The Imperfect Dads Podcast

On this episode we have on Tim Scott.
 
 Tim has a really unique story as a dad.  He fell in love with his wife when she was in America, and then she moved back to Mexico while pregnant with their first child. He spent years working and sending them money to support them as he took care of his sick mother in America.  He then didn’t have the money to fly or drive down to see them, so he walked on the road for months to see his newborn.
 
 Tim now lives in Mexico with his...

On this episode we have on Austin Marshall. He works as an artist manager at Starstruck Entertainment, and is married to musician Maggie Rose.

We talked about life with a 20 week old, touring with a baby, finding out they were pregnant and Grammy nominated in the same year, getting back to work after having a kid, being excited about nesting, Moms on Call Schedule saving his sanity and the happiness he finds in the little moments of being a dad.

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On this episode we have on BJ Barham from the band American Aquarium

BJ gave lots of stories about growing up and how he was raised and what changes he’s making in his parenting style for his daughter.  For example, they give a lot of space for his daughter to express and explain herself and they see her carry that confidence of knowing she’s listened to into the classroom and the world.  We talked about how he started to get that respect from his parents in high school and how that changed him. ...

On this episode we have on Terry Clark from the band Carbon Leaf
 
 We talked about baking with kids, meal prepping for his family before going on tour, prepping for a fall tour, kid with technology, encouraging his kids to stop watching people do things and try it themselves, and life in the music business world.  

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On this episode we have on Jason hollis. Jason is a visual artist, entrepreneur, music producer, trailblazer, and now the owner of one of Nashville’s historic and legendary music venues, formerly known as Douglas Corner, and now The Eighth Room.

In this episode we talk about his love of Oasis and the role of rock stars in culture, how he feels about his daughter going to college, his daughter’s love of true crime podcast, our love of the music and history of Nashville and wanting to preserve it, owning The...

On this episode we have on Jason Pipkin.  Jason is a  Master's in Clinical Mental Health Counseling who sees clients virtually and in-person in Tennessee!

I asked Jason to talk about postpartum depression in men.  But before that I wanted to learn more about his life.  We talked about his time as a touring musician in the Lone Bellow, his decision to go back to school, his experience being a stay at home parent, the struggle to find community when you become a dad, and a lot of discussion on what happens to your iden...

On this episode we have on musician Chris Broach who you might know from the bands Braid, Sunset, or The Firebird Band.

I talked to Chris at the end of the summer.  Chris has 3 kids like I do, and we both were at the end of a summer entertaining 3 kids.   Which if you’ve ever been the primary parent during the summer for your kid, by the time you get to August it’s a whole different world. 

We talked about trying to manage screen time for your kids, stress...

On this episode we have on Raheem Jarbo, better known as Mega Ran.
 
 We talked about his life as a digital content creator, his experience as a foster parent, the process of adopting his son, the nerves around adopting his son, his love of wrestling and video games, creating music for kids, writing ska songs, and touring.
 
 Make sure to check out his new album Buddy’s Magic Treehouse wherever you listen to music!

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On this episode we have musician Justin Roberts!
 
 We talked about learning about baseball because his son loves baseball, his experience as an older dad, how he ended up in Chicago, life in Chicago, using experiences with his son in his songs, listening to music on vinyl, some stories behind songs on his new album Brainfreeze and his process for recording music.
 
 Make sure to check out his new album Brainfreeze wherever you find your music

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On this episode we have on musician Devin Shelton who you might know from the band Emery.
 
 We talk about life with 3 kids and how different their personalities are, coming from a big family, taking a break from Emery when he started having kids,  understanding his parents and making changes to his parenting, always having creative ideas in his head, his partnership with his wife while on tour, band life in the van and green rooms, and our love of early 2000s bands.

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On this episode we have musician Dave Elkins from the band Mae.
 
 We talked about being a single father, how he prioritizes his daughter, how therapy has helped him, how his dad influenced him as a father, life on tour, writing his first album since becoming a father, co-parenting, and touring the album the Everglow now that it’s been out for 20 years. 
 
 I appreciate Dave’s time for a call, and he was extremely eager to talk about how much he cares about being a dad and how much it’s made him reflect and grow as...

