Dad Lounge Podcast

WE ARE BACK! This week is a two-fer! We have one returner and a newcomer! Authors Natasha Marsaguerra, and Travis Myers join the Lounge! Natasha answers all sorts of questions and tells many stories from growing up in NYC! They also talk about the writing process, for each, while writing the Tommy Keane series. There is PLENTY to hear, and still PLENTY the guys didn't even mention! That just means...

This week we have a return guest, and every time Jeff H. Ryan comes to hang out in the Lounge, the guys end up learning something new about their friend! From all of his adventures, Jeff comes back to fill us in on what he's been doing since he was last in with the guys! He has a new hobby, and fully expounds upon the entire process and what all it entails! Yep... that's a lot of non-specific talk...

This week Sam & Richey have a VERY special guest! They welcome in veteran, author, and award-winning journalist, Kristof Morrow into the Lounge! Kristof wrote "The Second Sun: Vol. I & II," that's out, and you can get it on Amazon! Kristof offers a TON to chat about, and one is the fact that he has suffered from Tourette's syndrome since he was 27 (well, that's when he was diagnosed). The...

We are back! After an extended break, the guys are back in the Lounge! They are joined by Amazon best-selling author, Dick Wybrow (say eyebrow with a "w" in front of it)! Author of the "Kane," supernatural humor series, Dick joins the guys and chats about a veritable smorgasbord of topics! Sam asked a weird question relating to a... washer(?)! Did the guys ever get into playing Pokemon? OH, and Th...

We have such "hard" lives! This week all the gents are talking about the "First World Problems" that exist in their lives! Where did Sam choose to put his pool? Matt has to choose between two what? Richey's daughter will only drink what? There are so many other things they talk about that are COMPLETELY a First World Problem, and the tangents they get to venture into are so much fun! What's your "...

All of the guys are back together to hang out! No guest, but they're drafting dinner, as we get closer to the Thanksgiving holiday! From main dish to sides to dessert, they go through and construct their ideal Thanksgiving Day dinner! Does someone take the traditional turkey? Who puts together the best meal!? Are they fun at all and think outside the box on their meal? It's a great topic to talk a...

This week's guest is very special! Mikki Shepard, author of "In a Heartbeat: The Miracle of a Family That Was Meant to Be," host of "Adoption As a Choice" radio show, and adoption advocate, joins the Lounge! Sam, as many know, adopted 4 sons, so Mikki was an excellent fit in the Lounge! They talk about Mikki's connection to adoption, and her story of getting her son, and how now she advocates for...

This week's Vault Episode is the call-back to February 2022! The guys welcomed in actress Naomi Grossman! She is the character, Pepper, from two different American Horror Story seasons! It was such a great time, the guys wanted to share it again! Enjoy!! ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES Once in a while, the guys get salty with one another, so they decided to bring in some Pepper to the #Lounge, this week! Naom...

This week we extend our celebration to one of victory! Our great friend, the Mayor of Uranus, Louis Keen RETURNS to the Lounge! Louis talks to the guys about his battle with cancer. What was the drive behind his optimism? How important was laughter during his chemo & radiation? Were there people who told him that he needed to be more serious? Moving to the topic of Urani (plural Uranus)! What...

Such a special show this week! It is our 4-year birthaversary celebration with our friend, Karl Barth! Karl, the former contestant on Holey Moley season 2, is going on tour with some of his buddies! Dean Berg, Ross "Rooster" Huff, & Chuck Charles join Karl to help the guys celebrate their 4th year! The Bankruptcy Comedy Tour is the new tour Karl, Dean, Rooster, & Chuck have formed and will...

We don't have a guest this week, BUT it doesn't mean we have nothing to talk about! Sam and Matt get together to talk! It was a long weekend of adulting, and Sam wanted to bring up something that he realized during his "adulting time!" Before that, the guys talk about the Early Bird Special, supper time, snacks, Life Savers, Junior Mints & pumpkin spice! Sam also brings up an issue with a big...

This week we have a great guest! Non-fiction author, Adam Lazarus, joins Sam & Matt in the Lounge! Adam's most recent book, "The Wingmen: the Unlikely, Unusual, Unbreakable Friendship Between John Glenn and Ted Williams," is the story of these two and how they became friends during their times in the Korean War. The stories are fantastic, and Adam shares things people might not know about thes...

