Best Timothy Wheaton Podcasts (2025)

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Help! We Have A Teenager! 28:15

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4y ago28:15

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Episode 101 is coming out as a celebration of my little girl becoming a not so little girl anymore. We have done the parental thing: we've blinked our eyes and this little human that was seriously just taking her first steps and just saying her first word is now turning 13 years old. How in the world does this happen? I don't even personally know D…

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Never Too Late To Live 42:21

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Episode 100 of the podcast is here! Appropriately so, it's me talking about some corners I have turned in my life recently and my hope to inspire YOU to be able to do the same. This may need to be categorized as a TimTalk (is that a thing? Can I ™ that, or WHAT?!). Quickly, I didn't acknowledge one time that this is my 100th episode. Shame on me fo…

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Destini Manifests Kindness For All 1:16:30

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Episode 99 features a glorious human being: Destini Ann. If you've seen her on Instagram or Twitter, you may recognize her more as ManifestDestini. If you're on TikTok, go find her as DestiniAnn. Oh, you're not on TikTok? Well, she's got over 1 million followers there now... so go see why so many other people love hearing from Destini! I'm thrilled…

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Father's Day 2021 45:25

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Episode 98 is my annual Father's Day episode. Last year was the first year I didn't post one of these. Fittingly, as we sat today (on Father's Day) and tried to remember what our family actually did to celebrate Father's Day last year: we did nothing. So, it works out that I didn't record or post my normal episode that year, either. I recorded this…

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Dave Almy: The Words That Changed His Life 1:16:15

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Episode 97 is a bit of a rollercoaster episode with Dave Almy. A very honest and real conversation, that has a lot of laughs and an almost equal number of moments that cause to take great pause. This episode was recorded almost exactly 2 years ago. I continued to hold this for the right time and that time is now! It's finally ready to be out here f…

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WHAT Makes Jess Rosado Feel Like An Odd Bird Out? 1:03:21

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Episode 5 of "We're Here Alone Together" (W.H.A.T.) features Jess Rosado: blogger, photographer, designer, mom and creative extraordinaire. You should find her @OddBirdOut on Instagram really quick. Go go go. This is Episode 96 of the podcast. Jess and I have known each other since maybe 2005 or so, and we met via the world of Flickr. We talked a l…

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The Her-Story of Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir, Pt. 2 1:23:31

4+ y ago1:23:31

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Episode 95 features Icelandic visual artist Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir. Is there such a thing as "admiration at first sight" that is similar in its nature to the whole "love at first sight" thing? I have to assume there is... and that is what my relationship with Rebekka is rooted in. I'm excited that she becomes the first guest of my newest series: "W…

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The Her-Story of Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir, Pt. 1 1:22:34

4+ y ago1:22:34

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Episode 94 features Icelandic visual artist Rebekka Guðleifsdóttir. Is there such a thing as "admiration at first sight" that is similar in its nature to the whole "love at first sight" thing? I have to assume there is... and that is what my relationship with Rebekka is rooted in. I'm excited that she becomes the first guest of my newest series: "W…

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Our Mental Health In 2021 43:06

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Episode 93 is the first of 2021 and a brief check-in for all of us on our mental well-being. Literally for all of us: myself very much included. The world has changed a ton for a lot of us since we turned the pages on calendars from 2020 to 2021. Or has it? That's an actual question I wanted to sit down with for this episode. 2020 was not the best …

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2020 Yields A Bountiful Thanksgiving Cornucopia 51:53

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Episode 92 is my 3rd Thanksgiving episode. Last year's episode was heavily inspired by the life of Mr. Rogers and featured an inspiring message and challenge based on the kindness represented by Mr. Rogers' legacy. This year's episode is painted more with the current landscape of our country and, really, our planet during the fall and winter months…

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Chris Colbert Reminds Us To Say Their Name 1:20:43

