Kyle Busch, Caleb Shomo, & The Boroughs: The Final Dad Blast Before Break

About this episode

The episode discusses the passing of Kyle Busch, Caleb Shomo's announcement, reviews the Netflix series The Boroughs, and critiques social media behaviors regarding license plates.

This is our final Dad Blast for a couple of weeks, and we are leaving it all on the table. We start today with some incredibly heavy and shocking news in the sports world: the passing of NASCAR champion Kyle Busch. We take this moment to look inward and have a real conversation about the absolute necessity of dads taking care of their physical health, managing stress, and listening to their bodies before it’s too late. Next, pulling from our roots in the heavy music scene, we break down the news of Caleb Shomo (Beartooth) publicly coming out as gay, and how his wife and the scene have reacted to the announcement. On a lighter note, we review the new Netflix sci-fi series The Boroughs discussing why its unique, older-cast perspective is a brilliant and fun twist on the classic alien invasion genre. Finally, we wrap up with a classic Dad Gripe: The people on Facebook and Instagram who carefully scribble out or emoji over their license plates in photos. We break down the hilarious lack of logic behind this internet paranoia—newsflash: bad guys can just look at your car in the Walmart parking lot. In this episode: In Memory of Kyle Busch: A wake-up call for men’s health and wellness…

Topics covered

• men's health
• heavy music scene
• LGBTQ+ representation
• sci-fi series review
• social media behavior

Keywords

• Kyle Busch
• Caleb Shomo
• Beartooth
• The Boroughs
• men's health
• sci-fi series
• social media
• dad advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Beartooth

Books & works: The Boroughs

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