First Class Fatherhood

Episode 567 Dallas Jenkins is a First Class Father, Director, Writer and Creator of THE CHOSEN. THE CHOSEN is an exploration of the life of Jesus Christ through the perspective of those that interacted with him. It is the first multi-season series about the life of Jesus, and the most successful media crowd-fund of all time. The series portrays Jesus "through the eyes of those who met him". The se...

Episode 565 Kenny Lattimore is a First Class Father and Grammy Nominated R&B Singer-Songwriter. His debut album, Kenny Lattimore, was released on Columbia Records in 1996. That set included a pair of Top 20 hits: "Never Too Busy" and the Grammy-nominated "For You". The album earned Lattimore a win for Best New Artist at the NAACP Image Awards. He has been hailed by the New York Times as a “modern...

Episode 564 Bobby Valentine is a First Class Father and MLB Legend. Bobby Valentine was the fifth player chosen in the 1968 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but his major league playing career was cut short by a broken leg several years later. He began his managerial career in 1985 with the Texas Rangers, before going on to manage the Chiba Lotte Marines; the New York Mets, whom he took to the 20...

Episode 563 Spencer Pratt is a First Class Father and Reality TV Star. He is well known for being a cast member of “The Hills” along with his wife Heidi Montag. He first appeared on television in 2005 in the reality series “The Princes of Malibu” before being a featured cast member of MTV’s The Hills from 2007 - 2010. Spencer and Heidi competed as housemates on the eleventh series of the British v...

Episode 562 Noah Galloway is a First Class Father and Combat Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who joined the United States Army after the attacks on 9/11. On December 19, 2005, during his second deployment, he was severely injured in an IED attack in Yusufiah, Iraq. As a result, Noah lost his left leg above the knee and his left arm above the elbow. “No Excuses,” became his mantra as he rose out...

Episode 561 Glenn Greenwald is a First Class Father, award winning journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author. He is a former constitutional lawyer and co-founder of The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil, has earned numerous awards for his commentary and investigative journalism, including the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and the George Polk Award for national security reporting....

Episode 560 Sean Duffy and Rachel Campos-Duffy are First Class Parents of nine children. Rachel Campos-Duffy serves as a cohost of FOX & Friends Weekend. In addition, Campos-Duffy is the host of Moms on FOX Nation. The program aims to shine a light on family life and motherhood with women from across the country. She is also a recurring guest host on the network’s hit shows FOX & Friends and Outnu...

Episode 559 Congressman Jim Jordan is a First Class Father and United States representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district. He is the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and former Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee. Congressman Jordan is also a founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. Before he began his career in politics, Jim Jordan was a two-tim...

Episode 558 Willie Gault is a First Class Father and NFL Legend. He was one of the fastest players in NFL history and was also a member of the U.S. Olympic team that boycotted the 1980 Olympics. Willie played his college football at Tennessee before being drafted with the 18th pick of the first round by the Chicago Bears in the 1983 NFL Draft. He was an integral part of the 1985 Bears team which w...

Episode 557 Mike Ritland is a First Class Father and former Navy SEAL. He is a combat veteran who served 12 years with the elite Navy SEAL Teams. Mike is also a K9 trainer, three-time New York Times bestselling author, and host of the popular podcast Mike Drop. He is the founder of Trikos International, which specializes in providing working K9s to celebrities, private individuals, and government...

Episode 556 Joe De Sena is a First Class Father, Founder and CEO of Spartan Race. Spartan Race is a series of obstacle courses with varying degrees of distance and difficulty. Spartan hosts more than 200 events in 45 countries across the world, with over one million annual participants. Joe is also a New York Times best selling author of “Spartan Up”, “Spartan Fit” and “The Spartan Way”. He curren...

Episode 555 Sean Spicer is a First Class Father and former White House Press Secretary. He currently hosts a political talk show on Newsmax TV. Sean served as the 30th White House Press Secretary and as White House Communications Director under President Donald Trump in 2017. Prior to that, Sean was communications director of the Republican National Committee and its chief strategist. Sean was a c...

Episode 554 Perez Hilton is a First Class Father and Celebrity Blogger. He runs the website PerezHilton.com as well as two YouTube channels and a podcast, The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker. His blog is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities. One of his YouTube channels, Perez Hilton and Family cover his personal life as a Dad. Perez Hilton is also the CEO of My True Ten C...

