Daughters and their Fathers:
It's Complicated
Exploring Complex Father-Daughter Relationships
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.
/00_Apple_Podcasts.png)
Apple Podcasts
/00_Spotify.png)
/00_AmazonMusic.png)
/Sidebar_RSS-feed.png)
RSS Feed
/01_Dad_Holding_Baby_Patty.jpg)
/02_Patty_at_5_Dancing_w_Dad.jpeg)
Who's Afraid of the Man in the Big Black Boots?
Host Patricia K. "Patty" Meyer - LMU Screenwriting Professor, Screenwriter, and Producer - discusses her lifelong commitment to cracking the daughter-father code. She recounts her journey with her father, Stanley Meyer, the larger-than-life legendary producer of Dragnet.
About the Podcast
"Daughters and their Fathers: It's Complicated" explores one of life's most formative relationships through interviews with creative professionals, scholars, and experts who share their personal and professional insights.
Created and hosted by Patricia K. "Patty" Meyer, LMU Screenwriting Professor, Screenwriter, and Producer, this series emerged from her lifelong commitment to understanding the complex dynamics between daughters and fathers.
Each episode features thoughtful conversations with guests including acclaimed screenwriters, scholars, and artists who bring unique perspectives on father-daughter relationships through their work and personal experiences.
Whether exploring Biblical narratives, Shakespearean drama, or contemporary personal stories, these conversations offer validation, insight, and potential pathways toward understanding and growth in one of life's most profound relationships.
Special thanks to the Loyola Marymount University's School of Film & Television Dean's Office and Summer Creative Grant Committee for funding this podcast.
/PKM.jpg)
Patricia K. Meyer
LMU Screenwriting Professor, Screenwriter, & Producer
All Episodes
Who's Afraid of the Man in the Big Black Boots?
Host Patricia K. "Patty" Meyer discusses her lifelong commitment to cracking the daughter-father code.
/05_Ernest_dancing_at_Heathers_wedding.jpeg)
I Just Thought You Didn't Like Me
Ernest Thompson, screenwriter of On Golden Pond, discusses father-daughter dynamics.
/06_Johanna_and_Uwe_Stiebert,_in_Maastricht,_the_Netherlands,_Christmas_holiday_2024.jpeg)
Clothed With Strength And Dignity
Biblical scholar Dr. Johanna Stiebert shares insights on fathers and daughters in the Old Testament.
/07_Margaret_and_Dad_w__Child.jpg)
Colorful Is An Understatement
SNL writer Margaret Oberman shares stories about growing up with a mobbed up father.
/08_Diane_Dreher,_PhD_and_her_father,_Air_Force_Colonel_Frank_H_Dreher.jpeg)
I Love Your Majesty
Scholar, author, positive psychology coach Diane Dreher discusses fathers and daughters in Shakespeare's plays.
/ShowPicture_Vicky.jpg)
Always Better Late Than Never
Screenwriter and director Vicki Polon shares her unexpected late-in-life relationship with her father.
/Episode_7_Show_Pic.png)
The Stuff of Dreams
Jungian analyst, lecturer and author Susan E Schwartz, PhD, shares her Jungian analytical perspective on the father-daughter relationship and illuminates how we can use our own dreams to understand how best to heal our emotional wounds.
/Episode_8_Show_Pic.jpg)
You Had It In You All Along
Counselor, author, and podcaster Susan Burrell recounts her unexpectedly positive relationship with her elderly father and reveals the steps she took to finding renewed happiness in love and life.
/GaleRosenblum_ShowPic(Remastered).png)
The Song And Dance Man
A journalist, public speaker, teacher, and producer, whose work has appeared in dozens of newspapers and national magazines, recounts her Renaissance Man of a father — clinical psychologist, professor, and Civic Light Opera star.
/TerriHanauerWithHerFather.jpg)
Why Did You Let the Cockroaches In?
Actor, director, photographer, and author Terri Hanauer illuminates her years growing up with her formidable father — a lifelong butcher, shul gabbai, and Holocaust survivor.
/PiaMassieWithHerFather.jpg)
No Words Will Ever Do
Award-winning multi-media artist and teacher Pia Massie chronicles her challenging but loving relationship with her father, starting with the death of her mother when Pia was only four.
/DavidPotopWithDaughter.png)
Dad, I'm Just Listening
A San Fernando Valley native, a proud parent of two, longtime IT communication technology broker, and now a professional visitation monitor in family law cases. David recounts raising a daughter as a single father and shares his challenges as well as his success.
