That Nerd Dad

All good things must come to an end and it's time to put this creative venture to bed. Let's talk, one last time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Moscrop is a writer, author, podcaster, and political commentator. Sometimes he does academic work, too. David has become one of the country's most respected names in politics and during this conversation, we talk about many things that are wrong with the current state of affairs all the while sharing a laugh at how we can't give up hope, even though it seems hopeless. Learn more about your...

This was a bucket list type interview for me and I think it shows. I did my best to keep my cool but a certain element of fandom comes through. From BrentButt.com: Brent Butt has long been considered one of the funniest people in Canada, with a career in stand-up comedy that stretches into five decades, including numerous appearances at major festivals in multiple countries and being voted Best Ma...

It's a solo show and what started as a pretty boring agenda turned into one of my best solo shows yet. Thanksgiving, the Wiggles, Mental Health and Why The World Sucks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mike is a rare breed in Canada. He's an observer of our political system but is somehow not jaded or downtrodden. He remains optimistic and that's the message that comes through loud and clear during my chat with him. His enthusiasm for political news has been at the core of his career which started in his hometown of Montreal in 1999. As Senior Political Correspondent for CTV News Channel, Le Cou...

Couldn't firm up a guest this week so it's a solo show and I'm talking about some behind-the-scenes stuff from my appearances on CTV News The Debate as well as promoting my new active Substack! https://substack.com/@thatnerddad Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You may recognize her from American Ninja Warrior but Sandy Zimmerman has been overcoming obstacles and barriers her entire life. Despite an upbringing filled with poverty, abuse, time in foster care, countless injuries, and tons of failure, she has completely defied the odds. Sandy is excited to share the lessons she has learned and SCIENCE PROVEN tools she has acquired along the way to help othe...

Will Lou has been one of the most prolific basketball writers in Toronto for the past 10 years. From grinding away with Raptors Republic to having The Raptors Show with Will Lou on Sportsnet he's seen and done it all. In this conversation we talk hoops, making the jump from starting out wanting to be a Doctor to his career as a broadcaster covering the NBA's only team north of the border. Learn mo...

Police Constable Sean Shapiro, also known as the VoiceoverCop, is here to educate and inform through his informative and entertaining content. This time around he's here to talk about school being back in session and how we can be prepared for those little ones running around again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kaitlin is an NYC-based actor originally from the great state of Kentucky. She graduated from Northern Kentucky University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre. She has been seen in numerous theaters around the country, and a couple in the Big Apple, including the York, Ars Nova, The Wild Project and The Triad. Kaitlin has a deep passion for music, improv, sketch comedy and television....

Dean Blundell is back and this time we are talking about the transformation of deanblundell.com to Crier Media. His dealings with Benfica and the Trump Indictments. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an act of stupidity and self-indulgence, I decided it would be a fun idea to interview myself. I had a few things happen to me recently that I wanted to share but also didn't like the idea of just talking and sharing for 15min so in order to get around that, I used some modern-ish technology to interview myself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

CJ aka That Mom Tho is a freelance writer for Scary Mommy and her essays put a humorous spin on the hurdles and joys of parenting. Her content relates to parents of younger school-aged children as she is currently navigating this stage of life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Self-described as a single dad, writer, bad joke maker, movie lover, bard type creature Anthony joins me for a talk about being a nerd Dad, making time for your hobbies, and why he loves podcasting. This is a fun parenting conversation with a pinch of nerding out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel MacLeod is co-host of the 905er podcast and a former political staffer who worked for the Ontario Liberal Party and at Queen’s Park. He left that life to dive head-first into the fast-casual hospitality industry as an entrepreneur. He now works to help build brands for small and medium-sized businesses and not-for-profit organizations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...

Co-host of the True North Eager Beaver Podcast Douglas describes himself on Twitter as: Political junkie podcaster, Optimist, 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈, Curling, Tennis, and Life's too short to cook w/o cream, bacon, or butter. This time we are talking more gay stuff including gay pride, straight pride, and play a fun word association game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do you do when you have a popular guest? You have them back ASAP. This time we're talking Threads vs. Twitter, NFTs, and his ID being stolen! Scott McGregor is a former Award Winning Broadcaster turned Trader based out of Alberta Canada. He has over 10 years of successful active investing experience, and since 2019 has been mentoring retail and institutional traders at StockMarketMentor.com....

Griff is the sports and betting guru for Crier Media and also hosts the YWC Football Talk Podcast. We're talking football and the Simpsons. Join us for a lighthearted conversation about topics that Griff is obviously passionate about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legendary broadcaster Charles Adler is a Hungarian-Canadian writer/broadcaster and political commentator, most noted as a former host of the newsmagazine series Global Sunday and as host of the syndicated radio talk show Charles Adler Tonight on the Global News radio network from 2016 until 2021. Naturally, we talk about our shared love of country music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...

The creators of every Canadian's favorite word game Canuckle stop by to talk about its origins, some fun facts, and what's next! And once the show is done be sure to play the game on your device! https://www.canucklegame.ca/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Co-host of the True North Eager Beaver Podcast Douglas describes himself on Twitter as: Political junkie podcaster, Optimist, 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈, Curling, Tennis and Life's too short to cook w/o cream, bacon, or butter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brittlestar, or Stewart Reynolds (as his mom calls him when he’s in trouble), is the father of two young men, Owen (award-winning podcast producer) and Gregor (social media personality and speaker). These three guys, along with Brittlestar’s wife, Shannon, have created viral videos for a variety of brands and organizations such as Disney, ESPN, Subway, CBC, Walmart, Kal Tire and others. Learn more...

Creator, executive producer and co-host of “EP Daily” and “Reviews on the Run”, Victor Lucas is a television and new media pioneer. His first original TV series, “The Electric Playground,” hit the airwaves in 1997 and is now a daily TV series seen coast to coast in syndication and on national cable in Canada and the US. “Reviews on the Run,” a spinoff from EP, debuted in 2002 and is now also a dai...

Mary Anne Ivison is a trusted media professional with over 13 years of experience in radio broadcasting, television, voice-over, and live-hosting. In this wide-ranging conversation we discuss the grind of voice-over work, technical problems, and her podcast "Let's Take This Outside." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Canadian Comedian Icon Spencer Rice of Kenny vs. Spenny fame stopped by to chat about his time on the show, his regrets, and how he'll handle talking to his kids about his time on the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices