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The Dad Tribes Podcast is an honest conversation about fatherhood that isn’t talked about enough.
This show is for dads in the middle of it — the ones showing up every day, carrying responsibility, and quietly wondering if what they’re doing actually matters.
Each episode explores the long view of fatherhood: the seasons that don’t feel like success, the work that doesn’t come with applause, and the moments that only make sense years later when you see who your kids become.
No parenting tips.
No playbooks.
No pretending.
Just real perspective, shared experiences, and conversations that make fatherhood feel clearer — even when it’s hard.
If you’re raising kids, building a family, and trying to do it with integrity, you’re in the right place.
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Why Equal Attention Is Impossible
When you have more than one child, “equal attention” sounds good — but it doesn’t survive real life.At different points in our kids’ lives, different kids need more from us. Academic struggles.…
Confusing Sacrifice WIth Leadership
Most men were taught that leadership looks like sacrifice. Work longer. Carry more. Say less.And for a long time, that belief feels right.In this episode, we explore how many of us quietly replaced…
Why It Feels Like You Can’t Get Ahead as a Dad
A lot of us are putting in the work… but it still feels like we’re falling behind. Bills get paid and something else replaces them. Time opens up and immediately disappears. One problem gets solved…
Defining "Protect & Provide"
For a long time, “protect and provide” felt simple: Pay the bills. Keep the family safe.And for many of us, that definition made complete sense — especially in homes where the man worked and the…
We Have a Patience Problem... And Most of Our Guilt Lives There
Most dads don’t have an anger problem. We have a patience problem — and most of our guilt lives there.In this episode, we talk about the moments that stick with us as fathers — not the big blowups,…
Running on Empty
When you’re responsible for a family, your mind never fully powers down.Not because you’re anxious—but because you’re accountable.Fatherhood creates background processes: tracking risk, income,…
A Father’s Struggle Isn’t Emotional, It’s Operational
Most conversations about fathers frame struggle as emotional: stress, burnout, overwhelm. But that’s not how it actually feels. For most dads, the weight of fatherhood is practical. It lives in…
Control often feels like responsibility, until it costs us connection.
When pressure builds in fatherhood, most of us respond the same way: we tighten our grip. We manage schedules. We control outcomes. We try to hold everything together. Not out of ego — but out of…
Fatherhood Compresses You Before It Builds You
Fatherhood doesn’t break men — it compresses them.In this episode, we talk about the part of fatherhood nobody warns men about: the quiet pressure, the shrinking world, and the feeling that…
What We Repeat, They Become
Most of fatherhood doesn’t happen in the big moments.It happens on regular days. Rushed mornings. Long afternoons. Tired conversations.In this episode, we sit with a simple but uncomfortable…
Why Fatherhood Doesn’t Feel Like Success (Until Much Later)
I’ve never met a father of young kids who felt proud of himself.Not confident. Not like he was “crushing it.”And I’ve met a lot of dads.What I have met are fathers of grown kids who light up when…
Launching Your Own Dad Tribe
What does it really take to build a movement of dads in your own city? In this episode, Andrew and Isaac pull back the curtain on what it means to launch a Dad Tribes chapter — from the application…
Quality Versus Quantity Time
Most dads carry a silent guilt — feeling like they never spend enough time with their kids. In this episode, Andrew O’Brien, founder of Dad Tribes, opens up about a moment with his 5-year-old…
Launching Dad Tribes Foundation
We’re launching the Dad Tribes Podcast and unveiling the Dad Tribes Foundation (501(c)(3) filing in progress). Isaac steps into the CEO role to lead our nonprofit mission: backing dads in real…
Effort Over Excuses with Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban joins Andrew O’Brien on the Dad Tribes Podcast to talk health, fatherhood, and why effort beats excuses every time. Mark shares how becoming a dad later in life shaped his priorities, why…
Surface Level Relationships with Ryan Michler
Most men drift into default relationships—familiar, convenient, and safe—but rarely transformative. Andrew and guest Ryan Michler (Order of Man; founder of the 1,100+ member Iron Council; author of…
History of Dad Tribes - Welcome in!
Welcome to the Dad Tribes Podcast — a show built for fathers who know they were meant for more than just a 9–5 grind. In this first episode, Andrew O’Brien shares his personal journey: from a $90K…
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Dad Tribes Podcast has published 17 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.
Dad Tribes Podcast is currently highly active with new episodes daily. Average episode length is 8m.
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