Episodes

Sept. 18, 2019

#243 Mike Durant

Episode 243 Mike Durant is a First Class Father and retired Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Master Aviator in the 160th SOAR. In 1993 his Black Hawk Helicopter, Super Six Four, was shot down in Mogadishu Somalia in what became …
Sept. 17, 2019

#242 Matt Brown

Episode 242 Matt Brown is a First Class Father and legendary UFC Fighter known as The Immortal. Matt struggled with Drugs and Alcohol before finding his way into the octagon. Brown was a contestant on the seventh season of T…
Sept. 16, 2019

#241 Chris Norton

Episode 241 Chris Norton is a First Class Father who was paralyzed playing college football and given a 3% chance of ever walking again. That was unacceptable to Chris who began an amazing journey of recovery. Despite four p…
Sept. 13, 2019

#240 Scott Taylor

Episode 240 Scott Taylor is a First Class Father and Former Navy SEAL. Scott is also a former Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district and is currently running for The United States Senate in …
Sept. 12, 2019

#239 Kelly Pavlik

Episode 239 Kelly Pavlik is a First Class Father and World Class Boxer who held the WBO, WBC, Ring Magazine and Lineal Middleweight Titles. He retired from the game with a record of 40-2 with 34 knockouts. In this Episode, K…
Sept. 11, 2019

#238 Brian Chontosh

Episode 238 Brian ‘Tosh’ Chontosh is a First Class Father and Retired United States Marine. He was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the 2003 invasion of Iraq. His platoon was ambushed and Tosh aggressively attac…
Sept. 10, 2019

#237 Tito Ortiz

Episode 237 Tito Ortiz is a First Class Father and Legendary UFC Hall Of Fame fighter who is known as the Huntington Beach Bad Boy. He is a world champion who has been fighting for 22 years. In this Episode, Tito talks about…
Sept. 9, 2019

#236 Scott Flansbaum

Episode 236 Scott Flansbaum is a First Class Father and Veteran of the United States Marine Corps. While undergoing routine surgery, he became paralyzed from the waist down. Doctors told him that he would never walk again. O…
Sept. 6, 2019

#235 Jason Gardner

Episode 235 Jason Gardner is a First Class Father and Retired Navy SEAL Command Master Chief. He is a combat veteran with almost three decades of service with the Navy SEALs. Jason has many awards including the Silver Star, …
Sept. 5, 2019

#234 Trent Dilfer

Episode 234 Trent Dilfer is a First Class Father and Super Bowl Winning Quarterback who played 14 seasons in the NFL with several teams including the Baltimore Ravens where he quarterbacked the team to victory over the New Y…
Sept. 4, 2019

#233 Titus O’Neil

Episode 233 Titus O’Neil is a First Class Father and WWE Superstar. Titus (Thaddeus Bullard) has overcome very humble beginnings to become a positive source of inspiration for so many people around the world, especially chil…
Sept. 3, 2019

#232 Sean Parnell

Episode 232 Sean Parnell returns to the podcast! Sean is a First Class Father, a Former Army Ranger, a Combat Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient and New York Times Best Selling Author of OUTLAW PLATOON, MAN OF WAR and his newes…
Aug. 31, 2019

Coming Soon

NEW EPISODES DROP NEXT WEEK!! Here is the lineup for the first week of the New Season Of First Class Fatherhood Tuesday - SEAN PARNELL - Army Ranger, Purple Heart Recipient and Best Selling Author Wednesday - TITUS O’NEIL …
June 28, 2019

#231 Troy Malesky

Episode 231 Troy Malesky is a First Class Father and combat veteran who served with the elite United States Navy SEALs. He is now a full time student and entrepreneur who has an awesome apparel company American Tribute Brand…
June 27, 2019

#230 Fox & Friends

Episode 230 Fox & Friends Interview from Father’s Day with Pete Hegseth. In this episode I detail my experience of being interviewed live on the set of Fox & Friends. You will hear my interview in its entirety as well as my …
June 26, 2019

#229 Marcus Kowal

Episode 229 Marcus Kowal is a First Class Father and Former Professional MMA fighter. His 15 month old son Liam was struck and killed by a drunk driver. As a part of his grieving process, Marcus wrote a book titled Life Is A…
June 25, 2019

#228 Don Cherel

Episode 228 Don Cherel is a First Class Father and Hollywood Cameraman who has worked on films such as “Resident Evil” and the soon to be released “Rambo: Last Blood”. He is also a musician who wrote a performs a song titled…
June 24, 2019

#227 Jason Weaver

Episode 227 Jason Weaver is a First Class Father and Actor who was the singing voice of young Simba in Disney’s original Lion King movie in which he performed hit songs such as “I just can’t wait to be king” and “Hakuna Mata…
June 21, 2019

#226 John Allen

Episode 226 John Allen is a First Class Father, Combat Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient and Former Navy SEAL. He is also the founder of Elite Meet which helps connect elite veterans with high quality employment opportunities.…
June 20, 2019

#225 Carl McDowell

Episode 225 Carl McDowell is a First Class Father and Actor who stars in HBO’s smash hit series Ballers. He is a former College Football standout and has a great story of how his acting career began which he shares in this e…
June 19, 2019

#224 Aden Stay

Episode 224 Aden Stay is a First Class Father and Hollywood Stuntman who has performed stunts in Blockbuster Movies such as Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Logan and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle. He is a divorced, single f…
June 18, 2019

#223 Hue Jackson

Episode 223 Hue Jackson is a First Class Father and Former NFL Head Coach of the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns. He is also the founder of the Hue Jackson foundation which provides assistance to victims of Human Traffi…
June 17, 2019

#222 Lee Greenwood

Episode 222 Lee Greenwood is a First Class Father, Singer and Songwriter. He has released more than twenty albums and has had over 35 singles hit the Country Music Billboard Charts. His song “God Bless The USA” is one of the…
June 14, 2019

#221 Nick Hays

Episode 221 Nick Hays is a First Class Father, Combat Veteran and Former Navy SEAL. He also did some contracting work overseas. In this episode, Nick shares his Fatherhood journey and how a work related injury changed the co…