On this episode we have on Kolton Moore from the band Kolton Moore and the Clever Few

We talked about living in Texas, maintaining a garden when not on tour, his love of hunting and being outside, spending time fishing with his daughter over screen time, his new album A Place that I call home and how fatherhood and maturing influences his music.

Make sure to check out his new album A place that I call home when it comes out on September 26

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On this episode we have on musician Ben Nichols, who you may know from his solo career or being the frontman for the band Lucero.

We talked about getting married and moving from Tennessee to Ohio, life in a smaller town, how he helps out around the house when not on tour, his journey to becoming a dad, and his step daughter helping him make an album during the pandemic.

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On this episode we have on Brian Wecht from the bands Go Banana Go, Ninja Sex Party and podcast Leighton Night.

We talked about Go Banana Go’s new album Slippery When Peeled, pretending to charge his daughter rent, his daughter wanting to be in his bands, how he went from being an academic to being in Ninja Sex Party, having a kid in the United Kingdom, and things we both thought were normal growing up and realized weren’t.

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On this episode we have on musician and producer Jim Roach from Go Banana Go
 
We talked about being a homebody, having wives that encourage us to get out of the house more, getting comfortable with saying no, his kids getting more into sports, differences between living in California and Tennessee, living away from family, date nights, how he got involved with comedy, making Go Banana Go’s new album Slippery When peeled, and how the band energized Jim’s creativity.

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On this episode Justin and Devon talk about Justin's decision to leave the podcast.

We started this podcast as The Nashville Dads in 2022 after both having new kids in 2021.  We started doing in person interviews in 2023 and went from 2 dads hanging out, to us learning about dad's stories and sharing them. In 2024 Devon moved to Denver and Justin moved to Murfreesboro and had his second child.  This podcast went from an in person podcast to remote.

Back in May of 2025 Justin decided to take a break from recording episodes because the combination of work, being a...

On this episode we have on Clay Garrett from Campfire Gentleman

We talked about his life as a graphic designer, how he started Campfire Gentleman, what  he does to maintain male friendships, learning from his dad, and trying to not make life dramatic because it’s hard enough as it is.

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On this episode we have the executive chef of Audrey’s in Nashville, Samuel Jett
 
We talked about moving to the suburbs and having community, having too many snacks around the house, needing to lose weight from eating all those snacks, moving a lot when Sam was a kid, moving from Charleston to Nashville, his relationship with Sean Brock, his role as executive chef at Audrey’s, his respect for farmers in Nashville, maintaining a garden, memories of his grandparent’s garden, challenges of running a restaurant,  how he prioritizes spending time with his daughters on his days off...

On this episode we have on author Randy Lyman

This conversation is a lot of discussion of ego, being in tune with your emotions, talking to younger versions of yourself, shadow work, and Randy’s new book the Third Element which discusses a lot of these topics.

This  was really fun to have this conversation because I love discussing the energy and inertia of every day life and how you can be more in tune with yourself and understand yourself better. And most importantly, figure out how to show yourself more love and...

On this episode we have on Val and Blake Hudson with The Family Sleep Coach.

We talked about how they had twins and decided to have another kid, why we all prefer an SUV to a minivan, how Val started The Family Sleep Coach, and how much sanity that brought to their life with having little kids and Blake going back to school.

Val is a certified sleep consultant.  She offers services for establishing sleep habits for babies up to 12 weeks.  Make sure to go to her website thefamilysleepcoach.co...

On this episode we have on Derry deBorja from the 400 Unit.

We talked about his life as a step dad, teenagers and smartphones, why he gave up drinking, and about his marriage starting in 2020 and how not being on the road helped his relationships. 

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On this episode we have on Josiah Holland!

We talk about raising twins, issues with fertility and miscarriages before having the twins, his transition from musician to being a teacher, making sure kids develop their own identity, discussing Richard Rohr and Greg Boyle, and Josiah’s belief in humanity.

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On this episode we have on Matt Ragland.  Matt has a YouTube channel, a podcast, and a newsletter focused on productivity and building habits.

We talk about being a Florida sports fan, taking his son to a national championship game, getting a bigger car for all his kids, learning all his kids personalities, their move from Nashville to Florida, and figuring out your priorities as a parent.

