The Dadass Podcast

On Wednesday, June 14, over 130 changing stations were picked up as our partnership with Columbus City council and the Changing Station Accessibility Grant concluded for the year. We caught up with many small businesses, local nonprofits and Councilman Dorans during the event.

Larry Hagner, Founder of  The Dad Edge , discusses living a legendary life as a husband, father, and man. A dad to four boys, Larry shares lessons learned and what Matthew McConaughey said on his podcast that blew him away.

John Francis, the dad who started a holiday called  Fathers Eve , shares how it began and how it grew to over 60 cities in four countries. We also share what to expect at Columbus' Fathers Eve celebration hosted at  Echo Spirits Distilling Co. on Saturday, June 17 from 7-9 p.m. along with our diaper drive benefiting  Bottoms Up Diaper Bank .

We are joined by two members of the Dad Caucus to discuss dadding on Capitol Hill. Congressman Jimmy Gomez, the man who broke the internet carrying his son Hodge on the Capitol floor and founder of the Dad Caucus shares his story and the mission of the caucus, along with caucus member Congressman Greg Landsman shares his mission as a dad in Congress.

We learn about The Junto, Columbus' first independent lifestyle hotel, by General Manager Jason Delcamp who moved with his family from Denver to Columbus. He discusses what to expect with this new community staple in Franklinton, talks all about their roof top bar the Brass Eye (and its historic roots) while Matt realizes this is his dream staycation and Shaun declares his love for poutine.

Catherine Pearlman, PhD, LCSW, founder of  The Family Coach and author of First Phone - A child's guide to digital responsibility, safety and etiquette, discusses the impact phones have on our children and families. She also talks about digital consent with our children, appropriate screen time and tips for families to consider for the relationship between our children and their phones.

As National Testicular Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, so does Shaun's cancer story in this final episode in a two part series. He shares about both of his battles with testicular cancer, the impact it had on his life and relationships, along with how he coped through it all.

As National Testicular Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, Shaun shares about both of his battles with testicular cancer. Hear the first part of his story in this two-part episode.

Mike Scherer, Co-Founder of  Worth the Wait Charity  and a testicular cancer survivor discusses his journey of battling cancer, the struggles of starting a family and how the Charity came to be. Worth the Wait's mission is to ease the burden for young adult cancer survivors pursuing parenthood by providing financial support for fertility treatments, adoption and surrogacy.

Kate Mangino, Ph. D., author of Equal Partners , discusses improving gender equality at home and the benefits it has on your relationship with your partner and family.

Columbus City Council President Shannon G. Hardin and Council President Pro Tem Rob Dorans, two of the Dads on Council supporting the Changing Table Accessibility Grant, share their stories behind supporting this initiative. We also discuss breaking stereotypes, supporting our families and empowering us all do to more as it comes to raising children in central Ohio.

Mick Freyermuth and Shannon Carpenter of the DadHouse Podcast stopped by to discuss all things Dadding. Topics range from discussing failure with your kids, potty training tips, dad trips and butterfly migrations and Shannon's book, The Ultimate Stay-At-Home Dad .

Diane Boden, the voice behind the top-rated podcast, the Minimalist Moms, discusses how we should think more and do with less. She shares tips on how to declutter our homes and our lives, along with the first place in your house to begin.

The week the Changing Station Accessibility Grant (link) went live here in Columbus, Franklin County Auditor Michael Stinziano and Kevin McCain, the two men behind the original 2017 Grant tell the story of how it all began and how changing stations changed Kevin's life.

Wes Clodfelter, also known as A.Bourbon. Dad, and with Watershed Distillery, shares the history of Nocino and teaches the guys about parenting his two boys in nature all while tasting batch #3 of Watershed's Nocino Finished Bourbon. He even shares random gems like the original use of Mountain Dew.

Cbus Dads Founder and Dadvocate leader, Steve Michalovich helps recap a busy month focused on men's health. Topics range from daily hacks to a healthier day, our need to accept that you can't run on empty and the challenges of giving our max every day, but our deep need to come up for air. There is also big news about the Dadvocate for Change campaign and more announcements to come...

Brock and Danny, hosts of Home Dad Chat and Board members of the National-At-Home Dad Network, talk about men's mental health. Together the guys discuss isolation for men, normalizing authentic responses, vulnerability isn't a sign of weakness and Danny asks the question, "How's the weather in your head?"

Rose Grady, FNP-C and Maddie Smith FNP-C, family nurse practitioners, toddler moms and the duo behind Two NP's in a Pod discuss men's health tips. They layout five ways men can take charge of their health including what to ask for in screenings, knowing your risks and more. Many might find the fifth one the hardest.

We discuss men’s mental health with Parker Huston, PhD, owner of Central Ohio Pediatric Behavioral Health and pediatric psychologist Rob Dempster, PhD. During our conversation focused on adult men’s mental well-being we discuss redefining what success looks like, our need for an off season and the four-letter word men need to say more often.

We recently were closing keynote speakers at HomeDadCon in Phoenix with The National At-Home Dad Network. We recap the convention, talk about our favorite takeaways and lament about air conditioning in our hotel room.

We discuss everything from turtles to raising a teenage daughter with Emmy Award-winning host of YouTube’s “Brave Wilderness” channel Coyote Peterson. We also learn what animal has the most paternal qualities, how being a famous Dad plays out at home and what Matt and Shaun are most afraid of in the wild.

Matt records live from the Ohio Whiskey Festival at Karrikin Spirits Company back in June with special guest host Brock Lusch of the Home Dad Chat and Cincinnati Dads Group. Together the two interview attendees like Wes from Watershed Distillery and the man behind a.bourbon.dad on Tik Tok and Instagram, Jacob Kinglsey who blew up the interwebs with his catch at a Cincinnati Reds game while holding...

Alex Clark and Casey Bowers, the creative dad duo behind Cora & the Moon join us to discuss their children's book. We also chat about raising kids, why it's so hard to make friends as adults and even going down the rabbit hole of watching Marvel movies in order.

Leadership educator, social scientist and divorced mom of two awesome kiddos, Annie Muscato talks about her storybook divorce. Annie helps to redefine what divorce looks like as she talks about the difference between being a model over a martyr, the benefits of counseling, toxic positivity and two things we should tell our kids.

Ariana Hoet, PhD, clinical director for On Our Sleeves at Nationwide Children's Hospital and mom discusses how to prepare our children for back to school. We also talk about validating emotions, building empathy and the power of "and."