In her seven years editing the Washington Post’s On Parenting, Amy Joyce has used her platform to discover new writers and help parents raise good people. We talk about the publication process from pitch to … Read More
Episode 64: Dynamic Insertion For Your Pleasure Center
The new year begins with a provocative title for provocative times. We discuss some of the myriad responses to our 2020 recap, the great art that offset our less-than-great moments, and the themes we’ll continue to … 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
Episode 61: Masterpitch Theatre, starring David Stanley
After he became a work-at-home dad in the early ’90s, David Stanley began his career of pitching writing and voice-over projects that he synthesized into his brilliant Masterpitch Theatre workshop at Dad 2.0 Digital. He … Read More
Episode 59: Penn Holderness Podcasts From the Tub
Right around the time the Christmas Jammies videos became an annual thing, Penn Holderness left a news anchor job (when he never saw his family) to start a media company with his wife, Kim (and … Read More
Episode 56: Taylor Calmus Is Not A One-Man Show
Since Taylor Calmus defines a Dude Dad as “an invested father dedicated to raising kids in the most epic way possible,” he says he’s clearly not the only one. And he’s quick to thank his … Read More
A Manifesto for 2021: Make America Want to Make Babies Again
Writing a news digest this week feels redundant, since the U.S. election has dominated the news (and made it so indigestible). As the results shake out and the holidays approach, we’re already thinking ahead to … Read More
Episode 55: What Fresh Hell Is Spelling “Coxsackie”?
What Fresh Hell podcast co-creators Margaret Ables and Amy Wilson will tell you: the best recipe for a successful online content marriage is when one is an Idea Cannon and the other knows her way … Read More
Episode 50: John Kinnear Fights For the User
When John Kinnear started his Ask Your Dad blog, he established himself as one of the online dad community’s premiere Answer Men. As Marketing Director at Clearlink and site manager at Reviews.org, he has come … Read More
Episode 49: Tom Riles Held Darryl Strawberry’s Baby
Tom Riles has made his career by turning bad situations into better situations. When his PA job was ending, Henry Winkler asked him to move to LA. He met his wife while they were busting … Read More