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Fatherhood

How to Be a Better Father: A Practical Guide for Everyday Dads

For eight years I traveled every week for work. I told myself I was doing it for my family — that providing wa…

Episodes on Personal Development

Personal Development

From "Hold My Beer" to "Hold My Medal": Redefining Tough

Zach sits down with Sean Robinson, a Canadian electrician, volunteer firefighter, and author who grew up in a …

Personal Development

They Don't Make Men Like They Used To: Mentorship, Fulfillment, and Raising Kids with Purdeep Sangha

Zach sits down with Purdeep Sangha — bestselling author of The Complete Man, host of the Complete Man and CEO …

Personal Development

Relentless Intention: Chris Lind on Time, Saying No, and Failing Forward

Zach sits down with Chris Lind — HR executive, tech leader, host of the Future-Focused podcast, and dad of sev…

Health

The Beach Chair Photo: Bronson Dant on Identity, Emotion, and the One Thing You're Avoiding

Coach Bronson Dant — a dad of four, 17-year military veteran, and author (Ultimate Ketogenic Fitness, and the …

Personal Development

Sustainable High Performance: The Big Five Every Dad Should Master

Zach sits down with performance coach Lee Elridge, who built his career training elite rugby and Formula One a…

Leadership

Directing, Discussing, and Delegating with Paul Thornton

Zach sits down with Paul Thornton, a longtime leadership teacher, speaker, and author of over 25 books, to unp…

Personal Development

Getting Under the Hood with David Krall and Bryan Graf

Co-hosted by Bryan Graf while Zach steps back, this episode features David Krall — a pastor at Vintage Grace C…

Fatherhood

Habits by Nine: Raising Capable Kids with Matt Karam

Zach sits down with Matt Karam, a lifelong martial arts instructor from Phoenix who, with his wife, has taught…

Marriage

Navigating the Mental Load of Parenting with Jessica Etting and Sonya Reeser

For this Mother's Day episode, Zach steps into the "lion's den" and hosts two female guests: Jessica Etting, c…

Personal Development

The Forgiveness Factor: Forgiving Your Father More Than Once

Zach talks with Scott Stewart, an Oregon speaker and author who grew up adopted in a home ruled by a father wi…

Personal Development

The Flawed Dad: Identity, Sacrifice, and Motivating the People You Lead

Zach sits down with Warren Miles-Pickup — founder of Pixel True and former host of "The Flawed Dad's Guide to …

Fatherhood

Catch Them Being Good: Reinforcement, Consistency, and Quality Time with Dr. Larry Waldman

Zach sits down with Dr. Larry Waldman, a clinical child and forensic psychologist with roughly 50 years of exp…

Health

Nine Elements of Health: Building a Body and Life That Lasts (with Ryan Schneider)

Zach sits down with Ryan Schneider, a lifelong athlete who turned his passion for health into Thrive 25 — a se…

Personal Development

How to Read Faster and Retain More with the World's Fastest Reader, Howard Berg

Zach sits down with Howard Berg, the Guinness World Record holder for fastest reading at 80 pages a minute, to…

Family Activities

Coaching Youth Sports: Just Show Up, Make It Fun (with Michael Huber)

Zach talks with Michael Huber, a mental performance coach (sports psychologist) and dad of two teenage soccer …

Personal Development

From Two Packs a Day to 100 Miles: How Evren Ozka's Son Turned His Life Around

Evren Ozka — a London/Dubai-based entrepreneur behind footwear brand Mallet London and supplement brand Everyb…

Personal Development

Turning Anxiety Into Confidence with Nick Clement

Zach sits down with Nick Clement, a UK primary school teacher who spent over a decade in education before walk…

Personal Development

Living by Design, Not Default: Identity Over Outcomes with Mark Collins

Zach sits down with Mark Collins — coach, pastor, and author of Life Mastery: Living Life by Design, Not by De…

Fatherhood

Building Critical Thinking in Kids Using Quality TV

Zach talks with UK producer and podcaster Corin Long (host of Beyond the Broom Cupboard, a show about the peop…

Fatherhood

From Food Stamps to Founder: John Vagueiro on Building a Company and Fathering Three Under Two

