The Fatherly Podcast

All the Feels: What Should Dads Do With All Their Guilt, Shame, and Pride? Apr 25, 2019

In the final episode of the season, Joshua David Stein and Jason Gay talk guilt — what it is, where it comes from, and how to get rid of it — and its pleasant counterpart, pride, with Dr. Jessica Tracy, author of "Pride: The Secret to Success" and the director of the Emotion & Self Lab at the University of British Columbia. Plus, they look back fondly on their time together and say sweet things.

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Shooting Blanks: Are We Becoming a Nation of Vasectomized Men? Apr 18, 2019

More than 500,000 men get vasectomies every year in the United States. On this very fertile episode of the podcast, Joshua David Stein and co-host Postell Pringle, both vasectomized men, talk to Dr. Joseph Alukal, professor of urology at the Columbia University Medical Center about why and how. He'll also explain what's up with the tufts of smoke commonly seen during the procedure.

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A Crowded Field: Will the 2020 Elections Do Anything for American Families? Apr 11, 2019

This week on the podcast, Joshua speaks with NPR's political editor Domenico Montanaro, father of one, on how the 2020 field looks for America's struggling middle-class families. Also, Fatherly's own Patrick Coleman swings by to explain how American families got into this mess in the first place. (Hint: neoliberalism, motherfuckers!)

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The Second Go-Around: What Does It Mean to Start a Second Family? Apr 04, 2019

The American nuclear family exploded decades ago. The trend has been steadily towards more divorce and more complication — half-siblings and awkward introductions ("This is my ex-wife's husband"). There's nothing wrong with that, but it has forever changed what it means to be a family man. Interested in discussing this, Fatherly Podcast host Joshua David Stein and co-host Postell Pringle reached out to Jeff Gordinier, globe-trotting food editor of "Esquire" and author of "Hungry: Eating, Road-Tripping, and Risking It All With the Greatest Chef in the World." Gordinier is on his second go-around and generous in his willingness to discuss what it means to get a second chance in a country with no second acts.

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A Muffled Cry for Professional Help: Can Therapy Help Parents Not Pass On Their Bullshit? Mar 28, 2019

Therapy can be massively helpful, but it can also feel ridiculous and obligatory. Eager to get a sense of how to make better use of expensive sessions, Fatherly Podcast host Joshua David Stein and co-host Jason Gay reach out to Lori Gottlieb, the noted therapist and author of "Maybe You Should Talk to Someone." The ensuing session covers how to solicit help, what to do with it, and how not to feel ridiculous on that couch. Also, it was free for Joshua and Jason. So that's something.

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The Best Children's Book Ever Hasn't Been Written: What Makes Great Literature for Kids? Mar 26, 2019

Children's books are part of the fabric of parenthood. We read them. Then we read them again. We come to know them as well as our kids' stuffed animals (and better than their friends). But what makes one of these deceptively simple tomes tick? Fatherly Podcast host Joshua David Stein, a children's book author himself, and co-host Postell Pringle speak to editor Kate Harrison of Dial Books for Young Readers about what makes a good idea great and how a great idea can evolve into a class. Also, Joshua sings.

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Parenting Costs Too Much: Why Are Family Finances So Hard to Manage? Mar 14, 2019

Being a parent is costly. And that's just the money.... This week, Fatherly Podcast host Joshua David Stein and co-host Postell Pringle go looking for peace of mind on all things money. Spoiler alert: They don't get it. Instead, they get schooled by Brookings Institute economist Richard Reeves, author of "Dream Hoarders: How the American Upper Middle Class Is Leaving Everyone Else in the Dust," and financial coach Jacquette Timmons, author of "Financial Intimacy: How to Create a Healthy Relationship With Your Money and Your Mate," on how families make money and keep it. Long book subtitles are also discussed.

