Ira Glass

It's Father's Day in New Zealand, and we want to say thanks to all the amazing dads out there.

This, of course, is Bryn Connell. The video starts out thanking dads for doing regular dad stuff. But as it progresses, it starts getting more and more specific, naming things Bryn has actually done.

This, of course, is Bryn Connell. The video starts out thanking dads for doing regular dad stuff. But as it progresses, it starts getting more and more specific, naming things Bryn has actually done.

There are 12 firsts of the month each year, and Bridie and Brynn have been playing this game for roughly 25 years, so they've done hundreds of pinches and punches at this point. The thing about having such a long-running game, though, is that life happens all around it, all the good and bad. A few years ago, Bridie lost someone very close to her.

There are 12 firsts of the month each year, and Bridie and Brynn have been playing this game for roughly 25 years, so they've done hundreds of pinches and punches at this point. The thing about having such a long-running game, though, is that life happens all around it, all the good and bad. A few years ago, Bridie lost someone very close to her.

There's a lie built into the premise of Pinch and Punch. It's when they say, no returns. They say it every month. And every month, they return.

There's a lie built into the premise of Pinch and Punch. It's when they say, no returns. They say it every month. And every month, they return.

The question started right after Tobin and his husband moved to the Bay Area and got a house together. Tobin's family was pretty excited about this. They all lived within an hour. And they brought meals over for weeks. His mom bought them shades.

The question started right after Tobin and his husband moved to the Bay Area and got a house together. Tobin's family was pretty excited about this. They all lived within an hour. And they brought meals over for weeks. His mom bought them shades.

Something else there, like there was a question underneath the question that they were trying to get the answer to.

Something else there, like there was a question underneath the question that they were trying to get the answer to.

Right. You're both man. Yes. But one of you is really the man. Yes.

Right. You're both man. Yes. But one of you is really the man. Yes.

Then, when Dobin would tell them that it was his husband who was the handy one, he felt like he was just giving them ammunition to put a picture of their relationship that just bugged him. Like they were being sized up into familiar categories. Would you view as the husband? Would you view as the wife?

Then, when Dobin would tell them that it was his husband who was the handy one, he felt like he was just giving them ammunition to put a picture of their relationship that just bugged him. Like they were being sized up into familiar categories. Would you view as the husband? Would you view as the wife?

In the closet. For Tobin, that means middle school and high school.

In the closet. For Tobin, that means middle school and high school.

Yeah. Yeah, it's funny because it's like this innocent question and then really like underneath it, it's like there's a bomb waiting to go off, actually. Like there's so many feelings.

Yeah. Yeah, it's funny because it's like this innocent question and then really like underneath it, it's like there's a bomb waiting to go off, actually. Like there's so many feelings.

Yeah.