There’s nothing niche about Tshaka Armstrong, who admits he emerged from the womb blessed with big-time Neil DeGrasse Nerdery and loves to explain all he’s learned. He works as a TV producer and tech reviewer, … Read More
Episode 105: Chris Illuminati Has Very Dirty Thumbs
Ever since he started Message With A Bottle, Chris Illuminati’s primary plan has been to mimic his fitness regime and persevere as incrementally as possible. Eight hundred notes later, he has built a multi-vertical platform … 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
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 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
Episode 42: All About the Didgeridoo
Since 42 is the Answer to Everything, we devote this episode to introducing the world to Dad 2.0 Digital, the online event we’ll deliver to you October 1-2-3, 2020. Much of the programming will be … Read More
Episode 37: That Instant Feeling of Acceptance (with Jim Joseph)
Half his life ago, our guest Jim Joseph achieved the two primary goals he had set for himself as a teenager: to work in marketing and to be an engaged father. Which made his decision … Read More
Episode 36 — Minor Revolutionary Acts of 2020
This week, Jeff became an engaged father in the most literal sense. And in posting his announcement online, expressing his joy felt like a little rebellion against the male tendency to bottle up emotion. A … Read More