WE ARE BACK!!! This week's daddy development continues on with my daughter practicing her walking like she's training for the baby olympics. She also has found a new obsession...... ELSA!!! In our guest segment this week we welcome writer Joe Keohane, authoer of the recent widely renouned Men's Health Article about postpartum depression in new dads. We do a full deep dive into the topic sharing our experiences, causes, effects, warning signs and best practices to combat it! This is a MUST...

SEASON 2 ROLLS ON!!! It's week 62 of #Dadding and both the greatest and most nightmarest milestones decide to hit in the same week! So while my daughter is now officially WALKING.... she has also officially learned the word NO!! I also attempt - and will most likely fail miserably - to diet for the first time as a dad..... In our guest segment I welcome fellow Celtics die hard and VP of Product at the New York Post - Micahel Liss! We connected over a journal entry turned article he wrote...

IT'S THE BIG 5-0!!! This is officially the 50th EPISODE OF DAD HARD WITH A PODCAST!! We are celebrating the milestone by giving the utmost thanks to thanks to all of our guests and listeners. THEN for the first time ever we jump into a MAILBAG as I dig back through emails and DMs of questioners listeners, friends and even some GUESTS have shot me over the last year. Thank you to everybody who keeps Dad Hard with a Podcast pushing forward! Here's to 50 more and beyond! As always to...

WE ARE BACK!! It's week 60 of #dadding and either my daughter officially took her first steps OR I'm just Tyler Duredening myself..... In our guest segment we welcome communication specialist & writer of the new book "22 Talk SHIFTS" Krister Ungerbock! We get SUPER personal as I basically undergo a one-on-one marriage counseling session to enhance my communication with my wife. We also discuss the importance of effective communication in parenting, his marriage coming to an end and a...

WE ARE BACK WITH SEASON 2'S FIRST SOLO EPISODE!!! It's week 58 of #Dadding Hard and I am finally just getting over the year 1 hangover. What's the year 1 hangover? Well... just about everything that comes along with your child turning 1. The unnecessarily MASSIVE deal you make over the 1st birthday. The changes - chemical, dietary, physical, emotional, personality, etc - because there are a F*** TON! The new adaptations you have to make to those changes as a parent, because there are also a...

WE ARE BACK WITH SEASON 2!!! It's week 56 of #dadding and my daughter has started standing on her own and apparently taught herself sign language..... In this week's guest segment I sit down with the Mike & Rob from The Stand-Up Dads podcast! We talk about starting the podcast to become better parents, seeing each other evolve from kids to dads, using the Adam Sandler "Big Daddy" technique to pick up girls, dad dick jokes and a MASSIVE "Adventures in Bad Dadding" segment where we all...

WE ARE BACK WITH SEASON 2!!! It's week 56 of #Dadding and that post 1-year life has proven a little difficult to navigate with all of the baby's changes and DEFIANT STANCES! SMH This week's guests (yes PLURAL) have a unique story to say the least. They are Ben & Emily Roberts aka the incredible country band Carolina Story! We talk about being parents while constantly touring, how they manage being full fledged partners in every facet of life - business, art, marriage, parenting -...

WE ARE BACK WITH SEASON 2 OF DAD HARD WITH A PODCAST! It's week 55 of #Dadding and since turning 1 my daughter is putting together two things that are very frightening...... a larger vocabulary and communicating not wanting to do things. I'm in trouble! In this week's guest segment I sit down with a truly awesome dude. He's a director, punk rock musician, avid lover of hip hop and published writer of 2 dad books - "Diaper Dude" & "From Dude to Dad: The Diaper Dude Guide to Pregnancy" -...

It's been 2 weeks but WE ARE BACK! And back with a vengence launching SEASON 2 of Dad Hard with a Podcast! For the Season 2 Premier I thought it was only right to switch things up a bit not only by bringing in a parenting COUPLE to the show with my great friends - and previous guests - Brandon & Megan Rosen. But also introducing a brand new GAMESHOW segment as the Rosens compete against each other for parenting supremecy in the first ever edition of THE GOOD DAD GAME SHOW! 3 Rounds....

WE ARE BACK! It is week 52 of #Dadding which means I am officially 1 FULL YEAR into the Fatherhood Adventure! To celebrate my daughter's 1st year of life we're going FULL GUEST SEGMENT with the single most important guest who will ever appear on the pod..... MY WIFE!!! We talk about all things from our first year as parents. Pregnancy, transitioning into our new parental lives, funniest moments, when/IF it gets easier as you go and she even gives the REAL DEAL on whether or not I truly...

WE ARE BACK with an absolute MUST LISTEN!!!!! It is week 51 of #Dadding and the only thing that matters this week is that my daughter referred to me as "DADDY!" for the first time! #HeartMelt In our guest segment this week I sit down with long time friend and brand new dad Drew Blumenthal! We talk about his first 6 weeks of #Daddom & crying through most of it, starting our daughters' training regiments for the WNBA, weird music playlists, the all-healing miracle of breast milk and his...

WE ARE BACK and officially the #98 ranked Parenting Podcast in the Country! It is week 50 of #DaddingHard for me and my daughter has discovered a new obsession...... CEILING FANS! We also have our 2nd installment of "Adventures in Bad Dadding!" In this week's guest segment I link up with one of the top Blues & Roots Music artists in the country The Reverend Shawn Amos! We talk about the incredible success of his latest album "Blue Sky," featuring his daughter on the album & lead...

