The Carpool Guys

Send us Fan Mail Imposter Syndrome: The Struggle is real... but am I? Dave is off at Camp Kaylie helping with their intern program, which means Jon and Asher are flying solo tonight, and somehow still managing to fill nearly an hour with conversation, tangents, and a very important child in underwear watching fireworks from a car roof. But before all that, Jon and Asher kick things off with a prop...

Send us Fan Mail Asher and fam are on the way to visiting day at Camp Kaylie… and perhaps a rendezvous with Dave from Flatbush? What are your favorite visiting day customs? What about the mishaps? Send us an email with your visiting day stories and we may share them on the next episode of The Carpool Guys! Please rate and review The Carpool Guys! You can email us at carpoolguyspod@gmail.com Follow...

Send us Fan Mail From Comedy to Courage: Eli Lebowicz Joins the Carpool If you have ever wondered what it looks like when one of the funniest people in the Jewish world sits down with three dads who have absolutely no idea how to use Google Chrome, wonder no more. Comedian Eli Lebowicz joins Jon, Asher, and Dave for what is without question the funniest episode The Carpool Guys have ever recorded....

Send us Fan Mail Emergency Episode: The New York Knicks Are World Champions We interrupt our regularly scheduled programming because the New York Knicks are the 2026 NBA World Champions, and the Carpool Guys could not let that go unmarked. Jon, Asher, and Dave jump on for an emergency episode the morning after, and the energy is exactly what you'd expect. Asher has been a die-hard Knicks fan...

Send us Fan Mail Some people spend their whole lives searching for where they came from. Sarit Saffer-Allal spent hers perfectly content not knowing — until one birthday changed everything. Born in South Africa and adopted at just two weeks old into a warm, observant Jewish family, Sarit always knew she was adopted. She had a loving upbringing, a strong Jewish identity, and no particular urgency t...

Send us Fan Mail Why Are We Always So Tired? The Exhausted Jewish Life Edition Somebody had to say it. We are exhausted. All the time. Every single day. And not in a "ran a marathon" kind of way... in a "stared at a dinner menu for four minutes and still couldn't decide" kind of way. Fresh off their most successful episode ever featuring Allison Blass, Jon, Asher, and Dave...

Send us Fan Mail When Life Takes an Unexpected Turn: Allison Blass on Parenting a Child with Cancer, Faith, and Finding the Funny Some episodes stop you in your tracks. This is one of them. Allison Blass — longtime listener, friend of the show, and one of the funniest people to ever sit across from the Carpool Guys — joins Jon, Asher, and Dave to share the story of her daughter Perry's cancer...

Send us Fan Mail Dave and Asher Hold It Down: Adulting, and the Things We Still Can't Figure Out Jon's out. The substitute teachers are in charge. In this episode, Dave and Asher fly solo for the first time in nearly two years of podcasting — and somehow manage to hold it together. Mostly. They spend most of the episode wrestling with one deceptively deep question: at what point did you...

Send us Fan Mail Leaving Egypt: A Father & Son Take on Coming Home for Pesach What do you do when your son is in yeshiva in Israel, sirens are going off daily, Pesach is approaching fast, and every flight home keeps getting canceled? You find another way. Even if that way goes through Egypt. In this episode, Asher and Jon sit down with Rabbi Ouriel Hazan, head of school at HANC West Hempstead,...

Send us Fan Mail Life in Israel Right Now: Real Stories from Friends on the Ground In this powerful and personal episode of The Carpool Guys Podcast , we take a step out of the carpool line and into the real lives of people we know and care about. We’re joined by Nava Mermelstein (yes… Asher’s sister) and her son Meir Simcha , along with recent Olim Sarah and Yehoshua Auman , who many of you may r...

Send us Fan Mail 📱 Phone Modeling Matters: Before We Blame Our Kids This episode starts in serious territory and ends somewhere uncomfortably close to home. Asher, Dave, and Jon open with a raw conversation about the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping story and the unsettling feeling of violence “not supposed to happen here.” The guys unpack media reactions, double standards, the NBA controversy surroundin...

