Subscribe
Sign in
Home
Support TNF
Mental Health
Therapy Fund
Podcast
Archive
Leaderboard
About
38:04
The Unexpected Loneliness of Fatherhood with Sam Graham-Felsen
Listen now | The podcast is back! Why are dads so bad at making and keeping friends?
Feb 10
•
Kevin Maguire
13
4
1
Railroad to Nowhere
What happens when providing for your kids means missing out on their lives?
Feb 6
•
Kevin Maguire
17
11
1
Dismantling the Old Commandments
On ambition, identity, and inherited narratives
Jan 30
•
Kevin Maguire
33
3
5
Most Popular
View all
Where should I raise my family?
Feb 22, 2024
•
Kevin Maguire
64
35
8
Adolescence, and the Need for Dads to Do Better
Mar 27, 2025
•
Kevin Maguire
46
5
7
Dads Getting Emotional to Aphex Twin
Jul 17, 2025
•
Kevin Maguire
45
15
8
Making the Momentous Decision to Homeschool
Sep 12, 2024
•
Kevin Maguire
and
Latham Turner
44
14
6
Why You Should Be Reading More Motherhood Memoirs
Mar 13, 2025
•
Kevin Maguire
35
5
6
Descending into the Well of Feelings
May 23, 2024
•
Kevin Maguire
31
11
4
Latest
Top
Discussions
Field Notes From The First Year of Fatherhood
Unsolicited advice to the Class of 2026
Jan 22
•
Kevin Maguire
and
Simone Stolzoff
30
9
4
Arriving a Son. Leaving a Father.
A snapshot of new fatherhood: a hospital bed, old wounds and sudden grace.
Feb 19
•
Kevin Maguire
and
Oliver Munday
13
1
The Curious Incident of the Dad at Playtime
A 21st century parable on gratitude, and a life well lived.
Jan 16
•
Kevin Maguire
30
7
3
The Zero Dollar Gift Guide
Wrapping up 2025 with zero wrapping required
Dec 19, 2025
•
Kevin Maguire
23
2
4
What Stephen King Taught Me About Bad Dads
A horror writer, a hospital bedside, and the surprisingly hopeful work of breaking the cycle
Dec 12, 2025
•
Kevin Maguire
and
Shihab S Joi
16
1
Bruce, Bono and Bawling Your Eyes Out
Fathers in film, and the emotional inheritance we’re refusing to pass on
Nov 21, 2025
•
Kevin Maguire
13
3
Thinking About A Second Child? What the Research (and Other Dads) Say
Delving into the rational and emotional arguments for one child versus two.
Nov 13, 2025
•
Kevin Maguire
21
7
Stark Raving Dad
On losing your sense of self after parenthood, and the surprising places where belonging returns.
Nov 7, 2025
•
Kevin Maguire
33
15
3
The book is (almost) done. Want to see the cover?
Dispatches from the final edit, and a free badge for the first 200 dads in line
Oct 24, 2025
•
Kevin Maguire
17
6
2
See all
The New Fatherhood
"Like one big group text with other guys fumbling their way through fatherhood." — Esquire
Subscribe
Recommendations
View all 7
Austin Kleon
Austin Kleon
Elevate with Yung Pueblo
Yung Pueblo
Herb Sundays
Sam Valenti IV
Tiny Revolutions
Sara Campbell
Techno Sapiens
Jacqueline Nesi, PhD
The New Fatherhood
Subscribe
About
Archive
Recommendations
Sitemap
This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please
turn on JavaScript
or unblock scripts
