The Imperfect Dads Podcast

On this episode we have on comedian Mal Hall.

We talked about the chaos of having three kids, traveling across the country as a stand up comedian, business realities of being a comedian, making a lot of pizza and doing a pop up pizza business during the pandemic, cooking with your kids, growing up poor,  and what he does to help around the house when in town.

Mal Hall has a new family friendly comedy special  called What Are We Doing Today? It’s him telling stories about his life as a parent, like Costco trips, things your parents told you as a kid, and all the things.  You can find it on YouTube, or by going to malhalltv.com. Make sure to check his website for tour dates and see when he’s coming to a town hear you

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This podcast is part of the Never A Phase Network, follow them on instagram at @neveraphasenetwork and check out their podcasts like Emo Kids Anonymous  Wasting Time Podcast Certified Fangirl and The Ska Mailman

• On this episode we talk to touring drummer Mark Stepro.  Mark is the current touring drummer for the Wallflowers and has also played with Ben Kweller.
   
   We talked about both being German and from the midwest, reflections on his son turning 10, talking to your kids about darkness in the world while also wanting them to stay a kid, generational parenting differences, how he stays connected while on tour, learning to set boundaries as a musician, doing family admin on a tour bus, and being present for his family. 
  
  

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On this episode we have on drummer Mike Robinson.  Mike is currently the touring drummer for the band Say Anything and has a podcast called Food on Tour where bands talk about their favorite places to eat while on tour.

Mike talked about his son loves playing drums with him, how difficult working in the creative industry can be, his excitement to play with Max Bemis, letting his son go to sound check for bands, his son thinking he knows all the cool drummers, and the reality of having so much of his identity in being a touring musician while wanting to be home for his family. 

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On this episode we have on Allan Shedlin from Daddying Film Festival.

How I found Allan was kind cool. An account called Daddying Film Festival start following us on instagram and I noticed it was a film festival about fatherhood and encouraging people to make videos about fatherhood so I thought I’d reach out to them to see if they wanted to talk about it on the podcast!

Then I was introduced to Allan and found out he’s been an advocate for film and fatherhood his entire career, his articles have been featured in the New York Times, he’s sat on presidential forums to talk about fatherhood, and coined the term Daddying to make being a dad a verb.

For this conversation we talked about his journey with fatherhood, from being a teacher, to leading schools, conducting interviews with dads to learn about their lives, writing a book, being a dad, being a grandpa, and a lot of the life lessons he’s learned about fatherhood along the way. 

Make sure to go to daddyingfilmfestival.com the learn about the rules for submission for films and all the organization does!

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This episode’s guest is Rob Reider the executive director of the Sad Dads Club.  The Sad Dads Club helps bereaved fathers navigate life after the loss of a child.  

This episode discovers child loss and the darkness that comes after it.  The Sad Dads Club exists to create community for dads after such a huge loss.

Rob and I talked about his love of music and his time in a band and the do it yourself punk scene, his experience with having a stillbirth, going through IVF, and having a second kid.  Rob shared stories of how this group gives men a life line when they’re surrounded by so much darkness.

I really respect and believe in what Rob is doing.  He’s leaning into meeting men where they are when they are isolated and making sure they feel seen and have space to discuss their lives. Rob has hard conversations with men all the time about their darkest moments, and the love and light he carries is really inspiring.

If you or a dad you know has experienced child loss at any point in their fatherhood journey, please let them know about Sad Dads Club. You can go to their website saddadsclub.org or follow them on instagram sad.dads.club 

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On this episode we have on Kaylee and Mikey from the kids band Bug Friend.

They recently released an album called Alphabops where they made a song for every letter of the alphabet in all styles of music!  You can find it anywhere you stream music.

This interview was really fun, Kaylee and Mikey have a very similar sense of humor as I do and it was really easy to talk to them.  We talked about having 2 kids, mini van decisions, being considered a geriatric parent, getting married during COVD, Kaylee’s job as an event planner, the story of Kaylee performing all of Tapestry by Carol King as a concert and the difference between performing kids music and other music.

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On this episode we have on Stephanie Mayers from Mayers Consulting.

Stephanie is a publicist that focuses on family entrainment and music.  She’s been the connection point for a lot of guests I’ve had on this year including Mega Ran, Justin Roberts, Go Banana Go and Bug Friend!  After talking to her so much about her clients I thought it’d be great to have her on the podcast!

For Stephanie’s life we talked about deciding when to let your kids have a phone, making family horror movies, and remembering her mom who passed away recently.  For her career we spent talked about how much family music has evolved since she started working in the industry, how she chooses the musicians she represents, realities of being a publicists, and how it takes up her mental space. 

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On this episode we have on Chad Cochran.

I know who Chad is because of his photography of musicians I listen to.  It was really cool to do a call with Chad and realize that’s a side hobby he loves but not his full time job!

On this episode we talked about almost being an empty nester, having adult kids, his love of photography, being published in rolling stone, going to concerts with his kids, his journey with therapy, normalizing the conversation about mental health, being diagnosed late in life with ADHD, and our shared love of music and parenting.

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In this episode we have on Chris Miller from The Mechanics Garage.

Chris has a platform where he normalizes talking to men about generational trauma.  We talked about being born with a blueprint and trying to understand what you were born into, seeing what changes you can make, therapy, and ultimately what steps you can take to be more present for your family.  Chris was really easy to get along with and it was great to talk to someone who is hoping to normalize men looking inward to become better for their families.

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On this episode of have on musician Will Ettante

We talked about having kids birthdays close together, Halloween traditions, moving from Colorado to Chicago, trying to get your kids outside more, kids and public transit, encouraging independence for your kids, teaching your kids how to problem solve, and his music focusing on the phase of life he’s in.  Such as complaining about overpriced kids menu items.  

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This podcast is part of the Never A Phase Network, follow them on instagram at @neveraphasenetwork and check out their podcasts like Emo Kids Anonymous  Wasting Time Podcast Certified Fangirl and The Ska Mailman