Dad Lounge Podcast

This week's show really POPS! Mechanical engineer, toy collector, and podcast host, Mike Jobe drops in and hangs out to talk Funko toys! A collector of only about 5 years, Mike has accumulated quite a large collection! Just how big are we talkin', well if you listen, you will find out! The guys are amazed at the number of different figures the Funko brand actually has produced and are available! M...

This week's guest is someone the guys have listened to and followed for large portions of their lives, and he was there to talk to them! Comedian Greg Warren dropped in the Lounge and hung out with the fellas! Greg, a long-time veteran guest of the Bob & Tom Show, has toured on the Bob & Tom Comedy All-Star Tour, along with headlining MANY fantastic venues across the country! He now has an Amazon...

The guys "Have a Coke and a Smile!" this week with their guest, Larry Jorgensen! Larry is the author of, "The Coca-Cola Trail: People & Places in the History of Coca-Cola." What an amazing journey down memory lane, Larry took us! The guys asked about the origins of the iconic bottle, if the taste varied in the early days, and about the rumors of Coke contains drugs in the first recipe! Larry knock...

Sam and Little Matt had a motivational hangout this week with Dan Williams! Dan went from heart attack to masters track athlete after having major surgery, on his heart, and the trip was NOT an easy one! Dan talked about what happened and the stressful trip to get to where he is today! He talks about many of his 21 Fitness Principles to getting to a healthy and more enjoyable lifestyle! Mesmerized...

This week is a family affair for one of the guys! Poet & author, Scott Sprunger hung out in the Lounge this week! Scott is the old (and less attractive) brother of Sam! Scott talked about getting started in poetry, and why did he decide to start his Poetry-On-the-Spot? What's the catch or novelty to getting people to stop and request a poem? Well, it's a certain "TYPE" of item that draws young and...

For their 40th show, the guys joined up with the PodAskew Podcast (CJ & Rico) to do a two-part CROSSOVER! Part 1 is in the Lounge where we talked grilling, favorite Thanksgiving side dishes, and other food-related banter! Rico gave a sound effect of something very intimate to a lot of us! We played SHENANIGANS! It's a longer version than usual, but it is SOOO good! CAN RICO MAKE UP FOR WHEN CJ PLA...

The FBI, DEA, & Secret Service couldn't get this week's guest, but the Lounge got him! Author Jordan O'Donnell comes to the Lounge and drops some GREAT knowledge of how the country is in a position that needs change. Jordan worked for two and a half years in the FBI, after being a wrestler at Virginia Tech while getting his undergrad and graduate degrees. After that, he had offers to join the FBI,...

The guys are blown away, this week, by author Wayne McFarland! Wayne wrote his "memoirs" in the form of "Tales From the Day: Life shaping events that truth be told all happened under the heading of... oops." The book is packed full of 27 adventures that shaped his life, and the guys were amazed at the few they got to chat about during Wayne's time in the Lounge!  Sam ordered the book in hopes to b...

If you haven't figured it out by now, the guys LOVE to laugh! This week, they were LOVING the banter when comedian, writer, and actor Aaron Kleiber came to the Lounge and hung out! Just a cool dad, Aaron has a comedy special on Amazon Prime called, "Grown @%$ Dad." You can also find it on other "audio-only" platforms (i.e. Spotify & others)! AARON WAS GREAT! He talks a lot about being a dad and th...

The Lounge heads back to the baseball field with infielder for the Midland Rockhounds, Nate Mondou! Making his second appearance in the Lounge, Nate talks to the guys about his profession, and is absolutely great! Where is the baseball season heading? Does he think there will be any minor league baseball or is it a lost cause, for the year? What scenarios has he heard that he thinks are feasible,...

This week's show was a side-splitter, in the Lounge when Steve Morgan hangs out! Comedian, improviser, storyteller, actor, writer, musician as featured on Australia’s ABC and the UK’s BBC, Steven Morgan is a jack of all trades and self-proclaimed master of them all!  Steve nails it when we talk about him getting into comedy, how he develops a bit, and then Sam shares about what part a comedian pla...

FORE! Karl Barth, a.k.a. Mister Mini-Golf, doesn't putt around, and tees it up in the Lounge! A former technical writer at a Fortune 500 company, decided he wanted to pursue his passion, and play mini-golf, professionally! How did something like that present itself? Sam wants to know, "WHO IN THE WORLD CAME UP WITH THE WINDMILL HOLE?!" How did he come up with the idea of Jack-Putt, and what does i...

The guys have a WHOPPER of a guest this week! Chris Carosa, author of "Hamburger Dreams: How Classic Crime Solving Techniques Helped Crack the Case of America’s Greatest Culinary Mystery," came to the Lounge and certainly didn't "wimp" out! Chris was great at having a response to WHATEVER the guys threw his way! Wanna talk stock trading? He has EXCELLENT advice (he DID have a nationally top-rated...