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Kid Stuff Doesn't Have to Be Ugly: What's With All the Plastic Crap? Mar 07, 2019

New babies don't come with tons of injection-modeled nonsense, but it tends to wash up in their wake. But why is the infant paraphenalia and playtime juvenalia so poorly designed? Fatherly Podcast host Joshua David Stein put the question to architecture critic Alexanda Lange, author of "The Design of Childhood," Mark Riegelman, the world's most badass playground designer, and Ben Kaufman, CEO and founder of CAMP, the experiential toy store. The first Fatherly Podcast live show takes off from there!

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Searching for Peace and Quiet: Can We Support Our Kids If We're Stuck in Our Monkey Minds? Feb 28, 2019

It's hard enough to feel centered in the dumpster fire that is modern life, but being a parent can make it even harder. How do we empathize with our kids without feeling all their pain? Can we help others without presuming weakness? How can we live by our values, or at least just be a little fucking nicer? It's both harder and easier than we think, as Joshua David Stein and co-host Postell Pringle learn from Zen Buddhist priest, author, activist, and pioneer in end-of-life care Roshi Joan Halifax. In this inspiring episode, she shares tips for how to find compassion through healthy boundaries, how to serve instead of fix others, and how to use meditation to be happier, prioritize what's important, and become better parents.

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You Still Gotta Live With You: How Can Fathers Living With Mental Illness Prioritize Their Kids? Feb 21, 2019

In an intensely personal episode, Fatherly Podcast host Joshua David Stein speaks with his co-host, Jason Gay, and founder and president of Treatment and Research Advancements for Borderline Personality Disorder (TARA4BPD), Valerie Porr, about his struggles with Borderline Personality Disorder and his attempts to get help while trying to insulate his children from some of his worst behaviors. A remarkably honest look at what it takes to be a good dad while struggling with mental health issues, this episode speaks to the importance of looking for help and taking it.

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Choosing Your Battles: Do Parents Need to Fight for the World, Their Families, or Both? Feb 14, 2019

A peaceful gardener from the Lower East Side determined to make the world a better place left his newborn child to go fight Isis in Syria. He saw action and trauma. He wrapped wounds. He came home to his family and to discuss the experience with Fatherly Podcast hosts Joshua David Stein and Jason. The big question: How can parents know when it's better to focus on changing the world or to focus on their families? The answer: Complicated.

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Chefs: Talking to Two Cooks about the Kitchen Feb 07, 2019

Josh and Jason talk to two of the most famous chefs of today, Daniel Boloud and the international superstar Jamie Oliver. Boloud discusses his second round of parenthood and what he learned along the way, while Oliver lets us know that it's okay to fail. In between, our hosts talk about their own fatherly practices in the kitchen, and we find out that imaginary restauarants are far more common than one would think.

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Children Have Horrible Taste in Music: Can They Rise Above Baby Shark? Jan 31, 2019

There is a world of incredible music out there, most of which we can access through our phones, and yet our kids are obsessed with jingles about shark families and cats flushing toilets. Joshua David Stein and Jason Gay lament this sad state of affairs while seeking advice from WNYC radio host, author, and dad, John Schaefer. It turns out, you can't make your kids like anything, but there are ways to introduce them to new sounds (without them realizing you're doing it).

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The Planet Is a Literal Hot Mess: How Bad Is It, and How Do We Help Our Kids Deal? Jan 24, 2019

Joshua David Stein and Jason Gay try to wrap their heads around the horror movie that is climate change with help from Dr. Camilo Mora, professor at The University of Hawaii at Manoa and author of a new, mind-blowingly depressing paper that shows a little too clearly what's coming our way, disaster-wise. Mora is also a dad, and he, along with Fatherly's parenting expert, Patrick Coleman, talk to Joshua and Jason about how to help their kids navigate this new reality — and be authentic dads in its midst.

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Singing the Screentime Blues: Is the Internet Doing a Good Job Raising Our Kids? Jan 17, 2019

All modern parents worry about screen time and internet exposure. Should they? On a search for answers, Joshua David Stein and Jason Gay turn to Alex Goldman, the wifi-enabed demigod behind the hit podcast Reply All and perhaps the only empathetic user of the internet left alive on Earth. Goldman offers some reassurance, but not much. Why not? Because the long-term effects of all these glowing lines are a known unknown -- even if it's hard to make peace with that.