John Vagueiro joins Zach to trace his path from a blue-collar home marked by his father's alcoholism and finan…

Personal Development

Break Free and Lead: The Sovereign Man Movement with Nicky Billou

Zach sits down with Nicky Billou — an Iranian-born Christian immigrant, 11-time author, two-time New York Time…

Fatherhood

Sending Your Agents Into the World: Harvey Laguerre on Fatherhood, Vulnerability, and Showing Up

Zach sits down with Harvey Laguerre — dad of four (two biological, two bonus), host of the podcasts Men Are Th…

Marriage

Reconnect Before You Fix: Randy Pryor on Rewiring Your Marriage

Randy Pryor spent 40 years as a comedy magician and juggler before becoming a workaholic and control freak tha…

Fatherhood

Mentorship, Sobriety, and Leading Your Family with Sean Martin

Sean Martin grew up in the Bronx in the '90s without a nuclear family or a male role model, and for years he r…

Fatherhood

Be the Room: A Young Dad on Presence, Selflessness, and Surviving the Hard Stuff

Zach sits down with Eli Matteson, a 26-year-old barber and dad of three (with a third baby due any day), in wh…

Marriage

A Mom's Perspective: Preconception Nutrition, Getting "Broken" by Baby #1, and Seeing the Invisible Work

This is the first episode featuring a female guest, and the guest is Zach's wife, Sonya Reeser. (She confirms …

Fatherhood

Working With Your Hands, the Infertility Journey, and Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone

Zach sits down with longtime friend Alex Stern, dad to a 17-month-old, for an honest conversation about the ro…

Fatherhood

Two Weeks and 10 Minutes: My Dad on Skills, Faith, and Never Quitting

This is a milestone episode (1,000 downloads) where Zach sits down with his own father, Greg Reeser — confirme…

Personal Development

Kickball Leagues and 2 AM Friends: PJ Simmons on Community, Patience, and Being Present

Zach welcomes his friend and former colleague PJ Simmons to the treehouse studio — a dad of two girls with a t…

Fatherhood

Be the Phone Call: Lessons from a Cop Dad on Presence, Patience, and Vision

Brian Graf is a California law enforcement officer, husband of 10+ years, and dad of three young kids. He came…

Fatherhood

Coaching, Perspective, and Knowing Each Kid as Their Own Person

Zach sits down with his friend Payton Junkin, a dad of three boys (third, second, and first grade) plus a son …

Fatherhood

Fatherhood Across Borders: Lessons from the UK, China, and Raising Three Sons

James Austin grew up in a small village outside Cambridge in the UK, spent nearly eight years living and worki…

Personal Development

Mind and Strength Aren't Enough: Doing the Heart Work as a Dad

Zach sits down with his friend Jake Smith, a former pastor of 21 years who now runs Plumline, doing deep inter…

Personal Development

Ruthless Transparency: Real Vulnerability, Accountability, and Showing Up as a Dad

Josh Turner — married 17 years, dad to an 18-year-old son and a 13-year-old daughter with severe special needs…

Fatherhood

Put Your Cape On: Showing Up as Dad Through Cancer, Calendars, and the Circle of Awkwardness

Jon French — a dad of three kids born in three years, a Convoy of Hope fundraiser, and a stage-four mantle cel…

Fatherhood

The Zach Attack: Six Kids, Tipping Points, and Creating a Safe Space

Host Zach Reeser sits down with his friend Zach McCann — a former pastor turned Nashville production company o…

Fatherhood

Macro vs Micro Adventure: Keeping the Wild Alive as a Dad

Zach sits down with his longtime friend Mark Hamilton, a mental health and addictions counselor and former you…

Fatherhood

Four Kids, One Shot: Creating Moments That Stick

Jason Kimbrow, a dad of four from Fayetteville, Arkansas, walks through what he's learned going from one kid t…

Fatherhood

Homemade Spears & Listening Ears

Zach sits down in the treehouse studio with his friend Justin Meeker, a dad of three (two boys, one girl) and …

Fatherhood

Be Where Your Feet Are: Presence, Marriage, and Finding Your 2 AM Friends

This is the first episode of The Skilled Dad, and Zach kicks it off with his friend Matt Cass — a former pasto…

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