Dad 2.0 Podcast

The weekly audio companion to the conference where marketers, media, experts, and parents discuss modern fatherhood.

Episode 102: Aaron Yavelberg Will See You Now 11/30/2021

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 second night of Hanukkah, we talk about teens and social media, making goals reachable by setting up pragmatic steps, and why it's important to teach kids that anti-Semitism is still a thing. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/21320903

Episode 101: Kevin Shafer 101: Intro to Dad Sociology 11/23/2021

Episode 101: Kevin Shafer 101: Intro to Dad Sociology The product of a blended family and blended citizenship, Kevin Shafer is an associate professor at BYU who specifically chose fatherhood as his primary research concentration. He uses his PhD, his Twitter platform, and his copious research to defend paid paternity leave and says American dads can be as involved with our kids as we want to be if we follow the Canadian template. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/21253700

Episode 100: You Say Dubai, and I Say Hello 11/16/2021

Episode 100: You Say Dubai, and I Say Hello For our 100th episode, Jeff reports in from Dubai to (mostly) remember the conversations we've had during our first two years. Amid the myriad storylines of our 67 guests, some important themes emerge: the incentive to take risks, the power of a supportive partner, the appreciation of someone else's very different life experience, and how conversations help us learn more and do better. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/21176240

Episode 99: Simon Holland, the Stealth Bomber 11/09/2021

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 a family that you can still make the time to leverage your talent and make the world laugh. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/21097304

Episode 98: Jon Finkel and the Educated Meatheads 11/01/2021

Episode 98: Jon Finkel and the Educated Meatheads Watching his dad build an executive career from scratch taught prolific author Jon Finkel the value of daily discipline and chasing opportunity. His also learned to develop a versatile skill set that took him from The Man Show to manhood's ultimate test: being a stay-at-home dad of tweens. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/21015032

Episode 97: Jared Bilski Found Wisdom in the Wudder 10/26/2021

Episode 97: Jared Bilski Found Wisdom in the Wudder In early September, the "remnants" of Hurricane Ida flooded metropolitan Philadelphia -- and took out the entire first floor of Jared Bilski's house. And like all good writers, he turned the resulting flood of neighborly goodwill into a front-page story about the diverse, dedicated community that came to his family's aid. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/20939948

Episode 96: The Human Experience of Emme Reynolds 10/19/2021

Episode 96: The Human Experience of Emme Reynolds After years online, counseling parents how to raise children without gender stereotypes, the writer f/k/a Mike Reynolds has adopted Emme as their new name and begun experimenting with their appearance as a way of declaring their ongoing nonbinary self-discovery. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/20862809

Episode 95: Lasso-palooza! with Whit Honea 10/12/2021

Episode 95: Lasso-palooza! with Whit Honea With Season 2 of Ted Lasso 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 also break down the process behind Whit's brilliant Washington Post article about the power of positive male role models on his teenage sons. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/20786039

Episode 94: Tales From the Boom-Boom Zoom Room 10/05/2021

Episode 94: Tales From the Boom-Boom Zoom Room Season 4 begins with Jeff and Doug catching up on all that happened over the summer. Travel is back, schools are in-person, and Dad 2.0 has a new partnership with American Underdog, the story of how Hall of Fame quarterback Kurt Warner became the NFL's best player who was never drafted. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/20708045

Episode 93: Richard Kind Describes the Ocean 07/26/2021

Episode 93: Richard Kind Describes the Ocean Our Dad 2.0 Digital closing keynoter Richard Kind wanted kids all his life, but he didn't become a dad until age 45 because he admits he spent too much time thinking he wasn't ready. Now, he says, Don't wait. You'll figure out how to provide the life you know they need, and before you know it you'll have three kids that you love, like, and trust. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19936028

