Dad Hard With A Podcast podcast

Dad Hard With A Podcast

A podcast for dads by dads giving an open forum to discuss their experiences with fatherhood to help each other navigate this crazy adventure called parenting hood. Join the #FatherhoodBrotherhood & #DadHard movement!

A podcast for dads by dads giving an open forum to discuss their experiences with fatherhood to help each other navigate this crazy adventure called parenting hood. Join the #FatherhoodBrotherhood & #DadHard movement!

 

#78

Season 3 Premiere pt. 1 - The Terrible Twos!

YES WE ARE FINALLY BACK AND IT IS THE PREMIERE OF SEASON 3 OF DAD HARD WITH A PODCAST!!!!! In this 2 part season premiere we do a deep dive into the flip of the switch that happens when your child turns 2 - because that switch flips REAAAAAAAL FAST BELIEVE ME!!! In part 1 we discuss the age old classification of turning 2..... THE TERRIBLE TWOS!!! What is it about turning two that causes our kids to be so difficult? In these 2 months of reflection I feel that it's the first time a child WANTS more than he/she NEEDS - at least in their minds. In the words of the Rolling Stones, "you can't always get what you want" but when it comes to two year olds, that means you're getting tantrums, tears and a weeee bit of terror! Stay tuned for Part 2 - The Incredible Twos coming soon..... Dad Hard with a Podcast is sponsored by are awesome partner MANSCAPED! Use the code DADHARD20 to get 20% + FREE SHIPPING on any of their manscaping products including their latest hit the Lawn Mower 4.0! Trust me, #YourBallsWillThankYou Dad Hard with a Podcast is now part of the Helium Radio Network! Check us out every Friday at 12pm EST on Channel 2 at HeliumRadio.com! As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next time #DadHard ... Read more

30 Sep 2021

24 MINS

24:08

30 Sep 2021


#77

Episode 75: Dadding Through Autism (w/ Childhood Autism advocate Gary Martinez Jr.))

WE ARE BACK!!! It's week 103 of #DaddingHard which means we're 1 week away from my 2nd Anniversary as a Dad aka my daughter's 2nd Birthday! But before she turns 2 she's putting that sponge brain to work and is desperate to learn and remember everything she possibly can. That means daddy can't make empty promises about future plans anymore..... In our guest segment this week, I sit down with father, fitness professional, Childhood Autism Advocate and all around incredible guy, Gary Martinez Jr! We talk about his #dadlife raising his 15 year old daughter through Autism. He drops tactics that he's used to help with the process and make his daughter comfortable, approaching bullies at school, using his acting dust, the importance of Disney+, having his daughter's condition brushed to the side by doctors and taking on the responsibility AS A DAD to help, love and protect his daughter while enabling her to evolve and have the life that every kid wants to have. Talk about #DaddingHard. This is an incredibly inspiration conversation! Dad Hard with a Podcast is sponsored by are awesome partner MANSCAPED! Use the code DADHARD20 to get 20% + FREE SHIPPING on any of their manscaping products including their latest hit the Lawn Mower 4.0! Trust me, #YourBallsWillThankYou Dad Hard with a Podcast is now part of the Helium Radio Network! Check us out every Friday at 12pm EST on Channel 2 at HeliumRadio.com! As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

23 Jul 2021

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:23

23 Jul 2021


#76

Episode 74: Ending Stranger Danger (w/ writer Joe Keohane)

WE ARE BACK!!! It's week 102 of #daddinghard and I am blown away daily by my daughters seemingly LIGHTSPEED advancements with her language. Conversations - CHECK. Expressing her wants - CHECK. Expressing her emotions...... meeehhh not so much. This daily development might be my favorite this about fatherhood thus far. In our guest segment welcomes now 2x guest and incredible writer Joe Keohane! Last time we did a deep dive on postpartum depression in dads - which we both experienced - this time though we dive deep into his fatherhood journey. We discuss his daughter's advanced love for art, how she's adapting to post-covid life, mechanisms he used to adapt to fatherhood, his desire for his daughter to be social and meeting new people, his new book "The Power of Strangers" and putting an end to "Stranger Danger!" What a truly great and insighful conversation! Dad Hard with a Podcast is sponsored by are awesome partner MANSCAPED! Use the code DADHARD20 to get 20% + FREE SHIPPING on any of their manscaping products including their latest hit the Lawn Mower 4.0! Trust me, #YourBallsWillThankYou As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

15 Jul 2021

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:41

15 Jul 2021


#75

Episode 73: Sporting is Fundamental (w/ best friend and kids sports trainer Scott Rodriguez)

