# Episode 383: An Honest Conversation about Fathers and Sons with Scott and Randy Hearon Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/raising-boys-girls-730400/episode-383-an-honest-conversation-about-fathers-and-sons-with-scott-and-randy-hearon Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/raising-boys-girls-730400/episode-383-an-honest-conversation-about-fathers-and-sons-with-scott-and-randy-hearon.md Podcast: [Raising Boys & Girls](https://stenobird.com/podcast/raising-boys-girls-730400) Published: 2026-06-11T09:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/7i87e/mgln.ai/e/424/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/TSF6730085906.mp3 Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/pfx.vpixl.com/7i87e/mgln.ai/e/424/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/TSF6730085906.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/raising-boys-girls-730400/episodes/episode-383-an-honest-conversation-about-fathers-and-sons-with-scott-and-randy-hearon Duration seconds: 3599 ## Resource Sissy Goff and David Thomas sit down with father and son Randy and Scott Hearon for a deeply honest conversation about the father-son relationship. Through stories spanning childhood, adolescence, and adulthood, they explore the messages boys receive about identity, capability, performance, faith, and belonging. Randy reflects on his growth as a father, including the impact of addiction, sports culture, and grace, while Scott shares how his dad’s presence, vulnerability, encouragement, and willingness to grow alongside him shaped his life. Together they discuss the importance of helping boys know they have what it takes, the dangers of performance-based identity, and the power of authentic relationships, forgiveness, and faith in building lasting connections between parents and children. Resources mentioned: Promise Keepers The Crossing Rite of Passage from Boyhood to Manhood: Young Men's Manual by Richard Rupp Wild at Heart by John Eldredge Season of Life: A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood by Jeffrey Marx . . . . . . Sign up to receive the⁠ bi-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠monthly newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to keep up to date with where David and Sissy are speaking, where they are taco'ing, PLUS conversation starters for you and your family to share! Order our new book, Capable, here!! See our speaking dates, purchase books and check out our courses here.. . . . . . If you would like to partner with Raising Boys and Girls as a podcast sponsor, fill out our⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Advertise With Us⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ form. QUINCE: Go to ⁠Quince.com/rbg⁠ for free shipping on your order and three hundred and sixty-five -day returns. BOLL & BRANCH: Get 15% off plus free shipping on your first set of sheets at Bollandbranch.com/rbg⁠. Exclusions apply. SHOPIFY: Go to https://tinyurl.com/RBGShopify to learn more about Shopify! T… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/raising-boys-girls-730400/episodes/episode-383-an-honest-conversation-about-fathers-and-sons-with-scott-and-randy-hearon/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/raising-boys-girls-730400/episode-383-an-honest-conversation-about-fathers-and-sons-with-scott-and-randy-hearon.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.