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The Real Dad Podcast

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Welcome to "The Real Dad Podcast," the hilarious and heartfelt podcast that dives into the ups and downs of fatherhood. Join HGTV Personalities Dave Kenny and Joey Fletchler, alongside their two best friends, Brian and Mark, as they share their candid and vulnerable experiences as dads.
Each week, these four fathers cover a wide range of "Dad" related topics, from the joys of watching your child grow up to the challenges of balancing work and family life. With their unique blend of humor and authenticity, Dave, Joey, Brian, and Mark provide a refreshing perspective on what it means to be a dad in today's world.
Tune in for the laughs, stay for the heartfelt conversations about the struggles and triumphs of parenting. Whether you're a seasoned dad or a soon-to-be father, "The Real Dad Podcast" is the perfect place to connect with other dads and get the support you need.
Join us on this journey of fatherhood, and subscribe to "The Real Dad Podcast" today!
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Episodes

Who calls you Daddy?

What happens to kids every day between 5-8pm? No really, that time hits and next thing you know you're ploppin' down on the couch at 9 o'clock, stretched to the limit, and not quite sure what just happened. This episode is all about sleep. Routines with your kids, your partner(s), and an unexpectedly spicy turn into how you communicate with your partner in the bedroom.

Jan 31, 202356 minEp. 50

The Story of one Dad's Vasectomy

One man, one hair clip, and one man's journey through a life-changing procedure. Was Mark's vasectomy experience as great a story as we all imagined it would be? Tune in to find out.

Jan 17, 20231 hr 9 minEp. 49

Keeping Kids on their Best Behaviour, just like Dad

Is It possible to keep your kids out of trouble? Do you even want them to stay all the way out of trouble? And how do you keep the lines of communication open when they try something you may not recommend?

Jan 12, 202352 minEp. 48

Giving Back: What drives you to give?

Sometimes all we need is that “heart feeling” to push us in the right direction. Where to direct our time and energy, and even our finances. Do you wait for the opportunity? Or do you create it?

Dec 15, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 47

Christmas Traditions and Understanding Me

Tis the season! What are your Christmas traditions? Is it something you celebrate? In the second half Joey let’s us into his very new therapy journey and what he’s learning right off the hop.

Dec 02, 20221 hr 14 minEp. 46

Relationship with Failure

First off this episode starts with a BIG congratulations to Mark and the successful release of his new Children's Book "Princess Peonie". Super proud of this dude. Somewhere along the line we get into the topic of failure. This topic comes up every frequently but this time in regards to what our personal relationship is with the word.

Nov 24, 20221 hr 6 minEp. 45

Find Your People

With Movember upon us, we take some time to talk about how we're doing, struggles we may be having, and the things we can do to help get us through difficult seasons in our lives.

Nov 09, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 44

How To Do Kids Birthdays Right

October is a big month in the Kenney household. Dave shares his and his wife's tips on how to get through the busy birthday season in one piece... mostly.

Oct 31, 202227 minEp. 43

Vasectomy Guide (Part 2)

Back to find out how Joey made out? If you haven’t been scared away by this point, you’ll really enjoy Part 2.

Oct 20, 202248 minEp. 42

Vasectomy Guide (Part 1)

Let's make this perfectly clear, there's a whole lot of conversation about male genitalia in this episode. The four of us, plus our #1 listener Brent Walker, have reached a point in our lives where the vasectomy conversation has become about as common as talking about the latest devastating Toronto (enter team here) loss. Some have had the procedure already and felt it was extremely important to share their experience so others looking into the procedure will have a better understanding of what ...

Oct 12, 202255 minEp. 41

It's not a Vacation

Have you had the pleasure of travelling with young children? All we'll say is, think long and hard about how badly you want to go on this trip, and set your expectations real low. One more thing, visit us on instagram, @brolawsrus and tell us who your favourite TV dad is.

Oct 03, 202240 minEp. 40

Dads Aren't Babysitters

How do you and your partner team up as parents? Do your kids change their behaviour depending on which parent is home? Are you the Dad that throws schedule and routine out the window when you're solo parenting, or do you try to step into the role of the Primary caregiver? Can we all just agree that raising kids is hard?

