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The Cool Grandpa Podcast

This podcast is about the relationship between Grandfathers and their Grandchildren. We focus on interesting stories to understand and grow our own relationships. This is the perfect podcast to understand how important the role of Grandfather is to the lives of the Grandchildren and Family in general.

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EP - 87 Stories With Grandpa

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/06/24

Josiah Fogle has created children's books to help his children experience the vital lessons that John Fogle instilled in him. Josiah admired his father and was influenced by him through spending years as a family in the Philippines as missionaries. Through writing about Grandpa John, Josiah has built a bridge between his father's legacy and Josiah's children, who are learning about their grandfather through actual family stories and memories and impactful children's books. We continue our

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EP - 86 Where Two Worlds Meet

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/06/17

This week we are joined by two passionate individuals whose goal is to build bridges of understanding and communication between Grandparents and Grandchildren. Jerry Witkovsky and Deanna Shoss join us to discuss their new book, Where Two Worlds Meet. Jerry joins our conversation as a leader in developing organizations and programs that impact the lives of his community. Since his 1997 retirement, Jerry has focused his considerable energies on grandparenting facilitation—helping multigenerational

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EP - 86 Where Two Worlds Meet

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/06/17

This week we are joined by two passionate individuals whose goal is to build bridges of understanding and communication between Grandparents and Grandchildren. Jerry Witkovsky and Deanna Shoss join us to discuss their new book, Where Two Worlds Meet. Jerry joins our conversation as a leader in developing organizations and programs that impact the lives of his community. Since his 1997 retirement, Jerry has focused his considerable energies on grandparenting facilitation—helping multigenerational

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EP-85 Volunteering and Mentoring

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/06/10

Ben Manny is an engaged grandpa, AND he is an engaged volunteer. This week, I discuss how grandfathers can support their community but mainly the children and young adults in their community. We start our conversation with Ben discussing how he is an engaged and supportive grandfather. Ben shares with us how he doesn't let being a long way away from his grandchildren stop him from being the mentor and coach they need but always leaves plenty of room for fun and games. Ben has been an active

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EP - 84 Priming the Pump

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/06/03

"Welcome back, my friends to the show that never ends. We're so glad you could attend! Come inside! come inside!" - Emerson, Lake & Palmer. I am happy to have a moment with you. I enjoy these one-on-one conversations, and I hope you find them valuable for your grandparenting journey. This month, I want to discuss steps you can take to 'prime the pump' or, in other words, plan your next visit with your children and grandchildren. Some people will tell you that the only actual planning you should

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EP - 83 Babooky

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/05/27

The conversation is with the founder of Babooky, Nathan Andersen, aka Anders Roseberg. In this conversation, we jump into Nathan's varied and exciting background. Nathan is self-taught when creating children's books and other writing genres. We discuss the different options for publishing books, from the print-on-demand model (Amazon model) to traditional publishing. Nathan goes into detail about the pros and cons of each publishing method. I asked Nathan to detail his company's service

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EP - 82 Grandparenting on Purpose

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/05/20

Winn and Linda Egan developed and shared their views on grandparenting with their friends during a get-together. They discussed how grandparents could be active participants in their children's and grandchildren's lives. With more and more data being reported about issues around isolation, depression, and the like with teenagers, being an active grandparent is vital to helping grandchildren to become happy and healthy adults. Winn talks with us about how he and his wife Linda took the basis for

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EP - 81 Grandpas as Coaches

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/05/13

This episode is another one-on-one conversation with you and me. I open up the conversation with a quick trip report from my last trip to Virginia the week before Easter. I spent a lot of time with my grandson, who is almost four years old. I confess that spending multiple days with him wore me out physically and mentally. It has been a long time since I chased toddlers around a playground and museum for hours at a time. I also forgot that three-and-a-half-year-olds don't just play 20 questions;

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EP - 81 Grandpas as Coaches

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/05/13

This episode is another one-on-one conversation with you and me. I open up the conversation with a quick trip report from my last trip to Virginia the week before Easter. I spent a lot of time with my grandson, who is almost four years old. I confess that spending multiple days with him wore me out physically and mentally. It has been a long time since I chased toddlers around a playground and museum for hours at a time. I also forgot that three-and-a-half-year-olds don't just play 20 questions;

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EP - 81 Grandpas as Coaches

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/05/13

This episode is another one-on-one conversation with you and me. I open up the conversation with a quick trip report from my last trip to Virginia the week before Easter. I spent a lot of time with my grandson, who is almost four years old. I confess that spending multiple days with him wore me out physically and mentally. It has been a long time since I chased toddlers around a playground and museum for hours at a time. I also forgot that three-and-a-half-year-olds don't just play 20 questions;

