First Class Fatherhood

Episode 491 Tony Hawk is a First Class Father and Skateboarding legend. It is a huge honor to have him back on the podcast for a second interview on First Class Fatherhood. Tony Hawk’s influence on the world of skateboarding has been tremendous and the number of kids who began skateboarding because of him is incalculable. Through his Tony Hawk Foundation he has helped to build over 1,000 skatepark...

Episode 490 Michael Chandler is a First Class Father and top ranked UFC Lightweight Fighter. Before he entered the UFC, Michael became a three-time Bellator Lightweight Champion and was the winner of the Bellator Season Four Lightweight Tournament. Michael Chandler made his UFC debut with a TKO victory over Dan Hooker at UFC 257. He is currently ranked #4 in the UFC Lightweight rankings and has al...

Episode 489 Bryan Hoch is a First Class Father and MLB.com beat reporter for the New York Yankees. Bryan has covered New York baseball for two decades, working as the Yankees' MLB.com beat reporter since 2007. Bryan can be seen regularly on MLB Network and heard on many radio stations throughout the United States. His work has also been featured in Yankees Magazine, New York Mets Inside Pitch, and...

Episode 488 Sheriff Mark Lamb is a First Class Father and Sheriff of Pinal County Arizona. Sheriff Lamb oversees a county the size of Connecticut and manages more than 650 employees within the department. Sheriff Mark Lamb has both experience in law enforcement and the private sector. He trained with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Academy and was named Valedictorian of his class. He g...

Episode 487 Trent Johnston is a First Class Father known for being the dad on the TLC reality show 7 Little Johnstons. Trent and his wife Amber have five children including three which they adopted from Russia, South Korea and China. All seven Johnstons have Achondroplasia Dwarfism, a genetic condition that affects their size. They are an all-American family and the largest known family of little...

Episode 486 Brian Kilmeade is a First Class Father, co-host of Fox & Friends, a NYT Bestselling Author and host of The Brian Kilmeade Show. You can catch Brian weekdays on Fox & Friends from 6 - 9AM ET and then switch over to his nationally syndicated radio show, “The Brian Kilmeade Show” on Fox News Talk from 9-12 noon. Not many broadcasters can say they are on the air for 6 hours a day, 5 days a...

Episode 485 Brad Miner is a First Class Father and author of the best selling book THE COMPLEAT GENTLEMAN: THE MODERN MAN’S GUIDE TO CHIVALRY. He is Senior Editor of The Catholic Thing and the former Literary Editor of National Review. In this Episode, Brad shares his Fatherhood journey which includes two son’s and a granddaughter. He discusses the issues with the term Toxic Masculinity and the da...

Memorial Day Special Edition featuring my interviews with Gold Star parents Larry Brown & Karen and Billy Vaughn. Larry Brown is a First Class Father, Grandfather and Vietnam Veteran. He is the Gold Star Father of Navy SEAL Team Six Operator Adam Brown who was killed in action on March 17, 2010 in Afghanistan. Adam Brown’s incredibly inspiring life story is wonderfully told by Eric Blehm in the bo...

Episode 484 David A.R. White is a First Class Father, actor, screenwriter, producer and co-founder of Pure Flix Entertainment, a distribution and production company specializing in Christian faith and family-themed movies. In 2014, he co-starred in the film GOD’S NOT DEAD as then starred in and produced both sequels to the film. David starred in FAITH OF OUR FATHERS, a film about veterans from the...

Episode 483 Stuart Varney is a First Class Father and host of Varney & Co on Fox Business Network. Before joining Fox News in January 2004, Stuart hosted the CNN shows Business Day, Business Asia and Moneyline. In 2001, he left CNN to host CNBC's "Wall Street Journal Editorial Board with Stuart Varney." Stuart currently hosts Varney & Co. on the Fox Business Network, which airs from 9:00 a.m. to n...

Episode 482 Joe “Pags” Pagliarulo is a First Class Father and Nationally Syndicated Radio Talk Show Host. The JOE PAGS SHOW is nationally syndicated to more than 150 stations and is seen on NewsmaxTV nationally. Pags has won multiple Associated Press awards for excellence in journalism. His show is listed in the top 25 of and by Newsmax as one of the most influential talk shows in the country. In...

Episode 481 Tom Wilkens is a First Class Father and Olympic medalist who was the Captain of the United States Men’s Swim Team in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney Australia. Tom brought home the Bronze medal for his third-place performance in the men's 200-meter individual medley. Tom is a sixteen time National Champion who dominated the sport of swimming and his story is the focus of a new docum...

