Dad Lounge Podcast

We weren't planning a new episode this week, but the guys decided to get together and talk on New Year's Day! The guys didn't have a guest, but they loved catching up and discussing various topics! From the kids who put their mouths over the drinking fountain to being forced to throw up water at high school football practice, the conversations are great! THEN, Matt talks about an amazingly funny q...

We wrap up 2022 by revisiting our hangout on January 11, 2022! We had survivor of the Killing Fields of Cambodia, Sara Im, with us! She talks about her 4 years of captivity, illnesses, torture, and escape during the reign of communism in Cambodia. It's an amazing story! Never losing hope, and faith during extremely dark times, and having the courage to survive! It's a great way to enter a new year...

It's a Loungemas miracle! After a phenomenal Loungemas Holiday Special with guest host, Aaron Kleiber, we have an EXTRA bonus! So much great conversation with Aaron that we didn't want to overload you with the special release, and we made a stocking stuffer! We pick up the conversation with Matt asking a follow-up question to the Coach purse advertisement shoot that Aaron talked about at the end o...

WE ARE BACK TO CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS! We have gifts too! First, we are bringing you a PACKED show with conversation and catching up with one of our favorite dudes, comedian, Aaron Kleiber! We talk about what Aaron's been up to since we last talked (May 2021)! Back then, he was flipping houses and starting back up on the road doing stand-up, out of the pandemic... now... well, it might not be what...

This week we revisit our July 2021 visit with long-time actor Courtney Gains! It's a great visit to incredible movies of the 1980s & 90s! Next week we'll bring you our Holiday Special with guest host & comedian Aaron Kleiber but FOR NOW... enjoy our visit with Courtney Gains! ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES This week's guest comes out of the corn to join us in the #Lounge! It's MALACHI! Star of the 1984 movie...

This week we revisited our hangouts with the Directors of Football Operations at each of the Army Academy (Clayton Kendrick-Holmes) & the Naval Academy (Brian Blick) in December 2019. EPISODE 10! It's a shorty, but oh so good! ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES The College Football Rivalry of Army v. Navy is in the Lounge! The 120th meeting between these two service academies will take place on Saturday, Decembe...

This week we revisit our first hangout with Oakland A's infielder, Nate Mondou, in February 2020. We talked to him about his progress through the minors to that point. He was with the Midland Rock Hounds (double-A), and has since made his way to Las Vegas Aviators (triple-A) with a late-season call-up to Oakland! ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES An infielder for the Midland (TX) Rock Hounds (@RockHounds) the A...

This week's Vault Episode takes us to June 2020 and our first visit with comedian & actor, Aaron Kleiber! Such a funny guy, and he's a dad so he connects with each of the guys! It is a great episode to revisit! Matt & Sam do a quick new segment about what's been going on with them! Original Show Notes If you haven't figured it out by now, the guys LOVE to laugh! This week, they were LOVING the ban...

This week's Vault episode revisits the time the guys talked to R&B Icon, DC Glenn (DC the Brain Supreme), half of the hip-hop TagTeam! ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES This week takes the guys back to their high school days! DC Glenn, a.k.a. DC the Brain Supreme sprinkled all sorts of things in the #Lounge, this week! DC is half of the hip-hop duo, Tag Team, who had the iconic song, "Whoomp! (There It Is)," th...

This week's Vault episode is a special one! We go back to March 2020, and our visit with author Steve Snyder! His book "Shot Down: The true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth," is the story of his dad during World War II! Sam opens with a short opener talking about why the Lounge was dark for a few weeks. Enjoy this Vault episode with Steve Snyder! Original Show Notes...

This week we revisit our hangout with Jim Morris! He's the man who was teaching and coaching at a high school, and told his team if they won the district, he would try out for a major league baseball team. They did... and he did! He then was signed by the Tampa Bay Rays (Devil Rays at the time)! THEN, Disney made a movie from his story ("The Rookie"). We had a great time talking with Jim! We loved...

Yet another special episode for the Lounge! A week after we celebrated our 3-Year Birthaversary, we celebrate our 150th episode! We have a special guest to go with this monumental episode... we have music & sports writer, author, and Chicago Cubs fan, Andy Frye in the Lounge! Andy wrote, "Ninety Days In The 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story," about someone who time travels to the 1990s music sc...

