Dudes Without Dads Podcast
Dudes Without Dads is a podcast for men who grew up without a father—and are determined to become the dad they never had. Hosted by Joshua Brown, this movement is built on real stories, raw conversations, and the belief that your past doesn’t define your legacy.
Each episode brings together powerful testimonies, expert insights, and practical wisdom to help you break cycles, heal from wounds, and lead with love. Whether you’re a young dad trying to figure it out, a grown man still wrestling with the silence of your childhood, or someone who feels disqualified—this show is for you.
No shame. No sugarcoating. Just hope, healing, and a brotherhood of men becoming better fathers, husbands, and sons.
🔁 New episodes every week — including roundtable talks, guest interviews, and spiritual insights.
📍 Part of the As You Go Network — a movement to make disciples where we live, work, and play.
Episodes
31 episodes
Broken Men, Healthy Marriages | Christian Marriage Advice for Men
What happens when broken men try to build healthy marriages?In this powerful episode of Dudes Without Dads, Joshua Brown sits down with pastors, entrepreneurs, former gang members, ministry leaders, and restored husbands for an honest co...
Out of Your Greatest Mess Comes Your Greatest Ministry" | Danny Spano
Some of the strongest men you'll ever meet didn't grow up strong — they grew up surviving.Danny Spano grew up watching his Marine veteran father — a NASA engineer for Apollo 11 — come home from work in a rage. Locking himself in bedrooms...
It's Not About Being a Perfect Dad — It's About Being Fathered | with Aric Manly
Most men aren't broken because they don't try hard enough — they're worn out trying to prove a worth that was never theirs to earn.In this conversation, Joshua Brown sits down with Eric Manly (founder of The Intentional Dad) to unpack th...
The Double Life Nobody Saw: Cocaine, Success, and the Father Wound | Mark Koch
When Mark Koch"s father died at 26, he lost his moral compass. Without that anchor, everything spiraled into chaos.As a Hollywood producer, Mark achieved the dream — million-dollar deals, Lost in Space, a film that knocked Titanic out o...
The Affair — Now What? | Men Who've Been Through It Tell the Truth
The affair happened. Now what?Five men sat down to answer that question — not with polished answers, but from the wreckage of real decisions that almost cost them everything. This is a roundtable conversation with men who caused betrayal...
Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s Conference (Indianapolis) – Why Most Men Stay Stuck & Don’t Show Up
Most men in America are still fatherless on the inside. And most won’t do the one thing that could change it.This is a raw, unfiltered conversation with Brian Doyle (Iron Sharpens Iron) about why men stay stuck—and why showing u...
He Quit His Government Job With 8 Kids and No Backup Plan — Here’s What God Did Next
What does it look like to trust God completely when everyone around you says stay put? Nick had 17 years with the United States Postal Service, a postmaster position in Gatlinburg Tennessee, full retirement benefits, and a large family counting...
Isolation Is Killing Men: One Veteran's Journey From Wreckage to Brotherhood
What does a man do when he has been in charge of his own life and made a complete mess of it? For "Goose," a 20-year Air Force navigator, the answer involved infidelity, depression, and becoming a man he didn't recognize. On January 1st, 2015, ...
Pornography, Fatherlessness & Identity: What Happens When No Dad Is There to Guide His Son
What does a boy do with what he discovers when no father is there to explain it? In this raw and honest roundtable, Joshua Brown sits down with five men — Caleb, Gabriel, Antoine, Cody, and Jason — to answer a question most men have never said ...
Surviving the Unsurvivable: Sexual Abuse, Prison, Abandonment & Finding Wholeness | Pastor Brandon Petty
Brandon Petty grew up in a home most men would never recover from. Born to a teenage mother who was married six times by the age of 25, Brandon cycled through apartments, motel rooms, and relatives' couches throughout his childhood. He was rais...
Growing Up Too Fast: Alcoholic Dad, Absent Mom & Breaking the Cycle | Dustin Lunde
Dustin Lundy grew up faster than any kid should have to.His father — a former stockbroker born in 1934 — was financially brilliant and emotionally absent. His mother had affairs, abandoned the family for drugs, and left behind a househol...
