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   S3 · E8 · 31 Oct 2024 · 47 min

   How Luke Carroll Dads - The “beautiful challenge” of parenting in a blended family and what Play School has taught him about kids

   As a long time host of Play School, Luke’s probably spent more time entertaining kids than any of us ever will! But beyond that, he’s an amazingly accomplished actor… from getting his start on the kids show Lift Off! back in the early 90s, to being a regular on the awesome Redfern Now and more recently in the big budget adaption of The Artful Dodger on Disney+, not to mention a tonne of amazing theatre over the years. Luke is super generous and frank in this chat, talking openly about what it was like to have a kid really young, the powerful role his mum played in his life, and also talking…

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   S3 · E7 · 24 Oct 2024 · 1 hr 3 min

   How Nathan Fa’avae Dads - Creating the ultimate team… your family!

   When you push your limits and things get a little uncomfortable, you often learn something about yourself. When you repeatedly do it for years, we reckon you must learn some universal truths about humans and how we tick. As a professional adventure racer , Nathan has spent much of his adult life pushing his physical and mental boundaries and helping those in his racing team do the same. Hame came across Nathan watching World’s Toughest Race on Amazon , which Nathan and the Kiwi team won by some margin. But it was the fact they did it with so little fuss that struck Hame and made him want to…

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   S3 · E6 · 17 Oct 2024 · 1 hr 12 min

   How Bret McKenzie Dads - A creative play masterclass from a master of creativity

   HODD overseas adventure time! We headed to Wellington to chat with Kiwi comedy and music legend, and one half of Flight of the Conchords, Bret McKenzie and he gave us a masterclass on playing with our kids. Bret makes up silly stuff for a day job (he even won an Oscar for it!) and as a dad he’s focused his gift for absurdity and daftness into creating pro level games for his kids, and he gives us some of his best hits. They’re awesome! Seriously, you’re gonna want to write them down. Bret also has some great insights about why putting in the time is so powerful, why connecting with community…

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   S3 · E4 · 10 Oct 2024 · 48 min

   How Patrick Brammall Dads - An atypical path to dadding, and all the typical ups and downs!

   He’s been on our screens making us laugh for years, most recently in Colin From Accounts , but in this chat Patrick Brammall unpacks one of his more meaty roles to date… Being a first time dad! Patty’s path to parenthood is a little unique with him and his wife Harriet Dyer adopting a baby girl in 2021 (Harriet is also co-creator/co-star of Colin From Accounts). Patty talks us through this experience, how it’s fundamentally changed him, his perspectives and priorities. And given his daughter was just 2 and a half when we recorded this, Patty is the first to admit that he really is still…

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   S3 · E4 · 3 Oct 2024 · 1 hr 5 min

   How Dr Richard “Harry” Harris Dads - teaching kids to be good risk managers, not risk takers + lots more!

   “I wasn’t going to miss the podcast just because I was slightly paralysed” - It’s one of the better quotes we’ve had on the show! But it neatly sums up the unassuming yet unflappable nature of Dr Harry, who unless you were on a 12 month silent retreat in 2018, you’d know was the cave diving anaesthetist who helped in the against all odds rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team trapped in a flooded Thai cave. Dr Harry is in a unique position to talk about the art of risk taking, and it’s something he’s taken a keen interest in since that phenomenal rescue, especially how it relates to kids. In…

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   S3 · E2 · 19 Sep 2024 · 1 hr

   How Ben Quilty Dads - Drawing lessons from life and a life drawing lesson!

   As one of Australia’s great contemporary artists, Ben’s compassion and humanity is evident in all his work, and so is his willingness to self-examine. So perhaps unsurprisingly in his chat with Hamish, Ben opens up about what shaped him in his own childhood, his thoughts on masculinity, the shockwave of sadness that hit him recently when his adult son moved out of home, and the unwelcome thoughts of mortality that followed. Ben also gives us some fantastic practical hacks on how to encourage creativity in our kids, why it’s so important to keep doing it beyond just the cute years, and some…

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   S3 · E1 · 12 Sep 2024 · 1 hr 10 min

   How Wayne Hope Dads - Stepdadding, working on yourself, dadding after trauma and creating joy.

   As a prolific co-creator of Australian comedy classics like Upper Middle Bogan, Wayne is probably more comfortable bringing to life hilarious, and hilariously flawed characters, rather than reflecting on his own life. But we know Wayne to be so thoroughly kind, thoughtful and wise that we really put the screws on him to come and have a chat. Thankfully he agreed! (mostly due to a nudge from his wonderful partner in life and work, Robyn Butler) Wayne talks beautifully about becoming a stepdad, his initial fears of having another child and the transformative effect that working on some of your…

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   S3 · 5 Sep 2024 · 5 min

   How Other Dads Dad Season 3 Trailer

   Finally, after waaaaaay too long, Season 3 of HODD is here. Well, actually… not just yet. It’s here next Friday, September 13. But boy, is it close!! To wet your appetite, here is a little taste of what’s to come this season. We’ve been lucky to chat with some absolutely wonderful guest dads who will make you laugh, reflect, reminisce and maybe even a little teary. It’s got it all! Big thanks to our great friends at HERTZ for coming back on board as our exclusive sponsor for Season 3, and because of that HODD listeners can go to hertz.com.au/hodd to get an awesome & exclusive discount on…

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   S2 · E14 · 23 Nov 2023 · 1 hr 10 min

   Wild Rule Breaking Season 2 Finale with Dr Billy Garvey

   It’s back! The episode where Hamish tears up the HODD rule book, by going over an hour AND talking to an expert. And not just any expert, but leading behavioural paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Dr Billy Garvey. Wild, right? In the sequel to his awesome Season 1 Episode , Dr Billy has been beyond generous with his time and has picked some choice moments from Season 2 to unpack with Hame and look at the clinical evidence behind the parenting gut work. And then Billy further builds on this to provide some amazing practical advice for a multitude of different scenarios that we…

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    S2 · E13 · 16 Nov 2023 · 59 min

    How Ben Crowe Dads

    Mindset coach to some of the world’s finest athletes, Ben Crowe reflects on his dadding journey so far. Given Ben is used to helping other people discover their story rather than delving into and analysing his own, we are really grateful to him for his openness and honesty, in what was a fascinating chat with Hame. Ben is the first to admit, like all of us, he’s continually making mistakes as a parent, and that putting all his professional knowledge into practice as a dad is far easier said than done. However, as someone who can expertly distil simple lessons from complex philosophies, Ben…