What’s this podcast all about?
Listen, They're Fine is the brutally honest parenting podcast for anyone tired of perfect families on social media. Hosts Bubba and John are best friends and neighbors with wildly different approaches to raising kids. Bubba's the chaos parent - wine mom energy, creative solutions, and yes, his 4-year-old knows some colorful language. John's the engineer dad with color-coded schedules, researched gear recommendations, and theories about everything.
Each week, they dive into the beautiful disaster of modern parenting - from navigating school politics to dealing with their own childhood trauma while trying not to mess up their kids. Expect heated debates about screen time, birthday party etiquette, and whether goldfish crackers count as a food group.
This isn't gentle parenting advice from certified experts. This is two regular dads figuring it out in real time, fighting like siblings, and giving you permission to be imperfect. Episodes drop weekly and feature everything from laugh-until-you-cry parenting fails to surprisingly deep conversations about breaking generational cycles.
Warning: Contains explicit language, discussions of mental health, and two grown men admitting they have no idea what they're doing.
Who are the hosts?
Brandon 'Bubba' Ogborn is a writer, producer, and co-host of "Listen, They're Fine". His investigative podcast "Telephone Stories: The Trials of Michael Jackson", with original music by John Ahern, (and voice talent from LTF producer Wyatt Gray), made international news and was considered for both Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Awards in audio reporting. A Second City Training Center and iO Theatre Chicago improv alum who showcased twice for Saturday Night Live, Ogborn has created acclaimed works including the hit docu-drama play "The TomKat Project" about Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes, and Scientology, the award-winning short documentary "Super Sick Kids" and the real-life pandemic comedy-drama "Damn, Dana!"
Ogborn has built a viral following on Instagram (@bubbaogborn) with his unfiltered fly-on-the-wall videos about parenting toddlers. He brings that same investigative rigor and dark humor to "Listen, They're Fine", where he and co-host John Ahern tackle the beautiful chaos of modern parenting with brutal honesty and zero expertise. His upcoming solo show, "Brandon Ogborn's Cry For Help: Life and Death as a Stay-At-Home Dad" will be premiering at the UCB Theatre Los Angeles in 2026.
John Ahern is a composer and co-host of “Listen, They’re Fine” He studied music composition at UC Santa Barbara’s College of Creative Studies, and got his start playing in punk bands in the late ’90s and early 2000s (Courtesy Flush, Outtareach, and Cry Havoc). These days, his writing leans more cinematic and textural, built around melody, rhythm, and unusual colors, and he scores music for podcasts and stage, including Brandon Ogborn’s Telephone Stories: The Trials of Michael Jackson and the docu-drama play The TomKat Project. His music has also been featured on MTV’s Catfish (he also created all the original music for Listen, They’re Fine).
John is a dad of two young kids, which means most of his best ideas arrive at wildly inconvenient times. He has a begrudging relationship with social media and keeps a low profile there, saving most of his actual sharing for the podcast. On the show, John brings a steady hand, logic, and a reasoned counterweight to Brandon’s chaos, the voice that tries to make the madness make sense.
How can I follow the show?
The “Listen, They’re Fine” Podcast releases weekly episodes on Wednesdays on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, along with full video episodes on YouTube. We also have an Instagram where we post bonus context for our fans to enjoy. Links available below:
Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/md/podcast/listen-theyre-fine/id1849826123
Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7iSYu5MT647yc5qt5L2vTF?si=a843abd5107641d4
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ListenTheyreFine/videos
Instagram instagram.com/listentheyrefine