Dad Lounge Podcast

This week wraps up January with a FLURRY! Rich Redmond, the 21-year veteran drummer for country music star Jason Aldean, joins the guys in the Lounge, and oh goodness was it a great time! Rich, who has played with the likes of (other than Jason Aldean) Garth Brooks, Luke Bryan, Thomas Rhett, Thompson Square, LUDACRIS, and so many more, jumped into the conversation with feet first! He talked about...

This week, psychotherapist & author of "You NEED Therapy.: EMDR: Real People, With Real Problems, Getting Real Help," Robert Grigore, & the #7 pick of the 1999 NHL Draft (Washington Capitals), Kris Beech, join the guys in the #Lounge! The guys talk about how they got introduced to one another and started working together. Kris talks about how he was diagnosed as being bipolar, about 10 years ago,...

W...W...What a fantastic show we had this w...w...week! Voice of Porky Pig (and so many other great voices), Bob Bergen joined the guys in the Lounge! Kicking off the show, Bob talks about the ability to be "unknown" in public even though he is a famous voice, and how that almost changed with a job he took! The guys ask about what it takes to develop a character that is already established compare...

This week is a GREAT way to kick-off 2021! Author of "The Career Toolkit," Mark Herschberg joins the Lounge! Mark talks about how his book (released on January 5th) gives the soft and leadership skills to prepare people for any job they are seeking! The guys talk about how being noticed give applicants an edge in the interview process! The Career Toolkit is the work of 20+ years of preparation, pa...

2020 goes out with a BANG this week! Double cancer survivor, and author, Danielle Harris-Branch hangs out with the guys, and they had a blast! Danielle has lived a life that most "common" people would easily fold under! Her husband struggled with multiple different ailments, and Danielle happily took care of him! She then was diagnosed with two different types of cancer, and SURVIVED! They guys ta...

MERRY LOUNGE-MAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS! This week is just the guys talking about holiday traditions, past Christmas memories, and laughing about things that they did in the past! There are talks about what their plans are for the holiday time, and Little Matt makes an announcement that will change his life FOREVER! They mention a place that SOME would say is "boring," but they talk about the things the...

SURPRISE! This Special Edition is coming out on a non-normal day, and it's because if we waited, the material might not be fresh! The situation is very fluid, and the guys wanted to talk to someone who knew something about the new piece of legislation, in Congress, that would change the very fabric of NCAA athletics! Known as the NCAA Athlete Bill of Rights, this piece of legislation, on the very...

This week is nothing short of a slam dunk! Michigan State broadcaster Dalton Shetler joins the guys in the Lounge and talks about SO MANY things! Sam has issue with Dalton's preference in Thanksgiving meat, and they all break down their choices! Dalton talks about some changes happening with his non-gameday work, and it is SIRIUS (hint hint)! The guys talk about what the college football playoff m...

This week's show is one we recorded back in September, but audio issues prevented us from releasing it when we were hoping to do so! We had time to figure out the issues, and now we're ready to hang out with Anthony Michal and Arthur Swidzinski, two of the gentlemen who were part of "Shred America!" This is a film that documented the travel of four men who decided to travel from Chicago to New Yor...

The guys at the Lounge want to take a second to wish all of the Loyal Loungers a Happy Thanksgiving & Black Friday! While you are busy cashing in on those AMAZING deals (online or in-person), you will LOVE this special Black Friday edition!  Actor/producer Tanner Beard (ALSO Champion of season 2 of Holey Moley) and his business partner Tomik, dropped into the Lounge and talked about all of the thi...

This week's guest might have a "regular" name, but he is FAR FROM REGULAR! John Smith, author of "Embracing the Abyss" and host of the "Searching for Integrity" podcast, John hung out with the guys and talked about his past and what got him to the point where he is today! In the 1980's John was a CPA with a Savings & Loan bank. Right at the time, he thought they were doing VERY WELL, the S&L Scand...

There is NO HAZARD talking to these Holey Moley Alumni this week! Karl Barth was kind enough to bring on 3 of his Holey Moley friends into the Lounge this week so they could all talk about their experiences on the ABC hit show! It was an extension of the Live in the Lounge! that the guys had on November 8th ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh7O6w9etMM )! Tanner Beard couldn't join the episode, bu...

This week's show will draw EVERYONE'S attention! Author Dave D'Orazi hangs out in the Lounge and talks to the guys about the book he wrote about his dad! "The In-Between Artist: The Story of Tony D'Orazi" is a book about Dave's dad and the life he lived, and the trials and tribulations while being WILDLY successful!  Dave talks about how Tony got his start becoming a cartoonist for Disney and some...

