The fatherhood journey is a team sport. In the midst of striving for balance, recovering from perfection, and finding your own path, how can parents stay present in their experience?

In this candid conversation, Travis Macy and Anthony Palmer join forces to reflect on how they navigate the challenges and joys of parenting, while also juggling work and personal life. They share wisdom passed down from their own dads and look to the future. 

Plus, these two dads discuss how technology impacts parenting, and share hilarious and heartwarming stories from fatherhood.

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Matt McCue is the Founder and Editor of The Creative Factor, a publication about people whose skills and creative vision transform the ways we see the world and ourselves. The platform’s focus is on the minds and methods shaping craft, career, and culture. The Creative Factor Studio is a content strategy service that builds and runs corporate publications. They've delivered successful business results for publications (Fast Company, New York, and ESPN), brands (Adobe, Bridgewater Associates), websites (the Steve Jobs Archive), and consultancies.

Former teammates in track and cross country at CU-Boulder, Matt and Travis relive the old days before getting into entrepreneurship, The Creative Factor, AnHonorable Run (Matt’s book), NYC culture and life, A Mile at A Time (Travis’ book), and more.

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Shelby Stanger has been passionate about storytelling since she inked her first article in a national publication at age 15. As a longtime adventure journalist in the outdoor sports world, Shelby has standup-paddled a portion of the Peruvian Amazon, reported about a summer-long punk concert series called the Vans Warped Tour, surfed from Tofino to Tavarua, had her own adventure column in five San Diego newspapers, and interviewed countless CEOs, entrepreneurs and pro athletes on assignment for national publications like Outside Magazine, ESPN, CNN.com, and Shop-Eat-Surf.com. Prior to becoming a full-time storyteller and consultant, Shelby worked at the iconic shoe company, Vans, where she helped oversee all the women’s branding and later the international marketing for the Americas and Australasia regions. She later served as a media consultant to brands including Nike, PrAna, and Body Glove.

In 2016, Shelby created Wild Ideas Worth Living podcast, which she sold to REI Co-Op four years later in 2020 and still hosts. The show features high-impact interviews with world-class adventurers, authors, scientists, athletes, health experts and explorers who have turned their own wild ideas into a reality. She also created a podcast about health and humor called Vitamin Joy in 2020, and has hosted a travel show for Lufthansa.

This year, Shelby released her first book, Will to Wild, published by Simon and Schuster. She will also be giving her first TEDx talk about the power of nature and adventure to change your life.

In addition to her work as a storyteller and journalist, Shelby is a longtime board member for Outdoor Outreach, a non-profit that helps empower at-risk kids in San Diego through outdoor programming like rock climbing, snowboarding, and hiking.

The common thread to everything she does: A little adventure is life’s antidote. To second chances. To soul seeking. To success. When not on assignment or behind a microphone, the San Diego native enjoys sampling the best coffee, surf breaks, and smoothies around the county.

Join Shelby with Travis and Mace for a fun and wide-ranging conversation on a variety of topics: Shelby’s new book; the importance of engaging with scary stuff; cultivating perspective; microdosing nature; surfing, Vans, Luke Jay, Warp Tour and punk rock; and more.

In This Epiosde:

Will to Wild: Adventures Great and Small to Change Your Life Trailer
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Disenchanted with the corporate world, Jerry Kopack left the cubicle at age 31 to open a hospice in Colorado with his mom. The perspective-changing experience led him to begin traveling the world and open himself up to new opportunities. 

Kopack’s biking adventures began in Africa and continued on to India, Nepal, Israel and more. He learned about the beauty of the world and of people and wrote about his journey in his new book, The World Spins By. 

Even if he has never consumed coffee, Jerry really is a great guy.

Join Travis and Jerry for a fun, post-ride chat on many topics: cycling, human connection, travel, impact, presence and optimizing time, Boulder, hospice and the wisdom therein, The World Spins By, deer jerky, a homemade smoothie bursting with adaptogens, and more.

In This Epiosde:

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Philippe is a native of Turnhout, Belgium. In 1980 he immigrated to the United States where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages from Longwood College (1994) and Master of Arts in Curriculum & Instruction from the University of Colorado (2003). He is an alumnus of Teach For America. Philippe is on the board of directors of Celebrate EDU, dedicated to creating a bright future for young adults with developmental disabilities and diverse learning profiles. He is also a consultant for Words Beyond Bars, a project committed to introducing powerful and transformative literature to incarcerated individuals.

Philippe has been in the field of education since 1994. He presents annually at a variety of national and international educational conferences and workshops.

He is currently the Director of Education at Denver Academy. His published work, videos, upcoming events, teacher resources and blog is at www.rememberit.org. 

Join Travis and Philippe for a compelling and wide-ranging conversation about: Philippe’s new book, What Only Painters See; Denver Academy and neurodiversity; teaching and the pandemic; cycling and the god, Eddy Merckx; the art and science of translation; cross-generational relationships; Debra Reber and Differently Wired; and more.

