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Fatherhood Field Notes

Fatherhood Field Notes is where we hear real stories from real men living real lives every week. Fatherhood is not only about being a dad, it incorporates providing and serving a home, loving and serving a spouse, engaging and serving in a community, as well as intentionally serving your children. Fatherhood is an adventure, one full of fun, wild, and messy stories. In this podcast, we will hear stories from real men who have found themselves living the Adventure of Fatherhood. The Craft of

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E591: Raising Kids Who Grow Into the Friends You'd...

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2026/09/29

Matt Hanson is the founder of Aion Path and president of the National Rite of Passage Council, a coalition of Christian leaders working to make intentional rites of passage a normal part of raising children in the church. Aion Path is a three-year journey designed for fathers and their 12–14-year-old sons or daughters to walk together toward physical, emotional, and spiritual adulthood. Other recent interviews with Matt describe the program as intentionally making fathers and children co-learners,

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E590: What I'd Tell My 40-Year-Old Self w/Keith...

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2026/09/22

Got a teenage son coming of age? Check out Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings - the program where Ned coaches dads and teen sons. Go to: riseupkings.com/ffn---------Keith Dietrich is a husband, father, grandfather, and nonprofit leader whose career has included 20 years with Father Flanagan’s Boys Town and leadership with The Gathering Inn. At 65, Keith brings something particularly valuable to this conversation: hindsight.He and his wife Jennifer have a blended family of six children, now

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01:24:56

E589: How Good Dads Can Lose Their Way w/Lee Corey

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2026/08/18

Got a teenage son coming of age? Check out Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings - the program where Ned coaches dads and teen sons. Go to: riseupkings.com/ffn---------Lee Corey is a former US Air Force pilot, entrepreneur, husband, father of three, and founder of Naptured, an app designed to rebuild the “village” parents desperately need during the early years of raising children.His journey includes military service in special operations, infertility, raising twins, failed business

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E588: Porch Conversations - God Responds | Craft of...

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2026/07/25

In this Friday Craft of Fatherhood episode, Ned talks about how a simple, intentional pause during a busy day can foster meaningful conversations and deepen your relationship with your kids. This episode emphasizes the importance of presence, authenticity, and listening in parenting.Key TopicsThe significance of quiet moments for connection with childrenHow sharing personal struggles humanizes parents and builds trustUsing storytelling to foster emotional and spiritual growthHandling difficult

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01:08:39

E587: Become a Student of Your Kids to Raise Them in...

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2026/07/21

Got a teenage son coming of age? Check out Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings - the program where Ned coaches dads and teen sons. Go to: riseupkings.com/ffn---------What if becoming a better father has less to do with learning more parenting techniques and more to do with becoming a man who is fully alive?Zac Ernst is a husband of 22 years, father of two teenagers, entrepreneur, co-founder of ActivityPay, and founder of Pursuit, a men’s movement helping men come fully alive through

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01:08:40

E586: Drop Me a Pin, No Questions Asked w/Bam Marshall

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2026/07/14

Bam Marshall is the host of The Wild Chaos Podcast, an entrepreneur, husband, father, a US Marines veteran and leader of the BAM Nation men’s community. He is intense, funny, blunt, protective, and deeply tender toward his wife and daughters. In this conversation, Bam brings a no-BS message to fathers:your kids do not just need to know you love them — they need to trust you.They need to know they can call you, or drop a pin in a text, and trust you'll show up to save them - no questions asked. Or be

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01:01:21

E585: Land, Legacy & Leading Your Children Well...

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2026/07/07

William Brinker is an entrepreneur, husband, father of three, and business leader connected to The Landfill Group and Enerdyne Power Systems, companies working in the landfill gas-to-energy space. In this conversation, William shares how his family history, entrepreneurial upbringing, faith journey, marriage, fatherhood, and stewardship of land have shaped the way he thinks about legacy. He also talks about his work turning landfill methane into usable energy, his outdoor hospitality businesses, and

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E584: Proximity & Praise | Craft of Fatherhood

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2026/07/03

In this short Friday episode of The Craft of Fatherhood, Ned reflects on finishing his son Brody’s junior year of homeschool and what the experience taught him about a father’s role in noticing, guiding, correcting, and affirming his son. The episode is not primarily about homeschooling; it is about proximity. Ned uses the end-of-year moment—reading Brody a letter on the back porch with Sarah present—as a picture of what it means for a father to be close enough to his son’s life to see growth, name

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57:23

E583: Don’t Let the Hard Days Win w/Mike Foster

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2026/06/30

For nearly a decade, Mike Foster has been helping people become stronger physically, mentally, and spiritually. As the owner of CrossFit 1776 in Loomis, California, and founder of the Resolute Life Foundation, Mike’s mission is bigger than fitness—it’s about freedom. But before CrossFit became his ministry, Mike was fighting a different battle.Alcohol had become his coping mechanism. He was physically present for his son, but mentally absent. Everything changed ten years ago when sobriety forced

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57:38

E582: Opening Your Heart to Your Family w/Dr. Kelly...