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EP - 81 Grandpas as Coaches

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/05/13

This episode is another one-on-one conversation with you and me. I open up the conversation with a quick trip report from my last trip to Virginia the week before Easter. I spent a lot of time with my grandson, who is almost four years old. I confess that spending multiple days with him wore me out physically and mentally. It has been a long time since I chased toddlers around a playground and museum for hours at a time. I also forgot that three-and-a-half-year-olds don't just play 20 questions;

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EP - 81 Grandpas as Coaches

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/05/13

This episode is another one-on-one conversation with you and me. I open up the conversation with a quick trip report from my last trip to Virginia the week before Easter. I spent a lot of time with my grandson, who is almost four years old. I confess that spending multiple days with him wore me out physically and mentally. It has been a long time since I chased toddlers around a playground and museum for hours at a time. I also forgot that three-and-a-half-year-olds don't just play 20 questions;

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EP - 80 The GaGa Sisterhood

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/05/06

This week's guest is Donne Davis. Donne started the GaGa Sisterhood group to bring inspiration, support, and tools to grandmothers worldwide. Donne became a grandmother in 2003, and for over nineteen years, she has been on a mission to connect with other grandmas and explore the evolving role of being a grandmother. Donne and I start our conversation by discussing her experience in becoming a grandmother and its impact on her life. Donne explains that when the midwife held up her first

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EP - 79 Meet the Grandchildren Where They Are

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/04/22

Our conversation this week is with Ed Gaffney. We talked with Ed a few episodes ago about RVing with grandchildren. (The link to that conversation is in the links below.) Ed shares how he and his wife Jeanne found out that they would be grandparents at a Billy Joel and Elton John concert. Ed shares his experience blending his family with Jeanne's to form a blended family. We learn through Ed's stories how the children adapted to each other a bit faster than the other family members. We also learn

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EP - 78 Older Men's Mental Health

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/04/15

Dr. Rob Whitley, Ph.D., discusses older men's mental health issues. Rob Whitley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, and a Research Scientist at the Douglas Research Centre. He is currently a Fonds de recherche du Québec-Santé Senior Research Scholar and an Honorary Principal Fellow at the University of Melbourne. Rob and I discuss the mental health challenges that older men can face in this conversation. We discuss several causes of mental health issues,

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EP - 77 RVing With Grandchildren

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/04/08

Open roads, out-of-the-way adventures, and building relationships are just a few things that we talk about with Jeanne and Ed Gaffney. Through her article, "RVing with Grandchildren," I found Jeanne on the Go RVing website (See the link below for the article). I thought this idea and experience sounded like great fun for grandfathers and grandmothers. The Gaffneys share with us how they got into RVing while living out in Montana and started taking trips with their friends. Once Ed and Jeanne

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EP - 77 RVing With Grandchildren

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/04/08

Open roads, out-of-the-way adventures, and building relationships are just a few things that we talk about with Jeanne and Ed Gaffney. Through her article, "RVing with Grandchildren," I found Jeanne on the Go RVing website (See the link below for the article). I thought this idea and experience sounded like great fun for grandfathers and grandmothers. The Gaffneys share with us how they got into RVing while living out in Montana and started taking trips with their friends. Once Ed and Jeanne

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EP - 76 Being a Cheerleader

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/04/01

This episode is a chance for you and me to catch up. It has been a month or so since we last spoke. In this conversation, I talk about the critical role of being a grandfather who is a cheerleader for their grandchild. I review the different ages of development and the various ways that grandfathers can be intentional about encouraging and cheering on grandchildren. Grandchildren at different ages need different types of encouragement. As former guest Richard Eyre says, "Kids thrive, flourish,

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EP - 75 Peekabond

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/03/25

Our conversation is with Anieke Lamers. Anieke is an Ex-VC (Venture Capitalist) turned social entrepreneur on a mission to make every child feel special and connected to roots & loved ones. In this conversation with Anneke, the co-founder of Peekabond, we discuss challenges that Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and anyone who is away from a young child in their family deal with every day. We talk about how Peekabond solves the problem of having little to no connections with the younger family

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EP - 75 Peekabond

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2022/03/25

Our conversation is with Anieke Lamers. Anieke is an Ex-VC (Venture Capitalist) turned social entrepreneur on a mission to make every child feel special and connected to roots & loved ones. In this conversation with Anneke, the co-founder of Peekabond, we discuss challenges that Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and anyone who is away from a young child in their family deal with every day. We talk about how Peekabond solves the problem of having little to no connections with the younger family

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