The Life of Dad After Show | Life of Dad - The Social Network For Dads

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton talk about Ryan's time in Atlanta for the Mom 2.0 Summit. Ryan talks about the great people he met, The Iris Awards, and what he took away from his time in Atlanta. The guys bring back Mike Reynolds from Puzzling Posts. Mike talks to the guys about where his inspiration came from for his post, "7 childhood movies I'm afraid to show my kids". Mike also tells the guys what is going on for his show, Creative Minds Podcast.

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton bring back Creed Anthony aka "The Captain" from The Captain's Log...Tales from the Poop Deck to the show. Creed, who has been a long time friend of Life of Dad, talks to the guys about his time in NYC for the Milk Campaign. They also talk about the many great experiences they all have had that can be tied back to being a dad blogger. Make sure you follow Creed on Twitter. He needs all the love he can get...he's a Cleveland Browns fan.

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton chat with Christian Toto from Daddylibrium, a great blog that offers tips on balancing fatherhood, marriage and leisure time. Christian is an award-winning journalist, nationally recognized film critic, radio commentator and father of two boys, Elijah and Benjamin. He was named one of five featured bloggers at the 2014 Dad 2.0 Summit for his piece "Raising a Nonconformist in a Bullying World", and he presented tips on fusing blogging with journalism at the 2013 WordCamp Denver. Christian talks to Ryan and Art about fatherhood, how he got into blogging, and summer movies.

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton bring on hilarious stay-at-home dad blogger Russ Jones who can be found at The Stay At Homer. Russ has a new book coming out in May called "Potty Training Doesn't Have to Stink". Besides talking about his new book, the guys chat with Russ about the issues with laundry, Star Wars, his involvement in Life of Dad's Iris Award-nominated "Dads Doing Good" video campaign, and his articles on Life of Dad like his great post called "Competitive Parents".

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton bring back the Canadian Dad himself, Chris Read. The guys talk about Chris having a "mid-life" crisis by buying red sneakers, which songs are the best to dance to, as well as what podcasts they all listen to. Speaking of podcasts make sure you check out Chris and his co-host Mike Reynolds of Puzzling Posts on their incomparably inspirational podcast called Creative Minds Podcast.

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton talk with Dave Lesser from Amateur Idiot / Professional Dad. Dave also regularly contributes to TIME and The Good Men Project. Dave chats with Art and Ryan about how he started in the blogging world, stay-at-home fatherhood, his family, internet trolls, and pajamas. Make sure you follow Dave on Twitter, too!

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton welcome the good folks from Bread + Butter Publishing, Eluka Moore and Larry Puzniak, the incredible authors of the award-winning "Kitchen Club Kids" recipe adventure book series. There's really no other children's storybook collection that promotes healthy eating habits, fundamental learning opportunities and recipe building skills like Kitchen Club Kids. Plus, they're fun to read! Experts say one of the best ways to help children develop problem-solving skills is to cook together. As parents ourselves, we've experienced many great teaching opportunities in the kitchen with our little ones. It's from this same love of food, fun and sharing that Larry and Eluka created Kitchen Club Kids. Their stories foster learning interactions and an appreciation for the foods our children eat. Focusing on basic counting, colors, food recognition and critical thinking, you can experience the lessons of the kitchen in any room of your home. On the show Larry and Eluka talk to the guys about their new book, "Garden Safari Vegetable Soup". Learn how to create a tasty vegetable soup in ten easy steps. This edible, flavor adventure is sure to stir up some kitchen fun. Explore numbers, colors and vegetables. Join the Kitchen Club Kids as they visit the garden to find fresh vegetables to eat. They search and count. They cut, dice and stir until the meal is complete. This rhymey-good-timey recipe adventure story offers basic cooking lessons and promotes healthy eating. The colorful illustrations and layered learning opportunities on each page will keep your child's interest from beginning to end. Visit Kitchen Club Kids today! Go to KitchenClubKids.com

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton talk about whistling contests, the Life of Dad Bracket Buster Challenge, and they have the great pleasure to bring on dad blogger Jeff Bogle from the blog Out With The Kids and the OWTK Kid's Music Monthly Podcast. The guys talk with Jeff about his OWTK Kid's Music Monthly Podcast that finds great music for the whole family to enjoy, why he loves writing about his kids, donating toys, and covering he GRAMMYS. If you are looking for outstanding music for your family give the OWTK podcast a listen, and experience "The Golden Era of Family Music".

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton talk about the different promotions they have going on at Life of Dad. The guys also welcome dad blogger, James Tew, from the Australian blog, Raising 3 Daughters. James is a member of the Australian Defense Force. He has spent a number of years of his life in the military and loves the lifestyle it provides. He started blogging to connect with dads around the world. In his blog he looks to talk about dealing with deployments, healthy habits for kids, issues he faces as a military father, and general parenting issues as well as being a good father.

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton bring on Pat and Kepley. They are two great dads from Just A Dad 247. Pat and Kepley look to help each other and in turn, hope to help the growth of the dad community. They help other dads out there register a dad group with the National At-Home Dad Network, the most comprehensive list of dad groups available. They want to all work together to help our dad brothers find a place to call home.

Art Eddy gets to chat with Scotty Schrier aka "The Diaper Dad". Scotty created an excellent site called Dads Who Change Diapers to help spread the movement of having stores, restaurants, and public venues install changing stations in the men's bathroom. Art and Scott talk about his idea, potty training, and if there is really a battle between mom and dad bloggers. Oh! And, a certain someone stops by towards the end of the show to make is grand entrance. It is none other than Ryan E. Hamilton, co-host of the Life of Dad After Show. Find out why he came late to the party!

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton bring on Al Watts, President of the National At-Home Dad Network, for which Al is the Chairman of the Executive Committee and is responsible for website content. The guys chat with Al about the origin of the National At-Home Dad Network, Al's journey into fatherhood, the labels put on dads who stay at home with the kids, craft beer, and his organization's upcoming 19th Annual At-Home Dads Convention and book, "Dads Behaving Dadly". Al has been an at-home dad for 11 years and has 4 children ages 11 to 4. He enjoys a well-crafted beer, watching the Kansas City Chiefs and performing as an infantry soldier at Civil War Re-enactments. Before staying home, he was a classified advertising sales rep for the Omaha World-Herald.

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton have the pleasure to chat with dad blogger and storyteller extraordinaire, Carter Gaddis from DadScribe. The guys talk with Carter about his time as a sports writer, Dad 2.0 Summit, voting for the Baseball Hall of Fame, Star Wars, and where the name DadScribe came from.

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton bring on another member from the Life of Dad crew, Patrick Quinn. Art was not able to go to Dad 2.0 Summit in New Orleans this past weekend, but Ryan and Patrick did. So the boys gave Art a recap of the entire weekend. From panel discussions to the Bourbon Street night life to drawings of dad butts along with Art, you get to learn what went on at the Dad 2.0 Summit. If you were not able to go to this year's meet up make sure you make plans to be there next year!

Art Eddy and Ryan Hamilton bring on dad blogger Dan Malinski from Cubicle Dad Runs. Dan tells the guys about how he lost over 125 lbs. when he found his passion for running. He also talks about one of his daughter's having a Congenital Heart Defect (CHD), divorce, and what sports teams he follows.