The cultural home for modern fatherhood
Good Dad Network gives dads the content they crave and the community they've been missing, in one app. Launching Father's Day 2027.
Mission
The entertainment dads want and the community they're missing, in one app. Somewhere between PBS and ESPN, Bluey and Bourdain.
Men deserve better stories.
Presence, intention and joy. GDN redefines masculinity without erasing it.
Dads first, never men-only.
More than half of Grown Up Dad's audience was moms. Co-pilots belong on nearly every surface.
The place dads gather.
In three years, GDN is the place dads gather. Content feeds the community. The community is the reason to come back.
The product
One app on iPhone and the web, in beta now. Android enters beta testing in 2027.
- Watch and listenShows and podcasts made for dads, led by Grown Up Dad, broadcast nationally on PBS.Shows
- CommunityThe Score places every member, then their Local Crew and the communities that fit their lives.The Score
- ResourcesDads groups near you, help lines for the hard moments, and guides for the everyday ones.The Mantl
- Reviews and shopHonest reviews of the gear dads use, plus products GDN sells. GDN+ members save 15% on GDN's own.Sourced
Grown Up Dad became the proof of concept.
- 1,792telecasts in the 2025 season
- 328PBS channels in 146 markets and 48 states
- 763telecasts on Father's Day 2026, across 107 markets
- 32026 Telly Awards: Documentary, Social Impact, and Culture & Lifestyle TV Series
- 2025Atticus Award for Best Documentary Short
Telecast figures: TRAC, 2025 season and Father's Day 2026.
How GDN earns
$4.33 a month billed annually ($51.99 a year), or $5.99 month to month. Every episode, early access, every community and members-only resources.
Partnership deals and brand integrations with brands that pass the room test.
Free members see ads; GDN+ members see fewer. Never targeted by sensitive categories.
Products GDN sells, with 15% off for GDN+ members, and a small share from affiliate links in its reviews.
Team
Joe GidjunisCo-Founder & CEOJoe Gidjunis has spent two decades behind the lens. He created Grown Up Dad, the first documentary series about fatherhood from a father's perspective, after seeing how rarely parenting media centered the dad's point of view.
Joshua KagiCo-Founder & COOJoshua Kagi is a documentary producer, journalist and photographer, and a senior producer on Grown Up Dad. As COO, he builds GDN's platform and operations.
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