Good Talk, Dad

The Birds and the Bees...and Other Conversations We Forgot to Have

By: Bill Geist, Willie Geist

Narrated by: Bill Geist, Willie Geist

Bill Geist--the beloved, award-winning, long-time special correspondent for "CBS: Sunday Morning," whose debut Little League Confidential was a New York Times bestseller in hardcover and paper--and Willie Geist, the Today Show host, popular member of MSNBC's "Morning Joe," and author of the best-selling American Freak Show--have begun an extended conversation between father and son on areas of mutual interest, agreement, and disagreement.

Told in a unique back-and-forth banter style, the hilarious father-son team will laugh together at the shared journey of their relationship. They'll riff on fatherhood, religion, music, sports, summer camp disasters, driving lessons gone horribly wrong, being on TV, and their wonderfully odd family life. Think Big Russ and Me meets S*** My Dad Says, with humorous observations about professional wrestling as a worldview, raising a kid with television cameras in the kitchen, and anything and everything else that comes to their witty minds.

The Geists decided to write this book so their children and grandchildren would have a record of their unusual father-son relationship. The book is remarkably funny, as well as poignant and sincere, especially in light of Bill's announcement that he's been diagnosed with Parkinson's. With its lighthearted look at the crazy things fathers and sons go through and the unique bond those experiences forge, the book is sure to be a must-have gift for Father's Day.

Critic reviews

"I loved this book. It's no surprise the Geists have such broad appeal. I want them to be my dad and brother."—Jim Gaffigan, author of New York Times bestseller Dad Is Fat

"Bill and Willie are the wittiest duo I know. Their stories are hilarious. Reading this book made me feel like I grew up a Geist!"—Andy Cohen, host of Bravo's Watch What Happens: Live and author of New York Times bestseller Most Talkative

Very fun first half

The first half of this is a fun conversation of shared father-son memories. It was fun! Touching and funny. The second half became more a memoir of Willie, and was less engaging. I listened to 75% of this and then stopped,

Heartwarming Father/Son relationship

Leave all presumed notions of what you thought a Geist father and son relationship is like. This is full of surprises and a special friendship that we all would like to have with our father or son.

Laugh out loud funny!

I watched Bill Geist over the years on CBS News Sunday morning and always enjoyed those segments. I enjoyed learning about Will Geist’s career. I listened to this on my daily morning walks, smiling and laughing out loud as I walked. I can only imagine what others were thinking. I hope my smiles/laughter gave them a lift in their day as Bill and Will did to mine.

Good Talk Dad is a Great Listen.

Fantastic stories told by two great guys. I grew up without a real father, and never really cared about it one way or the other. But after hearing the Geist men talk, and learn how close they are, I am a little sad, I did not have a father around.

A look at the Geist family

As a fan of both Bill and Willie Geist, I enjoyed this look at their family. Their humor is somewhat bawdy at times but the stories seemed real and were definitely entertaining. It is a very quick and lighthearted glimpse into the relationship between father and son.