The Daily Dad

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  Are We Destined to Become Our Parents? | Seth Wickersham 03.10.2026 13min

  “Mirror, mirror on the wall, we become like daddy after all.” In today’s episode, ESPN senior writer and bestselling author Seth Wickersham joins Ryan to question whether we’re destined to become our parents and talk about what it takes to break the patterns we grew up with.Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ounPbCeVis📚 Seth's Books: Be On That Hill: Stories From the Summits of Sports by Seth Wickersham: https://books.disney.com/book/be-on-that-hill/It’s Better To Be Feared by Seth Wickersham: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/its-better-to-be-feared-the-new-england-patriots-dynasty-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness?_pos=3&_sid=390e4d2c0&_ss=rAmerican Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback by Seth Wickersham: https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/american-kings-a-biography-of-the-quarterback?_pos=1&_sid=390e4d2c0&_ss=rSeth Wickersham is a senior writer at ESPN and New York Times bestselling author who has spent more than two decades covering the NFL. Known for his investigative and long-form reporting, Seth has taken readers inside some of football's biggest stories and personalities, from Tom Brady and Bill Belichick to the power struggles behind NFL ownership. He's the author of It's Better to Be Feared, American Kings: A Biography of the Quarterback, and Be On That Hill: Stories From the Summits of Sports.📕 Grab a copy of In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man by Tom Junod at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/products/in-the-days-of-my-youth-i-was-told-what-it-means-to-be-a-man-a-memoir?_pos=1&_sid=fe4e2012b&_ss=rWatch Tom Junod's episode on The Daily Stoic Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1LP19rQzZg👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Can You Say This For Your Kids? 02.10.2026 2min

  At some point, success stops being about how much you can take on—how much you achieve. It becomes about what you’re willing to turn down.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  You’d Give Them Anything…Except This? 30.09.2026 2min

  You’d give them anything. Except, you know, a little bit of patience right now👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Don’t Yuck Their Yum | Jefferson Fisher (A Daily Dad Favorite) 29.09.2026 13min

  Communication expert Jefferson Fisher joins Ryan to unpack why every phase, especially in parenting, is fleeting, share wisdom passed down from their grandparents, and explain why nurturing your kids' quirks might be the smartest thing you do.Jefferson Fisher is one of the most respected voices on communication and arguments in the world. He is a Texas board certified personal injury attorney and law firm owner of Fisher Firm. Millions of people and some of the world's leading brands come to Jefferson for advice and practical strategies to communicate more effectively.  Grab a copy of Jefferson’s book, The Next Conversation: Argue Less, Talk More: https://www.jeffersonfisher.com/book Follow Jefferson on Instagram and X @Jefferson_Fisher, on YouTube @JeffersonFisher and on TikTok @JustAskJefferson 🎥 Watch Jefferson and Ryan's full conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs6rPU1lH3Q 🎙️ Listen to Jefferson and Ryan's full conversation on Apple Podcasts or Spotify  ✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com 📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  This is What You Train For 29.09.2026 2min

  Train like you’re training for the most important challenge of your life. Because you are.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  This Is the Most Important Decision You Make 28.09.2026 3min

  Our moods and choices and the examples we set are always affecting our kids, changing how they see the world and how they see themselves. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The ONE Thing Your Kids Need Most From You 26.09.2026 18min

  Your kids won’t always know how to ask for what they need most. In today’s episode, Ryan shares the one thing your kids need most and how the way you respond in their hardest moments can shape who they become.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Nothing to Be Ashamed Of 25.09.2026 2min

  We should embrace that love and enthusiasm we naturally feel for them, and show it proudly.📚 Books mentioned: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  They’ll Get It Elsewhere…If They Don’t Get It From You 24.09.2026 2min

  We want it. We need it. And when we don’t get it from our parents? Well, we try to get it from something or someone else.🎶 The Red Clay Strays - Wanna Be Loved👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  If Anything, You Should Be Slowing Things Down 23.09.2026 2min

  This is life. Not only is there not a finish line—the finish line is the thing we are desperately trying to avoid. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  This Is How You Get Them to Love Reading 22.09.2026 2min

  We want our kids to love reading. We want them to love books. We want them to choose to pick up a book instead of an iPad or a phone or the TV remote. But what do we do?Turn the words into works 👉 Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge | Over five weeks, Ryan Holiday walks you through not only the system he's used for writing his bestselling books, but also the reading practice he uses in his life every day—to help him be a better professional, a better parent, and a better person: https://challenge.dailystoic.com/readtolead📚 Get Read to Lead: A Daily Stoic Reading Challenge & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  These Are The Three Most Beautiful Words 21.09.2026 2min

  Before you had kids, “I love you” was that powerful three-word phrase. But now there is another phrase even more beautiful...👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  What Jet Li's Daughters Taught Him About Being A Father 19.09.2026 10min

  Jet Li thought being a good father meant working hard and providing for his daughters. In today’s episode, he talks with Ryan about realizing money couldn’t give them everything they needed, how they challenged his ego, and why learning to listen changed their relationship.Watch this section of the episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00uPIh6mi_YWatch the FULL episode with Jet Li here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DpUjksFv9wGrab signed copies of Beyond Life and Death by Jet Li at The Painted Porch | https://www.thepaintedporch.com/👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  They’re Just Tired 18.09.2026 1min

  Deal with it later, when everyone is in a better state of mind.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  They Just Wanna Be Loved 17.09.2026 1min

  Don’t hold it back. Don’t make them fight for it.👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Make Sure They Have Their Time 16.09.2026 2min

  You have work. You have your spouse. You have your kids. You have all the obligations of adulthood. All these things are important. How do you fit it all in?💡The Stoic Parent: 10 Commandments for Becoming a Better Parent | Take the first step today by committing the next 2 weeks to becoming the best possible parent you can be! Get The Stoic Parent: 10 Commandments for Becoming a Better Parent & all other Daily Stoic courses for FREE when you join Daily Stoic Life | dailystoic.com/life👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  This is All They Want 15.09.2026 2min

  Your spouse, your kids, want you to try. Is that so hard?👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  How to Decorate 14.09.2026 2min

  Our own homes arenot for displaying antiques or art but for living.📚 Books mentioned: The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns Goodwin👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Sam’s Unfiltered Take on Ryan’s 50K in Rome 12.09.2026 7min

  Ryan told the story of running 50 kilometers through Rome, but what was the experience like for Sam and the kids waiting for him? In today's episode, Sam shares what the day looked like from the family’s perspective.VIDEO OUT NOW | Watch Ryan run the Stoic 50k: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2LNSVXbsaI👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Find A Way to Give Them Five More Minutes 11.09.2026 3min

  Inevitably, it will catch us by surprise. It always does–even though we know our kids are growing up. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join The Daily Dad Society here: https://dailydad.com/society✉️ Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com📱 Follow Daily Dad: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTubeProtect your loved ones without spying on them. Go to https://heypolo.com/dailydad or use code DAILYDAD and get 40% off your first year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.