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Hopefully Somebody KnowsGod Girls Podcast - preview and interviewHi everyone! Just a quick one for you today to tell you about God Girls Podcast, a new show by my daughter Sadie (11) and my niece Rachel (12). They wanted to make a show about their faith and other things on the minds of young women. They did it all on their own (OK, I'm helping with the boring button-pushing stuff but the content is all theirs). I'm excited to share a little chat I did with them about the show.
You can find them on your favorite podcast platform by searching "God Girls Podcast" or you can...2022-12-0505 minHopefully Somebody Knows18 - Caitlin Pontrella - Parkour: much more than backflips and jumping off high stuffToday we dig into Parkour. I started training nearly 7 years ago with Parkour Visions, an organization here in Seattle. Since then PKV (as we abbreviate their name) has shifted from running a gym to focusing on bringing parkour to new communities, particularly undeserved schools in the Seattle area. I'm joined today by their outgoing Executive Director, Caitlin Pontrella. Caitlin talks about how she defines parkour, how it differs from other athletic pursuits and the current state of organized kids' sports in America and how parkour stands apart. We spend a lot of time talking about privilege and how it...2020-09-1544 minHopefully Somebody Knows17 - Dad Roundtable - What should we do about school in a pandemic?I've been meaning to bring on a group of dads I respect for a roundtable discussion for quite some time. The dads in our neighborhood have been weighing what to do about school in the fall (All week in-person? Hybrid? Virtual?) so we thought a fun, honest and respectful discussion on the topic could be helpful to other parents. All 4 of us come at this question from different perspectives and (spoiler alert!) we don't answer the question of "what's the best choice for education during a plague?" but...we took a swing at it.
I hope all o...2020-07-291h 01Hopefully Somebody Knows16 - Julie Metzger - Great Conversations about puberty, empathy and modeling strong relationshipsI'm honored to be joined on this episode by Julie Metzger, founder of Great Conversations (https://www.greatconversations.com/ & https://www.facebook.com/GreatConversations). Her organization helps both parents and kids understand what puberty will look like and face it head on armed with information and a sense of humor. She's been doing these talks for over 30 years around Seattle and the Bay Area and was kind enough to give me some time to pick her brain.
What I expected to be a talk about the physical aspects of puberty turned into something far richer: a discussion about emotions, empathy...2020-04-111h 08Hopefully Somebody Knows15 - Stoicism in a time of COVID19 + book giveawaySeason 2 is a go! Let's talk about Stoicism and let's give away some free books!
Today's episode is just me talking (first time I've done that). I spend some time on a quick overview of the philosophy of Stoicism, something that has been truly world-changing for me. I use an overview written by Ryan Holiday on his site, DailyStoic.com, as the structure for this overview. You can see that post here.
I'm also giving away a few copies of Ryan's newest book, Stillness Is the Key, to my listening friends. Here's how you can win:
Go to the show's...2020-03-2831 minHopefully Somebody Knows14 - Wes Jones - Pro wrestling and chasing your dreamContinuing our recent theme of "fandom" I'm excited to welcome Wes Jones to the show! Wes and I have been friends via our shared love of professional wrestling. In fact, we recorded this episode in my car on the way to and from a show (apologies for the audio quality, it was my first swing at a fully "mobile" recording). Wes tells a great story about his fandom: how he discovered pro wrestling, how it became a passion for him and how he chased his dream. We touch a bit on parenting in this show (mostly how wrestling fits into...2019-10-1053 minHopefully Somebody Knows13 - Steve Strange - Star Wars, Fandom, Kids and Star WarsFun one with my best buddy, Steve Strange. We had to do a do-over of our original discussion due to a tech snafu (which we discuss in our chat) but I think this came out better than that one. Ostensibly the idea here is fandom: is it OK to force what you like on your kids? How do you know if the resulting fandom is authentic or are they just liking something because "daddy likes it"? And does it matter?
In reality this is really more about Star Wars. Steve and I bonded of Star Wars (among...2019-09-1452 minHopefully Somebody Knows12 - Bryan Tomlinson - Coaching youth sports, how to be a better sports parent and UW footballFun (and much-delayed) discussion with Bryan Tomlinson today. We discuss what he's learned from many rounds of coaching kids (including coaching his own kids), how to be a better parent of a little athlete, etc.
Speaking of, I wanted to plug BT's charity that we didn't have time to get to on the show. Football for Sinaola is an organization focused on providing funds to help the kids of this underprivileged area of Mexico learn about and play flag and tackle football. Here's their Facebook page if you'd like to learn more: https://www.facebook.com/FootballForSinaloa
BT runs a pod...2019-08-2043 minHopefully Somebody Knows11 - Billy Christensen - Finding meaning and mid-life crisesBilly Christensen joins us today. Billy is another one of my fraternity brothers from the SMU Lambda Chi Alpha house. Billy now lives in Atlanta and works in consulting. He reached out via email to propose a discussion about meaning and purpose. This is really cool conversation as it's less about interviewing Billy and more about a back-and-forth discussion of some of the root causes of mid-life crises. Billy is really open and shares a lot about the struggles he feels even while he has all the traditional markers of success - great job, great wife, great kids, etc. H...2019-07-021h 07Hopefully Somebody Knows10 - Tannya Bernadette - Fashion for dadsTannya Bernadette, founder of The Closet Edit joins us today for a fun episode discussing clothes. We spent most of our time talking about mens clothes: what to wear, common mistakes, tailoring, what to remove from your closet, etc. We also talk a bit about how to shop for the lady in your life and for your kids. Hope you enjoy this fun chat with Tannya! Oh, and remember to listen till the end for a special offer that Tannya is extending to all HSK listeners!
