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.

Author

Daily Dad

Category

Education

Podcast website

art19.com

Latest episode

Jul 11, 2026

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Episodes

How Long Can You Go? 27.12.2021

Ryan explains why you should focus on the things that actually matter , on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy N...

Daily Dad on New Year's Resolutions and Striving to be Better 25.12.2021

On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan talks to his friend and writing partner Nils Parker about how powerful new year’s resolutions can be if approached correctly, how to set a precedent in your family of always striving to improve, the Daily Stoic New Year New You Challenge , and more.  → We hope you join us in the Daily Stoic 2022 New Year New You Challenge. It kicks off in a little over a wee...

This is the Greatest Gift 24.12.2021

Ryan discusses how important it is to be highly involved in your kids lives, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Priv...

Original is Better Than Smart 23.12.2021

Ryan talks about why intelligence isn’t always the greatest indicator of impact, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California...

Why? Why? Why? 22.12.2021

Ryan talks about the importance of cultivating curiosity in your kids, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy No...

Your Kids Deserve A Better You 21.12.2021

Ryan talks about why you always have to be getting better for your kids, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. → We hope you join us in the 2022 New Year New You Challenge. It’s 3 weeks of actionable challenges, presented in an email per day, built around the best, most timeless wisdom in Stoic philosophy. Just go to https://dailystoic.com/challenge to sign up before sign ups end on January 1st! Sign up f...

You Are Constantly Losing Them 20.12.2021

Ryan talks about the ever changing nature of raising kids, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Check out the new Daily Dad Tempus Fugit challenge coin at https://store.dailydad.com   Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

Daily Dad on Robert Greene, Mentorship, and Being a Role Model 18.12.2021

On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan talks about his relationship and recent visit with his mentor Robert Greene, the truth and importance of the saying “it takes a village,” why if you want your kids to be something you have to be that thing, and more. Check out the new Daily Dad Tempus Fugit challenge coin at https://store.dailydad.com  Get signed copies of Robert Greene's books at The Painte...

Do You Really Care? 17.12.2021

Ryan discusses how to reassess what you actually care about, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht...

Don’t Wish. Be 16.12.2021

Ryan explains why your actions matter so much, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.co...

Everybody is Going Through Something 15.12.2021

Ryan discusses how to think about other peoples struggles, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Every week  StoryWorth  emails your loved one a different story prompt – questions you’ve never thought to ask. Get started right away with no shipping required by going to  StoryWorth.com/dailydad . You’ll get $10 off your first purchase! That’s  StoryWorth.com/dailydad  for $10 off. Sign up for the Daily Dad...

Where Did This Come From? 14.12.2021

Ryan explains why you should think about the rules that you follow and where they come from, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and...

Who Else Would You Rather Do It With? 13.12.2021

Ryan discusses why you must always make time for your kids, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Competitive Cyclist is THE online specialty retailer of road and mountain bikes, components, apparel, and accessories. Go to competitivecyclist.com/DAILYDAD and enter promo code DAILYDAD to get fifteen percent off your first full-priced purchase plus FREE SHIPPING on orders of $50 or more. Some exclusions app...

Daily Dad on Drawing Healthy Boundaries With Your Family 11.12.2021

On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan talks to his friend and writing partner Nils Parker about how to approach the actual process of setting boundaries with your family, how the way your parents interact with your kids is a window into how they treated you as a kid, and more. Check out the new Daily Dad Tempus Fugit challenge coin at https://store.dailydad.com  Hiya is the pediatrician-approved...

Love is Not a Victory March 10.12.2021

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You’ll Wish This Too 09.12.2021

Ryan explains why the little things that you get frustrated about don’t really matter, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and Calif...

Everything is Easy Compared to This 08.12.2021

Ryan talks about why you need to be the constant that your kids can depend on, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Competitive Cyclist is THE online specialty retailer of road and mountain bikes, components, apparel, and accessories. Go to competitivecyclist.com/DAILYDAD and enter promo code DAILYDAD to get fifteen percent off your first full-priced purchase plus FREE SHIPPING on orders of $50 or more....

They Come Back Around 07.12.2021

Ryan talks about why you need to be the constant that your kids can depend on, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Pr...

Here’s How You Can Help Other Parents 06.12.2021

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Daily Dad on the Importance of Cultivating a Competitive Spirit 04.12.2021

On today’s episode of the podcast, Ryan talks to his friend and writing partner Nils Parker about the failure of parents to explain how things work, how to balance discipline and sensitivity, how to teach your kids to use the competitive spirit to propel them further, and more. Ritual is a multivitamin that delivers high quality nutrients, including Vitamin D3, in just 2 daily pills. Your multivit...

Keep The Main Thing The Main Thing 03.12.2021

Ryan talks about how what matters over everything else, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Competitive Cyclist is THE online specialty retailer of road and mountain bikes, components, apparel, and accessories. Go to competitivecyclist.com/DAILYDAD and enter promo code DAILYDAD to get fifteen percent off your first full-priced purchase plus FREE SHIPPING on orders of $50 or more. Some exclusions apply....

Are You Teaching Them Values? 02.12.2021

Ryan discusses how much louder actions speak than words, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Get a copy of Courage Is Calling and The Boy Who Would Be King at The Painted Porch Bookshop . Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my...

What Does Your Calendar Say? 01.12.2021

Ryan discusses how much louder actions speak than words, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Hiya is the pediatrician-approved superpowered chewable vitamin created by two dads tired of children’s vitamins that cause more problems than they solve. Daily Dad listeners receive 50% off your first order. To claim this deal go to hiyahealth.com/DAILYDAD or enter code DAILYDAD at checkout. Sign up for the Dai...

Somebody Just Made This Stuff Up 30.11.2021

Ryan explains why it’s important to challenge the status quo, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Sign up for the Daily Dad email: DailyDad.com   Follow Daily Dad: Twitter , Instagram , Facebook See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info . See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at h...

You Make Debts Your Children Have To Pay 29.11.2021

Ryan discusses how your choices will impact future generations, on today’s Daily Dad podcast. Every week  StoryWorth  emails your loved one a different story prompt – questions you’ve never thought to ask. Get started right away with no shipping required by going to  StoryWorth.com/dailydad . You’ll get $10 off your first purchase! That’s  StoryWorth.com/dailydad  for $10 off. Sign up for the Dail...

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