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Don't Trust the Sports Industrial Complex: Can Kids Live Fulfilling Lives Without Soccer? Jan 10, 2019

Joshua David Stein, a physical education philistine, gets schooled on the social, emotional, and educational benefits of team athletics by co-host and "Wall Street Journal" sport columnist Jason Gay. Making the case for sports as a cultural foundation, Gay enlists the help of famed NBA writer and not-so-famed youth soccer coach Sam Anderson to convince Joshua that competition can help kids find joy and friends -- if their dads can manage not to be total pricks about it.

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Parenting is the Art of Poorly Calculating Risk: Can We Keep Kids Safe and Should We Try? Jan 03, 2019

Joshua David Stein and Jason Gay discuss their different approaches to managing risks and danger. Eager to hear from an extreme risk-taker, they call up legendary base jumper and skier Matthias "Super Frenchie" Giraud, who is raising a 5-year-old competitive vert skater. Then, looking for a counter-example, the co-hosts speak to David Sheff, author of "Beautiful Boy," about what types of risks really need mitigation.

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Luke Cage is Bulletproof and Weepy: Can We Be Superheroes to Our Kids? Dec 27, 2018

Joshua David Stein and new co-host (and "Wall Street Journal" columnist) Jason Gay speak to Mike Colter, the actor America knows as Luke Cage, about showing kids weakness and what it's like to parent when you're ripped out of your mind and have a really deep and intimidating voice. Colter offers some hot takes on children's literature and parenting classes. Sweet Christmas!

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Weed Is the New Mom Wine: Is It OK If Daddy Gets High? Dec 20, 2018

Joshua David Stein and Krishna Andavolu, the former host of "Weediquette" on Viceland, talk about smoking marijuana and the strains that today's kids will be smoking when they've grown into belligerent teenagers. The two dads, vape pens in hand, look to Leafly's David Downs about the bright future of getting high and the dark future of worring about your kids getting high.

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The Playground of the Future is a Factory: Since When Was Fun Practical? Dec 13, 2018

Joshua David Stein and co-host Krishna Andavolu chat with designer Mark Reigelman, the man behind the instantly iconic Sweetwater Playground, about why most jungle gyms suck and Germans parents don't worry about broken bones. The future of play, it turns out, is kinda scary. Then everyone plays with the best toys of the year as selected by Fatherly's editors, and things take a turn for the violent.

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A Few Laughs Short of a Funny: Why Don't My Kids Like My Jokes? Dec 06, 2018

Joshua David Stein speaks to USC comedy professor, film director, and master of funny Barnet Kellman about what makes kids laugh and how to get those giggles without undermining paternal authority or scaring anyone. Looking for other means of entertaining his kids, Joshua then calls Allan Kronzek, author of "Grandpa Magic," and almost destroys his septum trying to make a straw disappear into his nose.

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No One Has Ever Had It All: Why Does the Patriarchy Suck for Patriarchs? Nov 29, 2018

Joshua David Stein and co-host Krishna Andavolu chat about the difficulties of establishing a healthy life-work balance with author and commentator Amy Westervelt, who drops some truth bombs about what it means to do unpaid labor and the barriers to happiness in corporatized America.

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An Overflowing Gravy Boat of Lies: How Am I Supposed to Thanksgiving Now? Nov 22, 2018

Joshua David Stein chats with Tracy Wilson, host of the podcast 'Stuff You Missed in History Class,' about what actually went down in 1621 and David Weeden, tribal historian of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, about his family celebrates Thanksgiving (spoiler: cautiously).

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Somewhere Between Raffi and a Viking: Who Knew Being a Dad Was So Hard? Nov 15, 2018

Joshua David Stein is joined by Viceland reporter Krishna Andavolu to talk about managing exhaustion, going home to see a legendary kid-rock icon in concert, and following the migrant caravan through Mexico. Then Joshua talks to fellow father Björn Ahlander, captain of the world's largest operational Viking ship, about how to be a little bit tougher and a lot bit more Swedish.

