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The Daily Dad
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
The Daily DadWhat to Want for Them
Ryan discusses the cost of having high hopes for yourself and your children, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Four Sigmatic’s mushroom coffee is real organic…
The Daily DadThe Most Important Decision You Make
Ryan discusses why you must show your children how much you care about them, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow…
The Daily DadTeach Them These Three Duties
Ryan talks about the most important lessons to be teaching your children, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. List your product on AppSumo between September 15th -…
The Daily DadDaily Dad and Coach Shaka Smart on Maintaining Work-Life Balance
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan talks on the delicate balance between working and spending time with your family, shares an excerpt from The Daily…
The Daily DadDo Your Future Self This Favor
Ryan talks about why you should savor the moments that you have with your children, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Check out the new Daily Dad Tempus Fugit…
The Daily DadYou Can’t Be Naive
Ryan discusses why you should always be striving to understand more about the world around you, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pick up a copy of Robert Greene’s…
The Daily DadWhat Did You Learn?
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan reads an article that he wrote for USA Today about how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed his life and his relationship…
The Daily DadYou’re a Coach In A Game That’s Changed
Ryan explains how things will always be changing and you must adjust to what is new, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Magic Spoon is an adult version of what you…
The Daily DadDo You Know Them? And They You?
Ryan asks you to think about how well you actually know your children, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow Daily…
The Daily DadDaily Dad on Creating Lasting Memories With Your Children
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan recounts his two week long road trip that he took in September 2021 with his family. He discusses blowing out a tire on…
The Daily DadThis Is What You’ll Wish
Ryan explains why you should savor the moments you have with your children, before they are gone, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Check out the new Daily Dad…
The Daily DadYou Have to Make Adjustments
Ryan explains why you have to bend to meet your children’s needs, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Check out the new Daily Dad Medallion at…
The Daily DadConstantly Remind Yourself That Time Flies
Ryan discusses how you should look at time with your kids, not just what they say, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Check out the new Daily Dad Medallion at…
The Daily DadThis is Their Language
Ryan explains why you must watch what your children do, not just what they say, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com…
The Daily DadThe Moments of Leniency Matter
Ryan talks about the value of having patience with your children, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Hiya is the pediatrician-approved superpowered chewable vitamin…
The Daily DadAuthor Adam Rubin on Embracing Childhood and Pursuing Passion
On today’s podcast, Ryan talks to Adam Rubin about his newest book High Five, the childlike mindset, the importance of putting yourself in the shoes of your…
The Daily DadWhat Are You Teaching Them?
Ryan explains how your actions influence your children, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow Daily Dad: Twitter…
The Daily DadGive Them Plenty of These
Ryan discusses the importance of letting your kids know that you’re proud of them, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com…
The Daily DadThis is The Great Leveler
Ryan explains the brain can be your strongest asset, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors The Brave is out…
The Daily DadYou Can’t Do This
Ryan explains why you must slowly transition out of your kids life as they get older, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email…
The Daily DadShow Them What a Good Marriage Looks Like
Ryan discusses why cultivating a healthy relationship with your partner is so important, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. List your product on AppSumo between…
The Daily DadDr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson on Raising Resilient Kids
On todays episode, Ryan has another conversation with Dr. William Stixrud and Ned Johnson about their new book What Do You Say?: How to Talk with Kids to Build…
The Daily DadThey Are Reborn Each Day
Ryan explains how children look at the world and why you should always consider it, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is Calling…
The Daily DadThey Can Teach You About This
Ryan explains why the sunk cost fallacy is so vital, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors The Brave is out…
The Daily DadYou Can't Forget This
Ryan explains why you can’t forget about your own childhood, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors The Brave…
The Daily DadNothing You Teach Them Matters Without This
Ryan explains why the Stoic virtue of courage is so essential, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is…
The Daily DadIt’s Not Fair
Ryan explains how you should set your expectations for your kids, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is…
The Daily DadDaily Dad on What Makes a Great Children's Book
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan and his writing partner Nils Parker talk about the their favorite kids books and what makes them so…
The Daily Dad“And What Did You Do?”
