Better Call Daddy

About Better Call Daddy

Reena loves a story, and she‘s fascinated by the people behind them. She loves to bring stories to life. Her appetite for storytelling has taken her from the Jerry Springer Show to the legal drama of the courtroom. From influential players to reality stars, nothing is censored here. Reena interviews people whose stories haven‘t been told, at least not through her unique lens, and then gets daddy‘s advice afterward like a good daughter does. Whether you have daddy issues or a father who‘s inspired your path, you will be able to tap into my daddy‘s wisdom, wit, and humor at the end of every episode. My daddy has been a guiding light my whole life and there‘s not much he doesn‘t know, as an entrepreneur for forty-plus years, a husband, a loyal son, and my number one supporter. He has learned lots of life lessons along the way and is here to share them with you. It‘s time to reminisce and reflect on the conversations you‘d like to have with your daddy and learn from mine. Come share in some good old-fashioned family bonding and help us up our wisdom rating. There is wisdom from four generations and I’m addressing what happens from childhood to adulthood!

Publisher

Reena Friedman Watts

Category

society & culture · tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

22 Jul 2020

Latest episode

29 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

114 of 510 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   509. From Iran to America: What My Dad’s Hustle Taught Me About Business

   Host Shaily Hakimian interviews her father, Fred, as they share his inspiring journey from Iran to America and the business lessons learned building a life in the jewelry industry.

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   22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   508. My Dad Reacts to My Interview with LuRae Lumpkin: From Intern to Producer in One Season

   Reena Friedman Watts and her father, Wayne Friedman, revisit Reena's journey from intern to producer, offering insights into career pivots and resilience.

3. 

   14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   507. The Pain Doc from the Michael Doc: Rob Brownstein on Life as a Working Actor and Dad

   Host Reena Friedman Watts interviews actor, teacher, and dad Rob Brownstein about the realities of a working actor's life and how parenting shapes his career.

Inside a recent episode

509. From Iran to America: What My Dad’s Hustle Taught Me About Business

Published 29 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You want chewing gum, you come buy chewing gum. You want thread to sew a button. You want buttons, you buy it there. It's cheap stuff. And that was his store. And my father got sick with hepatitis. Wound up in the hospital for two months. My mom was paralyzed in a wheelchair. My two older brothers were in the army. My sister was married and moved to a different 16 years old to Tehran from 1,000 kilometers from Mashhad. So I was running the family, going to school, going to work, running my dad's shop. I learned to be tough from a very young age. And he had more business chops, I think, than you said your dad did. […]

Who has been a guest on Better Call Daddy

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Fred
• Shaily Hakimian
• Rob Brownstein
• TM Garret Schmid
• Frank Racioppi

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

43,453

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

213 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

70 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 91 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

94

Social presence

94

YouTube

76

Engagement

99

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Books guests

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