The Dad Complex

The Dad Complex

The Dad Complex is a podcast hosted by Jonathan Silva based around fatherhood, career growth, and everything else that falls in between. The Dad Complex is recorded at The Tadpole Agency and fueled by Monomyth Coffee in Lubbock, TX.

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January 16, 2023 55 mins

This week, I'm excited to have my long-time friend Jonathan Seaborn on The Dad Complex.  I've known Jonathan for over 10 years now, and we've seen each other turn from Jonathan(s) the musician to the part-time dream chasers to finding our dream careers and becoming dads around the same time. We started a Weezer cover band once, but it happened to be about when life started coming at us faster, and we never performed together. ...

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Episode 4 features my pal, mortgage loan officer extraordinaire, and all-around wonderful human, Tom Couture. Tom is my first guest who has entered the coveted "grandpa" stage, although you wouldn't know it. We had a great conversation filled with high-key aphorisms and lots of love. I hope you enjoy it.

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January 2, 2023 46 mins

We're kicking off the new year with Grant Willingham of Ink Giant

Like Kate and I, Grant and his wife, Ericka, had children at a young age and experienced growing a family while simultaneously finding our career footing. I ad a great time understanding how he tackles different situations as a dad and how he's handled growing a business at the same time. I hope you enjoy the conversation!

P.S. Grant is an incredible artist wh...

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This week, my guest is Michael Clintsman, founder and owner of three of my favorite bars in Lubbock and one of the first "Dad friends" I made when I became a father. Michael has a son named Everett, and his wife, Paige, also does a lot of work with their businesses. Michael's a great guy with a ton of good insight into being a dad and working hard to grow businesses. As a serial entrepreneur working in college bars can be tricky. H...

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December 13, 2022 59 mins

My guest for this episode is Gabriel Reyes of Victory Homes. Gabriel has 4 kids - 3 girls and 1 boy- from 5 to 13 years old. Gabriel is an Army Veteran and was raised very similarly to me. We've been friends for a couple of years at this point, and I've been able to look up to him as a father, business owner, and as a genuine character.

Throughout the episode, we discuss raising our children, having strong women by our sid...

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December 7, 2022 1 min

Hi, I'm Jonathan!

Thanks for checking out my podcast! The Dad Complex is a show that discusses the complexities of being a dad while balancing a career, marriage, friendships, and other personal endeavors. 

I'm proud to be a girl dad to 2 and have some incredible examples of fatherhood around me. I hope you enjoy our conversations and engage with us!


The Dad Complex is recorded and produced by Andrew Noble and Jonathan Si...

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