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Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash
by Matty J & Ash
Two Doting Dads is a podcast series that follows the parenting escapades of two good mates, Matty J and Ash Wicks. Like all good modern relationships, they met on Instagram and instantly bonded over the fact that they were both sleep-deprived Dads doing their best to dote over their two children. They share a very laid-back style to parenting, they don't pretend to be experts and they celebrate every single parenting mishap (which there are plenty). If you're listening for parenting advice, you've come to the wrong podcast.
Episodes
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#271 Are We Moving To China!?
This week Ash has been gallivanting around Asia, Matt’s being rejected in his own bedroom and the guys are preparing to unleash a calendar nobody asked for but everyone needs. First up, Ash is back from China (does this man ever unpack?) with a full rundown of his adventures and we’re pretty sure...
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#270 Maggie Dent: Are We Getting Parenting Wrong?!
The queen of common sense, Maggie Dent, is here to sort out the guys’ parenting problems with all the charm and wisdom we know and love about her. From schoolyard friendships to why presence beats presents, Maggie dishes out some much-needed perspective on the little moments that make you a good...
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#269 Parental Trauma Starts at the Airport
This week, the guys are feeling unhinged and it all starts with a pet graveyard in Nan’s backyard. Matt is still recovering from one of the most stressful airport experiences of his life for a holiday which somehow also delivered his biggest fanboy moment… with a Doter. Meanwhile, Ash is loading...
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#268 Are You My Real Dad?
Vic’s away, so naturally the boys have immediately reverted to children. They’re talking snacks, childhood favourites and the finer details of losing their virginity… because that's what happens when they're left unsupervised. Ash also gets a surprisingly wholesome moment when someone he used to...
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#267 Foreskin Cleaning & Other Things You Can’t Unhear
We’re all a little short on sleep this week, which might explain why we can’t keep a straight face from the second we turn the mics on. Or it could be because Louis joins the boys with a joke that could put them out of a job one day. In this ep - Ash reveals Macy’s disturbing new doll game before...
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#266 Jai Arrow & The Fight For His Family
Jai Arrow has fought plenty of battles on the footy field but now he's facing the biggest fight of his life - against MND. The NRL superstar joins us this week for an incredibly honest and moving conversation about his diagnosis and the decision to retire from the game to focus on fighting the...
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#265 We Got Busted!
Buckle up, because you’re in for a wild ride with this one. The guys are loosey-goosey after a whirlwind trip south for the Choreplay calendar shoot - they get so loud in fact that the pod almost gets shut down by noise complaints from the neighbours. Perhaps they got a little too into character…
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#264 The Birds & The Bees
This week the guys are flying solo without Vic, which means only one thing - another loose episode. The guys ask parents the one thing they’d love more of and without getting too political they think the solution is coffee. Meanwhile Ash has some breaking news from Latvia & Matt has a hack for...
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#263 Penis Slang and Phallic Toys
This week Ash has brought a brand new slang term to the pod and naturally, it’s all about the word penis. Now we just need to see if anyone else is actually willing to use it. Ash also shares a few of the things that have helped him stay off the booze before turning his attention to the far more...
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#262 Choc's Chats: Beyond The Banter
This week we sit down with the man behind Choc’s Chats, Jake Cullen, who you might recognise from social media for his funny videos, which are suspiciously similar to Ash’s. So naturally, the guys have a lot to talk about. Choc and Ash actually have a very similar meet-cute to Matt and Ash…...
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#261 Fast Dates, Fajitas & Flight Dramas
This week Ash is back from what he can only describe as the most disastrous holiday he’s ever been on. But there was one silver lining - he and April had their fastest date ever… you genuinely won’t believe how fast. Naturally, this leads the guys into an unexpected obsession with fajitas....
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#260 Are We Politicians Now?!
The guys have had a busy week. One minute they’re in Canberra lobbying politicians for more paid parental leave for dads, the next they’re accepting Father of the Year awards. Standard. Then it's straight into the important Doter Dilemmas because it’s Housekeeping Day. They address playground...
