Daughters and their Fathers: It's Complicated

About Daughters and their Fathers: It's Complicated

Join host Patricia K. Meyer, screenwriter, producer, and professor, as she delives into the rich tapestry of father-daughter relationships through intimate conversations with creative professionals, scholars, and experts who will share their personal and professional insights. The podcast host invites daughters and fathers to sign up to tell their stories in their own recording sessions, which will be featured in future episodes.

Publisher

Patricia K. Meyer

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Apr 2025

Latest episode

19 Sept 2025

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 Sept 2025

   EPISODE 12: Dad, I'm Just Listening

   David recounts his experiences raising a daughter as a single father, highlighting both the challenges and successes he faced in navigating that role in an interview.

2. 

   6 Sept 2025

   Episode 11: No Words Will Ever Do

   Award-winning artist Pia Massie shares her complex father-daughter journey, beginning with early loss, offering insights into enduring familial bonds.

3. 

   16 Aug 2025

   Episode 10: Why Did You Let the Cockroaches In?

   Terri Hanauer, award-winning theatre director, shares her complex childhood experiences with her Holocaust survivor father, a butcher and shul gabbai, in this interview.

4. 

   2 Aug 2025

   Episode 9: The Song and Dance Man

   Gail Rosenblum shares stories about her father, a clinical psychologist, professor, and Civic Light Opera star, revealing the complexities of their relationship in this interview.

5. 

   20 Jul 2025

   Episode 8: "You Had It In You All Along"

   Susan Burrell shares her experience of a positive relationship with her elderly father and describes how she rediscovered happiness in her life; this is an interview.

6. 

   20 Jul 2025

   Episode 7: "The Stuff of Dreams"

   Jungian analyst Susan E Schwartz, PhD, explores the father-daughter relationship through a Jungian lens and reveals how dream analysis facilitates emotional healing in this interview.

7. 

   5 Jun 2025

   Episode 6: Always Better Late Than Never

   Screenwriter and director Vicki Polon discusses her surprising, belated connection with her father in this interview.

8. 

   4 Jun 2025

   Episode 5: I Love Your Majesty

   Diane Dreher analyzes father-daughter relationships in Shakespeare's plays, revealing timeless insights into family dynamics and power structures in this interview.

9. 

   2 Jun 2025

   EPISODE 4: Colorful is an Understatement

   SNL writer Margaret Oberman recounts stories about her experiences growing up with a father involved in organized crime in this interview episode.

10. 

    2 Jun 2025

    EPISODE 3: Clothed with Strength and Dignity

    Biblical scholar Dr. Johanna Stiebert examines the complex relationships between fathers and daughters as depicted in the Old Testament, providing historical context in this interview.

11. 

    25 May 2025

    Episode 2: I Just Thought You Didn't Like Me

    Ernest Thompson, Academy Award-winning screenwriter, discusses the complex father-daughter dynamics explored in "On Golden Pond" and shares insights from his own experiences as a father in an interview with Patty Meyer.

12. 

    14 Apr 2025

    Who's Afraid of the Man in the Big Black Boots?

    Host Patricia K. "Patty" Meyer discusses her lifelong commitment to cracking the father-daughter code.

Who has been a guest on Daughters and their Fathers: It's Complicated

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

• Pia Massie
• Terri Hanauer
• Gail Rosenblum
• Susan Burrell
• Susan E Schwartz

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100

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

Quality

15

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Books guests

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