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Season 3 Trailer Aug 08, 2018

Season Three of The Fatherly Podcast, with Joshua David Stein and Krishna Andavolu, starts August 15th!

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Maz Jobrani Won’t Wear A Turban…Even for Chuck Norris Apr 10, 2018

This week’s guest, Maz Jobrani, appears on CBS’ Superior Donuts and on his own Netflix standup special, Immigrant. As the father of two young children and one of the few Iranian-Americans on television, Jobrani consciously turns down terrorist roles...much to the dismay of Chuck Norris. Join us as Maz discusses bringing up his kids, his own father (“He reminded me of Vito Corleone”) and the right way to do ethnic humor.

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Junot Diaz On His First Children’s Book And Why He’ll Never Have Kids Apr 03, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Junot Diaz stops by to discuss the recent release of his first children’s book, Islandborn, but ends up opening up about why he’ll never be a father himself. Later on, Fatherly’s science editor, Josh Krisch, stops by to discuss at what age children develop thoughts on race.

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Robert Patrick Isn’t a Bad Guy, He Just Played One in Terminator 2 Mar 27, 2018

The legendary heavy, Robert Patrick, rose to fame as T-1000 in Terminator 2. But the Georgia-raised son of an engineer has had a long and colorful knockabout life. He also has a son and a daughter and many, many thoughts about raising children. Also, Josh Krisch, our Science Editor, drops some science on why a gravelly voice like Patrick’s is so damn trustworthy.

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Beyond Whitelash: Van Jones On Being The Stern Father Of America's Left Mar 20, 2018

Author and host of CNN's "The Van Jones Show," Van Jones swings by to discuss how to fight with your friends (nicely), how to fight with your enemies (even more nicely), and whether white kids should dress up as "Black Panther" hero T'challa. Later, Fatherly's Science Editor Josh Krisch stops by to discuss how to teach trauma to a kid without traumatizing them.

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Glenn Beck on Mixing Bleach and Ammonia, Performance and Opinion and Admitting You're Wrong Mar 13, 2018

Glenn Beck, conservative host of the Glenn Beck Program and long time provocateur, has made a career of lighting fires. Now he's on a mission to extinguish a few. Fatherly host Joshua David Stein and Beck talk about his newfound moderation, wrestling with his family history and raising four kids of his own.

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Do Gurus Go Grocery Shopping? Talking Fatherhood, Ego and Momos with Buddhist Leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche Mar 06, 2018

As the leader of the Shambhala Buddhist lineage, Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche travels the world, both teaching seminars and in retreat. The 55-year-old is also the father of three young daughters. Here the Sakyong — the author of, most recently, The Lost Art of Good Conversation — discusses finding the balance between being a leader to hundreds of thousands and the daddy to three. Later on in the program, Josh Krisch joins us for a special edition of Oh Hey Science called Oh Hey God...and Science. Besides being Fatherly’s science editor, Krisch is a Orthodox rabbi and a father of two himself. He and host Joshua David Stein discuss balancing a spiritual life and a family life.

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Out To Sea: Legendary Surfer Laird Hamilton On Riding Giants and Raising Daughters Feb 27, 2018

For the last 53 years, Laird Hamilton has been pushing the boundaries of what the human body can do. Here, the controversial inventor of big wave surfing and father of three daughters, opens up on how being a dad has — or has not — affected his appetite for risk and why, sometimes, courting disaster is the best choice a dad can make.

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Catching up with Antonio Cromartie. Father of Fourteen Feb 20, 2018

Antonio Cromartie, the NFL great and father of 14 — yes, 14 — on going from cornerback to stay-at-home dad and becoming a reality television star. Plus, Fatherly science editor Josh Krisch on when and why vasectomies fail.

