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Hero: Being the Strong Father Your Children Need with Dr. Meg Meeker – EP 143
January 24, 2018 06:21 - 34 minutes - 32.6 MBThis week in the Dad Spotlight we are bringing you Dr. Meg Meeker, a leading authority on parenting, teens and children’s health. Her new book Hero: Being the Strong Father Your Children Need celebrates and encourages the role of fatherhood. In this book Dr. Meg Meeker examines the true value of fathers and their relationships with their children, showing...
How to live until you die with Dr. Phil Carson – EP 141
November 21, 2017 06:51 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBThis week in the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Dr. Phil Carson who recently wrote a new book entitled: How to live until you die. Too many Americans are living as prisoners in their own bodies, held captive by bad habits that have drained them of their livelihood and sentenced them to a premature death....
Getting Close To Your Child With Carriers From BabyBjörn – EP 140
August 11, 2017 03:52 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are talking about making those close connections with your kids, and today’s episode is sponsored by our friends at BABYBJÖRN a great company that is focusing on just that, getting you to connect with your babies in special ways. Today, Don and I share some of our experiences with baby...
Making a Change to Your Life Will Impact Your Success With Cliff Ravenscraft – EP 139
August 09, 2017 07:34 - 44 minutes - 41.1 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we bring you Cliff Ravenscraft, of the Cliff Ravenscraft Show as well as being known as the Podcast Answer Man to talk to you about making changes to your life to put an emphasis on fitness. Cliff Ravenscraft has gone through a tremendous transformation within his life. Before he...
Buddy Thunderstruck: A Great New Series For Families with Ryan Wiesbrock – EP 138
August 03, 2017 08:13 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Ryan Wiesbrock, series creator of the new Buddy Thunderstruck series on Netflix. Buddy Thunderstruck is a brand-new stop-motion animation (from the talented crew behind ‘Robot Chicken’) television kids’ series. The series follows the adventures of this special semi-truck racing dog and his albino ferret mechanic, Darnell....
Challenge the Sterotypes & Connect With Your Kids With Phil Morgese – EP 137
July 31, 2017 10:34 - 56 minutes - 51.4 MBThis week in the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Phil Morgese of the Dad Hair School. After separating from his wife, Phil Morgese was forced to learn new skills, like hairstyling, that defy gender roles for his daughter Emma. With a lot of patience and care, he finally mastered the art and recognized the...
Taking Control Of Your Money & Your Life with Jeff Bouwman – EP 136
June 23, 2017 07:14 - 22 minutes - 21.5 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight we have Jeff Bouwman, author of ‘Your Income, Your Life: How Modern Day Families Can Live Happy, Healthy, and Wealthy on Any Income.’ and the Blog: Your Income, Your Life. Jeff Bouwman said that he has made all of the mistakes that families can make. For many years he made mistakes...
A New Dad’s Playbook with Baltimore Ravens Tight End Benjamin Watson – EP 135
June 20, 2017 04:22 - 30 minutes - 28 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight we are bringing you Benjamin Watson, tight end for the Baltimore Ravens, an ESPN and NFL Network commentator, a leading spokesman for All Pro Dad and NFL Father & Kids Experience, and the founder of One More, a foundation that helps to spread love and hope by meeting real needs,...
Helping Your Kids Write Their Own Book & How to Live A Rich Life with Trevor Crane – EP 134
June 10, 2017 05:08 - 46 minutes - 43 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are having Trevor Crane, an entrepreneur, author, podcaster and speaker dedicated to helping you take your life and your business to the next level. Not only does he work to help entrepreneurs around the world re-design their businesses so they can have the time and money freedom they deserve,...
Creating a Legacy For Yourself and For Your Kids with Brad Coleman – EP 133
June 06, 2017 15:48 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight Podcast we are bringing you Brad Coleman of The Fatherhood Fraternity . Today we are talking to Brad Coleman about Legacy and what impact do you hope to have on this world? Becoming a father in the last few years made him start thinking about legacy. When you have kids who...
Visiting A Comic Book Store With Your Kids With Trey Burley – EP 132
June 02, 2017 23:14 - 18 minutes - 16.5 MBVisiting A Comic Book Store With Your Kids With Trey Burley This week in the Dads Toolbox Trey Burley of Daddy Mojo returns to share some tips for visiting a comic book store with your kids! We always love to have Trey Burley on the show and he always shares amazing resources for you. For many dads...
