The Company of Dads Podcast
Paul Sullivan, former NY Times columnist, explores the lives, stories, joys, and challenges of Lead Dads – fathers who lead in raising children, supporting their partner, and balancing their career. New episode drops every Tuesday.
Episodes
139 episodes
EP133: What To Do When Your Job Is Too Much
Interview with Steven Miyao / MidCareer Parent CoachHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANIs there a greater challenge for a father than balancing a demanding career that is no longer as rewarding as it once was with bei...
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Episode 133
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25:48
EP132: What A Unique Summer Camp Can Teach About Empathy
Interview with Sara Deren / Founder of Experience CampsHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANOver 6 million children will lose a parent or sibling before they turn 18 years old. It's a large number, but a lonely lot. Sar...
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Episode 132
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23:44
EP131: Why You Should Care About Care
Interview with Elissa Strauss / Expert on What Care Does For UsHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANMale caregivers are increasing in number. They're Lead Dads to their children and their wives. They're more vocal in th...
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Episode 131
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43:03
EP130: How Do You Talk To Your Kids About Money?
Interview with Timothy Smith / a.k.a. The Financial DadHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANWhy don't parents talk more about personal finance with their children? You talk to them about all the ways to keep them safe -...
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Episode 130
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27:30
EP129: What If Video Games Aren't Killing Your Kids' Minds?
Interview with David Graham / eSports Entrepreneur and Parental AllyHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANThere are outdoor sports like football, soccer and tennis. And there are eSports like Fortnite and League of Legen...
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Episode 129
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16:28
EP128: All Siblings Fight. When Has It Gone Too Far?
Interview with Corinna Jenkins Tucker, Expert in Sibling RelationshipsHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANAre sibling behaviors like pushing, intimidating just harmless rivalry? When does that rivalry go too far and be...
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Episode 128
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12:48
EP127: How Dads Can Help Their Tweens and Teens: 5 Ways
Interview with Kevin Baker, Leader on Tween and Teenage empowermentHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANTweens can be moody. Teens can be withdrawn. As a father, you have a role to play in helping them through these per...
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Episode 127
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12:27
EP126: Here are 5 Tips To Make The Sex Ed Talk Easier
Interview with Jason Armishaw / Publisher of Start The Talk newsletterHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANYour pre-teens and teens are getting messages about sex from their friends, from social media, from the school a...
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Episode 126
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15:38
EP125: Are You Screwing Up Your Kids?: 5 Suggestions
Interview with Matt Maynard / Family Therapist and Parent CoachHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANWhen it comes to parenting advice, your friends and most therapists aren't going to give it to you straight. Matt Mayna...
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Episode 125
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27:32
EP124: Why Dads Should "Parent Outloud": 5 Answers
Interview with Elliott Rae / Father AdvocateHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANFathers need to step out and be more present, at home and in the office. This is the crux of the Parenting Outloud campaign that Elliott R...
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Episode 124
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31:23
EP123: How To Help Your Child With Learning Challenges
Interview with Marc Hoffman / Advocate for Children with ADHDHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANIn second grade, Marc Hoffman's teacher told him he wouldn't amount to anything. It crushed him but his parents and broth...
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Episode 123
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37:37
EP122: What Does It Mean to Press Forward?
Interview with Neal Conlon / Men's Group Leader and CoachHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANNeal Conlon is one interesting guy. Out of high school, he went into the Marines where he served for nearly 8 years. Getting ...
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Episode 122
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30:11
EP121: What To Do If You Child Has A Rare Disease
Interview with Will Hoffman / Rare Disease AdvocateHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANWill Hoffman is a runner and when his son was diagnosed with NF - an incurable genetic condition that causes tumors to grow on nerv...
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Episode 121
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23:08
EP120: What Does It Mean To Be A Successful Working Parent?
Interview with Anthony Franzese / Seeker of Fatherhood WisdomHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANWhat does it mean to be a Successful Working Parent? It's a question Anthony Franzese, a healthcare sales executive, had ...
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Episode 120
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27:55
EP119: What You Can Learn From A Challenging Childhood
Interview with Verne Marble / Veteran, Advisor, FatherHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANVerne Marble is one of four and the father of four. His childhood was a bit haphazard. But he's a committed father who was clear...
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Episode 119
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27:55
EP118: How To Manage The Intersection Between Love & Money
Interview with Abby Davisson / Expert on Money and LoveHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANShould love and money be linked together? If you want to be happy in life, Abby Davisson argues 100 percent. She wrote about it...
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Episode 118
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33:44
EP117: Barbells to Braids: How A Bouncer Led An Awakening
Interview with Michael Ray / International Fatherhood AdvocateHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANMichael Ray provided security for music superstars - Jon Bon Jovi, Whitney Houston, INXS. Bruce Springsteen was the nice...
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Season 1
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Episode 117
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45:00
EP116: Lessons From A Divorce That Never Ends
Interview with Sean Keenan / Lessons from a Divorced Dad HOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANSean Keenan, an economist by training, has a harrowing story about a divorce that went to such a dark place. The least of it ...
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Episode 116
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33:16
EP115: How Not To Get Sidelined on Parental Leave
Interview with Adrienne Prentice / Parent Coach for CompaniesHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANAdrienne Prentice loved being a lawyer and was working her way up within the general counsel's office. She went on parent...
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Episode 115
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33:31
EP114: Be A Better Husband And Father On Your Terms
Interview with Dan Doty / Founder of Evryman, Engaged Fatherhood LeaderHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANBefore the pandemic, Dan Doty was one of the best known advocates for helping men live better, fuller and more ...
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Episode 114
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41:54
EP113: Can Macho Men Meditate?
Interview with Jon Macaskill / Navy Seal, Advocate of Mindful MeditationHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANWhen a doctor told Jon Macaskill, a decorated Navy Seal with decades of combat experience, that meditation cou...
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Episode 113
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30:34
EP112: How Not To Ruin Parental Leave, If You're A Manager
Interview With Dr. Amy Beacom / Parental Leave ExpertHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANCompanies can have the most generous, equitable parental leave policies - plans polished and perfected to allow mothers and fathe...
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Episode 112
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33:46
EP111: Want To Learn To Be a Better Husband?
Interview With Zach Watson / Fair Play Coach, Recovering ManchildHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVANTwo words could change your married life for the better: mental load. It's a phrase coined by Eve Rodsky that has spa...
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Episode 111
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35:53
EP110: Would You Give Up Your Athletic Dream For Your Kids?
Interview with Todd Demsey / PGA Tour Player Who Walked Away From The GameHOSTED BY PAUL SULLIVAN"Thirty weeks a year on the road - it's not worth it.," said Todd Demsey who wasn't a consultant or travelin...
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Season 1
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Episode 110
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29:40