Who's Your Daddy... Really?

Do you want to know how to have high self esteem? Let Francisco teach you! In this episode we conclue our trilogy with Cardiff based Mexican standup Alejandra Escamilla and her legendary dad. We discuss his very on brand favourite food, and the difficulties of coping with the gooeyness of a slice of fried cactus, as well as some more wisdom from his life including his supremely confident answer to...

Has your dad ever done donuts on his motorbike outside Sunday mass? Alejandra's dad has! Several times while his hair was dyed green (like Da Joka). In this episode we chat more deeply about Alejandra's dad, how often they touch and how she keeps in dad touch from overseas, including a 'once in a lifetime' kiss on her brother's forehead and her dad's insistence that he'...

Has your dad ever showed you his bulging muscles? If so, you already have something in common with this week's guest, so why not stick around and see what other similarities you share? That guest is Alejandra Escamilla: the creme de la creme of Mexican stand-up comedy rising talent in South Wales. In this episode, she joins the Dad Lads to discuss the father figures of her father figure: Franc...

What should you get your dad for father's day? The Dadpod boys can help! In this episode we discuss what dads actually want to do on Father's Day (with the help of Reddit) to get the inside scoop on what your dad really thinks about his big day. Plus, if you're stuck on what to buy him, we dive into the top Fathers Day gifts and rank our top 10 Fathers Day Presents - from questionable...

What show would your dad write fan fiction about? In this episode, we put that question to Chrissy Derbyshire, and complete the Barry Derbyshire trilogy. And what better way to complete that trilogy than by discussing Barry's hobbies? In the episode, Chrissy tells us about Barry's passion for writing, including the 9 books that he's self-published, the children's books he used to write just for Ch...

Does the body rule the mind or does the mind rule the body? We dunno! But what we DO know is that Chrissy Derbyshire has returned to the Dadpod studio to spill more of her father's proverbial beans. That father is, of course, Barry Derbyshire! The former London bus driver who, although he would describe himself as a "boring old fart," as we find out in this episode, is anything but. In the episode...

Has Sherlock Holmes ever driven a bus? It's an exciting day for the pod as we welcome "so-called comedian" Chrissy Derbyshire to the studio for the first instalment of another episode trilogy filled with laughs and dad-ecdotes. But who is the dad under the microscope this week, I hear you ask? Well, it's Barry Derbyshire, of course! A man known by many in the South Wales comedy s...

Which local comedians do you think need to give up? All this and more will be revealed (and salaciously bleeped) on this slanderous and explosive expose on the Machynlleth Comedy Festival! Oft dubbed the ‘best comedy festival in the world’ (usually to audiences currently attending said festival), Max and Joe recount their recent trip to see the cream of the comedy crop; swapping stories about the...

Would you suck bean juice through a red Henry Lloyd turtle-neck? In this episode, we welcome back Steffan Evans for the final instalment of the John Bach trilogy. This time, we discuss John's many hobbies, including looking out the window and brewing his own 10% beer, which people travelled from far and wide to taste. We talk about John's favourite sports: winding people up and drink driving. We h...

Would you eat a sandwich from a corner shop? We're back again with the man whose two biggest idols growing up were Ian Rush and Mr T: Steffan Evans, to talk about his father, John Bach, the man who snacks on raw onions but has never tried pasta and sauce. In this episode, Steff tells us details about his relationship with John, like the fact that they were never a hugging family growing up, but th...

Is it okay to take stuff out of other people's skips? It's an exciting day for the pod as we welcome South Wales comedy royalty - thought of as a hard man of the Cardiff comedy scene (and as a bit of a soft lad back home): STEFFAN EVANS! In this episode, we discuss Steff's dad, John Evans, affectionately knows as JOHN BACH (little John), a short but girthy man who stands at 10 beer cans tall and w...

Who's the worst dad in Skins (2007-2013)? In this episode we finish our ranking of all the dads in skins, this time were tackling the rogues gallery of the emotionally stunted and maladjusted characters of Generation 2 & 3! We line up this shower of deadbeats from the absentee dads to the dads taking an active role in screwing up their kids by launching them headfirst into the manosphere....

Who's the worst dad in Skins (2007-2013)? In this episode, we're ranking every dad in Skins Generation 1 from worst to best, from the deadbeat dads, through dads who are dead and beat, all the way to the legendary lads raising their little drughead ne'er do wells the right way. Who will be crowned the best dad of Skins Generation 1? Listen and find out as we judge their emotional educa...

