Dad Lounge Podcast

It's a grand return to NEW episodes, this week! The guys were back in the Lounge... getting...it...done! What a way to come back, with Bruce Wawrzyniak! Bruce is an announcer & broadcaster across different sports planes! He's done press work in the NHL, professional Lacrosse, and the Olympics! He was the Chief Press Officer with the IOC (International Olympic Committee), the sport of softball, for...

We wrap up Vacation Vault June with a trip back to March 9, 2020, when we had author and historian WC Davis (his friends call him "Jack")! It was fantastic revisiting our time with Jack. So informational and an all-around great guy! So, sit back, relax, and enjoy the time we had with WC Davis! Original Show Notes: It's time to put on your school hat, and sit back and learn about the American Civil...

This week's Vacation Vault June episode is a GREAT hangout! We go back to May 5, 2020, when music producer Denny Somach came to the #Lounge! Denny had just published his book, "A Walk Down Abbey Road," and we talked about that, as well as SO MUCH MORE! It was a very entertaining show! Relax, and enjoy our hang out with music producer, Denny Somach! Original Show Notes The guys "go for a walk" this...

Week two of Vacation Vault June is yet another GREAT show! Amateur beekeeper Missy Burgess joined the Lounge in April of 2021, and the guys loved hanging out with her! We all learned more about bees, even after thinking we knew what there was to know about them! We’ve had multiple guests reference this episode, and the feedback from it, when talking to listeners, made it VERY apparent it needed to...

This week the guys had some things that kept them from recording, so they all decided to re-release a past episode. Maybe one that was "overlooked" or one of their favorites. THIS ONE was both! The gentlemen decided to re-release episode 66 (January 12, 2021), when voice actor, Bob Bergen joined the Lounge and talked about his career! Take a look at the Show Notes from that episode, and enjoy a re...

SO MUCH HAPPENING THIS WEEK! We were delayed a day because the guys had a special, In-Lounge, guest host this week! Richie, from Super Media Bros, visited with Sam in person! Visiting family in Ohio, he made a memorable trip to hang out! Conversation with Richie had many different topics, from working in the refuse industry, becoming nose blind to MANY odors, etc. Still, another reason this episod...

We're pretty sure we know what your first question might be, with a title like that! We'll SHORTEN the explanation to this... ABBReviated EPisode! We started the show by saying it was abbreviated simply because we didn't have a guest on the show this week! With so many things going on with everyone, the guys decided to use the time in the Lounge this week to hang out with each other! Sam shares wh...

**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 National Burger Day (May 28th), Chris Carosa, our Hamburger historian, came to the Lounge! They talk about the Myths About the Origin of the Hamburger, personal stories pertaining to burgers, and have many laughs!...

The guys took the week off to spend time with family, and they thought a couple of past segments would be a great way to fill the gap of no new episode Back in the summer of 2020, the guys had a series of Facebook Live sessions called "Live in the Lounge!" SO... in honor of Mother's Day, the Live in the Lounge! where Sam's mom, Rose, joined, was a "no-brainer!" Sam also thought the time when Brie...

Everyone should be DRAWN to the #Lounge, this week! Many times it's said the guys act like children, so they brought children's book author/illustrator, Violet Lemay in to hang out! Not everyone was 100% on board, at the first mention of having a children's book person in (COUGH... MATT), but by the end of our time, with Violet, the guys were sad to see it end! Violet is such a kind and warm-heart...

This week's guest is one like we've never had before on the show! We have an owner... of a FOOTBALL LEAGUE! The guys are joined by the owner & director of league operations, of the American Arena League (AAL), AJ Roque! He jumps right into the Lounge and talks about it all! When did the passion for football start? He talks about how many sports kept him busy, in high school, and which was his best...

We go VIP Section with this week's episode, behind the velvet ropes! Little Matt returns to the Lounge, and Sam & Richey wanted to hear about his escapades while he was not with them for two straight weeks! OH, GOODNESS... is it a story! We ALL know that Matt is AB-SO-LUTE-LY the most patient person (note the sarcasm), and he talks about the wonderful time he had trying to get to "The Happiest Pla...

Little Matt is sick this week, and the guys had TWO, awesome guest hosts to come into the Lounge and try to fill Matt's shoes (no matter how LITTLE they are)! Lauren, from Beer'd Al Podcast, and Smoke, from BFYTW, come in and HANG OUT! Conversations start with the topic of moving, LOOKING like you just moved, getting Baja Blasted, and reaching triple-digit episodes!! There is a review of their vis...