WE ARE BACK!!!! It is week 101 of #DaddingHard (HOLY SH*T!) and we've just started making the conversion to 1 nap. There's A LOT of change that comes with that. Flustered schedules, afternoon crankiness, high volumes or irritability but by god I'll take it because WE GET OUR MORNING SLEEP BACK!!!! In our guest segment this week I bring back one of my best friends on the planet for his 2nd Dad Hard appearance, Scott Rodriguez. He's now cemented his first year in the #FatherhoodBrotherhood and is loving every second! We talk about his biggest roadbumps during year 1, his daughter struggling with her mobility, raising yourself in raising your kid, the positive effect quarantine had on his fatherhood experience, fatherhood inspiring him to start his own youth sports training program and the two of us watching each other grow from 13 year old boys to 35 year old dads! One of the most fun conversations had on the pod to date. This weeks episode is also sponsored by are awesome partner MANSCAPED! Use the code DADHARD20 to get 20% + FREE SHIPPING on any of their manscaping products including their latest hit the Lawn Mower 4.0! Trust me, #YourBallsWillThankYou As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

08 Jul 2021

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:46

08 Jul 2021


#74

Episode 72: Get Kids Outdoors (w/ outdoors loving dads Rob Yates & Mark Hopkins)

WE ARE BACK!!!! It's week 100 of #DaddingHard and my daughter has officially entered the "Terrible Twos." What does that mean exactly? Tantrums and manipulation gallore! In our guest segment we travel all the way to South Africa to speak with We Get Outdoors founders Rob Yates and Mark Hopkins. We discuss their new Dad & Kid Yard Adventure Pack to inspire outdoor activity with our kids, importance of getting kids out of the house and off of their screens, engaging your kids in your passions and hobbies, the beauty of the Candy Fairy and for the first time ever a top secret #DadHack to get more BJs! To learn more about We Get Outdoors and purchase their Dad & Child Adventure pack use our direct affiliate link - [https://dadhardpod.krtra.com/r/a/YR0lPI66nRFmW31] (https://dadhardpod.krtra.com/r/a/YR0lPI66nRFmW31) This weeks episode is also sponsored by are awesome partner MANSCAPED! Use the code DADHARD20 to get 20% + FREE SHIPPING on any of their manscaping products including their latest hit the Lawn Mower 4.0! Trust me, #YourBallsWillThankYou As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

01 Jul 2021

1 HR 06 MINS

1:06:01

01 Jul 2021


#73

The 2nd Annual Father's Day Extravaganza (w/ Blair Dver, Patti Reech & Leslie Salgado)

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THAT #DADHARD! On this weeks episode we celebrate a few of the dads that have been on the podcast over the past year by talking to their mom counterparts and give them praise where praise is due! These guys are all awesome dudes and even better dads so what better way to celebrate then to have it come straight from the women in their lives that know them best! This year, I speak with Blair Dver, Patti Reech and Leslie Salgado to talk about their partners in parenting Dan Dver, Dave Feldman and Scott Rodriguez about how much they appreciate their #DadHard game and what it is that makes them great dads! This is my favorite episode to do. So enjoy! This weeks episode is also sponsored by are new partner MANSCAPED! Just in time for Father's Day use the code DADHARD20 to get 20% + FREE SHIPPING on any of their awesome manscaping products including their latest hit the Lawn Mower 4.0! Trust me, #YourBallsWillThankYou As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

22 Jun 2021

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:48

22 Jun 2021


#72

Episode 70: The Surrogate (w/ career surrogate Ashley Greene and husband Kris Greene)

WE ARE BACK! AND WHAT A FRIGGIN EPISODE THIS IS! It's the big 7-0 and we're going FULL GUEST EPISODE as we welcome the single most unique guest ever to Dad Hard With a Podcast, professional surrogate Ashley Greene and her husband Kris Greene! This might very well be the best episode to date as Ashley drops everything you need to know about surrogacy, her new surrogacy agency NESA, the surrogacy process and whether or not she's completely nuts to do what she does. We also add her husband to the mix to talk about his role in the process, cleaning bath tubs, throwing pans, their daughter telling people "mommy's pregnant, but it's not my dad's" and how a Superman cape led to their youngest son. More than anything else though, this couple shows how incredible they are when we get into the nitty gritty of WHY they do this! BEST EPISODE TO DATE!!!!! This weeks episode is also sponsored by are new partner MANSCAPED! Just in time for Father's Day use the code DADHARD20 to get 20% + FREE SHIPPING on any of their awesome manscaping products including their latest hit the Lawn Mower 4.0! Trust me, #YourBallsWillThankYou As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

10 Jun 2021

1 HR 23 MINS

1:23:18

10 Jun 2021


#71

Episode 69: This is Your Captain Speaking (w/ author Jason Martin)

