Top Gun fired up a generation of children to want to fly fighter jets, including Marisa Porges who made it far than most of those dreamers. The author of What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women started her career as a naval flight officer and eventually became a leading counterterrorism and national security expert in the Obama White House. Porges, now the head of The Baldwin School, a 130-year-old all-girls school outside of Philadelphia, talks about the importance of fathers -- including her own -- encouraging their daughters to pursue their dreams and how … [Read more...]
Vernon Gibbs Wants ‘Good Fruit’ to Help End Bad Nutrition Habits
DVernon D. Gibbs II dreamed about writing a children's book for a long time. Amid all the pandemic and personal chaos of 2020, his dream came to fruition, so to speak. The married stay-at-home father of three discusses all that went into creating When Good Fruit Goes Bad, his experiences dealing with a miscarriage and witnessing the birth of his twins by C-section, and lots more on the latest edition of The Modern Dads Podcast. Gibbs is interviewed by Cincinnati Dads Group founder Brock Lusch, who hosted the author on his NOMADad Podcast. Lusch recently started a second podcast, Home Dad … [Read more...]
Erik Moore Turns Opportunities into Venture Capital, Fatherhood Fortunes
Venture capitalist Erik Moore firmly believes luck is made when "opportunity meets preparation," putting himself in the position to make important connections and having the means to take advantage of them. Moore, the founder and managing director of Base Ventures -- an early-stage tech venture fund, explains how he has done that through his life by making wise choices on the latest Modern Dads Podcast. The native of the Bay Area of California was one of the first investors in Zappos. He has been one of the "25 Most Influential African-Americans In Tech" by Business Insider. Moore is … [Read more...]
Kenneth Kellogg Sings Praises of Helping Kids Embrace Their True Selves
Kenneth Kellogg grew up in a gritty Washington, D.C., 'hood, during the city's peak as a major homicide city with addicts, dealers and gun play all around him. So how did he go from there, listening to hip hop and go-go music as he walked through the streets, to singing lead in what was named the "best new opera" in 2020? You'll find out by listening to the latest episode of The Modern Dads Podcast. Kellogg, praised by opera critics for his commanding stage presence and rich, resonant bass, discusses his journey through life, helping children embrace who they are, and what it was … [Read more...]
Dad Podcasts that All Parents Should Give a Listen to
Our much-acclaimed Modern Dads Podcast returns Feb. 25 with a new season of episodes covering issues today’s fathers face navigating work, parenthood, relationships and play. If you have a thirst for dad podcasts right this minute, here are a few we think you should check out: The Art of Fatherhood Art Eddy knows dad podcasts. He's produced or hosted them for the Life of Dad social network for years, including the Art of Conversation that focuses on writers who are fathers. His baby these days is the Art of Fatherhood. Here interviews dads from the worlds of entertainment, music and sports … [Read more...]
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