Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat.

For this Father's Day episode of the podcast, I sat down with my dad Mike “Pappy” Palmer to have a real heartfelt conversation about family, parenting, and life. We sat down over a glass of bourbon and covered a lot of ground - from our experiences raising kids and being grandparents, to how family dynamics have changed over the generations.

Dad shared his perspective on the differences between being a parent and being a grandp...

I'm really excited to bring you this conversation I got to have with my good friend and the host of the Travis Macy Show, Travis Macy, and legendary mountain guide and adventurer Jason Antin. 

You may know Jason from his incredible Beat Monday series where he and former WDDR guest Mike Chambers take on epic outdoor challenges in 64 hours from Friday evening to Monday morning. 

I’ve wanted to have Jason on the show for a long tim...

I first met Dr. Scott Frey when editing an episode of Choose The Hard Way hosted by Andrew Vontz and was immediately drawn to his story. 

Scott is an award-winning scientist, mentor, husband, father, and lifelong endurance athlete with over 30 years of experience at the forefront of research on the relationship between the human brain, our thoughts, and behaviors.  

Today, Scott joins me to discuss the lessons he has learne...

I am really excited to share this conversation with Alex Palmer. And even though we have the same last name and an almost identical accent - we are not related. 

In this episode, Alex and I talk about what it is like to experience a difficult pregnancy, fertility treatments, miscarriages, IVF and many of the other challenges that can come with trying to get pregnant - from the male perspective. 

As listeners of this show will likely ...

The fatherhood journey is a team sport. In the midst of striving for balance, recovering from perfection, and finding your own path, how can parents stay present in their experience?

In this candid conversation, Travis Macy and Anthony Palmer join forces to reflect on how they navigate the challenges and joys of parenting, while also juggling work and personal life. They share wisdom passed down from their own dads and look to the f...

It has been almost a year - a YEAR! - since our last Wake.Dad.Drink.Repeat. episode dropped and we are kicking things back off with a very special story.

This week on the pod, Phillip McCall joins me for a very deep and personal conversation about the journey that he, his wife Erin, and their son Wade have been on since 2021.

While Erin was pregnant, their son Wade was diagnosed with Bladder Outlet Obstruction (BOO). While their stor...

This week on the pod, Palmer is joined by Mike Watts. 

Mike is a dad to two, has a killer accent and is really good at breathing. 

Ok - so that sounds a little wild, but its true. Mike is a mater instructor with Oxygen Advantage and a really great guy. 

In this episode Palmer and Mike chat about:
-human performance vs. athlete performance and how they relate
-Mike defines functional breathing
-high performance habits (bre...

 This week on the pod Palmer is joined by Barry Bales!

Barry is a lot of things, as a musician, he has been the bassist for Alison Krauss and Union Station for 30+ years. He is a songwriter and has played with the likes of Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, and more.  Oh and he is the winner of 15 Grammy Awards!

Barry is a husband and has one son, Marshall who is 15.  Barry is a 5th-generation farmer. ...

We are mixing things up a bit this week - and doing a Monday drop! We are doing this because the guest this week is, me! Travis Macy is back on the pod but this time as host.

The pod has grown a lot over the last year, and last week's guest (Chris Baddick), had a great idea for me to reintroduce myself to the audience and dive into my fatherhood story a bit. I thought it was a great idea and really enjoyed recording ...

Don't fear - Wake. Dad. Drink. Repeat. is back just in time for Father's Day!

Chris Baddick joins Palmer this week on the pod for a conversation that focuses on untangling the whirlwind of life - and embracing the lessons learned along the way. Chris is a dad to two young girls, a former professional mountain biker, and a lover of all things outside.

Things get deep quick in this week's episode, w...

Ian Boswell “Boz” joins the podcast this week! Ian is a former world tour pro cyclist and a dad to one!

Ian may not be on the world tour anymore but he is one hell of a gravel bike racer, he also hosts the Breakfast with Boz Podcast, is a volunteer firefighter, raises chickens, works for Wahoo, and is doing the dad thing! 

Ian and I caught up just a few days after his wife had started back to work, post-maternity leave. We...

This week on the pod, I am joined by Nick Liermann! Nick is a dad to two, a veteran, a lawyer, the founder of Team Foster, Co-host of the Team CTW Podcast, and an all-around great human. 
 
We talk about the creation of Nick’s non-profit, Team Foster, and what that has taught him about fatherhood, his new podcast, blended families, integrity, honesty, empathy, representation, the power of women, leadership, talking with our...

This week on the pod I’m joined by my buddy Travis Macy! Travis made his first appearance on the pod back in August of 2021 and I am thrilled to have him back! Travis is a dad to two, the host of the Travis Macy Show, an author, endurance coach and just an incredibly genuine human who I feel very lucky to get to call a friend. 

Travis and I talk about some of the lessons he has learned about life while hosting a podcast, the privile...

This week on the pod I am joined by Michael Friedberg!

Michael is a dad to one, former US Ski Team Member & World Cup athlete, and an incredibly good human.  Michael and I talk a lot about the respect, admiration and love we have for our dads on this pod, about his journey as a dad, and about the recent Marshall fire in Boulder, Co.

Michael, his wife Rachel, and their daughter Darwin lost their home and all ...

This week on the pod I am joined by JJ Johnson. JJ is a dad to twins, the Chef/Foudner of FIELDTRIP, the co-author of Between Harlem and Heaven, and host of the cooking show - Just Eats with Chef JJ.

JJ and I talked a lot about the intersection of food and culture on the pod this week. We dove into how he shares culture through cooking, why he feels it is so important to do so, and I asked him if he feels a sense of responsibility t...

This week on the pod I  am  joined by Eric Batty! Eric is a dad to one, a photographer, an adventure athlete and an arborist. Eric is also the brother to Emily Batty, one of my favorite professional mountain bikers. 

Eric and I have a great time talking about adventure, the balance of letting our kids learn by doing “dangerous” things, the power and importance of being a role model, our relationship with the environment, his job as ...

This week on the pod I am joined by Andy Pearson. Andy is a dad to two, the VP of Creative Liquid Death Mountain Water, an ultra runner and a man capable of growing a lot of hair.

Andy and I dive into a lot on the pod this week! Andy talks about some funny stories from the campaigns he has worked on at Liquid Death (like capturing some of Tony Hawk’s blood), his training for the Barkley Marathon and the Vol State Race. 

This week on the pod I am joined again by Jason Kander! Jason is a dad to two, the President of Veterans Community Project, the host of the Majority 54 Podcast, and the Co-Author of a new children’s book that he wrote with his son, titled Courage Is.

I had a great time connecting with Jason again. We dove into a lot on this episode, but the conversation started with talking about the new book that he and his son True wrote...

This week on the pod we are joined by Chris Blatner. Chris is the Executive Director of Bourbon Charity, a dad to one, a lover of whiskey poured neat, and the host of the Urban Bourbon Hour on his instagram @urbanbourbonist.

Chris and I had a great time chatting about bourbon, its history & heritage and how that relates to life and family, how challenging events in life shape us, non profits, how he defines success and...