WE ARE BACK! It's week 96 of #DaddingHard and my daughter and her new best friend are inseparable, crazy thing is her new best friend is a guitar that she literally will not let go of! In this week's guest segment we welcome sports anchor turned author Jason Martin! We talk about his first book "This is Your Captain Speaking: Life Lessons from the Journery So Far," the most important lessons he wants his kids to learn, teaching them about failure and always pushing them to have and chase their dreams! We also discuss our own failures and the importance of getting back up as well as vulnerability being a dad's biggest asset! This weeks episode is also sponsored by are new partner MANSCAPED! Just in time for Father's Day use the code DADHARD20 to get 20% + FREE SHIPPING on any of their awesome manscaping products including their latest hit the Lawn Mower 4.0! Trust me, #YourBallsWillThankYou As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

03 Jun 2021

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:56

03 Jun 2021


#70

Episode 68: Night Terror Singalong

WE ARE BACK!!! It's week 95 of #DaddingHard and this week I pull a solo episode to do a deep dive into my daughter's horrifying month long battle with night terrors! It is legitimately one of the scariest things I've had to deal with thus far as a dad to the point where I might end up with them myself. In other news this week, I am also having to come to grips with the fact that might daughter might be the noes picker in class.... Lastly, it's not all bad news as she's finally found her singing voice and will not stop singing her favorite songs word for word like she's rocking that kareoke machine! This weeks episode is also sponsored by are new partner MANSCAPED! Just in time for Father's Day use the code DADHARD20 to get 20% + FREE SHIPPING on any of their awesome manscaping products including their latest hit the Lawn Mower 4.0! Trust me, #YourBallsWillThankYou As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

28 May 2021

28 MINS

28:35

28 May 2021


#69

Episode 67: Taking Back Control (w/ fitness trainer Matt Wilbur)

WE ARE BACK!!! It's week 94 of #dadding and I have learned that there is officially nothing on this planet more terrifying than your child having NIGHT TERRORS!!! If you don't know, now you know because children experiencing fear for the first time is a MOTHER F*CK#R!!! In this week's guest segment we welcome my new fitness trainer Matt Wilbur!!! He talks about losing control as a new father and the importance of taking it back by exerting your control over other aspects of your life. We also discuss the importance of health and fitness for dads, why he designed his Fitness Rebellion program for that and the necessity of date nights/activities with your partner. Check it out!!!! Check out our sponsor Tonies! Use the code PARTNER15 when you go to Tonies.us and get 15% off your order! As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

21 May 2021

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:06

21 May 2021


#68

Episode 66: The Uncontrollable Child (w/ child behavioral specialist Matis Miller)

Technical difficulties delayed this episode from last week but WE ARE BACK!!!! It is week 92 (WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?!) of #DaddingHard and my daughter has started aggressively taking defiant stances against..... well pretty much everything. Every answer is "no", every task is "no, I WANNA DO IT!" Definitely starting to feel less in control FOR SURE! Enter this week's guest..... social worker, child behavior & emotional disorder expert and author of the new book "The Uncontrollable Child" Matis Miller! We discuss what makes a child "uncontrollable" (spoiler alert, it's us as parents), how to "control" them, his fatherhood experience with 6 kids (YIKES) and some absolutely incredible parenting tips based on his expertise in dialectics. Definitely one of the most helpful parenting chats on the pod to date. CHECK IT OUT! To check out Matis' work and book "The Uncontrollable Child" head to [https://theuncontrollablechild.com] (https://theuncontrollablechild.com) to learn more and get your copy! Check out our sponsor Tonies! Use the code PARTNER15 when you go to Tonies.us and get 15% off your order! As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week #DadHard ... Read more

10 May 2021

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:38

10 May 2021


#67

Episode 65: Unburying My Father (w/ childhood friend Zander Masser)

WE ARE BACK! This week we go FULL GUEST EPISODE and welcome one of my best friends on the planet, musician and now WRITER, Zander Masser. We discuss his forthcoming book "Unburying My Father" to reconnect with his own father after losing him at an early age. The conversation gets deep as we discuss the emotional tax that has taken on him, the importance of connecting with his dad in the midst of becoming a father himself, what parts of his dad he wants to emulate in his fatherhood experience, unexpected emotions that arose during his process and even get into my relationship (or lack thereof) with my dad. It is by far the best conversation had on Dad Hard with a Podcast to date! We laugh, we cry and we talk literally every different angle of fatherhood. It is an absolute MUST LISTEN! To support Zander's project "Unburying my Father" check out his Kickstarter - [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unburying-my-father/unburying-my-father] (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/unburying-my-father/unburying-my-father) . As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. ... Read more

21 Apr 2021

1 HR 20 MINS

1:20:25

21 Apr 2021


#66

Episode 64: Shape Safari (w/ kids musical duo Cap n' Cat)