4+ y ago1:20:43

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Episode 91 features Chris Colbert, the CEO of DCP Entertainment, which just launched a new show titled "Say Their Name". We talk about that podcast a lot in this episode, let me first tell you about Chris. He began his career in audio production over a decade ago as an intern and consultant for Sirius Satellite Radio (now SiriusXM Radio). While sim…

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David Gans: A Life Beautifully Improvised 1:11:47

4+ y ago1:11:47

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Episode 90 features David Gans, songwriter, musician, author, photographer, radio host of The Grateful Dead Hour... and, what did I miss? I've recently released a few episodes recorded pre-Covid. This is another of those and, again, I kind of like hearing these conversations during what was a simpler, much different time. This conversation took pla…

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WHAT Would The Red Sox Do Without Photographer Billie Weiss? 1:10:30

5y ago1:10:30

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Episode 5 of "We're Here Alone Together" (W.H.A.T.) features Billie Weiss, the Senior Manager of Photography for the Boston Red Sox. If you, like me, follow him on social media, you may actually think his name is BJ Weiss. That's merely his handle on most of social media, however... so go find him as @BJWeiss22 on both Instagram and Twitter. Okay..…

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Damon Miller Is Surfing Life's Big Waves 1:02:41

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Episode 88 features Damon Miller, a CEO and longtime surfer from Oregon. This is another blast from the past episode, actually recorded in the summer of 2019. I started to feel the guilt while editing this recently of it taking me so long to get to... but I actually really enjoy the nostalgia of hearing these conversations that happen pre-Covid, if…

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WHAT Gave Ashley Girres A Fierce Mind? 1:03:08

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Episode 4 of "We're Here Alone Together" (W.H.A.T.) features Ashley Girres, an author and Mom very well known on Twitter as @aFierceMind. Just pause right now and get onto Twitter and go follow her. I'll wait for you to take care of that. Good... you're back. Thanks for doing that. Actually: you're welcome for that. You'll thank me. Ashley has been…

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Black Lives (More Than) Matter 54:50

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Black Lives Matter. If you can't say that, or can't agree with it: this just may not be the episode for you. I paused while typing these show notes right after those 2 sentences there. Like I was standing at a 4-way intersection, deciding which path to take. Do I go for simplicity and a bereft approach (unlike the actual episode itself) and just le…

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WHAT Ofosu Thinks Of Racial Equality & Finding Balance 1:07:37

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Ofosu of the Balance meditation app is my guest for Episode 85. Ofosu is also known in the music world as "Born I", and you can find his music basically everywhere (Soundcloud, Spotify, Youtube). This is the 3rd of the "We're Here, Alone Together" episodes; meaning we don't really get into the whole fatherhood side of things. We recorded this episo…

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WHAT Is Life Like For Dr. Ana In Romania? 51:29

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The 2nd Episode of my side series of the Daddy Unscripted podcast: We're Here Alone Together (W.H.A.T.) features my longtime friend Ana who is a doctor in Bucharest, Romania. When I started this side project of my podcast, I immediately thought of Ana and a conversation I had with her a little over a month ago about how things got out of control qu…

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Matt Darwin's Family Is Growing 1:29:01

5y ago1:29:01

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Episode 83: Matt Darwin, listener of the podcast, becomes an important guest! Matt was so real, honest, and open in this conversation about the path for him and his wife from having an only child to adding a 4th to their little family of 3. Matt normally would be making the commute to his law firm in Manhattan from his home in New Jersey on the dai…

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WHAT Does Jose Rosado Do For Mental Health? 41:58

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The official First Episode of my side series of the Daddy Unscripted podcast: We're Here Alone Together (W.H.A.T.) is here. My guest is Jose Rosado, who was on Daddy Unscripted Episodes 7 and 10. If you remember, Jose was instrumental in helping Daddy Unscripted become a podcast. A big part of that is because Jose had his own podcast going strong b…

