Welcome to Daddies

Introducing John Pearce

Meeting The Wiggles in real life

Who is John's favourite Wiggle?

Maintaining high energy on stage

The great arm wrestling match

Touring the US and Canada with a toddler

Preparing for fatherhood

The pressure of being Big Strong John

The worst parenting poo stories

When your child recognises you on TV

Closing dad jokes

John Pearce, best known as Big Strong John from The Wiggles, reveals the hilarious and humbling reality of parenting a toddler while touring the world. From finding moments of peace in hotel room showers to dealing with explosive nappies, the children's entertainer proves that no amount of stage experience prepares you for fatherhood.

Rob and Marcus sit down with John to discuss his accidental path to joining The Wiggles, how he balances his high energy persona with the exhaustion of raising his son Henry, and the unique challenges of touring with his family. The hosts also share their own chaotic parenting stories, including a particularly unforgettable travel cot incident in far north Queensland.

The conversation explores how becoming a dad has actually changed John's approach to performing, the camaraderie among the parents at Hot Potato Studios, and the surreal experience of having your own child recognise you on television. Plus, a completely rigged arm wrestling match and some brutal dad jokes.

Chapters

00:19 Welcome to Daddies
01:08 Introducing John Pearce
02:18 Meeting The Wiggles in real life
04:43 Who is John's favourite Wiggle?
07:31 Maintaining high energy on stage
08:46 The great arm wrestling match
10:31 Touring the US and Canada with a toddler
12:51 Preparing for fatherhood
14:06 Shifting priorities after having a baby
16:45 The pressure of being Big Strong John
19:04 Having fun in the background of recordings
21:48 The worst parenting poo stories
25:24 How fatherhood made John a better Wiggle
27:46 Transitioning out of pull ups
29:46 When your child recognises you on TV
31:26 Closing dad jokes

Our guest

John Pearce is an entertainer and former member of Justice Crew who now performs as Big Strong John in The Wiggles. He is a father to a 20 month old boy named Henry.

TikTok: @johnadamopearce
The Wiggles: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiggles
Justice Crew: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Crew
Hot Potato Studios: wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/Hot_Potato_Studios

What to listen to next

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.

John Pearce, best known as Big Strong John from The Wiggles, reveals the hilarious and humbling reality of parenting a toddler while touring the world. From finding moments of peace in hotel room showers to dealing with explosive nappies, the children's entertainer proves that no amount of stage experience prepares you for fatherhood.
Rob and Marcus sit down with John to discuss his accidental path to joining The Wiggles, how he balances his high energy persona with the exhaustion of raising his son Henry, and the unique challenges of touring with his family. The hosts also share their own chaotic parenting stories, including a particularly unforgettable travel cot incident in far north Queensland.
The conversation explores how becoming a dad has actually changed John's approach to performing, the camaraderie among the parents at Hot Potato Studios, and the surreal experience of having your own child recognise you on television. Plus, a completely rigged arm wrestling match and some brutal dad jokes.
Chapters
00:19 Welcome to Daddies 01:08 Introducing John Pearce 02:18 Meeting The Wiggles in real life 04:43 Who is John's favourite Wiggle? 07:31 Maintaining high energy on stage 08:46 The great arm wrestling match 10:31 Touring the US and Canada with a toddler 12:51 Preparing for fatherhood 14:06 Shifting priorities after having a baby 16:45 The pressure of being Big Strong John 19:04 Having fun in the background of recordings 21:48 The worst parenting poo stories 25:24 How fatherhood made John a better Wiggle 27:46 Transitioning out of pull ups 29:46 When your child recognises you on TV 31:26 Closing dad jokes
Our guest
John Pearce is an entertainer and former member of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Crew">Justice Crew</a> who now performs as Big Strong John in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiggles">The Wiggles</a>. He is a father to a 20 month old boy named Henry.
TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@johnadamopearce">@johnadamopearce</a> The Wiggles: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiggles">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiggles</a> Justice Crew: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Crew">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_Crew</a> Hot Potato Studios: <a href="https://wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/Hot_Potato_Studios">wiggles.fandom.com/wiki/Hot_Potato_Studios</a>
What to listen to next
<a href="https://omny.fm/shows/daddies/it-takes-a-village">It Takes A Village</a> <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/daddies/marc-fennell-manosphere">Dads vs The Manosphere | Marc Fennell</a>
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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.

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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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The Wiggles' John Pearce shares the chaotic reality of touring with a toddler and how becoming a father has completely changed his approach to performing.

The Purple Wiggle | Big Strong John (John Pearce)

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