This week's guest is one that MOST people know, without maybe actually knowing him! Joel H. Cohen, a 23-year writing veteran for the Simpsons is in the Lounge! He also is an author, and recently wrote a book, "The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football," with long-time sports personality, Dan Patrick! How did it come that he and Dan decided to put together this book? A book about football... wha...

We continue with part two of our September 11th Special with former NYPD detective, Travis Myers. In this part, we talk about the time following the time he was at ground zero. The stories continue from the events surrounding the attacks. It is fitting that this part comes out on the 22nd anniversary of the horrific events of that day. Sam & Richey were honored to have Travis come on and share...

We are releasing part one of our September 11th Special a week before the 22nd anniversary of the attacks on the United States (with part two coming on Monday, September 11th). An event that both Sam & Richey can remember vividly where they were and what it was like that day, and they both share their remembrance of the event. They have a very special guest and were honored to have him! A frie...

This week Sam & Matt do NOT go Kicking and Screaming into the Lounge! Authors, and college buddies, Pete Huryk (YER-ICK) & Chris Schaefer, come on to talk about their book, Setting & Scoring Financial Goals , as well as SO many other things! They wrote this book as a way to try and pull in, mainly, the younger audience (ages 16-26) to connect the game of soccer to how financial respons...

With Sam taking an impromptu vacation, this week we revisited May 2022, when the Lounge's resident hamburger historian, Chris Carosa came back to hang out! Enjoy the time we had with Chris! Original Show Notes **This week's show notes are very brief, but that is not indicative of the greatness of the episode** The guys don't hide the fact they love food! So for National Burger Month (May), and Nat...

This week we have a guest who was on a few weeks ago but with the hard drive catastrophe had to be delayed. The newly touted "Lounge E-sports Expert," Liam Brown is a member of the Pittsburgh Knights e-sports team, and joined Sam & Richey in the Lounge! Liam started playing video games at a very young age, but when is it he realized that he could make it in the world of video games? There are...

This week is a great guest for Sam & Matt was a great way to talk about a sport they love... FOOTBALL! The former founder & president of the new USFL, and founder & CEO of the new Super Prep League, Brian Woods, joins the Lounge! The guys talked, in-depth, about how Brian decided to rekindle the USFL, and then what led him to resign from that position and start up the Prep Super League...

This week we get a return guest! Author & Former NYPD detective, Travis Myers comes to hang out with Sam & Matt! It's just 3 guys sitting around and having a really good conversation! We really can't say anything more that would do this hangout justice! Travis even said it himself, at the end... "I had a few notes written down on a few stories, and we didn't get to any of the stories, and...

So the Lounge had a hard drive catastrophe! No, that isn't code for ANYTHING, just that the hard drive that houses the Lounge's raw audio decided it didn't want to work any longer, so the gents had to dip into the Vault, for a week or two! The guys always like talking about the times they talked to Sasquatch expert, Chris Noel, so we decided to republish our last conversation with him in December...

The guys will often find guests who they have a lot... a TON, maybe? HAHA! Well, this week, is no different! This week the guys are joined by a speaker, author, and "explorer." Jeff Ton! A fellow Hoosier, Jeff made a living in the world of IT. That isn't what intrigued the guys as much as the fact that he has traveled the entire Lewis & Clark Expedition trail! From Monticello, VA to Astoria, O...

HIGH FIVE! This week's guest is another HUGE one for the guys in the Lounge! Long-time Bob & Tom Show veteran, and comedian, Greg Hahn joins us! Greg doesn't do a lot of one-on-one type interviews, so it's a very special time! Greg is known for a very high level of energy, and while it might not be show-level, Greg is very excited to be here! Sam & Matt laugh a ton, and so will you! The sh...

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY! We honor the United States Declaration of Independence with a show that questions the story that we ALL are told and know! Sam & Richey are joined by a senior writer at ESPN, and the author of, "Who's Your Founding Father?" David Fleming! David's book talks about the story behind Thomas Jefferson's "writing" of the Declaration of Independence, in 1776, and that it just...

This week's show is extraordinary! The guys were honored to have Radio Hall of Famer, and retired co-host of the Bob & Tom Show, Bob Kevoian, in the Lounge! Bob was so gracious with his time, and allowed our guys to ask him ANYTHING their hearts desired! OH, and did they ever! Bob talks about how he got his start in radio, when he met Tom, being told "NO JOKES ON THE RADIO," getting to Indiana...