Aug 19, 2026
"Every decision I've ever made in my life, good and bad, has been in an effort to get my father to tell me he loved me."
This one moves in three parts: the apology you owe your kids, the dance you are still in with your own dad, and the forgiveness that sets you free. It starts at a kitchen table, where a dad raising...
Aug 18, 2026
Give your kids enough that they can do anything, but not so much that they can do nothing.
That Warren Buffett line is where this one starts. You worked hard so your family could have a good life. So how do you keep the life you built from softening the kids you love? This is the first episode of Good Questions, where...
Aug 17, 2026
You can't force a child to make you their mentor. They choose. And most of us are quietly spending that choice on being right.
That's the argument in Hold On to Your Kids by Gordon Neufeld and Gabor Mate, and it's the book two dads in this community keep coming back to. In this Bookshelf, they take it from both ends.
Aug 15, 2026
The greatest gift you can give your kids has nothing to do with them.
Episode 2 of Walk With Jon. No studio, no script, no guest, no editing. Jon Vroman on a walking trail near his house, thinking out loud, this time with his dog Davy along for the walk. The audio is rough on purpose: wind, footsteps, and a dog on...
Aug 14, 2026
Fatherhood is a series of windows that open and close. The one you're leaving usually never opens again.
For years we've been asking guests on this show some version of the same question: what do you wish you knew before your first kid? For the last day of NEW DAD WEEK, we pulled four of the best answers and put them...