The Imperfect Dads Podcast

On this episode we have on Chad Gamble who plays drums in Jason Isbell’s band the 400 unit.   We talked about his daughter going to college, how we both don’t use our college degrees, early days of playing with Jason Isbell, being aware of what type of dad you’re being, and his life on tour. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and TikTok YouTube . Look for new episodes of The Impe...

On this episode we have on Will Johnson.  Will Johnson is the lead singer of the bands Centro-matic and South San Gabriel, and has played in the touring bands of Monster of Folk, Overseas and is current in Jason Isbell’s touring band the 400 unit.  He is also a painter and author. We talked about managing screen time with your kids, taking the family on hikes, Will shares stories about his own chi...

On this episode we have on Evan Alini.  Evan was our first guest ever on the podcast and is a great friend of ours!  He helps us out with The Nashville Dad walks and organizing dad community in Nashville including dad walks. We talk about having a second kid with IVF, his experience with IVF, being an older dad and movement, and all he does with the Nashville Dad Walks  Send us Fan Mail Follow us...

For this episodes we decided to do something in honor of Fathers’ day! This episode is about taking your kids to their first sporting events and making traditions out of it. We have on Bennett Piispanen and father and son Dennis and Tyler Glaser.  Everyone on this call including Justin are Cincinnati reds fans.  Bennett talks about taking his oldest to a reds game and now making it a tradition.  T...

On this episode we have on Joel King from the Wild Feathers. We talked about sports and his love of baseball and his son playing baseball, people who say having a dog is similar to having a kid, playing music with his son, reflect on who we were in high school, how we discovered new music when you were a kid, his life on tour, his life as a studio musician, and trying to watch shows with your wife...

On this episode we have on Taylor Burns.  Taylor plays guitar an sings in the Wild Feathers In this episode we talk about his experience being a step dad, Dallas area sports   , trying to have a kid with IVF, life on tour, our time in high school, and trying to get your teenager to talk to you. Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and TikTok YouTube . Look for new episodes of The I...

On this episode we have on Dean Wegner of Authentically American.  Dean is a veteran and runs an apparel company focused on making everything in America. We talked about his time at West Point, his time as a ranger, how that high performance and lack of sleep prepared him to be a dad and an entrepreneur, having young kids while working, and a lot about the apparel industry and his drive to create...

On this episode we have on Dane Poppin.  Dane plays bass and has played with bands like A Static Lullaby, Dashboard Confessional, Jesse Jane Decker, Caroline Jones, A Day to Remember and is currently on tour with The Fray. We talked about family calendars, going to shows just for the headliners, how he moved to Tennessee, 2 year olds being helping around the house, protecting your kids curious spi...

Hey everyone! May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health for dads is a subject that comes up in a good majority of our episodes.  When I was editing and listening through episodes I felt like releasing this episode earlier in our rotation for Mental Health Awareness month made a lot of sense. This episode is with Mitchell Osmond of Dad Nation.  Mitchell shares his story about how as a dad...

On this episode we have on Dan Layus.  Dan is a musician who creates music under the name Augustana. We talked to Dan about being a dad to 4 kids, having his oldest go to college, how he helps around the house when home, how quiet hotel rooms can seem, the different anxieity of having kids in his 20s versus his 30s, how he feels like a late bloomer, the energy behind his last album, and creativity...

On this episode we have on Barnabas Piper.  Barnabas is an assistant pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville. We talked about having uncommon first names, his former life in publishing, his oldest daughter going to college, our college experiences, having a baby in your 40s, hoping your kids actually listen to you, the book Anxious Generation, what childhood we want to give to our kids,  kids eatin...

On this episode we have on Caleb Lindsey.  Caleb is the owner and head strength coach at Hybrid Strength gym in Murfreesboro Tennessee. We talked about his wife needing multiple eye surgeries when their daughter was born, how much of the early years of a kid you can’t predict, how competitive his daughter is and how smart his daughter is.  Justin didn’t make the beginning of the call and joined in...

