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
46 episodes
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...
Episode 34: Raising Boys for Dads - Navigating the Manosphere
Episode 34: Raising Boys for Dads - Navigating the ManosphereWhat does it mean to raise a boy in today’s world?Dads today aren’t just raising sons they’re raising boys in the middle of a digital storm. Social media is loude...
Episode 33: Mental Health for Dads – When Anxiety & Depression Don’t Look Like Sadness
Episode 33: Mental Health for Dads – When Anxiety & Depression Don’t Look Like SadnessDads don’t always look “depressed.”We show up. We work. We provide. We keep moving.But what happens when anxiety an...
Episode 32: Peer Groups for Dads – Guiding Who Influences Your Teen
Episode 32: Peer Groups for Dads – Guiding Who Influences Your TeenAt some point, things start to shift.Your kid still listens… but not the same way. Your voice is still there… but it’s no longer the only one.
Episode 31: The Mentor Era for Dads - How to Influence Teens Without Controlling Them
Episode 31: The Mentor Era for Dads - How to Influence Teens Without Controlling ThemIn this episode of The Dad Edit, we talk about the shift that happens when kids enter the teenage years when fatherhood moves fr...
Episode 30: Appreciation for Dads — Why Chasing It Is the Wrong Goal
Episode 30: Appreciation for Dads — Why Chasing It Is the Wrong GoalWhy do so many fathers feel unappreciated and why might chasing appreciation actually make fatherhood harder?In this episode of The Dad Edit, we...
Episode 29: Invisibility for Dads – What Happens When No One Checks In on You?
Episode 29: Invisibility for Dads – What Happens When No One Checks In on You?Dads are expected to be steady. Reliable. Present. Low maintenance.We’re the ones who “handle it.”But what happens when no one checks in on u...
Episode 28: Presence for Dads – The Antidote to Performing Fatherhood
Episode 28: Presence for Dads – The Antidote to Performing FatherhoodMost dads don’t need to try harder; they need to stop performing.In this powerful episode of The Dad Edit, we unpack the quiet pressure ...
Episode 27: Partnership for Dads - When Love Turns Into Logistics
Episode 27: Partnership for Dads - When Love Turns Into LogisticsIs your marriage strong… but starting to feel like a business partnership?In this honest fatherhood conversation, we unpack what happens when love slowly shif...
Episode 26: Discipline for Dads - How to Connect Without Crushing
Episode 26: Discipline for Dads - How to Connect Without CrushingDiscipline doesn’t have to mean fear, yelling, or shame and for many fathers, unlearning what we were taught is the hardest part. In this episode of The Dad Edit...
Episode 25: Boredom for Dads – When the Life You Built Stops Feeling Like Yours
Episode 25: Boredom for Dads – When the Life You Built Stops Feeling Like YoursEver feel like your life is fine… but somehow empty?You love your kids. You love your partner. You’re doing everything “right.”&...
Episode 24: Community for Dads — Why Brotherhood Matters More Than Ever
Episode 24: Community for Dads — Why Brotherhood Matters More Than EverFatherhood was never meant to be done alone — but more dads than ever feel isolated, disconnected, and quietly overwhelmed.In E...
Episode 23: Mental Load for Dads — Naming the Pressure No One Sees
Episode 23: Mental Load for Dads — Naming the Pressure No One SeesIf you’re a dad who feels like you’re carrying everything the calendar, the bills, the emotional temperature of the house, the pressure to provide and never drop th...
Episode 22: Anger in Dads — How to Stop the Blowups and Start the Repairs
Episode 22: Anger in Dads — How to Stop the Blowups and Start the RepairsAnger in fatherhood rarely looks like rage it shows up in the sharp tone, the slammed door, the moment you regret five minutes later. In this episode of ...
