The Briefing
Dispatches on dad life, mental health, gear, music, relationships, and staying alive in your forties.
Pedalboard Essentials: The 10 Guitar Pedals Every Rock Dad Needs
The 10 best guitar pedals for rock, picked by a band of dads: tuner, Tube Screamer, RAT, wah, delay, and…
How to Be a Better Listener (Especially When You’re Exhausted)
Nobody sits down to be a bad listener. But being a better listener in your relationship is one of those…
Long-Distance Fatherhood: Staying Present When You Travel for Work
The Part Nobody Puts in the Job Description Every traveling dad knows the specific weight of rolling a suitcase out…
The Best Bluetooth Speakers for Backyard Hangs and Garage Jams
We tested the best Bluetooth speakers for backyard hangs and garage jams, from the JBL Charge 6 to the Sony…
The Division of Labor Problem: Research on Household Equality
The Division of Household Labor Is Still a Problem, and the Data Proves It If you have ever stood in…
Fighting Fair: How to Argue With Your Partner Without Wrecking Everything
Nobody gets into a relationship planning to fight, but if you have been in one longer than six months, you…
Home Studio on a Budget: Building a Recording Setup Under $500
The full $500 recording setup, every dollar accounted for: the interface, the mic, the headphones, the free DAW, and the…
Why Your Friendships Change After Kids and What to Do About It
Losing friends after kids is one of those things nobody really warns you about when you're standing in the hospital…
The Co-Parenting Playbook: Making It Work When You’re Not Together
If you've gone looking for co-parenting tips online, you already know the problem. Most of what's out there reads like…
The Dad Bod Debate: What the Research Actually Says About Body Image in Fathers
The meme gave dads permission to exhale. Then it got complicated. What the research actually says about body image and…