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Back with your weekly dose of fatherhood chat this week! This week I touch on some changes that I've been working through recently, a very frustrating parenting story involving my youngest daughters favourite toy and some chat around sharing how we are feeling emotionally with out kids. COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relat...

Very stoked to be joined by my favourite Channel 9 Journalist and father of 2, Ned Balme! Returning guest of the show Ned and I discuss the changes over time, what we've learnt along the way as well as some generally catching up. Check out Ned on socials: @nedbalmelives. COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable stories and...

Finally back for another solo episode after a couple very rocky two weeks! I talk through the last few weeks, chat about Skyla's absolutely hating football and a cool activity I've been doing with the kids these past few weeks! COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable stories and experiences around fatherhood to so you know th...

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This week on the podcast I'm joined by comedy legend, Daniel Sloss. Daniel is currently touring Australia and NZ with his stand up special BITTER so it was great to have him swing by for a round of golf and a dad chat. We chat all things tour life with kids, stand up comedy, balancing his career and fatherhood and honestly just some hilarious stories (if you're easily offended, you're going to jus...

This week on the podcast I'm very lucky to be sitting down with ultra marathon runner and father of 2, Rafael Garcia. Rafael walks us through his daughters battles with epilepsy from the very beginner and how this has inspired his work with 1in25. Next month Raf will be running from Sydney to Canberra to raise awareness about Epilepsy as well as carry some other families story to parliament ho...

Coming at you again with a weekly does of the dad life. It has been a busy but rewarding last few weeks on school holidays. Jumping into a dad win straight up as well as going through the 30 hours of torture we went through when we lost one of the girls scooters! Have a ripper week cool dads! COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollective is a place for real, rel...

Welcome to episode 92 of the podcast which unfortunately is not including Chris Hemsworth (maybe one day). This week however ill be reflecting on term 1 of school along with some things that made the term run smoothly! Plus all the rest that's gone on over the last week haha. COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable storie...

Welcome back for another instalment of diaries of a dad! A very busy week in our house this week, coming into the end of the first school term. Understandably after such a busy term my eldest is starting to have some serious meltdowns after school. We're all tired, parenting isnt for the weak haha. COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollective is a place for...

Welcome back for another instalment of diaries of a dad! A lot to catch up on but we jump into how the first few weeks of school gone, adjusting to the new routine and time schedules. Surviving a cruise with kids based on our experience and some general chat about whats been going on with cooldad! COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollective is a place for real...

Today on the podcast I'm joined by my very good mate and father of one (soon to be two) Brayden Hoffman. We chat all things life after the second child, some nerves going from one to two, some ideas about hunting for Brisbane's best babychino and some other random chat sprinkled between. COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollective is a place for real,...

Today on the podcast I'm joined by australian country music singer and new dad, Jake Whittaker. Jake and I chat about his music, his journey on Australian Idol (whilst being a very new dad) and him and his partners journey with IVF. Loved this chat! Check out Jake's music here: https://www.jakewhittaker.com.au/ COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollecti...

Today on the podcast I'm joined by dad, comedian and host of Cant Get Any Worse Podcast, Jimmy Missen. We chat all things dad jokes, starting out in comedy as well as some great conversation around balancing full time work, stand up, podcasting and dad life. Check out Jimmy on socials! @jimmymissen and @cantgetanyworsepodcast Intro: "Cool Dad" by DadGotBars, go check out @dadgotbars...

Today on the podcast I'm joined by dad and fellow Brisbane based podcaster, Rocko Johnson. When he's not sitting down for a chat on his podcast OverWorked&UnderF*cked he's the proud dad of his 10 month old son. We chat all things new dad life, how he's adjusted to dad life over the past 10 months and something stories and experiences that have helped him on his journey! Check o...

Two weeks into the new year and we've started to gain some more normality and routine back! In this episode I chat about avoiding the new years gastro outbreak in our house, some small changes in how I'm addressing problems with my almost 5 year old and just some events from the week! Hope you all have a ripper rest of your week! Intro: "Cool Dad" by DadGotBars, go check out @dad...

Back again for another year of top tier dadding! First episode for 2026! I reflect on Christmas and new years, some stresses around the holiday period and of course some new years gastro for my youngest daughter! Intro: "Cool Dad" by DadGotBars, go check out @dadgotbars on socials! COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.cooldadco.com CoolDadCollective is a place for real, rela...

Sitting down this week to chat all things dad life with host of The Roads We've Walked host Ty Avery. We chat about dealing with our eldest kids transitioning into prep, being a parent in the currently climate of the world, some nostalgic memories of our childhood and of course, with us both being wrestling fans, the retirement of John Cena. Check out Ty's podcast @roadswalkedpodcast on in...

Back with your weekly dose of dad life! Big one today chatting all things Christmas! I'm definitely someone who loves this time of year and since becoming a parent that has continued to ramp up! I jump into the nostalgia of Christmas, how special it is to me to build those Christmas traditions and hopefully give my girls an experience that they take into their own families. Intro: "Cool D...

Back again today with another solo podcast going over some news/stories from the week in parenting! I've got a rant about parents not engaging with their kids at the park (based on a true story from the week!), the social media ban for under 16s and transitioning into the school phase of parenting! Intro: "Cool Dad" by DadGotBars, go check out @dadgotbars on socials! COOLDAD MERCH IS...

Today I'm joined on the podcast once again by the amazing mother of my child and love of my life, Kiah Paetz. We reflect on the year as parents, talk about some parenting wins we've had during 2025 as well as some parenting horror stories that challenged us throughout the year. It's always great to have some child free time to sit down and just chat about the highs and lows of parentin...

Today I'm joined on the podcast for a well overdue dad catch up with my good mate, Trai Wallis. Trai is someone whose attributed so many of the changes in his life to the birth of his daughter, he's truly built himself back from ground up to be an absolute legend of a man and father. We chat all things dad life, getting ready for the birth of his second daughter and some of the challenges...

This week on the podcast I had the privilege on sitting down and chatting to father of 2, Adrian Szonyi. Adrian takes us through the story of his eldest son, Leon. At just 6 months, Leon was rushed into emergency brain surgery for a rare condition called hydrocephalus (swelling of the brain). He needed immediate brain surgery to insert a shunt to regulate the fluid. Five brain surgeries resulted i...

This week on the podcast, were officially moved in and recording from the Cool Dad Studio! Back for a solo episode this week chatting about the importance of being your child's number one fan! From daily affirmations to supporting your child's passions , as a dad its our job to make these kids unbreakable! Intro: "Cool Dad" by DadGotBars, go check out @dadgotbars on socials! COOL...

Back by popular demand, I'm joined today by my favourite Peds PT, JT Doscher. Last podcast we chatted all things new born milestones and today were going into toddler motor development and what we can be doing as parents to help develop those early motor skills! JT posts an amazing range of informative content on his socials: @jt.doscher. Intro: "Cool Dad" by DadGotBars, go check out...

In this episode of the podcast I'm joined by fellow "dad content" creator and legendary new dad, Dan Rabz. We chat all things new dad life, share some stories and dive into the motivation behind @dadlifewithdan and the community Dan is building in Sydney! Intro: "Cool Dad" by DadGotBars, go check out @dadgotbars on socials! COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www....