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UnFictional

Tough Guy

Hosted by Bob Carlson Dec. 04, 2015 Arts

A couple of stories about badass dads who don’t care what you think. (Repeat)

From this Episode:

Brian Finkelstein

Brian Finkelstein (with Yankees helmet) and his family Courtesy of Brian Finkelstein First… When Brian was a kid, his father Norm was a New York City cop who wasn’t...

14 min

Chris Garcia

Then… Chris Garcia’s dad is a tough guy. Unfortunately, these days his dad is losing his memory, and the father Chris remembers is slowly fading away. This story was...

15 min

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Bob Carlson

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Bob Carlson

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