Episodes
Oct. 12, 2026
JJ Birden Talks Fatherhood, Playing In The NFL & His Book, Beat The Coverage: Six Strategic Steps To Win In Business and Life
JJ Birden stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares his unique story not just about raising his own kids, but his nieces and nephews. We talk about the values he looked to instill into his kids. In addition, he shares the joys about being a grandfather. After that we talk about his time in the NFL and how his heart and determination made him have a long career in the NFL. Next we talk about his book, Beat The Coverage: Six Strategic Steps To Win In Business and Life. He shares the...
Oct. 7, 2026
Jason Kohm Talks Fatherhood, Working At Kidde & Shares Fire And Carbon Monoxide Safety Tips
Jason Kohm sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares how proud he is of his daughters. In addition, he shares the values he looked to instill into his daughters as they were growing up. After that we talk about the work he does for Kidde. Jason shares a lot of vital information to keep you and your family safe. He shares how fire safety has evolved over the years. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Jason Kohm Jason Kohm is currently the ...
Oct. 5, 2026
Craig Young Talks Fatherhood, New Book, Growing Up Young: One Family’s Faith Journey to the NFL & More
Craig Young sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He and I chat about the values he and his wife, Julie looked to instill into their son, Bryce. Craig shares a valuable life lesson Bryce taught him. After that we talk about his new book, Growing Up Young: One Family's Faith Journey to the NFL. In addition, he and I discuss the evolution of watching his son play in NFL has changed over the years. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Craig Young C...
Sept. 28, 2026
Kraig Olson Talks Fatherhood, New Book, The Remarkable Wanderings of Ryker and Rhett & More
Kraig Olson stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He looks to share the values he looks to instill into his kids. After that we talk about his new book series. The first book is called The Remarkable Wanderings of Ryker and Rhett: Watch Out, World. Kraig shares the inspiration for this book series and what his kids think about them. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Kraig Olson Kraig Olson spent years mastering the intricate language of health care re...
Sept. 21, 2026
Chris Moreno Talks Fatherhood & Marvel’s Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up Special
Chris Moreno stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares some of the life lessons his daughter has taught him. In addition, he and I talk about the values he looks to instill into her as she grows up. After that we talk about the Spidey and the Avengers: Halloween Team-Up special. He is the executive producer on the regular series and this special. We talk about the lessons kids and adults can learn from this show. We even geek out about some of the cool Easter eggs in the special. ...
Sept. 16, 2026
Matt Brown Talks Fatherhood, SimplyFun & The Power Of Play
Matt Brown sits down with me to talk about fatherhood and the values he looked to teach his daughter. He shares why tenacity and grit are important values. In addition, he shares the life lessons his daughter has taught him. After that we talk about the work he does with SimplyFun. Matt explains the importance of play and why all parents should make time to play with their kids. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Matt Brown For over 20 years Matt Brown has deve...
Sept. 14, 2026
Myron Medcalf Talks Fatherhood, ESPN Radio, Broadcasting & More
Myron Medcalf sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares the values he looks to instill into his kids as they grow up. We chat about how our kids teach us life lessons. After that we discuss how his radio show, Matt & Myron that moved from weekends to weekdays on ESPN Radio. In addition, we talk about sports broadcasting and some of this years sporting moments that surprised him. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Myron Medcalf Myron Medc...
Sept. 7, 2026
Andrew Brandt Talks Fatherhood, New Book, Smarter About Sports & More
Andrew Brandt sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares how he learned to balance life and work. Andrew talks about the life lessons his sons have taught him. After that we talk about his new book, Smarter About Sports. We discuss some of the key elements that helped him along the way of his incredible journey in all facets of sports. In addition, he shares a cool Michael Jordan story. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Andrew Brandt And...
Aug. 31, 2026
Chris Jones Talks Fatherhood, New Book, Legs Hearts Minds, Writing, Soccer & More
Chris Jones sits down with me to have an open and honest conversation about fatherhood. We cover so many topics in the world of parenting. We talk about miscarriages, divorce, co-parenting and starting over. After that we talk about his new book, Legs Hearts Minds. In addition, he shares all the different topics he writes about in his book. Next, we talk about suicide and mental health. Chris shares how talking to a therapist really helped him. Plus we talk about the power of sports. Lastly, we ...
Aug. 24, 2026
Bernardo Osuna Talks Fatherhood, Working At ESPN, Take Back Sports Program, Broadcasting & More
Bernardo Osuna Jr. sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares some honest moments about being a dad. We also talk about having twins and how he and his wife looked to instill certain values into their daughters as they were growing up. After that we discuss the Take Back Sports and Let’s Play programs from ESPN and Disney Jr. He talks about why youth sports is important if it is done the right way. Next we talk about what inspired him to get into sports broadcasting and no...
Aug. 19, 2026
Nick Scrivens Talks Fatherhood, Fore Fathers & Entrepreneurship
Nick Scrivens returns to the Art of Fatherhood to explore more into his fatherhood journey. He shares how being a dad is similar to being an entrepreneur. We talk about how he tries to instill lessons about life he has learned with his kids. After that we talk about the ups and downs he has experienced running Fore Fathers. He is very open about all the pitfalls he has experienced along the way. In addition, Nick shares how he learned to pivot to make his business successful. Lastly, we finish t...
