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Welcome to the Higher Valleys Podcast , where former NFL teammates Spencer Paysinger and Jelani Jenkins trade real conversations about fatherhood, sports, ambition, identity, and life after the game. Each week, we unpack the tension ambitious fathers face: chasing success, strengthening marriages, and raising emotionally secure kids… without losing ourselves along the way.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to the Higher Valleys Podcast, where former NFL teammates Spencer Paysinger and Jelani Jenkins trade real conversations about fatherhood, sports, ambition, identity, and life after the game. Each week, we unpack the tension ambitious fathers face: chasing success, strengthening marriages, and raising emotionally secure kids… without losing ourselves along the way.
The Higher Valleys Podcast is hosted by Spencer Paysinger & Jelani Jenkins. The show has published 64 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Unc Era" (22 October 2026, 100 minutes), "Energy Vampires" (14 October 2026, 108 minutes), and "Dad Clock" (7 October 2026, 85 minutes).
The Higher Valleys Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 99 minutes across 64 episodes.
Booking probability for The Higher Valleys Podcast is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Higher Valleys Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Higher Valleys Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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Spencer Paysinger & Jelani Jenkins hosts The Higher Valleys Podcast, a sports podcast with 64 episodes published.
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Episode #64
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani open Episode 64 welcoming Jelani into his “Unk” era — big phone text, indoor shoes, early nights, and getting comfortable with who you are. Then they get into college football chaos...
Episode #63
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani open Episode 63 talking gym “energy vampires,” protecting their focus, and why working out after football no longer means chasing personal records. Fall family time brings apple...
Episode #62
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani open Episode 62 asking what “culture” actually means when everything from clothes to conferences gets the label. They talk CultureCon, ComplexCon, and the difference between lasting...
Episode #61
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani reconnect after a week away and cover everything from large-phone-text jokes and bowling etiquette to college football’s shifting balance of power. Jelani celebrates Florida’s win over...
Episode #59
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani spend Labor Day talking about work, rest, sick kids, LA rain, and the learning curve of building a creative career outside of football. They get into Black Threads and the complicated...
Episode #58
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani take Episode 58 into full NFL territory, but not before opening with a wild question: what would you do if your child became a zombie? From there, they talk coyotes taking over the...
Episode #57
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani open Episode 57 with legacy, image, and the people who shape how we see ourselves. From Colin Kaepernick’s hair and the branding behind Black athletes to Kobe’s young afro, James...
Episode #55
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani close out summer talking about the stretch before school starts: expensive camps, keeping kids occupied, grandma’s house memories, family recipes, and the kind of unstructured play...
Episode #54
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani spend Episode 54 in their movie and football bag, opening with camp fights, helmet-on chaos, and how fall-camp energy still lives in their bodies years after retirement. From there...
Episode #53
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani open Episode 53 in full dad mode, talking birthday parties, boring trolley‑museum gatherings, and why kid celebrations should be about joy and movement instead of adult aesthetics or...
Episode #52
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani keep it personal in Episode 52, opening with a conversation about being stoic versus being honest, and how hard it can feel to hold in emotion when you’re wired to talk, feel, and...
Episode #51
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani open Episode 51 with an empty house, sitting in the ache of 15 days without wife and kids and the news that Jelani's wife’s grandmother has passed. From cleaning the garage and...
Episode #50
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani hit Episode 50 fresh off Fourth of July, using fireworks, Palm Springs trips, and golf rounds to talk about patriotism as Black Americans and what “America” feels like in a World Cup...
Episode #49
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani celebrate Episode 49 in the thick of a big life shift — Spencer finishing his master’s program, turning 38, and stumbling into “ice cream week” at Whole Foods with eleven pints of...
Episode #48
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani sit 24 hours removed from Father’s Day, unpacking a week that swung from Rufus Du Sol concerts and cycling‑class playlists to balcony prayers, ancestral gratitude, and the strange...
Episode #48
<p><b>Episode Summary</b></p><p>Spencer and Jelani sit 24 hours removed from Father’s Day, unpacking a week that swung from Rufus Du Sol concerts and cycling‑class playlists to balcony prayers, ancestral gratitude, and...
Episode #47
Episode Summary Spencer and Jelani are officially in summer mode, trading stories about first‑time dad grilling, Frankie Beverly Sundays, and why “outside is too expensive” when you can be in the backyard with kids...
Episode #47
<p><b>Episode Summary </b><br/><br/>Spencer and Jelani are officially in summer mode, trading stories about first‑time dad grilling, Frankie Beverly Sundays, and why “outside is too expensive” when you can be in the...
Episode #46
<p><b>Episode Summary</b></p><p>Spencer and Jelani unpack why hip‑hop is the only genre that refuses to age gracefully, tracing it back to crack‑era fatherlessness, systemic design, and an industry that keeps “old...
Episode #45
<p><b>Episode Summary</b><br/><br/>Spencer and Jelani start by unpacking a ten‑year anniversary that didn’t go exactly as planned, and how letting go of a “perfect” La Quinta redo opened the door to something more...
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Founder and Executive Director, InvolvedDad.org
retired NFL player, certified health and wellness coach, storyteller, flow facilitator
NFL veteran, speaker, Certified Mental Performance Coach, Postseason
Writer and producer, “All American" and former NFL linebacker
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