Rich Wallace rose from a childhood in foster care to become a self-made activist and serial entrepreneur, and his youngest son Jason has built a 15-year career in politics, public service, and podcasting. We talk … Read More
Episode 83: Jim Lin Is Goldilocks On A Soft-Tail
We’ve known Jim Lin since our beginning as a dad blogger and PR executive, but he’s really a septuple threat (at least). And since he’s been writing funny things and studying their impact since he … Read More
Episode 82: Armin Brott Planted A Flag On The Moon
In 1995, Armin Brott wrote a book that no bestseller had done before: It became an accessible, reassuring, and indispensable resource for expectant fathers. Millions of copies, syndicated columns, fatherhood classes, and radio shows later, … Read More
Episode 81: How Asha and Christine Edit Their Lives
Asha Dornfest and Christine Koh began teaching us how to edit our lives long before it was cool, and we’re celebrating Mother’s Day week with a look at how their prescience has paid off. Emerging … Read More
Episode 80: Matt Villano Is Crepuscular And Peripatetic
For 26 years, journalist Matt Villano has built his freelance writing career by pursuing true stories, standing up for marginalized voices, and occasionally dressing up as a humongous wine bottle. He also chronicles road trips … Read More
Episode 79: Our Tenth Birthday with Jason Greene
This week, we chat with our good friend, fellow Wall Walker, and Sexiest Man Alive Jason Greene about ten years of work, play, and butt portraits at the Dad 2.0 Summit. He got into performing … Read More
Episode 78: The Rigorous Feminism of Jordan Shapiro
Is there anything about fatherhood that is gender-specific? In his new book, Father Figure: How to Be a Feminist Dad, the “urgent and intellectually rigorous” Jordan Shapiro used depth psychology and social theory to explain … Read More
Episode 77: That Feeling When Things Are Looking Up
There’s a literal Spring in our step as we guardedly envision a post-pandemic, mostly-vaccinated world where actual human contact no longer seems like a luxury. With guarded optimism, we’re making plans for the summer, celebrating … Read More
Episode 76: La Guardia Cross Is Laughing Accidentally
On New Year’s Eve 2013, La Guardia Cross decided the best way to become a self-sustaining artist was to show his process online and have his viewers hold him to account. Little did he know … Read More
Episode 75: Happy 7th Birthday, Gays With Kids!
Through adoption and surrogacy, Brian Rosenberg and Ferd van Gameren went from a childless couple to fathers of three in a mere 17 months. Since then, they’ve built Gays With Kids into the preeminent online resource … Read More