Do you get excited for the cultural event that is: d'movies? Well, we've got a treat for you this week as Harri Dobbs takes us on a trip to the pictures to explore the film & TV viewing habits of Bobby Dobbies, the woke dad who loves his wife so freakin' much. These habits include: his inability to hide when he dislikes a film, hate-watching TV shows, loving Ghostbusters but loathing Groundhog...

Have you ever lined up 10 half finished bottles of malt vinegar on your mantlepiece? In this weeks episode we continue out chat with special guest Harri Dobbs as we get into the the nitty gritty of his relationship with his dad from his last dad touch, his favourite dad touch memories, down to the bizarre ways he keeps in dad touch with Bobbert Dobberts. We also discuss Harri being frozen out of t...

Are you a son-of-a-cum-man? Regardless of how you answered that question, we've got a treat in store for you as we welcome everyone's favourite worm-boy homunculus to the pod: HARRI DOBBS! In this episode, Harri tells us the father figures of his father figure: Bob Dobbs (or Bobbert Dobberts for short) - a surprisingly strong, unproblematic King who loves budweiser, does some sort of job with cars...

Mother knows best! Or does she? Let's find out as we once again get mummy-fied in the Mother's Day special episode! This time, we discuss the mum-bers of Max's mum: Meriel, a moth-loving, beekeeping mother-of-three who's been known to eat and leave no crumbs from time to time. Max recounts memories of navigating primary school while his mum worked there (and the difficulty of her o...

How many women can you name? Its our International Women's Day Special! Join us for discussion of our favourite women, how we celebrate the big day and whether Princes Diana was murdered by the British State. In this episode we celebrate the women in our lives as we flip the script on the podcast to ask 'Who's Your Mummy...Really?' as Joe gives us his mother figures (or mum-bers) -...

Have you ever asked your dad what his favourite aspect of fatherhood is LIVE on a podcast? In a Who's Your Daddy...Really? first, we hear from a dad LIVE ON POD as May phones in to quiz Martin on his favourite aspects of fatherhood! In the episode we also discuss May's dad hobbies, from her dad's stellar squash career, including a stint as Cornish number one, his time living in his chi...

What is the ideal age for your parents to get divorced? We break new ground in this episode as we welcome May Thompson back to discuss the father figures of the first divorced dad on pod: Martin Thompson - sociology teacher and dad-of-the-sea. We explore Martin's influence on May's life and personality, from igniting her interest in comedy to leading her to become a quieter queer person who doesn'...

If you got given a baby like in the Truman Show, would you do anything interesting with it? In this Episode we uncover May Thompson's father figures to understand what makes her dad, a man who is 'only just getting into reading', really tick. We also talk about a monkey who escaped from the zoo and became just another visitor, discuss (in great detail) whether a town of trained apes co...

Did somebody say musical episode? This week we take a look back at our dads' favourite tunes from meeting a woman with tiny hands at Tame Impala to a dad who loves a bit of the Bube'. We also discuss Blur vs Oasis, Joe's dad's love of the Coldplay monkey video, plus a mum moment meeting one of the stars of Time Team at a folk open mic somewhere in the heart of Somerset. We also sin...

What are friends to dads? A scientist once said that "men over 50 only have like, 2 friends." In this episode, we find out whether or not this is true, by examining our dads' various friendships throughout the years. From Alvin's reluctant palling around with a shirtless sofa salesman and a swimming instructor who spear-tackled an old woman, to Kev's glory days with the 'king of the plumbers' and...

Do you think it's cuck-y to tap off the bus?  In this episode Max & Joe give the latest dad updates on their Christmas and New Years’ - from an overly informative lecture from Alvin on how to tap on and tap off the train (which leads to a lively debate on public transport etiquette) and Kev’s avoiding of Joe's meltdown while cooking the family Christmas Dinner. We also chat about the s...

Have you ever tried to sleep angry? In this episode we ask Austin Hampshire what his dad gets up to in his free time, which involves a significant number of live firearms. Austin tells us about his dad’s love of cycling, shooting and VR gaming. We talk M.A.M.I.Ls, why dads always have all the gear and no idea, and recount Austin’s days as a child shooting protégé; complete with his own little twee...