Episode 92: Shannon Carpenter Cheers For Himself 07/19/2021

Episode 92: Shannon Carpenter Cheers For Himself After 13 years of on-the-job training, Shannon Carpenter has stocked his upcoming Ultimate Guide to stay-at-home fatherhood with lessons and advice he wants you to learn more easily than he did. This book resulted from his proactive decision to care for his kids and pursue his writing career, and he discusses how he plans to achieve the lofty goals he's set for each. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19862648

Episode 91: Christopher Persley's Life Is A Pep Rally 07/12/2021

Episode 91: Christopher Persley's Life Is A Pep Rally We met Christopher Persley while he was blogging at The Brown Gothamite, but now he's focused on supporting his daughter Pepper's burgeoning career as a sports journalist. Mentorship is in short supply, because not many dads have a 10-year-old who has called an NBA playoff game. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19788428

Episode 90: Aaron and MJ and Men and Miscarriage 07/05/2021

Episode 90: Aaron and MJ and Men and Miscarriage Our first return guest is Aaron Gouveia, this time with his wife MJ; their new book Men and Miscarriage arrives tomorrow, July 6. They talk and write candidly about losing five pregnancies in nine years, struggling to share their feelings about them, and the stresses of collaborating on a book that dredged up so many painful memories. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19710986

Episode 89: Damon Brown and His Jar Of Big Rocks 06/28/2021

Episode 89: Damon Brown and His Jar Of Big Rocks Damon Brown is one helluva Google. Scroll through his multi-faceted website that comprises his TEDx talks, his coaching business, his 26 books, his Inc. column, and his YouTube channel, and you won't believe he's also a stay-at-home dad for his two young sons. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19632158

Episode 88: Caleb Gardner Meets You Where You're At 06/21/2021

Episode 88: Caleb Gardner Meets You Where You're At In the ten years we've known Caleb Gardner, he's moved from digital strategy at Edelman to social media for Barack Obama to building the backbone of the mission economy at 18 Coffees, He also moderated our Parenting It Forward panel, about breaking the cycle of flawed fatherhood, months after he had met his own institutionalized father for the first time. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19555286

Episode 87, part II: Matt Logelin Leans Into the Tedium 06/18/2021

Episode 87, part II: Matt Logelin Leans Into the Tedium The arrival of Fatherhood The Movie today seems like a fitting coda for the segment of Matt Logelin's life as a world-famous widower. So Part II of our conversation focuses on the now-teenaged Maddy, her mother's foundation, and the future Matt anticipates so readily. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19526012

Episode 87, part I: Two Kisses For Matt Logelin 06/14/2021

Episode 87, part I: Two Kisses For Matt Logelin When Matt Logelin's wife died just 27 hours after their daughter Maddy was born, he processed his grief by starting the blog that became the book that is now the movie "Fatherhood," which opens Friday, June 18, on Netflix. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19474226

Episode 86: Jim Curtin Forms A More Perfect Union 06/07/2021

Episode 86: Jim Curtin Forms A More Perfect Union Philadelphia Union coach Jim Curtin has made a career out of following his father's advice: Let your results speak for themselves. And from the Villanova Hall of Fame to MLS Coach of the Year, his results resonate throughout Subaru Park. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19389737

Episode 85: Up On The Roof (So Jeff's Dad Could Watch) 05/31/2021

Episode 85: Up On The Roof (So Jeff's Dad Could Watch) Doug and Jeff celebrate the return of human contact by reuniting on his NYC rooftop and recording face to face about our re-entry into social situations, work spaces, and pants. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19304618

Episode 84: Jason Wallace Is The Guy Who Points 05/24/2021

Episode 84: Jason Wallace Is The Guy Who Points Rich Wallace rose from foster care to become an activist and serial entrepreneur, and his son Jason has built a 15-year career in public service. We talk with them both about their different parenting styles, why Jason developed his ambitions in third grade, and that time Jason accidentally creeped on the Obamas. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19217531

