Noah Galuten stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares some fun and insightful tips on how to get your kids to try new foods. He shares what values he looks to teach his kids as they grow up. After that we talk about his new book, Grill Time. He even adds a few dad hacks in the cook book. He has a ton of great recipes in this book that your friends and family will enjoy. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Noah Galuten Noah Galuten is a chef, Jame...
Jun 01, 2026•49 min
Mark Hertling sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He and I talk about the values he looked to instill into his sons as they grew up. In addition, he shares the life lessons his kids have taught him. After that he and I talk about his new book, If I Don’t Return: A Father’s Wartime Journal. He tells me how this book came to be and how his sons were the inspiration. We also talk about the similarities of fatherhood and being a leader in the military. Lastly, we finish the inter...
May 25, 2026•42 min
Michael Schur and Joe Posnanski stop by to talk about their latest book, BIG FAN. Since both of them have been on the podcast before, we switch up the fatherhood topics. They share some great parenting stories. Next we talk about the blending of fatherhood and their book, BIG FAN connect. They share the inspiration for this book and what events they each forced each other to attend to write about their experience. I even open up a pack of baseball cards to have a fun way to end the interview. Th...
May 18, 2026•52 min
CodeMonkey Co-Founder & CEO Jonathan Schor stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He and I chat about the life lessons he learns from his daughter. In addition, Jonathan gives some good advice for dads and parents. Next, he and I discuss the benefits both kids and adults can learn from CodeMonkey. We talk about the use of A.I. these days and why people should not rely on A.I. He even shares how parents and teachers can get the programs that CodeMonkey offers to their children and stu...
May 13, 2026•26 min
Connor Barwin stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He and I chat about the values he looks to instill into his kids as they grow up. In addition, he shares the life lessons his kids have taught him. After that we discussed his time in the NFL. He shares some fun stories of his playing days. Next we talk about the Make The World Better Foundation he helped to start up and the impact it has on different communities. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Co...
May 11, 2026•41 min
Jon Gustin stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares the life lesson his kids have taught him. We talk about the values he looks to instill into his kids. After that we talk about his new book, The Tired Dad, 100 Reflections on Showing Up for What Matters Most. He shares what this book is about and what people can take from the book. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Jon Gustin Jon Gustin is the founder and owner of The Tired Dad LLC. As a conte...
May 06, 2026•36 min
Brent Jones sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He and I talk about the life lessons his kids have taught him. In addition, Brent shares the values he looks to instill into his daughters. After that we move to talk about his fantastic football career. We chat about his tough start into the league after a car accident to playing with the 49ers and winning Super Bowls with Joe Montana and Bill Walsh. We get into his broadcasting career and the challenges that he faced in the br...
May 04, 2026•43 min
Arda Öcal sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He and I talk about the life lessons that he has learned from his kids. In addition, Arda talks about making sure he is appreciating every moment with his family. After that we talk about the great work he does over at ESPN. He shares how he got into broadcasting and how he thinks the industry has evolved over the years. Next we dive into the Star Wars universe. We chat about our favorite characters and moments from Star Wars. Las...
Apr 27, 2026•39 min
Chip Leighton stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He and I talk about what he has learned from his kids about life. In addition he talks about how his kids helped him in the beginning of creating his social media platforms. After that we talk about his new book, Dad Can You Not? Chip shares how many parents reached out to him to share some of the funny and outlandish things their kids will say to them. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Chip Leighton...
Apr 20, 2026•25 min
Ryan Kunz stops by to talk to me about the work he does over at BetterHelp. We discuss how parents can heal their inner child so be there for their kids. In addition, parents can be a great role model when it comes to mental health and therapy. Ryan gives a lot of great insight on how parents and kids can talk about mental health and how you can connect with your kids. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Ryan Kunz Ryan Kunz is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker i...
Apr 15, 2026•44 min
Frankie Muniz stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. We talk about how much Frankie enjoys being a father. He shares all the thought and preparation he and his wife were doing once they found out that they were having a baby. Next we talk about him reprising his iconic role of Malcom in the new series on Hulu and Disney+ Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair. Frankie shares how much fun he had working with the cast as well as now playing a grown up version of Malcolm, who is a fathe...
Apr 13, 2026•17 min
Brad Malone stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. We talk about the values he looks to instill into his kids. In addition, he shares the life lessons his kids have taught him. Next we talk about his time in the NHL. Chris shares a lot of entertaining stories about playing the NHL. Next we discuss what it is like to go from playing to coaching. We also discuss the work he and his family do for the Malone Family Foundation. We even talked about what we liked and thought could be improved ...
Apr 06, 2026•34 min
Brian Gray stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares how he and his family created pillars for their family. They believe in these values and look live by these pillars each and every day. After that we talk about his new book, Suck Less, Laugh More. Brian shares what inspired him to write this book. In addition, he shares what he hopes other dads will take from his book. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Brian Gray Brian Graythought he knew. He...
Mar 30, 2026•25 min
Andrew McCarthy sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. His latest book, Who Needs Friends, Andrew explores his cross-country trip as he explores male friendship and loneliness. The book and road trip was inspired by his son, Sam asking him if he has any friends. Andrew was determined to see how men view friendship and the different stereotypes men feel they need to have when it comes to friendship. In addition we talk about how he wants to be a great role model to his kids about...
Mar 23, 2026•23 min
Alec Gillis stops by to have a heartfelt conversation about his fatherhood journey. He and I have an honest conversation about the influence his dad had on him to make his own choice on how to be a dad. He shares the life lessons he learned from his four daughters. After that we blend family and his career by talking about working with his daughter, Camille. We go into his fantastic career in the film industry and how his craft has evolved over the years. Lastly, we finish the interview with the...
