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The Daily Dad

Education, Relationships, Self-Improvement, Society & Culture

The audio companion to DailyDad.com’s daily email meditations on fatherhood, read by Ryan Holiday. Each daily reading will help you find the wisdom, inner strength, and good humor you need in order to be a great dad. Learn from historical figures and contemporary fathers how to do your most important job. Find more at dailydad.com.

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#177
Episodes
2,132
Releases
Daily
Typical length
3 min
On air since
2019
Latest episode
19 hours ago

Episodes

2,132 episodes, newest first

  1. You’re Missing It

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    We’re in the final months of 2026. Don’t let autopilot take over.

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    2 min

  2. Why Are They Like This?

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    This is what kids do. This is how their mind works.

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    2 min

  3. Play Stupid Games, Win Stupid Prizes

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    Sometimes kids just have to find out the hard way. In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam talk about sibling fights, testing boundaries, natural consequences, and knowing when to let your kids figure things out for themselves.

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    12 min

  4. You’re Doing This For Them? Really?

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    You say it. You’ve heard other parents say it. Everything I do, I do for my kids. Really?

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    2 min

  5. Never Take It For Granted

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    Let’s use the time we have, before we lose the time we’re never guaranteed.

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    3 min

  6. It’s The Same Thing Over and Over (and It’s Always Different)

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    Your kids are growing up…and you are also growing up. You are learning. You are getting better at this.

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    3 min

  7. It’s Not Just Anything. It’s Everything.

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    It isn’t just a chore. It isn’t just a task to handle. It isn’t just something you guys have talked about. It’s not just anything. It’s everything.

    📚 Fair Play: A Game-Changing Solution for When You Have Too Much to Do by Eve Rodsky

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    3 min

  8. You Say You’ll Do Anything (But Not This?)

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    You love them. You care about them. You say you’ll do anything for them. You just… won’t put down your phone for them.

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    2 min

  9. The Parts of Our Fathers We Don't Want to Become | Tom Junod

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    Your kids are learning just as much from your contradictions as they are from your advice. Award-winning journalist and author Tom Junod joins Ryan to talk about the complicated legacy of his father, what it really means to be a good man, and how we choose which lessons to pass on to our own kids.

    Tom Junod is senior writer for ESPN, where his work has won an Emmy and the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. He is a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award for Feature Writing, and a winner of the James Beard Award for essay writing. Previously he was a staff writer at GQ and Esquire. The film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood was based on his article in Esquire.

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    31 min

  10. Why Can’t You Be There?

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    They’d love to be there, but they can’t. They can’t make it. Well…they could turn it down, they just won’t.

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    3 min

  11. This Is Why You Can’t Put Stuff Off

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    They are full of surprises. They have endless needs. There is always something coming up…and it’s usually last-minute.

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    3 min

  12. It Only Takes A Moment

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    Teach them to give themselves a few seconds of courage. Tell them something great will come of it. Promise them.

    📚 If you liked today's episode, you will love Courage is Callingby Ryan Holiday

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    3 min

  13. Your Job Is Not To Rush Them

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    Linger. Slow down. Let it take as long as it takes.

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    2 min

  14. They Need This More Than Anything Else

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    They need food. They need shelter. They need a ride across town. But what your kids need more than anything is patience.

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    2 min

  15. BONUS: 5 Quick Parenting Reminders You Need to Hear

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    Your kids are doing their job by being kids, but are you doing yours?

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    6 min

  16. Is It Your Marriage or Your Situation? | Angela Duckworth

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    The way your family acts under stress can start to look like who they really are. In today's episode, psychologist Angela Duckworth, bestselling author of Grit and author of the new book Situated talks to Ryan about mistaking a hard season for a bad marriage, how stress affects the way we judge each other, why kids need the same reminders over and over, and how small changes at home can bring out our best.

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    10 min

  17. Someday You’ll Want Them To Ask You For Stuff

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    Even if it’s frustrating now, even if it drives you crazy every time you’re at the store with them, take a second to remember this...

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    3 min

  18. Let Them Learn

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    We have to make them understand that they have what it takes to do this on their own and if they don’t, the best way to get it is to develop it by experience, by curiosity and exploration.

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    3 min

  19. You Don’t Need The Third Thing

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    Praise is always nice, but it’s sort of pathetic how desperately we want it…for doing our job.

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    2 min

  20. Don’t Let The Wall Win

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    There’s a wall—a wall between you and your feelings, a wall between you and other people, a wall between you and this present moment.

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    2 min

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