Wrapping up season one

A blended Father's Day breakfast

The transition to mint toothpaste

Bringing a newborn home

What nobody tells you about babies

Experiencing love at first sight

Overrated and underrated baby gear

Nesting for non birthing parents

Balancing fatherhood with a career

The impact of kids on friendships

Defending the podcast name

Lessons learned from their own fathers

Takeaways from season one guests

Advice for expecting parents

Being a memory for your children

A tiny human enveloped in a massive car seat is a universal image of early parenthood. Bringing a baby home from the hospital marks the abrupt end of professional medical support and the sudden beginning of figuring it out on the fly, whether that means explaining the concept of gravity to a newborn or taking a three day old to a Canadian Pride parade.

Wrapping up the first season of Daddies, hosts Rob and Marcus turn the microphones on themselves to answer listener questions. The pair reflect on their distinct journeys into fatherhood, from the emotional culmination of a years long surrogacy process to the slow, steady growth of a profound parental bond. They also tackle the practical realities of raising kids, debating the merits of baby heart rate monitors, the messy truth about reusable nappies, and the absolute necessity of baby wipes.

Beyond the gear, the hosts explore how becoming fathers has reshaped their careers, friendships, and relationships with their own dads. Sharing vulnerable moments and terrible dad jokes, they look back on the lessons learned from their guests over the past ten episodes and offer a poignant reminder that parents are ultimately building memories for a future they will never see.

Chapters

00:25 Wrapping up season one
01:23 A blended Father's Day breakfast
05:58 The transition to mint toothpaste
09:05 Bringing a newborn home
15:24 What nobody tells you about babies
18:41 Experiencing love at first sight
21:52 Overrated and underrated baby gear
28:00 Nesting for non birthing parents
30:02 Balancing fatherhood with a career
34:40 The impact of kids on friendships
38:06 Defending the podcast name
38:52 Lessons learned from their own fathers
42:15 Takeaways from season one guests
44:56 Advice for expecting parents
49:19 Being a memory for your children

What to listen to next

The Purple Wiggle | Big Strong John (John Pearce)
It Takes A Village

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Credits
Hosts: Rob Stott and Marcus Hurley
Producer: Amelia Navascues
Videographer: Jordan Yankov
A Man of Many production. New episodes every Thursday.

A tiny human enveloped in a massive car seat is a universal image of early parenthood. Bringing a baby home from the hospital marks the abrupt end of professional medical support and the sudden beginning of figuring it out on the fly, whether that means explaining the concept of gravity to a newborn or taking a three day old to a Canadian Pride parade.
Wrapping up the first season of Daddies, hosts Rob and Marcus turn the microphones on themselves to answer listener questions. The pair reflect on their distinct journeys into fatherhood, from the emotional culmination of a years long surrogacy process to the slow, steady growth of a profound parental bond. They also tackle the practical realities of raising kids, debating the merits of baby heart rate monitors, the messy truth about reusable nappies, and the absolute necessity of baby wipes.
Beyond the gear, the hosts explore how becoming fathers has reshaped their careers, friendships, and relationships with their own dads. Sharing vulnerable moments and terrible dad jokes, they look back on the lessons learned from their guests over the past ten episodes and offer a poignant reminder that parents are ultimately building memories for a future they will never see.
Chapters
00:25 Wrapping up season one 01:23 A blended Father's Day breakfast 05:58 The transition to mint toothpaste 09:05 Bringing a newborn home 15:24 What nobody tells you about babies 18:41 Experiencing love at first sight 21:52 Overrated and underrated baby gear 28:00 Nesting for non birthing parents 30:02 Balancing fatherhood with a career 34:40 The impact of kids on friendships 38:06 Defending the podcast name 38:52 Lessons learned from their own fathers 42:15 Takeaways from season one guests 44:56 Advice for expecting parents 49:19 Being a memory for your children
What to listen to next
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/daddies/purple-wiggle-big-strong-john">The Purple Wiggle | Big Strong John (John Pearce)</a> <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/daddies/it-takes-a-village">It Takes A Village</a>
Enjoying Daddies? Follow the show in your podcast app so every new episode lands automatically, and leave a rating and a review. It is the difference between someone scrolling past and pressing play.
Find us
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/daddiespodcastau/">@daddiespodcastau</a> TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@daddiespodcastau">@daddiespodcastau</a> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/daddiespodcastau">@daddiespodcastau</a> Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.com/@daddiespodcastau">@daddiespodcastau</a> X: <a href="https://x.com/daddiespodau">@daddiespodau</a> Watch the full episodes on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@manofmany">youtube.com/@manofmany</a> Listen on Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/daddies-by-man-of-many/id6804513711">podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/id6804513711</a> Find us on Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4JqZSIBvqU33N5LGJ3b46S">open.spotify.com/show/4JqZSIBvqU33N5LGJ3b46S</a> Everything else: <a href="https://manofmany.com/podcasts/daddies">manofmany.com/podcasts/daddies</a>
Credits Hosts: <a href="https://manofmany.com/author/robstott/">Rob Stott</a> and Marcus Hurley Producer: Amelia Navascues Videographer: Jordan Yankov A Man of Many production. New episodes every Thursday.

