Dad Lounge Podcast

How does the Lounge keep getting amazing guests?! This week raises the bar! Sara Im, author of "How I Survived the Killing Fields-A Story of Hope, Love and Determination," hangs out with the guys! Sara is a survivor of the Killing Fields in Cambodia in the 1970s. She grew up in Cambodia and when she graduated high school, she got the chance to go to college, far from home. While there, the communi...

After a couple of weeks off, the guys kick off the new year with a fantastic MASHUP with their OddPods Media brethren, Richie, from Super Media Bros Podcast! They like to talk about MANY different types of movies, TV shows, pop culture topics, and a BUNCH of other things in their show! The guys release the MASHUP on Richie's birthday! They talk about MANY different movies (mainstream & cult), TV s...

This week we get a return visit from our resident sasquatch expert, Chris Noel, in the #Lounge! His newest documentary is the main topic of this visit! The documentary is called "How to See a Sasquatch," and can be found on YouTube by searching his name, "Christopher Noel!" Such an interesting and packed documentary of information and video/audio evidence of the existence of the sasquatch, from Ch...

This week's guest cooks up some great conversation in the Lounge! World-renowned chef, Walter Potenza joins the guys and they talk FOOD! Walter grew up in Italy! After moving to the United States, he worked in different positions, until finally becoming the chef he is today! Walter talks about so many things, and the guys were so happy to be able to hang out with him! His biggest goal is to educat...

**DISCLAIMER** THIS SHOW CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC DETAILS IN THE STORIES SHARED. THERE IS ALSO STRONG LANGUAGE USED IN THE HANG-OUT THAT WOULDN'T NORMALLY APPEAR IN THE LOUNGE. HOWEVER, WE ALL FELT THAT TRYING TO SILENCE OR BEEP OUT THE LANGUAGE WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM THE MESSAGE OUR GUEST IS GIVING. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO LISTEN THIS WEEK BECAUSE OF THE STRONG LANGUAGE IN THE EPISODE, WE UNDERSTAND AND...

The Lounge is "Making It" happen this week! Adam Kingman, winner of NBC's season 3 of their craft reality show featuring Amy Pohler & Nick Offerman, Making It, joins the guys! OH... and Adam is also the son of former Chicago Cub, Dave Kingman, and that makes Sam VERY HAPPY! Adam is a brilliant designer, and talked to the guys about all the different things he has designed, so much more! When was i...

FnA! That's the mantra for this week, because the guys talk to Frankie & Alex of FnA Van Life, in the #Lounge! They both used to live the busy life of living in New York City! They had high-paying jobs, and no kids... they were DINKS (Double Income, No Kids)! Even with that, they wanted "more!" We use the quote marks because they actually wanted to minimize their lives! They talk about the process...

The Lounge returns to where it started... SPORTS! **IMPORTANT NOTE** This was recorded BEFORE Michigan State lost its undefeated status at the hand of the Boilermaker Special in West Lafayette, IN, on November 6th! Richey & Little Matt are gone, this week, so Sam brings the person who was the very first guest in the Lounge... DALTON SHETLER! Riding high after a THRILLING win over hated rival, Mich...

SURPRISE! We are giving you a little end-of-the-week BONUS! WOOHOO! You might have caught it when the guys talked to Russ, from Infectious Groove Podcast, about A&W restaurants introducing a 1/3 pound burger and THEN are now introducing something a little "different!" WELP, this spawned from a Let's Chat! that Little Matt introduced before the guys talked to Russ! Let's Chat! Simple Math! Got a Le...

The guys had a time cross-up with their guest this week so they had to call an audible and get an emergency guest, and WOW, did they have a good one! Russ from the Infectious Groove Podcast joined the guys in the Lounge! Russ is the main co-host of the show, and you can see why the show is successful! He's funny, kind, thoughtful, and can be brilliant on the fly! Sam starts, right away, with the h...

This week's guest brings a TON of hope to the Lounge! Author of the book, "Battered Hope," and the host of the podcast, "Never Ever Give Up Hope," Carol Graham hangs out! Carol has had to deal with A LOT of things that would break someone if they even had to go through just one of the incidents! They get to know Carol throughout their time together! From the convincing to write her book, to an **E...

This week's guest was nothing short of fabulous! Actor, Eric Rolland, joined the Lounge and talked to the guys about so many different things! Most notably, Eric is the man who portrayed JP Morgan in the History Channel's Docuseries original, "The Men Who Built America!" Sam sort of fanboys out, because he has used The Men Who Built America in the classroom when he was teaching in person. He talks...

