Join hosts Aaron Pruner and Eddie Doty as they dive deep into the often-sleepless, the mostly-misunderstood, and the completely-misrepresented rabbit hole of fatherhood. What's it like growing up with a dad - or without one? How does that experience impact our lives? And hey, is fatherhood a thing that'll change us forever? Dadward Spiral is here to shine a light in the darkness and explore our culture's overall perspective on dads -- both the spot-on and the ridiculously off-base. Part of the Dragon Wagon Radio independent podcast network.
Latest episodes
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1 h 20
Brian Levine: T1D Dads
Episode 15 is here and it's the first time we're joined by someone outside of the entertainment industry. That doesn't mean this isn't a worthwhile chat, though. Aaron's childhood…
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1 h 08
American Dreamin'
It's been another month and Eddie and Aaron have finally reconvened for another episode. In our 17th episode, we are once again without a guest, but that's okay because there's a l…
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1 h 11
Gig-Dads
It's Episode 16, and after a near two month hiatus, Eddie and Aaron have returned. And we're here to explain why there's been some unexpected chunks of time between episodes. Long…
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1 h 05
Drew Daywalt: Following the Feather
It's Episode 14 and Aaron is joined by horror filmmaker-turned bestselling children’s book author Drew Daywalt. In this hour-long chat, Drew and Aaron discuss the relationship betw…
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1 h 23
Dani Fernandez : The Many Shades of Privilege
It's Episode 13 and Eddie and Aaron are joined by comedy writer, voice actor, and activist Dani Fernandez. We start this episode off exploring such wonderful topics like public poo…
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1 h 44
Tradition, Tra-DAD-ition
After over a month away, Aaron and Eddie return for a free-for-all episode. In this lengthy episode, we commiserate over our ongoing pandemic parenting lives. Digging deeper into f…
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1 h 05
Jeff Cannata : The Totally Dad Show
Aaron and Eddie welcome writer, actor, host, podcaster, Dungeon Master and dad Jeff Cannata (The Totally Rad Show, We Have Concerns) to the show. Aaron and Jeff go back nearly two…
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1 h 17
Mike Flanagan : The Haunting of Dad House
Aaron and Eddie are joined by writer-director Mike Flanagan, who many have dubbed as a present-day Master of Horror. The man behind genre hits like Oculus, Hush, The Haunting of Hi…
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1 h 04
New Year, Same Dads
Sometimes you just need to check-in with yourself and in this episode, Aaron and Eddie do just that. After the past two months, things have felt a bit off-kilter in the world, and…
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1 h 38
Feast, Famine, and Fatherhood
Aaron is joined by friend and screenwriter Todd Farmer, who's written movies like Jason X, My Bloody Valentine, and Drive Angry. It's the new year and our focus in this episode is…
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1 h 30
Happy Fatherkah and Merry Dadmas
In their final episode of the year, Eddie and Aaron delve into the holiday traditions that made up their childhood. Some of them had remained in tact after all these years while ne…
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1 h 29
PTSD, Fatherhood, and You
Aaron and Eddie are joined by Kether Donohue who's best known for her performance as Lindsey in FX's You're the Worst. More importantly, she's the first female guest to enter the D…
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1 h 21
Watch It, Dad
Aaron and Eddie are joined by Drew McWeeny - film critic, podcaster, writer, producer, and dad. With over two decades of experience in the pop culture commentary world, Drew comes…
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1 h 20
Be Father, My Friend
Aaron and Eddie are joined by documentary filmmaker Rory Karpf who's worked on the likes of Coach Snoop, the 30 for 30 doc about Ric Flair, and more. In this episode, the trio disc…
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1 h 11
A Fatherhood Ruckus
Aaron and Eddie are joined by Gary Anthony Williams, who you may know as Uncle Ruckus from The Boondocks or BeBop from that last Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. But there's so…
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58 min
Dad Men
Aaron is joined by Kevin Rahm, who you may recognize from shows like Friends, Mad Men, Bates Motel, Lethal Weapon, and many others. In this episode, the two bond over a shared lack…
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1 h 00
The Father Destination
Eddie and Aaron are joined by Devon Sawa to talk about being a child actor, his goal of educating his kids through travel, the importance of knowing when to disconnect from social…
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36 min
Introducing the Spiral
In this introduction to Dadward Spiral, Eddie and Aaron talk about their own trials and tribulations of fatherhood, the low bar society has created for dads, and the challenges the…