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In this episode we have on Steve Younes of Surfin' Bird Hot Chicken

We talked about our shared love of comedians, being over the top for the sake of humor, how he started his hot chicken seasoning business, stories of his divorced, his ex wife passing away and getting remarried, and the life he’s building for his daughter.

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On this episode we have on Derek Webb.  Derek Webb is a musician you may know from his solo career or his time in Caedmon's Call.

We talk about Derek’s childhood and time in college, accessibility to music and art, how our kids have so many options for careers, drag queens, emphasizing kindness to your kids, learning how to know yourself and be constantly learning.

Derek released Survivor Songs this year and is currently on tour.  Make sure to go to derekwebb.com to find his tour dates and...

On this episode we have on Brandon Carswell from the podcast WorkTapes

We talk about how he started WorkTapes, a podcast talking to song writers about their writing process, challenges of kids in school during Covid, how he approaches co-parenting, and navigating social media for his sons.

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On this episode we have on Jim Suptic.  Jim Suptic is the lead guitarist for The Get Up Kids and also is the frontman for Blackpool Lights and is the Director of Operations for the non profit Steps of Faith.

We talked about our his daughters learning to drive, our first cars, having a daughter going to college and high school next year, stories about what jobs he worked when not touring, how he ended up working with Steps of Faith, and what he’s learned about advocating for amputee needs, and his love of...

On this episode we have on Robb Laffoon.  Robb hosts the podcasts Emo Kids Anonymous and spends a lot of time on TikTok talking about early 2000s  music.

We talked about life with his autistic son, his diva daughter, being a Chargers fan,  how early 2000s music changed our lives, his podcast Emo Kids Anonymous, and Robb shares the story of when he flipped his car and got a DUI and all the thoughts that went through his head.

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On this episode we have on Steve Lamos.  Steve is a professor at Colorado University in Boulder, but is more known for being the drummer in the band American Football.

We talked about his time as a professor, the challenges of higher education, what we both valued from our college experience, his kids and screen time, his kids playing music, balancing being a professor parent and musician and how music has inspired us in our lives.

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On this episode we have on author and former LAPD officer Jeff Wenninger.

We talked about his life as an older dad, being a single dad, moving from LA back to Ohio, traveling with his son, his time as an officer including working with schools, how he wrote his new book, differences from when he was a kid to current times, and how writing his book made him feel more connected to his parents.

Jeff wrote a book about called On Thin Ice where he examines the realities of policing and his...

On this episode we have on Justin’s friends Tyler and Anthony.

We talk about Tyler and Justin met, getting a vasectomy, Anthony having 5 kids, Tyler tells his birth story and experience with depression and addictions, the struggle and need to keep male friendships, and exhaustion of going from 1 kid to 2 kids.

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On this episode we have on Nate Feathers who runs the instagram account Dads Don’t Babysit.

We talk about when he used to work in roofing and how that led to him to Nashville,, being a dad to 6 kids, how he started Dads Don’t Babysit, how dads are going above the social expectations of being a dad, raising kids in a digital age, his oldest going off to college, and all the different personalities of his kids.

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On this episode we have on Chad Gamble who plays drums in Jason Isbell’s band the 400 unit.  

We talked about his daughter going to college, how we both don’t use our college degrees, early days of playing with Jason Isbell, being aware of what type of dad you’re being, and his life on tour.

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On this episode we have on Will Johnson.  Will Johnson is the lead singer of the bands Centro-matic and South San Gabriel, and has played in the touring bands of Monster of Folk, Overseas and is current in Jason Isbell’s touring band the 400 unit.  He is also a painter and author.

We talked about managing screen time with your kids, taking the family on hikes, Will shares stories about his own childhood, our mutual love of having a soccer game on in the background on the weekends, the adjustment period when he gets home...

On this episode we have on Evan Alini.  Evan was our first guest ever on the podcast and is a great friend of ours!  He helps us out with The Nashville Dad walks and organizing dad community in Nashville including dad walks.

We talk about having a second kid with IVF, his experience with IVF, being an older dad and movement, and all he does with the Nashville Dad Walks 

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For this episodes we decided to do something in honor of Fathers’ day! This episode is about taking your kids to their first sporting events and making traditions out of it.

