Episodes

Episode 575 Jimmy Chase is a First Class Father whose son Ja’Marr Chase is a star wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals. Jimmy has watched his son Ja’Marr win the College National Championship with LSU and then become the 5th overall pick of the 2021 NFL. Ja’Marr was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and has played a pivotal role in the Bengals making it to Super Bowl LVI. Jimmy Chase is a Social Worker and a counselor by trade who helps youth and underprivileged kids get on the path to ...

Episode 574 Mike Pompeo is a First Class Father and Former Secretary of State. He has served as the 70th Secretary of State of the United States, the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and was elected to four terms in Congress representing the Fourth District of Kansas. Mike graduated first in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1986. He served as a cavalry officer in the U.S. Army, leading troops patrolling the Iron Curtain, rising to the rank of Captain....

Episode 573 Shawn Ryan is a First Class Father, Former Navy SEAL, CIA Contractor, Entrepreneur and host of The Shawn Ryan Show. Shawn is a combat veteran who served with SEAL Team 2 and SEAL Team 8 deploying to both Iraq and Afghanistan. After leaving the Navy, Shawn served as a contractor with the CIA where he participated in clandestine operations all over the globe. In 2015, he founded Vigilance Elite which provides training to both the civilian and law enforcement sectors. He is also the hos...

Episode 572 Donovan McNabb is a First Class Father and NFL Legend. He played his college ball at Syracuse University where they retired his #5 jersey after dominating the Big East and being named Big East Offensive Player of the Year three times. He was drafted in the first round with the second pick of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles who would eventually retire his #5 jersey as well. During his time with the Eagles he led the team to eight playoff appearances, five NFC East divisi...

FCF Flashback From my interview with Matthew McConaughey on January 22, 2021 • Matthew McConaughey is a First Class Father and Academy Award winning actor. He has starred in blockbuster movies including DALLAS BUYERS CLUB, INTERSTELLAR, MAGIC MIKE, THE LINCOLN LAWYER and many others as well the smash hit HBO Crime Drama TRUE DETECTIVE. He has won numerous awards including the Oscar and the Golden Globe for Best Actor. He is now a New York Times Bestselling Author of GREENLIGHTS. In this Episode,...

Episode 571 Carter Oosterhouse is a First Class Father and Television Personality. He first gained national fame as a carpenter on the TLC series Trading Spaces. He was host of several HGTV network shows including Carter Can, Red Hot & Green, and Million Dollar Rooms. Carter co-hosts ABC’s hit primetime series, The Great Christmas Light Fight. He’s also a model who has been named one of People magazine's "Sexiest man on TV" in its "Sexiest Man Alive" issue. He was also named one of the sexiest m...

Episode 570 Brad Williams is a First Class Father and Stand-up Comedian. Brad has become one of the funniest, most in-demand comedians working today. He has appeared on numerous TV shows including the Tonight Show & Jimmy Kimmel Live. His one hour comedy special “Fun Size” was the highest rated comedy special on Showtime in the year 2015. A year later, he followed it up with a 2nd special called “Daddy Issues,” its airing prompted the New York Times to write “no one is doing it more hilariously ...

Episode 569 J.R. Martinez is a First Class Father, Actor, Motivational Speaker and United States Army Veteran. J.R. was deployed to Iraq and was driving a Humvee when its left front tire hit an IED. As a result he suffered smoke inhalation and severe burns to more than 34 percent of his body. He spent 34 months at BAMC and has undergone 33 plastic surgery and skin graft surgeries. He became a motivational speaker and began providing support to fellow burn survivors while being treated for his bu...

Episode 568 Nick Carter is a First Class Father and member of The Backstreet Boys. Nick is returning for a second interview on First Class Fatherhood. He first appeared on the podcast back in Episode 356. Nick and his wife welcomed their third child in April of this year making them a family of five. Nick began his career at the tender age of 12 years old and became an international pop superstar as the youngest member of the iconic boy band, Backstreet Boys. Known for his boyish good looks and ...

Episode 567 Dallas Jenkins is a First Class Father, Director, Writer and Creator of THE CHOSEN. THE CHOSEN is an exploration of the life of Jesus Christ through the perspective of those that interacted with him. It is the first multi-season series about the life of Jesus, and the most successful media crowd-fund of all time. The series portrays Jesus "through the eyes of those who met him". The series has its own App which has been downloaded millions of times and the series is absolutely free f...

Episode 566 BIG John McCarthy is a First Class Father, Legendary MMA Referee and current broadcaster for Bellator MMA. He also co-hosts the MMA and combat sports podcast "Weighing In" with Josh Thomson. John is known for his delivery of "Let's Get It On!" at the beginning of every MMA fight. He served as one of the head referees for nearly every fight in the UFC from UFC 2 until UFC 77. He has refereed for promotions all over the globe including the UFC, K-1, Strikeforce, Affliction, Bellator, K...

Episode 565 Kenny Lattimore is a First Class Father and Grammy Nominated R&B Singer-Songwriter. His debut album, Kenny Lattimore, was released on Columbia Records in 1996. That set included a pair of Top 20 hits: "Never Too Busy" and the Grammy-nominated "For You". The album earned Lattimore a win for Best New Artist at the NAACP Image Awards. He has been hailed by the New York Times as a “modern soul man,” and released three successful records through his independent label SincereSoul: Anatomy ...