This week's guest left the guys with SO MUCH to talk about! Tavarus Hogans, the owner of True Seven Life, hung out and was great! A former captain of the Vanderbilt Commodores, Tavarus has done great things in his life, and he shared his depth of knowledge in BUNCHES! Tavarus entertains the guys about playing in the SEC and talks about the first victory he had, as a player, while in what is argued...

The guys "go for a walk" this week! Music producer, author, and collector of great stories, Denny Somach (So-mack) finds the Lounge, and puts on an AWESOME show! Denny tells about the many many years he spent interviewing musicians, and the influence the Beatles had on them! Peter Townshend, the Isley Brothers, Sting, Billy Joel, Elton John... the list goes ON! A veteran of radio production, Denny...

The guys took the week off, and you get a fantastic Best of 2020, So Far show! Erik Hastings, also known as Erik the Travel Guy (Beyond Your Backyard on PBS and Prime), Author and avid hiker Jeff H. Ryan, the Mental Health Comedian Frank King, historian Jack (WC) Davis, Matt Gilbertson (the man behind International Superstar, Sex Symbol, and Berlin Boy Wonder, Hans), Freedomland USA historian Mike...

The guys ALWAYS joke around about being WORLDWIDE...WIDE...WIDE, but this week they go GALACTIC! FIRSTLY, we have Executive Chef of the South Bend Cubs, Josh Farmer as a guest host! Richey was supposed to be on vacation, but things changed, but we still wanted Josh to be on, because Louie Keen, the Mayor of Uranus (Missouri) drops a HUGE LOAD of jokes and great banter on the Lounge! From the time...

The guys go "off script" this week! CJ from the PodAskew Podcast joined the Lounge for the entire show! Great conversations came from his hanging out! Richey shows admiration to those who translate an event with American Sign Language, and that spurs talk about signing at concerts! Matt mentions he shaved his head, and resembled Sam for a few days, and then the guys talk about going bald! Sam asks...

The guys finish up their time with author, historian, and photographer Jeff H. Ryan! This dessert is ALMOST as rich and full as the Big Show! Jeff talks about what to take on the trail, how many people they cross paths with while hiking, and water's importance! They get back on the topic of Jim Whyte, and talk about Jim's panning for gold, if he had children, and was Jim Whyte is REAL name? It's a...

The hits just keep on comin! Author, adventurer, historian, and photographer, Jeffrey (Jeff) H. Ryan hangs out in the Lounge and is quite possibly LEGEN....wait for it... DARY! He blew the guys away with his story about Jim Whyte, a hermit in the 1920's, who lived in northern Maine! Jim had a very "unusual" childhood and sailed the seas for many years! THAT IS ALL BEFORE HE STARTED RUNNING DRUGS F...

The guys finish hanging out with Sasquatch expert and author Chris Noel! He tells about interacting with them, how they play games, and why he has devoted over the last decade of his life to studying sasquatch! He gives the Lounge a nickname that is apropos to the current pandemic... or maybe he was talking about beer! We chat a little about how the NBA might be able to still complete its season o...

What is sasquatch (or as some know him, Bigfoot)? How has it managed to exist FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS and not be discovered?! Sasquatch expert Chris Noël joined the guys in the Lounge! The guys were amazed by the depth of knowledge that Chris shared! What constitutes evidence? Not exactly what you would think! How does he deal with skeptics when confronted by them? How does Chris explain the ability...

For the second straight week, the guys got learned! Author Steve Snyder came to hang out in the Lounge! Steve wrote, "Shot Down: the true story of pilot Howard Snyder and the crew of the B-17 Susan Ruth." What an amazing journey Steve took us on during his time with the guys! His father, Howard, was the namesake of the title of the book! Steve tells us about how he came to writing the book, and al...

It's time to put on your school hat, and sit back and learn about the American Civil War and the Alamo with author/historian William C. Davis (his friends call him "Jack")! Author of OVER 20 titles, Jack writes mostly about the Civil War, but does write about other subjects like the Alamo! Richey was VERY excited to talk to Jack about his book, "Three Roads to the Alamo: The Lives and Fortunes of...

Erik Hastings, a.k.a. Erik the Travel Guy (@erikhastings) of PBS's "Beyond Your Backyard" hangs out in the Lounge with the guys and they have a great time! How did he start as Erik the Travel Guy, where is HIS vacation spot, where are the best beaches? He talks about it all! Why in the world does he loath the rain? When he's listening to music, who is on his playlist? Erik also talks about winning...