The privilege of solo parenting

Assumptions about dads in public

Shifting perceptions of fatherhood

Accepting help as a single parent

Winning family portrait competitions

Holding the fort while your partner travels

Surviving weekends without afternoon naps

Auditioning for a musical theatre role

Does it really take a village?

When your babysitters become grey nomads

Defining the modern parenting village

Building a community takes intention

An international network of surrogates

What is missing from your village?

Closing out with a dad joke

When a father takes his child out in public, he isn't babysitting and he certainly isn't giving his wife the day off. He is simply being a parent. Yet the persistent, well-meaning comments from strangers suggest society still has a long way to go in understanding modern fatherhood.

Marcus and Rob unpack the realities of solo parenting, from the exhaustion of long weekends without backup to the sudden disappearance of the afternoon nap. Rob shares his experience holding the fort while his husband took a much-needed retreat to Bali, highlighting the relentless nature of parenting without a moment to hit the gym or unwind. Meanwhile, Marcus navigates the logistics of scheduling family portraits and musical theatre auditions around his 50/50 custody arrangement.

The conversation then turns to the age-old proverb that it takes a village to raise a child. With families spread across the globe, grandparents embracing the grey nomad lifestyle and the traditional community structures of the past evolving, the hosts explore what a modern village actually looks like. From overseas surrogates to the cool dads at daycare, they reflect on the intentional effort required to build a support network today.

Chapters

00:00 The privilege of solo parenting
01:21 Assumptions about dads in public
03:03 Shifting perceptions of fatherhood
04:02 Accepting help as a single parent
05:46 Winning family portrait competitions
08:49 Holding the fort while your partner travels
10:04 Surviving weekends without afternoon naps
12:14 Auditioning for a musical theatre role
13:26 Does it really take a village?
16:26 When your babysitters become grey nomads
18:12 Defining the modern parenting village
20:25 Building a community takes intention
21:41 An international network of surrogates
22:55 What is missing from your village?
24:32 Closing out with a dad joke

What to listen to next

Dads vs The Manosphere | Marc Fennell
Surviving Dad Burnout

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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.

When a father takes his child out in public, he isn't babysitting and he certainly isn't giving his wife the day off. He is simply being a parent. Yet the persistent, well-meaning comments from strangers suggest society still has a long way to go in understanding modern fatherhood.
Marcus and Rob unpack the realities of solo parenting, from the exhaustion of long weekends without backup to the sudden disappearance of the afternoon nap. Rob shares his experience holding the fort while his husband took a much-needed retreat to Bali, highlighting the relentless nature of parenting without a moment to hit the gym or unwind. Meanwhile, Marcus navigates the logistics of scheduling family portraits and musical theatre auditions around his 50/50 custody arrangement.
The conversation then turns to the age-old proverb that it takes a village to raise a child. With families spread across the globe, grandparents embracing the grey nomad lifestyle and the traditional community structures of the past evolving, the hosts explore what a modern village actually looks like. From overseas surrogates to the cool dads at daycare, they reflect on the intentional effort required to build a support network today.
Chapters
00:00 The privilege of solo parenting 01:21 Assumptions about dads in public 03:03 Shifting perceptions of fatherhood 04:02 Accepting help as a single parent 05:46 Winning family portrait competitions 08:49 Holding the fort while your partner travels 10:04 Surviving weekends without afternoon naps 12:14 Auditioning for a musical theatre role 13:26 Does it really take a village? 16:26 When your babysitters become grey nomads 18:12 Defining the modern parenting village 20:25 Building a community takes intention 21:41 An international network of surrogates 22:55 What is missing from your village? 24:32 Closing out with a dad joke
What to listen to next
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/daddies/marc-fennell-manosphere">Dads vs The Manosphere | Marc Fennell</a> <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/daddies/surviving-dad-burnout">Surviving Dad Burnout</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.
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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

Marcus and Rob unpack the realities of solo parenting and the shifting perceptions of fathers in public. They also explore the age-old proverb that it takes a village to raise a child, asking what a modern support network actually looks like.

It Takes A Village

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