WE ARE BACK! It is week 48 of #Dadding for me which means couch cruising, balls, bottles, knowing when she's tired and a whooooooole lot of "Barbara Ann" by the Beach Boys! In our guest segment I talk with a couple of the guys from "dad" rock band Yacht Rock Revue. We talk about the shell shock of going from touring musician to full #DadHard mode, how they stay connected to their kids & family when on the road, the success of their first original album and kids being like Nintendo...

WE ARE BACK! It is week 46 of #DaddingHard and my daughter just hit the 11 month mark, but immediately acts like she's 16! Watching her start to put all of the individual pieces of her development to this point together is the major development and incredible to see! In our guest segment we welcome back music producer Ruwanga Samath! His first time on the pod he was just an expecting dad then BAM 1 month ago he became an official member of the #FatherhoodBrotherhood! We talk about his...

WE ARE BACK! It's part 2 of our 3 episode Dad Hard Father's Day Special! On this part we have some MOM COUNTERPARTS to several previous Dad Hard with a Podcast guests giving tribute to their P.I.P.s (Partners in Parenting)! On the episode we have Megan Rosen, Jess Canetti, Janelle Fox Herbert, Kristen Sochol, Jenna Bojko & Sean Hochstin! HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO ALL THE DADS THAT HAVE BEEN ON THE POD AND AROUND THE WORLD! #DadHard To connect on the #FatherhoodBrotherhood shoot us an...

WE ARE BACK! This week's episode is a 3 PART FATHER'S DAY EXTRAVAGANZA!!! In part 1 (this episode) it is week 45 of #Dadding for and it's been a week of reflection of those first 45 weeks of fatherhood leading up to my very first Father's Day! In addition to my reflection, over the last couple of weeks my daughter all of a sudden just knows things! She knows this book from that book. This water bottle from that water bottle. And most of all, she is starting to understand our...

WE ARE BACK! It's week 44 of #Dadding and if you don't already know, #BlackLivesMatter! The segment this week touches on my first experience with racism through an event I watched my dad go through, and in these times I only pray that my daughter won't have to share that experience. In our guest segment we welcome Scary Mommy's own Momscopes Guru herself, Nefertiti Warren! We discuss how she got "Mom Blog Famous", the importance of self-care during these times and her fears as a single...

WE ARE BACK! It's week 43 of #DaddingHard and my daughter has officially turned into an entertainer and a cool f*cking hang! It's the BEST! In our guest segment we welcome long time friend and summer camp administrator Danny Silver. We talk about how the covid situation is going to make for a LONG summer for parents, screen sharing on virtual playdates becomming the new H.O.R.S.E. and the "joys" of reinacting Mighty Ducks movies & NBA buzzer beaters with his son! As always to connect...

WE ARE BACK! It is week 42 of #Dadding hard and at just about 10 months old, my daughter has developed from learning to point at things into a full out slave driver in a matter of 2 weeks! Jeez they learn fast! In our guest segment, we welcome music production and DJ duo - DotRod & DJ Cashous - The AMAZNS to speak on both of their early fatherhood experiences. We talk about meeting each other's kids for the first time, the inspirtation their newborns have had on their forthcoming...

WE ARE BACK! It is week 40 of fatherhood and my daughter has learned that when she points, mommy & daddy will get her things. This may be the start of a slippery slope..... In our guest segment, we welcome brand spanking new dad - literally he's 1 week in - and friend of 20+ years Dan Dver! We get his literal instant reactions to becomming a dad, his new found love for feeding kids, learning about the Secret Society of Parents and discuss his hospital/birthing experience amidst the...

WE ARE BACK! It is week 38 of #Dadding and we launch a NEW SEGMENT this week called "Adventures in Bad Dadding" because for the 1st time..... I dropped my daughter. And it feels TERRIBLE! In our guest segment we welcome back the pod's 1st ever guest, Omri Bojko. We talk about what it's like being a parent and currently living with his parents, the incredible #DadHack that is Sesame Street, what it's like running a business with an entire company being remote and all things dadding during...

WE ARE BACK! It is week 37 of #Dadding hard and my daughter is wrapping up her 9th month on this planet. That seemingly includes making as much noise as possible and a lot of separation anxiety - especially when she's in the middle of sleeping. In our guest segment I talk with "underground" party goer & planner Hardy Brooklyn making for one of the pod's most unique fatherhood tales to date. We discuss his evolution into the "underground" art and fetish party scene and how that has...

WE ARE BACK! Solo episode this week breaking down what has definitely been the most important, fulfilling, fun and exploratory month of #DaddingHard to date. Month 9! Over the last 30 days, my daughter's development has been in what seems like HYPER SPEED. Clapping, waving, standing, eating fish, steak & chicken, "finding her voice" so to speak and exploring everything she possibly can! It's been truly amazing! As always to connect on the fatherhood brotherhood hit us with an email...

WE ARE BACK AND BATTLING CORONA TOGETHER! We are bringing the #FatherhoodBrotherhood together with this one. It is part 1 of the Dad Hard with a Podcast "Dads vs. Coronavirus" series that will feature several previous Dad Hard guests. With this episode we touch base with Matthew Rothenberg, Townsend Russell, Adam Welton & JD Marlow to check in on how hard they are dadding during this Covid-19 pandemic. Stay safe. Stay healthy. And #DadHard

WE'RE STILL HERE! DADDING DON'T STOP FOR CORONA! It's week 34 of #Dadding and using this crazy quarantine to be more intricate in my daughter's development by introducing new & fun foods, playing books and then reading each one 4700 times back to back until I NEED NAP TIME! In our guest segment we welcome the creator and host of the podcast White Label American, Raphael Harry. We discuss his experience being an immigrant raising an American daughter, defying his Nigerian cultural...