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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 - 59 Being An Engaged Grandpa

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/11/12

Our conversation is with Tabasco. Tabasco sits down with us to discuss his experience of being a grandfather who lives close to his grandchildren. In this exciting conversation, we talk about how Tabasco how hearing the news that he would be a grandfather was like starting a new chapter in his life and a chance to share the world with another child. We continue to talk about how Tabasco could focus on the grandchild and block out worldly distractions. Tabasco shares with us how to enjoy the early

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EP 58 - Bonus Show, Teaching Service, and Remembrance

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/11/09

This great conversation with Lee explores how a grandfather's example of service teaches the grandchildren valuable lessons about helping others. We also discuss how Lee and the family positively install closely held family values to the upcoming generation. Lee serves as director of the Brisbane Legacy group (https://www.legacy.com.au/brisbane/BrisbaneLegacy). This group serves the people of Australia by looking after the family of veterans. Do your self a service and review this fantastic

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EP - 57 A Grandfather's Strength

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/11/05

This week's conversation is with Dave Evans. Dave and I sit down to talk about his experience with being a grandfather. We talk a lot about his granddaughter Nyia and her challenges. During Nyia's delivery, she went without oxygen for about 12 minutes resulting in Nyia having extensive brain and motor issues. Nyia and her family are working with the great people at NAPA on an individual therapy plan to help Nyia learn to do as much for herself as possible. As you can imagine, Nyia relies on the

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EP - 56 Traditions and Rituals

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/10/29

This week's episode is another conversation just between the two of us. In this conversation, we talk about the importance of traditions and rituals. We can use traditions and rituals to create stronger family bonds and bonds between grandfathers and grandchildren. Rituals are those details that are part of traditions. An example of a ritual is that grandma and the grandchildren ALWAYS work together to bake an apple pie for Thanksgiving dessert. No matter your traditions and rituals in your family,

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EP - 55 Space to grow and explore

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/10/22

Welcome back to another fun conversation with someone from my past. Thal Dixon is a good friend of mine from our High School days. Thal is sitting down with us to have a conversation about his interesting and entertaining Grandpa Penrod. Thal discusses how no matter where his family moved, his Grandpa and Grandma were a constant in his life. We even hear about how Thal was going to school in Idaho, and he had his own room at his grandparent's house. Thal also talks about his closeness with his

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EP - 54 I Don't Want to Turn 3

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/10/15

Our conversation is with Gramps Jeffrey. Gramps Jeffrey is a children's book author and grandfather of six. Gramps looks at the world through the lens of what has changed and evolved since he was a kid. We discussed his book, I Don't Want to Turn 3, and what inspired him to write this exciting and entertaining book. We talk about how important it is to read to our children and grandchildren. Reading is not simply a way of bonding with them, but it has also been documented to increase a child's

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43:12

EP - 53 More than Grand

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/10/08

This week, we talked with DeeDee Moore. DeeDee was in a similar spot as I was when she found out that she would be a grandmother. That spot was that there were some articles, podcasts, and magazines, but nothing designed to help grandmas or grandpas understand their new roles. Taking what she had experienced as a mom, elementary school office lady, and years as a communications consultant Dee Dee started More Than Grand. More Than Grand is dedicated to letting parents know how important the role

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39:18

Bonus show - Building Good Halloween Fun with the...

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/10/07

The episode that you will hear is a fantastic bonus show that can help grandfathers and grandparents. Ever wonder who those people go over the top at Halloween and have the best home haunt in the neighborhood? Meet Nationally recognized home haunt and prop designer expert Roger Hayes. Order your drink and pull up a chair so you can join my conversation with Roger as we catch up about all things Halloween. Rog is an old friend of mine with whom I have had many adventures. Some adventures we even

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EP - 51 Talking about Mental Health with Our...

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/10/01

Our guest is Dr. Gene Beresin. Gene is a great guy and is working hard with the devoted staff of The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. According to the center's about page, The Clay Center "...is a free, practical, online educational resource dedicated to promoting and supporting the mental, emotional, and behavioral well-being of children, teens, and young adults." I knew that Gene would be the perfect guest to talk about how grandparents can be

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EP - 50 New roles

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/09/24

"I'm in a place in my life where I get offered parts that I didn't get offered before - fathers and uncles and grandfathers and so on. And it took me a long time to get to that place, but I'm glad because it opens up new territory." - Christopher Walken The episode is a one on one conversation with me and you. In this conversation, I discuss how we are taking on new roles even at our age, which is a good thing. Men heading into their "grandpa years" should be looking to take on new roles.