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#259 Ash & April - His Sobriety, Her Side Of The Story
This might just be one of our most emotional episodes yet. We’ve heard Ash’s sobriety story - the pain, the struggles and the voices in his head but today we hear from the person who was there through all of it: April. From their binge-drinking teenage years, through their 20's and into…
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#258 Gen Muir Is Back With Some Boundaries!
Our favourite parenting expert Gen Muir is back, and the guys waste absolutely no time using her as their own personal parenting hotline. The Oracle has also somehow found the time to write a whole new book, this one about boundaries, so naturally she kicks off by setting a few with the guys.…
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#257 The Magpie Ruining My Mental Health
The guys are back and they’ve fallen straight into silly mode this week. It starts with a roly-poly show from Macy-Moo, before Ash gets into a crazy water fight with a magpie threatening his mental health walks. Matt has a hack for tired parents trying to keep their future plans in sight while...
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#256 Someone Stop The Parenting Police
This week, the guys are recovering from Book Week - the annual tradition of parents spending far too much time and money making costumes their children will wear once before deciding they hate them. Who has the time when there are more parenting dilemmas to deal with?! This week the boys attempt…
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#255 How I Twisted My Testicle
This week Ash opens up about something he’s NEVER told anyone and it all stems from this week’s breaking news about testicular pain. It’s got to be heard to be believed! Meanwhile, Matt is getting an early start on the spring clean, trying to offload furniture he’s shocked no one wants to buy… or...
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#254 Dr Golly & The Life-Saving Rule Every Parent Should Know
This week the guys sit down with the baby whisperer himself, Dr Golly, Baby Bunting's newest ambassador. Dr Golly has spent the last 20 years as a paediatrician, but he said it was becoming a dad himself that gave him his biggest lessons in the job because he realised just how hard babies can and...
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#253 We Almost Burnt The House Down
This week, April leaves town and Ash quickly discovers how much she's holding the family operation together after the kids come dangerously close to burning the house down. The guys admit they both use a questionable tactic to get the kids on side - in fact it could even be a parenting hack to…
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#252 You Wanna Do WHAT To My Baby?!
We know the guys say they don’t give advice… but that hasn’t stopped them from giving plenty of it in this episode. It’s Doter Dilemma Monday and the questions are coming in hot - what to do when strangers try to touch your baby, how to navigate friendships when your the first to become a parent...
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#251 Just A Couple Of Cheeky Monkeys
This week we’re celebrating Ash’s birthday... with a gorilla-gram, because why not? Matt has become a godfather and now he’s finally got the son he’s always wanted. Naturally, he plans to shower the kid in gifts and a car is apparently not off the table. Ash has been solo parenting while April is...
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#250 Getting Schooled On Report Cards By Ben Knight
This week the guys get schooled by author, actor, comedian, teacher and now new dad Ben Knight and for once, it’s not their kids doing the teaching. Ben reveals what teachers really mean when they write those cryptic little comments on our kids’ report cards, and shares the one thing we should...
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#249 Officially DONE With Kids' Sport
This week the dads are handing kids' sport a straight red card after both finding themselves trapped in sporting situations they'd rather have escaped. Matt spent hours stuck in a chaotic queue for a dance concert while Ash accidentally became Oscar's fill-in soccer coach. What started as helping...
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#Ep 248 Don't Tell Him To Stop Drinking
This week the guys are going against everything they've ever promised, diving headfirst into your parenting dilemmas... with a sprinkle of advice for the Doters. 💥 Does moving away from your best mate mean the friendship is destined for the group chat graveyard? 🚸 What age should kids be…
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#247 How Will I Find You In Heaven?
This week, Ash is up in arms over a betrayal of the highest order after walking in on his wife in... let's just say, a compromising position. Meanwhile, Matt faces the ultimate dilemma: spend the evening watching a war documentary with his mum or having sex with Laura. You won't believe who wins....
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#246 First Foods & Lunchbox Hacks With Jules from The Bable
School's back, which means the guys are already feeling defeated by the daily lunchbox battle so they've called in the expert – qualified nutritionist Jules from The Bable (The Baby Food Bible) – to show them not only how to pack a healthy lunchbox the kids will actually eat but how to feed...
