It's a movie about a father who drives himself mad by holding himself to unrealistic holiday expectations, sure, but is it possible that there could be some daddy issues to unpack? Join us and guest Sovereign Syre as we talk about National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation.
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Why Are Dads is a show in which hosts Sarah Marshall and Alex Steed attempt to understand what the hell it means to be the grown children of dads and other dad-like figures. And, as they do with all difficult subject matter, they do so by looking through a pop culture lens.
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Feeling Feral and Batman Returns
Abandonment Fears and Home Alone w. Anne Thériault
Oh, Fudge: A Christmas Story w. Mara Wilson
Heroic Dads and Clear and Present Danger w. Jamelle Bouie
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Charismatic con men, grief and The Royal Tenenbaums
Invisibility AND masculinity in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Robot Daddies and Terminator 2 [with Michael Hobbes!]
Plague, abandonment and Roy Cohn in Angels in America
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Self-Absorption, Dad and The Squid and the Whale
Manhood and Friday
Dad issues abound in Top Gun
Deescalation with Dad... and Kevin Costner
Surviving Dad and A Nightmare on Elm Street
Disappointing Dad and Dirty Dancing
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