Rad Dadz Podcast

The season finale is here where I interview Marty Richards of whom him and his wife have not 1, not 2 but 8 KIDS! They live on a beautiful dairy farm in New Zealand where they love to mountain bike, camp, and go boating. Marty shares all about what it's like balancing work, marriage, ministry and of course raising 8 children. Marty has a passion for both instilling purpose in each of his children...

Check out my interview with Ryan MacDonald, regional director of Foster the City and one of the pastors of Southlands Church in Brea, CA. We dive into everything you would want to know about foster care including questions like: Why I should even consider fostering a child? What is the purpose of fatherhood? The importance of a strong community around you while you are fostering and ultimately whe...

Tune into my interview with Matt Doan, a Christian father and pastor at Calvary Church of Santa Ana who is currently raising 4 kids in 4 different stages of education. He has a child in elementary, junior high, high school and college. We delve into the challenge of making time for all of his kids separately, learning to say no to some things in order to say yes to better things and important fami...

Tune into my interview with "Officer Friendly" AKA John Reed. During the interview with John Reed, a retired police officer of 28 years of service, we delved into the remarkable sense of joy that he consistently exudes and its origins in Jesus. Despite facing the profound grief of losing a child and challenges of raising his two granddaughters John's unwavering faith and trust in Jesus have been i...

Listen in to my interview with Jon Marshall, Pastor of Southlands Church in Santa Ana. We delve into the role of Christian dads in today's culture and their responsibility in raising children in the Lord. Pastor Marshall, a devoted husband and father of five, shares his insights on the importance of faith and parenting in shaping the lives of children. Throughout the conversation, Pastor Marshall...

Tune into to my interview with Christian Maietta, a father that moved his family from California to Illinois. He discusses the joys and challenges of raising boys on a farm, working from home, and advice on raising twins. He also gives perspective on what church and faith have been like in the toddler stage of parenthood. Time Codes 0:00 - Intro 1:41 - Scouting Report 5:05 - Tell Us About Your Fam...

Tune in to my interview with Artist dad Damon Lujan as he discusses faith, family, and how his artistry intertwines with all of it. Time Codes 0:00 - Intro 2:05 - Scouting Report 4:50 - Tell Us About Your Family 12:50 - How Did You Decided to Go Full Time Into Art 28:12 - Sharing Your Love for Art With Your Fam 36:40 - Home Schooling Your Kids 52:09 - Overall Parenting Advice 55:25 - Closing praye...

Tune in to my interview with Alan Frow, who grew up in South Africa, but has raised his family in America. We chat about all the differences and similarities between his upbringing and our current time/ culture of raising kids. We also chat about the dangers of entitlement, what to know when raising post high school kids as well as the role faith has played in parenting his family. #podcast #dadad...

Listen in to my interview with former California Baptist University Men's volleyball star Aaron McCalmont as we discuss topics including: -The joys and challenges of working from home as a dad. -Do's and Don'ts of moving to a different state with your family. -The importance of communication and serving your spouse.

Join me as I interview Orthopedic Surgeon Dr. Steve Bast as he shares his experience working with professional teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers, Dodgers, Ducks, Kings etc while being a husband and a father of 3.

Check out my interview with Manny Medina, a dad, husband, and grandfather who has the unique perspective of being a dad of a blended family and all the ups, downs, twists and turns that come with that journey.

Tune in to my interview with Jeff Hamilton who is a husband, father and creator of "Dad Academy" (A program that helps to empower and equip dads to be the best fathers they can be). If interested in Dad Academy follow these steps: 1. Click on link http://dadacademy.info/ 2. Find the Rad Dadz logo on the events section and click on link. 3. In the coupon box on the registration page enter RadDadz f...

Tune into my final interview of season 1 with the man of many hats John Sherman. From dad, papa, husband, pastor, Coach etc he is known to many in different ways. I guarantee you will be blessed by it.

Tune into my interview with Chris Hughes, as he shares all about raising both his daughter and son through high school, while being both a teacher and a volleyball coach.

Tune in to my interview with Santa Barbara County’s fire chief Mark Hartwig, as he shares all about being a first responder, father of five and walking through grief as a family.

Listen in to my interview with the ever encouraging and energetic Josh Simpson, who shares all about his ministry of loving and mentoring junior high students over the past 25 years! Check out these local youth groups! CALVARY CHURCH (Santa Ana) https://calvarylife.org/thespot/ SOUTHLANDS CHURCH (Brea) https://southlands.net/ministries/southlands-youth/ EV FREE CHURCH (Fullerton) https://fullerton...

Tune in to my interview with the amazing Aaron Cronen and him and his familys story of fostering one of their children which lead to adoption. Agape International Children Ministries https://www.aicmuganda.com/ Aaron Cronen’s Personal Giving Link https://www.aicmuganda.com/support/aaron-cronen (Santa Barbara based) https://www.angelsfostercare.org/ (Para-church/ para-county organizations) http://w...

Calvary Chapel High School basketball and football phenom Joey Jones, shares his story of having 5 kids under 8, choosing what school his kids should attend and navigating the car pool life of soccer practices.

Pastor and Hume Lake Christian Camps legend Rich Baker is on the show and shares all about family, pastoring and discipling your kids.

One is a doctor and the other is a VP of his business. Joshua Buckley and Nick Bast share all about their first year of being a dad.

Cosmo D’Aquila is a business owner (Old World Delicatessen- best Italian food you’ll ever have), a seasoned girl dad, and my father-in-law. Tune in as he cuts straight to the heart of what matters most in being a dad.

Ben Mayberry, a father of 3 boys shares with me his perspective and experience of what it’s like being a boy dad.

Tune in to my interview with my dear friend Andrew Scherer as we talk all about the prep, planning and feels there are before baby arrives.

Listen in to Brett McCracken, an author of 4 books, senior editor and director of communications for The Gospel Coalition, and one of the pastor/elders of Southlands Church in Santa Ana as we talk all things dad looking towards the 2023 new year.