Felice Primavera! As we celebrate the first week of Spring 2022 and bring Season 4 of the podcast to a close, we look back at the many high points, of both this season and the … Read More
Episode 117: Joel Willis Leans Into the Ironic Bigness
Born on April 1st and raised in a town that gambled on cow poop, Joel Willis began his editorial career with a dad blog called the Glad Stork. From there, after years as a contributing … Read More
Episode 114: The Dumb Dads Never Found Their Keys
After auditioning for a few too many “dumb dad” roles, actors Kevin Laferriere and Evan Kyle Berger found the perfect name for their Dumb Dad podcast and TikTok channel. And in their short, comedic history, … Read More
Episode 109: Patrick Quinn Glams Up Your Lock Screen
When Patrick Quinn last appeared on the podcast (pre Dad 2.020 and pre-COVID), he was ebullient about the bright future of influencer marketing. And now, two or 10 or 3,000 years later, he’s back to … Read More
Episode 108: The Doug Zeigler Telehealth Call
Just like Doug Zeigler‘s life, this episode has everything: A dystopian lottery! Redemptive agony! Prophylactic cosplay! Plus a cameo from the Beetlejuice of toxicity! As he recovers from a heart attack that required five stents … Read More
Episode 103: Chris Ballew Doles Out the Applesauce
Chris Ballew fronted the Presidents half his life ago and just wrapped 19 albums and 1,247 live shows as Caspar Babypants, and at 56 he’s publishing under his own name and feeling more creative than … Read More
Episode 102: Aaron Yavelberg Will See You Now
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 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
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