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  • How to Show Up for Your Spouse with Kanyi Maqubela

    How to Show Up for Your Spouse with Kanyi Maqubela
    2024/07/30
    In this episode, Alexis talks to Kanyi Maqubela about his family's history of activism in South Africa, what it’s like raising two kids with an award winning pediatrician, and how he shows up for his spouse. Kanyi Maqubela is an investor and entrepreneur who is currently the managing partner of Kindred Ventures. Before that, Kanyi quit his job as a math and science teacher to work for Obama’s presidential campaign. He’s taught at Stanford and NYU, produced a documentary film, Taking Back the Grove, and launched HeartBeat Health, a company whose goal is to change how heart health is delivered across the world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 分
  • Should My Kids Be Meditating with Dan Harris

    Should My Kids Be Meditating with Dan Harris
    2024/07/23
    Alexis talks with 10% Happier founder and former NBC News Anchor Dan Harris about managing generational trauma, raising the kid you have and not the kid you want, and some parenting hacks to keep in mind if you work from home. Dan Harris is host of the 10% HAPPIER PODCAST, and author of the best selling self help book "10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head," "Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge," and "Found Self-Help That Really Works – a True Story." For 21 years, he worked at ABC News, where he was the co-anchor of NIGHTLINE and the weekend editions of GOOD MORNING AMERICA. He also reported from all over the world, including warzones and presidential campaigns. Before joining ABC, he worked for local news outlets in Boston and Maine. He lives in New York with his wife, son, and a gaggle of rescue cats. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 分
  • What We Can Learn About Parenting from Paella with José Andrés

    What We Can Learn About Parenting from Paella with José Andrés
    2024/07/16
    Alexis sits down with chef and restauranteur José Andrés and discusses the role of technology in the future of food distribution, the significance of having long tables, and what we can learn about parenting from paella. José Andrés is a Spanish American chef and restaurateur. He has won a ton of awards, both for his cooking and humanitarian work. He owns some of the most successful restaurants in America, and is often credited with bringing the small plates fine dining craze here. As if that is not enough, José is a professor and founder of the Global Food Institute at George Washington University, and the founder of World Central Kitchen, a non-profit devoted to providing meals in the wake of natural disasters, warzones, or other humanitarian crises where food relief is critical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 分
  • The Doomed Plight of the "Cool Dad" with Bobby Hundreds

    The Doomed Plight of the "Cool Dad" with Bobby Hundreds
    2024/07/09
    In this episode, Alexis talks to Bobby Hundreds about being a second generation Korean American, how to find time for the things that matter to you, and the doomed plight of being a “cool dad”. Bobby Kim, also known as Bobby Hundreds, is one of the CoFounders of LA streetwear brand The Hundreds, and the LA food festival Family Style, creator of the digital collectibles “Adam Bomb Squad”, and the author of the bestselling books "This Is Not a T-Shirt: A Brand, a Culture, a Community" and "NFTS ARE A SCAM / NFTS ARE THE FUTURE." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    45 分
  • Why Raising Teenagers is Harder Than a Trek to the South Pole with Todd Carmichael

    Why Raising Teenagers is Harder Than a Trek to the South Pole with Todd Carmichael
    2024/07/02
    Alexis is joined the founder and CEO of La Colombe Coffee Roasters, Todd Carmichael, as they discuss about how fatherhood grew his business, when he and his wife knew they wanted to adopt, and why raising teenagers is harder than a solo trek to the South Pole. You may also recognize Todd Carmichael from his role as host of the Travel Channel shows DANGEROUS GROUNDS and UNCOMMON GROUNDS. He is the inventor of the “draft latte,” which the La Colombe team says is one of the fastest-growing ready-to-drink beverages. And his new endeavor at Rebel Labs is developing a new kind of carbonation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    42 分
  • When Your Podcast Becomes a Family Business with Roman Mars

    When Your Podcast Becomes a Family Business with Roman Mars
    2024/06/25
    Alexis joins Roman Mars to discuss what it’s like raising twins, his upbringing in a low-income, single-parent home, and how becoming a father made him more brave. You may have heard Roman’s now trademark voice on the popular podcast 99% INVISIBLE, a show about the invisible world of architecture and design. Or from his record breaking 2015 TED talk, or his NYT best-selling book; The 99% Invisible City: A Field Guide to the Hidden World of Everyday Design. Roman's children even made appearances in a Mail Chimp ad campaign associated with 99% Invisible, quickly becoming fan favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 分
  • A Parental “Post Game” with Roy Wood Jr.

    A Parental “Post Game” with Roy Wood Jr.
    2024/06/18
    Alexis talks to Roy Wood Jr. about their shared experience of losing a parent early in life, why Roy prefers quality time with his son in the mornings over bedtime, and how nothing can ignite your work ethic like becoming a father. You may know him from his years as a correspondent on THE DAILY SHOW, his appearances on David Letterman or his comedy specials; NO ONE LOVES YOU, THINGS I THINK, I THINK, and FATHER FIGURE... but what made Alexis want to talk to Roy about being a dad was one particularly video on his instagram, a parental post game where Roy was being interviewed by his four year old son. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 分
  • Raising a Family Like a Team Sport with Shane Battier

    Raising a Family Like a Team Sport with Shane Battier
    2024/06/11
    Alexis talks to Shane Battier about his secret to a long and successful career in the NBA, what it’s like coaching his son's basketball team, and what he learned about parenting from his father’s work ethic. Shane is a former professional basketball player, having played for the Grizzlies, the Rockets and the Miami Heat—where he won two championships. He went on to work as the Heat’s Director of Basketball Development and Analytics and is now an angel investor in several companies he says “aim to reshape industries via disruptive tech.” He and his wife Heidi also founded the Battier Take Charge Foundation in 2008, an organization that provides resources for furthering the education of underserved youth, with a strong presence in Miami, Detroit, Houston, and Philadelphia. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 分