Actor, musician and dad, Ahmed Best sits down with me to chat about fatherhood, how his son, Marley saved his life and what he learned from his dad that he looks to instill into his son. Best also talks to me about his new Star Wars series called, Jedi Temple Challenge, becoming Jedi Master Kelleran Beq. We also chat about his time working with George Lucas, the role of Jar Jar Binks and how he and Liam Neeson were looking to do a buddy cop movie.We finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.

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The Big Show sits down with me to talk about his new show on Netflix called The Big Show Show, how that show came to be and how close his character is to his own real life dad style. The Big Show shares some funny stories about being a dad, the power of reverse psychology and life lessons he looks to share with his daughter. We talk about some of his favorite moments in the WWE and a fantastic fight with The Undertaker. We finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.

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Marc Thompson sits down with me to talk about his journey into fatherhood and how he and his family bond over movies, comic books, music and video games. Marc opens up about how he got into acting and shares with me some of his favorite memories in theater and voice acting. Marc and I chat about how Star Wars has impacted our lives and what it means to him to voice audiobooks from the Star Wars universe. We finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.

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Andre Johnson sits down with me to talk about his journey in fatherhood and how his daughter inspired him to become a coach for the Houston Texans after his fantastic career in the NFL. Andre spoke to me about how he and his daughter bond over football. We also talk about this time at the University of Miami as well as his playing days in the NFL. We finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.

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Walker Hayes takes the time to have a in-depth conversation with me about fatherhood. Walker opens up about losing a child, how fatherhood has changed the way he looks at his music and why his song Chapel is very important to him. We continue the conversation about the importance of showing respect and love to your spouse in front of your kids.

We move on to chat about Walker’s music and his creative process. We even chat about his fans making a fun video of his latest song. We finish the interview with the Fatherhood Quick Five.

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Kirk Cousins sits down with me to talk about what it means to him to be a father. Kirk talks about how he and his wife, Julie look to let their kids find their own path and how parents should be there to guide them. We also talk about the values they look to instill into their sons and what they can teach them by giving back to those in need.

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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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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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