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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
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You Will Be Jealous of This
Enjoy it while you can because you’re the lucky one right now. Because one day, you won’t have it anymore.🏛 All time can be quality time. Get your own Tempus…
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They Can Help You Be a Better Parent
We think of the Stoics as philosophers, which of course they were. But they were human beings too—sons, daughters, husbands, wives, and parents.👉 The Daily Dad…
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There Are So Many Ways To Show Them
Look, very few of us are born just knowing how to do this—how to express ourselves, how to process difficult feelings. It takes work. And it’s our job as…
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Help Them Become Who They Are Meant to Be
Our kids have so comparatively little experience, so little wisdom, so little confidence. It’s insane. It’s more insane still that we confuse and disorient…
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How Do You Think It Feels?
You’re just trying to get your point across. You’re just trying to teach them. You’re just trying to keep them safe. But how do you think it feels? How do you…
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Parenting Reminders You’ll Need in 2026
Before you try to parent differently in 2026, remember what actually helped in 2025. In this episode, Ryan shares a few parenting insights he picked up in 2025…
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Embrace Their Interests (Even If They’re Gross)
Embrace their interests, even if you think those interests are gross. Messes can almost always be cleaned up later. 👉 The Daily Dad eBook is $2.99 on Amazon!…
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Do You Know When to Pull Them Close?
Can you let things go? Can you control your temper and frustrations? Do you know when it's time to push and when it’s time to pull them in close to you?The…
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You Have to Ditch This Notion
Here’s what you have to understand: Things are going to get destroyed. You have kids. It’s what they do. If you’re looking for something: The 2026 Daily Stoic…
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Let Them See What This Looks Like
What fun, meaningful challenge could you take on as a family to set the tone for 2026?If you’re looking for something: The 2026 Daily Stoic New Year, New You…
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This Is What We Have to Try to Get Better At
Being a good parent and good partner isn’t simply a consequence of the work you put in to be a better person. They are correlated, certainly, but correlation…
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You Can’t Control 2026. But You Can Control How It Starts. | Ryan and Sam Holiday
In this episode, Ryan and Sam talk through the one simple reset they use to kick off the New Year and how it’s shaped their family in ways they never expected…
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Why Are We Giving This All Away?
We only have a finite amount of patience. So by indulging and indulging, absorbing and absorbing, we’re wasting a very precious resource…one that parenting…
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Give Yourself (And Your Family) This Gift
When you were younger, for Christmas, all you wanted was presents. Now that you’re older, now that you have kids, all you want is presence.📔 Get a signed…
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You Know What Your Job Is
There’s so much to do. There’s so much going on. What do you prioritize? What problems do you solve first? What are you supposed to be focused on?👉 Give…
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Oh These Wonderful Sounds
These are the wonderful sounds of parenthood, the ones that are so precious and fleeting and beautiful—and they’re happening now. 🏛 All time can be quality…
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It’s Not How It Looks
Remember that real parenthood, real family life, isn’t the curated illusion on your Instagram feed. It’s not pristine homes, it’s not spotless designer…
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Raise Kids Brave Enough to Ask Questions
In today’s episode, Ryan shares a rare behind-the-scenes moment when his kids start to realize what he actually does, and then his son takes the mic to ask the…
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The Family That Does This Together Stays Together
Anything you do together as a family brings you closer and makes lasting memories. Make 2026 the year you start a new tradition with your family for the new…
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It’s Not Too Late To Change Course
A lot of parenting can feel like trial and error. But when we make mistakes, we can own up to them. MasterClass | Get 15% off any annual membership at…
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How Are You Challenging Yourself?
Look, we know our kids grow when we sign them up for things—when they do sports, when they take classes, when they volunteer for an event at school or in the…
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They’ll Need Your Encouragement
Just because it sometimes takes longer than we’d like to see the results of our efforts doesn’t mean that our efforts are going to waste.👉 Give yourself the…
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You Have to Grow Up
We have to grow up. If we’re not going to do it now as parents, when are we?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community…
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Pete Holmes Has a Message for Every Parent
Comedian Pete Holmes is calling out a lie most parents tell themselves: “I’m doing it for my family.” In this episode, Pete and Ryan break down how work…
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There’s Nothing Average About Your Family
Statistically, it’s terrifying. All the things that can go wrong. But you need to remember that statistics are about averages.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift…
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It Keeps Things Really Simple
It's tough to be a person in this busy, noisy world. You have work. You have obligations as a citizen, as a spouse, as a friend, as a son or daughter. You’ve…
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Your Kids Deserve This Version of You
One of the hardest parts of being a parent is, if you want to be a good one, you have no choice but to become the kind of person you hope your kids will one…
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This is How We Keep Them Close
We want our kids close. We want to see them. We want to spend time with them. And yet, what do we do?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools…
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Would They Want to Be Your Kid?
