The DadLands

Jamie Kaler is an actor and stand-up comedian who has appeared on shows like My Boys and worked the comedy circuit for decades, and he brings that entertainer instinct to The DadLands. The format is simple: Jamie invites celebrity guests on to swap parenting war stories, and the result plays more like a comedy podcast that happens to be about fatherhood than a parenting show that tries to be funny. Guests include Bert Kreischer talking about embarrassing his teenage daughters, Richard Marx reflecting on raising kids while touring, and Jo Koy getting into the specifics of co-parenting across cultures. The conversations move fast and feel unscripted -- Jamie has a knack for pulling out the stories guests probably tell their actual friends but rarely share on camera. With about 38 episodes released weekly, the show is still building its library, but what is there is consistently entertaining. Episodes run around 45 minutes to an hour, which gives enough room for conversations to breathe without dragging. Jamie has an interview style that leans casual and curious rather than structured, so topics bounce naturally from school drop-off chaos to career regrets to marriage advice nobody asked for. The comedy angle sets The DadLands apart from more earnest fatherhood podcasts. If you are a dad who wants to laugh about the job rather than optimize it, and you enjoy hearing famous people admit they are just as lost as the rest of us, this one hits the right note.