Alex brings familiar face and friend, Joe Houde, to the show to discuss what 100 episodes of a podcast has been like and what the future holds for The Dad Chronicle.
TDC 100: The Centennial Celebration (ft. Joe Houde)
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Episodes about The Dad Chronicle
TDC 99: Life Lost Too Soon (Round Table Discussion ft. Geoff Blough and Sam Ahn)
Alex holds a round table discussion with two other gentlemen who have experienced the loss of a child recently. They talk about how they come to terms with what has happened and what you can do to support those going through this challenging situation.
TDC 98: Love is Love – Kevin and Ivo DiPalma’s Story (FamilyFab76)
Alex invites Kevin & Ivo DiPalma, who are known on the Internet as the 2 dads on FamilyFab76, to share their perspective as gay fathers. Their story brings a lot of love, inclusion, and positivity to the topic of fatherhood, and they are on a mission to bring awareness to LGBTQ+ parenting.
TDC 97: Labor & Delivery – Being a Supportive Partner (ft. Dr. John Luiza)
Alex invites Dr. John Luiza, an OBGYN, who shares his own story on becoming a father. He also talks about how to you can be a supportive partner, not only during the birthing process, but also before and postpartum.
TDC 96: We Miscarried
Alex shares some sad news that he and his wife had a miscarriage. He shares how he and his wife are dealing with the tragedy and what this experience is like from the perspective of a father.
TDC 95: Normalizing the Stay at Home Dad – Bobby Frankenberger’s Story
Alex speaks with Bobby Frankenberger, a contestant on season 2 of America’s Next Top Podcaster, a podcaster, and stay at home dad. The two talk about how to approach educating your kids through critical thinking techniques, how Bobby was intimidated with becoming a father, and how Bobby wishes the notion of “stay at home dad” was normalized in today’s society.
TDC 94: Building Bonds With Your Child – Jamie Brand’s Story (TMS Mashups)
Alex invites Jamie Brand, also known as TMS Mashups, to join the conversation. They discuss the challenges that Jamie faced in building a bond with his son when he was born compared to his daughter and how Jamie works hard to reinforce the love that he has for his son. Jamie also brings the conversation full circle when discussing how he sees a lot of his parenting style influenced by how he was raised by his own father.
TDC 93: Tenacity and Love – Michael Miller’s Story
Alex speaks to Michael Miller, a listener of The Dad Chronicle, who reached out to Alex asking to share his story on the show. Michael lost his first wife early in his life and left him with 2 very young children. He talks about how he was able to cope with this tremendous loss and meet his 2nd wife and merge their families. He also talks about his own father disappearing when Michael was younger and how he was able to reconnect and forgive his father many years later.
TDC 92: Therapy for New Parents – Eli Weinstein’s Story
Alex speaks with therapist and new father, Eli Weinstein, to discuss how important the topic of therapy is for new parents, especially fathers. Eli talks about his experience becoming a father and how he didn’t expect to feel the way he did. He also talks about “de-stygmatizing” therapy for men and what that can do for your relationship with your partner. And finally, Eli shares his really fun experience being on The Kelly Clarkson show.