The Pursuit of Dadliness
Dadliness is all about pursuing your passions, hobbies, and interests while becoming more knowledgable about the world around us. Patrick Wyman (Tides of History) is a historian, sandwich enthusiast, weightlifter, and qualified Dad. He talks to fascinating people in all walks of life about topics of interest to the Dadly set, ranging from the definition of a hoss to how to engage with pop culture as a no-longer-young-person to the various Types of Guy inhabiting the United States and beyond. If you like tall wooden ships, smoked meats, comfortable sneakers, history, and thinking hard about the world, this is the show for you.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2023
Let's Imagine a Medieval Dad: Dan Jones on Parenting, History, Fiction, and Life
Dan Jones is a man of many parts: bestselling historian, TV presenter, novelist, and not least, a highly accomplished Dad with a great perspective on parenting. Dan joins me to discuss everything fro…
What Makes a Book a Dad Book? Brandy Jensen on Dad Books
Brandy Jensen is one of my favorite writers on the Internet. I've followed her work for years, everything from advice columns to interviews with the character actor Walton Goggins, and it's only gott…
What is Strength? Alyssa Ages on Strongmen, Pursuing Strength, and Overcoming
Alyssa Ages is a competitor in the sport of strongman, author of the recent book Secrets of Giants, and a highly qualified Mom. She joins me to chat about what strength really means and what we can l…
Baseball, History, and Improving the Land: Mike Duncan
Mike Duncan is a foundational part of the present-day Dad Canon: history podcaster, bestselling author of popular history, baseball enthusiast, and a guy with a lot to say about returning a portion o…
On Loving Your Job and the Beauty of Basketball: Ben Golliver
I love basketball, and Ben Golliver is one of the best basketball writers and podcasters working today. He's been doing it for a long time and has managed not to lose his love of the game. We talk ab…
An Uncool Dad's Guide to Pop Culture: Sam Sanders on What the Youths are Up To and the Lessons of the Gay Uncle
Dads often seem to lose touch with pop culture, but it doesn't have to be that way. Sam Sanders is one of the sharpest people covering pop culture today, and he joins me to talk about staying connect…
Embracing the Minivan and Thinking About Westerns: Chad Dundas
Normalize men driving minivans. They're practical vehicles and fit the needs of a family in which the kids match or outnumber the adults, the fantastic Dad, journalist, and novelist Chad Dundas tells…
Thinking Historically and Looking Back at the 1990s: Jamelle Bouie
For my money, there's nobody writing about politics and society in the United States with a better grasp of the country's history than Jamelle Bouie. We talk about how to think historically about the…
Uncle Energy and America's Constituent Types of Guy: David Roth
What are Dads and Uncles but flip sides of the same coin? David Roth, one of the co-founders of the excellent website Defector, podcast host, and longtime observer of American sports and politics, jo…
How Come Everybody Started Working Out? Natalia Mehlman Petrzela on Fitness History and Mom Culture
Natalia Mehlman Petrzela is a person of many parts: historian, fitness instructor, activist, and highly qualified Mom. She joins the show to discuss the history of fitness and how it came to be that …
The Summer of Swole and the Emergency Donut: Ben Fowlkes on Working Out, Aging Gracefully, and Master and Commander
Mixed Martial Arts journalist and long-serving Dad, Ben Fowlkes, joins the show to talk about becoming a connoisseur of home gyms, the necessity of the emergency donut, and the Master and Commander s…
What is a "Hoss?": Spencer Hall on College Football and Warhammer 40k
Spencer Hall is one of the most thoughtful writers covering college football and sports more generally. He joins Patrick to discuss what makes college football great, how we define a "hoss," the zen …
Introducing The Pursuit of Dadliness
Welcome to a brand new series where oversized recliners and sensible footwear are not only encouraged, but required. New episodes airing weekly beginning in September.