Episodes 41
Avg. Duration 1h 22m
Activity Moderate
Apple Rating 4.7 (15)
Since Jun 2021
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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From cubicle to caregivers, two Cleveland stay-at-home dads offer relatable father fodder as they embrace progressive parenting.

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S1E39 Episode 39 - When the kids finally go to school

Oct 08, 2025 1h 33m

Matt and Tim are back and celebrating Tim's 40th birthday with their 39th episode - in typical BOD Pod fashion. On this episode the boys talk about the promised land, or gut wrenching changes…

S1E38 Episode 38: Surviving the Summer with new co-host Natalie

Jun 05, 2025 1h 46m

The temperatures are rising, the schools are shuttering and all that may be sending a shiver down your spine. Have no fear Matt & Tim are back with tips and tricks to survive the ocean of…

S1 Episode 37: Our interview with Lakewood City Councilperson Bryan Evans

Mar 12, 2025 1h 46m

Matt & Tim speak with a real, live public official (and dad, too) about the importance of getting involved in local politics, how to raise kids up to college-age, and his worst parenting…

S1E36 Episode 36: What This Year Taught Us About Parenting

Dec 23, 2024 1h 48m

Welp, it's been a year, has it not? Time for Matt & Tim to reflect on the biggest parenting takeaways of a year that brought us the Paris Olympiad, rat-shaped holes in Chicago, and the ever…

Episode 35: Post-Election Nightmare...Err Special

Nov 11, 2024 1h 26m

Here at the Better Off Dad Podcast, we pride ourselves on balanced reporting and unbiased perspectives on politics, just as we do in parenting. Oh, who are we kidding? We've got election hot takes as…

Episode 34: A Back to School Study Session

Sep 10, 2024 1h 39m

Got kids headed off to school for the first time? Thinking your kid needs prepped for pre-k? Morbidly curious about how ugly of a crier you'll be at the first day drop off? Matt & Tim are here…

Episode 33: Dad Camp (Our Interview with author Evan Porter)

Jun 21, 2024 1h 39m

Matt and Tim interview the creator of Dad Fixes Everything, and now the author of the book "Dad Camp", Evan Porter. Then, we discuss the Surgeon General's Op-Ed about placing tobacco-style warnings…

S1E32 Episode 32: What to do about screen time (and cutting the cord of a very deferens kind)

May 02, 2024 1h 41m

Matt & Tim return to the studio to discuss screen time. How much is too much? When did you introduce screens in your child’s life? Which episode of Bluey makes you cry? We share all our learned…

S1E31 Episode 31: New Year's resolutions (Sorry it's March) and our interview with T Nadas - the guy we cyber bullied at the Children's Museum

Mar 01, 2024 1h 40m

Remember when we cyber bullied a guy at the children's museum for the simple crime of dressing like a bad ass? Well, he's come to the BOD Pod studios to take revenge. We spoke with T Nadas about…

S1E30 Episode 30: Festivus Time - Airing Of Grievances About Kids & More

Dec 17, 2023 1h 23m

Matt & Tim stop being nice and start being real about what's been nagging them about their kids as they air their grievances in this Festivus spectacular. Plus, feats of strength! Big wins for…

S1E29 Episode 29: Rethinking Child Care (with Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer's Laura Johnston)

Oct 26, 2023 1h 50m

Why is child care such an acute problem in this country and what can we do to solve it? If you're a new parent or planning to be soon, no doubt you've found yourself asking some form of this…

S1E28 Episode 28: Potty Training

Sep 19, 2023 1h 42m

Who will ascend to the porcelain in throne? Matt and Tim share the dirty truth of potty training toddlers. Scare yourself with horror stories, steal their tips and tricks, and be sure to bring some…

S1E27 Episode 27: Surviving Summer Travel with Kids

Jul 26, 2023 1h 45m

The boys are back with some timely advice on how to survive summer travel season with kids and throw in some recent experiences out on the road for good measure. Plus, the nine rudest things to say…

S1E27 BONUS EPISODE: The Elder Millennial Nostalgia Our Kids Will Never Know

Jun 24, 2023 22m

As parents, we all have memories that will be entirely irrelevant to our children - let's face it, it's probably most of them. But - there are some in particular we hold dear and without further ado,…

S1E26 Episode 26: Parenting with Purpose (Plus an Interview with Authors Peter and Julie Rea)

Jun 24, 2023 1h 29m

We're back (and apologize for it being so long)! Matt and Tim catch you up on what's happening in their kids lives. Plus, our interview with Peter and Julie Rea, authors of the book Better Humans,…

S1E25 Episode 25: The guys talk about money (again)

Mar 23, 2023 1h 39m

Parenting full-time is a fulfilling, exhausting job - but the pay, honestly it's not great. Matt & Tim revisit the topic of money and share more sense on dollars and cents when it comes to…

S1E24 Episode 24 - The One Where We Talk About Sleep

Feb 09, 2023 1h 31m

Kid sleep! Parent sleep! The tips, the tricks, the things Dad's really do when they're desperate to put children to sleep that they would never tell their partners. Matt & Tim discuss it all on…

S1E23 Episode 23 - We're Back and We Birthed A Baby

Jan 04, 2023 1h 21m

Dead hard drives and new living, breathing babies can't stop Matt & Tim from crawling back into the basement and returning to the airwaves. There's a new baby in the BOD Pod family, Tim shares…

S1E22 Episode Twenty-Two - Can Parents Have Friends?

Oct 06, 2022 1h 35m

We all know making friends as adults can be - weird? Difficult? Choose your adjective, but remember you're going to need a worse one when it comes to making friends while parenting. Matt & Tim…

S1E21 Episode Twenty-One - A Major Announcement from The BOD Pod Crew

Aug 24, 2022 1h 38m

Matt & Tim share a major announcement affecting the future of the pod and their lives as they know it. Then we tackle the headlines, from viral stories about Dads putting their kids on a leash to…

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