Midwest Nice: How Elliot Nathan Is Redefining What It Means to Show Up as a Dad

World's Greatest Dad with Ali & Neil · May 13, 2026 · 1h 13m

Elliot Nathan grew up in Minneapolis, lasted about a year and a half in New York, and eventually put down roots in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he works as a social media manager, coaches youth soccer, and somehow found time to build one of the most genuine voices in the dad content space. On Instagram and TikTok, his platform The Husband Dad has quietly grown a loyal audience, mostly moms, which Elliot takes as a compliment and a challenge. In this episode, we get into what drove him to start creating content, why he thinks consistency beats everything else, and how he approaches the…