Dadville with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin

Updated: 05 Aug 2025 • 243 episodes
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Welcome to Dadville! Join musicians and sometimes-comedians Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin in the journey of life, love and the pursuit of dad-ding on the Dadville Podcast. Get your fill of dad jokes, laughs, and heartfelt conversations while these guests talk about parenting while leaving you with new lessons for your own kids.  Stick around for visits from Momville as each share their unique insight into this crazy world of parenting. Pull up a lawn chair and join every Tuesday.

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A few weeks ago the fellas headed out to the Heaven on Earth Festival in Moab, Utah for the first ever LIVE episode of Dadville! Amongst the picturesque mountains, they break down some of the most outrageous tips and tricks for family vacations including a whitewater rafting trip turned VBS singalong, the baffling myst

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At this point, Elliott Cherry is the official Pastor of Dadville. We bring him back for a yearly check-in, where we kick things off with giggles before digging into how much pastors pay attention to church attendance. Then, Elliott drops some golden takes on the vital role of forgiveness in marriage, why corporate wors

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Get ready for a wild ride as we chat with Brett Swayn, a chef from Perth, Australia, whose life journey is anything but ordinary. You'll discover how his profound spiritual experiences included feeling God playfully call him "dummy" and being "absolutely smashed in the spirit." Hear about his less-than-glamorous arriva

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Dig coffee and vinyl? Help us out by taking this very short survey for a chance to win both! The fellas finally wrangled Charles Kelley! We kicked things off with his legendary brag sheet—apparently, they stopped counting at 80 bullet points! As one-third of Grammy-winning country trio Lady A, you definitely know "Need

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The fellas are back from vacation and have lots to catch up on! Jon recently returned from Europe. He bravely transformed into "vacation Jon," embracing the holiday spirit by not stressing about money and being ready to spend "enchanted money," despite usually being more frugal. He even endured intense cycling in Mallo

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In this episode, the fellas interview journalist and author Dr. Susan Dominus about her book, "The Family Dynamic, A Journey Into The Mystery of Sibling Success". Have you ever wondered how birth order affects things? Susan shares profound insights into how siblings uniquely shape each other's lives, often more profoun

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