Dave Lesser started his dad blog, “Amateur Idiot, Professional Dad” soon after he left his legal career to stay at home with his two kids. And after two years of sobriety, he remembers the night … Read More
Episode 112: John & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
In 2008, before the influencing Earth cooled, John Andrews and Ted Rubin came together over a radical new idea to involve bloggers in marketing campaigns. Their new book, Retail Relevancy, offers strategies based on 14 … Read More
Episode 111: Taylor Calmus: Builder Eye for the Dad Guy
Since his first appearance, Dude Dad‘s Taylor Calmus has had a third child, written a second book, and launched his first foray into basic cable, as Super Dad debuts on the Magnolia Network this weekend. … 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 90: Aaron and MJ and Men and Miscarriage
Our first return guest is Aaron Gouveia, this time with his wife MJ, whose new book Men and Miscarriage arrives tomorrow, July 6. They talk and write candidly about losing five pregnancies in nine years, struggling … Read More
Episode 85: Up On The Roof (So Jeff’s Dad Could Watch)
For the first time since Episode 5, Doug and Jeff celebrate the return of human contact by reuniting on his NYC rooftop and recording face to face. Amid the usual BS about movies, sports, and … 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 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 74: James Breakwell Looks A Bit Less Terrible
What do Madonna, Michelangelo, and Michael Stipe have in common? We compare them all with James Breakwell, who built his writing career by workshopping material on Twitter. In his fifth book, How To Be A … Read More
What’s the Best Advice You Never Got?
Not too long ago, there weren’t a lot of resources for expectant dads to consult. Most of us relied on counsel from our own fathers, our partners, and Armin Brott’s trailblazing book, The Expectant Father. … Read More