EP – 192 Your Life Is About Other People

EP – 192 Your Life Is About Other People

Jim Padilla from Gain The Edge joins us this week to talk about his experience as a grandfather. This is a fantastic conversation as we learn about Jim’s past and how he grew up with less-than-stellar male role models. We dive right in and learn about...
EP – 190 Growing Memories and Relationships

EP – 190 Growing Memories and Relationships

This week’s guest, Craig McManus from McPlants, is on the show to discuss gardening and landscaping and how these activities can build lasting memories. Craig starts our discussion by sharing his experience as a professional gardener and operating one of the...
EP – 188 The First Grandfather Cracker Barrel

EP – 188 The First Grandfather Cracker Barrel

This week’s episode is a round table or cracker barrel discussion for The Cool Grandpa Podcast. The term cracker barrel comes from when, primarily, men would gather in a country store and eat saltine crackers out of a wooden barrel while talking about the...
EP – 156 The Importance of Traditions

EP – 156 The Importance of Traditions

My wife, Karen Mangum, joins our conversation to talk to us about the traditions that her and her family had during the end of the year celebrations. Karen talks about how at Thanksgiving, there would be up to 30 people at her grandparent’s house. Even with...
EP – 146 Why You Matter As A Grandparent

EP – 146 Why You Matter As A Grandparent

Our monthly one-on-one conversation This is our monthly one-on-one conversation, and this month, I wanted to be sure to celebrate you, the very cool Grandmother and Grandfather. Yes, I know this is The Cool Grandpa Podcast, but we have some fantastic Grandmothers...