod Nation!! The whole fam comes into the podcast lab tonight for a milestone show to celebrate our amazing listeners. We couldn’t have gotten to 1,000 listens without the amazing jokes, the funny stories, the fuzzy math and, of course, the incredible voice messages. Hope we are easing the pain of quarantine and giving people around the world something to smile about on the daily. Happy Thursday! Enjoy!
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Happy Hump Day, Peeps! Griffin shares some fun facts that he's picked up throughout the week about Earth Day and we get to hear three great voice messages from some of our loyal listeners. Don't want to get ahead of ourselves, but it looks like the 1,000-listen milestone is right around the corner! Enjoy!
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What up, Peeps!? Dad & Griffin are one-quarter of the way to 100 shows. Seems like just yesterday the boys were podcast rookies. Episode 25 goes deep into the parental psychology of how Griffin learned to ride a bike as well as the international psychology of the two greatest voice messaging banditos in podcast history: Barry and Crouton. Enjoy!
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Happy Monday, Peeps! Dad & Griffin recap a great weekend, the first two episodes of the new Michael Jordan documentary "The Last Dance" and one major achievement for the 8-year-old co-host. If you stick around until the end, the boys share some goofy outtakes as Griffin impersonates a couple of the show's most loyal callers...Bold strategy, Cotton. Enjoy!
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Oh, boy. Dad & Griffin get their giggles out in Episode 23 as another week comes to an exciting end. The boys get fired up for the season premier of The Last Dance on Sunday by sharing some Michael Jordan fun facts. Friday Special goes off the rails. Potty humor wins again. Have a great weekend, Peeps!
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What's up podcast fam!? Episode 22 is comin' in hot! Lucky for Dad, Griffin was able to take the wheel and do most of the driving today. Dad was sad. Very, very sad. He had a bad day. What a day dad had! But the show will not stop! The boys are about to hit 800 total listens across FOUR countries for heavens sake! Happy Thursday and enjoy!
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Happy Hump Day, Peeps! Episode 21 celebrates cousin Elizabeth’s first day as President of the D&GP fan club and the greatest thing each host saw on Wednesday. Dad & Griffin also wrestle with the possibility that they have completely lost control of the voice message segment. Enjoy!
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What's up, Peeps! Episode 20 is in the books! Dad and Griffin share fun facts about the No. 20 and also welcome their first guest to the pod. There's nobody more deserving of that honor than cousin Elizabeth, who is awarded a new title as President of the Dad & Griffin Pod fan club. Enjoy!
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No case of Monday's here, peeps. Dad & Griffin recap an action packed weekend full of birthday drive-by's, Masters reruns and Easter madness. Also, as promised, the boys drop their riveting Trolls World Tour movie review and announce another twist in the thrilling tale of Hal, Buddy and Hal Jr. Buckle up, Episode 19 is a hoot!
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Griffin takes the reins in Episode 18 and goes NEXT LEVEL discussing what he’s learned from studying Jackie Robinson. He also applies these lessons to next week’s focus on Michael Jordan. Lots of other story lines to keep pace with - Dad & Griffin update the peeps on Hal, Buddy and Hal Jr; Elizabeth calls in with the Friday Special; and Team Boston gets ready to set the new standard for listener interaction. Have a great weekend, podcast fam! Can't wait to catch up again on Monday!
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Episode 17 is in the books! Dad & Griffin bring their trusty red-headed sidekick Hallie Happ into the pod lab to discuss an urgent breaking news story from this afternoon. Also, Apologies and Clarifications is back for a third day in a row. Hope everyone had a great Thursday and we can't wait to meet up again tomorrow!
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What up, podcast fam! In Episode 16 Dad & Griffin recap their first twilight fishing expedition of the year and then cuddle up for a little extra time in the world famous Apologies and Clarifications segment. Gotta dig deep mid-week and give the peeps what they want. Enjoy!
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What's up, Peeps! Dad & Griffin are off to a great start this week trying to fill the temporary void left by the greatest golf tournament in the world: The Masters. Griffin drops a bunch of knowledge in Episode 15...Topics range from Jackie Robinson to what he will have on his Champions Dinner menu at the 2033 Masters Tournament. Enjoy!
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Happy Monday, Peeps! The Dad & Griffin Pod is back for what should have been a riveting week full of Masters coverage and golf talk. Instead, we cover the two owls that have taken up residence in the back yard. Shout out Hal and Buddy. Side note: Dad had to edit in the first two bleeps in podcast history. Enjoy!
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Episode 13 on a Friday? Yikes. The boys wrap up their second full week of podcasting with a Friday Special and another guest appearance by the red-headed Marketing Director. Have a great weekend, Peeps! We'll talk again on Monday.
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Dad & Griffin have some 'splainin' to do a day after they pulled a pretty serious April Fools prank on the Peeps. They attempt to make amends with jokes galore and low-level, borderline insincere, remorse. Happy Thursday!
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Hey everyone. Unfortunately we have more questions than answers at this point, but we will try to keep you updated on Twitter going forward - @dadandgriffin. Thanks for all the support - Dad & Griffin
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No better way to celebrate our first milestone than with a couple of the Dad & Griffin Pod's favorite red heads! Episode 10 is an absolute show-stopper as the CEO finally makes her long awaited D&GP debut. Along with her trusty sidekick, Hallie Happ, Mom takes the pod to new heights. Enjoy the full fam on this one!
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Welcome back, podcast fam! In Episode 9, Dad & Griffin recap a beautiful weekend in KC, the benefits of Zoom birthday parties and some of the important lessons they have learned in the first couple weeks of isolation. Happy Monday!
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As The Dad & Griffin Pod puts a wrap on the first full week of production, a significant threat emerges to the podcast from a very unsuspecting source. Hope everyone has a great weekend and we'll talk again Monday! Don't forget to hit us up on Twitter @DadandGriffin or our new email address - dadandgriffinpod@gmail.com!
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Officially one week into this amazing ride and Dad & Griffin are just hitting their stride. New segments, funny jokes and some continued potty humor. Episode 7, peeps! C'mon!
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On Episode 6, back by popular demand...Apologies and Clarifications! We had a feeling the streak would end at 1 episode. Dad and Griffin are answering voice messages from the peeps, telling more legendary Sissy stories and, as always, trying to fill the hopper with fresh ideas on how to stay occupied during quarantine! Enjoy!
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Day 1 of full KC shutdown is in effect and we are super excited to have this podcast off the ground and at cruising altitude! Today, Dad & Griffin are proud to announce they don't owe any apologies or clarifications to the peeps! How long with the streak last?? Not long, most likely. Enjoy Episode 5!
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It honestly took a ton of discipline to wait until Monday to post the next pod. But we were patient, and the momentum carried over thanks to our amazing listeners. We received a boat load of voice messages over the weekend. In episode 4, Dad & Griffin get into the mail bag and answer some difficult riddles and math problems from the PEEPS!
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Episode 3 is up and running! Dad's editing skills get put to the test as we introduce our first guest ever and also weave in our initial wave of audio messages from our fans! Have a great weekend, peeps! Stay safe and we'll chat again Monday on the Dad & Griffin Pod!
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Episode 2 is in the books! Dad and Griffin review show 1, issue a few apologies and try to solve the Sign Off situation. Enjoy!
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The Dad & Griffin Pod is off and running! We have no clue what we are doing, but promise to keep the peeps entertained. Let us know what you want to hear, interact, ask questions.
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