What Does the Bible Say About Being a Godly Father? | Kris Langham (Through the Word)
What does it actually mean to be a godly father — especially if you never had one?In this episode, host Joshua sits down with Kris Langham, co-founder of the Through the Word Bible app, to explore what Scripture teaches abo...
Why Most Men Don’t Pray (And What It’s Costing Us) | Ralph Moore
Most men don’t struggle with discipline.They struggle with prayer.In this episode of Dudes Without Dads, Joshua sits down with pastor and church planter Ralph Moore to talk about why prayer feels forced, awkward, or unnec...
Father Wounds: Forgiving an Abusive Father | Cliff Branham
What happens when a boy grows up believing he has no value?In this episode of Dudes Without Dads, Cliff Branham shares his journey from childhood abuse, anger, and addiction to forgiveness, healing, and becoming the father he never had.<...
Alcohol Nearly Cost Me My Family—This Is How I Stopped
Alcoholism doesn’t start with you—but it can end with you.In this episode of Dudes Without Dads, Fred Sebring shares his raw story of growing up without a father, being surrounded by normalized drinking, and realizing later...
You Can’t Father Like God Until You Let Him Father You (Brian Doyle)
In this episode of Dudes Without Dads, Joshua interviews Brian (Iron Sharpens Iron) about father wounds, discipleship, and becoming a godly father by first getting connected to the Perfect Father—God. You’ll learn why you c...
Why Trying Harder Won’t Heal Your Father Wound
The most insidious lies are the ones about your identity.Are you a man who knows God exists but feels completely intimidated by the Bible? Maybe you have one on your nightstand, but it’s essentially a "good luck charm" or a paperw...
What Really Broke Me Was My Father (Randon Floyd)
What does fatherlessness do to a man’s heart, identity, and future?In this deeply moving episode of Dudes Without Dads, Randy Floyd shares his story of growing up without a father, navigating trauma, identity confusion, addictio...
I Had the Life Every Man Wants — And Still Felt Empty
What happens when success, money, and achievement still leave you empty?In this powerful episode of Dudes Without Dads, Mike Wiggin shares his raw journey through father wounds, addiction, anger, and performance-based identity—a...
Your Body Knows You Didn’t Have a Dad (Justin Earley)
Father wounds don’t just live in your mind—they live in your body.In this powerful conversation, Joshua Brown sits down with Justin Early, author of The Body Teaches the Soul, to unpack how absent, distracted, or destruct...
The Family Model That’s Failing Our Sons (Jeremy Pryor)
This episode explores God’s original design for family, why modern Western culture broke it, and how men without father figures can rebuild strong, multi-generational legacies. Jeremy Pryor shares biblical first principles, practical rhy...
The Spiritual War You’re Fighting Is About Your Father
A candid roundtable discussion on demonic warfare, forgiveness, and spiritual authority. Spiritual warfare is real—and unforgiveness can keep you trapped. In this Dudes Without Dads roundtable, we unpack Luke 11, deliverance, and why dem...
Alcoholic Dad to Present Father (Become the Dad you NEVER Had)
What do you do when your dad is drunk, absent, and ruins your childhood—then you grow up and realize you’re becoming just like him?In this raw conversation, Joshua Brown sits down with Gary Wilber to talk about growing up with an ...
I Grew Up Without a Father — Here’s What It Cost Me (Christian Rasmussen)
What happens when a boy grows up fatherless, afraid, and surrounded by violence — and then God interrupts his story?This is Christian Rasmussen’s raw and unfiltered testimony of healing, identity, and manhood restored.In...
I Joined a Gang Looking for a Father (Gabriel Nieves)
Gabriel Neves grew up with an alcoholic, abusive stepdad, ran with gangs, and hit rock bottom facing a life sentence in prison—until Jesus met him in a jail cell and rewrote his story. In this episode of Dudes Without Dads, he shares h...