Dave and Jon: When to Push Your Kids

Dadville with Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin

That Sounds Fun Network

Kids & Family, Parenting

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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They demanded it, so here we are: satisfying the masses with a conversation featuring just Jon and Dave. But even a simple chat can’t escape the daily grind. The fellas dive deep into the brutal reality of music promotion and Jon explains the existential crisis behind his deadpan viral video where he unwraps his own albums as gifts, and why his new album, Scenarios, required the discipline to only include songs he truly loves. They also discuss youth club sports, debating the provocative idea that these leagues are a business. If parents are the customers, do they have the right to refuse tournaments or quit the team if the product isn’t delivered? Plus, Jon reflects on how competitive swimming and classical piano instilled the essential "acceptance of daily grind," even when all he wanted to do was quit. Wanna advertise? Click here Join us: ⁠http://dadville.substack.com⁠ Thanks to our sponsors! Shopify - Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at ⁠http://shopify.com/dadville⁠ Better Help - Our listeners get 10% off their first month at ⁠http://betterhelp.com/dadville Nutrafol - Get $10 off your first month’s subscription and free shipping when you go to ⁠⁠http://nutrafol.com⁠⁠ and enter the promo code DADVILLE. Quince - Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://quince.com/dadville for⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 365-day returns, plus free shipping on your order! The Road to Kaeluma - Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://jesusfilm.org/kaeluma-dadville⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to listen, learn more, or access discussion guides and other bonus content! Boll & Branch - Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://bollandbranch.com/dadville⁠⁠⁠⁠ Exclusions apply. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.5	Deadville.
0:20.1	Yeah.
0:21.3	Hi, I'm Dave Barnes.
0:22.5	And I'm John McLaughlin.
0:23.6	And welcome to Dadville.
0:25.8	Dadville is a podcast where we talk about life, love, and the pursuit of awesome dadding.
0:31.1	It's funny thoughts and deep talks.
0:33.3	So please, enjoy your time here in Dadville and enjoy this episode with Dave and me, John.
0:45.1	People, I'm so, I'm sorry.
0:47.8	I just want to start by saying, I know.
0:49.1	You started with an apology?
0:50.0	Well, because people can't... They just want these episodes.
0:55.1	And just me and...
0:56.1	They love, hey, we look, we love Lee Dixon.
0:58.4	We love, you know, Elliot.
1:00.3	We love...
1:01.4	You know, just name a celebrity that we have.
1:05.0	They love them.
1:05.9	But...
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