Fatherhood: Stories about dads
b'In honor of Father\\u2019s Day, this week\\u2019s episode is an ode to all the dads out there who are doing their best.\\nPart 1: Pediatrician Ken Haller goes off script when a father comes into the exam room with his young son. \\nPart 2: After years of Mikala Jamison\\u2019s dad helping her with her mental health struggles, the roles are reversed when her father is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers.\\nKen is a Professor of Pediatrics at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine and Cardinal Glennon Children\\u2019s Hospital. He serves on the boards of the Arts & Education Council of Greater St. Louis, the Saint Louis University Library Associates, and the Gateway Media Literacy Project. He has also served\\xa0on the board of the Missouri Foundation for Health and as President of the St. Louis Pediatric Society;\\xa0the Missouri Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics; PROMO, Missouri\\u2019s statewide LGBTQ civil rights organization; the Gateway Men\\u2019s Chorus, St. Louis\\u2019s gay men\\u2019s chorus: and GLMA, the national organization of LGBT health care professionals. He is a frequent spokesperson in local and national media on the health care needs of children and adolescents. Ken is also an accomplished actor, produced playwright, and acclaimed cabaret performer. In 2015 he was named Best St. Louis Cabaret Performer by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, and he has taken his one-person shows to New York, Chicago, Denver, and San Francisco. His special interests include cultural competency, health literacy, the relationship of medicine to the arts, the effects of media on children, and the special health needs of LGBT youth. His personal mission is Healing.\\nMikala Jamison is the creator and producer of The Body Show, a live storytelling show that debuted at the Capital Fringe Festival in July 2022 and was a "Best of Fringe" pick by DC Theater Arts. She also publishes the blog/newsletter Body Type [bodytype.substack.com] about navigating body image in today\'s world. Talk to her about weight lifting, cats, and the recent finale of "Better Call Saul."\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'