As a writer, social worker, and Hebrew school instructor, Aaron Yavelberg has a wealth of experience as a father and father figure to children, adolescents, and young adults all over New York City. On this … Read More
Episode 101: Kevin Shafer 101: Intro to Dad Sociology
The product of a blended family and blended citizenship, Kevin Shafer is an associate professor at BYU who specifically chose fatherhood as his primary research concentration. He uses his PhD, his Twitter platform, and his … Read More
Episode 100: You Say Dubai, and I Say Hello
For our 100th episode, Jeff reports in from the farthest point to which he had ever flung himself — Dubai, en route to the Maldives — to (mostly) remember the conversations we’ve had during the … Read More
Thyroid Eye Disease (TED) Awareness Week begins today!
During the 11 years we’ve been proud participants in Movember, we’ve come to associate this month as a crucial time to focus on men’s physical and mental health. That’s why we’re particularly glad to partner with Horizon … Read More
Episode 99: Simon Holland, the Stealth Bomber
Our last double-digited guest is Simon Holland, the work-at-home father of two whose brilliant humor writing has built two colossal platforms on Twitter and Instagram. He’s an inspiration to anyone with a desk job and … Read More
Episode 98: Jon Finkel and the Educated Meatheads
Watching his dad build an executive career from scratch taught prolific author Jon Finkel how to build a daily discipline and chase opportunity. His peripatetic childhood also helped him develop a versatile skill set that … Read More
Episode 97: Jared Bilski Found Wisdom in the Wudder
In early September, the “remnants” of Hurricane Ida flooded metropolitan Philadelphia — and took out the entire first floor of Jared Bilski’s house. And like all good writers, he turned the resulting flood of neighborly … Read More
Episode 96: The Human Experience of Emme Reynolds
After years online, counseling parents how to raise children without gender stereotypes, the writer f/k/a Mike Reynolds has adopted Emme as their new name and begun experimenting with their appearance as a way of declaring their … Read More
Episode 95: Lasso-palooza! with Whit Honea
Now that Season 2 of Ted Lasso has concluded, Doug and guest host Whit Honea discuss (with many, many spoilers) all the brilliant and baffling narrative choices the writers made in their sophomore season. We … Read More
Episode 94: Tales From the Boom-Boom Zoom Room
We’re back! And Season 4 begins with Jeff and Doug catching up on all the new things that happened over the summer. Travel is back, schools are in-person, and Dad 2.0 has a new partnership … Read More