The Higher Valleys Podcast
Welcome to the Higher Valleys Podcast, where former NFL teammates Spencer Paysinger and Jelani Jenkins trade real conversations about fatherhood, sports, ambition, identity, and life after the game.
Each week, we unpack the tension ambitious fathers face: chasing success, strengthening marriages, and raising emotionally secure kids… without losing ourselves along the way.
The Higher Valleys Podcast
Latest Episodes
Antennas Up
Episode SummarySpencer and Jelani close out summer talking about the stretch before school starts: expensive camps, keeping kids occupied, grandma’s house memories, family recipes, and the kind of unstructured play that used to d...
Wise Eyes
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani spend Episode 54 in their movie and football bag, opening with camp fights, helmet-on chaos, and how fall-camp energy still lives in their bodies years after retirement. From there, they f...
A Sky Full of Fathers
Episode SummarySpencer and Jelani open Episode 53 in full dad mode, talking birthday parties, boring trolley‑museum gatherings, and why kid celebrations should be about joy and movement instead of adult aesthetics or history lesso...