Dad Like It's Your Job
Dad Like It's Your Job
Chris Zito
Helping fathers have a rich productive home life and still succeed in their career. 
Dad Like An Imperfect Provider
Zito flies solo to talk about two things, apologizing (he's had LOTS of practice) and what it means to be a good provider. He shares a memorable conversation with his late father and a rare blow up at work!
Apr 16
15 min
Dad During the Week with Guest Mark Riccadonna
Mark Riccadonna is a comedian, actor, director, and producer. First and foremost, though, he's a father and he'll be the first to tell you that. Mark and Zito are cut from the same cloth, guys who love being a dad! This is a fun one!
Apr 2
33 min
Dad Like the Politics Don't Matter With Guest Alec Lane
Zito chats with a decidedly conservative dad and boy do they have a lot in common! Not so much about how government should work but when it comes to fathering there's a lot of common ground. As JFK said, "Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal"
Mar 12
21 min
Dad Like These TV Dads Part 2
Zito digs deeper in to the not so great to the just plain awful TV dads.
Feb 26
16 min
(should you) Dad Like These TV Dads?
Zito flies solo here, but with the help of clips of some great TV dads. From Ward Cleaver of Leave It To Beaver and Mike Brady, all the way up to Dan Conner and Andre Johnson of Black-ish, Zito dissects their parenting style. And ends with a love letter to Bernie Mac, who always Uncled like it was his job.
Feb 12
19 min
Dad Like A TV Star With Guest Jackie Flynn
Jackie Flynn is a comedian, actor, and father of three daughters. He and Zito go way back and they spend some time here catching up. They also talk a lot about Loudermilk, the hilarious recovery comedy from Peter Farrelly, in which Jackie plays a gambling addict trying to stay clean. Then Jackie gets into the real stuff, what it means to become and be a parent.
Jan 29
30 min
Dad Like You Have Twins with guest Dr. Joshua Plummer
Doctor Joshua Plummer is a clinical psychologist in Providence, RI. He is also the father of sixteen month-old twins. He also happens to be the son of frequent guest Dr. Barry Plummer. We don't know exactly how many clinical psychologists are in the family, but if we find enough every episode will feature Dr. Plummer. Josh talks about the (drastic) changes in his life and schedule and how much he leans on his wife for everything from when its time to baby proof to managing the crazy sch...
Jan 22
23 min
Dad Like a Balanced Dad
In this solo episode, Zito shares his "shine without overtime" advice so you can keep things cranking at work and still see your family. Here he also tells a story of risking getting fired to be with his son during a pivotal period for the boy.
Nov 21, 2025
15 min
Dad With NON Toxic Masculinity With Guest Dr. Barry Plummer
Dr. Barry Plummer Returns! Dr. Plummer is a clinical psychologist and faculty member at Brown University. Zito reached to Dr. Plummer to help delve deeper into the subject of preventing our sons from being "red pilled" by the "manosphere" and the good doctor did not disappoint, sharing keen insights on how we can model a masculinity that leads to strong, healthy relationships.
Oct 16, 2025
31 min
Dad With A Few Laughs
Zito put together a few of his best memories of laughing with guests. It's a serious time and, yes, we all need to do what we can to keep our country, but we also need to catch our breath and laugh a little. So breathe. And laugh.
Oct 2, 2025
17 min
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