Aug. 17, 2026
Coach Anthony Becht Talks Fatherhood, The UFL, Coaching, Playing & More
Coach Anthony Becht sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We talk about the values he looks to instill into his kids. In addition, we talk about how coaching is similar to parenting. We move into his career by talking about winning Coach of the Year this past season in the UFL. He shares the lessons he learned as a player in the NFL, being a broadcaster and now a coach. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Anthony Becht Anthony Becht is the Head...
Aug. 10, 2026
Seth Wickersham Talks Fatherhood, Latest Book, Be On That Hill, Journalism & More
Seth Wickersham stops by to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares some cool stories about the life lessons his kids have taught him. In addition, he talks about some parallels in life he has with Tom Brady from interviewing him over the years. Next, we discuss his latest book, Be On That Hill. He shares the inspiration behind this book and the stories he wanted to use for this book. After that we talk about the state of journalism and his thoughts on where it stands today. Lastly, we fini...
Aug. 3, 2026
Dan Madsen Talks Fatherhood, Star Trek, Star Wars & More
Dan Madsen sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares the values he looked to instill into his son. In addition, Dan shares the life lessons his son has taught him. After that we talk about working with Star Trek founder, Gene Roddenberry in starting a Star Trek Fan Club. Plus we talk about Dan working with Star Wars founder, George Lucas and how it landed him a role in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five....
July 27, 2026
Kevin Maguire Talks Fatherhood, His Book, The New Fatherhood & More
Kevin Maguire sits down with me to chat about his fatherhood journey. He shares the values he looks to instill into his kids as they grow up. After that we talk about his book, The New Fatherhood. He shares the inspiration behind the book. Next we talk about the different places he and his family have lived and the importance living in those different parts of the world. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Kevin Maguire Kevin Maguire is the creator of The New Fa...
July 20, 2026
Tully Minoski Talks Fatherhood, His Book, Monsters In My Belly & More
Tully Minoski stops by to share his fatherhood journey. He shares one of the most interesting birthing stories ever told. The story could have been because of their birthing music playlist. He shares some of the life lessons his kids have taught him. After that we talk about his new book, Monsters in My Belly and the inspiration behind the book. We talk about teaching our kids about sports specifically college sports. In addition we chat a bit on his main job working at the FBI. Lastly, we finis...
July 13, 2026
Christopher Choukalas Talks Fatherhood, His Book, Even The Darkest Night, Mental Health & More
Christopher Choukalas stops by to have a very honest and open conversation about his fatherhood journey. Christopher shares the scary moments during the birth of his twin daughters where his wife nearly died. We then discuss the mental health struggles he had after the birth of his daughters. The conversation leads into the reasons why he wrote his book, Even The Darkest Night. His book is a must read for any parent. It helps to create open and honest conversations that will help you become a be...
July 6, 2026
Sam Wilson Talks Fatherhood, Playing Trap Jaw In The Masters Of The Universe & More
Sam Wilson sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. He shares some very heartwarming stories about being a dad. He shares the values he looks to instill into his daughter. After that we talk about his latest role as Trap Jaw in the Masters of the Universe film. He talks about the process of getting the make-up for Trap Jaw. In addition, he shares what he learned from playing this role and how much this film meant to a lot of people. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherh...
June 29, 2026
Zach Lutz Talks Fatherhood, Playing In The MLB, Youth Sports & More
Zach Lutz sits down with me 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 some of the life lessons that he has learned from his kids. After that we talk about him playing for the New York Mets. He shares the obstacles that got in his way and had to overcome to fulfill his dream of playing in the big leagues. Next we talk about the current state of youth sports and the work he is doing to improve the ...
June 24, 2026
Bill Brady Talks Fatherhood, Troomi Wireless, Tech & More
Bill Brady, who is the CEO and Founder of Troomi Wireless stops by to share his fatherhood journey. He and I talk about the influence his dad had on his parenting style. Bill opens up about the life lessons he learned from his kids. After that we talk about the reason he started up Troomi Wireless. We talk about why parents and kids will appreciate the smartphones that Troomi has for kids. In addition, Bill gives some great advice on how parents can talk to their kids about technology and the im...
June 22, 2026
Payton Smith Talks Fatherhood, His Music Career & More
Payton Smith stops by to explore his fatherhood journey. We talk about how he and his wife are getting ready for their second child. We discuss the lessons he has learned since becoming a dad. In addition, he shares how much he relies on his wife to help him as they are raising a family. After that we talk about his music and latest work, See How It Sounds. He goes into his creative process and his life as a musician. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five. About Payton S...
June 15, 2026
Pete Oswald Talks Fatherhood, New Book, Kindergarten Gets Ready & More
Pete Oswald sits down with me to talk about his fatherhood journey. We talk about the values he looks to instill into his kids. In addition, we talk about how his kids are sometimes brutally honest with feedback on his work. After that we talk about his latest book, Kindergarten Gets Ready. He shares the inspiration behind the book. We talk about his creative process. We even talk about the ProStars cartoon series from back in the day. Lastly, we finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Fi...
June 8, 2026
Kenny Mayne Talks Fatherhood, New Greeting Card Collection, His Golf Podcast & More
Kenny Mayne stops by once again to have more in-depth conversations on fatherhood. We talk about missing the good ol’ days, but enjoying the present with our families. After that Kenny shares his inspiration for his new card line, love kenny from Lovepop. He shares how he enjoys creating these cards and hopes people will enjoy a new take on greeting cards. In addition, we talk about his fantastic podcast, We Need A Fourth he does with Cooper Manning and Brian Baumgartner. Lastly, we finish the i...
June 1, 2026
Noah Galuten Talks Fatherhood, New Cook Book, Grill Time, Cooking & More
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...