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#245 Security Would Like To See You At Reception!
Ash has survived the school holidays… barely. With the entire household struck down sick for eight days, he became the designated nurse: cooking, cleaning, and running the ship solo. Matt's back from said Bali with tales of parent-child massages, the cruellest security camera prank ever played on…
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#244 Crimes At The Breakfast Buffet!
Matt's back from Bali and he's got beef... with the nonnas of this country, who apparently think it's fine to kiss children they've never met in airport elevators. Ash also unveiled the greatest travel hack of all time: April's buffet tackle box, a Kmart special that's fed the family for an…
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#243 The Swimming Lesson That Broke Matt
Matt's on the brink after a house full of nits and a swimming lesson that never happened. He's also discovered that entertaining a baby is a lot harder than it looks after realising he has no idea how to play with Poppy. Despite being sick, Ash has loaded up on vitamins and is ready to vent,...
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#242 The Period Education We Clearly Needed - With Jackie From The Nourished Cycle
Confession: we thought we knew how periods worked. We absolutely did not. This week we're getting a proper education from Jackie from The Nourished Cycle. She schools us on every stage of the menstrual cycle including why we really need to know when the luteal phase is, why PMS isn't as simple as...
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#241 Pocket Money Fails & Canteen Gossip
Ash is sick, in denial that school holidays have started and has a newfound respect for every woman who's ever had an epidural after seeing the size of that needle. Meanwhile, Matt's just landed from the Gold Coast and is already off to Bali (must be nice), but not before spiralling over the…
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#240 Inappropriate Lyrics, Mood Lighting & Toilet Etiquette
Ash's sick, so naturally the episode goes completely off the rails. This week we're discussing the deeply concerning music our kids know all the words to, whether there's an acceptable playlist for sex (and just how much mood lighting is too much), plus a Doter Hack from a listener who's found a...
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#239 This Show Is BORING!
This week, Ash takes Oscar on a trip to make some core memories which might just earn him Dad of the Year. Meanwhile, Matt is trying to avoid kicking off another sibling rivalry while celebrating Marlie's birthday, but one very unimpressed child isn't exactly sold on the entertainment. Plus the...
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#238 Jackson Wray: The Dad Every Parent Can Learn From
We've had plenty of parenting experts on the podcast lately and while we've loved every bit of advice they've shared, today's guest brings something just as valuable. Jackson Wray isn't a doctor or parenting guru. But he's an expert in showing up every day for his daughter, Frankie. Frankie is…
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#237 We Didn't Sign Up For Homework
The boys are getting sentimental this week - after three years of recording everywhere from kitchen tables to borrowed spaces, they're finally settling into their very own podcast studio and enjoying the fruits of their labour. Ash shares the full, gruesome story behind his recent tooth…
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#236 Footy Before Fatherhood?
It's another Housekeeping episode and the boys are tackling one of parenting's toughest questions: should footy ever come before fatherhood? Matty reveals he's been flying solo while Laura and Nanna are away, so Vic suggests a little "tandem parenting" to help get through the chaos. Meanwhile,...
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#235 Cock-blocked By A Toothache
Ash is having a rough week. Not only is he battling a toothache, but it also cost him a shot at some much-needed romance. He's also got an all-time "poonami" story after literally following his nose to discover one of his kids was hiding a nasty surprise. Meanwhile, Matt is flying solo on…
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#234 The Silent Struggle Of Dads with Dr Zac
This Men's Health Week (from June 15), we're turning the spotlight onto dads. Because when's the last time you asked a new father how he's really doing? Findings from Movember's More Than A Provider report reveal that 1 in 5 dads feel more isolated or lonely since having kids. The study also…
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#233 Call Me Baby
This week the boys are divided over pet names - Ash says they’re pure ick, while Matt’s fully committed to the cringe. Then things escalate when Ash roasts the way Matt talks to his kids… until Matt produces actual evidence of Ash using a very different voice with Macy. Hypocrite or justified…
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#232 The Toy That Finally Broke Us
We’re back with another housekeeping ep and the boys are ripping through the to-do list this week — from parenting lies and par-rants to a couple of doter dilemmas thrown in for good measure. The guys unpack the backlash around “new baby on board” commuter badges… and let’s just say they’ve got...
