#357 Adam Coleman - The Devastating Cost of Absent Fathers
Real Talk with Zuby
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🗓️ 3 April 2025
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
American author and social commentator, Adam Coleman, joins Zuby to discuss his newest book, 'The Children We Left Behind'. Adam shares his deeply personal family history, and how it's affected him throughout his life. The conversation explores the societal impacts of fatherlessness, broken homes, and parental selfishness, along with ideas to help rebuild strong families in America.
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Introduction
(01:58) Adam’s new book ‘The Children We Left Behind’
(04:18) Adam’s childhood
(10:44) Metal institute experience
(13:23) Returning home from a mental hospital
(15:22) When Adam’s life pivoted
(20:23) Adam’s contact with his father
(23:19) Growing up with a father in a secret marriage
(30:06) Parental selfishness in society
(38:49) Helping parents and children in America
(45:59) Fixing broken homes
(59:24) Declining matchmaking rates
(1:08:20) Where to find Adam and Adam’s writing
(1:08:37) Outro
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| 0:00.0 | My father was 50 years old when I was born. |
| 0:04.0 | My mother was 24. |
| 0:05.0 | On top of that, my father was married, just not to my mother. |
| 0:08.0 | We moved around a lot because my mother was trying to figure out a way to take care of us. |
| 0:13.0 | So before the age of 18, I lived in four states, bouncing around some of those states as well. |
| 0:19.0 | We ended up homeless a couple of times. |
| 0:21.6 | One time we were staying with a family member, it became, I would say, emotionally abusive for myself, especially. |
| 0:27.6 | And my mother left, so I didn't have to deal with that, but we ended up homeless. |
| 0:32.6 | Then we stayed with someone who allowed us to stay in their trailer. |
| 0:36.6 | All three of us staying in one room in a trailer. |
| 0:38.5 | But the most pivotal, and I write about it in the book, is... |
| 0:42.3 | I am the man, sick with the slang, sick and I'm destined for fame. |
| 0:49.1 | Dude for the fan, not for the grand, stunting you're destined for pain. |
| 0:52.4 | I do not for, I do not scam. |
| 0:54.1 | Put some respect on my name. |
| 0:55.7 | Sick like a brain, click and a bang. |
| 0:57.5 | Y'all going to remember the name. |
| 0:59.1 | You'll remember the name. |
| 1:00.9 | What's up, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls around the world? |
| 1:03.1 | I'd like to welcome you back to the Real Talk with Zubi podcast. On today's episode, we have got on author, commentator, and founder of WrongSpeak Publishing. |
| 1:12.9 | And this is Adam Coleman. |
| 1:14.1 | Welcome back. |
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