The Dad Edit
The Dad Edit is a podcast for modern fathers navigating the real challenges of dad life, parenting, relationships, and personal growth.
Hosted by three dads at different stages of fatherhood, The Dad Edit features honest conversations about raising kids, being a better husband and partner, managing stress, building strong families, and figuring out what it means to be a good dad today.
Whether you are a new dad learning as you go, a father raising teenagers, or somewhere in between, this podcast explores the everyday realities of fatherhood without pretending anyone has it all figured out.
Each episode explores topics such as:
• Parenting challenges that dads actually face
• Mental health and emotional struggles for fathers
• Marriage and relationships after children
• Raising boys and daughters in today’s world
• Balancing work, family, and personal growth
• The pressures modern dads feel but rarely talk about
Through real stories, lessons learned, and conversations that mix humor with honesty, The Dad Edit creates a space where fathers can reflect, grow, and feel less alone in the journey of being a dad.
If you are looking for a podcast about fatherhood that is relatable, thoughtful, and grounded in real life, The Dad Edit is for you.
Because no dad gets it perfect. We are all just editing as we go.
Episodes
58 episodes
Episode 56: Why Trusting Daycare Providers Can Be Your Toughest Parenting Test
Starting daycare can be one of the hardest transitions for both kids and parents.In this episode, Ryan and Andrew talk openly about the emotions that come with sending your child to daycare, learning to trust caregivers, and watching you...
Episode 55: Why You’ll Miss the Little Things When Your Kids Leave Home.
What happens to fatherhood when your kids start needing you less? In this heartfelt episode, Andrew Henry and Ryan dive deep into the emotional journey of navigating an emptying nest and redefining their roles as dads. If you’re a father facing...
Episode 54: Who Checks on Dads? The Surprising Truth About New Fatherhood
Who checks in on dads after the baby arrives? In this heartfelt episode, Andrew Henry dives into the often-overlooked emotional landscape of new fathers, revealing the vital importance of community support. If you’re a new dad feeling overwhelm...
Episode 53: The Dad Leave Trap - The Real Cost of Taking Paternity Leave, Is It Worth It?
Are we really prepared to take parental leave when the option is available? In "The Dad Leave Trap: Present at Home or Penalized at Work," the Dad Edit dive deep into the complex feelings surrounding parental leave for fathers. They're not just...
Episode 52: Identity, Fatherhood & Finding Yourself - Raising Kids Who Know They Belong
Big Mike on Fatherhood, Belonging, Identity, and the Power of CommunityWhat happens when fatherhood, belonging, identity, and barbecue all collide?Andrew and Ryan sit down with Michael, better known as Big Mike, for a raw, ...
Episode 51: Helicopter Parenting for Dads - Why Overprotective Parenting Might Be Hurting Our Kids
What happens when a father grapples with the delicate balance between protecting his child and allowing them the freedom to grow? In this heartfelt episode, Ryan and Andrew dive deep into the emotional landscape of fatherhood, exploring the piv...
Episode 50: Growing Up Without a Father - What Would You Say to Your Dad?
Growing up without a father leaves questions that can follow you long after childhood and becoming a dad yourself can bring those questions back in ways you never expected.For Episode 50 of The Dad Edit Podcast, Andrew and Ryan have one ...
Episode 49: First-Time Dads - What Nobody Tells You About Becoming a Father
Episode 49: First-Time Dads - What Nobody Tells You About Becoming a FatherNobody is fully prepared for the moment they become a dad.You can read the parenting books, build the crib, install the car seat, pack the hospital ...
Episode 48: Ambitious Dads - How to Chase Success Without Missing Their Childhood
Can you be an ambitious dad without missing your kids’ childhood?In Episode 48 of The Dad Edit Podcast, we have an honest conversation about one of the hardest challenges many fathers face: balancing career ambition, pro...
Episode 47: Marriage After Kids - When You Start Feeling More Like Roommates
Marriage after kids can slowly start to feel less like a relationship and more like managing a household.Who is handling daycare pickup? Did anyone order diapers? What is for dinner? Who is getting up with the baby tonight?You may...
