The Imperfect Dads Podcast
A space to discuss all the ups and downs of fatherhood! Hosted by Devon. Formerly The Nashville Dads.
Episodes
175 episodes
Episode 172 | Musican Kolton Moore from Kolton Moore and the Clever Few
On this episode we have on Kolton Moore from the band Kolton Moore and the Clever FewWe 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 o...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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58:07
Episode 171 | Musician Ben Nichols of Lucero
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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52:39
Episode 170 | Brian Wecht of Go Banana Go, Ninja Sex Party and Leighton Night
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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1:16:57
Episode 169 | Producer and Musician Jim Roach of Go Banana Go!
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 i...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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1:09:17
Episode 168 | Justin Leaves the Podcast
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 fro...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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27:45
Episode 167 | Clay Garrett from Campfire Gentleman
On this episode we have on Clay Garrett from Campfire GentlemanWe 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 m...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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55:23
Episode 166 | Sam Jett Executive Chef of Audrey's in Nashville
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 snac...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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56:58
Episode 165 | Author Randy Lyman
On this episode we have on author Randy LymanThis 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 di...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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58:04
Episode 164 | Val and Blake Hudson of The Family Sleep Coach
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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50:31
Episode 163 | Derry deBorja of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
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 relat...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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55:40
Episode 162 | Josiah Holland
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 identit...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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59:21
Episode 161 | Matt Ragland
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 champion...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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1:00:04
Episode 160 | Steve Younes of Surfin' Bird Hot Chicken
In this episode we have on Steve Younes of Surfin' Bird Hot ChickenWe 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 divor...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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1:09:42
Episode 159 | Musician Derek Webb
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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1:04:43
Episode 158 | Brandon Carswell from the podcast WorkTapes
On this episode we have on Brandon Carswell from the podcast WorkTapesWe 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 app...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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46:39
Episode 157 - Jim Suptic Lead Guitarist of the Get Up Kids and Director of Operations for Steps of Faith
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 abou...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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48:34
Episode 156 - Robb Laffoon of Emo Kids Anonymous Podcast
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, ...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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1:07:29
Episode 155 | Steve Lamos of American Football
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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1:01:16
Episode 154 | Jeff Wenninger Author and Former LAPD Officer
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 sch...
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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55:00
Episode 153 | Anthony Torres and Tyler Fruland
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 strug...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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1:03:57
Episode 152 | Nate Feathers of Dads Don't Babysit
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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1:15:42
Episode 151 | Chad Gamble of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
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 aw...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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40:35
Episode 150 | Musician Painter Author Will Johnson
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 4...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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1:03:05
Episode 149 | Evan Alini Returns!
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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43:57
Episode 148 | Tyler Glaser, Dennis Glaser, Bennett Piispanen talking Reds Baseball
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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53:09