Willie Geist

The toy-maker Playskool unintentionally sparked controversy this week with a tweet that took aim at dads:The backlash came fast and fierce. Many dads, and some moms, pointed out that dads these days are active, involved and just as “in charge” as moms at home.Some went straight for the burn:Ouch! Pl…

There are a lot of things about my Dad that I probably shared from the moment I slipped into Dr. LaPata’s waiting arms at Evanston Hospital in Illinois on May 3, 1975: My dad’s sense of humor, his curiosity, his nose for B.S., his love of telling a story, or better yet writing a story, all seem to h…

This week, TODAY has been exploring self-esteem and body image. Our TODAY/AOL body image survey found that the average woman spends 55 minutes a day on her appearance — two weeks a year — and 60 percent of women have negative thoughts about themselves weekly, compared to 36 percent of men. TODAY anchor Willie Geist has a little something to say about that. All right, ladies, here’s the deal. We men respect your right to color your hair, thread your eyebrows, pour hot wax on unmentionable places,…

This week, TODAY has been exploring self-esteem and body image. Our TODAY/AOL body image survey found that the average woman spends 55 minutes a day on her appearance — two weeks a year — and 60 percent of women have negative thoughts about themselves weekly, compared to 36 percent of men. TODAY anc…

As a TODAY anchor and host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Willie Geist wakes up very, very early. Here, he shares his morning routine.For seven years now, since I started hosting MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” I’ve been waking up in the dark. The two most common questions I get as a morning show host are, “What time do you wake up?” and “What time do you go to bed?” The general answers are “T

As a TODAY anchor and host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” Willie Geist wakes up very, very early. Here, he shares his morning routine.For seven years now, since I started hosting MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” I’ve been waking up in the dark. The two most common questions I get as a morning show host are, “What…

There’s not a teenage boy alive who wants to talk to his own father about sex. We’ll just watch that “Miracle of Life” DVD once in health class and call it good, thanks. But this idea persists in our culture that, as one of fatherhood’s rites of passages, a man sits his boy down and tells him about…

There’s not a teenage boy alive who wants to talk to his own father about sex. We’ll just watch that “Miracle of Life” DVD once in health class and call it good, thanks. But this idea persists in our culture that, as one of fatherhood’s rites of passages, a man sits his boy down and tells him about…

It’s not an easy time to be one of the hairless Germanic peoples. Everyone has facial hair these days, from movie stars to World Series champions to dynastic Louisiana duck hunters to every Mumford-and-Sons-looking guy running an artisanal cheese and candle shop in your local hip neighborhood. Well,…