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What is WHAT? 11:23

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The Introductory episode to the Daddy Unscripted side subset of episodes called We're Here Alone Together aka W.H.A.T. As I was recording a Live Youtube video on April 11, a vague notion I had became a solid plan. I was talking about "how are we coping with this new world right now" with Aaron and Apple from the No Simple Road podcast and Mike Fino…

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Love In The Time Of Covid, Pt. 2 46:23

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Episode 80 is another solo episode, sans guest, and the final half of my thoughts on the place we all find ourselves in currently: in the middle of this global pandemic of Covid-19 or the Corona Virus. I recorded this episode on Friday, April 3, 2020. I'm typing this on Sunday, April 5, and the current statistics are 1,266,614 cases, 69,169 deaths …

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Love in the Time of Covid, Pt. 1 29:34

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Episode 79 is another solo episode, sans guest. As we find ourselves in the middle of this global pandemic, I felt compelled to speak a little in regards to how this affects all of us, whether it is us as parents, our children, our own parents. All humans are in some way having their lives changed by the existence of Covid-19 or the Corona Virus. I…

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Matt Sienkiewicz: Breaking the Bad Dad 1:37:43

5+ y ago1:37:43

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Episode 78 is an incredibly open, honest, deep and real conversation with associate professor and author Matt Sienkiewicz. This episode was recorded a year ago, I hate to say. Due to some significant technical issues, it's just now finally seeing the light of day. I am not going to publicly flog myself too much for that. It is what it is at this po…

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Jason Ronk: How Struggles Can Shape A Beautiful Life Pt. 2 1:11:00

5+ y ago1:11:00

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Episode 77 is the second half of my conversation with fellow music fan, recovered alcoholic, remarkable stay-at-home Dad and future podcaster: Jason Ronk. We pick up the conversation right where Part 1 left off (if you didn't hear that yet, take the time to go back... great stuff in there and, you know, it's part 1 of 2. Would you watch The Godfath…

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Jason Ronk: How Struggles Can Shape A Beautiful Life Pt. 1 54:27

5+ y ago54:27

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Episode 76 is the first half of my conversation with fellow music fan, recovered alcoholic, remarkable stay-at-home Dad and future podcaster: Jason Ronk. We started out the episode with some singing out the praises of the Moms out there. I did a little bit of the stay-at-home / work-from-home Dad situation with my first-born. Jason definitely is ha…

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Amar Sastry: Anatomy Of A Man Who Jams Pt. 2 1:04:51

5+ y ago1:04:51

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Episode 75 is the second half of my conversation with musician, podcaster, Youtuber, Dad and all-around awesome guy: Amar Sastry. You may know Amar from his Anatomy of a Jam series on Youtube or his tweets breaking down and playing portions of Phish songs on his acoustic guitar or his work on the Osiris Media podcast network's video version of The …

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Amar Sastry: Anatomy Of A Man Who Jams Pt. 1 1:03:16

5+ y ago1:03:16

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Episode 74 is the first half of my conversation with musician, podcaster, Youtuber, Dad and all-around awesome guy: Amar Sastry. You may know Amar from his Anatomy of a Jam series on Youtube or his tweets breaking down and playing portions of Phish songs on his acoustic guitar or his work on the Osiris Media podcast network's video version of The D…

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Dave Goldstein: Beyond & Back in Pt. 2 57:20

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Episode 73 features half of the tandem that puts together the "Beyond The Pond" podcast, Dave Goldstein. This is the 2nd and final part of my conversation with Dave, whose podcast is another from our glorious Osiris Media podcast network. This episode picks up right where the 1st ended, with Dave starting to talk about him and his wife's decision t…

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A Thanksgiving Challenge Inspired By Mr. Rogers 35:27

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Episode 72 is another of my solo Thanksgiving episodes. This one is very unique and heavily inspired by my having just seen the new movie focusing on the life of Mr. Rogers starring Tom Hanks titled "A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood". It was my birthday the night that I recorded this episode actually: Monday, November 25th. When my wife asked me…

