Daily Dad

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.

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Daily Dad

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Education

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art19.com

Latest episode

Oct 15, 2026

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Episodes

They Just Wanna Be Loved 17.09.2026

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 ,  YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying on them....

Make Sure They Have Their Time 16.09.2026

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 Pa...

This is All They Want 15.09.2026

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 ,  YouTube Protect your loved ones without spying o...

How to Decorate 14.09.2026

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....

Sam’s Unfiltered Take on Ryan’s 50K in Rome 12.09.2026

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 com...

Find A Way to Give Them Five More Minutes 11.09.2026

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 ,&nbsp...

This Is How You Protect and Benefit Them 10.09.2026

Not all readers are great parents but all great parents are readers. We have to be. 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,...

Who Are You? 09.09.2026

This is where the core memories are made, where the moments you won’t forget (and the stories you’ll tell) are created.  👉 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 ,&nbs...

Be Here for This Moment 08.09.2026

How did the last month, the summer, go by so fast?  👉 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 Protect your loved ones without spying on...

Make Sure They Know This 07.09.2026

“It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person,” Ralph Waldo Emerson once recounted, “‘Always do what you are afraid to do.’” 👉 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 ,&nbs...

We Came Home From Italy and Ended Up in the ER 06.09.2026

Ryan thought the chaos of traveling with kids was over once his family made it home. Then his son was admitted to the hospital. In this Part 2 episode, he shares what the experience reminded him about listening when your kids say something is wrong, taking a scary situation one moment at a time, and not taking ordinary family life for granted. VIDEO OUT NOW | Watch Ryan run the Stoic 50k: https://...

Rome With Kids Means More McDonald’s Than You Planned 05.09.2026

Taking your kids to Rome means showing them the Colosseum, the Vatican, and 2,000 years of history. It can also mean travel delays, brutal heat, and more trips to McDonald’s than you planned. In this episode, Ryan shares what a family vacation to Rome reminded him about compromise, curiosity, and letting kids experience a place in their own way. VIDEO OUT NOW | Watch Ryan run the Stoic 50k: https:...

We’re on Their Schedule 04.09.2026

It takes forever. For them to make up their minds. For them to get over whatever they’re upset about. This is life with kids, isn’t 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 ,  Insta...

You’re Going To Need Slack (Do You Have It?) 03.09.2026

We need redundancies. We need backups. We need flexibility.  👉 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/p...

You’re Going To Wish You Took This Seriously 02.09.2026

You can do this without overreacting. You can do this without being anxious or needlessly stressed out. Treat what they’re telling you with good faith. 👉 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:  Twitt...

What To Do When It’s Not What You Imagined 01.09.2026

We should try to get better at not doing this, but we also should be kinder to our kids when they’re doing not only something pretty natural, but something they’ve seen us do plenty of times. 👉 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:  Daily...

This Makes All The Difference 31.08.2026

You wish your parents could have been different. Well, that wishing isn’t going to get you far.  👉 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 ,  YouT...

What Actually Builds Character in Kids? | David Cross 29.08.2026

We spend years trying to give our kids what we didn’t have, only to turn around and worry that maybe they have it a little too good. Ryan talks with comedian David Cross about raising kids who have more than you did, keeping them grounded without making them feel guilty, and what actually builds character. David Cross is a comedian, actor, writer, and producer best known for co-creating and starri...

Maybe It’s Priceless? 28.08.2026

Don’t you see how lucky you are? Don’t you see how rich 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/pr...

You Are Already Rich 27.08.2026

As we chase wealth, we often forget that we are rich. 📚Pick up a copy of Mark Twain by Ron Chernow 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:  T...

Tear Down That Wall! 26.08.2026

There is a wall between you and your feelings. A wall between you and your family. It’s time for it to come 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...

Be Proud Of This 25.08.2026

Whoever you are, whatever you do, you can be someone your kids respect, someone they can be proud of.  💡 We designed our   How To Read Epictetus (A Daily Stoic Guide)   as a personal field guide —part book club, part masterclass, part daily practice. It’s designed to help you not just read the words of Epictetus, but live them—to turn his timeless wisdom into real change in your ow...

You’re Endangering Them For What? 24.08.2026

Slow down. Be present. Be safe. 👉 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.

6 Ways to Raise a More Resilient Child 22.08.2026

Every parent wants to raise a kid who can handle hard things. But resilience isn’t built by protecting our kids from every struggle. In today’s episode, Ryan shares how parents can help their kids become more adaptable, emotionally steady, and capable of figuring things out for themselves. 👉 Give yourself the ultimate gift of parenting tools, structure, and community. Join  The Daily Dad Soc...

You’re Not Going To Wish You Were Harder On Them 21.08.2026

They are still so young, still figuring stuff out, still trying to make sense of their bodies and the world, still doing their best (even when they’re screwing up, even when they’re driving you crazy). 👉 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:&n...

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