Two dads. Two completely different paths to fatherhood. And all the stuff nobody warns you about. Daddies is a new podcast from Man of Many, hosted by Rob Stott, Editor-in-Chief of Man of Many, raising a daughter with his husband via surrogacy, and Marcus Hurley, a single dad navigating co-parenting. This isn't a tips-and-tricks parenting show. Nobody here is going to tell you how to raise your kids. Each episode takes a piece of modern life; fitness, friendships, work, money, identity, guilt, and asks what actually happens to it once a kid is in the picture. Daddies launches Sunday 6 September.

Two dads. Two completely different paths to fatherhood. And all the stuff nobody warns you about. Daddies is a new podcast from Man of Many, hosted by Rob Stott, Editor-in-Chief of Man of Many, raising a daughter with his husband via surrogacy, and Marcus Hurley, a single dad navigating co-parenting. This isn't a tips-and-tricks parenting show. Nobody here is going to tell you how to raise your kids. Each episode takes a piece of modern life; fitness, friendships, work, money, identity, guilt, and asks what actually happens to it once a kid is in the picture. Daddies launches Sunday 6 September.

Daddies by Man of Many 

Two dads. Two completely different paths to fatherhood. And all the stuff nobody warns you about.

Daddies is a podcast from Man of Many, hosted by Rob Stott, Editor-in-Chief of Man of Many, raising a daughter with his husband via surrogacy, and Marcus Hurley, a single dad navigating co-parenting. This isn't a tips-and-tricks parenting show. Nobody here is going to tell you how to raise your kids. Each episode takes a piece of modern life; fitness, friendships, work, money, identity, guilt, and asks what actually happens to it once a kid is in the picture.

Honest, funny and unfiltered conversations about modern fatherhood from Man of Many, Australia's largest men's lifestyle site. For new dads, single dads, step dads, dads-to-be, and anyone raising kids alongside one.

New episodes every Thursday.

Follow Daddies in your podcast app so you never miss an episode, and leave a rating and a review to help other dads find the show.

Find us on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Threads at @daddiespodcastau, and on X at @daddiespodau. More from Man of Many at manofmany.com

Two dads. Two completely different paths to fatherhood. And all the stuff nobody warns you about.
Daddies is a podcast from Man of Many, hosted by Rob Stott, Editor-in-Chief of Man of Many, raising a daughter with his husband via surrogacy, and Marcus Hurley, a single dad navigating co-parenting. This isn't a tips-and-tricks parenting show. Nobody here is going to tell you how to raise your kids. Each episode takes a piece of modern life; fitness, friendships, work, money, identity, guilt, and asks what actually happens to it once a kid is in the picture.
Honest, funny and unfiltered conversations about modern fatherhood from Man of Many, Australia's largest men's lifestyle site. For new dads, single dads, step dads, dads-to-be, and anyone raising kids alongside one.
New episodes every Thursday.
Follow Daddies in your podcast app so you never miss an episode, and leave a rating and a review to help other dads find the show.
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Daddies by Man of Many

Hosts Rob and Marcus wrap up the first season of Daddies by answering listener questions, reflecting on their own fatherhood journeys, and sharing the lessons they have learned along the way.

The Daddies Q&A: Season Finale Special

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/49db3bda-4b54-4a69-a7b9-b39a00977424/clips/87237d55-004c-4f84-869e-b4f80063d48a/transcript