Like Father Like Daughter: EP 3.9 Mark Holdefer

Like Father Like Daughter: EP 3.9 Mark Holdefer

From Like Father Like Daughter With The Shipleys by Chris Shipley

December 22, 2025 · 1h 9m · Season 3 · Episode 9

About this episode

A Christmas edition featuring unfiltered stories and heartfelt conversations among family friends.

This Christmas edition of Like Father, Like Daughter is exactly what the show does best—unfiltered stories, generational perspectives, and a whole lot of laughs. Chris and Caitlin are joined by longtime family friend Mark for a winding, hilarious, and surprisingly heartfelt conversation that covers everything from Bears vs. Packers heartbreak, childhood chaos, and questionable youth decisions to parenting, growing up Gen X, and how perspectives change over time. Along the way, they dive into family memories, old jobs, growing pains, evolving views, and the kind of stories that only come out when people have known each other for decades. It’s raw, funny, occasionally uncomfortable, and ultimately rooted in love, growth, and connection. Pour a drink, settle in, and enjoy a holiday episode full of laughter, nostalgia, and honest conversation—just the way Like Father, Like Daughter was meant to be. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, Kyle Lehman at Wintrust Mortgage and LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studios.

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Shipley, Caitlin Shipley

Guest: Mark Holdefer

Topics covered

  • family stories
  • generational perspectives
  • parenting
  • nostalgia
  • humor
  • growing up

Keywords

  • Christmas
  • family
  • parenting
  • humor
  • nostalgia
  • Gen X
  • Bears vs. Packers

Sponsors

Revelton Distilling, Iowa Beef Steakhouse, Kyle Lehman at Wintrust Mortgage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AKC Andrew Downs Studios

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