Episode 480 A.J. Bouye is a First Class Father and NFL cornerback who is currently playing for the Carolina Panthers. He played college football at UCF and was signed by the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He has also played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Denver Broncos. In 2017 he made Second-team All-Pro and was named to the Pro Bowl. He was ranked 35th on the NFL Top 10...

Episode 479 Lance Lynn is a First Class Father and Major League Pitcher. He is a World Series champion who is currently pitching for the Chicago White Sox. Lance made his Major League debut with St. Louis Cardinals in 2011 and the team eventually went on to win the World Series that year. He has also pitched for the Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, and Texas Rangers. As a kid, Lance was part of...

Episode 478 Matt Lanter is a First Class Father and actor. He is currently starring in JUPITER’S LEGACY on Netflix. Matt gained fame by playing Liam Court in The CW's teen drama series 90210, a spin-off of the 1990s Fox series Beverly Hills, 90210. He starred as Wyatt Logan, a time traveler, in the NBC series Timeless. He is the voice of Anakin Skywalker in Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Star Wars...

Episode 477 Senator Josh Hawley is a First Class Father and United States Senator from Missouri. Senator Hawley graduated from Stanford University in 2002 and Yale Law School in 2006. Senator Hawley is recognized as one of the nation’s leading constitutional lawyers. He has litigated at the Supreme Court of the United States, the federal courts of appeals, and in state court, fighting for the peop...

Episode 476 Matt Roloff is a First Class Father and star of Little People Big World which is beginning a new season this week on TLC. I had the honor of joining Matt at the Roloff Farms in Oregon to record our third interview on First Class Fatherhood in person. I spent a couple of days at the Farm with Matt and his girlfriend Caryn Chandler and they gave me the First Class treatment. In this Epis...

Episode 475 Eric Decker is a First Class Father and former NFL Wide Receiver. He was drafted in the 3rd Round of the 2010 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. In 2012 he led the AFC in receiving touchdowns and was a part of the 2013 Broncos AFC championship team. He went on to play for the New York Jets and Tennessee Titans before retiring from the NFL. Eric and his wife, Jessie James, starred in the...

Episode 474 Jesse Barrett is a First Class Father and Lawyer whose wife, Amy Coney Barrett, became the 5th woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. Jesse has been practicing law for more than 20 years. He and Amy are the parents of 7 kids two of which are adopted from Haiti and one who has Down Syndrome. In this Episode, Jesse shares his Fatherhood journey of being a dad to 7 children. H...

Episode 473 Duane “Dog” Chapman is a First Class Father and World Famous Bounty Hunter. He starred in his own series, Dog the Bounty Hunter on A&E and a spin-off series, Dog and Beth: On the Hunt, alongside his wife and business partner, the late Beth Chapman on CMT. Dog has been a Bounty Hunter for over 40 years and has captured more than 8,000 fugitives during his career. In this Episode, Duane...

Episode 472 Junior Alvarado is a First Class Father and World Class Jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred Horse Racing. He began his horse racing career in Venezuela before bringing his talent to America in 2007. By 2009 he was the Arlington Park Champion Jockey. He has won a number of Stakes Races including the Gotham Stakes, Holy Bull Stakes, Fountain of Youth and many others. In this Episode, Jun...

Episode 471 Jan Błachowicz is a First Class Father and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion of the World. He is known as “The Pride Of Poland” and is the first man from Poland to ever become a champion in the UFC. Jan Błachowicz defended the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship against current UFC Middleweight Champion Israel Adesanya on March 6, 2021 at UFC 259 becoming the first fighter to defeat Adesan...

Episode 470 Andrew Sorkin is a First Class Father, a financial columnist for The New York Times and a co-anchor of CNBC's Squawk Box. Andrew wrote the bestselling book TOO BIG TO FAIL and co-produced a movie adaptation of the book for HBO Films. He is also the co-creator for the Showtime series Billions. In this Episode, Andrew shares his Fatherhood journey which includes three children. He descri...

Episode 469 Greg Russo is a First Class Father and Screenwriter. He is the screenwriter of MORTAL KOMBAT which is based on the classic video game of the same name. Greg grew up in New Jersey and was always a huge fan of video arcade games. He parlayed his passion for writing with his childhood video game experiences and the result is the major motion picture MORTAL KOMBAT. In this Episode, Greg sh...

Episode 468 Mario Andretti is a First Class Father and Legendary Race Car Driver. He is one of only three drivers to have won races in Formula One, IndyCar, World Sportscar Championship, and NASCAR. He is the only driver ever to win the Indianapolis 500, Daytona 500 and the Formula One World Championship. He has shared the podium with his Race Car Driving son Michael Andretti 15 times with 5 of th...