What Tom Junod has said about Infidelity
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 21, 2026
Tom Junod, American magazine writer known for profiles in GQ and Esquire, author of the memoir "In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man", has been quoted on Infidelity once in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on June 21, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Junod argues that the word 'philanderer' is accurate but too mild to describe his father.
“And I guess that's the right word. But it seems almost too mild for what he was”
The Daily: Can a Bad Man Be a Good Father? (Jun 21, 2026) · Listen from 15:27
Episodes
Can a Bad Man Be a Good Father?The Daily · Jun 21, 2026 · 47 min
Michael Barbaro talks with writer Tom Junod about his charismatic, philandering father Lou and the secret half-sister Junod uncovered after his father's death.
Others on Infidelity
- Greg Adams · 1 quote
Tom Junod on other topics
- Fatherhood · 4 quotes
- Genetic genealogy and unknown siblings · 3 quotes
- My Father's Fashion Tips (GQ article) · 2 quotes
- Family secrets · 2 quotes
- Masculinity · 2 quotes
- In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man · 1 quote