10 episodes
LEADING MEN: UNSCRIPTED Lyle Laver, Todd Cloninger
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- Kids & Family
Two father's navigating life in the creative mecca of Hollywood. No script. No manual. Life is chaotic, raw and unscripted. What does that mean? What craziness ensues? They are having issues themselves. Men getting grey hair. Kids that don't stop growing. And spouses that just don't see everything the way they do. They are not supposed to. Men and women are different. And yet, they compliment each other. Today's families are blended in a variety of ways. Roles are blended in a variety of ways. Trying to connect and reconnect, instead of disconnecting from our roles is what builds stronger societies. Join us as we spend an hour each week of the therapist couch, laughing, crying and finding other creatives in Los Angeles, who are in similar positions. Together we will someday, hopefully, figure it all out, even if we just do it during the hour.
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EP10: "I'M NOT FAMOUS... ASK MY KIDS" - Drummer for the NBC hit show "The Voice", Nate Morton, father of six, discusses how balance has helped him in career and fatherhood.
Nate Morton is the drummer on the NBC hit show "The Voice". Nate is also a father to six kids. Balance is the word. If Nate is not in studio recording, he is helping his wife shuffle their kids off to their latest activities. With stories about family, kids and music, Nate joins us from his home in Los Angeles.
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EPISODE 9: FATHER'S DAY EDITION: THE POWER OF THE FATHER'S VOICE - Author and founder of Championship Fathering, Carey Casey discusses how father's are vital to a child's future development.
Tonight, 25,000,000 children across America will go to sleep without a father present in their household. We have a pandemic in this country. We are raising a society of fatherless children. This week's guest, on Father's Day 2020, author and nationally recognized speaker, Carey Casey is the former CEO of the National Center for Fathering (NCF) will discuss the power of the father's voice. Carey Casey is currently pastor at Lawndale Christian Community Church in Chicag...
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Leading Men: Unscripted - Episode 8 - IT'S CULTURAL - Actor/Writer/Producer Anjul Nigam discusses family and his journey from India to LA
It's hard enough being a kid. But then your father accepts a professional position thousands of miles away in a foreign country called America. Within a flash, lives are changed forever, as Anjul's mother decides to join her husband, taking all three of their boys from Mumbai, India to Cheshire, Connecticut, to live out the American dream. Anjul Nigam, today, is a successul actor/writer/producer in Hollywood whose film credits include GROWING UP SMITH, BAYOU CAVIAR, and CROW...
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Leading Men: Unscripted - Episode 7 - BLENDED FAMILIES Greg Steckler, LMFT discusses today's latest family structure
The divorce rate in the US for first marriages is 45%. For second marriages, the divorce rate is closer to 60%. More and more families are coming together to live under the same roof, bringing not only their moving truck filled with living room sofas and dining room chairs, but they are showing up in relationships with their respective sons and daughters. Where does everyone fit under the one roof? Who is allowed to discipline? Can a stepfather step in? Wha...
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Leading Men: Unscripted - Episode 6 - LA based artist, Ken Benjamin shares how persistence got him pitching with The Yankees
You are never too young to dream. And you are never too old to remember. At 84 years young, Ken Benjamin has lived a full life. At 15, Ken had to convince his high school baseball coach that he was worthy of pitching for the the team. At 19, Ken was the only one from his high school to be scouted and signed (as a pitcher) by The New York Yankees. Injury would later take him off the field. That was 1955. By the mid 70s, Ken was running a million dollar...
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Leading Men: Unscripted - Episode 5 - Rich Valenza, Founder of Raise a Child discusses the plight of foster children in America today.
Twenty years ago, wanting to have kids, Rich and his husband decided to foster a child. Little did Rich know that he was about to enter a world that would change his life forever. Today, Rich Valenza is found and Executive Director of Raise A Child, a Los Angeles based non-profit that aids agencies with the fostering of children in the Southern California region. A great story of why we need to support not only our children, but those who may not have a family structure to b...