Episode 46: Dad Burnout - Can you love your kids more than anything and still not love every part of being a dad?
Can you love your kids more than anything and still not love every part of being a dad?In Episode 46 of The Dad Edit, we have an honest conversation about dad burnout, parental guilt, resentment, exhaustion, and the parts o...
Episode 45: Dad Accountability for Dads - Why Fathers Need to Own Their Wins Too
Why is it so easy for dads to name every mistake they have made but so difficult to admit when they are doing a good job?In Episode 45 of The Dad Edit, Andrew, Ryan, and Jeff have a raw and honest conversation about accountability for fa...
Episode 44: Dad Identity for Dads - What Happens When You Lose Yourself in Fatherhood?
Fatherhood changes your priorities, routines, relationships, and sense of purpose. But what happens when being a dad becomes your entire identity and you begin to wonder where the rest of you went?In Episode 44 of The Dad Edit Podcast, w...
Episode 43: Listening & Tantrums for Dads - What to Do When Your Kids Won’t Listen
When your kids will not listen, it can turn into frustration fast: repeated instructions, raised voices, tantrums, power struggles, and that feeling that you are losing control right alongside them.In Episode 43 of The Dad Edit Podcast, ...
Episode 42: Work-Life Balance for Dads - Stop Chasing Balance, It’s Making You Worse
Work-Life Balance for Dads: Stop Chasing Perfect Balance | The Dad Edit Podcast Episode 42Is work-life balance actually possible for dads, or is chasing it making us feel like we are constantly failing?
The Dad Edit Archives: The Dad Toolbox
This is one from the archives.In this special Dad Edit Archives episode, Andrew, Ryan, and Jeff share one of their first ever attempts at recording the podcast - a raw, early trial conversation about the “dad toolbox” and the skills ever...
The Dad Edit Archives: Breaking Dad Stereotypes
Before The Dad Edit became what it is today, there was this conversation.In this special archive episode, Andrew, Ryan, and Jeff share one of their first ever attempts at recording the podcast a raw, honest, and unpolished conversation a...
Episode 41: Growing Up Too Fast for Dads - Are We Letting Them Lose Their Childhood?
Episode 41: Growing Up Too Fast for Dads - Are We Letting Them Lose Their Childhood?When do kids actually “grow up”? Is it when they stop playing with toys, start caring what people think, take on responsibility, or lose the freed...
Episode 40: Dad Competence - The Weaponized Incompetence Debate
Episode 40 of The Dad Edit Podcast is one of our most honest conversations yet. We dive into the growing debate around “weaponized incompetence” in relationships and fatherhood, why so many dads get labeled as disconnected at home, whe...
Episode 39: Youth Sports for Dads - When Kids’ Sports Become a Money Trap
Episode 39: Youth Sports for Dads - When Kids’ Sports Become a Money TrapYouth sports used to feel simple: sign up for a local team, practice a couple nights a week, play games on the weekend, and enjoy being part of something. Bu...
Episode 38: 90s TV Dads - The Sitcom Fathers Who Raised a Generation
Episode 38: 90s TV Dads - The Sitcom Fathers Who Raised a GenerationGrowing up in the 90s, a lot of us learned about fatherhood from TV dads before we ever became dads ourselves.From Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince to T...
Episode 37: FAFO Parenting for Dads - Natural Consequences vs Gentle Parenting
Episode 37: FAFO Parenting for Dads - Natural Consequences vs Gentle ParentingAs dads, how do we raise strong, respectful, emotionally aware kids without becoming too controlling… or too passive?In this episode, Andrew, Jef...
Episode 36: Messy Parenting for Dads — When You’re Just Trying to Keep Up
Episode 36: Messy Parenting for Dads — When You’re Just Trying to Keep UpWhat does real fatherhood actually look like?Because it’s not the version you see on Instagram.In this episode of The Dad Edit
Episode 35: Trust for Dads - When Your Teen Stops Telling You Everything
Episode 35: Trust for Dads - When Your Teen Stops Telling You EverythingWhat happens when your child stops telling you everything?One day they’re sharing every detail school, friends, thoughts, feelings. Then suddenly… it’s...