Episode 553 Donny Osmond is a First Class Father and Legendary Singer, Dancer, Actor, Entertainer and former Teen Idol. Throughout his illustrious career, Donny has earned 33 gold records, selling over 100 million albums and becoming a worldwide music legend. He has made history by celebrating almost 6 decades in show business. Donny first gained fame performing with four of his elder brothers as...

Episode 552 JON Moxley is a First Class Father and World Champion Professional Wrestler. Mox previously wrestled in the WWE under the ring name Dean Ambrose where he was a member of The Shield alongside Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins. He became the WWE’s longest reigning Champion before switching over to AEW and wrestling under the name Jon Moxley. He won the AEW World Championship in 2020. Overall...

Episode 551 Rob O’Neill is a First Class Father and Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden. Rob served with the elite Naval Special Warfare unit known as DEVGRU or SEAL Team Six. He deployed more than a dozen times and participated in over 400 combat missions. Some of the most notable missions include the mission to save Captain Richard Phillips (Who I interviewed on Episode 353) and the rescue miss...

Episode 550 General Keith Kellogg is a First Class Father and former National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence. He is a Retired Army Lieutenant General who has dedicated his life to national service, with tours of duty in Vietnam, Panama, and Iraq, as well as commanding the 82d Airborne Division. Some of his awards and decorations include the Silver Star and Bronze Star for Valor. Gen...

Episode 549 Victor Glover is a First Class Father and NASA Astronaut. Victor was the pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. He also flew in space with Expedition 64 and served as a station systems flight engineer. He has spent 167 days in outer space and over 26 hours outside of his spacecraft performing spacewalks. Victor is currently p...

Episode 548 Eric Trump is a First Class Father and Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization. He is the third child of the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump. Both of Eric’s children were born while his father was President. I last spoke with Eric on Episode 296 of First Class Fatherhood just before the pandemic began. Eric is an avid outdoorsman who is always po...

Episode 547 Brandon Leake is a First Class Father and Winner of America’s Got Talent season 15. He was the first ever spoken word poet on the popular competition show. He received the Golden Buzzer in the first round from Howie Mandel, who was a guest on Episode 467 of First Class Fatherhood. Brandon performed pieces about his sister who died and his father who abandoned him. He was named the cham...

Episode 546 Phil Keoghan is a First Class Father and Host of Reality Shows THE AMAZING RACE & TOUGH AS NAILS. He has been host of THE AMAZING RACE from its inception and also serves as a producer. He co-created and hosts the American reality competition television program TOUGH AS NAILS which is currently in its 3rd Season on CBS. Phil has been involved with winning ten Primetime Emmy Awards relat...

Episode 545 Chris Hadfield is a First Class Father and Astronaut. He is also a former fighter pilot and author of a new book “THE APOLLO MURDERS”. He has flown in space three times and is the first Canadian to walk in space. Chris has served as commander of the International Space Station. He became the commander of the International Space Station as part of Expedition 35, responsible for a crew o...

Episode 544 Jim Breuer is a First Class Father and Stand-up comedian. He is well known for his role in the movie Half Baked which co-starred fellow comedian Dave Chappelle. Jim was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 1998. He’s had several one hour specials on Comedy Central and has sold out shows all across the country. Jim also hosted radio shows on Sirius XM and TV shows o...

Episode 543 Jeff Nelson is a First Class Father and 4x World Series Champion Pitcher. Jeff pitched for the New York Yankees World Series Championship teams in 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2000. Jeff also pitched for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers and Chicago White Sox. During his 15 year career, Jeff pitched in 798 games with a winning record. In 55 post-season games he recorded 62 strikeouts and a 2...

Episode 542 Chris “Mad Dog” Russo is a First Class Father and Legendary Sports Radio Host. He is the former co-host of the Mike and the Mad Dog sports radio program which was broadcast on WFAN in New York City and simulcasted on the YES Network. He joined Sirius XM Radio in August 2008 and operates his own channel, Mad Dog Radio. He also hosts an afternoon radio show, Mad Dog Unleashed, SiriusXM C...