Bob George's return turns pandemic parenting into a warm talk about workouts, masks, and Sunday sauce.
Bob George returns for a relaxed, personal check-in on getting through COVID-19, raising his family, and cautiously rebuilding a home routine.
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A warm teacher-to-teacher conversation about special-needs classrooms, context, and listening beyond one's own experience.
A teacher-to-teacher conversation gives this episode its shape as John speaks with Pav Wander and Che of The Staff Room podcast about special-needs students in classrooms and the different contexts educators bring to that work.
A father's medical past gives his son's autism diagnosis a tender, personal frame.
Solangel Vargas brings unusual weight to this single-episode review of parenthood, illness, and adjusted expectations. His own history with liver disease, hospital stays, two transplants, and sustaining faith gives context to the moment he learned his son is autistic.
A grounded conversation about school reopening, local leadership, and the limits of online connection.
Amy Fast brings a school administrator's perspective to the unsettled question of returning to classrooms, using Oregon's McMinnville and Yamhill County as the working example.
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Bob George: The Sequel
Hidden gemBob George returns to Autism Dad in 603 to describe getting COVID-19 in December after months of trying to stay careful, with symptoms that included chills, chest tightness, and pain from wearing a shirt.
Feb 17, 2021·32m·2 clips - 2
Chey and Pav: The Staff Room Podcast Duo
Hidden gemAutism Dad in the 603 interviews Pav Wander and Che from The Staff Room podcast about teacher reflection, cross-border education, and special-needs support.
Jan 31, 2021·30m·2 clips - 3
Fred Marvel
Hidden gemFred Marvel describes raising Alex, age 11, after a shaken-baby injury at four months left him with brain bleeding, retinal hemorrhages, and a shunt.
Jan 8, 2021·26m·2 clips - 4
Solangel Vargas
Hidden gemAutism Dad in the 603 Podcast follows Soul Angel Vargas from a Casai procedure at two weeks old to his son's autism diagnosis.
Aug 11, 2020·44m·3 clips - 5
Amy Fast
Hidden gemAutism Dad in the 603 talks with Amy Fast, an Oregon school administrator, about reopening plans as schools prepare for fall.
Jul 24, 2020·46m·3 clips - 6
Holly Blais
Jul 3, 2020·43m - 7
Sawyer Rubin
Jun 26, 2020·16m - 8
Bob George
Jun 19, 2020·50m - 9
Jen Malia
Jun 5, 2020·36m - 10
Alexa Flutie
Host interviews Alexa Flutie about her experience as a sibling of an autistic brother.
May 29, 2020·34m - 11
Beth Black
May 22, 2020·41m - 12
Ashleigh Lowe
May 15, 2020·40m - 13
Bob Socci
May 8, 2020·50m - 14
Carrie Cariello
The host interviews author Carrie Cariella about her books on autism and connecting with the community.
May 1, 2020·37m