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Dave Goldstein Goes Beyond Pt. 1 1:14:51

5+ y ago1:14:51

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Episode 71 features half of the tandem that puts together the "Beyond The Pond" podcast, Dave Goldstein. Dave adds to my list of guests that come from our glorious Osiris Media podcast network. I was thrilled when Dave reached out to me about being on the podcast. I had his partner from the BtP podcast, Brian Brinkman, on the podcast a little over …

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Griffin House - Family Man & Rising Star 1:30:11

5+ y ago1:30:11

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Episode 70 features singer-songwriter Griffin House. Griffin has been making music for over 15 years now and he is still working hard and remaining incredibly true to himself and who he wants to be as an artist. When Griffin's management contacted me about having him on the podcast, quite frankly, I had to rush to the internet to see who this guy w…

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My Suicide Story 1:15:44

6y ago1:15:44

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The "guest" in Episode 69 is actually me. It's me talking about suicide, including the story about the night I tried to kill myself a little over 25 years ago. I've touched on this topic with a few of my guests, at all different levels. Most significantly, perhaps, back in Episode 62 with Bill Protzmann, where he shares the story of the night music…

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Chris Illuminati: More Than A Message With A Bottle 59:16

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Episode 68 features Chris Illuminati. Chris is an author, blogger, superstar on Instagram (that’s totally a thing), former stand-up comedian and a father of two. I was following Chris on his Instagram account (@messagewithabottle) for a while when one of our mutual friends reached out to me, dumbstruck that they had never suggested a collaboration …

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Aaron's Life Has Been No Simple Road 1:28:35

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Episode 67 features Aaron of one of the fellow Osiris Media network podcasts: No Simple Road. I'm so incredibly proud and honored and humbled to be a part of the Osiris Podcast family. I really am. I've met some great people through our other podcasts and I've had some great guests on from the podcasts, as well. Aaron is another in that continually…

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Jeff Brunner is NOT Jeff Brunner 1:14:59

6y ago1:14:59

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Episode 66 starts off with quite the game show loser sound from old Price is Right episodes. I really got my hat handed to me in like the first 30 seconds of my conversation with my friend Jeff. Very significant emphasis on the word "friend" there. For a very good reason. You'll have to listen to the episode to get the reasoning behind all of this …

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Jon Bailey of 2 Dads With Baggage 1:23:45

6y ago1:23:45

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Episode 65 features Jon Bailey, half of the "2 Dads With Baggage" you may know from Instagram, Twitter or their website. As is par for the course of the podcast: Jon and I talked about the history of his family for a bit to start. We didn't dig into these things explicitly, but it was very interesting that he had family members that came to America…

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Father's Day 2019 25:00

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Episode 64 is time for my annual Father's Day episode. Though I do this every year, it's not the same every year. Because of a few things going on with people around me and people I'm talking to, this episode kind of caught me by surprise with the direction it took. Unscripted. You got that part of the title of the podcast, right? I almost wrote ou…

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Adam Scheinberg: The Path Music Set For His Life 1:37:21

6y ago1:37:21

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Episode 63 features Adam Scheinberg, who wears and has worn many hats in his life. Adam is the architect of Phish.net (as you know it today). He also did a lot of the masterminding of AllThings.Umphreys.com and does a major portion of the web work for them. If that somehow isn't enough for you (because it wasn't for Adam!), he is also the president…

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Bill Protzmann: The Life Saving Power of Music 1:26:53

6y ago1:26:53

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Episode 62 features a semi-lengthy and fully beautiful conversation with Bill Protzmann, a man with a unique and fascinating life story. The common thread weaving through Bill's entire life is music. And it's music that literally saved his life, some nearly 12 years ago now. Bill and I started talking and I could quickly tell this was going to be a…

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Rob Gorski: The Autism Dad 1:27:27

