Dad Like It's Your Job

Zito discusses what can make the difference between someone who is "trying to get through the holidays" and someone who is joyful during the holidays. It may just be their DAD! This holiday special features archival calls from Zito's radio career. 

Kerri Louise and Tom Cotter are married (to each other) comics with three sons. How do they manage to care for and nurture these three while traveling and performing? It's a lot of planning, a lot of cooperation, and a lot of laughs. This is definitely NOT a typical episode. 

Zito goes solo to relate an afternoon he recently spent with one of his daughters that meant a lot to both of them. And he confesses about having been a little missing from her life lately. 

David Arrell is the founder of Welcome To Fatherhood (or WTF) and host of the podcast "Baby Talk with Katie and David." he helps lots of first time fathers go from "Dude to Dad."  

Larry Hagner is the founder of thedadedge.com and host of the podcast, The Dad Edge. He's a man dealing with broken stuff occasionally (you'll know why once you find out who he lives with). He's the author of "The Spirit of Fatherhood," his fourth book, with a fifth due next Father's Day. Larry and Zito talk about habits, money, and showing boys how to treat women wel...

Steve Morse was a fixture in the Boston music scene for decades. He wrote for the Boston Globe and was widely read and respected by musicians and fans alike. He also wrote occasionally about comedy and that's where Zito met him years ago, crossing paths from time to time. Steve was also a devoted father to his special needs son, Nick. Nick is an accomplished painter and his dad was his number...

Zito goes solo in this episode about his favorite parable. Not surprisingly, it examines fear of what's next and how dads can avoid that. He also talks a little about recovery and what that's meant to his outlook on...well, everything. 

The Manic Hispanic Preacher Tommy Morin and Zito go way back. They both have unsavory pasts and new lives today. There's talk of kids of course, and of travel, and faith. And oh yeah, the laughs. So many laughs! 

John Nero has authored a trilogy of books for new dads, "The Pregnancy Guide for Men," "The New Baby Guide for Dads," and "The Toddler Guide for Dads." He and Zito talk all things "new dad." 

Dr. Barry Plummer returns to discuss US Surgeon General Vivek H Murthy's report on the mental health crisis among America's parents. 

A relaunch of Steve Bjork's important story. Steve is a comedian who fostered four siblings, then adopted them. He and his wife went from no kids to four kids. Soon after, Steve found himself a full time single dad to kids who needed lots of help working through their trauma. 

Ken Reid is a comedian, pop culture maven, and podcast host of "The TV Guidance Counselor." We have a fun conversation about TV Dads! The best, the worst, the phoniest, and the funniest! 

Season 3 kicks off with a health update from Zito (he almost died, but no big deal!). Then Zito is joined by Tyler Graham, father of SIX (gulp!) who encourages Dads to unleash their love and let it "burn untamed!" 

Tyler Graham believes "fathering intentionally." Zito couldn't agree more. This conversation is warm, funny, and full of surprises. And speaking of full, Tyler's house is filled with a big family! 

Art Eddy is an author, podcaster, dad, collector, BIG Star Wars fan. A self proclaimed sneakerhead, Art is surrounded by Star Wars memorabilia during this conversation. He and Zito talk about being a girl dad, teaching driving, and Star Wars. Turns out, Art used to have a radio gig so they get into how that job has changed (spoiler alert: it's changed a LOT). 

Zito's guest is an author, improv actor, and father of three kids under 6. He's also a pharmacist. This is a fun talk about the realistic challenges of fathering and being a professional!  Also, Zito gets takes a little time to get personal before the guest.  Be sure to check Cory out at coryjenks.com and preorder his new book, "I Guess I'm a Dad Now here...https://www.coryjenk...

Zito and Nathan delve into the choppy waters of parenting after divorce. Nathan Fink joined the New Hampshire Children’s Trust team in 2019.  As the Advancement Director he brings nearly 20 years’ experience in education, fundraising, marketing, and narration. Nathan can be found forever (re)hammering the floor nail of his old house in Durham, NH, where he lives with his wife and two feral sons. ...

What exactly is a "lead dad?" Paul Sullivan breaks it down in this conversation about breaking down gender roles when it comes to parenting. Be sure to check out Paul's website, CompanyOfDads.com

This week Zito dips into his signature talk, "Dad Like It's Your Job" and gets into how to deal with the fear of becoming and being a dad. This is quick, but helpful. These are proven effective techniques to diminish fear in a real way. 

John Nero is an author who specializes in helping new dads. Zito's co-worker "Promotions God" Mike Perez is a first time dad. We dug through the archives and decided to relaunch this episode in his honor!!! 

Marty Nadler is television sit-com royalty and a hilarious comedian. He's also dad to Charlie Nadler, also a comedian (but not sit-com royalty-yet!) Zito talks to Marty about his reaction to Charlie wanting to follow in his footsteps, their trip across country, and life as a year round family on Martha's Vineyard.  Be sure to see Marty and Charlie together this Father's Day at the A...

Apologies to anyone who tried listening to the episode with Dr. Barry Plummer. We fixed it and here it is. Great conversation about dealing with your kid while they transition into young adulthood. 

Dr. Barry Plummer returns for his record breaking third appearance on the pod! He and Zito discuss the transitions that take place once a kid turns 18 and suddenly they're an "adult," but of course they aren't. 

Zito flies solo with some honest talk about why so many dads work too much. Surprise! It isn't your boss's fault. Here's a few practical suggestions on how to prioritize your relationships and focus so that you're home with your family more. 

Zito chats with Mike Hall, a "recovering middle school principal." Mike's insight in to how to help busy fathers stay involved with their kids are simple and effective! Great talk with a veteran dad of two grown sons.