Today's episode is a conversation with Joseph Solomon. Joseph is a senior public servant who took two and a half years out from his career to care for his three children. He has a lot of wisdom about fatherhood and parenting, and I'm delighted

TGS #4 - A Conversation with JP Messina

Jun 5th, 2020 1h 24m

In today's episode I talk to professor of philosophy, Dr J.P. Messina. We talk about philosophy's usefulness for understanding and assessing norms and decisions, especially in times of crisis. The launching point for the conversation was a disc

#12 - Ten years as a man mum

Apr 19th, 2020 1h 8m

Today’s episode is a conversation with Nick Tarr, another (much more experienced) man mum. Nick gives a really thoughtful account of why he chose to do what he’s doing and how he goes about it.

TGS #3 - Physiotherapy with Maree Hohaia

Mar 27th, 2020 37m 28s

In today's episode of The Good Stuff, I talk to the very talented and accomplished physiotherapist Maree Hohaia of HEALINGHANZ. We talk about what physiotherapy is; why it makes the world a better place; what it's like to have a profession that

#11 - Another teacast

Mar 26th, 2020 29m 1s

Today's episode is another follow-on from a Tea With Alice episode. We ask the question: if you espouse a consequentialist ethic (we should do what we can to enhance net human wellbeing), how does being a full time parent measure up? We muse ab

#10 - Tea with Alice twincast

Feb 19th, 2020 40m 46s

This is the second half of a conversation from the Tea with Alice podcast.We talk about freedom of expression on the internet and why I don’t want to talk about it; the need for our social and political concerns to encompass the recognition a

TGS #2 - Biotech with Andreas Kisling Harris

Feb 17th, 2020 1h 17m

In today’s episode I speak with my friend, Dr Andreas Kisling Harris. I loved this conversation and hope you do too. He’s a scientist who started out as a theoretical physicist and worked his way into the field of bacterial genetic engineering.

TGS #1 - Teaching classics with Sam Hitchings

Feb 3rd, 2020 1h 25m

In today’s episode I talk with Sam Hitchings, a high school classics teacher. In the course of our discussion about Classics, we discuss literacy and numeracy, self development, value frameworks and how to learn from cultures whose values are n

#9 - Power and status

Feb 1st, 2020 24m 55s

In this episode I make an exciting announcement, then turn to a couple of wrinkles in my relationship, as a man mum, with power and status.

#8 - A love-filled life

Dec 13th, 2019 28m 4s

In today’s episode I talk about what is best about being a man mum; and how the worst and best things are often closely connected.

#7 - Oh the profanity!

Dec 4th, 2019 24m 51s

In today’s episode I talk about how swearing stifles expressive capabilities. That’s why it’s a problem when public discussion becomes more coarse; and also why we’re right to try not to expose our children to bad language.

#6 - The compressed social life

Nov 27th, 2019 24m 38s

In today’s episode I answer two listener questions: how do you maintain work and social relationships with so much less time on your hands; and is this challenge harder for introverts or extroverts?

#5 - Physical Listcast

Nov 22nd, 2019 32m 2s

Today’s episode is a listicle-style cast about the physical ups and downs of a stay-at-home father’s life.

#4 - Style and authenticity

Nov 14th, 2019 14m 33s

In this episode I think about how the media and tools we use for communication shape our thinking and expression; and how this affects authenticity.

#3 - Bolognese-cast

Nov 14th, 2019 7m 48s

In this episode I talk about how women who hope to have children expect to take time out for work. They tend to plan their careers with this in mind; and men (like me) have not yet learned this.

#2 - Daycare and manliness

Nov 14th, 2019 21m 48s

In this episode, I talk about why I decided to become a full time, stay at home father; and how I deal with the occasional (or not so occasional) feelings of emasculation that come with the job.

#1 - What is a man-mum?

Nov 14th, 2019 9m 7s

In this first episode of the man-mum podcast I deal with the important issues: what’s a man-mum? And why have I succumbed to the cliché of producing parenting content?

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