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EP - 49 Service and Legacy

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/09/17

Sylvia Liu has never met her grandfathers, but they have played an important role in China's history. Most importantly, they have played a significant role in Syliva's life through their example and influence on her mother and father. Sylvia sits down with us to discuss her grandfathers, her life as an environmental lawyer, and now as a children and young adult author. Sylvia's maternal grandfather was Lieutenant General Fan Hanjie. Lt. General Fan Hanjie was one of General Chiang Kai-shek's

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EP - 48 Growing Creativity with Grandchildren

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/09/10

Dan Miller joins us for a fantastic conversation about how to help our grandchildren to think creatively about education, work, and life. Learn about Dan's experience and expectations when he learned that he would become a grandfather. Dan was excited and viewed the grandchildren as an extension of the fun and exciting times he and his wife, Joanne, had with their children. Our discussion then focused on helping his grandchildren learn to hold on to their creativity and passions from childhood to

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EP - 47 The Long Distance Grandparent

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/09/03

Kerry Byrne, Ph.D., joins us for our conversation today. Kerry has studied aging and care for 25 years. She is the Founder of The Long Distance Grandparent, a mission-driven business helping grandparents build strong bonds with their grandchildren from a distance. As a mom to 2, with grandparents living at a distance, she believes children need their grandparents, now more than ever – no matter the distance between. We have a blast discussing the idea that in today's world, moms and dads are

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EP - 46 Be careful with Labels

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/08/27

"Dear Mr. Venon. We accept the fact that we had to sacrifice a whole Saturday in detention for whatever it was we did wrong. But we think you’re crazy to make us write an essay telling you who we think we are. You see us as you want to see us: in the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions. But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain…and an athlete…and a basketcase…a princess…and a criminal." – Closing monologue, The Breakfast Club (1985) I love this movie. You can tell

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EP - 45 The examples we set

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/08/20

In this conversation, Frank Pomata, aka Baba, sits down with us and talks about the impact and relationship with his grandfathers. We first learn about Carl (Carmello) and Anthony (Grandpa Tony) and what these two very different people did with Frank growing up in Brooklyn, NY. Frank had the interesting experience of living upstairs from his Grandpa Carl. With Grandpa Carl, Frank became his driving buddy and was exposed early on to what goes on in an office environment. Frank learned some of the

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EP - 44 The Addicted Child

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/08/13

In this conversation, we sit down with Richard, "Rick", Capriola to discuss the important topic of adolescent addition. We dive into what addiction means and how Grandfathers can play an important role in the identification, treatment, and recovery of a grandchild suffering from substance dependence. Rick Capriola spent 11 years working as an addictions counselor for Menninger Clinic in Houston Texas before retiring in 2019. Menninger Clinic is one of the top ten psychiatric hospitals in the

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53:15

EP - 43 Readeo

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/08/06

Please pull up a chair and join Aaron and me for an interesting conversation about a company he started almost ten years ago but is really catching fire today. Aaron and his brother Cody started Readeo to help connect Aaron and Cody's parents to Cody's children once Cody moved to Chicago. Readeo holds several patents on the combination of video conferencing and digital children's books. The unique way these technologies are combined gives the users an interactive platform to share stories,

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EP - 42 Four activities that do not require a device...

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/07/30

This conversation is just with you and me. I share four different activities you can do with your grandchild or anyone that do not require a smart device or application. These are fun and, most importantly, engaging activities that you can do today. Collecting Collecting is a great way to discover what your grandchild is interested in. The grandchildren will naturally want more of whatever they are interested in. It could be toys, pictures, objects, just about anything. The important thing with

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EP - 41 The Grand Project

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/07/23

Kitty Janvirn is a young woman who took a school assignment, had a passion for history, and created a podcast to capture the story of her grandparents and other grandparents. In our conversation, we learn about her mother's father, Paul Own, who, to Kitty, her brothers, and her cousins, is simply Doc. We learn that Doc was the town Pharmacist and enjoyed getting down on his hands and knees when the grandkids were over to play 'Monster' and chase them all about the house. (No doubt to grandma and

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EP - 40 Good Grandpa

The Cool Grandpa Podcast ·

2021/07/16

Ted Page was tired of the negative messaging about grandpas in popular media when he learned that he would become a grandpa. Instead of just complaining about that negative messaging, Ted decides to launch a blog about the positive aspects of being a grandpa, and so, Good Grandpa was born. We sit down for a unique show where Ted and I interview each other about how our lives changed when we found out we were going to become grandfathers. We both have similar journeys with different methods of

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