Fatherhood Unscripted: A Dad Life and Parenting Podcast

Alec Hansen and DJ Clendenin co-host Fatherhood Unscripted with the kind of raw honesty that makes you realize how much polish most podcasts hide behind. The show's name is literal -- these are unfiltered conversations about what it actually feels like to be a dad, not what Instagram says it should feel like. They talk about snapping at your kids and regretting it ten seconds later. They talk about the gap between the father you want to be and the one who shows up on a bad Tuesday. The format alternates between the two hosts hashing things out together and bringing in guests like relationship coaches, men's group founders, and other dads who are actively working on themselves. Recent episodes have covered emotional regulation, the tension between being a provider and being present, generational trauma patterns, and what it actually means to build a legacy your kids will remember. Faith plays a role in many conversations, but it is woven in naturally rather than pushed as a requirement. With 115 episodes releasing weekly and the show still going strong into 2026, Alec and DJ have built something with real staying power. The 4-star rating from a small number of reviewers undersells the show -- the actual conversations are thoughtful, specific, and refreshingly free of the motivational-poster energy that drags down a lot of men's podcasts. The best episodes are the ones where both hosts admit they got something wrong that week and then work through what they could have done differently. That willingness to be publicly imperfect is exactly what makes Fatherhood Unscripted worth listening to. It is not about having answers. It is about being the kind of dad who keeps asking the questions.