On this episode we have on Steve Slovenski with Furniture By Steve.  Steve creates custom built furniture and tables in the Nashville area.  He’s the father of 4 children and is a former teacher. We talk about how he went from teaching to carpentry, a lot of talk about gardening, hosting events for the youth group of WayChurch with his wife, his journey of  what feels right to you as a parent, hom...

On this episode we have on Dave Glaser.  Dave lives in Colorado and is an enneagram coach, and podcaster! In this episode we get into some pretty deep topics.  We talk about redefining relationships with your kids when they get older, a lot about male mental health, how the enneagram helps you understand yourself, Dave and Justin share their stories of sobriety, and Justin asks Dave about jiu-jits...

On this episode we have on musician Jedd Hughes.   Jedd was one of the easiest guests to talk to, and was so comfortable sharing every day life moments that I had to remind myself he’s a world class guitar player.  Jedd is from Australia and we talked about Australia music scene, the chaos of getting 3 kids to sleep at night, all 3 kids sometimes getting along, recording music at home and switchin...

On this episode we have on Devin Krotman.   Devin was a huge help for us with taking lead on our Nashville based dad community including organizing walks and hang outs.  We talked about  anxiety, how he feels about having a son after having 2 daughters,  his life as a stay at home dad, postpartum male depression, and how he got connected with us.  Devin shares his story of getting laid off from a...

On this episode we have on Justin with Bible Story Kids.  We talk about how he started Bible Story Kids, his time living in South Africa, how ridiculous we were in our teenage years, his sons getting older, our time in college and his work with non profits.  We hope you enjoy the episode! Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Facebook and Instagram and TikTok YouTube . Look for new episodes of The Imperfe...

Welcome to the first ever interview episode of The Imperfect Dads Podcast! For this episode we have on musician Caleb Crosby.    This episode is a lot of talking about day to day life moments of fatherhood and laughing about them. Caleb and I talked about his son’s love of Halloween, expecting their second son this year, being a touring musician and how he stays connected to family,  how he involv...

This is our first episode under our new name! The Imperfect Dads Podcast! In this episode we talk about why we changed our name (Devon and Justin both moved out of Nashville), what we hope to do with the podcast (still share and give space for dads to tell their stories), how we still want to keep Nashville Dad Community going (dad walks and resources) and how we landed on the The Imperfect dads p...

Welcome to another Episode of The Nashville Dads!  This episode we have on Anthony Davis from East Nashville Beer Works!  We talk about how they became a family friendly brewery, being a kid birthday spot, the experience of doing a Home Alone pop up, setting up the Wilson County location, Fridays by the river with Friends of Shelby and City Cast Nashville, his mental space as a dad and business ow...

Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads.  This week have on owner of the Peg Leg Porker Carey Bringle.   We talked about how he started his BBQ Career, the early days in Nashville, having his kids work for him, why he started Bringles Smoking Oasis, his reaction to 1 star reviews, Peg Leg Porker spirits, FatBelly Pretzel and all the ups and downs of being a family owned restaurant.   We h...

Welcome to another Episode of The Nashville Dads!  This episode we have on Taylor and Megan with Be Birthwise.  One of the things we hope to do with this podcast is provide dad with resources.  This episode is talking to Megan and Taylor about the birthing classes they offer and what they cover in them.  This is a lot of talking about how you can be the most supportive partner during labor, after...

Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads.   This week have on musician and CEO of Steps of Faith Billy Brimblecom. We covered a lot in this episode!   We talked about his time in Nashville, how it feels to have kids that are now a decade old, maintaining relationships with childhood friends, asking him if yacht rock is the ultimate dad music, we talk about how he became CEO of Steps of Fai...

Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!   This week we have on Stephen Bargatze, father of Nate Bargatze.  We talk about his career as a magician, how he ended up in Nashville, lots of stories about raising his kids and being a grandparent , and his relationship with his parents and how that influenced him as a parent. We hope you enjoy the episode Send us Fan Mail Follow us on Facebook...

Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!   This week we have musician Sadler Vaden who you may know from his solo career or playing in the 400 Unit with Jason Isbell.  In this episode we talk about how he’s always had Dad energy, life with a 4 and a 1 year old, what is considered dad music, and recording his new album Dad Rock.   This was really cool to have Sadler on and we appreciate hi...