Season 2

Season 2 of the Dudes And Dads Podcast

Gene Troyer and Chris Knight: A Year in Review – S2E22

In this episode, Andy and Joel talk with two local pastors, Gene Troyer and Chris Knight, about the year in review. We ask tough questions like what have you learned about yourself in this pandemic year? What makes pastoring a challenge now. What are you doing to stay mentally healthy, and more.

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  • (0:00) Intro
  • (1:08) What’s Brewing
  • (2:57) Listener Feedback
  • (6:15) A Year in Review with Gene and Chris
  • (1:11:18) Dudes and Dads Pop Quiz
  • (1:21:14) Outro
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Gifting Outside the Box – S2E21

In this episode, Joel and Andy talk about giving gifts that are outside the usual ideas of gifting. We want our kids to make memories, so in this episode, the guys talk about some ideas that they want to do for their kids and challenging you to do something similar for your children!

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  • (0:00) Intro
  • (1:41) Whats Brewing
  • (7:24) Gifting Outside the Box
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A Positive Approach -S2E20

In this episode, Joel and Andy talk about a positive approach to parenting. With everything that is going on in the world today, it is easy to find ourselves saying, “poor kids, they have lost so much.” So today, we talk about how there is a better approach to parenting, a positive one.

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Pregnancy And Infant Loss – S2E19

October is pregnancy and infant loss awareness month. 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in a loss. In this episode, Joel and Andy talk about the stillbirth that Andy’s family experienced in 2014. They talk about how people can support their friends experiencing loss and other support options.

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  • (3:02) What’s Brewing
  • (7:51) Pregnancy and Infant Loss
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Ted Love: The Journey Continues – S2E18

In episode 10 of season 1, we had Ted on to talk about his journey to find out who his father was. One year later, the journey continues as Ted finds another family member he did not know about.

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Tristan Clark: Young Adults – S2E17

Tristan Clark is a young adult who helps create a network of young adults in his community and leads others in developing deeper relationships with Christ. We talk to Tristan about the things that are working, what isn’t working, and what he is seeing the young adult ministry. Guys, it is exciting what God is doing through the young adults!

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Matt Miller, Bryan Chris: The Inner Circle of Dads – S2E16

In this episode, we talk with our good friends Matt Miller and Bryan Chris. These two men have been some of our closest friends for the longest time. We have done lots of life together. We talk about what they love about being a dad, what it was like to send their kids to school this year, tough conversations, and things that bring them joy. Listen in on this conversation with the close friends of Joel DeMott and Andy Lehman

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Chuck Lehman: The Art Of Resting And Retreating – S2E15

In this episode, we talk with Chuck Lehman. Chuck and his wife Becka run a retreat ministry/facility, called Shepherd’s Gate Inn, in Martinsville Indiana. Chuck talks with us about the importance of resting and retreating, and why as men we don’t stop to take time and rest. Chuck is also Andy’s dad so after the show we recorded some extra bonus content where he tells us funny stories about Andy growing up. Check the links below for that bonus content for our patreon supporters.

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Jon Swanson: Praying, Death, and Laughter : Thoughts from our favorite Chaplain -S2E14

In this episode, we chat with our friend Jon Swanson. Jon is one of the chaplains at a local hospital. We talk with Jon about his book on prayer, and about his job as a chaplain.

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