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Dad to Dad Podcast

Fathers mentoring fathers of kids with special needs - presented by the Special Fathers Network. Host David Hirsch interviews some amazing fathers of kids with special needs.

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SFN Dad To Dad 364 - Alfred Niwagaba of Uganda,...

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2025/02/07

Our guest this week is Alfred Niwagaba, of Kampala, Uganda who is the director of the Little Angels School in Wakiso and father of four children including a son with Down Syndrome. Alfred and his wife, Rosemary Nambooze, have been married for 16 years and are the proud parents of four children: Benjamin (5), Beroil (9), Abigale (15) and Abryl (14), who has Down Syndrome and has some hearing deficits.Alfred runs The Little Angels School, with over 600 students. Alfred and Rosemary also run Angel’s

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61:59

SFN Dad to Dad 363 - Jason Tuttle of Atlanta, GA...

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2025/01/31

Our guest this week is Jason Tuttle of Atlanta, GA, a former physical education and special education teacher, a stay at home parent and father to two children with multiple physical and cognitive disabilities.Jason and his wife, Jennifer, have been married for 21 years and are the proud parents of two children: Samantha (16) who is non-verbal, epileptic, wheelchair bound and has severe neuro developmental delays, and Zachary who, very sadly, passed away in January 2022, at age 15, who was diagnosed

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45:21

SFN Dad To Dad 362 - Michael McManus of Barrington,...

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2025/01/24

Our guest this week is Michael McManus of Barrington, IL, Vice President of Captive Resources, co-proprietor of Jigsaw Farms and father of two adult sons, including one with Autism. Michael and his wife Stacie have been married for 33 years and are the proud parents of two boys: Matt (30) and Jake (29) who is Autistic. Jake has benefited from a host of programs, including: Cure Autism Now (CAN), now known as Autsim Speaks,Brave Hearts, and Cowboy DreamsMichael & Stacie purchased a 50 acre

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SFN Dad To Dad 361 - Scott MacGregor of Fishers, IN...

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2025/01/17

Our guest this week is Scott MacGregor of Fishers, IN who is Executive Director of Content and Storytelling at Eli Lilly and Company and father of three including one with Down Syndrome.Scott and his wife, Sara, have been married for 23 years and are the proud parents of three living children: Ainsley (16), Jack (18) and Abby (21) who has Down Syndrome. Very sadly, their son Owen who had Trisomy 13, was still born in 2011. We learn about a wide range of organizations Abby has benefited from,

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42:28

SFN Dad To Dad 360 - Jessica Ronne of Holland, MI...

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2025/01/10

Our guest this week is Jessica Ronne of Holland, MI, author, speaker, podcast host, founder & executive director of the Lucas Project and perhaps most importantly, wife and the mother of eight, including one with special needs.Jess and her second husband, Ryan, have been married for 14 years and between them are the proud parents of eight children: four from her first marriage: Caleb, Lucas, Mable and Joshua, three from Ryan's first marriage: Tate, Mia, and Jada and Annabelle (9) who they had

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SFN Dad To Dad 359 - A Look Back On 2024

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2025/01/03

Episode #359 – A Look Back on 2024 Hi I’m David Hirsch, founder of the 21st Century Dads Foundation and Special Fathers Network as well as host of the Special Fathers Network Dad To Dad Podcast. Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of 2025. Tom Couch, the editor and producer of the SFN Dad To Dad Podcast, and I, thought we would do something special and provide a Look Back on 2024. In total we produced 72 episodes, 52 were weekly episodes airing on Fridays and for 20 weeks from May

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50:46

SFN Dad to Dad 358 - Emma Livingstone, of London,...

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2024/12/27

Our guest this week is Emma Livingstone of London, England who is the mother of three typical kids, a self-advocate with Cerebral Palsy and founder & CEO of UP - The Adult Cerebral Palsy Movement. Emma and her husband, Derrick, have been married for 17 years and are the proud parents of three typical children ages 11-16. She is the one who has cerebral palsy, which has propelled her to become one of England's most outspoken advocates for adults with CP. Emma is founder and CEO of UP - The

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50:51

SFN Dad To Dad 357 - Craig Parks of San Diego, CA A...

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2024/12/20

Our guest this week is Craig Parks of San Diego, CA who is a professional musician, band leader, camp director, author and father of two including one with special healthcare needs.Craig and his wife, Rachel, have been married for 23 years and are the proud parents of two children: Nashaman (10) and Jonah (20) who has multiple issues, including: anxiety, attention issues and Autism.Craig has a real passion for working with youth. He has combined his love of music and talent as a musician with his

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SFN Dad To Dad 356 - Tieal Bishop of Walkerton, IN...

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2024/12/13

Our guest this week is Tieal Bishop, of Walkerton, IN, mother to six including a medical fragile son and founder of A Rosie Place For Children.Tieal and her husband,Travis, have been married for eight years and between them they are the proud parents of six children: Max (25), Sam (22) and Gigi (20) and triplet 21 year old girls, Madeline, Abby and Kate. Her oldest son, Max, had a precarious entry into the world. Diagnosed with RSV, he required a G-Tube for feeding, a Trach for breathing and

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SFN Dad To Dad 355 - Phillip Koontz of Monument, CO,...

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2024/12/06

Our guest this week is Phillip Koontz of Monument, CO a retired U.S. Navy Seal, combat veteran, a former pastor, co-founder of Buffalo Leadership Academy, owner of an e-commerce business, author and perhaps most importantly, the father to five children.Phillip and his third wife, Suzanna, have been married for 6 1/2 years and between them are the proud parents of five children: Briah (11), Robert (13), Zadak (13), Madeline (16) and Jacob (18), who is Autistic. Phillip served for more than five

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SFN Dad To Dad 354 - Dennis Watkins of Oak Park, IL A...

