Enjoy it While it Lasts

Kids listen to whatever music their parents listen to first. Mike heard a lot of R&B that his mom would play, and Herman knew all the lyrics to every song in Jagged Little Pill. Each found their way to hip hop once they were able to make their own musical choices. They talk about the first songs that grabbed them, Mama Said Knock You Out, and Dear Mama, and go from there to talk about their hi...

Hey, it's the show's 100th episode! Woohoo! This episode is about what's going on currently in la Casa de Familia Fouse. The biggest change is that we are saying goodbye to the only school our kids have known, and where my wife has been an administrator for 8 years. This wasn't just a school to us, but a home away from home with people we care about that served our kids and all students to the hig...

Herman and Mike swap stories from the sidelines — coaching kids who don't listen, parents who take it too seriously, and daughters who would rather sit with their snacks than be forced to interact with other human beings. A conversation about what youth sports is actually for, and why that matters.

Growing up with cystic fibrosis meant growing up in and out of the hospital. In this episode I walk through what that life has actually looked like day to day — the setup ritual I do every single admission, how hospital food has evolved across thirty years of stays, the night nurses who will absolutely wake you up every two hours if you let them, and what it has meant to go through all of it first...

Cinco de Mayo is one of the most widely misunderstood holidays in America — and most of us were never really taught what it's actually about. In this episode I dig into the real story, starting with the Battle of Puebla in 1862, where a hungry, outgunned Mexican army turned back one of the most formidable military forces in the world. We'll look at what was actually at stake, why it may have chang...

From the It's Time to Be a Father series. Before there was a show, there was just two dads who couldn't stop talking about parenting. This is where it started. Mike and Herman introduce themselves, tell the story behind the show's name, and dig into discipline, compliance, and what it actually means to raise kids you're proud of — including being honest about the ways their own upbringings got it...

This week Newsish has a theme — men in power, sexual harm, and accountability. The New York Times investigation into César Chávez, a Norwegian royal on trial, and a Waco attorney who got 30 days for three years of child sexual abuse while Ken Paxton's office initially offered him nothing. Second half: chimps at war and making music, sperm whale language, bear costume insurance fraud, a dead alliga...

In this life story episode, Herman sits down with Sabrina Ball, a Fort Worth wife, mother, and activist who has spent her life navigating loss and moving forward from it without ever losing her footing. From growing up biracial in a small North Texas town with a controlling stepfather and a mother who worked nights, to building a life of independence before choosing to trust someone enough to set...

Today's show is cut into two halves, the serious and the fun. We start with updates on the US war with Iran, and Trump warring with the Pope. The working class may be rising up. The supreme court makes a ruling that stops a harmful practice from being banned, and an Ohio bill that if becoming law could be very harmful as well. We check in with the treasury and CDC before finally taking a big sigh....

What does it actually feel like to be stuck? In this episode, I talk about the different forms that stuckness takes in my life — depression, anxiety, ADHD paralysis, and the ways they can look similar on the outside while feeling completely different on the inside. I also talk about the guilt, shame, fear, and self-doubt that come with it, along with the progress I’ve made in learning how to live...

The major stories of the episode is a check in on ICE activity, from uselessness at airports, to terror inside detention facilities, and AI's continued affect on different work forces and the environment., and how billionaires are taking advantage. Celebrity news includes a check in on Savanah Guthrie, Alan Ritchson, and Tiger Woods. We have some lighter animal stories from around the world, and a...

In this episode I talk about how Easter has taken shape in the different stages of my life. From the Easter Bunny hiding dyed eggs and delivering baskets of candy, to family gatherings turning to parts, and egg hunt turning to confetti wars. I look at how it felt as a kid, an adult, and now as a parent. Enjoy

Spring break brought a little bit of everything to the Fouse household. A backyard birthday dance party, a trip to a Peppa Pig theme park, and a Six Flags visit that didn’t quite live up to expectations. In this personal check-in episode, Herman talks about celebrating his daughter’s birthday, the chaos of kids taking turns getting sick, and the balancing act of encouraging kids as they prepare fo...

In my wife's Enjoy it While it Lasts debut, Brenda talks with me about what it was like learning about the disease, watching me live with it, and helping me through the years when my health was at its worst. We walk through our timeline together — from the early days of our relationship, through hospitalizations and raising kids, to the point where I nearly died.  We have an honest conversation ab...

Holly has lived a life that looks steady from the outside—strong family, music career, faith—but like most people, there’s a lot more underneath that. We talk about early memories, chasing music, getting on The Voice, toxic relationships, and what it looks like to rebuild your life and your beliefs after a hard season. This is a conversation about growing up, letting go, and figuring out who you a...

Saint Patrick’s Day is one of the most widely celebrated holidays in the world, but most of us don’t know much about the man behind it. I take a look at Patrick’s life—from being kidnapped and enslaved, to returning with a mission that would shape Ireland—along with the myths that grew around him and how the day evolved into what we celebrate now. From history to green beer, let’s break it all dow...

Why do we care about Friday the 13th? In this episode I take a look at the origins of the superstition, from the fear of the number 13 to the long history of Friday being considered unlucky. We’ll look at mythology, historical events like the fall of the Knights Templar, some real disasters that happened on the date, and a few surprising good things too. By the end we’ll see how stories, patterns,...

This week’s Newsish is a little lighter than usual. I start with a story about my son’s autism social skills group and the ironic sight of a room full of autistic parents trying to avoid talking to each other. We briefly touch on the strange reports of biblical “end times” rhetoric inside military discussions, and then move on to everything from celebrity arrests and bizarre crime stories to evolu...

In this second part of the Pets of the House story, our family grows in ways I didn’t fully expect. What started with two calm older dogs slowly becomes a house full of personalities—cats, visiting dogs, kids, and even a lizard quietly watching it all from the background. It’s a story about the strange little society that forms inside a home with animals, the lessons they teach our kids about love...

This week’s Newsish starts with a Six Flags birthday trip that didn’t go as planned and my first time trying to ice skate. Then we get into the news: Texas primary results, Dallas County voting problems, Kansas invalidating IDs, and the growing U.S.–Iran conflict. After that things get lighter — AI companions for seniors, Jim Carrey conspiracy theories, McDonald’s burger marketing, and a horror mo...