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
Episode 63: 2020 Recap: The Antidote to Doomscrolling
We’re guardedly optimistic that 2020 can’t get any more wretched in its last three days. But among that wretchedness, Jeff got married and launched a literary project. Aaron and John got new jobs. Mike started … Read More
Hot Take: The Robert Kardashian Hologram Is Kool
When Kim Kardashian turned 40 last week, her husband (a musical performer of some renown) had a particular quandary: What do you get for the woman who could look at a list of 30 things … Read More
Back To … I Guess We’re Calling It “School”?
We had the Spring, when the initial shock of the pandemic lowered the educative stakes while families tried to find our footing. We had the Summer, when we gritted our teeth and watched our hopes … Read More
Episode 45: Mike Adamick Is a Middle-Aged Undergrad
Moments before attending his orientation as a rising junior at Berkeley, author Mike Adamick joined us to talk about his early career as a journalist, how his blog jump-started his book-writing career, and his new … Read More
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Make COVID Camp
We interrupt your normal fetid slurry of garbage news to offer a hearty “Good On Ya” to a dad whose can-do spirit shone particularly brightly this week. This was a man, a father of two … Read More
“Daddy Changed the World!”
After more than a week of protests calling for justice for George Floyd — and on the day when Breonna Taylor would have turned 27 — this week’s Fatherhood on Friday is a supersized series of … Read More
Parenting, Pandemics, and Closing the Social Distance
Happy Friday the 13th! How’s your week going? If you’re like us, your job (if you still have one) has told you to telecommute, your kids are home from school and full of questions, your … Read More
Episode 17: Lying Naked On A Bed of LEGOs
If you’re ever in the mood for a languid, discursive discussion about The State of Things, find some time for a chat with our guest Charlie Capen, whose versatility has made him the one person … 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