Dad From Scratch

In this episode of Dad From Scratch, host Steve Fink talks with Adam Nemett, author of the new doomsday thriller, "We Can Save Us All." The book was a 12-year labor of love for Adam, who first began writing it while studying at Princeton University. A father of two young children, Adam shares his exhausting journey to publication that's sure to inspire any creative-brained dad who struggles with the need to mold and construct a project while still being a present and proactive parent.

In this episode of Dad From Scratch, host Steve Fink talks to Lt. Jarron Jackson, a 14-year veteran of the Baltimore City Police Department. Lt. Jackson came on the show just a few days after it was announced that all charges were dropped against his fellow officers indicted in the death of Freddie Gray. It's been a very long and difficult year for many if not all Baltimore City police officers, and I had to find out what it's like to be in their shoes -- especially as a father. Lt. Jackson is a father of four and revealed some very personal details about the struggles of being both a cop and a dad in today's very tense climate for law enforcement nationwide. There's no question this may be the most compelling and important episode of Dad From Scratch yet.

We all raise our kids with the hopes and dreams that they live a life of good health and good fortune. So what happens when your only son goes on to create one of the most popular websites in the world and becomes a multi-millionaire, best-selling author, and one of the most well-known and respected online entrepreneurs of his generation? In episode 5 of Dad From Scratch, host Steve Fink interviews Chris Ohanian, father of Alexis Ohanian, the co-founder of Reddit. Since creating the site in 2005, Alexis went from being a typical 20-something to an influential leader for millennials worldwide. How has all that success altered Chris' perspective of fatherhood? We go inside his head to hear what it was like for him when Alexis struck gold with reddit and how fatherhood has changed for him, if at all, since.

In this episode of Dad of Scratch, host Steve Fink takes on a topic that gets moms and dads across the country riled up: vaccinations. His guest is a father who has chosen not to vaccinate his kids and like other "anti-vaxxers," strongly believes vaccines of all types cause serious ailments in children. How did he get to this conclusion? How does he handle the constant criticism? In this must-hear conversation, Steve challenges him on the issue and tries to understand how in the world he can so confidently drink the anti-vaxxer Kool-Aid.