The Dadwell Podcast shares stories about maker / artist / designer dads who are managing thriving creative practices while remaining present, engaged, kick-ass fathers.
Each episode, Antonio García explores a different dad’s creative practice, fathering philosophy, and practical tactics for navigating the stress, fatigue, resentment, wonder, pride, and joy of raising the creative bar while simultaneously raising small humans.
Dadwell is a fortnightly long-form interview podcast. New episodes are released Friday mornings at 6:00am CST. Seasons are comprised of six 1-hour episodes followed by a 20- to 30-minute Season Recap. The first season launched on Father’s Day 2019. Seasons 1-3 are currently available via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Overcast, and countless other podcast services.
The Dadwell Podcast is currently free to listen to and ad-free. The show is bootstrapped by its founder and host, Antonio García. Additionally, fans can support the show by purchasing branded merchandise.
According to IAG Podcast Measurement Standards, the show currently averages ~4,500 90-day downloads across the full catalog.
As of November 2019:
86% of Apple Podcast listeners are subscribers
Average episode consumption is 79%
Average 5.0 star ratings on Apple Podcasts
Individual episodes average 500 listens each
The largest listening audience is in the United States with a concentration in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
Listener Age: 35-44 (39%), 25-34 (37%), (45-54) 13%
Listener Gender: ♂ 53% vs. ♀ 47%
Social media following 600+ across Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
A sampling of listener feedback can be read here.
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Dadwell & Co. is founded, hosted, and produced by Antonio García.
Antonio García is a design leader, educator, advisor, and one of 50 People to Watch in 2022.
In the 20 years leading up to Dadwell & Co., he worked across brand strategy, user experience, and social innovation—leading multi-disciplinary design teams in all types of creative environments—from small studios and in-house teams to global digital agencies and independent consultancies.
Outside of the design world, Antonio is an illustrator, deejay, marathoner, mentor—and most importantly—dad to Javier (9½) and Amaya (6).
Learn more about him here.