We have on Bennett Piispanen and father and son Dennis and Tyler Glaser.  Everyone on this call including Justin are Cincinnati reds fans.  Bennett talks about taking his oldest to a reds game and now making it a tradition.  Tyler talks about taking his baby to a reds game this year.  Dennis talks about taking Tyler to a reds game when he was 3 weeks old and how he...

On this episode we have on Joel King from the Wild Feathers.

We talked about sports and his love of baseball and his son playing baseball, people who say having a dog is similar to having a kid, playing music with his son, reflect on who we were in high school, how we discovered new music when you were a kid, his life on tour, his life as a studio musician, and trying to watch shows with your wife at the end of the day. 

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On this episode we have on Taylor Burns.  Taylor plays guitar an sings in the Wild Feathers

In this episode we talk about his experience being a step dad, Dallas area sports   , trying to have a kid with IVF, life on tour, our time in high school, and trying to get your teenager to talk to you.

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On this episode we have on Dean Wegner of Authentically American.  Dean is a veteran and runs an apparel company focused on making everything in America.

We talked about his time at West Point, his time as a ranger, how that high performance and lack of sleep prepared him to be a dad and an entrepreneur, having young kids while working, and a lot about the apparel industry and his drive to create more jobs in America.

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On this episode we have on Dane Poppin.  Dane plays bass and has played with bands like A Static Lullaby, Dashboard Confessional, Jesse Jane Decker, Caroline Jones, A Day to Remember and is currently on tour with The Fray.

We talked about family calendars, going to shows just for the headliners, how he moved to Tennessee, 2 year olds being helping around the house, protecting your kids curious spirit, having a record collection with a little kid, beards and newborns,  and staying connected with his family on tour.  A lot of this conversation was Dane tal...

Hey everyone! May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Mental health for dads is a subject that comes up in a good majority of our episodes.  When I was editing and listening through episodes I felt like releasing this episode earlier in our rotation for Mental Health Awareness month made a lot of sense.

This episode is with Mitchell Osmond of Dad Nation.  Mitchell shares his story about how as a dad and husband he reached a point where he felt like he was living a life he wasn’t proud of.  He talked to us ab...

On this episode we have on Dan Layus.  Dan is a musician who creates music under the name Augustana.

We talked to Dan about being a dad to 4 kids, having his oldest go to college, how he helps around the house when home, how quiet hotel rooms can seem, the different anxieity of having kids in his 20s versus his 30s, how he feels like a late bloomer, the energy behind his last album, and creativity.

When we reached out to Dan we were still under the name The N...

On this episode we have on Barnabas Piper.  Barnabas is an assistant pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville.

We talked about having uncommon first names, his former life in publishing, his oldest daughter going to college, our college experiences, having a baby in your 40s, hoping your kids actually listen to you, the book Anxious Generation, what childhood we want to give to our kids,  kids eating habits, how he became a pastor, and learning when you need to recharge and take a break.

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On this episode we have on Caleb Lindsey.  Caleb is the owner and head strength coach at Hybrid Strength gym in Murfreesboro Tennessee.

We talked about his wife needing multiple eye surgeries when their daughter was born, how much of the early years of a kid you can’t predict, how competitive his daughter is and how smart his daughter is.  Justin didn’t make the beginning of the call and joined in later. We also talked about Caleb’s issues with fertility and about testosterone therapy that he did so they could get pregnant...

On this episode we have on Steve Slovenski with Furniture By Steve.  Steve creates custom built furniture and tables in the Nashville area.  He’s the father of 4 children and is a former teacher.

We talk about how he went from teaching to carpentry, a lot of talk about gardening, hosting events for the youth group of WayChurch with his wife, his journey of  what feels right to you as a parent, homeschooling, independent  children and all the chaos of having 4 kids.  We hope you enjoy the episode.  

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On this episode we have on Dave Glaser.  Dave lives in Colorado and is an enneagram coach, and podcaster!

In this episode we get into some pretty deep topics.  We talk about redefining relationships with your kids when they get older, a lot about male mental health, how the enneagram helps you understand yourself, Dave and Justin share their stories of sobriety, and Justin asks Dave about jiu-jitsu and how it’s helped him.  