Meet Our Guests
/12_Ernest.jpg)
Ernest Thompson
Award-Winning Screenwriter, "On Golden Pond"
/13_Johanna_Stiebert.jpg)
Dr. Johanna Stiebert
Biblical Scholar & Author
/14_Margaret_Oberman.jpg)
Margaret Oberman
SNL Staff Writer & Screenwriter
/15_Diane_Dreher.jpg)
Diane Dreher
Scholar & Positive Psychology Coach
/16_Vicki_Polon.jpg)
Vicki Polon
Screenwriter, "Girlfriends" & "Mr. Wonderful"
/SusanESchwartz.png)
Susan E Schwartz, PhD
Jungian Analyst, Lecturer & Author
/Susan_Burrell.JPEG)
Susan Burrell
Counselor, Author & Podcaster
/GaleRosenblum_Profile.jpg)
Gail Rosenblum
Journalist, Essayist, Public Speaker, Teacher & Producer
/TerriHanauer-Profile.jpg)
Terri Hanauer
Actor, Director, Photographer & Author
/PiaMassie-Profile.jpeg)
Pia Massie
Multi-media Artist, Environmental Activist & Teacher
/DavidPotop-Profile.png)
Biographies
Patricia K. "Patty" Meyer
An LMU Screenwriting Professor, Screenwriter, and Producer with decades of experience in the entertainment industry. Her lifelong commitment to understanding father-daughter relationships led to the creation of this podcast series. With a rich career spanning film and television, Patty brings both professional expertise and personal insight to her role as host. Her own experiences with her father, Stanley Meyer, the legendary producer of Dragnet, have informed her perspective on this complex relationship dynamic. She is especially proud of her close relationship with her son, Joseph Meyer Rosenblum, a phenomenal human being and baseball coach, who just happens to be Director of Player Development with LMU's Division 1 Baseball Team. Go, Lions!
Ernest Thompson
An Academy Award-winning screenwriter, best known for "On Golden Pond," the seminal father-daughter work that starred Henry and Jane Fonda. His work has been pivotal in exploring the complexities of family relationships on screen. As a longtime friend of podcast host Patty Meyer, Ernest brings candid insights and personal reflections to his discussion of father-daughter dynamics both in his creative work and personal experiences.
Dr. Johanna Stiebert
A distinguished Biblical scholar and Professor at the University of Leeds. Her groundbreaking book "Fathers and Daughters in the Hebrew Bible" examines the often overlooked relationships between fathers and daughters in Biblical narratives. Her academic expertise provides a unique historical and cultural perspective on father-daughter relationships across different time periods and belief systems.
Margaret Oberman
A former SNL staff writer and accomplished screenwriter whose unique upbringing with a mobbed up father has informed both her comedy and her understanding of complicated father-daughter dynamics. Her humorous yet poignant stories about her "uncommon cad of a dad" offer listeners a window into how complex paternal relationships can shape identity and creative expression.
Diane Dreher
A scholar, author, and positive psychology coach whose book "Domination & Defiance: Fathers & Daughters in Shakespeare" offers profound insights into the Bard's portrayal of these relationships. Her analysis of Shakespeare's father-daughter dynamics provides a literary and psychological lens through which to understand these relationships in both classical literature and contemporary life.
Vicki Polon
A celebrated screenwriter known for films including "Girlfriends" and "Mr. Wonderful." Her episode shares the unique experience of becoming her father's caretaker late in his life as dementia set in. This role reversal created an unexpected opportunity for Vicki to finally experience the loving, nurturing relationship with her father that she had always longed for, proving that transformation can occur even late in life.
Susan E. Schwartz, PhD
A Jungian analyst educated in Zurich, Switzerland. For many years, Susan has been giving workshops and presentations at numerous local, national, community and professional organizations, and lectures worldwide on various aspects of Jungian analysis. She has written several journal articles and book chapters on daughters and fathers, Puella, Sylvia Plath, and has co-authored a couple of books.
Susan Burrell
The author of "Live Your Empowered Life: A 30-Day Journey Book." And she has a thought provoking podcast called Empowering Chats with Susan Burrell that can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeart Radio and other popular platforms. Her guided meditations are accessible through the Insight Timer App. With a Masters Degree in Consciousness, Susan has been counseling and supporting people in transforming from the inside out for over 25 years. Her methods are proven because she has lived this journey to empowerment.