WE ARE BACK! It's week 85 of #DaddingHard for me and this week has been all about my daughter's new desire for interaction. "Daddy Play" has become the most used phrase in our house as seemingly overnight my daughter has turned the corner of parallel playing and zoomed right the F past it into DEMANDING a companion for everything she does. In our guest segment we welcome children's music and event duo Kevin Hoban & Jordan Simcovic, better known in the kids circuit as Cap n' Cat! We talk about getting into the kids music and event space, the art of making kids cry via bubble popping, the unabashed honesty of kids, Jordan's experience as a tutor and Kevin's OBGYN leaving him to pretty much deliver his own child. These guys are hilarious and brilliant, this is one of the funniest Dad Hard chats to date. As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. And check out the new album from Cap n' Cat available now wherever you get your music! ... Read more

01 Apr 2021

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:50

01 Apr 2021


#65

Episode 63: Drink Your Creative Juice (w/ Tonies Marketing Director Drew Vernon)

WE ARE BACK!!! It is week 84 of #dadding hard for me and the name of the game is creativity and imagination running wild for my little one. She's making up her own version of her favorite books, serving me imaginary tea and drawing Mickey Mouse in squiggly line form! In our guest segment we welcome the US Marketing Director of Tonies, Drew Vernon, to the pod. We talk about the importance of harnessing your child's creativity from a young age, how the Tonies product helps to foster that, running his own daycare and not really getting cool points for bringing home toys all the time. Dad Hard with a Podcast is also partnering with Tonies to give away a Tonie Box Set to a Dad Hard listener. To enter the giveaway email, DM or Facebook message us with how you encourage creativity and imagination in your kids. I will announce the winner at the end of next week's show! To learn more about Tonies visit their website at Tonies.com! As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. ... Read more

18 Mar 2021

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:15

18 Mar 2021


#64

Episode 62: The Elephant Age (w/ creator of Elephant Learning Dr. Aditya Nagrath)

WE ARE BACK! It's week 82 of #dadding for me and after that 18 month mark we've started to get a REAL taste of what the terrible 2s might have in store. Her emotions have evolved significantly and as she's starting to speak in full sentences she can really express them. Oh, and also STICKER BOOKS..... GET THEM!!! In this week's guest segment we welcome Founder of Elephant Learning - one of the most successful digital math based learning programs for young kids - Dr. Aditya Nagrath. We talk about the Elephant Learning program, why it works so well for early childhood education, math setting the foundation for success in other subjects and how awesome it is when your child hugs you! As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. To find out more about Elephant Learning check out the website ElephantLearning.com or follow them on Facebook at Facebook.com/ElephantLearningApp. Until next week..... DAD HARD! ... Read more

05 Mar 2021

57 MINS

57:25

05 Mar 2021


#63

Episode 61: Adventures of Single Dadding (w/ single dad Shouvik Paul)

WE ARE BACK! This week we go FULL GUEST EPISODE as I welcome long time friend, Copyleaks CRO, single dad of 2 tween girls and master storyteller, Shouvik Paul! Sho and I talk about the transition from married dad to divorced single dad, single dadding in a pandemic, the complexities of raising girls and poker night with Robert De Niro. As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week..... DAD HARD! ... Read more

27 Feb 2021

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:21

27 Feb 2021


#62

Episode 60: Dad's New Pad (w/ Founder of Stripe Street Studio Stacey Herman)

WE ARE BACK! It is week 78 of #DaddingHard and the official end of my first 18 months as a dad. This week has been all about watching my daughter start truly living her BEST LIFE and it is f*cking incredible! In our guest segment we welcome a true innovator in the interior design space and our first solo MOM guest of Season 2, Stripe Street Studio Founder Stacey Herman. We discuss the added stress of divorce on dads, the development of her business to specifically help divorced dads and their kids with the transition and her true passion for bringing families together by helping to maintain comfort in a new living space. Basically she's friggin AWESOME! As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week..... DAD HARD! ... Read more

05 Feb 2021

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:17

05 Feb 2021


#61

Episode 59: Daddy's Deploying (w/ military combat medic David Levine)

WE ARE BACK!!! This week we go FULL GUEST EPISODE with the most incredible and emotional episode to date as we welcome one of my oldest & best friends and US Army Combat Medic, David Levine. We talk about his life in the military while being a dad, connecting with his adopted daughter over being adopted himself and fatherhood making him realize that he too deserves love and happiness! This one is truly INCREDIBLE! As always, to connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an email at [DadHardPod@gmail.com] (mailto:DadHardPod@gmail.com) . Follow the IG @DadHardPod. Check out the website WeDadHard.com. Until next week..... DAD HARD! ... Read more

29 Jan 2021

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:12

29 Jan 2021