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Today, we’re digging deep into actually being there for your children. The world has shifted, and we need to as well. We work to put food on the table. We drag ourselves with busted knees, and bloody fingers to sacrifice ourselves for our family. That’s what we have been conditioned […]
We’ve all seen the memes on social media. The nine-box lawful, neutral chaotic charts about x,y,z. They give us a laugh, and we find ourselves in them. They are normally used for Dungeons and Dragons character development, but today we’re using them for parenthood. The joy of having a toddler […]
We hope you, our Fearless Family had a great weekend! Today on the Fearless Fathers Podcast, Dave O shares his thoughts on Persistence and what that word means in fatherhood. He goes over the good and bad of the word, why it’s one of the best tools to have, and […]
Today, Dave O talks about kids’ movies and why they love watching the same thing over and over and over again. So many times do we get upset about our kids glued to the same thing, but what if that was for learning and development? Dave talks about his thoughts […]
What do you think of when you hear the words “Super Dad”? Is it someone who can do it all? A father that has it all figured out? Indestructible and a shining example of what we want to become? In one way or another, we all feel like we are […]
Today, Dave talks with EJ Kaku, the owner of the online fitness coaching business “EJ Fitness”. EJ has been coaching now for a little over 3 years to help other people reach their goals for fitness and nutrition. EJ specializes with those who has disabling conditions or make it hard […]
Dave and Ryan talk about how they deal with current events them may effect them negatively and way to tune out all the noise.
Today, we discuss how 2020 gave us the tools as dads to excel further into 2021. What if all the strife, pain, and change we went through were set up for us to becoming stronger and better fathers? Dave talks about what 2020 meant to him and how to start […]
Happy New Year to our Fearless Family! We want to wish all of our listeners and their families a happy, healthy, and dominating year as we head into 2021! Today, we are talking about the infamous year that was 2020 and what it has meant to us. When we say […]
Today, as we begin to wrap up in 2020, we want you to start looking at the future. Doing things that will spring you further in your career, your life, for your family. For you. When the world is great, and the stars are aligned, everything is easy. But when […]
Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays to our Fearless Family. We hope you and your family have a wonderful time this holiday season being together. 2020 brought us a lot of challenges, and a lot to think about in our own lives. We just wanted to get together, have a little […]
Ryan rants about bringing home a Christmas puppy and why that probably wasn’t a great idea!
Today it’s just you and Dave in a Mindset Mastery to altering your family legacy. This extends from Monday’s episode, going more in-depth on the mindset of who we are, and getting more out of ourselves. This is for those that know they are destined for more. To those who ever […]
Today, we discuss the family legacy. No, not the Christmas Traditions. We’re talking about the things you liked and didn’t like growing in your family, the “status” you feel you’re stuck in as a dad, the “right things” to do that your family did to be successful. This is an […]
The holidays are here and they are the most wonderful time of the year. But they can also be one of the most stressful times. This year in general, it’s brought a lot of change, doubt, fear, and uncertainty. As a newer dad, you want the best memories for your […]
Today on the Fearless Fathers Podcast, Dave-O sits down with the father of 2 and personal trainer, Pat Davy. Pat hails from the land of cheese, (no not France, that would be cool) Wisconsin. Pat hosts a Podcast with his daughter, Alora “Beast Mode Kids” which focuses on bridging the […]
Today on the show, We use the Netflix documentary “Un-natural Selection” as a jumping point into our topic. The moral and ethical dilemma of human genetic enhancement. This episode is truly meant to get you thinking way outside the box of traditional thinking and question things that are going on in our world […]
This episode’s audio is unedited. Due to a rough week for both hosts, you are getting uncut audio including umm and ahhs. We hope you gain value out of this episode, and appreciate the authenticity of this episode. Today on the show, Dave and Ryan are building upon the “nontraditional […]
Today on the show, Dave-O sits downs with Stephen Voehl. Stephen is the father of one and working on becoming a Cognitive Behavioral (CBT) Coach. Stephen traveled around the world in his younger years and worked many jobs from Janitor to the director of a multinational company. Dave and Steve […]
This episode topic has been requested in one or another by you guys. So today, Dave and Ryan are scratching the surface of the stigma surrounding the “Nontraditional family”. The one’s that aren’t the “Mad Men” style household. More than 42% of people have stated they have some type of […]
HEAR YEE, HEAR YEE! FEARLESS FATHERS HAS HIT 50! It’s episode 50 today, and part 2 of our Greatest Dad series. Today we’re talking the stigma around being “World’s Greatest Dad”. Sometimes those good things in life have the negative thoughts surrounding this. Dave and Ryan share what they believe […]