Send us Fan Mail Snow days, Zoom school, airport chaos, parenting fails, awkward Publix conversations, and AI anxiety—this episode of The Carpool Guys Podcast has it all. Jon Ackerman, Asher Dworetsky, and Dave From Flatbush kick things off debating the most controversial modern parenting question: Is a Zoom snow day even a real snow day? From kids celebrating surprise days off to parents question...

Send us Fan Mail Would you want to crash-land here?! 😳🐊 Dave takes us inside the Florida Everglades, explaining exactly why this is the last place you’d ever want to make an emergency landing… and yes — there are ALLIGATORS. This moment is funny, terrifying, and somehow educational all at once — the kind of real-life storytelling that only happens when parenting, travel, and bad hypotheticals co...

Send us Fan Mail Winter break sounds relaxing — until it actually begins. In this episode of The Carpool Guys , Asher, Dave, and Jon dive into the realities of winter break and family vacations, exploring the excitement, stress, anxiety, and unexpected joy that come with extended time off and traveling together. Through relatable stories and plenty of humor, they unpack why winter break often feel...

Send us Fan Mail What day is it? Honestly… does it even matter anymore? The guys kick things off by trying to figure out the day of the week, debating “real feel” time, and reacting to feedback from the last episode (yes, we read the comments... keep them coming). From there, the conversation turns more real as Asher, Dave, and Jon dive back into Aliyah anxiety — that very familiar emotional tug-o...

Send us Fan Mail What starts with a painfully awkward synagogue moment (you know the one, that late guy who somehow blocks everyone’s view) quickly turns into a much bigger conversation. This week, Asher, Dave, and Jon dive into the very real and increasingly common phenomenon of Aliyah Anxiety, the emotional tension between loving Israel, feeling spiritually connected to Jewish life in Israel, an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The Carpool Guys Podcast , the guys explore how everyday leadership and small acts of kindness can create a powerful, lasting impact on the people around us. Through real-life stories, including Asher’s unforgettable car rescue adventure (Thank you Chaveirim!) they highlight the importance of doing the little things, showing up for others, and staying grounded i...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Carpool Guys Podcast , Jon and Asher take the wheel for a special Thanksgiving edition — and yes, Dave’s off the hook (or maybe just on turkey duty). In this cozy, laugh-filled episode, the guys share their love for Thanksgiving, from family traditions and favorite foods to the real power of gratitude. They swap personal stories about family gatherings, reflect on...

Send us Fan Mail In this week’s mini Drive By episode, Dave From Flatbush shares what happens when dads decide to “save a few bucks” and give their kids haircuts at home. ✂️💈 Spoiler alert: the results weren’t exactly professional. From uneven bangs to emotional damage (mostly Dave’s), this quick pit stop of parenting chaos will make every parent nod, laugh, and say, “Yup… been there.” Catch this...

Send us Fan Mail In this lively episode of The Carpool Guys Podcast , the dads dive headfirst into the chaos, curiosity and comedy of learning from life's greatest teachers... our kids! From epic tantrums and jet-lagged meltdowns to the unforgettable concept of “foreign tushies” (trust us, you’ll never hear that phrase the same way again), this episode reminds us that even in the messiest mom...

Send us Fan Mail T he 2 Minute Ride: High School Open Houses — Why Are We Still Nervous? You’d think we’d be over it by now… but apparently, high school open houses still make us sweat. 😅 In this quick pit stop from The Carpool Guys Podcast , Asher takes the wheel to talk about the surprisingly real anxiety that comes with walking those shiny hallways... again. This “2 Minute Ride” hits every par...

Send us Fan Mail Rejection hurts- Whether it’s not making the team, missing that dream school, or just getting ghosted by opportunity itself. In this episode, The Carpool Guys — Asher Dworetsky, Jon Ackerman, and Dave “from Flatbush” Tannenbaum — take the scenic route through life’s “no’s,” sharing personal stories that hit home (and sometimes hit funny). From playground heartbreaks to midlife cur...

Send us Fan Mail 🎙️ The Pilot — The Best Advice We Ever Got Welcome to the very first ride of The Carpool Guys Podcast , where three dads — Asher Dworetsky, Jon Ackerman, and Dave “from Flatbush” Tannenbaum — talk about life, work, family, and all the chaos in between. In this inaugural episode, the guys open up about what it really means to balance personal and professional life in today’s world....