Episodes
On this episode, Evan realizes pool time is a great time to focus on your family, partly because it would be weird if he had his phone in the YMCA pool. Also Kevin encourages his daughter to be a little too competitive in baseball while Evan leaves his wife hanging in a parking lot.
Published 05/14/24
Kevin is experiencing his first time working long hours away from his kids. Meanwhile Evan has a DIY go wrong while Kevin doesn't pick up the signals his kid is dropping. It can be hard to be a kid...and a parent!
Published 05/07/24
Kevin took a long roadtrip to a city he doesn't love the way he used to. Meanwhile, Evan opens up about working on blowing his fuse too quickly and Kevin struggles to get his kids out of school early.
Published 04/30/24
Evan is slowly handing over his yard over to the animal kingdom, while Kevin continues his attempt to get his kids to love baseball by making them play in the rain. Also, Evan finds out the key to a good yard is through your wallet.
Published 04/23/24
It's Baseball Season and both of the Dumb Dads are on the field. Kevin gets his first view of feral sports parents, while Evan's just happy to play catch with. Also Kevin has to pitch a full game in front of people having never played baseball. Don't worry, he only hit one kid.
Published 04/16/24
Spring has sprung while Evan's nose has sprung a leak. Plus, Evan and his family are starting a wildlife preserve in their backyard complete with squirrel picnic tables. Meanwhile Kevin shares his medical expertise and Evan fails at trash duties.
Published 04/09/24
It's Spring Break and both dads are off on family adventures, Kevin to the exotic pool...at his parent's house and Evan to a fun family-friendly resort...down the street. In this week's Dumb Dad's Moments, Evan accidentally on purpose orders three pairs of sneakers to various locations. Meanwhile Kevin, the PTA president, gets crowned Easter Bunny at his kid's school, which leads to him getting hazed by a bunch of 4th graders.
Published 04/02/24
Evan wonders aloud how wrong he was for parking illegally, BUT he's been doing it for years. Also, Kevin freaks his kid out before a test and Evan gets way more involved in a school project than he meant to.
Published 03/26/24
Daylight Savings Time happened and we're all still recovering or we're just regular tired. Kevin doesn't want to pay for fun and Evan deals with a meltdown in a parking lot. Also, Kevin's up all night with his coughing child while Evan forgets to do anything to prepare for Daylight Savings, but honestly, would it have mattered?
(Producer Note: It was 3:30 am.)
Published 03/19/24
Evan's mom has knee surgery and it makes him consider his own rapidly aging body. Kevin is slowly losing his Dad abilities as his wife stays home for a bit and steals his gig. Meanwhile, Evan almost sets his house ablaze. I mean, he says it wasn't dangerous, but who's really to say?
Published 03/12/24
It's Book Fair week. Kevin mans the Book Fair all week and it reminds him of bartending, while Evan gets kicks from kicking kids out. Also, Evan's behind on Nintendo technology, but Kevin's so in on video games, he neglects to make his kids dinner.
Published 03/05/24
Evan's wife goes on a cruise and leaves him to solo parent for the weekend. Meanwhile, Kevin ends his daughter's fun for no reason and Evan has a simple DIY go terribly wrong.
Published 02/27/24
Leaving a cruise ship is called disembarking. (Written without comment.) Just when the dummies think they have this parenting thing down, Evan realizes he doesn't cut his kids nails and Kevin doesn't enforce big times. Also Kevin has to make a rainforest diorama for school, I mean his daughter does, but you get it. And apparently "dioramas aren't what they used to be," says Kevin.
Published 02/20/24
Los Angeles is getting heavy rains and Evan thinks kids should go to school in the rain no matter what because he's from Seattle. Meanwhile, Kevin drags his kids to school without making eye contact. It's been 100 days of school in Los Angeles, kids are dressing up like old people and Kevin misses a big homework assignment, but homework doesn't matter anyway.
Published 02/13/24
We're 1 month into the year and Kevin's new healthy regimen has him feeling...old. Evan bribes his kid with candy, which turns into a toy. And Kevin, as PTA President, almost ruins his School Movie Night.
Published 02/06/24
Evan is a mess from his move and trying to balance getting his kids to school and moving into a new house. Meanwhile, Kevin tries to set boundaries with his kids 4 years too late.
Published 01/30/24
Evan is packing and moving and building things and he just wants to rest. Meanwhile Kevin takes a trip to visit his parents and his 4-year-old does not...want to rest. Evan has a Dumb Dad moment filming a Dumb Dad video while Kevin has a multi-generational Dumb Dad moment that costs him a pair of gloves.
Published 01/23/24
The kids are back in school and the dads are relieved. Kevin's house is losing and finding water bottles faster than it takes Evan to install a thermostat. Also did you know, Kevin opened the Times Square location of Dave and Busters? Plus, Evan rants about stackable appliances, which feels very on brand.
Published 01/16/24
Happy New Year, Dummies! The Dumb Dads do a holiday recap - covid and moving and crying, oh my! Kevin gives a wall update, Evan lets his kids zombie out on screens and Kevin uses the Dad voice, on Christmas Day! We hope you all have had a wonderful start to 2024. We're back!
Published 01/09/24
WARNING: There is some talk of a tiny sprite who fixates on your children's dental work in this episode, please be advised if littles are listening. Happy New Year! On another mailbag addition of the Dumb Dad Podcast, we read listener submissions, because YOU'RE a dumb dad. We'll be back next week to discuss all of our holiday fails!
Published 01/02/24
We hope everyone is having the happiest, merrriest, dumbest of holidays. Here's something to make you feel better about any mistakes you made this holiday season, because YOU'RE a dumb dad.
Published 12/26/23
Evan goes to his kid's school holiday concert and Kevin fails at ordering McDonalds. Meanwhile, the Dumb Dads fail their own fantasy league and Kevin knocks a hole in his wall...on purpose.
Published 12/19/23
On this post-Thanksgiving (by a few weeks) episode, Kevin spends a lot more than he bargained for on Black Friday. Meanwhile Evan travels with his family for the holiday and his kids forget how to ride escalators. Also, Kevin enjoys the warm comfort of a feverish kid.
Published 12/12/23
It's a Mailbag. The Dummies read stories sent in by you! There's a kiddo sent to school in wet fancy pants, a mom who sleeps through a crisis and a whole family with a bathroom situation. Send in yours to
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Published 11/28/23
Both dummies survive their parent teacher conference. And Evan manages to not get injured at a Parent vs kid's soccer game, while Kevin takes his kids on a very long walk - 4 intersections!
Published 11/21/23