02. Hitting a Home Run in Life: Conversations with My Dad

Whiskey and Lace

Erika Altes

Kids & Family, Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Relationships

2.5 • 677 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2023

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

It's safe to say that this episode is pretty damn special.

Erika interviews her dad, Melvin, in this wholesome episode. From his career as a baseball coach to raising his 6 children with his wife, Alice, Melvin shares some pretty heartfelt stories and thought-provoking discussions.

Tune in to explore the importance of upholding values and being a community leader, plus a comical missing birthday cake incident with Erika's brother. So grab a glass of whiskey, sit back, grab a tissue box, and let's go!

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In this episode, we cover the following:

Melvin's childhood and getting started in baseball
Meeting his wife, Alice
What made him a good baseball coach
His experience being a baseball coach
The secret to a long and successful marriage
The beauty of having a large family
His experience attending the Kentucky Derby
Funny anecdotes of raising Erika
Giving back to your community
Questions from listeners:
"If there was one thing you could take off Erika's shoulders, what would it be?"
"What is one thing you'd like to tell Erika?"

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Are you someone who doesn't take life too seriously? Do you sometimes find that a shot of whiskey
0:08.1	isn't only deserved but needed? If you said yes to either of those, welcome to the Whiskey and Lace
0:13.2	podcast, where we have honest chats with everyday people, shit shows, and all. I'm your host, Erica
0:18.8	Althus, and I'm here to empower you to be the best
0:21.4	version of yourself and perhaps share in a shot of whiskey. Now pour yourself a glass of wine
0:26.1	and let's go. All right, welcome to the Whiskey and Lace podcast. This may be my first episode.
0:35.6	I'm not sure yet if it's going to make it as the first.
0:38.3	But if so, I'm very excited to announce that I'm here with my dad, Melvin.
0:44.4	Hi, Dad.
0:45.6	What's going on, E?
0:47.4	Not a whole lot.
0:48.5	Not a whole lot.
0:49.2	One of the top questions that people ask me is if you get offended that I call you Melvin instead of
0:55.4	dad sometimes. What would you say to that? I've never been put in a position by you to be offended by it.
1:01.4	Oh, I'm glad. You know, because you use respect when you say it. Totally. I don't say it all the time.
1:08.1	No, you don't. No. But when you do, I mean, with a name like Melvin and
1:12.5	mom's name Alice, I mean, they're just too good of names not to use. They're unique. They're very
1:17.3	unique. Yes. All of you and your siblings' names are pretty unique, I guess. Kenneth,
1:23.4	Ronald, Lori. I mean. Yeah, I guess you could say that.
1:28.9	I never thought of it that way, but...
1:31.3	They're not common names anymore, that's for sure.
1:33.3	That's true.
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