Alf Herigstad has done everything from farming to long haul trucking, from owning a boxing gym to being a real estate agent. You could say he's a jack-of-all-trades—but he knows his most important job in life. Teaching others the importance o

Robert Nickell

Jun 2nd, 2016 23m 30s

Robert Nickell is a dad of 7, a CEO and entrepreneur, and executive producer of My Life as a Dad, a show that delves into the lives of celebrity and professional athlete dads to get answers to important questions like:how they feel about being

Bill Byrne

May 28th, 2016 15m 6s

Dad Bill Byrne is the author of “Catch a Fish”, a collection of short stories about the growing up experiences that many of us have shared, from neighborhood kickball games to broken bones and trips to the emergency room. Each chapter reveals

Brian Swift

Apr 28th, 2016 27m 13s

Brian broke his neck playing football at the age of seventeen but still went on to graduate from college and then law school. A quadriplegic, Brian has adopted 3 kids and has recently been featured in the new book Go Ask Your Dad available here

Dadly Rally

Apr 12th, 2016 31m 35s

Hogan Hilling, together with Shawn Fludd, are putting together what's called a Dadly Rally. What is a Dadly Rally? If you're a dad who would like to spend more time, have more FUN and be more active in your children’s lives, the DADLY Rally in

Tommy Maloney

Mar 24th, 2016 29m 39s

Tommy Maloney comes on Father Nation to discuss how to succeed in a blended family. A TEDx Speaker and author of 25 Tips for Divorced Dads Tommy works to give hope and encouragement to dads who are going through the difficult things that divor

Jennifer Jordan

Mar 10th, 2016 23m 26s

Jennifer Jordan is a California-based author with a passion for celebrating the spiritual in our daily lives and educating others. She has worked as a writer and teacher and holds dual Master’s Degrees in Education and School Counseling. After

Bob Paff

Feb 25th, 2016 31m 26s

Bob Paff is a highly sought after communications expert, business leader, and media professional. His platform and company namesake "Communicating to Win" empowers people so they can effectively communicate in all aspects of their lives. In t

Rusty Koss

Feb 11th, 2016 43m 28s

Rusty Koss coaches fathers to develop and implement their family values in order to get re-focused and become better dads. Visit his website for his blog and to learn more about him. In today's episode of Father Nation Rusty tells us about hi

Matt Miller

Jan 28th, 2016 30m 52s

Matt Miller is a former Air Force pilot turned corporate man who eventually started his own business and is now his own boss. School Spirit Vending is a unique business model where interested families can turn for a great secondary income stre

Dr. Phil Carson

Jan 14th, 2016 32m 48s

Dr. Phil Carson is a pharmacist who thinks outside the box of traditional medicine, helping people find natural alternatives to their health problems. We talk today about what dads can do in general to improve their health and to have the heal

Justin Buzzard

Dec 31st, 2015 26m 29s

Justin Buzzard is the lead pastor of Garden City Church in Silicon Valley and the father of three boys. We talk about dating your wife in this episode along with Justin's thoughts on fatherhood. You can find more about Justin and his work he

Scott Keith

Dec 17th, 2015 40m 36s

Scott Keith, a professor at Concordia University in Irvine, CA, wrote a book about fathers as a picture of God's grace. The idea is that a dad's role is primarily that of gracious forgiver rather than a strong punisher. We get into the not-so

Ryan Michler

Dec 3rd, 2015 32m 20s

Ryan Michler created the Order of Man website where men are encouraged to become better in all facets of life, from money, relationships, fitness, leadership and everything in between. Living with purpose, achieving self-mastery, and creating

Scott Sampson

Nov 19th, 2015 25m 38s

Scott Sampson is a dinosaur palaeontologist and host of the Emmy-Nominated PBS kid series "Dinosaur Train". He comes on Father Nation to discuss connecting your kid with nature and the importance of scheduling time with your child. In today's

Miki Dedijer

Nov 5th, 2015 31m 9s

Miki Dedijer does life coaching for dads at naturaldads.com and supports dads to show up fully at home. Living on a farm in Sweden with two young boys, he knows the importance of self-care in order to have more energy as a dad. Whether it is

Robert Mallon and Bill Watkins

Oct 29th, 2015 48m 46s

In addition to over 60 years of experiences as leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs, Robert Mallon and Bill Watkins also know something about fatherhood. They delve into many aspects of being a better dad in this episode and also have offered

Craig Haworth

Oct 22nd, 2015 34m 7s

Craig Haworth is passionate about coaching youth sports. A father of three, he started the Winning Youth Coaching website where he shares successes and learnings with other parent coaches who share his passion of the impact, responsibility, an

Larry Hagner

Oct 15th, 2015 29m 24s

Larry Hagner, founder of The Good Dad Project, seeks to help himself and other dads become the best, strongest, and happiest versions of themselves as they can be. Many dads want to be the best they can be as a dad but lack a reference from th

Todd Mansfield

Oct 8th, 2015 45m 11s

Todd Mansfield, who used to call games for the Pac-10 with FSN, comes on Father Nation and talks about the 4 stages of growth children often go through along with the concept of positive discipline set forth by Dr. Jane Nelson. A former podcas

Darryl Lyons

Oct 1st, 2015 31m 56s

Darryl Lyons is a rags to riches dad, so to speak. He is a successful small business entrepreneur and author of "30 Small Business Start Up Mistakes", which Father Nation listeners can get for free by typing in "father" at http://www.smallbusi

Armando Cruz

Sep 24th, 2015 37m 18s

Armando Cruz, father of three, entrepreneur, adventurer, ultra-runner, and performance coach, is the creator of the R.I.C.H. Man Experience. It is an immersive coaching program for fathers that are entrepreneurs to improve connection to their

Josh Misner

Sep 17th, 2015 39m 22s

Josh Misner, Ph.D., is an award-winning communication and leadership professor and minfulness researcher. A dad of four, he talks in this episode about being a mindful dad and what that means. He is also an author of the new book along with H

Aaron Walker

Sep 10th, 2015 29m 21s

Businessman and life coach, Aaron T. Walker, has inspired many through his leadership, mentorship, and pursuit of excellence. Married 35 years with 2 grown daughters, Aaron talks this episode about his journey in life and as a dad. Aaron is o

One Takeaway

Sep 3rd, 2015 17m 50s

This episode of Father Nation looks back at previous episodes of Father Nation where each dad at the end of the interview was asked if he had one final takeaway for all the dads out there. Here is some of what was advised. Tweet out the takea