Get Off the Bench
Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 10:30AM 
With special guests:
- Bob Norton
- Larry Holland
- Peter Van de Voorde
- Mark Sutton and
- Angelo Lobo.
This week on Dads on the Air we present excerpts from two popular US radio programs that deal with men’s and fathers’ issues. First up, Dads on the Air recently joined the discussion on popular weekly American radio program Get Off The Bench. Our own Peter van de Voorde together with the co-hosts of the program, Bob Norton and Larry Holland, discuss many of the Family Law issues that are presently faced in so many countries around the world.
Both Bob and Larry have great insights into the many problems separated fathers and their children face and it is refreshing to hear their enthusiasm for exposing the excesses of the system and their willingness to join in the search for solutions and the means of delivering them. We have compiled excerpts of this entertaining discussion and take great pride in being involved in the global push for change via networking with our media colleagues in the US.
This is followed by an excellent interview with filmmaker Angelo Lobo on Liberal Arts Radio. Liberal Arts is a radio show that explores the arts from an unapologetically political perspective. Host Mark Sutton (NPR, Air America, XM Satellite Radio) is joined by politically-opinionated guests from the world of music, art, political cartoons, film and more. Mark has been a guest on other radio shows, including The Rabbi Schmuley Show, both as a gender expert and as a musician. On television, Mark has appeared on MSNBC as a gender expert and has guest hosted Mens Net on several occaisions.
The Family Court system is on trial in Angelo Lobo’s documentary film Support System Down, which looks at ways in which people have been trapped in divorce proceeding that can last for years, cost into the millions of dollars, and separate parents from kids. The film focuses on the issues facing non-custodial parents within the Family Court System, such as excessive child support payments and unenforced visitation, that lead to depression, debt, imprisonment, and even suicide.