This week's episode takes us to a wonderful land! The Lounge ventures off to Uranus... IN INDIANA! Our friend, the Mayor of Uranus, Louis Keen, hosts the guys from the newest location in Anderson, IN. Just two days after the Grand Opening, Louis sits and hangs out and talks about everything Uranus! The start of the show is the tail end of the Live In The Lounge! that was broadcast on Facebook Live...

This week's guest helps the guys "believe!" Life-long Cleveland sports fan, and author, Phil Barth joins the Lounge! As you all know, Sam is a Chicago Cubs fan, and he speaks of how it has made him numb to many ridicules of life. With that, Phil offers a similar life-long pain, but with ALL of his sports team. The Cavaliers, Indians (now Guardians), and Browns have offered Phil such little joy in...

It's never good to get caught with your pants down UNLESS it's with someone of the stature of this week's guest! Jim Piddock joined the fellas in the Lounge this week! WHAT, you don't know the name? Honestly, according to Jim, very few know the name! MOST people will recognize him, but won't know from where, and he has a good story about that topic! Let's just say, in the words of Little Matt, the...

This week's guest is YET ANOTHER returner! This time, Karl Barth doesn't just come into the Lounge as a professional mini golfer, but rather on a new trek in his life too... as a comedian! A little over a year ago, he decided he would start doing gigs on the comedy circuit! He's always been funny, but now he's going around and sharing laughter with the masses! The guys literally brought Karl back...

IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE LOUNGE?! Welp, this week there is! The guys are joined by author & historian, Dr. Megan Kate Nelson, to chat about the 150th anniversary of Yellowstone National Park, as well as its history! Megan is the author of "Saving Yellowstone: Exploration and Preservation in Reconstruction America." From the get-go, the guys jump into why Yellowstone was the first national park and...

The guys welcome in yet another fantastic comedian into the #Lounge this week! Jeff (with two Fs) Shaw comes in and hangs out! Jeff has been doing comedy for over 30 years, and Sam saw his comedy special on Dry Bar Comedy, and knew he would fit in with the Loungers! Currently, he does a lot of cruise ships, and then fills in free dates on land! Jeff is certainly not short on words, and the Lounge...

This week gets... BEER'D? They guys dip back into the OddPods Media pond and catch a WHOPPER! Lauren, Beer'd Al Podcast, joins the #Lounge for an OddPods Media MEGA Mashup! So what topics are covered? WELP, there are a TON, but of course, they talked about Weird Al! Sam has gone on the record, almost anywhere he can, that he feels Weird Al is the best songwriter because of his ability to write gre...

The guys in the #Lounge get the BOOT this week, in more ways than one! They are joined by former App St. Mountaineer, and potential NFL draft pick, Chandler Staton hangs out! Chandler is the leading scorer in Sun Belt Conference history, and in Appalachian St. history. He talks about his time at App St, and his response is interesting. The guys then get in-depth on his process on how he prepares f...

Once in a while, the guys get salty with one another, so they decided to bring in some Pepper to the #Lounge, this week! Naomi Grossman, the actor who portrayed "Pepper" in the FX Network show, American Horror Story, the Asylum & Freak Show seasons, joined the guys! Naomi fit right in from the get-go, she quickly pointed out something that was awry, from Sam! It wasn't the only time a call-out was...

The #Lounge brings back another one of their favorites! Author & purveyor of hope, Carol Graham, joins the guys for her second go-round! Carol is the author of Battered Hope, the host of the Never Ever Give Up Hope Podcast, and contributor to numerous blogs & magazines, and has an incredible story to tell! She encountered life-altering events that would cause most people to be done! Some topics we...

We LOVE having guests return to the Lounge, and this week we have a delightful return! Author and adventurer, Jeff Rasely comes back to hang out with the guys! Jeff hung out in May of 2021, and told great stories of his time in the Himalayas in Nepal and the Basa Village Foundation that he helped form, along with his time swimming with a whale! It was a great time, then, and this time it did NOT d...

This is a VERY SPECIAL episode to the guys in the Lounge along with a couple of other fellow OddPodders, Russ from Infectious Groove Podcast, and Richie from Super Media Bros Podcast! Russ and Richie joined the conversation about the late, great Betty White! As you know, she passed away on December 31, 2021, and people mourned as they rang in the new year. Feelings turned to where people started t...