All Episodes
The Grandpa Channel: What Life Taught The Hard Way — 94 episodes
092 The Handshake That Got Me in Trouble with Steve Harris aka Rivers
091 Comedy Machines: The Family Stories We Never Stop Telling with Steve Harris aka Rivers
090 Quinns Don't Quit: What We Pass On Without Realizing It with Chase Quinn
089 What Grief Taught Me About Love with Nadine Cooper
088 The Rope Between Home and the Storm with Steve Harris aka Rivers
087 You Can Be Right... And Still Be Wrong with Spencer Hoole
086 It Doesn't Feel Like Fear. It Feels Like Conviction with Slade Combs
085 Always Certain, But Not Always Right: How Our Emotions Keep Us from Seeing the Truth with Steve Harris
084 Why People Start to Make Sense | A Conversation with Therapist Sharilyn Green
083 Listening Is the Truest Form of Love | What Life Taught Robert Comstock the Hard Way
082 Why Anger Makes You Blind | The Walnut Shrimp Story That Changed Our Family with Steve Harris, aka Rivers
081 The Blessing We Never Would Have Chosen What Is the Meaning of Life When Everything Changes? with Karina Oshiro
080 The Night I Destroyed My Father's Station Wagon: What My Dad Taught Me About Grace, Forgiveness, and Self-Control
079 Please Be Careful What You Wish For: What Raising Triplets Taught Me About Gratitude with Steve Harris
078 What Looked Like Fear Was Really a Question of Worthiness with Mike Allen
077 “It’s Better to Be Loving Than Right” | Jenny Richards on Grief, God, and the Meaning of Life
076 What Is the Meaning to Life? A Beggar, a Prompting, and “Thanks, Family.” with Steve Harris, aka Rivers
075 What is the Meaning to Life? | Why Taking the Easy Way Can Make Life Harder with Kimball DeLaMare
074 Life Has Taught Me I’m Valued | What is the Meaning to Life with Wayne Allred
073 I Thought I Needed Control | How to Let Go of Control and Figure Life Out with Emily Orton
072 You Thought You Were Doing It Right, How to Change Your Perspective on What Really Matters | John Brasher
071 Why Is Life So Hard? When Life Almost Breaks You | Donovan Taylor
070 How Do You Find Your Purpose in Life? When God Wants You to Know You Don’t Have to Be Afraid | Erin Allen
069 How Do You Trust Love Again After Your Parents’ Divorce? | Art Brothers
068 What Is the Meaning of Life? Learning to Own Your Life Through Uncertainty | Emily Snyder Burrup
067 I Would Have Walked Right Past Him | Glen Nelson
066 The Way She Did Things | Daryl Hoole
065 What Stays When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned | Bob Farewell
064 You thought you were in control… until life said otherwise | Jeff Taylor
063 She Fell 2 Feet… and Everything Changed | Rebecca Critchfield
062 It’s Their Journey, Not Yours | Bob Cupitt
061 Confessions from Rivers: I Was Told I Had the Head of a Horse
060 "A Thick Skin & a Quick Wit" — Consumer Bob’s Hard-Earned Wisdom
059 RootsTech Reflections: Three Lessons Life Teaches the Hard Way
058 Slow and Steady Through Life’s Wake with Taunya Martin
057 I Junked the Family Car: Confessions from Rivers
056 The Crossing Guard Who Knows Every Name: Linda’s Lessons in Love, Safety & Showing Up
055 The God of Dropped Dimes: A Grandpa's Story About Faith, Coincidences, and the Ones We Love
054 What Obituaries Teach Us About Living a Life That Actually Matters | The Obit Lady Mary McCreevy
053 She Threw Up in My Red Sox Hat: A Love Story
052 Where Family Traditions Become Family Memories
051 The Hotline Is Open: Grandpa Lou, Lost + Found
050 Urban Huck Finn: The Wild & Redemptive Life of Mike Deraedt
049 Santa’s Secrets: What Kids Really Ask For (It’s Not Toys)
048 The Inmate Who Prayed for Me: A Christmas Story with Rivers aka Steve Harris
047 Doctor, Grandma, Legacy Keeper: The Power of Health, Ritual, and Storytelling with Katherine Schlaerth
046 Joyful Discipleship & Campfire Songs: Grandfathering Across Generations with Brent Nielsen
045 Wisdom, Legacy & Love: A Conversation with Historian Richard Bushman
