Shows / Dad, Respectfully

Dad, Respectfully
A father and daughter in a multi-generational home argue, laugh, and compare how they see everyday life, money, family, trends, work, and culture. Different generations, different opinions, same dinner table.
Episodes
Dad, RespectfullyThe Family Group Chat Is Not an Emergency Room | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 13
Dad and Daughter debate whether immediate responsiveness in the family group chat is a basic sign of care—or whether family access needs boundaries and…
Dad, RespectfullyGetting Out of Poverty: Discipline, Luck, or Both? | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 12
Dad and Daughter debate how much discipline, luck, wages, health, housing, timing, and support systems shape a family’s path out of poverty. They defend agency…
Dad, RespectfullyClothes: Comfort, Modesty, or Self-Expression? | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 11
Dad and Daughter debate how comfort, setting, practicality, modesty, and self-expression should influence what someone wears. They ask what clothes…
Dad, RespectfullyFamily Traditions: Meaningful or Emotional Blackmail? | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 9
Dad and Daughter debate when family traditions create belonging—and when “we always do this” becomes pressure to perform closeness. They weigh faith, family…
Dad, RespectfullyLearn AI Now, or Let It Pass? | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 8
Dad and Daughter debate whether learning AI is a practical way to keep up—or another demand that exhausted workers reinvent themselves on command. They weigh…
Dad, RespectfullyCollege: Still Worth It? | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 7
Dad and Daughter debate whether college is still a reliable investment—or an expensive default whose price has outgrown its promise. They weigh debt…
Dad, RespectfullyBedknobs and Broomsticks: Too Much Movie, or Too Much Portobello Road? | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 6
Dad and Daughter put Bedknobs and Broomsticks on trial, weighing nostalgia, music, fantasy, pacing, and dated elements. They ask what still works, what has…
Dad, RespectfullyShould Adult Kids Pay Rent at Home? | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 5
Dad and Daughter debate whether adult kids living at home should pay rent, save for independence, contribute through chores, or follow a case-by-case plan…
Dad, RespectfullyClue (1985) — Great Mystery or Great Cast in Complete Chaos?
Is Clue a great mystery—or a great cast running through complete chaos? Dad and Daughter revisit the 1985 comedy, debate whether Tim Curry steals the movie or…
Dad, RespectfullyThe Best Little Whorehouse in Texas — Community, Fantasy, or a Rigged Moral Debate?
Can a musical ask a fair moral question after choosing the answer? Dad and Daughter review The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, discuss why Dolly Parton makes…
Dad, RespectfullyHustle Culture vs. a Stable Job | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 4
Dad and Daughter debate hustle culture, constant ambition, burnout, work boundaries, and the value of a stable job. They ask whether getting ahead should…
Dad, RespectfullyCorrecting Children: Then vs. Now | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 3
Dad and Daughter debate correction, obedience, age-appropriate explanations, immediate safety, and consistent consequences. They ask how adults can keep…
Dad, RespectfullyProject Hail Mary: Did The Heart Beat The Plot? | Dad, Respectfully Ep. 2
Dad and Daughter review Project Hail Mary and somehow agree on the score while arguing about why. Dad worries the plot stretches; Daughter argues the heart is…
Dad, RespectfullyGroceries: Where Is the Money Going?
Dad and Daughter kick off Dad, Respectfully with groceries, budgets, brand-name taste, salt complaints, and the weird math of trying to feed a household…