J. August Richards sits down with me to talk about his role on the new hit NBC show, The Council of Dads. The show centers around Scott Perry and when discovers he has cancer he is worried about his children growing up without his help and advice. He and his wife Robin recruit six friends to act as a “council of dads” to be father figures to his children. Richards plays Dr. Oliver Post on the show.

We then talk about how he almost gave up acting before taking this role on Council of Dads, working with a great cast and the many lessons people can take from this show. Richards also shares his incredible story of how he got into acting. We finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.

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Jonathan Frakes sits down with me to talk about fatherhood and the values he and his wife, Genie instilled into their two kids. We talk about what effects moving a family a few times has on kids and how it can make them learn important life skills. Then we dive into the world of Star Trek and what pressure Jonathan and his colleague felt in starting a new Star Trek series with Star Trek: The Next Generation. Frakes talks about the value of a Will Riker action figure and how he got into directing episodes for Star Trek. We talk about some of his voice acting roles such as Gargoyles. We finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.

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  Michael O’Neill sits down with me to talk about his role on the new hit NBC show, The Council of Dads. The show centers around Scott Perry and when discovers he has cancer he is worried about his children growing up without his help and advice. He and his wife Robin recruit six friends to act as a “council of dads” to be father figures to his children. Michael player Larry Mills on the show. We then talk about fatherhood, raising daughters and when he found out he was going to have twins. We also chat about what movie gave him the most street cred with his kids. We finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.  

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Today I had the great pleasure of speaking with Geoff Johns, the Executive Producer of DC’s new series, Stargirl. The show follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger) as she moves to Blue Valley, Nebraska after her mother remarries Pat Dugan (Luke Wilson) and inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to stop the villains of the past. The live-action superhero drama reimagines the 1999 Stargirl comics and the very first superhero team, the Justice Society of America, in an unpredictable series. DC’S Stargirl is lovingly inspired by Johns’ late sister, who was killed in a plane accident.

This is part one of my interview with Geoff. Make sure you look for the full interview in The Art of Fatherhood podcast series.

 

 

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  Ben Napier sits down with me to share his thoughts on fatherhood, how kids can thrive with setting up a regular routine and why his daughter loves the show Band of Brothers. Ben talks about how the very popular HGTV show, Home Town came to be and what part of the renovation he looks forward to the most for each home. Ben and his wife, Erin are now on Season 4 of Home Town. Ben was kind enough to share how each season is different and what he remembers most from each season. We then end the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.  

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