Ryan discusses how you want to raise kids who take action, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is…
The Daily DadThis is The Eulogy You Get to Hear
Ryan explains how you should look at the best moments with your children like this, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s…
The Daily DadWhose Voice Are You Interiorizing?
Ryan explains how the voices that you study should end up guiding you throughout your life, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email…
The Daily DadKids Do Well When They Can
Ryan discusses why it’s important to base your expectations on this simple idea, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new…
The Daily DadYou Would Tell Them This. So Tell Yourself Too
Ryan explains why you should treat your own ambitions as you would your children, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new…
The Daily DadDaily Dad on the Unavoidable Reality of Parenting
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan discusses the concept of facing reality and how different it becomes when you have kids, how much what we “want”…
The Daily DadThere’s a Reason We Tell These Stories
Ryan explains the timeless nature of storytelling, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is Calling…
The Daily DadWhat If Someone Else Treated Your Kids This Way?
Ryan explains the double standard that we hold others to but not ourselves, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow…
The Daily DadRemind Yourself of This
Ryan discusses why you should always of whose opinion actually matters, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new book…
The Daily DadHow To Raise Brave Kids
Ryan explains how to raise your kids to be brave, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is Calling…
The Daily DadTry To See It This Way
Ryan explains why you shouldn’t take your kids or your life for granted, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow…
The Daily DadDaily Dad on The Power of Saying No
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan discusses his first time leaving his family for work since the pandemic began over a year and a half ago, the…
The Daily DadTry To See It This Way
Ryan explains how you should aim to view the moments you have with your children, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new…
The Daily DadThey Need Somebody to Do This
Ryan explains why you must be the one who encourages and believes in your children, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s…
The Daily DadRemember This About Most People
Ryan explains how you should think about almost all of the people that you encounter, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email…
The Daily DadDo Not Be Afraid
Ryan explains why fear is your biggest enemy, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Pre-orders are available for Ryan Holiday’s new book Courage Is Calling: Fortune…
The Daily DadWhat Will You Be Able To Say?
Ryan challenges you to think about the present as if it were the past, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow Daily…
The Daily DadDaily Dad on Teaching Your Child to Think, Not Just React
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan and his writing partner Nils Parker talk about the widespread Critical Race Theory Histeria, how to reach, and more…
The Daily DadThey Must Be Taught To Do This
Ryan explains why everyone is inherently worthy, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow Daily Dad: Twitter…
The Daily DadThis Is The Fire
Ryan discusses the moments that constitute the delicate flame that your children carry, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email…
The Daily DadNo, They Were Learning Something
Ryan explains how your children are always learning something from what is going on around them, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email…
The Daily DadThey Can’t See Like You
Ryan explains why you have to understand your children’s perspective, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow Daily…
The Daily DadYou Are Making Withdrawals
Ryan explains the account you keep with your kids and how you should balance the books, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email…
The Daily DadDaily Dad on the Future and Fragility of Children’s Education
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan and his writing partner Nils Parker talk about the dilemma of uncertainty that parents face in the modern world of…
The Daily DadAre You Preparing Them To Answer The Call?
Ryan asks you if you’re preparing your children for the opportunities that lie ahead of them, and launches the pre-order for his new book Courage Is Calling…
The Daily DadYou Better Up Your Bandwidth
Ryan discusses how you can regain some of your time, for your kids.Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram…
The Daily DadWhat If You Didn’t Do Anything Special?
Ryan explains what the most important thing you can do for your children is and launches the pre-order for his new book Courage Is Calling: Fortune Favors The…
The Daily DadThe Shame of Those Awkward Photos
Ryan explains why the memories that matter are not staged. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, FacebookSee…
The Daily DadThis Is Wonderful
Ryan explains why you should be present with you children. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, FacebookSee…
The Daily DadDaily Dad on Maintaining Positive Habits and Routines
On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan and his writing partner Nils Parker talk about the fallacy of everything “returning to normal” in a post COVID 19…
The Daily DadThey Must Come First
Ryan explains why this must take up most of your time. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, FacebookSee Privacy…
The Daily DadJust Go To Bed
Ryan explains why you should prioritize sleep.Grab a copy of Go The Fuck to Sleep at the Painted Porch Bookshop!Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com…