This week is HUGE! This is the first Noelle they guys have had in the Lounge! Get it? First Noelle... it's a play on words! ANYWHO! Author of the book "Flight Girls: A Novel Inspired by Real Female Pilots During World War II," Noelle Salazar lands in the Lounge with the guys! What an amazing hangout! The guys learned about so many great things they didn't know! They didn't know a whole lot about t...

This week is not scary, but rather interestingly unusual! The guys took the week off, but still, put together a Halloween Special that is guaranteed remind you of the GREAT guests they've had that brought VERY unusual stories! First was Chris Noel! He is the Lounge's Sasquatch expert! We revisit some of the signs of sasquatch and how they have managed to remain virtually undetected for YEARS!  The...

We step back in time and venture back to the Bronx, NY, circa 1960-64, when Freedomland USA historian & author Mike Virgintino comes back to the Lounge! They guys had some follow-up questions from the first time Mike hung out, and he did NOT disappoint! He REALLY knows his stuff, and it is always a GREAT conversation! Mike also talks about the 60th-anniversary celebration that he ran, virtually, t...

THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Seriously, this week's guest does not want to associate with any sort of drill! Chris Kammer D.D.S. fills the Lounge this week with the sweet sound to SO MANY people! He is trying to make a different way of handling cavities by NOT using a drill! He and the guys talk about that, BUT they start with what dental school was like, and what did he do BEFORE full-time dentistry! Who...

This week is VERY SPECIAL! Not that ALL of our shows aren't special, BUUUUUT... this is the one-year anniversary! YES WE KNOW THIS IS EPISODE 53, BUT WE HAD A COUPLE EXTRAS GET COUNTED AS FULL EPISODES, AND WE ARE TOO LAZY TO GO BACK THROUGH AND RENUMBER THEM... ANYWHO...  ALSO, Richey couldn't make it this week, so Sam's wife, Brie, guest-hosted, and it was HER birthday too! Add our guest, David...

This week's show does not stop short of entertaining! Jacob Thornton, the host of the Mentally Healthy podcast, joins the guys in the Lounge and is a treat! The guys get to know him during the show, and Jacob has a good time laughing, joking around, and just sharing with them what his interests are! Who is his biggest inspiration? The answer MIGHT surprise you, but it might not either! What does h...

There's no BIG EVENT hangover this week! Laura Corcoran, founder of the Miryante Orphanage in Uganda joined the guys in the Lounge this week! The topics were ALL OVER THE WORLD with Laura! First, going to Japan and doing an internship, through the same program as Sam's wife, and how it was adjusting to living there! She then lived in South Korea, and visited a place not many people can say they've...

50th EPISODE! That's what this SUPERSIZE show is, and we went OUT OF THIS WORLD for the show! Sam made the trip to Uranus (Missouri) and had Mayor Louie Keen guest host, on location, while Richey & Little Matt were back home! The guys asked Louie more pressing questions, this time to see how Uranus might be growing in the future! The Mayor talks about how he might expand the business to where ther...

This week's show is NOT what was advertised because of audio issues! Shred America Film stars Arthur Swidzinski and Anthony Michal were SUPPOSED to be the guests, but we couldn't quite get the audio to save the way we needed! WE WILL HAVE THAT HANGOUT, but it might a couple of weeks down the road!  SO, in lieu of Shred America, we decided to give you the audio of our LIVE IN THE LOUNGE! visit with...

This week's show is a look back through the quarantine months! We didn't let the fact of not being able to travel get us down! We had AMAZING guests and we want to share them with you! Look below and find the various ways to find where you can learn more about these awesome guests!  Tavarus Hogans: https://true-seven.com/ Aaron Kleiber: https://www.aaronkleiber.com/ Wayne McFarland: https://www.ta...

What did you accomplish before you turned 18? This isn't to make you feel bad about your life, but this week's guest, Elliot Connor, has started an international not-for-profit conservation organization (105 countries), taken AMAZING photographs, done a TedX Talk, and filmed for a documentary... and he turns 18 in October! Elliot was a great sport and taking Sam and Little Matt's jokes in stride,...

This week is a throwback to what the 500 Section Lounge was BEFORE we started having weekly guests! The guys sit in the Lounge and talk about lots of different topics! Sam brings up that he's been to the movie theater multiple times and wants to see what movies (from the past) the other guys would like to see in the theaters, again! There is a Six-pack that needs a crackin' and the guys know exact...