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 Fatherhood episodes are 5-10 minute episodes where your guide Ned Schaut shares stories on his own fatherhood journey.

Fatherhood Field Notes is a kids podcast hosted by Ned Schaut, with 590 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #589

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

  Aug 18, 20261h 25m

  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 ventures, deep spiritual wrestling, and learning that the greatest impact a man can have is often not through building his own legacy—but by intentionally shaping the next generation. In this conversation, Lee and Ned go far beyond parenting tips. They explore purpose, identity, ambition, fear, pride, Kingdom thinking, and what it truly means to refuse to waste the life God has given us. Many fathers spend decades chasing success for their families while unintentionally sacrificing the very relationships they claim they’re building everything for. Lee Corey understands that tension intimately. After serving in the United States Air Force, pursuing elite military opportunities, walking away from promising careers, enduring entrepreneurial failure, nearly losing his wife during postpartum struggles, and repeatedly rebuilding his life, Lee arrived at a profound realization: Your greatest contribution to the Kingdom may never be what you accomplish—it may be who your children become because of how you loved them. Throughout this deep conversation, Lee and Ned wrestle with questions every thoughtful father eventually faces: 5 Questions This Episode Answers How can fathers balance ambition with being present for their family? How do I know if my decisions are motivated by purpose—or by fear and pride? What does leaving a lasting legacy actually look like? What should I do when I can’t clearly hear God’s direction? Why do so many fathers feel like they’re never doing enough? --------- Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up Kings This episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx ---------- Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood? www.adventureoffatherhood.com www.rebelandcreate.com Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/fatherhoodfieldnotes YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Fatherhoodfieldnotes Facebook: www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate Mentioned in this episode: Rise Up Kings Genesis

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  Episode #588

  E588: Porch Conversations - God Responds | Craft of Fatherhood

  Jul 25, 202610 min

  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 Topics The significance of quiet moments for connection with children How sharing personal struggles humanizes parents and builds trust Using storytelling to foster emotional and spiritual growth Handling difficult questions like faith and injustice with openness The role of non-judgmental curiosity over immediate solutions Insights from a father about managing his own faith wrestling A practical affirmation for dads stepping into leadership roles The importance of being emotionally available without trying to fix everything --------- Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up Kings This episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx ---------- Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood? www.adventureoffatherhood.com www.rebelandcreate.com Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/fatherhoodfieldnotes YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Fatherhoodfieldnotes Facebook: www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate Mentioned in this episode: Rise Up Kings Genesis

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  Episode #587

  E587: Become a Student of Your Kids to Raise Them in Love w/Zac Ernst

  Jul 21, 20261h 9m

  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 community, fitness, spiritual formation, and adventure. Living in Seal Beach, California, Zac has built his life around one central conviction: the greatest adventure isn’t paddling to Catalina or riding bicycles down the California coast—it’s becoming the husband and father God created you to be. In this conversation, Ned sits down with Zac Ernst to explore what it looks like to intentionally pursue God, your wife, your children, and your own formation as a man. From the opening minutes discussing dreams and how God still speaks today, the conversation quickly moves into entrepreneurship, margin, fatherhood, adventure, raising teenagers, discipling children, and the loneliness epidemic facing modern men. Zac shares how building businesses wasn’t primarily about money—it was about creating enough freedom to be present at every game, school event, and important moment in his children’s lives. He explains the family values acronym “GraceFi,” why adventure slows time down with kids, and why fathers should become students of their children’s hearts instead of trying to make them into younger versions of themselves. One of the most powerful moments comes when Zac explains the transition every Christian parent eventually faces: moving from telling children about Jesus to revealing Jesus through a life of answered prayer, faithful obedience, and authentic dependence on God. The conversation concludes with Zac sharing the heart behind Pursuit—a nationwide movement helping men fight isolation through community, physical challenge, spiritual growth, and honest relationships. This episode is packed with practical wisdom for fathers who want to raise resilient kids, build intentional families, and become the kind of men whose lives point people toward Jesus. 5 Questions This Episode Answers How do fathers build deeper relationships with teenage children? How do I help my kids develop their own faith instead of simply borrowing mine? What should fathers do when their kids don’t enjoy the same interests they do? How can entrepreneurship create more freedom for family life? How do Christian men build authentic friendships with other men? --------- Check out Zac's Christian men's fitness and fellowship program Pursuit: www.joinpursuit.co Join a nationwide 90-Day Challenge with Pursuit in August 2026 - or anytime! Pursuit 90 Day Challenge --------- The Dream Journal App --------- Check Out the Program Talked About: Genesis by Rise Up Kings This episode is sponsored by Genesis - a Rite of Passage by Rise Up Kings Order The Adventure of Fatherhood children's book here Check out the TEDx ---------- Want to learn more about The Adventure of Fatherhood? www.adventureoffatherhood.com www.rebelandcreate.com Each week Ned sits down with a dad and asks him to open up his field notes and share with other men who find themselves on the Adventure of Fatherhood. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review! Follow us: Instagram: www.instagram.com/fatherhoodfieldnotes YouTube: www.youtube.com/@Fatherhoodfieldnotes Facebook: www.facebook.com/rebelandcreate Mentioned in this episode: Rise Up Kings Genesis

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  Episode #586

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

  Jul 14, 20261h 9m

  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 able to confess what is really going on, and not be met by ego, rage, or a lecture before they are heard . This is a raw, passionate episode that touches on: girl dad fatherhood, trust, faith, homeschooling, playfulness, college alternatives, military skepticism, protecting your family, breaking generational chains, and refusing to become the grumpy old a-hole who nobody wants to visit.

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  Episode #584

  E584: Proximity & Praise | Craft of Fatherhood

  Jul 3, 202611 min

  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 character, recognize effort, and speak life into him. The core message is that fathers should not outsource their influence entirely to teachers, coaches, youth pastors, schools, or programs. Those supports can be valuable, but they cannot replace a father’s words, attention, and presence. Ned challenges fathers to find practical ways to stay close to their sons’ work, development, struggles, and character formation so they can offer meaningful affirmation and direction. Mentioned in this episode: Rise Up Kings Genesis

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