Mar 16, 2026•1 hr 7 min
Tom Junod sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares the life lessons he learned from his daughter. We talk about the process of adoption as well. After that we talk about his new book, In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man. Tom shares the inspiration for this book and his relationship with his father. In addition, I ask him about how he looked at fatherhood while writing this book. Plus we talk about his famous interview he did with Fred Rodgers. La...
Mar 09, 2026•35 min
Champ Bailey sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We chat about the values he looks to instill into his kids. In addition, he shares the life lessons his kids have taught him. After that we talk about his new film, Signing Tony Raymond. He shares some insight into the film and what he learned from working on that film. Next we discuss his fantastic career in the NFL and getting into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. We also talk about the inspiration for him to start up the Champ...
Mar 02, 2026•39 min
Travis Kennedy sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He talks about the values he looks to instill into his kids as they grow up. In addition he shares what his kids have taught him. After that we talk about his book, The Whyte Python World Tour. We talk about the inspiration for the book and how it will be turned into a movie. Plus, he gives some insight on if any of the characters were inspired by himself or others. He even talks about how he looks at storytelling and the imp...
Feb 23, 2026•32 min
Chris Manhertz sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We chat about the values he looks to instill into his kids. In addition, he shares what fatherhood has taught him. After that we talk about his football career. He shares some fantastic stories about his first touchdown and what it is like to play in the NFL. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Chris Manhertz Chris Manhertz is a veteran NFL tight end known for his elite blocking abilities, cu...
Feb 16, 2026•14 min
Robby Little stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares the values he looks to instill into his kids. We talk about the challenges that pop up when you want to be a great dad while running your own business. After that we talk about the company he started, SLIDEMVP. He shares the inspiration that gave him the idea for SLIDEMVP. In addition, he talks about how his product is not just for kids since teams in Major League Baseball also use SLIDEMVP. Lastly, we finish the interview wit...
Feb 11, 2026•30 min
Anthony Lucero sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We chat about the values he looks to teach his son. In addition, he talks about how fatherhood has changed his life. After that we discuss his is latest film called, Paper Bag Plan. Lucero shares the family inspiration behind his film. Thirdly, we talk about the how this film can help parents to let go and let their children learn to grow. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Anthony Lucero Wr...
Feb 09, 2026•31 min
Ian Deitchman sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We chat about the values he looks to teach his daughters. In addition, he shares the life lessons his kids have taught him. After that we discuss his new series from the Wonder Project called, It’s Not Like That. We talk about his creative process and why he enjoys writing about parenting. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Ian Deitchman Ian Deitchman is a prominent American television and fi...
Feb 02, 2026•31 min
Bill Fagerbakke stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. In this interview you can tell how much being a dad means to him. He was inspired by his dad and wanted to be the best dad he could be for his daughters. After a heartfelt conversation about parenting we talk about his least film, SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. He shares the favorite parts of making this movie, times when he and the cast would improv scenes in the series and movies. In addition, Bill shares what he is reall...
Jan 25, 2026•24 min
Kenny Curtis stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. We talk about how he looks to mix his career and family. He and one of his daughters host a podcast and created a book series under the same name, Greeking Out. We talk about how this podcast and book series started and how much fun they have together. We talk about both working in radio and how funny certain parts we experienced whole working in radio. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Kenny Curtis K...
Jan 19, 2026•38 min
Martellus Bennett sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We talk about how much he loves being a dad. He shares the values he looks to teach his daughter. After that we talk about his new Disney show, Hey A.J. that was inspired by his book series with the same name and he shares how thankful he is to see his book become an animated series. In addition, we also talk about his creative process. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Martellus Bennett...
Jan 12, 2026•30 min
Milan Martin stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares the values he looks to instill into his kids. In addition, he talks about why family is so important to him. After that we talk about the company he started, The Free Spirits Company. He shares why he started that company up from working in the advertising industry. Milan shares how people can create a better lifestyle by drinking less alcohol. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Milan Martin ...
Jan 07, 2026•39 min
Jim Lampley stops by to chat about his fatherhood journey. We talk about how fatherhood is very important to him. He shares some interesting stories that involve him and his kids while working. After that we talk about his new book, It Happened!: A Uniquely Lucky Life in Sports Television. He opens up about the inspiration for this book and how he approached writing the book. Next we talk about some of his favorite moments in sports broadcasting. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherho...
Jan 05, 2026•37 min
Jim Meskimen sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares how his upbringing impacted the way he looked at raising his daughter. In addition, Jim and I talk about the life lessons his daughter have taught him. After that we talk his acting career. He shares a few stories working in the entertainment industry. We talk about the great impressions that he does and how much fun he has working with his daughter on those impressions on social media. Lastly, we finish the interview...
Dec 29, 2025•44 min
Herman Moore sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We discuss why unconditional love is not always the best when it comes to parenting. In addition, he shares a few things that his sons have taught him about life. After that we talk about his time in the NFL. We discuss what the Lions mean to the city of Detroit. Next we talk about his foundation and life after football. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Herman Moore Herman Moore entered into...
Dec 22, 2025•36 min
Feodor Chin and I talk about his fatherhood journey. He opens up in a very honest way about he and his wife looking to start a family. We talk about the values he looks to instill into his son. In addition, he uses the Bridges family to make a fatherhood analogy. After that we talk about his latest role in the play, Kyoto. We discuss how important this play is right now based on what is happening in the world. Plus, we talk about work he has done in the video game industry. Lastly, we finish the...
Dec 15, 2025•33 min
