Behind-the-scenes notes Posts
Updates, extra details, and added insight from each episode. A place to go deeper into the stories, questions, and moments we talk about on the show.
April 5, 2026
Behind the Mic: Snickers in the Trees, Wilma in the Bags & Sam's 11-Year Journey Home
Nobody Tells You This Part of Working at a Vet Clinic We've said it before, there's a moment in every Vet Tech's career that the textbooks don't cover. No professor prepares you for it and no clinical rotation simulates it. It's dusk. You're stand…
March 29, 2026
BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 4 -Cat rescued from a house fire, throwing up underwear, porcupine arrows and the Rockefeller Girls
We're back. Episode 4 is recorded and Stella made sure the return was anything but quiet. Right out of the gate she was walking on the equipment, grabbing at cables, and nearly unplugged the whole operation. We checked in with Alice, who had appare…
Dec. 13, 2025
BEHIND THE MIC: Episode 3 - Monkeys, Cows, Rabies and a Very Long Plastic Sleeve
Episode 3 of Dad and the Vet Tech was one of those “how did we get here?” conversations which somehow started with a reminder at dinner and ended with monkeys. A casual reminder from the Vet Tech's Mom sent us back to the time Xena lost all her toen…
Dec. 7, 2025
Behind the Mic: Episode 2 - When School Ends and Reality Begins
Emergencies at a clinic don’t follow a lesson plan. College for Vet Techs teach structure and protocols however real emergencies and critical care tend to brings chaos, pressure, and emotion. In Episode 2 of Dad and the Vet Tech, we talk about how f…
Nov. 29, 2025
Behind the Mic: Episode 1
Episode 1 - Our first full show is published and we had a lot of fun doing it. It's funny, we wrote out a general outline to follow and right out of the gate, it took a turn. As you heard, we walked right down the path about losing a pet. We felt li…
Nov. 28, 2025
Behind the Mic: The Trailer
Well, we did it, the trailer that is. Recording the trailer felt a little weird like when it's too quiet during a shift. New equipment, new routine and eager to start this project. There was a little bit of nervous energy at first but once we starte…