Dad life, after the patience runs out.
FAN Dads is a conversational parenting-humor show built around dads comparing notes from the daily mess of family life. The recent run circles vacations, airports, cabin time, screen time, bath routines, bad toys, lice scares, and kids repeating what adults say.
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FAN Dads is a parenting-humor show about dads trying to get through the everyday logistics of kids without pretending the job is graceful. The recent episodes live in the places family life actually gets tested: airports, cabins, road trips, water parks, school breaks, bathrooms, bedtime, and the toy aisle. AJ Monsoor, Eric Nordquist, and Justin Gard talk like people comparing field notes after another loud day. The comedy comes from recognition. One story starts with a kid pushing a parent to the edge; another turns into a debate about airplane seats, bathrooms, Delta, Sun Country, and the strategic value of getting off a plane quickly. The show is not tidy. That works in its favor. Conversations wander from the Dells to New York, from the Minnesota State Fair to cabin fever, from swim lessons to showers, from blackout shades to neighbors making bedtime harder. It often lands on the same pressure point: parents are tired, kids are relentless, and every small convenience has a hidden cost. Tablets offer quiet, then create a new problem. Toys promise magic, then end up disappointing everyone. Baths become safety negotiations. Kids repeat adult language at the worst possible time. Lice, peeing incidents, potty-mouth stories, and sibling escalation all become material, but the tone stays rooted in family life rather than shock. The show’s best moments come when the dads admit how quickly patience disappears and how often the solution is just separating kids, getting through the routine, and laughing later. It has a KFAN looseness, with fast overlap, jokes, local references, and enough self-awareness to keep the advice from turning smug. FAN Dads suits a listener looking for parenting talk that sounds like it came from the car, the kitchen, or the edge of bedtime, where exasperation and affection are usually happening at the same time.
Made for: Suits a listener who wants parenting humor built from messy, recognizable family routines rather than polished guidance. It especially fits someone who enjoys candid dad banter about travel, toys, screens, and kid chaos.
What sets it apart: FAN Dads stands out by making the small operational details of parenting funny: where to sit on a plane, how baths go sideways, why tablets both help and hurt. The show’s KFAN orbit gives it a loose radio-room feel without turning it into sports talk.
Hey dads...are you tired? Do your kids work on your very last nerve? Have you ever questioned your parenting tactics or the tactics of others? Enough is enough! It's time to unite the dads of the world... and we're starting with the dads of KFAN. It's the FAN Dads Podcast from the KFAN Podcast Network.
Your kid questions a timeout, and suddenly Minnesota sports heartbreak is a family tradition.
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A New York wedding trip opens into a focused conversation about leaving the kids and separation anxiety.
FAN Dads builds its review around a modest, easily recognized parenting situation: Gardzi and his wife get time away from the kids and head to New York for a friend's wedding.
Dad fatigue gives way to a tender, changed view of the Minnesota State Fair.
FAN Dads catches the worn-down edge of the last stretch before school, where family life can turn tender and loud in the same breath. Justin Gard is frank about yelling at his almost-seven-year-old until he sounds like a football coach, then shifts toward the strange promise of…
A cabin getaway turns into a wry parenting check-in on confinement, exhaustion, and the small win of a working washer.
Family travel gets a blunt, funny audit as cabin time turns into a test of patience, stamina, and shared responsibility. AJ Monsoor, Eric Nordquist, and Justin Gard talk through the pressure of managing kids in close quarters, including a shopping day that left one dad back at…
A grounded family travel chat about seats, bathroom distance, tablets, and the tradeoff between comfort and cost.
Family travel gives the episode its shape as the hosts sort through kid cooperation, tablets, bathroom distance, and the final rush off a late-night flight.
A relaxed dad-to-dad episode about toy regret, franchise play, and bedtime battles that keep pushing back.
Fandads turns a letdown dinosaur toy into a compact review of how family purchases become larger negotiations around franchises, yearly releases, Hot Wheels cities, and Minecraft-style play worlds.
A candid bath-time conversation turns showers, goggles, and sibling separation into workable family tactics.
Bath time turns into a small domestic standoff, with tired parents trying to stop washing up from becoming the messiest part of the day. The talk stays close to practical fixes: separating the children, using the shower when Grayson is willing, keeping goggles ready for Max…
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Early parenthood, played for laughs, with zero advice.
FAN Dads spends the episode on Minnesota summer logistics, from Nordo’s State Fair schedule to a rainy Wisconsin Dells weekend at Wilderness.
Justin Gard says school "can't start soon enough" after yelling at his almost seven-year-old until he sounds "like a football coach in August." AJ Monsoor is heading to the Wisconsin Dells with his kids while Eric Nordquist walks through the stress of a New York trip without children.
FAN Dads returns after about a month away with AJ Monsoor, Eric Nordquist, and Justin Gard comparing summer travel notes.
FAN Dads opens with Justin Gard arguing that parents flying with kids should check most luggage, board last, and pay extra for seats near the bathroom when it matters.
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AJ Monsoor, Eric Nordquist, and Justin Gard compare parenting problems including heat-exhausted children, bedwetting, bathroom messes, and bedtime meltdowns.
Eric Nordquist, Justin Gard, and AJ Monsoor return to FAN Dads after a scheduling gap and compare recent family milestones, including two daughters learning to ride bicycles without training wheels on the same day.
FAN Dads hosts Eric Nordquist and AJ Monsoor compare children's toys parents regret buying with toys that provide sustained or practical play.
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FAN Dads hosts Justin Gard, Eric Nordquist, and AJ Monsoor discuss Pokémon’s return, including card shortages caused by adults buying packs and Pokémon Go’s neighborhood walking mechanic.
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A comedic roundtable of dads from KFAN radio sharing parenting anecdotes and jokes, with a sponsor segment for IPVanish VPN.
Dads share funny and relatable stories about parenting during the coronavirus pandemic, including homeschooling challenges and daycare closures.