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2024/11/29

Our guest this week is Dennis Watkins of Oak Park, IL who is a professional magician and father of two adopted children, including a son who is Autistic. Dennis and his husband, Sean Kelly, have been married for seven years and are the proud parents of two adopted children: Magnolia (15 months) and Henry (5), who is Autistic. Dennis hails from Dallas and a long line of family magicians. His grandfather, Ed Watkins, was a leader amongst magicians in Texas who had.a national reputation. After taking

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SFN Dad to Dad 353 - Tom Parro Of Grayslake, IL...

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2024/11/22

Our guest this week is Tom Parro of Grayslake, IL, president of MERK Capital and father of three including a daughter with a rare disease. Tom and his wife, Janice, have been married for 27 years and are the proud parents of three children: Erin (24), Matthew (20) and Megan (22) who has Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) a condition that causes a number of symptoms when you transition from lying down to standing up, such as a fast heart rate, dizziness and fatigue. With a degree in

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SFN Dad To Dad 352 - Todd Evans Of Brentwood, TN,...

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2024/11/15

Our guest this week is Todd Evans of Brentwood, TN who is a business owner, author and father of two children with disability. Todd and his wife, Kristin, have been married for 23 years and are the proud parents of two children: an 18 year old who was born with a metabolic disorder and 14 year old who has Cri du chat syndrome is a genetic disorder caused by a deletion of the short arm of chromosome 5.Together Kristin & Todd maintain the website: DisabilityParenting.com, dedicated to empowering

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50:51

SFN Dad to Dad 351 - Wayne Friedman of Louisville, KY...

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2024/11/10

Our guests this week are father and daughter, Wayne Friedman of Louisville, KY and Reena Friedman Watts of Houston, TX. Wayne and his wife, Maureen, have been married for 45 years and are the proud parents of three daughters: Reena, Jessica and Stephanie, who between them have 13 children, Wayne and Maureen’s grandchildren. A unique factoid is that Jessica and Stephanie live and work in Israel. Wayne ran a successful multi-generation family owned business for decades before retiring. Reena and her

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SFN Dad to Dad 350 - Dana Lange Of Denver, CO,...

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2024/11/01

Our guest this week is Dana Lange, of Denver, CO who does business development for Tuff Shed, is co-founder and CFO of Bright Life Connections, a non-profit and father of two including a daughter with a rare genetic disease.Dana and his wife, Dana, have been married for 34 years and are the proud parents of two daughters: Sarah (28) and Victoria (26) who has Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by developmental delay, moderate to severe intellectual disability, among other

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41:45

SFN Dad To Dad Podcast 349 - Andrew Bustamante of...

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2024/10/25

Our guest this week is Andrew Bustamante of Colorado Springs, CO a former covert CIA intelligence officer, U.S. Air Force combat veteran, business consultant, host of the Everyday Espionage Podcast, a self-proclaimed improvement junkie and perhaps most important of all, father of two adolescent children.Andrew and his wife, Jihi, who is also a former CIA intelligence officer, have been married for 14 years and are the proud parents of two adolescent children.In addition to doing business consulting,

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59:46

SFN Dad To Dad 348 - Mike Abramowitz of St....

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2024/10/18

Our guest this week is Mike Abramowitz of St. Augustine, FL, an entrepreneur, co-founder of Better Than Rich, speaker, author and transformational coach as well as father of two young children.Mike and his wife, Lindsay, have been married for seven years and are the proud parents of two children: daughter Ella (1) and son James (3), who was born at 26 weeks, weighing 1 pound four ounces, which caused severe bronchial pulmonary challenges, necessitating a trachea, ventilator and feeding tube. Their

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SFN Dad To Dad 347 - Tony Bombacino of Chesterton, IN...

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2024/10/11

Our guest this week is Tony Bombacino of Chesterton, IN, co-founder of Real Food Blends and father of two, including one with multiple disabilities. Tony and his wife, Julie, have been married for 18 years and are the proud parents of two children: daughter Luca (15) and son AJ (13) who has multiple disabilities. Tony and Julie founded Real Food Blends in response to seeking wholesome foods suitable for AJ, who is tube fed. Real Food Blends was acquired by Nutricia, part of Danone S.A.. Subsequent

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SFN Dad to Dad 346 - Mastermind Group Monday With...

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2024/10/07

This is part of a special series of interviews within the SFN Dad To Dad Podcasts known as the SFN Mastermind Group Monday Podcasts. Each Monday host David Hirsch interviews one of the SFN Mastermind Group dads on the impact the mastermind group has had on him and the wellbeing of his family. This Monday’s guest is Ruslan Vasyutin of Ukrainian who currently lives in Solihull, England and who is the father of a daughter with Cerebral Palsy, who is unable walk or talk. Ruslan and his x-wife, Olga,

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SFN Dad to Dad 345 - Chris Hunter of Orlando, FL A...

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2024/10/04

Our guest this week is Chris Hunter of Orlando, FL a father and grandfather, who has devoted much of his career to serving families with special needs, to help plan their financial future. Chris and his wife, Jane, have been married for 40 years and are the proud parents of an adult daughter and four grandchildren. Chris is from Canada. He has a civil engineering degree from New Brunswick University and a MBA from York University. For 15 years, Chris worked for LafargeHolcim as a professional

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