A few dads. One lunch table. No scripts.
the weekly debrief for dads in the thick of it
Hosted by Chris — That Arkansas Dad
Every week, Chris and a rotating crew of real dads sit down over lunch and debrief the week — the wins, the messes, and the stuff nobody warns you about. No gurus, no scripts. Just dads being there for each other.
Episodes
New episode every week. Start with the latest, or dig in anywhere — every lunch stands on its own.
At the table
Every episode runs on the same bones, with a rotating segment in the middle.
The Week in Dad
Each dad brings one win and one mess from the week. Small, specific, honest.
The Main Debrief
One topic, gone deep — what actually happened, what we'd do again, what we'd never do again.
The Question
One question from the bank — or from you — and every dad at the table answers it.
Nobody Warned Me
The thing about fatherhood that blindsided each of us.
Dad Fixes It
A real repair or home story from the week — triumphs and the other kind.
Texts From the Wife
Plans change. The texts prove it. (Read with the wives' blessing, in good fun.)
Score It
The table rates a dad dilemma 1–10. Disagreements are the point.
The Sign-Off
One thing each dad is taking into next week — a fix, a plan, or an apology he owes.
About the show
The Dad's Debrief is a That Arkansas Dad production, recorded over an actual lunch in Arkansas. The ground rules at the table:
- Real life only — no invented stories.
- Experience, not expertise — nobody's a guru here.
- Wives are teammates, never punchlines.
- Every episode leaves a dad encouraged.
Arkansas dads: come find us in Club 52, the Arkansas State Parks passport community.
Ask the table
Got a question, a dilemma, or a Week in Dad moment of your own? Send it in — it might become The Question on a future episode.
Follow along
The show lives inside the That Arkansas Dad world — daily life, one post a day.