Creating Streams of Income For Your Family With Matt Miller – EP 131
May 31, 2017 03:23 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we bring you Matt Miller to talk to you about creating streams of income for your family. Matt Miller spent the first 9 years of his career as an Air Force pilot, before entering the private sector to work in both the medical device and advertising industries. While...
Fashion for Dads and Making a Transition to change Your Life – EP 130
May 26, 2017 04:56 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing you Andrew Bentley of Father Figure to talk about Fashion for Dads and Making a Transition to change Your Life. The idea of making a change in his life came after the birth of his child and taking a leave from working at Google. Listen to...
Building Your Own Self-Confidence One Day At A Time With Brad Finkeldei – EP 129
May 22, 2017 16:44 - 40 minutes - 37.5 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight Podcast we are bringing you a special interview with Brad Finkeldei, a self-confidence coach and best-selling author of the book the Mindset Shift share’s his personal story today with us about his transformation from no confidence to confidence. Like many dads Brad Finkeldei had to go through a journey to be...
A Great New Family Movie – MAX 2: White House Hero – EP 128
May 20, 2017 15:26 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBToday on the Dads Toolbox we are bringing you an interview that we had with two young actors, Francesca Capaldi and Zane Austin from the brand new movie, MAX 2: White House Hero. It was great having both these young actors on and in speaking to them we asked them a few questions about the movie and...
Engaging With Your Kids & Creating Something Awesome with Matt Mickelson – EP 127
May 17, 2017 22:31 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight we are bringing you Matt Mickelson who created a star wars movie with his daughters that was just amazing. A couple of years ago he made a blade runner video and recently his kids were bored and said they wanted to make a movie with their dad. He had...
Communicating with your Teen with Sheri Gazitt of Teen Wise – EP 126
May 12, 2017 04:41 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we have Sheri Gazitt of Teen Wise, a website and resource for all parents working to better with our teens. Today we are talking about strategies to make yourself heard and communicating with your teen! Sometimes it may seem like you are talking to a different species when it comes...
Practicing Mindfulness and Meditation and Finding Balance in Life with Colin Gray – EP 125
May 04, 2017 05:08 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Colin Gray, The Podcast Host. We talk about balancing life and he stated that this took him some time to be able to get to a point where he has been able to let things go and stay present in his life. He definitely has...
Joyful Courage with Casey O’Roarty – EP 124
April 29, 2017 19:34 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we have Casey O’Roarty who is a Positive Discipline Trainer, Parent Coach at Joyful Courage. Joyful Courage is about showing up, grateful for the opportunity to practice being our best self, even when it is hard to do. My mission is to work with parents in a way that broadens their perspective...
A Father’s Role In The Fight For Global Hunger with Roger Thurow – EP 123
April 25, 2017 19:14 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we have Roger Thurow, author of The First 1000 Days, a book exploring global hunger and also how fathers can do to help end global hunger. In early 2000 Roger Thurow started to look at humanitarian issues. He started to look at hunger in the 21st century and how could...
Finding Hope In All Aspects Of Your Life With Mark Goblowsky – EP 122
April 22, 2017 04:23 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing you Mark Goblowsky who is an Air Force veteran, career martial arts professional, entrepreneur, podcaster and author of the new book, Strength Through The Struggle (release date June 2017). He is on a mission to help others overcome the obstacles in their life based on his own life experiences. He...
Sci-Fi Junior High Author Scott Seegert and Illustrator John Martin – EP 121
April 13, 2017 06:15 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight we are bringing you John Martin and Scott Seegert, authors of the brand new book, Sci-Fi Junior High. Daughters played softball together and it was almost a year until they talked about what they did. They started to converse about the books that Scott had written like It’s a Guy...
Helping Kids Cope with Gun Violence and Death with Dr. Azmaira Maker – EP 120
April 09, 2017 14:41 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing back Dr. Azmaira Maker. You may remember that Dr. Azmaira Maker joined on a previous episode where we spoke about bullying. This week we are exploring the topic of gun violence and death. While these are deep and hard topics to discuss, they are so important for...
SmartyPants My Kid Has Guts Sweepstakes – EP 119
March 28, 2017 20:08 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we welcome back Clay Nichols of SmartyPants Vitamins to talk about the brand new #MyKidHasGuts campaign and about the importance of Probiotics. #MyKidHasGuts is a campaign that was started by the new probiotic for kids. They wanted to create some awareness of this and because it has a lot to...
