The Six Types of Friends you need to have: "Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life." - Mark Twain The Intellectual Giant: This person has an obsession with constantly learning and mastering new things all the time. You need this friend to

Your Entire Life May Hinge on This Daily Battle I want you to take a few minutes out of your busy day and look at this image for more than a moment... I mean really look. There’s a sheep dog standing between the shadows and the flock. His posture is steady and stoic. His teeth

I don’t respond to most interview requests, I get an overwhelming number & I have no idea which to say yes to, plus I still bit nervous doing them 🤷‍♂️ But since I’m 90 days from becoming a father (who’s counting 😅) The Present Father’s Podcast seemed like a good one to be on -

Fired for Reading a Book? Sounds insane, but that is exactly what happened to Matthew Mastronardi He simply read a passage from "To Kill a Mockingbird" to teach his students a lesson. Hear his full story and find out what is actually happening inside American Education.

@matt_vanswol The The Present Father's Podcast 🇺🇸 podcast has 130 episodes with wisdom humor and incredible stories from some of the most amazing dads on the planet, CEO’s, green berets, each brings a new twist. Check out the latest episode here: open.spotify.com/episode/7cLQXS…

Another milestone for The Present Father's Podcast 🇺🇸! Humbled by everyone who has watched and supported. We also crossed 80,000 subscribers last week! The road to 100K is almost done!

Most dads plan as far as their next meal. @dynastus wants you to forge your family's legacy. Come build your family dynasty 100 years in the future with the one and only Benjamin Black!

When a Voice Is Silenced A courageous man of God was taken last week. All of Heaven and Earth was watching.  For many of us we still have not looked away... The silence that has followed has been louder than any shout. We watched it all unfold We saw the stillness. The

A low moment does not define you. Allowing temporary feelings to influence your identity is self-destructive. When faced with feelings of inadequacy, doubt, fear, loss, etc. detach and then ask yourself if those feelings are true. Then ask again if they are absolutely true.

The man who destroyed Big Tobacco discovered food companies have been selling illegal ingredients for 50 years. And he' has the receipts. This changes everything... 🧵

Living the life we imagined. Everyone wants it, few of us get there. Nick Anderson shares how he crafted his life full of purpose, only on The Present Father’s Podcast!

One Statistic Proves The Fatherhood Crisis Is Manufactured In 1965, just 7% of American births occurred outside marriage. Today that number sits at 40%. The timing isn't coincidental. 1965 marked the launch of Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty and its welfare expansion. What

The difference in these photos is around 20lbs The abs are still a bit shy and haven’t decided to make their “post bulk” debut fully 😂 Bulking is hard, but I like feeling bigger. Cutting is hard but the aesthetic is more pleasing. I have not done this process perfectly, but

Why Engaged Fathers Are Our Last Cultural Defense I grew up walking on eggshells. My parents were amazing, present, and meant well, but sometimes emotional dysregulation defined our home. Yelling. Unpredictability. The constant tension of not knowing which version of my parent

We Have Less Than Two Years to Get AI Safety Right I watched top AI engineers walk away from their companies in the past few months. These people gave up millions in stock options. They left because the dangers they saw were not being addressed. When the people building the

What’s the benefit of taking some financial risk? @chriscamillo explains! Check out the entire episode, dropping this Wednesday!

What is special about hyper fluency, and how do we cultivate it in our kids? Don’t miss the latest episode of The Present Father’s Podcast with Thiel Fellowship founders Danielle Strachman 💗 🐈 💃 🪴 🎸 🎨 🐕 and Michael P Gibson. Full episode drops tomorrow!

What happens when you pay the most brilliant minds from MIT and Harvard to drop out of college and go build the future instead? Don't miss our special 125th episode of The Present Father's Podcast with @dstrachman and @william_blake!

20 Seconds of Courage can change your life. We spoke with Nate Norman and uncovered some vital truths about rites of passage and raising our children to be courageous. Here is a preview of this epic episode (Premieres on 11/19/25!)