Dan Kadlec·Aug 16The Lake House That Taught Me How to DadI didn’t understand how my parents managed. Now I do.A response icon1A response icon1
Dan Kadlec·Jul 29Why Do You Keep Playing Songs from your Youth?Sure, the music was great. But that’s not why.A response icon1A response icon1
InAge of EmpathybyDan Kadlec·May 2Aging Out Loud: One Night at a London PubHow I went looking for chaos and found peaceA response icon1A response icon1
Dan Kadlec·Feb 6How Super Bowl Ads Turned Into a Medical ExamWatching the Super Bowl at midlifeA response icon1A response icon1
InILLUMINATIONbyDan Kadlec·Feb 2Anything Goes After the GateTraveling to Ibiza isn’t just another day at the airport.
InHuman PartsbyDan Kadlec·Nov 25, 2025The Bus to Basel (and Back to Myself)I reconnected with our former au pair after decades — and finally understood why looking back is a productive use of time.A response icon1A response icon1
InAge of EmpathybyDan Kadlec·Oct 21, 2025My Full Emotional WorkoutI hit every note when I went for my ‘65-plus’ Covid-19 boosterA response icon2A response icon2
InILLUMINATIONbyDan Kadlec·Oct 10, 2025Perverse ProductivityIs seeing the dentist and engaging in other forms of useful self-torture on my birthday a red flag?
InAge of EmpathybyDan Kadlec·Jul 25, 2025Blessed, Stressed, and Semi-DressedMy accidental dive into the modern business of being an influencer and trending on social media.