Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat.

This week on the pod we are joined by dad to two, husband, grandfather, Chief Media Advisor for President George W. Bush’s presidential campaigns and the Co-host, Co-creator, and Co-executive producer of Showtime’s The Circus , Mark McKinnon!  We had a great time talking with Mark about his journey through fatherhood, his journey through his career, raising kids when you work in politics, the incr...

This week on the pod we are joined by dad to two, and the founder and whiskey maker of Jefferson’s Bourbon , Trey Zoeller. We had a great time talking with Trey about his family heritage in Kentucky and the bourbon world, creating Jefferson’s Bourbon with his dad , some of the different Jefferson’s expressions , balancing work with raising twins, divorce, and so much more!  Trey had a great Today’...

This week on the pod we are joined by dad to one, certified Sommelier, and founder of Josh Cellars (the producers of Josh Wine ), Joe Carr ! Joe is an incredibly passionate Today’s Dad with a love like no other for his family and the moments shared with them. We had a great time talking with Joe about his relationship with his father, the creation of Josh Cellars (which he named after his father),...

This week on the pod we are joined by dad to two, the founder of Random Acts of Flowers and Knox County Commissioner, Larsen Jay . Larsen spoke with us about raising young entrepreneurs, how a couple near death experiences helped to shape his views on fatherhood and future business endeavors, and his passion for serving his community among many other things.  Larsen added an incredible Toady’s Dad...

Welcome to the August 2020 Rickhouse.  The home of the ever maturing Today’s Dad definition! The goal of Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat.  is to “define Today’s Dad”...we do this by asking our guest to share their definition at the top of every show.  We store these definitions week after week on our podcasts, YouTube channel, in our RICKHOUSE on our website, social media platforms and we constantly high...

This week on the pod we are joined by someone new to the dad club (by about 2 months), Joe Matlock! Joe is Vice President of Matlock Tire Service and an all around good dude. We had a lot of fun talking with this new dad about working for a family business that has been around since the 1950s, generational differences of being a dad, balancing work and family life, Bojangel’s Sweet Tea and much mo...

This week on the pod we are joined by the host of the DILF podcast and dad to one, Kevin Seldon! We have a really great chat with Kevin about his lifelong desire to become a dad, the ups and downs of his journey to do so, his time as a stay-at-home dad, the challenges of adult friendships once you have kids, the creation of the DILF podcast , How I Met Your Mother and so much more!  Kevin drops a...

This week on the pod we are joined by dad to two, husband, former pro cyclist, finisher of 18 Grad Tours, Peloton guest instructor and NBC analyst for cycling , Christian Vande Velde!  We had a great time talking with Christian in what has shaped up to be a very odd summer for him. Normally Christian would be in France right now covering the Tour de France , but Covid has certainly impacted that....

This week on the pod we are joined by Justin Burke! Justin is a single dad to one, a pastry chef, an cookbook author, a Covid survivor and gay. There was no holding back on this episode, it is a really good one!  Justin’s story about how he came to be a father, his divorce and journey into co-parenting really shows his character and passion for being a Today’s Dad . Much like his work he has done...

Welcome to the July 2020 Rickhouse.  The home of the ever maturing Today’s Dad definition! The goal of Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat.  is to “define Today’s Dad”...we do this by asking our guest to share their definition at the top of every show.  We store these definitions week after week on our podcasts, YouTube channel, in our RICKHOUSE on our website, social media platforms and we constantly highli...

This week on the pod we are joined by the founder of Wilderdad (a top 100 dad blog), husband, and dad to Ella, Steve Lemig ! On top of all of his other duties, Steve is also the Communications Director for Road Runner Sports.  We had a great talk with Steve about his bizarre childhood, and how he used the outdoors as a way of escaping and healing, and how he now uses it to connect and share with h...

This week on the pod….we decided to take the week off! We have had so much fun bringing Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat. to you every week for the last year! We have talked to some incredible guests , learned a lot, laughed a lot and hope you all have too! This has been a crazy summer for all of us, so we are spending a little extra time with our families this week.  We will be back to business as usual...

This week on the pod we are joined by dad to two and the founder of fodada clothing , Bobby Barzi ! Bobby started fodada in 2012 and has been supporting the growth and redefining of “fatherhood” ever since.  It is no surprise that his Today’s Dad definition focuses on the evolution of a Today’s Dad and how the role is really less defined and “boxed in” than it used to be, but also how fatherhood i...

