In this episode of the podcast I run through some events from the week as well as some dad hacks that are pretty much day to day hacks that make parent life easier. Take care of yourselves dads!COOLDAD MERCH IS LIVE! HOODIES, SHIRTS, HATS: www.

#39. The Third Space Of Fatherhood

12 days ago 26m 52s

In this episode of the podcast I chat about the importance of the Third Space and trying to keep your head as a dad through tantrums, late nights and any other unexpected events! Fatherhood is a tough gig, take care of yourself!COOLDAD MERCH IS

#38. New Dad Crash Course

Apr 22nd, 2024 21m 34s

In this episode of the podcast I take a journey back to the early days of fatherhood for a bit of a New Dad Crash Course for those expecting dads! What to expect, things to avoid and just some little tips that helped me through the early days!C

#37. The Attitude Era (Life With A Threenager)

Apr 15th, 2024 22m 47s

In this episode of the podcast I recap our Easter weekend, the girls birthdays and my new found life of a threenager dad (or the Attitude Era as I call it). CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable stories and experiences around fatherh

#36. Travelling With A Baby || Calin Jones

Mar 18th, 2024 1h 19m

This week I'm joined by new dad and long time friend Calin Jones. Calin has an 10 month old son and has just recently come back from a holiday as a family of three in Japan. We jump into some baby travel advice and hacks as well as how he manag

#35. Troy Jones (@fatherfigurecoach) || Cool Dad Catchups

Feb 28th, 2024 59m 50s

In this episode of the podcast I'm joined by TheFatherFigureCoach himself Troy Jones. Troy is a newly crowned stay at home dad who also is passionate in the fitness industry about keeping dads fit and healthy. Troy has a youtube show call Troy

#34. The 75 DAD Challenge

Feb 12th, 2024 19m 35s

In this episode of the Cool Dad Collective podcast we jump into my new challenge "The 75DAD" and how you can also be apart of it as well as an absolute horror story about food from the local park. Thank you to RIFF RAFF for sponsoring this week

#33. You Get Better Everyday

Jan 29th, 2024 17m 51s

In this episode of the Cool Dad Collective podcast we just into my issues with sleep, the joys of the first few days of kindy and some fatherhood motivation to start your week. CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable stories and experi

#32. Parenting Is Hard

Jan 7th, 2024 21m 43s

Welcome back to 2024! Absolutely pumped to be back recording this year, the podcast has been growing like crazy and the community is getting bigger which is unreal! This week we jump straight into a bit of a catch up about Christmas and our fam

#31. Parental Debrief || Kiah Paetz

Dec 18th, 2023 36m 26s

Today I sit down with my lovely fiance Kiah, to discuss our parenthood journey together so far. We decided to answer some questions from chatGPT around our expectation of mother/fatherhood. Great chat and awesome to finally have some time to he

#30. Cool Dad Catchups || Grant Gough

Nov 27th, 2023 44m 49s

In this episode of the podcast I'm joined by fellow girl dad Grant Gough. Grant is a father of 3 girls and in this episode we dive into his journey through fatherhood mainly focusing on his daughter Oakley. Oakley was born with Spinal Muscular

#29. Cool Dad Catchups || Nick Santinella

Oct 25th, 2023 49m 14s

In this episode of the podcast I'm joined by one of my best mates and fellow father of 2, Nick Santinella. We chat all things around what made us nervous before fatherhood, dealing with parent advice from others and some learning curves we've e

#28. Banking Memories

Oct 19th, 2023 29m 30s

Another big week of fatherhood! In this weeks episode I chat creating long lasting memories with my daughters, something that my 2 year old daughter said to me that caught me completely off guard and losing $100 worth of new kids clothes. CoolD

#27. Hot Dad Things

Oct 12th, 2023 28m 11s

Back again for your weekly fatherhood breakdown! This week we jump into automating parent life, hot mum/dad things and some words of wisdom to those expecting dads out there! CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable stories and experien

#26. Living With A Parasite (Not My Daughter)

Oct 3rd, 2023 26m 58s

We're finally back into it with some new podcasting equipment and of course some fatherhood stories from the past few weeks. From being a temporary stay at home dad to getting insanely sick we unpack what was a crazy few weeks!CoolDadCollective

#25. Toilet Training Turmoil

Sep 6th, 2023 25m 32s

Big for week the podcast this week with last weekend being fathers day! We jump in this week with a "grandad win" of the week, some pretty rotten toilet training issues, some sibling bonding and of course a toilet training "Sh*t Dad Club" momen

#24. Should I Be Nervous About Having Kids?

Aug 30th, 2023 23m 51s

I think episode of the podcast I chat about solo parenting for the weekend, what made me nervous about having kids and of course breaking down some manhood stereotypes! CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable stories and experiences ar

#23. The Problem With Gentle Parenting

Aug 22nd, 2023 25m 50s

In this episode of the podcast I chat about when your baby starts to reach milestones, how there is a time and a place for gentle parenting and of course some top notch "Sh*t Dad Club" moments!CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable st

#22. The Four Burner Theory

Aug 14th, 2023 21m 6s

I'm back after a small break away from the podcast! In this weeks episode we dive into my time working away from my family, the four burner theory for life and the similarities and difference between my first born and second born! CoolDadCollec

#21. Build The Cubby House

Jul 11th, 2023 22m 11s

In this weeks episode we go through a huge listener Dad Win, being present through all the firsts with my 3 month old, enjoying the small things like building cubby houses with my 2 year old and of course another Sh*t Dad Club moment from yours

#20. Debunking The Biggest Parenting Myth

Jul 4th, 2023 24m 22s

In this weeks episode I'm a fired up dad! We tackle a video I had go viral last week and the comments on the video, what to look for when choosing a kindy and pulling off what is known as "The Danger Breakfast". CoolDadCollective is a place for

#19. Road Tripping With A Toddler & A New Born

Jun 27th, 2023 25m 44s

In this episode I run through the 4 and a half hour road trip we went on with my 2 year old and my 3 month old, some road trip tips and of course some horror stories from the journey. CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable stories and

#18. The "Mummy Phase"

Jun 19th, 2023 24m 14s

In this episode we dive head first into a great personal dad win, some dad hangover advice, understanding the "mummy phase" and a pretty brutal Sh*t Dad Club moment from a listener!CoolDadCollective is a place for real, relatable stories and ex

#17. Arguing With Babies

Jun 12th, 2023 25m 36s

We're back after a well needed week off! In this episode of the podcast I chat about finally getting some of the family routines back, a pretty heated argument between me and my daughter and of course one of my most disturbing sh*t dad club mom

#16. The Tantrums Of A 2 Year Old

May 30th, 2023 24m 6s

In this episode I chat about dealing with my terrible 2 years old tantrums and experience the first smiles of my new born daughter. I also jumped into a massive Dad Win for the Cool Dad Collective community as well as a very relatable Sh*t Dad