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The Father You Get: Fathers, Faith, and the Loneliness Crisis

January 13

44 mins

Episode Description

A frank talk about fathers—what we inherit, what we can repair, and how faith communities help (or don’t). Patton Dodd, author of The Father You Get, shares the story behind his new memoir and the “father hunger” that shaped him. We discuss money and manhood and honest family conversations. The Father You Get released in 2025 and is available in print, audio, and at your local bookstore.

NOTES:

Host/producer team: Camille Hall-Ortega, Rob Stennett, Marcus Goodyear; editing: Rob Stennett, Kim Stone; music: Jonny Rodgers; executive producers: David Rogers & Patton Dodd.

LINKS:

Book (print): https://www.amazon.com/Father-You-Get-Believe-Become/dp/1506486983

Book (Bookshop): https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-father-you-get-and-the-ones-you-make-believe-in-and-become-patton-dodd/52778e09f432a4a2

Audiobook (Audible): https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Father-You-Get-Audiobook/B0F49977Q7

Anna Machin – fatherhood research: https://annamachin.com/books/

Echoes Podcast – “The Cure for Loneliness” (Kinghorn): https://echoesmagazine.org/stories/the-echoes-podcast-s1e8/

Echoes feature – “Loneliness Is Killing Us”: https://echoesmagazine.org/stories/loneliness-is-killing-us/

U.S. Surgeon General Advisory (PDF): https://www.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/surgeon-general-social-connection-advisory.pdf

Fr. Thomas McKenzie sermons archive: https://thisherechurch.com/

Laity Lodge Men’s Retreat: https://www.laitylodge.org/retreats/mens-retreat-2025/

Subscribe to Echoes magazine (free): https://echoesmagazine.org/

H. E. Butt Foundation (about/programs): https://hebfdn.org/