We are joined this week by Blair Wheeler . Blair is a soon to be dad to two, husband, a sales and marketing professional, former pro surfer, golf media content creator, podcast host and all around great dude!  We did things a little different on the show this week with interviewing this dad-to-be. Blair and his wife are expecting twins in the next couple of weeks so we chat with him about how they...

We are joined on the pod this week by Chris Chafin . Chris is dad to an eight month old, a husband, the host of two different movie podcasts ( ABC Movies and 30 Years Later ), and a journalist who's written for Rolling Stone , Fast Company , and New York Magazine's Vulture , and lately has been writing about parenting for Vox .  Chris recently wrote an article for Vox about four differen...

Welcome to the June 2020 Rickhouse.  The home of the ever maturing Today’s Dad definition! The goal of Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat.  is to “define Today’s Dad”...we do this by asking our guest to share their definition at the top of every show.  We store these definitions week after week on our podcasts, YouTube channel, in our RICKHOUSE on our website, social media platforms and we constantly highli...

This week on the pod we are joined by Marshall Goldman. Marshall is a dad to two, the Director of the Allan Jones Tennessee Athletics Center , and a real Today’s Dad. We had a great chat with Marshall about his journey through fatherhood, the ins and outs of raising a blended family, and why his kids call him Aba instead of dad. We also get into a little bit of a deeper conversation regarding some...

This week on the pod we are joined by some very special guests, our dads! Mike Smith and Michael Palmer make their Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat. Debut to share how they define a Today’s Dad, answer some questions about fatherhood, ask us some questions, and share their thoughts on the podcast...because in true dad fashion, they must share their opinion.  We also share updated versions of our Today’s D...

This week on the pod we are joined by Casey Palmer . Casey is a dad to two, a husband, a writer, and the mastermind behind Casey Palmer, Canadian Dad | Husband. Father. Storyteller.  The goal of this show has always been to learn from our guests so we can be better fathers, husbands and people. We spoke with Casey this week about life as a black dad, #blackdadworries, and about all of the protests...

This week on the pod we are joined by John Phillips ! John is a dad to one, a bladesmith, artist, the owner of Phillips Forged Knives and a true Today’s Dad ! Not only does John make custom pieces for chefs and celebrities, but John’s work has also been featured in Sean Brock’s best selling cookbook, South ,and he is the “ Forged in Fire Champion” (from History Channel's #1 show, season 6 epi...

Welcome to the May 2020 Rickhouse! The home of the ever maturing Today’s Dad definition! The goal of Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat.  is to “define Today’s Dad”...we do this by asking our guest to share their definition at the top of every show.  We store these definitions week after week on our podcasts, YouTube channel, in our RICKHOUSE on our website, social media platforms and we constantly highligh...

This week on the pod we are joined by Mike Witcher. Mike is a dad to two, a husband, the morning Meteorologist on WBIR , a pilot, and a pretty epic home brewer!  We had a great talk with Mike about his life as a Today’s Dad . From the crazy, and we mean CRAZY, hours that he works, to spending time with his kids, balancing the time spent on his hobbies and passions with family time and so much more...

We are joined this week by a very special Today’s Dad , Craig Melvin ! Aside from being a News Anchor on TODAY , the Co-anchor of 3rd Hour of Today , and an Anchor on MSNBC Live , Craig is a dad to two, husband to Lindsay Czarniak and a truly awesome human.  We are so thankful to Craig for taking time out of his busy schedule to join us to discuss life as a Today’s Dad , a mutual love of Jefferson...

This week on the pod we are joined by our good buddy Jordan Burris! Jordan is a loving husband, dad to 3, singer/songwriter, part of the Knoxville Americana band Pale Root , and a true Today’s Dad .  We go way back with Jordan, which is one of the reasons it is a real honor to have our show music written and performed by him. This guy is full of passion! Whether it is for his family, music , work,...

Welcome to Round 4 of our Covid Check-In. We will be dropping these episodes every Wednesday for the next little bit. Our goal with these episodes is to do a quick check-in with folks all around our country and see how covid is impacting them, their families, their business, and hear what they are doing to keep their families moving forward and to help their communities.  This week we are joined b...