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Tell Me About Your FatherA podcast about daddy issues, father figures and dismantling the paternal mystique Author: Erin Hosier, Elizabeth Thompson & Matthew Phillp
Everyone on the gender spectrum has to deal with men and that's enough of a reason to study their impact on our lives. Join hosts Erin Hosier, Elizabeth Thompson and Matthew Phillp for this bi-weekly podcast discussing dads, father figures and the paternal mystique. Episodes include interviews with people who have compelling father stories, recaps of father-centered TV and movies, and our talk show Daddy Issues, featuring a cavalcade of brilliant guests who help us parse pop culture news through a dadly lense. If it's about dads, we'll be talking about it. Its your moms favorite podcast! tellmeaboutyourfather.substack.com Language: en Genres: Relationships, Society & Culture, TV & Film, TV Reviews Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Benoit Denizet-Lewis on change and becoming his father.
Monday, 27 April, 2026
“ Am I just becoming my father and there’s really nothing I can do about that?”What does it actually feel like to change? Not the story you tell about it afterward. Not the version you post. The actual, messy, doubt-filled experience of becoming someone different — or realizing you already have.On this episode of Tell Me About Your Father, Matt Phillp is joined by New York Times Bestselling author, journalist, and professor Benoit Denizet-Lewis to talk about his new book You’ve Changed: The Promise and Price of Self Transformation. They talk about how transformation can sometimes happen slowly and it can hit you like a revelation about your sexuality on a street corner or at a Christian youth convention telling you to give you life to God. They also discuss kind of change you can’t fully take credit for because other people made it possible…like your parents whom you’ll inevitably resemble. Some of what we get into:Why do we often insist that real change has to come from within — when almost none of it actually does?What does doubt during a major life shift actually signal? And why can’t we talk about it publicly?What does it mean when the person you’ve become turns out to look a lot like your father?Benoit has spent his career writing about identity — sexuality, addiction, the stories we tell about who we are and who we’re becoming. This book is his most personal yet, which comes across quite clearly in this episode.Listen by clicking play above, or find this episode on Apple podcasts and wherever else you may attend to your podcast listening. Get full access to Tell Me About Your Father at tellmeaboutyourfather.substack.com/subscribe
