Alex Dale's guest appearances

Alex Dale

Lighten Up with Melanie Dale

Pam & John Radio Show

Todd Phillips

Shawn Smucker

Zach Hoag

Liz Ditty

Kathy Khang

Alia Joy

Stephanie Tait

Esther Emery

Heather Avis

Sally Clarkson

Shannan Martin

Wynter PItts

Kay Wyma

Logan Wolfram

Shaunti Feldhahn

OwlTail

After a brief hiatus, we're back with the penultimate episode of our 10-part series, "Lighten Up about Parenting," and in each episode, we have not one but two awesome conversations for you. In addition to an awesome guest line-up for you throughout the series, I've also invited 10 beta testers from all over the country to share their honest thoughts about my upcoming book, Calm the H*ck Down. They were given an early copy of my book and volunteered to treat their kids like lab rats to see if this thing actually works. So today I'm chatting for a few minutes with Jeniffer from Mississippi about Calm the H*ck Down. And then, stay tuned, because my husband Alex is coming on to talk about how we handle technology in our house. Yes that's right. Everything you want to know about how we make choices about tech for our kids, social media, the interwebz, LoJacking them and tracking their every move, and even learning to trust them. So stay tuned for that, but first, here's my conversation with Jeniffer about Calm the H*ck Down! Beyond being the sexiest, most amazing husband ever (Alex wrote his own intro, can you tell?), Alex has worked in design and marketing for more than two decades and founded his agency Loudmark in 2008. He specializes in branding, advertising, app and web development, and more, and divides his time between managing our families technology and serving his clients including Disney, Under Armour, Universal Studios, Kraft Foods, and most importantly, me. You can learn more at loudmark.com, but join us first as we break down how we do technology with our kids. Should we give them everything or smash the WiFi router altogether? Listen in and lighten up! Free Pandemic Parenting ebook when you preorder Calm the Hck Down! Calm the Hck Down comes out December 8, and if you preorder it now, you'll immediately receive my ebook, Pandemic Parenting: How to Calm Down When the World's Messed Up, available exclusively to those who preorder. Links from the show:  Fun TikTok video Alex put together to encourage our kids to swear less. Setting up Screen Time on iPhone Life 360 App for tracking your kid's location and driving safety Disney Circle Home Plus provides parental control at the router level  _________ As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

After a brief hiatus, we're back with the penultimate episode of our 10-part series, "Lighten Up about Parenting," and in each episode, we have not one but two awesome conversations for you. In addition to an awesome guest line-up for you throughout the series, I've also invited 10 beta testers from all over the country to share their honest thoughts about my upcoming book, <a href="https://www.unexpected.org/books/calm-the-heck-down/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Calm the H*ck Down</a>. They were given an early copy of my book and volunteered to treat their kids like lab rats to see if this thing actually works. So today I'm chatting for a few minutes with Jeniffer from Mississippi about Calm the H*ck Down. And then, stay tuned, because my husband Alex is coming on to talk about how we handle technology in our house. Yes that's right. Everything you want to know about how we make choices about tech for our kids, social media, the interwebz, LoJacking them and tracking their every move, and even learning to trust them. So stay tuned for that, but first, here's my conversation with Jeniffer about Calm the H*ck Down! Beyond being the sexiest, most amazing husband ever (Alex wrote his own intro, can you tell?), Alex has worked in design and marketing for more than two decades and founded his agency Loudmark in 2008. He specializes in branding, advertising, app and web development, and more, and divides his time between managing our families technology and serving his clients including Disney, Under Armour, Universal Studios, Kraft Foods, and most importantly, me. You can learn more at <a href="https://www.loudmark.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">loudmark.com</a>, but join us first as we break down how we do technology with our kids. Should we give them everything or smash the WiFi router altogether? Listen in and lighten up! Free <a href="https://www.unexpected.org/books/calm-the-heck-down/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pandemic Parenting ebook</a> when you preorder Calm the Hck Down! Calm the Hck Down comes out December 8, and if you preorder it now, you'll immediately receive my ebook, <a href="https://www.unexpected.org/books/calm-the-heck-down/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pandemic Parenting: How to Calm Down When the World's Messed Up</a>, available exclusively to those who preorder. Links from the show: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@melaniedale/video/6801481851480444166" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fun TikTok video</a> Alex put together to encourage our kids to swear less.</li> <li>Setting up <a href="https://www.imore.com/how-set-screen-time-your-child" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Screen Time on iPhone</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.life360.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Life 360 App</a> for tracking your kid's location and driving safety</li> <li><a href="https://meetcircle.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Disney Circle Home Plus</a> provides parental control at the router level</li> </ul> _________ As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Lighten Up #131: Alex Dale