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On this episode we have on musician Jedd Hughes.  

Jedd was one of the easiest guests to talk to, and was so comfortable sharing every day life moments that I had to remind myself he’s a world class guitar player.  Jedd is from Australia and we talked about Australia music scene, the chaos of getting 3 kids to sleep at night, all 3 kids sometimes getting along, recording music at home and switching from parenting to creativity, stress of moving and finding good schools for your kids. And how he recorded his new album Nightshades.  

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On this episode we have on Devin Krotman.  

Devin was a huge help for us with taking lead on our Nashville based dad community including organizing walks and hang outs. 

We talked about  anxiety, how he feels about having a son after having 2 daughters,  his life as a stay at home dad, postpartum male depression, and how he got connected with us.  Devin shares his story of getting laid off from a job while on paternity leave and pivoting to stay at home parent life.  

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On this episode we have on Justin with Bible Story Kids.  We talk about how he started Bible Story Kids, his time living in South Africa, how ridiculous we were in our teenage years, his sons getting older, our time in college and his work with non profits.  We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to the first ever interview episode of The Imperfect Dads Podcast!

For this episode we have on musician Caleb Crosby.   

This episode is a lot of talking about day to day life moments of fatherhood and laughing about them. Caleb and I talked about his son’s love of Halloween, expecting their second son this year, being a touring musician and how he stays connected to family,  how he involves his son with daily errands, teaching your kids calming techniques, and how as a dad you eat a lot of cold food...

This is our first episode under our new name! The Imperfect Dads Podcast!

In this episode we talk about why we changed our name (Devon and Justin both moved out of Nashville), what we hope to do with the podcast (still share and give space for dads to tell their stories), how we still want to keep Nashville Dad Community going (dad walks and resources) and how we landed on the The Imperfect dads podcast!

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Welcome to another Episode of The Nashville Dads!  This episode we have on Anthony Davis from East Nashville Beer Works!  We talk about how they became a family friendly brewery, being a kid birthday spot, the experience of doing a Home Alone pop up, setting up the Wilson County location, Fridays by the river with Friends of Shelby and City Cast Nashville, his mental space as a dad and business owner, his time as a city council member, and dad music and his band X-Ennials.  

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads.  This week have on owner of the Peg Leg Porker Carey Bringle.  

We talked about how he started his BBQ Career, the early days in Nashville, having his kids work for him, why he started Bringles Smoking Oasis, his reaction to 1 star reviews, Peg Leg Porker spirits, FatBelly Pretzel and all the ups and downs of being a family owned restaurant.  

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Welcome to another Episode of The Nashville Dads!  This episode we have on Taylor and Megan with Be Birthwise. 

One of the things we hope to do with this podcast is provide dad with resources.  This episode is talking to Megan and Taylor about the birthing classes they offer and what they cover in them.  This is a lot of talking about how you can be the most supportive partner during labor, after delivery and figuring out what being helpful looks like when you have a newborn.  make sure to go to bebirthwise.com to ch...

Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads.  

This week have on musician and CEO of Steps of Faith Billy Brimblecom. We covered a lot in this episode!  

We talked about his time in Nashville, how it feels to have kids that are now a decade old, maintaining relationships with childhood friends, asking him if yacht rock is the ultimate dad music, we talk about how he became CEO of Steps of Faith, the needs they meet for amputees and the fundraiser Thundergong he does with his friend Jason Su...

Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!  

This week we have on Stephen Bargatze, father of Nate Bargatze.  We talk about his career as a magician, how he ended up in Nashville, lots of stories about raising his kids and being a grandparent , and his relationship with his parents and how that influenced him as a parent.We hope you enjoy the episode

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!  

This week we have musician Sadler Vaden who you may know from his solo career or playing in the 400 Unit with Jason Isbell.  In this episode we talk about how he’s always had Dad energy, life with a 4 and a 1 year old, what is considered dad music, and recording his new album Dad Rock.  

This was really cool to have Sadler on and we appreciate his time! We hope you enjoy the episode.