Rich Schramm, Founder of iGotThis – EP 118
March 26, 2017 22:43 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThis week on the Dads Toolbox we are bringing you Rich Schramm, Founder of iGotThis, a task-focused application , life-management solution uniquely designed for ADHD families that builds self-esteem by ensuring repeated success It’s no wonder that kids with ADHD are more likely to have low self-esteem – sometimes pathologically low. Repeated failures wear away self-esteem, as...
Josh Temple from HGTV’s House Crashers – EP 117
March 21, 2017 17:04 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight we had the chance to talk with Josh Temple, who you may know from HGTV, being the host of House Crashers, Beach Flip and a number of other great home improvement shows. Father of two, a 12 year old daughter and 4 year old son. Josh Temple started in...
Karen Whittier of Play & Grow – EP 116
March 19, 2017 13:31 - 21 minutes - 19.3 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing you Karen Whittier of Play & Grow. This is a new type of company working with parents to engage with their kids in new ways and to provide high quality toys that are safe and fun right to your doorstep! Play & Grow is a company that goes...
Engaging Kids Through Storytelling and Technology with Jeff Faulconer – EP 115
March 01, 2017 07:56 - 42 minutes - 38.7 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Jeff Faulconer, Vice President of Product Development for Story Arc. Story Arc is a great company that is developing some amazing books, applications and more to help engage kids. About Jeff Faulconer As Vice President of Product Development, Jeff Faulconer oversees all product initiatives...
Your Daughter and her Period – A Guide For Dads with Chris Farley Ratcliffe – EP 114
February 27, 2017 05:26 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing you Chris Farley Ratcliffe of Dad Goes Round to talk about an amazing new eBook that he has created entitled: Dad Guide: Your Daughter and her Period Chris Farley Ratcliffe has always been very open with our daughters about sexual health and taken a proactive approach. Even...
The Evolving Role & Impact of Fatherhood With Chris McKee – EP 113
February 21, 2017 05:06 - 44 minutes - 40.4 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Chris McKee, creator of the film, Pop Culture, a multi-channel exploration of the evolving role and impact of fatherhood in America. While it is true that 51% of all family grocery shopping is now done by dads, it is also true that 1/3 of...
Cory Warren on Healthy Living, Adoption and More – EP 112
February 16, 2017 06:55 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing you Cory Warren, also known as Lean Green Dad to speak to all of you about his journey into fatherhood and into healthy living. Cory Warren shared with us that the name Lean Green Dad came after his wife was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis just a few...
Jason MacKenzie on Reinventing Yourself After Tragedy – EP 111
February 07, 2017 05:09 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Jason MacKenzie, author of The Dadly Book of Open to talk about loss and how he re-invented himself after the loss of his wife. In this book Jason Mackenzie shares a moment of reckoning that occurred four years after his wife’s suicide. After yet another day...
Comic Books and Graphic Novels To Share With Your Kids With Trey Burley – EP 110
February 03, 2017 14:23 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MBThis week the Dads Toolbox we are bringing back Trey Burley from Daddy Mojo to talk to us about comic books and graphic novels to share with our kids and what is new in the world of comics. You might remember Trey from earlier episodes, like episode 22 on female comic book heroes and episode...
Allison McDonald of No Time For Flash Cards – EP 109
January 31, 2017 06:37 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBThis week in the Toolbox of the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Allison McDonald, Founder and editor of No Time For Flash Cards. Allison McDonald has been teaching children in various capacities since 1993, so you can imagine she has done her fair share of crafts, songs, and circle times. Allison McDonald started as a...
Kids Leaving the Home and Family Transitions With Robert Zeitlin & His Family – EP 108
January 27, 2017 17:45 - 56 minutes - 51.5 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing back Dr. Robert Zeitlin. You may remember Dr. Robert Zeitlin from his earlier episodes on topics of Kids going to school and the transitions that we go through , holiday depression and seasonal affective disorder and on Laughing more and yelling less. This week we are joined by Dr....
Intentional Parenting with Phil Conrad – EP 107
January 24, 2017 06:35 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBThis week in the Dads Spotlight we have Phil Conrad from the Intentional Parenting blog and podcast on the show. We asked Phil Conrad to explain what Intentional Parenting means to him and he said Phil has a background as being a youth ministerand he found that intentional parenting revolved around: Accepting responsibility developing a...
Kelley Blue Book Helps You Buy and Sell Cars – EP 106
January 13, 2017 16:45 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing you the second interview that we had with Matt DeLorenzo who is a senior editor with Kelley Blue Book. If you missed the first one, we encourage you to check it out! This week we are speaking with Matt DeLorenzo about how Kelley Blue Book is the go to...