Hey and welcome to episode 96 of Lighten Up with Melanie Dale. AND Alex Dale. Because today my husband is joining me to talk about our new book, Infreakinfertility: How to Survive When Getting Pregnant Gets Hard, which is available today! This book has been a dream of mine for many, many years and today I can say, it’s here! Please visit the Amazon and go buy it! Maybe listen to this podcast while you do. Alex and I chat about two main things, our experience with infertility and our experience working together on this book. Lemme just mention here at the beginning in case you’re cranking this podcast around small children, we’re going to be talking a bit about reproductive biology, so…biological terminology ahead. Peach and eggplant emojis, people. Peaches and eggplants. You’ve been warned. So whether you’re dealing with infertility yourself, have a loved one who is, or have experienced the joys and challenges of working with your partner on a project, or appreciate a good penis illustration, there’s something here for everyone, so listen in and lighten up. Links from the show:  Check out Infreakinfertility: How to Survive When Getting Pregnant Gets Hard Get a monthly email from Melanie with stories, updates, and fun things Subscribe to Lighten Up on iTunes or on Stitcher 

Hey and welcome to episode 96 of Lighten Up with Melanie Dale. AND Alex Dale. Because today my husband is joining me to talk about our new book,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692190171/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=unexpectedorg-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0692190171&amp;linkId=2ec7a7e8125f000d7ca0d34016b91941" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> Infreakinfertility: How to Survive When Getting Pregnant Gets Hard</a>, which is available today! This book has been a dream of mine for many, many years and today I can say, it’s here! Please visit the Amazon and go buy it! Maybe listen to this podcast while you do. Alex and I chat about two main things, our experience with infertility and our experience working together on this book. Lemme just mention here at the beginning in case you’re cranking this podcast around small children, we’re going to be talking a bit about reproductive biology, so…biological terminology ahead. Peach and eggplant emojis, people. Peaches and eggplants. You’ve been warned. So whether you’re dealing with infertility yourself, have a loved one who is, or have experienced the joys and challenges of working with your partner on a project, or appreciate a good penis illustration, there’s something here for everyone, so listen in and lighten up. Links from the show: <ul> <li>Check out <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0692190171/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=unexpectedorg-20&amp;creative=9325&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;creativeASIN=0692190171&amp;linkId=2ec7a7e8125f000d7ca0d34016b91941" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Infreakinfertility: How to Survive When Getting Pregnant Gets Hard</a></li> <li>Get a <a href="https://us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=817a982d3f53ce19b313ffbc3&amp;id=a021271619" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">monthly email from Melanie</a> with stories, updates, and fun things</li> <li>Subscribe to <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/lighten-up-with-melanie-dale/id1102252426" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Lighten Up on iTunes</a> or <a href="https://www.unexpected.org/stitcher" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">on Stitcher</a></li> </ul>

Lighten Up #96: Infreakinfertility with Alex Dale

Melanie talks with Alex Dale, her long-suffering graphic designer husband who of his own volition dressed up in a Maimed Cookie Man costume to become the It’s Not Fair mascot at the book launch party. They interview each other, discussing important topics like who is cooler, Batman or Iron Man, which John Cusack movie is the best, how they met when Melanie was a twerpy freshman, and how they learned to laugh through hard stuff. They also perform a dramatic reading of their kids talking about where babies come out of.

Melanie talks with Alex Dale, her long-suffering graphic designer husband who of his own volition dressed up in a Maimed Cookie Man costume to become the It’s Not Fair mascot at the book launch party. They interview each other, discussing important topics like who is cooler, Batman or Iron Man, which John Cusack movie is the best, how they met when Melanie was a twerpy freshman, and how they learned to laugh through hard stuff. They also perform a dramatic reading of their kids talking about where babies come out of.