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Welcome to another Episode of the Nashville Dads!  This week we have on musician JD Clayton.  We talked about moving back to Arkansas to be around family, his time in Nashville, how he balances creativity with business, how his family helps when he’s on tour, his short tenure as a landscape worker, transitioning from road life to home life,  his love of Martin’s BBQ, and his new album Blue Sky Sundays coming out February 28th. We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to another Episode of the Nashville Dads!  This week we have on Davis Reese from Joyland.  

When we asking Davis on, I knew he was a fun to talk with and loved being a dad, but I didn’t realize how much Nashville and Nashville food scene is part of his story.  

In this episodes there’s shout outs to Sean from HiFi Cookies, Sam Jett and Sean Brock, Melrose Billards, Rotiers, Jason Isbell’s manager Traci Thomas, and lots of little Nashville moments. And he also took this call...

Welcome to another Episode of the Nashville Dads!  This week we have on Dan Nordheim from the podcast Life of the Record.  We talked about getting older and keeping creativity alive, our favorite films and authors, how we are trying to give our kids opportunities we didn’t have, and what goes into his podcast.  We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to another Episode of the Nashville Dads!  

This week we have on musician Jonathan Wyndham. He’s played with Colbie Caillat and Jessie James Deceker and does his own solo projects. 

This episode discusses a lot of things!  How much kids costs, the birth of his twins, stories from touring, creativity, your kids and social media, traveling the world, and lots of stories!  We really hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!  

This week we have on creator of Dad Lunch Notes, Dr Chris Yandle ! We talked about schedules with kids and school, his former life working in college sports, the reality of working in college sports, mental health and therapy, and how he started writing lunch notes to his kids and what he’s learned from it.  We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!  

This week we have on musician Mat Kearney! We talk about changing diapers, the relief of your kids getting more independent, strangers giving you advice in public, balancing creativity and parenting and how he moved to Nashville.  We hope you enjoy the episode!

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For this episode Justin and Devon recap 2024!  Both of them moved!  Justin and his wife got pregnant AND gave birth! Devon had a car stolen!

All while meeting really awesome dads and sharing their stories.  We talk about the year, really cool moments from the episodes we did and what we hope to see in 2025!

Thanks a ton for listening!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!  

This week we have on musician Gordie Tentrees.  We talk about his work using music to help communities heal, going from tour to home life, wanting his kids to be resilient, not wanting his daughter to date yet, and his new album he’ll be recording in Nashville!  We really hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads! 

 This week we have on musician Vinnie Paolizzi.  We talk about having kids during the pandemic, growing up in Pennsylvania and going to Cape May, challenges of making music, coming from a big family and how much we both love Jackson Browne’s music.  We really hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads! On this episode we have on City Council Member Mike Cortese.  

This was one of those conversations where we kind of immediately jumped into big topics and discussions.  We talked about Mike’s upbringing in a broken home, being raised by community, teaching at Belmont, going through 5 miscarriages and IVF, and why he ran for city council.  

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads! 

On this episode we have on Jared Braucht.  We talk about having kids later in life, growing up in the midwest and all your friends having kids, life in Fort Collins, his job as a speech pathologist and how his training helps him be a better parent. 

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!  

This week we have on Brett Moore from the wild feathers.  We talk to Brett about his time at Belmont, dropping out of college to go on tour,  working with Guitar Effects Pedal when in town, kids going to school,  his love of the Orioles and sharing it with his son, his kids playing together, and The Wild Feathers new album Sirens, which is out now.  We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads! 

This week we have on musician Jordan Miller.  After we recorded this episode he let us know he changed his instagram to sterlingmillersounds, not what he says at the end of this episode.  In this episode we talk about Jordan’s day job with publishing, his experiences with day care and the cost of it, we talk about kids adapting to new routines, I talk about my car being stolen this summer, and we talk about sports and college experiences. 

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!

 This week we have on musician Brian Sutherland.  We talk about birth stories, not being able to fix things around the house, lots of cello talk, and schedules when you both work full time.  

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!  This week we have on musician Jon Epcar! We talk trying to get you kid to eat food, his time in New York and LA, being a touring musician, life in Nashville, having parents for voice actors, and silly things our kids say.  We hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!  

This week we have on musician Drew Holcomb!  Drew gives Justin advice for going from 1 kid to 2 kids, we talk father’s day songs, golf,  sad dad music and Drew’s new album Strangers No More Volume 2 and his upcoming album with his wife Ellie.  This was really cool and special to have drew on the podcast.  Make sure to go see him out on tour and we hope you enjoy the episode.