Welcome to “The Magnificent Jeremy London Takes Over the 500 Section Lounge!” That’s right, actor Jeremy London joins the guys this week! Along with Jeremy, Miles Doleac joined the show! Miles is an actor who wrote, produced, directed, and acted in the movie DEMIGOD (out in select theaters & On Demand, October 15th), talked about wearing the different hats of movie production. From the start of th...

The Super-Sized Part 2 of our 100th Episode & 2-Year Birthaversary is here! The guys add even MORE to this part! Russ, co-host of Infectious Groove Podcast joined the guys! Also in on the action is Rico and CJ from PodAskew Podcast! OH, and a HUGE CELEBRITY MADE HIS WAY TO THE LOUNGE... is the anticipation killing you? It... is... THE MAYOR OF URANUS, Louie Keen! All the way from Uranus Indiana (t...

IT IS FINALLY HERE! The biggest show we've had to date! It's the 100th Episode & the 2-Year Birthaversary for the 500 Section Lounge! The guys had SO MUCH for this show, they had to split it into two parts! Part 1 is a special episode of SHENANIGANS! Smoke from BFYTW (another OddPods Media Network show) joined the guys to play this round! It was so much fun! There are a couple of surprises and the...

Our final September Bonus Cut is a good one! The guys talk about the newest affiliates of the OddPods Media Network! The Muck Podcast is a political "true crime" podcast! The ladies with the Muck Podcast are a great addition in a genre that is VERY popular, and OddPods was very lucky to get this one! Another is the Beer'd Al Podcast! This podcast is dedicated to beer... and Weird Al Yankovic! This...

This week's September Bonus Cut is the debut of a new segment... kinda! The guys "know" things, things that they believe to be true, but have never really looked up if it's accurate or not! To them it's logical, and it's true! SO, they will have the other two fact-check them, and see how sound their logic is on that nugget of knowledge! THUS "Lounge Logic" is born! The debut of "Lounge Logic" star...

Week Two of the September Bonus Cuts brings you TWO different segments! The guys bring back JoJo Says Whaaaat?! Sam asks his 6-year-old (JoJo) 5 questions, and Richey & Little Matt try and guess how JoJo answered the questions! It's always fun trying to figure out where he goes with his answers! After that, Little Matt has something to talk about, and decides it's time to pick some lice! Let's Cha...

September Bonus Cut One is an extended version of SHENANIGANS! This is the maiden voyage for 2021 of the guys' favorite game! It's been over nine months since they've played, and they get side-tracked, but IT IS fun! The guys are enjoying their hiatus, but they are SO looking forward to picking back up and going full force in October! For now, enjoy September Bonus Cut One, SHENANIGANS, and be sur...

**DISCLAIMER** We are very much a family-friendly show, but this week's guest provided content that contains PG-13 language, and beeping or removing some of his responses would have taken away from the content. Please be advised and if it means some ears don't hear this week's show, that's something up to you to decide! ENJOY!** This week the Lounge goes blue-ish! Actor Sean Dillingham joins the g...

This week's guest brings a real-life legal thriller to the Lounge! Author of "Double Crossed: A Memoir," George Johnson hangs out and tells his story! Steeped into mental health, Sam dives in right away and asks George about his story with mental health. It holds a special meaning to him for various reasons! George talks about those reasons! Being a man who struggled with mental health, did he fin...

The Lounge gets REALLY influenced by this week's guest! Air Force Colonel (Ret.) and author Carla D. Bass joined the guys! Author of the "Write to Influence," Carla has fine-tuned writing to the point where she helps people with their resumes, grant proposals, scholarship applications, and so many other examples! There are techniques she uses to make a person's writing become more effective and st...

This week’s guest goes to the dogs! The Lounge is all abuzz from the guys’ time with author and entrepreneur Gayle Martz! Gayle invented the Sherpa Bag Pet Carrier Line. The bags allow small dogs, cats, and other animals to safely travel on airlines and in cars! The conversation started right away with the guys asking what made her want to do this for pets, and Gayle jumps right into her story. Af...

This week’s guest REALLY brings the heat! The man behind the story of the Disney movie, “The Rookie,” Jim Morris joins the Lounge! Jim has a PHENOMENAL story, just from what the movie covers, but the guys really get deeper and talk to him about life leading up to the start of the movie, how well Disney tells the story in the movie, and what has happened SINCE the movie. Jim talks about getting dra...

It's time, for the guys to go back to high school, this week! Long-time high school softball coach, baseball coach, and Sam's 7th-grade P.E. teacher, Aaron Willard joined the #Lounge! As the Athletic Director and current head baseball coach, Aaron works on making his boys better each day, along with keeping the entire athletic department running smoothly! He talks about how he got into coaching, a...