In This Epiosde:

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Denver Academy
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Author of Everything Left to Remember and Unbound, Steph Jagger is a coach and speaker at www.stephjagger.com.

Join Travis and Steph for a personal, philosophical, literary, and compelling conversation about Steph’s books, work, life, and her family’s Alzheimer’s journey.

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Stacy Sims
Annie Fenn
Cindy Weinstein

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Sonya Looney is a coach, sponsored athlete, writer, mom, and podcaster. Sonya’s results as a professional mountain biker include wins at the 24-Hour World Championship, 24-Hour National Championship, Breck Epic Stage Race, Yak Attack Stage Race, Brasil Ride Stage Race, and many more. Sonya’s fantastic mindset course can be found here.  Her excellent podcast is The Sonya Looney Show.

Please enjoy this unique, in-person conversation between Sonya and Travis recorded at the airport en route to a speaking event.

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Ep. 92 - Sonya Looney
Ep. 107 - Mountain Biking in Salida
Ep. 110 - Sonya Looney and Edward Park

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Join Travis with his friends and local badasses for a fun, candid, and inspirational conversation recorded in the living room.

Mahting Putelis (www.mahting.com) is a Salida, CO-based photographer, outdoorsman, hunter, skier, conservationist, outdoor educator, entrepreneur, and friend.

Evan Paul, also of Salida, is a runner, snowboarder, split-boarder, backcountry guide, search and rescue volunteer and devotee, entrepreneur, and friend.

Topics include: search and rescue, backcountry skiing, hunting and the hunting industry, Hunt to Eat, job searching and today’s market, photography, work-life balance, outdoor industry, career advice, Janis Putelis and MeatEater, self-employment, marriage, Salida, Colorado, and more.

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Episode 39 - Luis Benitez

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If you’re like Travis and you want to avoid developing Alzheimer’s disease and other types of cognitive decline, listen closely in this educational and compelling conversation with two experts.

Fresh off a big mountain biking win at the Pisgah Stage Race, Sonya Looney is a coach, sponsored athlete, writer, mom, and podcaster. Sonya’s results as a professional mountain biker include wins at the 24-Hour World Championship, 24-Hour National Championship, Breck Epic Stage Race, Yak Attack Stage Race, Brasil Ride Stage Race, and many more. Sonya’s fantastic mindset course is at https://moxy-grit.thinkific.com/courses/moxy-grit-mindset-academy. Her excellent podcast is The Sonya Looney Show.

Edward S. Park, Ph.D., is the Founder and President of NeuroReserve. Ed has over 15 years of experience in the research and development (R&D) of biopharmaceuticals, medical devices, and nutritional therapeutics. Most importantly, his father struggled with Parkinson’s disease and dementia for almost two decades before passing away. The impact this experience on his family, which is similar to the experiences faced by so many others today, is the motivation for NeuroReserve.

Before NeuroReserve, Ed led development of nutrition-enabling therapeutics for people with severe under-nourishment caused by cystic fibrosis, short bowel syndrome, pancreatic cancer, and preterm birth. At Alcresta Therapeutics, he successfully directed the end-to-end R&D, testing, regulatory approval (U.S. F.D.A. and E.U.), and launch of RELiZORB, the first-of its-kind combination-enzyme-cartridge to support absorption of critical long-chain polyunsaturated fats for the most malnourished populations.

Earlier, Ed worked with major pharmaceutical and health care companies as an R&D advisor with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) Health Industries Advisory, charting development paths for vaccines, cancer therapeutics, clinical genomics operations, and in vitro diagnostics. Before PwC, Ed worked at Altus Pharmaceuticals (later Alnara Pharmaceuticals) in its commercial and development teams, where he led evaluation of early- and clinical-stage therapeutics for rare diseases, pediatric growth failure, hyperoxaluria and kidney stones, and chronic pancreatitis. Ed started his therapeutics career as an R&D associate at Bristol Myers Squibb.

Ed holds a Ph.D. in chemical-biomolecular engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he was awarded a U.S. Department of Defense – National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate (NDSEG) Fellowship, sponsored by the Office of Naval Research. He also holds a M.S. and M.B.A. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

In This Episode:
Sonya Looney 
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David Roche is the 2014 USATF Trail Runner of the Year at the sub-ultra distance. He is a two-time national champion and three-time member of Team USA. He graduated with honors from Columbia University with a degree in Environmental Science and received a master's degree and law degree with honors from Duke University.

David started the Some Work All Play (SWAP) team in 2013, with the premise that he could help athletes learn to live like puppies and run like rockstars while not giving a f#ck about things that aren't important. David and his wonderful wife, Megan, host the Some Work All Play Podcast.

Join Travis and David for a fun, educational, and philosophical conversation about running, parenting, and life.

In This Episode: 

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SWAP Running Website | Podcast

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Travis Macy Instagram | Website
The Feed Instagram | Website

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Check us out: Instagram | Twitter | Website | YouTube

The show is Produced and Edited by Palm Tree Pod Co.