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#231 Parenting Hacks & Horrors - Two Doting Dads
This week, we're laying all our worst habits on the table. From snoring to bath-time dinners and a comment that quickly veered into dangerous territory, the boys aren't exactly covering themselves in glory. Add in a stressful studio fit-out and a few petty squabbles and things are getting a…
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#230 Coaching Kids With Tim French
Today's guest is an absolute legend when it comes to understanding boys... and judging by this chat, parents too. Tim French is a father of two boys, a teacher, and now a parent educator who's helped countless young men find their feet when they've lost their way. He's seen struggling teenagers...
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#229 Can We Leave The Kids At Home?
Cover your kids ears for this ep because there's a whole lotta adults only chat on board. Matt's girls walked in on something he'd rather they hadn't (don't worry, it's not as bad as it sounds). Ash's all hot under the collar because April's doing party pumps. Plus we debate the great parenting...
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#228 A Birthday Crisis & Ash's Big Breakup
This week the guys are tackling the big questions facing Australia... and it's all centred around a beloved birthday party ritual that seems to have fallen by the wayside. Ash also thanks everyone for their outpour of support for his sobriety journey but there's one Doter letter that leads him…
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#227 Petty Squabbles & Parenting Backflips
This week the boys are carrying on like feuding brothers who’ve just been told they need to share a bedroom. There’s tension over paint samples, furniture choices and the studio fit-out, forcing Vic to step-in and split them up. Meanwhile, Vic gives the guys a much-needed education on geriatric...
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#226 Highs & Lows with Holly Nicholson (Kingston)
You might remember Holly Nicholson from winning the heart of Pilot Jimmy on The Bachelor - but these days her biggest challenge is negotiating with a toddler and surviving motherhood on minimal sleep. Since finding reality TV love, Holly’s gotten married, had baby Lenny and built a loyal…
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#225 Highchair Hassles & Horny Parents
This week there’s a LOT of pent-up frustration… and for once the kids aren’t entirely to blame. Ash is convinced Bluey is ruining his life, Matt’s at war with the latest pet Marlie’s brought home and a faulty door lock has officially cock-blocked Matt and Laura. The boys bond over the one baby...
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#224 Did we just double our workload!?
We're back so soon! Not what you were expecting!? You've been asking and now we're FINALLY delivering - two eps a week every Monday and Wednesday. In today's new ep we dive head first into housekeeping and boy is there a lot of it (because we all know you secretly love it)! Ash reveals a pathetic...
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#223 Sexy Talk, Spicy Playdates & The Great Gender Debate
From bedroom conversations to playground politics, nothing’s off limits this week. We’re talking sexy talk, navigating spicy playdates and wading bravely into the great gender debate... and let's just say they've got some surprising revelations about the two sexes. The boys also tap into their...
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#222 Global Leading Sexologist Juliet Allen
We’re kicking off the week with a conversation guaranteed to spark a few chats at home… The guys sit down with globally recognised sexologist Juliet Allen for an honest, eye-opening chat about intimacy, connection, and keeping the spark alive. From dirty talk and wooing their wives, to the...
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Two Doting Dads is a podcast series that follows the parenting escapades of two good mates, Matty J and Ash Wicks. Like all good modern relationships, they met on Instagram and instantly bonded over the fact that they were both sleep-deprived Dads doing their best to dote over their two children. They share a very laid-back style to parenting, they don't pretend to be experts and they celebrate every single parenting mishap (which there are plenty). If you're listening for parenting advice, you've come to the wrong podcast.
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Two Doting Dads is a podcast series that follows the parenting escapades of two good mates, Matty J and Ash Wicks. Like all good modern relationships, they met on Instagram and instantly bonded over the fact that they were both sleep-deprived Dads doing their best to dote over their two children....
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