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!  This week we have on JB Anderson of Soccer Dad Pod.  We talk about growing up middle class and finding grit, how Nashville is changing, JB’s career path, St Louis soccer culture, and all things dad.  Make sure to check out JB’s Podcast Soccer Dad Pod and we hope you enjoy the episode!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!

This week we have on musicians J.D. Huggins!

We talk about living on a farm, balancing being authentic and promoting himself for his music career, child care, the death of his first child, and being sober.

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!  

This week we have on Tyler Watkins.  We talk about his time as a marine, coaching his sons in football, CrossFit, how different both his sons are and what he values about being a dad.  We Hope you enjoy the episode

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!  

This week we have on John Jaigelo.  A lot of this episode is how he ended up in Nashville and the chaos of having 3 kids.  Like trying to get the kids out the door for school, the cute things your kid says, cooking and trying to watch movies.  But most importantly we talk Chicago sports and trying to get your kids to like a sports team for a city they’ve never lived in.  

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Welcome to another Episode of the Nashville dads.  

This week we have on Brian Elmquist and Zach Williams from the Lone Bellow.  Brian is the first guest to ever name an episode, so this one will also be known as The Valley of the Diapers.  We talked about  how they ended up in Nashville, letting your kids fall at the playground, parenting books, dads and changing diapers, and sobriety.  We're really appreciative of the guys for taking time for a phone call as they prepare to go on tour.  And that they were willing to share so many s...

Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads!  This week we have on author and reporter Steven Hale.  This year Steven released his book Death Row Welcomes You.  We talked about how he ended up in Nashville, perfectionism, what motivated him to write his book, and how it affected his mental space.  Steven is a reporter for the Nashville Banner, and we highly suggest you follow The Nashville Banner and their stories.    Make sure to find Stevens  book from your local book stores, or download the audiobook on Audible.  We hope you enjoy the episode.

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Welcome to Another episode of the Nashville dads!  This week we have on Parker Smith.  Parker runs Guitar Shed for teaching music lessons in Atlanta, and is a songwriter.  We talked about how he started Guitar Shed, how he celebrated his daughter turning one, and his birth story.  We hope you enjoy the episode.

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!  This week we have on Jason Gibson.  Jason runs  the instagram account Lunch with Jason where he gives advice and straggles for parents.  Jason took some time to discuss with us how he started his career, his heart for helping parents, and gives a lot of practical advice for communicating with your children.  Jason recently created a course called Best Year Ever, which goes through how to make sure this school year is the best for you and your family. If you have a school aged kid, make sure to check out t...

Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!  On this episode we have on John Davidson from Johnny Longlegs and the Brummies.  We talk about how he’s always wanted to be a dad, how he became a dad, and his birthing stories.  We also talk about Johnny Longlegs, his kids music persona, and why his new album My Everything is so important to him.  Make sure to check out Johnny Longlegs and listen to it with your kids.  We hope you enjoy the episode. 

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!  On this episode we have on producer and musician Tim Craven.  We spend a lot of time talking about our kid’s personalities, managing life at home, trying to find sane people to tell you how to raise your kids, trying to figure out how to correct your kids, and Tim’s experiences with emergency landings and delivering his kid in Shelby Park.  We hope you enjoy!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!  For this episode we have on Wes Boling from Club and Country Podcast.  We talk about sports bringing your family together, loving soccer and doing a podcast about Nashville SC, and about his year of dealing with family health issues.   Wes is having a year of extreme ups and downs, and he was really candid about what challenges he is facing this year while helping his wife recover from a medical event and being present for his 3 year old.  It’s a lot about facing darkness when the light gets dim, solo p...

This week’s guest is Grant England with Friends of Shelby.  

Grant talks about his work with Friends of Shelby, early years of having kids, and tells us what he remembers going from 1 to 2 kids.  

Grant is really easy to talk to, Shelby Bottoms is an awesome park, and they do great programming.  Either come out for a dad walk or come to many of the things they do.  But make sure to follow them on instagram to learn about their events.  Hope you enjoy the episode.  