The Closet Edit https://myclosetedit.com/ Their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecloset.edit/
...2019-05-2536 minHopefully Somebody Knows09 - Tom Schwab - Values, religion and perspective from a grandfatherToday's episode is a bit different as it's the first time I've interviewed someone I didn't know personally. Tom Schwab is the CEO of Interview Valet, a company that matches podcasters with interviewees. I reached out to them as I was ramping up the show to see if they had anyone in their guest roster that could be a fit. In a cool surprise, their CEO, Tom, offered to be a guest. Tom is an advocate for the power of podcasting and is a very knowledgeable marketer himself but what I was most interested in were his experiences as...2019-05-0250 minHopefully Somebody Knows08 - Morgan Anderson - Blended families, single fatherhood and a child on the Autism spectrum I'm very excited to welcome the first of my fraternity brothers to the show!. Morgan Anderson and I met in college at SMU in Dallas (Go 'Stangs!). Morgan has worn many hats as a dad: father of a daughter with autism, single dad and now father in a blended family with 2 young sons. Each of those topics could be a show on its own but we try to get through all of them here. If you're interested in learning more about Autism I'd definitely recommend this one. Morgan tells a very interesting story about "equine therapy" (AKA using horses t...2019-04-0356 minHopefully Somebody Knows07 - Bonus - Basic Breathing Meditation by Charles MorrisA little extra treat for you: a 12-minute simple breathing meditation by our previous guest, Charles Morris. Please note that listening to this while driving or doing any task needing your attention is not a good idea. But if you're interested in trying meditation, find a comfy chair in a quiet spot where you won't be disturbed and give this a shot. If you'd like to do more of Charles' meditations download the Insight Timer app (https://insighttimer.com/) and search for his name.
As always if you'd like to support us please visit our sponsors or...2019-02-2513 minHopefully Somebody Knows06 - Charles Morris - Meditation, neuroplasticity and their benefit at work and at homeI'm joined by Charles Morris for a very special episode focused on meditation and mindfulness.
Charles is a fellow Microsoftie and is currently Director, Global Learning & Development where he's helping to bring those concepts into Microsoft life. Charles is also a father himself so he's our first "two-fer" of expert and dad.
We cover a lot of ground on this one and jump around a bit so I edited the order of our discussion to lead off with a "what is meditation" discussion for any newbies. From there we cover common misconceptions of meditation, the sc...2019-02-171h 13Hopefully Somebody Knows05 - Peter Allen - Teen girls, phone contracts, dyslexia and Mr BenedictI'm so excited to welcome Peter Allen to the show. Peter and I have been friends since our early teens and since he now lives on the other side of the state we rarely see each other. This silly project of mine created an excuse for us to chat. Speaking of, this is our first Skype call podcast so consider this my standard apologies for audio quality, figuring stuff out, etc. :)
Pete went into the law right after school but has since moved into trust/financial management for Baker Boyer Bank (https://www.bakerboyer.com/) in Walla Walla, WA. Pete...2019-02-0455 minHopefully Somebody Knows00 - TrailerIf you have about 3 minutes I'd love to tell you a bit more about my podcast. It's by a dad for dads where I (mostly) interview other dads about fatherhood, relationships and being a better person. Check it out.2019-01-3003 minHopefully Somebody Knows04 - Allison Norris - Masculinity, anger, therapy and valuesMy first expert and my first female guest! Allison Norris is a therapist in Seattle, WA (check her site out here: http://www.allisonnorristherapy.com/). She's been a great friend to my wife and I since they met in a new parents group 10 years ago. Allison is very wise and just a joy to speak with on any topic but particularly in her area of expertise, therapy for adults and kids.
We touch on a ton of foundational concepts like the concept of masculinity, white male privilege, acceptable vs. "problem" anger, trigger words, giving kids "labels" ("shy", "smart", "a good a...2019-01-2359 minHopefully Somebody Knows03 - Shawn Macfarlan part 2 - Automation, guaranteed income, guns and politicsShawn Macfarlan and I continue our discussion from the last episode, we enjoyed our chat so much we went longer than planned. Part two dives right into a discussion about guns (and we try to spend some time on both sides of the conversation). We also get into the current situation in the financial markets as of January 2019 and when the next bear market is coming. We also touch on guns, privilege, income equality and what happens in a world where automation eliminates jobs both at the lower and higher income levels including our thoughts on the feasibility of...2019-01-1543 minHopefully Somebody Knows02 - Shawn Macfarlan - Balance, meeting people where they are and where money fits in familyShawn Macfarlan is a fairly new buddy of mine from our neighborhood. We were extremely lucky to meet a few other families that all had daughters the same ages as our girls and, even more luckily, they're all great people (I'll be interviewing all of the dads at some point).
Shawn is a father of three girls, a 7-year old and 10-year-old twins. Shawn is a twin himself so being a twin and raising twins is an area he knows a lot about so if you have or are expecting twins I think his i...2019-01-151h 12Hopefully Somebody Knows01 - Mark Shapiro - Social media pressure, coaching and being friends with your kidsMark Shapiro is our first guest. I've known Mark for nearly 20 years, been in each other's weddings and watched each other become dads. He's a State Farm insurance agent and helped found a charity called Roses & Rosemary that initially provided medication to HIV-positive orphans in sub-Saharan Africa and is now branching out into providing boarding school education for young girls in those countries.
As this is my first podcast interview please excuse the audio quality, my rambling questions and me saying "100%" WAY too much for some reason. Mark, luckily, saves the interview with his i...2019-01-151h 02
The PPC Show PodcastEpisode #005 - Let's Talk Bing Ads with Scott Finholm from MicrosoftThis week on The PPC Show: We chat about Bing Ads with Microsoft insider Scott Finholm.
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