6y ago1:27:27

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In episode 61, I had a life-altering conversation with Rob Gorski, creator of "The Autism Dad". Life-altering is an appropriate and not exaggerated description of our discussion. I, of course, am hopeful it has anywhere close to that effect and meaning for at least some of you. As I said in my intro: Rob is one of those people that, to me, are dese…

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Will Henson: Living a Unique Adventure 1:03:12

6+ y ago1:03:12

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In episode 60, Will Henson tells us all about the adventures of his life. These are not just his adventures, but those of his Dad and his Mom during his youth, as well. Will came to the podcast via Episode 56's guest Jon Loomis. So, a special thanks to Jon for leading such a great man to Daddy Unscripted. When Will first emailed me, I couldn't have…

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Benjamin Dixon Is Building A Great Legacy 1:16:41

6+ y ago1:16:41

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Another episode that Twitter gets a lot of the glory for bringing me yet another fantastic guest. I am not one to spend my time in just one arena. I think that goes for pretty much all aspects of my life. True, when I get into something I really get into that something. But, I throw my net pretty wide. For some years now, I have been extremely inte…

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David Newhan: Living a Major League Miracle 1:13:03

6+ y ago1:13:03

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In Episode 58, former major league baseball player David Newhan tells some remarkable stories. He fought through his minor league journey and when his shot for making a big league roster arrived, he made it impossible for them to put him back on the bench. When he had a horrific accident nearly 10 years ago, he fought, quite literally, for his life…

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Michael Shields: Writer, Podcaster, Father 1:05:39

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Episode 57 features Michael Shields, editor in chief of Across The Margin (in its written and Podcast format). Michael not only has his "Beyond The Margin" podcast on the Osiris Podcast Network; he also is a part of the Welcome To The Party, Pal podcast and the God, Ween, Evan podcast. Yeah... I thought I was busy, too. Michael finds time for all o…

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Jon Loomis of Baseballism 1:15:47

6+ y ago1:15:47

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For Episode 56, Jon Loomis, one of the founders of Baseballism, talks about his Dad, his childhood, his early relationship with his wife, being a Dad and what led to the creation of Baseballism as we know it today. For you fans and regulars of the podcast: you know about my love for baseball. I haven't been as direct, however, about my tremendous r…

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Former MLB Pitcher Ryan Dempster 1:09:45

6+ y ago1:09:45

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Episode 55, the final episode of 2018, features Ryan Dempster as my guest. I am not going to be presumptuous about your knowledge of who that is. So, here's some details before we get too far. Ryan is a former MLB pitcher. He came up through the Florida Marlins organization and eventually went on to play for the Red, Cubs, Rangers and Red Sox. His …

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Brando Rich of Cash or Trade 1:05:39

6+ y ago1:05:39

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Episode 54 is my conversation with Brando Rich, co-founder of "Cash or Trade". If you enjoy going to concerts, you should definitely check Cash or Trade out (either via their website or their app on your smartphone). Brando and I took a long walk down his life's road before we got to where he is today. He told a lot of stories about his childhood i…

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Evan Kaufman: Formerly a Dude, Now a Dad (and so much more...) 1:18:05

6+ y ago1:18:05

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In Episode 53, you'll get to meet the hilarious Evan Kaufman. Evan is another fellow plate-spinner, like me, tackling numerous projects all at once and laughing in the face of fear of new(ish) parenthood whilst doing so. You might even say he guffaws at it. People may look at you funny if you do. But, go ahead. Try it anyway. We really tackled a lo…

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Chris Plowman Talks Fatherhood and Card Collecting 1:03:31

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Episode 52 is my conversation with Chris Plowman. Have you gotten tired of hearing me say how I met my guest on Twitter? If so, hold on tight... because I met Chris on Twitter. Shocking, right? I am definitely not unique in the fact that a lot of my childhood involved collecting and trading baseball cards. I have immensely fond memories of riding t…