Hi Everyone,
A few weeks ago I posted two pilot episodes of the Connected Dad Podcast and the feedback I received was amazing. I’ve been busy recording more episodes, but for those who are new to the podcast, here’s a re-introduction to what we are striving for with this project.
Please reach out if you are interested in being interviewed!
Transcript
Hi, my name is Brian Anderson. I'm the co founder and executive director of fathering together. I'll serve as your guide and hosts on the connected dad podcast.
It's a short little project that we're putting together as we launched the book bothering together, living a connected dad life. The book and this podcast serve to illustrate what I truly believe that all dads strive to be better connected on an emotional level on a mental level, physical level, you name it, dads want to be connected with their kid.
And on the podcast and the book, we're highlighting ways that dads are forging new narratives for what it means to be a father and a dad in the 21st century.
So I invite you to listen to our podcast as we ask questions to dads like, “do they know their kids doctor's name, dentist’s name, their kids shoe sizes,” and we put that challenge to you, dear listener, “do you know your children's shoe size? Do you know the last time they got their booster shots?”
All of these questions, I'm sure are partners the quote unquote, default parents, the mom will probably know at the back of her hand. But as I've been interviewing dads and working to better understand how dads can live up to the expectations of this modern era, I found that most of those answers they may not come to them the same way as their partners. They may have other ways that they show up both physically mentally, spiritually for their children. But dads are connected and we strive to be better than our ancestors.
Many of us come from fathers that weren't available to us. They saw themselves strictly within the bounds of financial support. They worked long hours, made sure that he had plenty of food on the table. But they weren't there emotionally. They weren't there for every little activity that we did. One dad I interviewed said that he had to perform to know that his dad loved him. If that ever just sat down and talked.
But most dads that I interviewed now, do that time and time again with their kids. And as I said, get to know the dentist name, the doctor's name, hell, they're even taking their kids to school, drop them off and picking them up too. So in this podcast, we hope to highlight to those dads as well as bring in some resources and interview experts in the field to better analyze what it means to be a dad in the 21st century. I'm excited to have you on as a guest, if you want to live up to the challenge. You'll be asked the same questions I'm asking other dads or you can sit back and listen and score yourself at home.
Either way, Dad more and more often want to be connected. They want to live Connected Dad life. And on this the connected dad podcast. We're here to showcase how those dads would deal with it. Thank you all look forward. To have you listening to the show. Bye!
Re-Introducing the Connected Dad Podcast