The 40, Black, and Dads show
Join Aaron Covington (writer: Creed, Grand Crew) and Tony Wragg (Finance, Marketing) on our fatherhood journey. We hope to post weekly but babies are unpredictable. We offer our unique insight into raising children, the role of a dad and partner, and anecdotes from our experiences. We'll also invite other Dads to share their experiences, because being a Dad is tough and we need all the support we can get.
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Episodes
28 episodes
Keepsakes, Days of the week and Sampit, SC
This week we finally delve into the topic of keepsakes and the things that we will leave behind for our kids. Photos, objects, trinkets, books? It's hard to choose and even harder to save. We also talk about learning the days of the week and we...
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Episode 28
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38:54
Recovering from the holidays and the very nature of parenting
We're and recovering from the 4th of July holidays. We talk about getting through the holiday with children and adult family. And we just scratch the surface of discovering new ways to approach parenting mentally. Because it's all mental, isn't...
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Episode 27
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28:21
Dad Solo on patience with kids and anticipating their actions
The holiday was crazy so Aaron's dropping off another quick solopod, or is it Pod Solo? He tracks his thoughts on kids being kids and kids being human. How do I practice patience and a thorough comparison of kids to video games. Th...
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Episode 26
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11:08
SoloCast with Aaron on first kids and keepsakes
Trying a new thing, the solocast or solopod. I wanted to recap and add some thoughts to last weeks epsiodes about anxiety with a first kid, even when you have a second, and developing patience for kids. Then I look ahead to next week's episode ...
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Episode 25
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10:33
Guest Dad Jay New talks about raising two kids!
This week we bring on Aaron's good friend Jay New who is raising two kids, a girl and a boy, ages soon to be seven and soon to be four. We talk how everything the first kid does is the first time the parents are experiencing it too. Later we ge...
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Episode 24
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30:57
Guest Dad Edward Gyimah returns to talk the 4th trimester
We're back with Edward Gyimah who's son is seven weeks old! We talk about the utter importance of having help around and what it means for family to see the newborns early. We also talk the fun early days of fatherhood and what it means to actu...
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Episode 23
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43:58
Guest Dad Darrius Marcellin talks Baby names, and establishing the parental connection
This week we have guest Dad Darrius Marcellin who has a baby about the same age at Aaron's! We talk about the process of choosing names and how Dads sometimes need more practical advice. We talk about Darrius' background in soccer and his pre...
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Episode 22
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37:37
The benefits of talking to other Dads
This week we look back on the first six months of the podcast.We talk about how beneficial doing this has been for us as Dads, partners and men. We explore the idea of basic therapy, talking to yourself, talking out loud instead of keep...
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Episode 21
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25:34
Baby Routines and those first few weeks with guest dad Kruger Dunn
Dad bootcamp is back with soon to be father Kruger Dunn. We walk through what to expect at the hospital and those first couple of weeks. We also talk about activities for kids, when to get them started and how to choose. Hopefully Kruger ...
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Episode 20
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43:49
What have you learned from being a parent with Guest Dad Muyi Akerele
This week we examine our fatherhood journeys and discover what we have learned about ourselves in our short time as Dads. Guest Dad and college friend Muyi Akerele adds his unique and nuanced insight to the conversation.
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Episode 19
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40:40
Parenting lesson and growing closer to your parents in old age
This week we talk about early lessons from parenting. These are things that one can't really be told before experiencing. Then we talk about how fathers can approach fitting into their kids' lives through adulthood. Lastly we discuss the very h...
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Episode 18
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37:31
Guest Dad Bradley Castillo, figuring out personal space post-kid, social media privacy and sublimating your ego
This week we talk with new dad Bradley Castillo. A wide-ranging conversation that covers social media and who can post your kid, to screen time and fighting it as long as you can, to moving in with family, humilty and ego and making time for yo...
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Episode 17
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39:01
How do we define our parenting styles, kids hear everything, social media and no to spanking
This week we get into the topic of parenting styles. A lot of articles have different defintions but they all seem to list the same four main styles. But are those styles or just personality types? We attempt to redefine different par...
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Episode 16
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33:08
Part 2 with Edward Gyimah. Parenting is the most important job, how do we build community and how do we plan for the future
In part two with soon-to-be dad Edward Gyimah we dig a bit deeper. In this uncertain world how do you plan for the future? We talk about much harder raising kids continues to get and how we might approach education differently than our parents ...
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Episode 15
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34:58
New Dad Boot Camp with Edward Gyimah, scheduling, building a community for your baby, and preparing your child for life
This week we have a guest, soon-to-be father Edward Gyimah. The talk was so good we had to break it into two parts. In part one we talk about the practical tangible parts of parenting. How to plan for the lack of sleep, scheduling sleep and fee...
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Episode 14
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28:57
How to deal with anxiety as a parent, SIDS, keeping your baby healthy and baby hernias!
Parental anxiety! Nothing is scarier than having a child. Nothing! Are they okay? Are you okay? We talk about our own anxieties and fears as parents and share some experiences of times we thought we had really messed up. And our first minor sur...
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Episode 13
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28:40
Trying to get pregnant, sleeping when the baby sleeps and other parenting misconceptions
In this episode of 40, Black and Dad looks at parenting misconceptions. From the beginning, when someone says they're trying to get pregnant. What does that actually mean? Some moms think they can sleep when the baby sleeps? Will that wor...
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Episode 12
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34:26
Sleep Pt. 2. Why don't they sleep and how to answer the parent question
We continue talking about sleep. We talk about how sleep changes as kids age and sleep regressions, but it's about accumulation, right? And what about when other parents ask you about sleep? Don't they already know??
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Episode 11
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31:27
Postpartum Self-Care | A Dad's Perspective | 40, Black, and Dad
Join us for a heartfelt discussion on postpartum self-care from the Dad's point of view in this episode of 40, Black, and Dad. We delve into the importance of self-care for new fathers, navigating the challenges, and finding moments of rejuvena...
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Episode 10
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22:57
It Takes A Village
In this episode we talk about villages. What does a village look like when you start your family at 40? Who are the men that you take practical advice from? These questions and more. Follow us@bearcov@the.official.ig.of.ton...
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Episode 9
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26:05
Parenting Differences
This week we talk a bit about how parenting has changed and how we're trying to meet the challenges of the digital age.
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Episode 8
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35:32
Sleep Part 1: Putting the baby to sleep
This week we talk strategies we've tried to get the baby or toddler to sleep. Nothing works everytime and different things work for everyone, but its always a battle!
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Episode 7
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26:29
Would You Do It Again? Pt. 1
Starting a new format to help make the podcast more searchable (and shorter!). This week ask the question "Would you have another kid" and take turns answering and considering the implications and possibilities! Aaron answers aroun...
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Episode 6
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27:02