Sep 19, 202251 minEp. 39

Back with a New Perspective

That was quite the summer. Mark has finally returned to us and has some wisdom to share about his experience.

Sep 12, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 38

FOMO Information

We didn't enjoy it, but we recorded this episode without our guy Mark. Naturally, this brought up some discussion about the fear of missing out (FOMO) As an adult, is this still a thing for you? Let us know if it's something you struggle with and how you deal with it.

May 03, 202243 minEp. 37

The Man Cold Card

We all get it. We've all been there. How do you handle the cold? And if you have a partner, how has their support for this very difficult time changed if you now have children?

Apr 21, 202244 minEp. 36

What is "Enough"?

We like to talk a lot about the importance of self talk/personal affirmation. We encourage people to tell themselves that they are "enough", but what do this actually mean? What does being enough mean to you?

Mar 22, 202229 minEp. 35

Personal Health Formula w/ Dr. Eric Brown

We thought it was time to call in an expert to talk about what healthy eating actually looks like. We discuss some common misconceptions about what is healthy, what isn't healthy, and how to figure out what is best for you.

Mar 15, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 34

Covid Strikes

2022 is off to a pretty crazy start for the BroLaws. We collectively avoided Covid for over 2 years, but we were finally hit. Joey takes us through their experience.

Mar 08, 202230 minEp. 33

Tattletale Betrayal

It's the truth you want to know, but is it worth the loss of trust from one child to another? How to handle the tattletale, and handle tough/awkward questions from our kids.

Mar 02, 20221 hr 5 minEp. 32

Confusion Convoy

Is it possible to find middle ground anymore? We seem to be moving from one polarized issue to the next these days. How do we talk about it?

Mar 01, 20221 hr 5 minEp. 31

Markarita Christmas #2

A fun new tradition has started. Every year we gather for our BroLaws Christmas party with whoever is part of the crew at the time and record an episode during the festivities. The first one was a bit of a gong show. Tune in to see how it all went this year.

Feb 16, 202243 minEp. 28

NFT's Please

NFT's are very new to us, and so is Cryptocurrency. What are they? And does any of it really matter? Or is it only a matter of time before the world is uninhabitable? We'd recommend staying away from Youtube if you don't want to know the answer.

Feb 08, 202239 minEp. 30

The Health Challenge

It's a new year! What could be more cliche than starting off the year with a new health plan? Nothing! And who loves a good cliche? We do! Come find out why we're calling it our "health challenge" and how we plan to go about it without becoming yet another cliche.

Feb 01, 202259 minEp. 29

2021 in Review

Let's celebrate our successes, discuss our hardships and have a good laugh as we discuss what we've been through as a company this year and what's to come.

Jan 06, 202249 minEp. 27

This is a Safe Place

The four of us grew up in a time where sharing how you're feeling emotionally, mentally, and physically wasn't really encouraged to say the least. Here we discuss a little bit about how we were brought up, what we're struggling with, and how we would like to change the conversation going forward

Nov 03, 202145 minEp. 26

A Love For Sports and Raising Future Stars

Just having a little fun this episode talking about our love for Golf and pretty much every sport. At some point we steer the conversation to parenting and what we look forward to with our own kids getting into sports.

Oct 13, 202152 minEp. 25

We're Not Who We Used to Be

As the years go by, so much about our lives is changing. Whether it's our bodies, our beliefs, or our relationships, all of these things can change drastically over time through struggle, or simply learning more about the world and ourselves. Learn about how these changes are impacting our lives in this episode.

Oct 05, 202155 minEp. 24

BrOlympians in Training

As our good friend Brent Walker would say, “you gotta take care of the temple”. So, we did it. We put a gym in the shop and the training begins. BrOlympics here we come.

Aug 19, 202148 minEp. 23

This Canada Day was Different

It was the day before Canada Day, and information about Residential Schools in Canada had resurfaced in the weeks prior, so we got together to discuss it all. We are no experts on the subject, but to us, it's important to be honest about what we don't know, talk about what we're learning, and talk about what we think our personal responsibilities are.

Aug 04, 20211 hr 1 minEp. 22

Bad Dad Moments

In an effort to keep things 100, the guys break down some of the many ways they fall short as parents.

Jun 22, 202150 minEp. 21
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