Brian Hastings of Insomniac Games – EP 105
January 09, 2017 06:42 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBBrian Hastings of Insomniac games joined us this week on the Dad Spotlight podcast. Over the past 20+ years Insomniac games, they have created some amazing games that have engaged dads and their kids as well as making games just for some of you too! When they started they really did not know what they...
The Olympics Offers More Than Just Sports For You and Your Kids With Creed Anthony – EP 104
January 05, 2017 07:29 - 29 minutes - 26.6 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing back Creed Anything from Balcony Dads to talk about the Olympics and some of the things that the Olympics can teach our kids can learn in watching these competitive events. Creed and Chris talk a bit about the sports that they were excited about when it...
Finding the Humor in Parenting with Tim Jones – EP 103
January 03, 2017 17:19 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBThis week in the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Tim Jones, a humorist, author, father and more. Tim Jones writes over at View from the Bleachers and shares his humor on almost every topic imaginable. Recently Tim Jones brought a number of the experiences and writings that he has had as a father...
Technology and Toys to Life Gaming With Drew Bennett – EP 102
December 23, 2016 11:44 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing back Drew Bennett of Benspark to talk to use about technology, gaming, toys and more to help you get ready for the holidays. Disney Infinity The news from last summer to no longer carry Disney Infinity was a shock for Drew Bennett. As he had told...
Finding Happiness in Your Life With Doug Kisgen – EP 101
December 14, 2016 23:06 - 32 minutes - 29.6 MBThis week on the Dads Spotlight podcast we have Doug Kisgen, father of five and author of the book [amazon text=Rethink Happy&asin=1630477346] and finding happiness in your own life. In his own life as a father and husband he had some very low points, especially at the beginning they went through a period where they...
This Week We Are Spotlighting You! – EP 100
December 13, 2016 05:45 - 97.4 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we are celebrating our 100th Episode. For those of you that have been listening for some time you will know that we asked you to call in and answer two questions: From this request we had 24 dads take up the call (Thanks guys!) In today’s episode we...
Creating A Cartoon His Kids Can Watch With Ryan Quincy – EP 99
December 05, 2016 13:16 - 21 minutes - 11.9 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we had the pleasure of having Ryan Quincy on our show to talk about his new show Future Worm as well as his own journey as a father. Emmy Award-winning director and producer Ryan Quincy is creator and executive producer of Disney XD’s animated comedy adventure series Future-Worm which...
Supporting the Dreams of Your Kids With Dai and Chardonae Manuel – EP 98
November 17, 2016 07:00 - 24 minutes - 16 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing back Dai Manuel (Coach Moose) but this time we are bring him and his daughter Chardonae Manuel on to talk about Chardonae’s experience being one of the main emcees at TED EX Kids BC . British Colombia and we asked Chardonae how she was selected for this honor. She mentioned...
Joe DePaulo on Saving For College – EP 97
November 16, 2016 07:35 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBThis week on the Dads Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Joe DePaulo, the CEO and Co-Founder of College Ave Student Loans. Chris has been working in the College Admissions field for almost 20 years and because of this experience he is always working to help families see the benefit of planning and saving for college early....
Buying Your First Home With Real Estate Agent Amanda Stafford – EP 96
November 11, 2016 15:57 - 19 minutes - 10.5 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing you Amanda Stafford, a real estate agent from New Mexico to talk to you about purchasing a home and things to look for when you are starting this home search. Amanda Stafford entered the real estate market about two years ago and this past year she...
Consent in Sexual Relationships with Michael Lissack – EP 95
November 08, 2016 20:49 - 31 minutes - 30.5 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we are bringing you Michael Lissack who is the Executive Director of The Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence (ISCE.edu) on the issue of consent. “Consent is confusing, because consent is the wrong word. Students should be taught that sexual relations require mutual license from both participants not...
Summer and Fall Movies You Will Not Want To Miss with Creed Anthony – EP 94
November 06, 2016 22:33 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBThis week in the Dads Toolbox we are bringing back Creed Anything from Balcony Dads to talk about some of the great movies you may or may not have seen this summer. Civil War was amazing. Secret Life of Pets was funny but reminded him a lot of Toy Story but with pets. He saw...
Craig Dubitsky of Hello Products Is Making The World A Friendlier Place! – EP 93
September 27, 2016 23:47 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBThis week on the Dad Spotlight podcast we are proud to be able to bring you Craig Dubitsky of Hello Products. Hello Products is a company that is working to change the game of oral care for families and Craig Dubitsky has a long history of working to create an environment that supports this! ...