It's that time of year... it's the time where we celebrate when we started doing stuff from the 500 Section! It's our 3-Year Birthaversary Celebration! Sam, Richey, & Matt are the only ones here this week! Sam starts off the festivities with a question that probably didn't need answered, but it bothered him, so... he asked, "Is there or SHOULD there be a proper etiquette for walking down the midwa...

This week is an exceptional episode! Caleb Weller joined the guys for the duration of the show! Caleb played little league baseball for Sam, over 15 years ago, and his dad was Sam's assistant coach. He's watched Caleb grow up into the person he is today! The conversations are plenty! We start with Santa Clause going on vacation, and the start of his fiscal year, and it just gets better from there....

Ray Scott was the 4th overall pick in the 1961 NBA draft, by the Detroit Pistons. He played 11 seasons in the league, alongside and against Hall of Famers. Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, and many more. Matt & Sam sit and listen to Ray talk about his playing career and stories from his book, "The NBA in Black & White: The Memoir of a Trailblazing NBA Player and Coach." Ray talks a...

This week's show is one that Sam has been looking forward to since it was booked! One of Sam's all-time favorite comedians, Chad Daniels, joined the fellas in the Lounge! You might have noticed the "Lounge" portion of the logo was blue on this week's cover art. That signifies the content of this show wouldn't fall under the family-friendly norm of the Lounge. So, this episode might not be for litt...

We go to the classroom for this week's show! Ancient history is the subject, and the Ancient Roman Empire puts a finer point to it! The last time Miles Doleac was with us, he brought along the Magnificent Jeremy London to talk about their film Demigod. This time, he returns to the Lounge, and this time is to show off his doctorate in ancient history! A few weeks back the History Channel shows, "Co...

Richey and Matt aren't in the Lounge this week. Not to worry, Sam found a worthwhile fill-in, along with a fantastic guest... the Lounge was cookin'! Sam brought Eugene Calhoun as a guest host. A fellow dad, Eugene brings a similar fatherly perspective, but at a younger age! He was an absolute killer guest host! Our guest is professional disc golf champion and world record holder, Scott Stokely fo...

This week is not just a trivial episode! The guys welcome author and California sports historian, Dan Cisco, to the Lounge! Dan spent a long time getting all of the sports trivia questions pertaining to the state of California, and he wanted to share some of his findings! We talked about the process he took in getting everything put together! He mentions many different sports, which inspired him t...

We have a familiar face back in the Lounge this week! Author of "The Coca-Cola Trail," and "The Return to the Coca-Cola Trail," Larry Jorgensen is back! This time, Larry is talking about a VERY unknown historical event that took place in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan back in 1925. He's talking about the shipwreck, and rescue, of the City of Bangor, which wrecked in Lake Superior on its way from...

This week was tough on the guys and the Lounge! First, the scheduled guest canceled at the last minute, but Sam was able to record with Lauren, from Beer'd Al Podcast & Russ, from Infectious Groove Podcast! Sam started editing... the audio was terrible! The episode was lost! The guys had gotten together to record some things for future use and recorded their conversation leading to those recording...

Sam & Richey were champing at the bit for this week's hang-out! 1984 IMSA GT Champion, 1986 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year, drug trafficker, and author, Randy Lanier joined the Lounge this week! Randy's story has been a featured episode of the Netflix show "Bad Sport," and his book, "Survival of the Fastest, comes out today (August 2nd)! It is available at https://tinyurl.com/Survival-of-the-...

This week is a special celebration! July is National Hot Dog Month, and the Lounge LOVES hot dogs so they brought in THE Hot Dog Top Dog, himself, Eric Mittenthal! He is the President of the National Hot Dog & Sausage Council. Scheduling made it so Richey and Little Matt were both unable to join in the fun, but Barry, a friend of the Lounge, was able to jump in and carry on in their stead! The con...

When a guest has something happen to where they don't show up, the guys have a contingency plan... Talk, talk, talk, and talk some more! WELP... the guys had to revert to their contingency plan! Only this week, THEY FOUND A TOPIC to talk the whole show on... FOOD! Sam's going to a game in Pittsburgh, soon, and the topic of getting popcorn at events, and then the movie theater! Matt drops a Theater...

This week we go into the virtual classroom and learn about a part of the Revolutionary War that not many people learned in school. The maritime portion of the war, which turned out to be a very important part of the war, and how it came out in the end! Author, Eric Jay Dolin, joined the Lounge, this week, to talk about the role privateers played in the Revolutionary War. His book, "Rebels at Sea:...