The Accountability Call

Jon and I share stories from our Sunday Fun Days with our respective families. Jon intentionally blocked out time with his son to watch their beloved Arizona Cardinals. I rode around town with my kids all day long and had what was one of the greatest days of my life.  Jon lost another friend to ...

Our old friend Brian Snyder joins Jon and I for this week’s episode of The Accountability Call Podcast! After some Phil Collins, Philip Bailey and Warrant, we discuss whether patience can be taught. We share a few thoughts and tricks about how we work on catching ourselves before we fly off the handle. As always, ...

Jon and I follow up on whether we spread the love with positive notes to some important people in our lives. Along the way, we learn that it is hard to say, “I love you” to another man. Why is that? We break down an interesting article describing 11 habits all 20-somethings should incorporate in ...

After paying our respects to the Queen of Soul, Jon and I talk about habits. Some habits that were integral parts of our lives a few years ago might not be serving us anymore. Jon and his lovely wife, Nicole celebrated their 25th Anniversary last week. Jon shares some of his thoughts on marriage and ...

The boys are back in town, indeed! After a few weeks on special assignment, Jon and I dive back into The Accountability Call by checking in about our respective Summers. How do we transition from vacation to work? How much do we really need structure? How great is the song “Push It” by Salt ...

Jon and I turn 50! We take a look back at some of the fun we’ve had and the lessons we’ve learned during our first 50 episodes of the podcast. We even spiced things up a bit by being in the same room and creating a video for #50! We sincerely appreciate all of ...

After diving into a few of Peter Gabriel’s greatest hits, Jon and I talk about life in Guatemala. My family and I are spending several weeks taking Spanish classes while staying with a host family in Panajachel, Guatemala. The experience has been amazing and enlightening in many ways. We’re halfway through 2018. Already! So we ...

Learning a new language is tough! In this edition of the podcast, from Panajachel, Guatemala, we discuss some of our struggles in studying Spanish every day. Melissa and I have a newfound appreciation for our son’s challenges going through a dual immersion program in school. On a larger scale, we have a newfound appreciation for ...

Jon and I get sentimental with Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s in the Cradle”, which should be played in the background of all father-child memorable moments. Jon shares the significance of The Incredibles 2, while I share the significance of E.T. We also dive into the inspirational words from one Rocky Balboa. As always, we hope you ...

This podcast comes to you from Panachjel, Guatemala!   We talk about our first few days in this beautiful town. We are studying Spanish from 8-noon during the week at a school in town. Then we can either go on an excursion organized through the school, or we do our own thing. This weekend we ...