I am really excited to share this conversation with Alex Palmer. And even though we have the same last name and an almost identical accent - we are not related.  In this episode, Alex and I talk about what it is like to experience a difficult pregnancy, fertility treatments, miscarriages, IVF and many of the other challenges that can come with trying to get pregnant - from the male perspective.  As listeners of this show will likely know, this subject is very personal to me and one that I feel is very important for men to talk about. Alex and I talk about how lonely and one-sided the ..read more

It has been almost a year - a YEAR! - since our last Wake.Dad.Drink.Repeat. episode dropped and we are kicking things back off with a very special story. This week on the pod, Phillip McCall joins me for a very deep and personal conversation about the journey that he, his wife Erin, and their son Wade have been on since 2021. While Erin was pregnant, their son Wade was diagnosed with Bladder Outlet Obstruction (BOO). While their story is filled with challenges, anxiety, setbacks, and periods of mourning - it is also full of love and support and has left Phillip with a deep understanding in the ..read more

This week on the pod I am joined by Michael Friedberg! Michael is a dad to one, former US Ski Team Member & World Cup athlete, and an incredibly good human.  Michael and I talk a lot about the respect, admiration and love we have for our dads on this pod, about his journey as a dad, and about the recent Marshall fire in Boulder, Co. Michael, his wife Rachel, and their daughter Darwin lost their home and all their belongings in the recent fire and as unimaginably challenging as that is, they have been wrapped in love and support by family, frien ..read more

This week on the pod I am joined by Andy Pearson. Andy is a dad to two, the VP of Creative Liquid Death Mountain Water, an ultra runner and a man capable of growing a lot of hair. Andy and I dive into a lot on the pod this week! Andy talks about some funny stories from the campaigns he has worked on at Liquid Death (like capturing some of Tony Hawk’s blood), his training for the Barkley Marathon and the Vol State Race.  We also take a dive into the world of climate change and how we view its impacts now as dads. We talk about how importan ..read more

This week on the pod I am joined again by Jason Kander! Jason is a dad to two, the President of Veterans Community Project, the host of the Majority 54 Podcast, and the Co-Author of a new children’s book that he wrote with his son, titled Courage Is. I had a great time connecting with Jason again. We dove into a lot on this episode, but the conversation started with talking about the new book that he and his son True wrote, how that journey started and what it was like getting to have that experience with his son. This led to a deeper conversation around courage, Jason’s current work helping ..read more

This week on the pod we are joined by Chris Blatner. Chris is the Executive Director of Bourbon Charity, a dad to one, a lover of whiskey poured neat, and the host of the Urban Bourbon Hour on his instagram @urbanbourbonist. Chris and I had a great time chatting about bourbon, its history & heritage and how that relates to life and family, how challenging events in life shape us, non profits, how he defines success and much more. Thank you all for being a part of the Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat. Community! Happy New Year!     In This Episode:  *How to help the victims of ..read more

This week on the pod I am joined by Ted King! Ted is a Professional World Tour bike racer turned professional bike rider, dad to one with a new little on the way in 2022, a founder of UnTapped Maple, and the host of the King of The Ride Podcast. I had a fantastic time chatting with Ted for this episode. We talked about raising kids while living an “a-typical lifestyle” in terms of work and play, having and raising kids during a pandemic, podcasting, the importance of a bicycle, Ted’s charity ride “the King Challenge”, broken bones and more!  A big t ..read more

This week on the pod I am joined by Mason Gravley! Mason is a dad to two, the Lead Adventurer at Athletic Brewing Company, and the host of the Adventure Sports Podcast.  I really enjoyed getting to chat with Mason on the pod and very much appreciate our mutual friend, Emily Holland, connecting us! Mason and I talked about the joy of sharing stories through our podcast and the privilege of getting to learn so much from our guest, Athletic Brewing Company, trying to find balance while on the journey that is fatherhood, cross country cycling ..read more

This week on the pod Palmer is joined by Lance Davidson. Lance is a dad to one, and the GM at one of Palmer’s favorite restaurants in Knoxville, The Northshore Brasserie.  The holidays are upon us! Lance and Palmer recorded this episode before Thanksgiving and created a very unique holiday episode for you guys this year. They talked about the joys of cooking over the holidays, how those traditions get passed down, not sweating the small stuff and embracing the little moments!  Its not just all holiday talk though, before Lance had some fun with some rapid f ..read more

This week on the pod we are joined by dad to one, the 2019 US National Road Race Champion and professional cyclist for EF Education - NIPPO, Alex Howes! Also along for the ride is WDDR Alumni, dad to three, head of medicine for the EF Education Pro Cycling Team and host of the Podium Podcast - Dr. Kevin Sprouse! We talk with Alex about his journey through fatherhood so far, the pain that is dealing with sick kiddos, how his perspective about his role in sports - specifically around being a role model and influence has changed since becomi ..read more