Episode 564 Bobby Valentine is a First Class Father and MLB Legend. Bobby Valentine was the fifth player chosen in the 1968 draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers, but his major league playing career was cut short by a broken leg several years later. He began his managerial career in 1985 with the Texas Rangers, before going on to manage the Chiba Lotte Marines; the New York Mets, whom he took to the 2000 World Series; and the Boston Red Sox. A second stint with the Marines resulted in the team winnin...

Episode 563 Spencer Pratt is a First Class Father and Reality TV Star. He is well known for being a cast member of “The Hills” along with his wife Heidi Montag. He first appeared on television in 2005 in the reality series “The Princes of Malibu” before being a featured cast member of MTV’s The Hills from 2007 - 2010. Spencer and Heidi competed as housemates on the eleventh series of the British version of “Celebrity Big Brother” in 2014 and again in 2017. He currently stars in “The Hills: New B...

Episode 562 Noah Galloway is a First Class Father and Combat Veteran and Purple Heart recipient who joined the United States Army after the attacks on 9/11. On December 19, 2005, during his second deployment, he was severely injured in an IED attack in Yusufiah, Iraq. As a result, Noah lost his left leg above the knee and his left arm above the elbow. “No Excuses,” became his mantra as he rose out of a post-traumatic depression via his reinvigorating passion for fitness. He would become the firs...

Episode 561 Glenn Greenwald is a First Class Father, award winning journalist and New York Times Bestselling Author. He is a former constitutional lawyer and co-founder of The Intercept and The Intercept Brasil, has earned numerous awards for his commentary and investigative journalism, including the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service and the George Polk Award for national security reporting. His 2014 book No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the US Security State, was a New York T...

Episode 560 Sean Duffy and Rachel Campos-Duffy are First Class Parents of nine children. Rachel Campos-Duffy serves as a cohost of FOX & Friends Weekend. In addition, Campos-Duffy is the host of Moms on FOX Nation. The program aims to shine a light on family life and motherhood with women from across the country. She is also a recurring guest host on the network’s hit shows FOX & Friends and Outnumbered. Sean Duffy serves as a FOX News Media contributor, providing political analysis across all F...

Episode 559 Congressman Jim Jordan is a First Class Father and United States representative for Ohio's 4th congressional district. He is the Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee and former Ranking Member of the House Oversight Committee. Congressman Jordan is also a founding member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus. Before he began his career in politics, Jim Jordan was a two-time NCAA Division I wrestling champion at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Prior to college he won...

Episode 558 Willie Gault is a First Class Father and NFL Legend. He was one of the fastest players in NFL history and was also a member of the U.S. Olympic team that boycotted the 1980 Olympics. Willie played his college football at Tennessee before being drafted with the 18th pick of the first round by the Chicago Bears in the 1983 NFL Draft. He was an integral part of the 1985 Bears team which was one of the most dominating NFL teams of all time and winners of Super Bowl XX. That year, Willie ...

Episode 557 Mike Ritland is a First Class Father and former Navy SEAL. He is a combat veteran who served 12 years with the elite Navy SEAL Teams. Mike is also a K9 trainer, three-time New York Times bestselling author, and host of the popular podcast Mike Drop. He is the founder of Trikos International, which specializes in providing working K9s to celebrities, private individuals, and government agencies. He also created the Warrior Dog Foundation, a non-profit special operations K9 retirement ...

Episode 556 Joe De Sena is a First Class Father, Founder and CEO of Spartan Race. Spartan Race is a series of obstacle courses with varying degrees of distance and difficulty. Spartan hosts more than 200 events in 45 countries across the world, with over one million annual participants. Joe is also a New York Times best selling author of “Spartan Up”, “Spartan Fit” and “The Spartan Way”. He currently has a new book available “10 Rules For Resilience: Mental Toughness for Families”. Before becomi...

Episode 555 Sean Spicer is a First Class Father and former White House Press Secretary. He currently hosts a political talk show on Newsmax TV. Sean served as the 30th White House Press Secretary and as White House Communications Director under President Donald Trump in 2017. Prior to that, Sean was communications director of the Republican National Committee and its chief strategist. Sean was a contestant on season 28 of Dancing with the Stars where he advanced to the quarter finals. Sean is a ...

Episode 554 Perez Hilton is a First Class Father and Celebrity Blogger. He runs the website PerezHilton.com as well as two YouTube channels and a podcast, The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker. His blog is known for posts covering gossip items about celebrities. One of his YouTube channels, Perez Hilton and Family cover his personal life as a Dad. Perez Hilton is also the CEO of My True Ten CBD Gummies. He’s written four books and starred in two off-Broadway shows. In this Episode, Perez Sh...

Episode 553 Donny Osmond is a First Class Father and Legendary Singer, Dancer, Actor, Entertainer and former Teen Idol. Throughout his illustrious career, Donny has earned 33 gold records, selling over 100 million albums and becoming a worldwide music legend. He has made history by celebrating almost 6 decades in show business. Donny first gained fame performing with four of his elder brothers as the Osmonds, earning several top ten hits and gold albums. He then began a solo career, earning seve...