We are critical. We punish. We assert rules. We raise our voice. Why?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The…
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You Think You Want the Chaos to End… Until It Ends | Ryan and Sam Holiday
Every parent thinks they have more time than they actually do. In today’s episode, Ryan and Sam talk about how fast childhood slips by, how messy seasons you…
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They Are Why You Do This
Why do you work so hard, why do you fight for the causes you fight for, why do you put up with all the crap you have to put up with in this life?👉 Give…
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But What If You Saw It Differently?
Well, of course those parents can be at every field trip and attend every performance. Of course they can do pickup and dropoff. One of them is a full-time…
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No One Cares About Your Kids
As much as our kids are the center of our universe, they aren’t the center of everyone else’s. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure…
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These Things Are Meant to Help You
Let go of trying to have everything clean and perfect. Let all the things do their job and be functional for your family. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of…
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This Is What You Can Save On
What if instead of just talking about this stuff to our kids, we showed them what doing good looked like?Feeding America | We donated the first $30,000 and…
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How Running Together Can Build Unbreakable Bond | Nick Thompson & Ryan Holiday
There’s nothing quite like seeing your kids light up over something you’ve always loved. In today's episode, Ryan sits down with Nick Thompson, CEO of The…
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You Can Show Them What It Means
It’s a world with too many problems. It’s a world with too much suffering. We can’t fix all of this as people, nor as parents. But we can try to help a…
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You Will Want a Crowded Table
You don’t get a table full of smiling faces for every holiday, every milestone event, just because you’re related. A crowded table is a lagging indicator of…
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This is the Best Excuse in the World
There are a lot of reasons why someone’s output might change. When people ask why, you have the best excuse in the world.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of…
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You’re Missing What’s Important
It can be very easy to get tunnel vision. It can be easy, in the overwhelm of day-to-day parenting, to forget that this is an endeavor in which success—and…
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Know The Weight Of Your Words
Think about your own life. Are there not things that your parents said that still weigh on you?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure…
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Surviving the Craziest Time of Year | Ryan and Sam Holiday
Is it the most wonderful time of year or just the busiest? In today's episode, Ryan and Sam talk about bracing themselves for the holidays, the challenges of…
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This Is Your Advantage Now
As parents, we have to understand that we have an advantage now that we didn't have before. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure…
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Do You Need To Be Doing This Right Now?
Sure, they’re being a little rude. They’re being annoying. They are acting entitled. And yet? As we’ve said, maybe you are the problem.👉 Give yourself the…
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Embrace What Your Family Is In This Moment
You have this dream of what your house should look like. And then reality inevitably intrudes. And what is that reality? It’s that you have kids. 👉 Give…
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They Are Jealous of You
Don’t forget it. Don’t rush through it. Don’t let it wear you down…but remember what it is. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure…
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They Just Need You to Do This
They’ll be sad. They’ll get dumped. They’ll be heartbroken. They’ll get fired and they will fail. As a parent, you have to understand this critical lesson…
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A Surprising Perspective On Parenting From A Billionaire
Success might change your lifestyle, but it doesn't change what your kids actually need from you. In this episode, Ryan sits down with self-made billionaire…
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You’re Going To Stick With That?
👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society💪 Go to…
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You Shouldn’t Expect Anything Different
Why are we so easily surprised and frustrated and disappointed? Why do we get so angry? 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and…
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You Are Not a Bad Parent
Why are we so hard on ourselves? Why do we beat up on ourselves?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily…
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Reflect On Yourself First
Before you complain about how selfish and crazy your kids are, we ought to look in the mirror.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure…
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This Skews Our Perspective
It seems like such a dangerous world. It’s what keeps you up at night as a parent—what if, what if, what if?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting…
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Our Kids Are Outsmarting Us | Ryan and Sam Holiday
At some point, your kids stop falling for your tricks and start calling you out on them. In this episode, Ryan and Sam share recent stories from raising kids…
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You Have to Be More Careful Now
Before, you could wing it. But now? Now that you have kids? Now that you are maturing...or at least older? Now it’s a whole different ballgame.👉 Give yourself…
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It Would Be Weird If This Didn’t Happen
You're not quite as productive. You're not as career-driven. Your boss or your friends or your peers or even your fans, maybe they wonder what happened to…
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It’s About Learning How to Live
No child thinks they need a philosopher. Most adults don’t either. Yet no matter our age, we all have problems. 🏛 The 2025 LIVE session of Stoicism 101…
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The Problem is Trying to Do Two Things at Once
You tried to do two things at once, and now you’re getting frustrated with them, instead of yourself. That was your mistake.🪙 Carry The Daily Stoic Pause &…
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There Is No Right Way
When you read parenting books, it’s hard not to get the distinct sense that there is a right way to parent. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting…
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Let the Past IGNITE Their Future | Doris Kearns Goodwin
In today's episode, Ryan and Doris Kearns Goodwin discuss how parents can teach history to their children, encouraging curiosity in kids, and the importance of…