Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash

Ash, father of the year, #1 doting dad, selfless carer of Macy and Oscar... has been dad-shamed. The crime you ask? Taking two marshmallows from his children's babycino. The inbox has been chockablock this week so we have a read of some of the messages sent in from listeners - including Christy who confirmed that her partner gets his heart rate up to 170 - 180bpm during sex. Not sure if we should...

Strap yourselves in because we're going right back to the beginning - reliving the moments when we both became dads! From surprise due dates, going into labour, babies getting stuck, knocking down obstetrician, passing out and emergency c-sections - we cover off all the details (well, as much is appropriate for a podcast) from the day our wives gave us the greatest gifts in life.  We also share yo...

Ash has resorted to morning frisk searches with Oscar to make sure he's not smuggling any contraband (toys) into daycare. Even with these elevated security measures, the little deviant is managing to get the good stuff out the door. Matt's realised he's become a top-shelf lame dad as he's started tracking his sleep with his watch. Wait it gets better.. he now tracks his heart rate during sex. Ash...

Absolutely stoked to bring out this bonus ep (which is one of our favs to far) with all-round aussie legend, three time world surfing champ and doting Dad - Mick Fanning. We chat about how he got into surfing growing up in Penrith, the day he almost became a professional soccer player instead of surfer, which one of his world champs is his favourite, how he met his fiancée Bree and the moment he g...

The boys have had to admit they're guilty of spreading misinformation in previous eps - Matt's story about when he found out Laura was pregnant was totally incorrect (apologies Laura) and Ash's story about being able to dip a pregnancy test in a toilet bowl was also not true (you do actually have to pee on it). Please forgive us! In other news, Ash catches April giving their son questionable advic...

It's our second guest-dad on the pod and we've somehow managed to lock in the legend that's Aaron Finch. Finchy is a former Australian international cricketer who captained the Australian ODI and T20I cricket teams. We chat about when he knew it was the right time to start a family, his first parenting freak-out, what it's like juggling a toddler and international sport, plane poonamis, where his...

Matt's just returned from his honeymoon, which was on a beautiful tropical island in Fiji. The only problem? It was the time of the month for Laura, Marlie got conjunctivitis and Lola was attacked by mosquitoes. If thought Ash was the perfect man, I have some bad news for you - the bloke doesn't have the ability to snorkel. He can only last a few minutes before hyperventilating and then vomiting....

Matt's had a tough week after his kids have decided he's a dick and they prefer Laura as their favourite parent. The only member of the family who still loves him is his three-legged dog Buster, who suffers from erection problems. Ash is also having a tricky time with his kids because Oscar is being a massive stinge with toys. Remember kids.... sharing is caring. Also, what would you do if an incr...

Matt and Laura went to a surprise wedding and almost burnt the venue down whilst trying to light 50 sparklers at once. Macey now goes by the name - Lord of the Throne, which comes off the back of her new fascination with sitting on the toilet (full dressed) every second of every day. Matt has a crack at Ash for ruining his kids b'day - Ash is yet to throw an 'all in' party for Oscar and organising...

What's the number benefit of having kids? Pretending they're sick to get out of social events. Ash takes full advantage of this by giving his grandma a wide berth on mother's day because he was hung-dog-millionaire.. I mean, he was tending to his child's raging fever. Matt decided Marlie was old enough to start earning a wage so he put her to work in the garage washing the car. If anyone in Sydney...

After a tough morning with the girls, Matt is guilted by a clip he saw on social media. Can we normalise parents not enjoying every second!? Ash realises the apple doesn't fall far from the tree after Oscar had a little accident with a fart that was carrying cargo - he's also a man who has publicly experienced sharting. Whilst we're on the topic, Matt relives the moment he pissed for so long, he p...

Ash divulges into his love of paper bags from the grocery store and why it makes him feel so masculine. Matt thought they had an intruder in the bedroom so instincts kicked in and his limbs went flying - turns out it was just Marlie making her midnight stroll into their bed. And Macey has just picked up the habit of disappearing from Ash's eyes and the only way to find her is by following the scen...

Matt's currently enjoying potty training a 2 year old (Lola) who insists on doing everything solo - including attempting to empty a potty by herself that's full to the brim with her business. Ash takes the family on a holiday to Queensland, which includes lugging 8 bags, cot and baby seat across the boarder, getting two flat tyres and being on the receiving end of a foul-mouthed spray from his 3 y...

Ash has just uncovered his wife's devious lunch prep behaviour - hiding mint slices in Oscar's daycare lunches. Matt experiences the full roller coaster of parenting as a joyous day at the park with the kids and his dog descends into chaos when a blue heeler goes rogue (no dogs were harmed in the making of this podcast). Now that Oscar has a raging sugar addiction, he takes down Ash's whole Quake...

Larry Emdur.... COME ON DOWNNNNNN! Matty J and Ash have developed a full blown dad-crush post Larry Emdur chat. The man has it all - loving relationship with his wife, successful career and two fully grown offspring who treat him like a best mate. He also doesn't look a day over 40. We talk about how he juggled a new-born whilst hosting one of the biggest game shows in Australian TV history, what...

Fellas, make sure you check your nuts because it's testicular cancer month and we wanna make sure if any of you get struck by this asshole of a disease, you get to your GP quicker than Ash puts away a frothy on a Sunday arvo. Matt's been dealt a double whammy - man flu and he's a single parent because Laura's left him for the latest season of Dancing With The Stars. Ash's mum is in town and he fin...

Ash has a pregnancy scare, which is a real bloody mystery as it's post vasectomy. Matt and Laura try to book in sexy time - the only problem is that their children do everything in their power to make sure it doesn't happen. Also, Ash hits rock bottom as he finds himself eating a microwave kids meal out of the bin after a night on the tins. We also have a crack at answering your parenting question...

Matt makes two emergency trips to the hospital with Marlie and Ash relives the moment Oscar stopped breathing (both stories have a happy ending). We also have a crack at answering your parenting questions: How did you manage sleep in the first few months? Would you consider placenta encapsulation ? What's the most arsehole thing your kid has done? Follow @twodotingdads on Instagram here. Or slide...

Welcome to our very first ep! Matt discusses the joys of holidaying to Yeppoon with the whole Johnson clan, which involves sitting at the airport for 6hrs, losing luggage and 15kg worth of frozen spag bowl and lasagne brought by his mum. Is it ok to use your child to make friends with another parent? Ash faces the dilemma of dodging friendship requests thrown at him at the park. Also, Matt discove...

Two Doting Dads is a podcast series that follows the parenting escapades of two good mates, Matty J and Ash Wicks. Like all good modern relationships, they met on Instagram and instantly bonded over the fact that they were both sleep-deprived Dads doing their best to dote over their two children. They share a very laid-back style to parenting, they don't pretend to be experts and they celebrate ev...