044 Sleepovers, Snowball Fights & the Secret to Being a Great Grandpa — with Bill Mansell
043 The Book She Wrote with Her Grandson (from 10,000 Miles Away) with Kathy Nunn
042 Steal Our Best Plays: 10 Real Moves for Deeper Grandkid Connection
041 The Day I Melted Into a Pool of Gratitude with Steve Harris aka Rivers
040 Wild Bill, Sheep Dogs & Grandpa Wisdom: Stories with Russ Miller
039 The Gratitude Deficit: How One Grandmother’s Love Rewired a Family Tree with Bracha Goetz
038 Father, Judge, Stranger: Unpacking a Complicated Legacy with Mike Harding
037 When Life Breaks Your Back, Love Lifts You: Grandparenting Through Grit, Faith, and Showing Up With Doug Wadsworth
036 Shut Up & Listen: A Grandma’s Masterclass in Grandparent Connection with Kathy Healey
035 The Grandpa Who Taught Me Hard Things Are Holy — A Masterclass in Grandparenting Through Love + Work Wayne Samuelson
034 How Endurance Sports Shaped a Better Grandpa: Lessons from Ken Walters
033 God, Grandpas, and the Gift of Time — with Jen Blosil
032 Grandparenting on the Spectrum: How to Show Up for Autistic Grandkids with Heart with Jennifer Kaufman
031 The Time I Threw Like I'd Never Seen a Baseball Before with Steve Harris aka Rivers
030 The Man Behind the Tater Tot: Legacy, Invention, and Grandpa Wisdom with Steve Grigg
029 Real Grandpa Stories: Love, Legacy, and the Mess We Don’t Edit Out with Jim McCrea
028 Newly Minted Grandpa & the Moon Role - Twins, Family & Presence with Scott Becker
027 Stage-4 to “Top of the World”: Grandkids, Grit, and Meeting the Pope with Frank Malizia
026 The Mentor Who Saved My Life: The Power of Christ-Centered Grandparenting with Lee Crayk
025 Family Legacy & Faith: How Grandpas Pass Down Resilience, Pioneer Stories, and Listening Paired with Curiosity with Dennis Bledsoe
024 Poison Pillow, Duddo & Snow Removal: How Grandpas Create Joy in the Small Things with Mollie Diamond
023 How to Be a Good Grandpa | Quiet Dignity, Road Trips & Legacy with Kyle Winther
022 One-on-One Time, Funny Nicknames, and Finding the Hand of God with Lee Ann Meads
021 Keep Smiling: Life Stories, Family Jokes & 94 Years of Wisdom with Stanley Lear
020 What We Carry Forward - Grief, Faith, And Family Bond with Dave Goates
019 Crazy World War 2 Stories: Art Brothers on Survival, Faith & Family Legacy
018 Pedals & Presence: How Brian Golding Mentors Grandkids Through Mountain Biking & Listening
017 The Grandma Stand: How Grandma Eileen Listened & Lifted Strangers in NYC with Mike Matthews
016 Faith, Family & the Power of Consistency: A Grandpa’s Legacy with Doug Matsumori
015 Why Honesty Is Important: Grandpa Wisdom on Integrity & Being Grateful & Thankful with Jack Peck
014 Fatherhood and Grandparenting: Mark Hale on Legacy, Faith & Family & Sloppy Joe's
013 Mentorship & Coaching Through a Grandfather’s Eyes: Lessons from Junior Yagi
012 Family Legacy, Journals & Grandfather Wisdom | Dan Gibbons on Faith & Stories
011 Step Grandparenting with Joy: Donald Wainwright on Integrity, Play & Presence
010 Recording Life Stories: Family Memories & Storytelling Magic with Ashtyn Salazar
004 From Hamster Vomit Popsicles to Russian Missions: Connection Built with Love with Steve Newton
009 Jewish Family Traditions, Shabbat Dinners & A Grandfather’s Legacy | Gary Lapin on The Grandpa Channel
008 Grandfather Wisdom on Work, Family, and Faith with Curt Dahl from C Minuses & Smoke Rings
007 Grandparent Stories: McFluffies, Fireworks & Life Lessons with Brad Harris
006 From Miles Apart to Heartfelt Moments: How Stephen Webster Shows Up Across Continents
005 Bearing the Beams of Love: Grandparent Wisdom, God’s Love & Steady Presence
002 Why Service Is Important | Presence Over Perfection with Brent Dial
003 The Meaning of Mentorship & Why Being Present Matters | Rivers
001 Grandfather Legacy: Abby Harris on Love, $20 Bills & Life Lessons
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The Grandpa Channel Podcast with Host Steve Harris, aka Rivers