{"podcast":{"title":"Build Better Dads","slug":"build-better-dads-6320041","podcast_index_feed_id":6320041,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2195683.rss","website_url":"http://www.buildbetterdads.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/5tcqcwxfjgiq3dlr6wf2tgcfwoy1?.jpg","author":"Ramon weatherall Sr","episode_count":184,"summary":"My father is a great man. He raised me. He was present. He was there. But there are 5 things about money he never taught me — and not because he didn't love me. Because nobody taught him either. In this video, I share the 5 money lessons my 89-year-old father never taught me, and the 5 lessons I'm teaching my son and daughter so the cycle stops in our family line. I killed $118,000 in debt without a six-figure salary. Most of that debt came from running my father's broken money playbook for 15 years before I knew it was broken. Working dads — if your father never sat you down and taught you about money, this video is for you. We were raised by good men who didn't know. The cycle doesn't break by accident. It breaks because one man in the family line decides he's tired of running the same playbook. Be that man. — THE 5 THINGS MY FATHER NEVER TAUGHT ME: 1. How to invest 2. How to budget 3. How to defend a purchase 4. The difference between calculated risk and hope 5. That money is a tool — not a goal — THIS WEEK'S CHALLENGE: Write two lists. LIST 1: 5 things my father never taught me about money LIST 2: 5 things I'm going to teach my son That second list is your legacy. — WATCH NEXT…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:19:52.047905+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/build-better-dads-6320041"},"episode":{"title":"They Waited 4 Years To Throw Their Lives Away","slug":"they-waited-4-years-to-throw-their-lives-away","published_at":"2026-02-26T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/build-better-dads-6320041/they-waited-4-years-to-throw-their-lives-away","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/build-better-dads-6320041","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2195683/episodes/18752587-they-waited-4-years-to-throw-their-lives-away.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2195683/episodes/18752587-they-waited-4-years-to-throw-their-lives-away.mp3","summary":"This conversation explores the tragic consequences of holding onto grudges and the cycle of violence that can ensue. It discusses the importance of family influence, personal responsibility, and the lessons learned from tragic choices. The speaker emphasizes the need for better role models and the impact of decisions on one's life and the lives of others. takeaways If somebody stripped you of your dignity, would you rebuild yourself? Holding onto a grudge can lead to tragic consequen...","meta_description":"This conversation explores the tragic consequences of holding onto grudges and the cycle of violence that can ensue. It discusses the importance of family…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":813,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/build-better-dads-6320041/episodes/they-waited-4-years-to-throw-their-lives-away/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/build-better-dads-6320041/they-waited-4-years-to-throw-their-lives-away.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}