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Dads on Books

Dads on Books

By: Michael Walker & David Patrick
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Dads on Books is a podcast hosted by David Patrick and Mike Walker. The 2 dads discuss books, focusing on those read by their children and sometimes revisiting titles from their own childhoods. The podcast showcases their personal connections to the books and how their perspectives have changed as parents.© 2026 Michael Walker & David Patrick Parenting & Families Relationships
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  • It's the Alan Katz Show
    Mar 30 2026

    WHOLEY COW, BATMAN! THIS COW SMELLS LIKE...

    Fill in the blank for a chance to be live with Clean Slate Dave.... & Mike.

    Ut oh... Spagetios???OMG]]

    OMG.. is this for realsies????

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    6 mins
  • The Good, the Bad, and the Naked Crayons
    Mar 23 2026

    We are fresh off a St. Patrick's Day Eve recording of The Day the Crayons Quit in our first episode where Mike and David are in the same continent in the same state in the same city in the same house in the same room in the same chair—Okay, wait. That's a little weird. There were two chairs and two Dads, but one room. And many, many, many...many crayons. (And some more crayons.) And definitely check out our video because if you like listening to Mike and David, you’ll love watching them!

    It's one of our few mehpisodes, actually, the 'sode is good. Great, even. The book, it's well...go ahead and listen/watch and you'll find out.

    But still a lot of fun: There are colors and craziness and crayons and ons and ons. There's even color commentary. David and/or Mike wax poetic. We even unwrap a mystery--or maybe a crayon? Or two? But there's no quitting. Are you quitting? There's no quitting. There's no quitting in baseball. There's no quitting in BASEBALL.

    We start talking about the book early: only a minute and 30 seconds in! But don't worry, we get off to our normal hijinks, tangents, and other offshoots.

    And the first color that we feature? Wait for it. It's a fun one! Beige. Beige? Beige.Yes. And beige is proud.

    We talked about potential sponsors from Morningstar to Mars and to, of course, Crayola Crayons. We also talk about the past. Past Super Bowl—er The Big Game (Not one of our sponsors. Yet) parties. Girlfriends from way back and wives from way forward. We even get to the bottom of the Crayola crayon hyphen thing. Is Blue-green bluer or greener? Listen, and you'll find out.

    Even better, watch YouTube link here.

    And now a word from our sponsors. (Well, not really sponsors, just places we get books and hope that you'll go to if you need one).

    A House with Books
    Talking Animals Books
    River Forest Public Library
    Grapevine Public Library
    Keller Public Library

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    30 mins
  • A seriously nightmarish-esque case of stripes or Camilla Cream and her Lima Beans
    Mar 16 2026

    This episode has it all! Stripes: the two dads read about them, they talk about them, David even wears them. There are specialists, experts, the carnival outside Camilla's house replete with news, people, hotdog, vendors, and other shenanigans, chicanery, tomfoolery and silly high jinks.


    Warning: there is some darkness, and a touch of "the scary," but the story is so much fun and the art is beautiful, and filled with so many details that you discover more each time you return to the book.


    And speaking of returning to the book, Mike and David don't digress at all and stay completely focused. Laser, I tell you! Just kidding. Digressions, tangents, and stories abound!


    Check it out.

    If you liked this episode, you'll LOVE these:

    For some darkness on the edge of town check out our first episode: The Giving Tree
    Want to read a similar tale of color change? Read Pinkalicious
    Mike whispers, "Hush!" so read Good Night Moon
    A mention of one of our favorite stories from history: Ruby Bridges
    And there are some references to out Stinky bookends with Stinky-themed books with our Chris Grabenstein episodes 1 and 2

    And now a word from our sponsors. (Well, not really sponsors, just places we get books and hope that you'll go to if you need one).

    A House with Books
    Talking Animals Books
    River Forest Public Library
    Grapevine Public Library
    Keller Public Library

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    30 mins
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