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Chef Massimo Bottura, the visionary chef, is as creative as a dad as he is in his kitchen. He has to be. Dec 12, 2017

In the final episode of the first season, Joshua David Stein sits down with Massimo Bottura, who runs one of the best restaurants in the world, who opens up about raising his son Charlie, who is severely developmentally disabled and how creativity takes all forms. Also, Josh Krisch explains why all tantrums are basically the same. Season two of The Fatherly Podcast will launch in 2018 - Be sure to follow The Fatherly Podcast on iHeartRadio, or subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts.

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John Legend Is Our Father Award Honoree Dec 08, 2017

This episode we visit John Legend, producer, musician, activist, father of Luna and husband of Chrissy. Legend opens up about his own childhood, the dangers of misunderstanding the history and making his daughter giggle. Also Fatherly's science editor Josh Krisch on the longtail effect of crappy parenting. Be sure to follow The Fatherly Podcast on iHeartRadio, or subscriber wherever you listen to podcasts.

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A Father Remembers: Mark Barden of Sandy Hook Promise on his Son, Daniel Barden Dec 05, 2017

This week we mark the fifth anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School by listening to one father, Mark Barden, remember his son, Daniel Barden, one of the twenty children killed that day. We could have recorded thousands of episodes like this one — in 2017 alone, 681 children have either died or been injured as a result of gun violence — but today, we remember one child through the words of his father.

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At Home with Gay Talese Nov 28, 2017

This week, Joshua David Stein visits the legendary writer Gay Talese in his home to discuss famous fathers, famous sons and the pain of becoming an ex-father in law. Plus, Josh Krisch finally answers whether it's quality time or quantity of time that really matters.

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The Questionnaire Special featuring Michael Strahan. Sterling K. Brown and Stephen Chbosky Nov 21, 2017

This week, we've collected three of our favorite questionnaires, NFL legend Michael Strahan; star of NBC's This Is Us Sterling K. Brown; and Stephen Chbosky, director of the new film Wonder. Plus host Joshua David Stein has a question of his own and science editor Josh Krisch answers it. No, single women and married men can not be friends.

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Life on the Wire: A conversation with Nik Wallenda, plus revisiting the Marshmallow Experiment Nov 14, 2017

In this episode Joshua David Stein is joined by Nik Wallenda, a seventh-generation highwire walker. Wallenda opens up about self-doubt, family tragedy and why he encouraged his son to join the Marines. Plus, science editor Josh Krisch on what the famous Marshmallow Experiment really teaches us and a live musical performance from the What's Cooking Hot Two.

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Tom Colicchio on Wrestling with the Past Plus A Conversation with a 7-Year-Old Bowhunting Beauty Queen Nov 07, 2017

This week Joshua David Stein is joined with chef Tom Colicchio (Top Chef) to discuss hunger in America, and the struggle to raise just kids. Plus Josh Krisch reveals some upsetting studies about role models and JDS chats with Sadie, a seven-year-old beauty queen from Bumpass, Virginia. Enjoying The Fatherly Podcast? Be sure to share this episode with a friend.

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Frank Grillo on Fighting plus a Musical Ode to Flu Season Oct 31, 2017

This week Joshua David Stein sits down with actor Frank Grillo (Netflix’s Wheelman) to discuss how to raise kids who know how to defend themselves but who don’t become bullies. Plus Josh Krisch examines the effects of yelling at your kids (they aren’t good) and JDS unveils a song about Flu Season. Enjoying The Fatherly Podcast? Be sure to share this episode with a friend.

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Ken Burns on War and Sons, Plus Jokes from a Six-Year-Old Oct 24, 2017

In the inaugural episode of the Fatherly Podcast, host Joshua David Stein talks to documentarian (and father of four) Ken Burns about war, the draft, grilled chicken thighs and something Burns calls hudging-mudging. Later on, Stein has an in-depth conversation with a six-year-old girl named Joey (set to lounge music) and Fatherly science editor Josh Krisch explains the creepiest stages of self-awareness, aka The Jessica Stage.

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