It’s a Family Affair
“Taylor Branch’s incredible series on Martin Luther King Jr and the Civil Rights Movement spans three volumes. It’s almost 3000 pages with hundreds of footnotes. It won awards like the Pulitzer Prize ...
30 Mar 20213min
Be Careful of Your Implications
“In an early episode of The Crown, Princess Margaret and her sister Queen Elizabeth wax nostalgic about their loving, late father, who used to refer to his daughters as his “pride and joy.” It was a b...
29 Mar 20212min
Daily Dad and Volleyball Legend Gabrielle Reece on How Family Gives Us Meaning
Ryan speaks to Gabrielle Reece about how family gives us meaning, the stillness that is required to accurately observe ourselves, how to properly maintain healthy relationships and find enough for you...
27 Mar 20211h 7min
Do You Do This Over Dinner?
“Some families watch TV at dinner. Some families eat separately. Some families talk idly about their day. Dinner at Agnes Callard’s house is different. She and her children debate.”Ryan challenges you...
26 Mar 20212min
They Don’t Understand Time (Do You?)
“Think about where you were fifteen years ago. Twenty. Just how long ago that was. Now think about your thoughts from fifteen years ago. Maybe that takes you back too far, but even that is illustrativ...
25 Mar 20213min
Be Something and Somebody
“E.H Harriman was a hell of a businessman and, as we’ve talked about before, a surprisingly good father. He had a reputation as a rapacious industrialist, but at home he was tender and engaged with hi...
24 Mar 20213min
Lay Down These Rules
“Every family is going to have their own rules. Some parents want a “Yes, sir” and Yes, Ma’am,” others are OK being called by their first name. Some tolerate elbows on the table, others won’t even all...
23 Mar 20212min
Are You Telling Them This?
“As a young novelist, Susan Straight was told by her mentor, the great James Baldwin, “You must continue to write. It is imperative.” Imagine how different that was than the example she got from her o...
22 Mar 20212min