Today, on this lightly edited, raw episode of Fearless Fathers, Dave and Ryan are going over the state of the podcast (and Ryan swears 30 seconds into recording). It’s been five months since we started this journey, and wanted to recap a bit on what it like getting the podcast going from the […]
Today on the show, we have a father of one Tim Kephart from Pennsylvania. Tim has another child on the way, and works for a Fortune 500 company. By all accounts, Tim seems to have a comfortable life. But it wasn’t always this way for him. Tim fought his demons […]
Let’s start this week off right. Let’s build that passion, and get away from the “Oh man, its Monday” to “Let’s crush this Monday!” We’re talking success today. What does success mean to you? Is it a fancy house? Having elite status? Having more money than you know what to […]
Today we have Matt Ruffino on the mic, who also goes by RuffiØ (Ruffi0). Matt is a father of two from Detroit, MI, and an Army veteran. Matt, like most new dads, fought hard with his mental health. But that didn’t stop him from his passion which is his family […]
Today on Fearless Fathers, we’re talking about when is the right time for “me time” as a dad. No, not talking about that. We’re talking about the time to just be you and step away (if even for a little while). Three things we want you to think about during […]
We are back, back again! Dave-O’s back, tell a dad. Ok, enough Backstreet Boys parody. Dave’s back from his 2 weeks away and we’re getting back into the swing of things. Today we’re keeping it light, but still in our Fearless Fathers way. When is it the right time for […]
Welcome to part 2 of our sit down with Evan Nimke. The dad behind ViralDads on Instagram. If you missed part 1, you missed some AMAZING content. Evan talked about his life as a stay at home dad. From why he became one, his struggles, his wins, strengths and so […]
Sorry, we missed an Interview Thursday. To make up for it, we are launching a two part interview this week! Dave sat down with Evan Nimke who is the creator of the Instagram meme dad page ViralDads. Evan also self-published a children’s book and runs a clothing line with his […]
Dave is currently away from the mic, so Ryan takes some time to talk about the anxiety of home repair and a new mind set on how to conquer them.
Today on another Monday episode, we’re talking about Nutrition. Nutrition for that little bundle you’re raising. From formula to breastfeeding to different foods they should and shouldn’t be eating to age 3. This is just to scratch the surface and get you thinking about what’s right to feed your child. […]
Today on the Fearless Fathers Podcast, we have Chris Castillo. Chris is a 28-year-old father of 19-month-old Leo and engaged to his fiancé Val. Chris is a traveling construction worker finding his way in music. Chris agreed to sit down with Dave and Ryan and answer on what makes him […]
Fitting that our 100th episode would land on fathers day weekend (not like we planned that or anything…we didn’t) Happy fathers day to all our listeners, both new and old. We hope you had a great weekend with your loved ones. Today, Ryan, we talk about our feelings about […]
Have you ever thought about how Father’s Day originated? Has it always been the commercialized holiday it’s always been? Do other countries celebrate the same way that we do here in America? DaveO and Ryan dug up the archives and found the lost 2020 Father’s Day episode that was […]
On the podcast, we tend to dive into the mental aspects of being a father. Rarely have we discussed what physical aspects and disabilities could do to dads. So, we decided to pull back another layer into our lives. DaveO is speaking about his life fighting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, […]
Kids love to put random 4-week old chicken nuggets in their mouths, right? So taking care of our kid’s teeth should be easy, right? Right?! Well, that’s not always the case, sadly. Oral health for our little ones is crucial to having a healthy mouth and teeth well into […]
When you have a kid, a lot of things change! Your house flips (for the good), your thoughts, ideas, and beliefs may shift. Your biology changes (Like we talked about a few weeks ago). But.. What happens when you change? Change is inevitable, right? You spent your whole life making […]
Urban Dictionary defines the “Social Media Dad” as: “When a father is only in their child’s life on social media and not in the real world. Posting pictures of his kids that his baby mama had to send to him because he never sees them.” (Webster apparently doesn’t notice this as a real definition. Whatever […]
You know that tingling, uneasy feeling you get after having a kid? No, it’s not touching yourself, it’s the one where you feel weak, emotional, just “not right”? Well, that’s NORMAL! Having a kid is a BIG change in every parent’s life. Mother goes through the biggest of these changes […]
I’d like to apologize for not getting a full episode out this week, but life happened. We have some great topics coming up in the next couple of week!!!! The Fearless Fathers Dropped A course! That’s right, we teamed up with the awesome people over at listenable.io and released our […]
Today Ryan start the discussion about how your body and mind start to change after becoming a father. This will be the intro to a new mini series. https://www.livescience.com/46322-fatherhood-changes-brain.html#:~:text=Dads%20experience%20hormonal%20changes%2C%20too&text=Contact%20with%20the%20mother%20and,of%20oxytocin%2C%20the%20researchers%20said.
We’ve all heard it in one form or another. Either solicited or unsolicited. The advice that’s canned, overused, or just plain bad. YOu know it when you hear it, and tend to brush it off. But… what has taken that advice cost you? A chance at getting uncomfortable? Keeping you […]
