Bruce, Bono and Bawling Your Eyes Out

Fathers in film, and the emotional inheritance we’re refusing to pass on

Nov 21 • 

Kevin Maguire

9

2

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 • 

Kevin Maguire

18

3

Stark Raving Dad

On losing your sense of self after parenthood, and the surprising places where belonging returns.

Nov 7 • 

Kevin Maguire

29

15

3

October 2025

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 • 

Kevin Maguire

16

6

2

The Day I Let My Daughter Be Baptized

What happens when love and belief collide on a humid morning in the Philippines

Oct 16 • 

Kevin Maguire

 and 

Jason Basa Nemec

16

8

2

The Parenting Performance Review

Quarterly reviews, calendar availability, collaboration tools: are our parenting and professional lives converging?

Oct 2 • 

Kevin Maguire

10

3

September 2025

Raising Curious Kids in a Clickbait World

A family-approved shortlist of apps, books and hacks that are value-add, not dopamine-dependent.

Sep 25 • 

Kevin Maguire

 and 

Jeremy Caplan

33

1

The Pain We Carry. The Dads We Become.

On Adolescence, and building a home where no one needs to prove their manhood

Sep 19 • 

Kevin Maguire

23

3

The Illusion of Summer

Hello August, can you hear me?

Sep 4 • 

Kevin Maguire

20

2

July 2025

How to Make Your Kids Hate Fishing

The definitive playbook to turn eager kids into sworn enemies of rods, reels, and rivers

Jul 24 • 

Kevin Maguire

 and 

Nick Parish

13

3

3

Dads Getting Emotional to Aphex Twin

On ambient music, anonymity, and the courage to open up

Jul 17 • 

Kevin Maguire

45

15

8

June 2025

Delayed Hard: With a Vengeance

Life moves slowly. Especially during a four-hour delay with two kids.

Jun 26 • 

Kevin Maguire

20