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Two Doting Dads with 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…
Episodes
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#277 How To Ruin Your Child's Day In One Move
This week, the guys are absolutely failing at dad life. Matt makes one wrong move and ruins his kid's entire day, while Ash's house is threatening to collapse…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#276 Watch Your Kid & Back Up Your Threats
This week, the guys are back tackling your deepest, darkest Doting Dilemmas, kicking things off with an OG listener from across the ditch! She wants to know…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#275 A Boatload of Big News!
The frequent flyer points are getting a workout, but Ash is finally back from yet another overseas escape before announcing he's heading back overseas again…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#274 Keira Rumble: The Rollercoaster Of Motherhood
This week, the guys sit down with CEO and founder Keira Rumble, who opens up about the journey to becoming a mum and why getting pregnant was only the…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#273 Raging Against Everything
Get ready to RAGE, because the guys are absolutely fed up with everything this week. Car parks, nosy neighbours, construction sites, ChatGPT, their own…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#272 Cubicle Confessions
This week, Matt confesses to something he’s deeply uncomfortable with: using a public toilet when someone’s in the next cubicle. Thankfully, Ash…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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 -…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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"…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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?…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#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…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#221 Losing Friends & Making Enemies
It's been a tough week in parenting for the guys - Ash is pissed his kids keeping wasting paper. While Matt's thinking about lying to one of his kids about…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#220 Producer Vic On the Mic
You asked and we delivered - everything you ever wanted to know about the person you hear giggling in the background of each episode. Vic joined the pod late…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#219 We Need More Breast Pumps!
The guys are on a mission this week - helping tiny humans get the strongest start by funding breast pumps for hospitals that urgently need them. We’re…
Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash#218 Gen Muir "The Oracle" is back!
We only made it through one term of school before we had to drag Gen Muir back for some more advice on how to parent our kids. This time she teaches us how to…