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads! For this episode we have on producer and song writer Daniel Agee!  We talk about over analyzing music, dad brain, daycare and sickness, being touring musican and producer, and what changes when you become a dad.  We hope you enjoy!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville dads! For this episode we have on Scott Murphy!  We talk about his time in the military, being a veteran, his experience with IVF, and parenting a child on the spectrum.  Murph feels like he could probably write a book filled with his adventures.  We hope you enjoy!

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For this episode we have on Matt Barlas.  We talk about how he got here from Australia, dual citizenship, and preparing to fly to Australia with his family.  This episode is a lot of Justin and I asking Matt random questions about the history of Australia.  And I think we’ve all heard dads get really deep into history and civics discussions.  I hope you have as much fun as we did!

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For this episode we have on Braden Gall from 440 Media.  We talk about social media and its effect on society, lots of stories about parenting during the pandemic, how he started his company 440 Media, and kids farting.  This was very casual, and there is a bit of cursing if you have kids in the room.  We hope you enjoy

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 For this episode we have on Ketch Secor of Old Crowe Medicine Show.  We talk about how he founded Episcopal School of Nashville,  his work with Voices for a Safer Tennessee, the value of reading, and conversations he’s having with people across the country about guns and kid safety. We hope you enjoy!

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For this episode we have on Justin’s friends.  Chris, Aaron, Marcus , and Jason.  A lot of this episode is the guys discussing how they met, became friends, ridiculous adventures they did together and how having kids changes the parties you throw.  I’d like to think most of us have a group of friends we used to see all the time, but now get together once or twice a year.  Having kids makes your life get a lot busier, but also makes you really appreciate the times you get together.  This episode is a lot of that energy and also...

Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads! For this episode we have on Jon Hight.  We talk about putting down a pet, going from 1 to 2 kids, golf obsessions, food, and Jon brought his own questions.  We hope you enjoy!

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads! For this episode we have on musician Wesley Dean.  We talk about moving from Australia to America in the pandemic, the drive to challenge yourself, the beauty of RCA studio A and his new album Music from Crazy Hearts. We hope you enjoy!

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Welcome to another episode of The Nashville Dads! This week we have on Director of Operations for the Pharmacy Burger, Daniel Frazier.  We talk about the Nashville food scene, JRR Tolkien and fantasy books, and his experience of doing a home birth! We hope you enjoy !

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads! For this episode we have on musician Alex Hall.  We talk about kids repeating everything you say, touring as a dad, his son, his son watching him play on stage and the backstory to his song Dad Now.  

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Welcome to another episode of The Nashville Dads! This week we have on therapist Andrew Chapman from Wild Heart Meditation Center.  We talk about making friends as a dad, staying sober, meditation, and how kids change your life. We hope you enjoy!

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For this episode, we have on the Executive Director of Autism Tennessee, Jessica Moore, and Mark Rembert, who leads Spectrum Dads.

Autism Tennessee Spectrum Dads is a welcoming space for father figures of Autistic children, youth, and adults to find community and belonging. In this episode, Mark discusses the group and also talks about his son Eric. Jessica tells about her two sons and how Autism Tennessee helps parents navigate an autism diagnosis to figure out resources and next steps.

April is Autism Acceptance Month in Tennessee.

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads! For this episode we have on Nashville SC goalie Joe Willis! We talk about being traded to Nashville and then going through the pandemic and having a baby in a new city, funny things his daughter does, his love nature and hiking, and needing to know why the crowd chants Morgan Freeman. I’m still in disbelief this all worked out, and Joe, thanks for much taking the time to hang out. We hope you enjoy! 

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Welcome to another episode of the Nashville Dads!  For this episode we have on Heidi Steinrock from Better Care Booking.  Better Care Booking provides backup care for when your child is sent home sick from daycare.  Heidi tells us how she got to Nashville, her experience with being a house mom and daycare worker, and why she thinks it’s important to provide care for sick children.  Make sure to check out their website at bettercarebooking.com

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Welcome to another episode of The Nashville Dads! This week we have on owner of Safe House Tattoo, Ian White.  We talk about tattoos, kindergarten during the pandemic, a lot about Sigur Ros, therapy, and recovery and addiction. We hope you enjoy!

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