Gail Rosenblum
Minneapolis-based producer, journalist, essayist, public speaker, and teacher, Gail has written for dozens of newspapers and national magazines for over more than 40 years. Her first book “A Hundred Lives Since Then: Essays on Motherhood, Marriage, Mortality & More" can be found on Amazon. In 2019, she founded MPGL Entertainment (Man Plans, God Laughs) — a nonprofit educational company producing animated films and teaching lessons to nurture a generation of informed, empathetic and engaged young adults. She is now the full-time producer of "Milkweed” (https://milkweedthemovie.com/) — a feature animation based on the Holocaust-era novel of the same name by beloved young adult author Jerry Spinelli.
Terri Hanauer
Actor, director, photographer, and author, Terri illuminates her years growing up with her formidable father — a lifelong butcher, shul gabbai, and Holocaust survivor. She is a multiple award-winning Los Angeles theatre director, recently winning the Broadway World Los Angeles Best Director Award. Her first feature film, Sweet Talk, is streaming on Gravitas Films. She directed a season of HBO Cinemax’s Zane’s Sex Chronicles and Amazon’s Smothered. She is a graduate of AFI’s Directing Workshop for Women. She worked extensively as an actress and photographer in the States and Canada, appearing on countless TV shows — Seinfeld, Beggars and Choosers, Six Feet Under — and at the Mark Taper Forum and Arena Stage Theatre. She’s a graduate of Toronto’s York University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree. Her poems and stories have been published in Beyond Words Literary Magazine, Cathexis, Ariel Publishing, Prometheus Dreaming, Side-Eye Anthology, and On The Bus. Her debut novel, The Lightness of Rain, and her self-help book, The Party – How to Have Fun While Finding True Love, are available on Amazon and in bookstores.
Pia Massie
A multi-media artist, environmental activist and teacher, Pia Massie has worked on films and art that have been exhibited in museums, festivals and galleries throughout North America and Europe, including The Museum of Modern Art, Musée Cantonal des Beaux Arts, and Gallery 881, Monica Reyes and the grunt gallery in Vancouver, British Columbia. Massie's writing has appeared in: DAMP: Contemporary Vancouver Media Art; Foret-Frontiere: Une Action Art / Nature; as well as The Bulletin, Adbusters and Ricepaper magazines. Her work has received Canada Council and BC Arts Council grants, a Massachusetts Cultural Council grant and numerous other awards. Pia has taught and mentored for over forty years, in gratitude to her early teachers, many collaborators and friends. This includes work at community centres and universities, outdoor environmental education and film schools, kindergarten through graduate school, in three countries: Canada, the United States and Japan. Listen to the 'What's Activism Got To Do With It?' Big Bright Dark podcast interview, recorded on the day after Trump's first inauguration. https://soundcloud.com/user-608739795/whats-activism-got-to-do-with-it
David Potop
A San Fernando Valley native, a proud parent of two, longtime IT communication technology broker, and now a professional visitation monitor in family law cases — David Potop recounts raising a daughter as a single father and shares his challenges as well as his success.
Patty's Family Album
Dancing with Dad
/Patty_&_Dad_on_couch.jpg)
On the couch
/Dad_in_Brewster_Tee.jpg)
Dad in Brewster Tee
/Patty,_Mom_&_Dad_on_her_30th.jpg)
30th birthday
Our Team
/Emily_Ede_LinkedIn.jpeg)
Emily Ede
A junior at Loyola Marymount University, Emily Ede double majors in Recording Arts and Music. After being a musician for many years, she developed her recording skills. Now she specializes in sound design for film and audio projects. She is very excited to expand into podcast engineering.
/Abigail.jpg)
Abigail Castrogiovanni
A junior at Loyola Marymount University majoring in Recording Arts, Abigail Castrogiovanni's love of music led her to explore the recording side of music and audio. She is excited to be developing her podcast engineering skills with this project!
/Anthony_Huben_Headshot.jpeg)
Anthony Huben
Anthony has received his MFA in Writing & Producing for Television from Loyola Marymount University's School of Film & Television. Beyond his screenwriting skills, Anthony excels at computer programming. He even taught himself how to animate for his thesis short film. He has worked as a journalist and a pharmacy technician and has countless stories to tell about the challenges of enduring hardships, struggling to mend broken relationships, and finding new purpose in life.
Join Our Community
Subscribe to our newsletter for new episode alerts, exclusive content, and resources for navigating your own father-daughter relationship.