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2026/06/23

Few books change how you see yourself.Even fewer change how you see every relationship in your life.In this conversation, psychologist, speaker, and bestselling author Dr. Kelly Flanagan returns to Fatherhood Field Notes to unpack the central ideas from his newest book, The Road Less Triggered—a practical roadmap for transforming the moments that usually create conflict into opportunities for deeper connection.Ned begins with an honest confession. Minutes before recording, Kelly was a few minutes

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48:54

E581: Take Your Daughter on Dates and This Will...

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2026/06/17

Joevon Barnes is a plumber, coach, speaker, radio host, and father of two daughters. But more than anything, he’s a man who chose to break cycles, stay present, and become the father his daughters needed.In this deeply practical and inspiring conversation, Joevon joins Ned Schaut to discuss fatherhood after divorce, raising daughters, healing family wounds, overcoming anger, building generational relationships, and why showing up consistently matters more than being perfect.Joevon shares the story

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01:05:12

E580: Your Freedom from Porn Starts with Identity in...

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2026/06/09

This episode focuses on HOPE for an epidemic affecting men (and women) in and outside the church: pornography addiction.(Ready to get free? Men: go to liberatedkings.com to get started on your journey with Jesus.)Before founding Liberated Kings, Thomas Bills spent years trapped in the same struggle affecting millions of men today: pornography, shame, secrecy, and the belief that freedom was out of reach. Everything changed when he met Jesus, discovered his true identity in Him, and stopped fighting

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01:25:02

Ep. 579: The Path to Sonjoy w/Michael Leonardini

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2026/06/02

Before becoming a creator, author, and founder of Sonjoy, Michael Leonardini spent decades wrestling with the same questions many fathers quietly carry: Why do I do the things I do? Why do I react the way I react? How do I become the man, husband, father, and son God created me to be?In this deeply reflective conversation, Ned sits down with Michael to discuss identity, recovery, suffering, vulnerability, fatherhood, marriage, grief, and the lifelong journey of becoming aligned with God’s

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01:16:57

Ep. 578: Be the Oak Tree, Not the Thundercloud w/Eric...

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2026/05/26

Eric Collins is a California entrepreneur, tax strategist, and business owner who has built and sold companies while navigating major physical adversity, including breaking his neck in five places and surviving multiple spinal fusions.In this episode, he and Ned go deep into discipline, certainty, emotional stability, fatherhood, business ownership, marriage, and the kind of intentional leadership most men want but rarely see modeled clearly. Eric shares practical systems he’s built into his home

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09:56

Ep. 577: Are you transactional in the home like at work?

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2026/05/22

In this Friday Craft of Fatherhood episode, Ned processes through the realization that he's been transactional at home with his family like he is at work. What does it take to be present instead?Best takeaway:Check yourself and see if you're showing up responsive to your family, rather than expecting them to just do what you say, like a boss.---------Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up KingsThis episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up KingsOrder The

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59:53

Ep. 576: What Ever You Avoid Eventually Owns You...

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2026/05/19

Jason Vallotton is a pastor on staff at Bethel Church in Redding, California as well as a founder of BraveCo, a ministry dedicated to the healing and development of men as a means to healing and developing the world. Jason joins Ned Schaut for a deeply honest conversation about masculinity, healing, discipleship, and the kind of fatherhood that changes generations. This episode goes far beyond surface-level parenting advice. Jason shares openly about growing up with a father who created a home where

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Ep. 575: Who has the power to give identity? | Craft...

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2026/05/15

This Friday Craft of Fatherhood short is finds Ned thinking through the epic role that Zechariah played in the identify and name of John the Baptist. Do we have the same responsibility as modern dads?What about getting our kids to do things with us... like go to the gym? Do we ask them to, or do we tell them they're going and bring them along?Chew on these things with us on this short episode.Best takeaway:As a father you have influence and the responsibility leave and give your kids a name, and

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58:53

Ep. 574: How to Build a Legacy in a Huge Blended...

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2026/05/12

Mark Stiles joins Ned Schaut for a grounded, honest conversation about raising a large blended family, building intentional family culture, and redefining what strong fatherhood really looks like.Mark and his wife are raising eight children ranging from ages 3 to 19—including biological, step, adopted, and special-needs children. What unfolds in this episode is not polished parenting theory. It’s real-life fatherhood: chaotic dinners, Sunday family traditions, hard conversations with teenagers,

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Ep. 573 | How to Impart Identity to Your Children

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2026/05/08

This Friday Craft of Fatherhood short is a solid quick listen if you want something deeper than generic parenting hacks.Ned tackles a question almost every dad thinks about but rarely says out loud: How much influence do I really have over who my kids become? The episode is really about this idea:A father’s job isn’t just protecting and providing — it’s helping shape a child’s identity. He talks about:how to guide your kids without controlling them,why kids need direction instead of “just figure

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Ep. 572: Playing it Safe is the Riskiest Way to Live...

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2026/05/05

"Failure is measured in ounces, regret is measured in tons."Nate Burkhalter—seven-time competitor on American Ninja Warrior—joins Ned Schaut for a raw, grounded conversation about identity, risk, and what it actually means to lead as a husband and father.Nate’s story isn’t polished—it’s forged. From a career in oil and gas engineering to chasing a his calling through failure, rejection, injury, and breakthrough, he unpacks a revelation he heard from God, a hard truth most men avoid:playing it safe

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