Episode 83: Jim Lin Is Goldilocks On A Soft-Tail 05/17/2021

Episode 83: Jim Lin Is Goldilocks On A Soft-Tail We've known Jim Lin for 10 years as a dad blogger and PR executive, but he's really a septuple threat (at least). And since he's been writing funny things and studying their impact since he was a kid, he's the perfect guest to discuss how successful influence works, where it's going, and why it involves Chuck E. Cheese. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19132787

Episode 82: Armin Brott Planted A Flag On The Moon 05/10/2021

Episode 82: Armin Brott Planted A Flag On The Moon In 1995, Armin Brott's "The Expectant Father" became an accessible, reassuring, and indispensable resource for expectant fathers. Millions of copies later, the book's fifth edition is updated with more information, more case studies, and more discussion of the importance of the mental health of both parents. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/19049825

Episode 81: How Asha and Christine Edit Their Lives 05/03/2021

Episode 81: How Asha and Christine Edit Their Lives Asha Dornfest and Christine Koh began teaching us how to edit our lives long before it was cool, and we're celebrating Mother's Day week with a look at how their prescience has paid off. Emerging from quarantine will feature deep breaths, narrowed focus, and listening to signals instead of making plans. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/18961481

Episode 80: Matt Villano Is Crepuscular And Peripatetic 04/26/2021

Episode 80: Matt Villano Is Crepuscular And Peripatetic For 26 years, writer Matt Villano has built his career in journalism by pursuing true stories, standing up for marginalized voices, and dressing up as a humongous wine bottle. He also chronicles road trips with his three daughters, in whom he hopes to instill kindness, integrity, and service. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/18869396

Episode 79: Our Tenth Birthday with Jason Greene 04/19/2021

Episode 79: Our Tenth Birthday with Jason Greene We chat with our good friend, fellow Wall Walker, and Sexiest Man Alive Jason Greene about ten years of the Dad 2.0 Summit. As a stay-at-home father of four, he got into dad blogging to tell stories about New York City, home schooling, and the "experiential classroom." /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/18784205

Episode 78: The Rigorous Feminism of Jordan Shapiro 04/12/2021

Episode 78: The Rigorous Feminism of Jordan Shapiro Is there anything about fatherhood that is gender-specific? In his new book, "Father Figure: How to Be A Feminist Dad," author Jordan Shapiro used depth psychology and social theory to explain why the answer is "Not really." More importantly, he details why supporting feminism does not correspond to disadvantaging men. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/18698474

Episode 77: That Feeling When Things Are Looking Up 04/06/2021

Episode 77: That Feeling When Things Are Looking Up There's a literal Spring in our step as we guardedly envision a post-pandemic, mostly-vaccinated world where actual human contact no longer seems like a luxury. We're making plans for the summer, celebrating a book deal and a move to New York City, and hashing out how to showcase the best writers in the Dad 2.0 Community. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/18615455

Episode 76: La Guardia Cross Is Laughing Accidentally 03/29/2021

Episode 76: La Guardia Cross Is Laughing Accidentally In 2013, La Guardia Cross decided the best way to become a self-sustaining artist was to show his process online and have his viewers hold him to account. And now his New Father Chronicles, featuring hilarious interviews with his young daughters, has over 565,000 subscribers. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/18518945

Episode 75: Happy 7th Birthday, Gays With Kids! 03/22/2021

Episode 75: Happy 7th Birthday, Gays With Kids! Through adoption and surrogacy, Brian Rosenberg and Ferd van Gameren went from a childless couple to fathers of three in 17 months. Since then, they've built Gays With Kids into the preeminent online resource for gay, bi, and trans men who want to be (or to become) the best dads they can be. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/18428312

Episode 74: James Breakwell Looks A Bit Less Terrible 03/15/2021

Episode 74: James Breakwell Looks A Bit Less Terrible What do Madonna, Michelangelo, and Michael Stipe have in common? We compare them all to James Breakwell, who built his writing career by workshopping material on Twitter. In his fifth book, How To Be A Man (Whatever That Means), the man behind Xploding Unicorn attempts to determine what manhood is by dismissing what it isn't. /episode/index/show/dad2summit/id/18332993

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