No one had three kids nowadays. But Alex Breedon and his partner have. How have they done it? Well, they just did. We sit down with Alex, our partner in Parched March, to talk fatherhood, alcohol, full body scans and our host's bum health.Guest: Alex BreedonInstagram/X: @omdbpodcastBy OMDBpodcast

In your monthly dad news wrap:-- Dad leave changes in the UK, Europe, Japan and South Korea-- 80-year worries for climate change and Putin-- Fatherhood thoughts from BlackRock's Larry Fink, actor Bradley Cooper-- Father arrested over homework-- Parched March-- And when to socialise your babySend questions intoX/Facebook: @omdbpodcastEmail: overmyda…

Since the end of the World War 1, Australian dads have experienced The Great Depression, World War 2, the 60s, the Dismissal, the Howard Years, the GFC and Covid-19. We find out how the Australian father has evolved over time and how much work there is left to do.Guests: Emeritus Professor Alistair Thomson and Dr Kate Murphy from Monash University.…

In your monthly dad news wrap:-- Big news on the Australian gender pay gap and global pat leave changes-- Facebook shrugs off child safety on 20th birthday-- Australian Swifty Dads-- A kid gets stuck in a claw toy machine-- Shawshank Redemption turns 20-- Watermelon isn't good for overnight toilet trainingSend questions intoX/Facebook: @omdbpodcast…

There's an argument that men are ignoring their hunter-gatherer origins, their evolutionary instincts, to be more involved fathers. We speak to a zookeeper, thought leader and author of 'Wild Fathers' to see if fathers really are all the same across the animal kingdom.Guest: Erna WalravenInstagram/X: @omdbpodcast…

Welcome to The SITREP. A monthly update of fatherhood news and listener questions. Landing on the last day of the month, each month*.Send in your questions:Instagram/X: @omdbpodcastEmail: overmydadbodypodcast at gmail dot com* This episode was originally posted on January 31, but has been reposted after some minor edits. All SITREP episodes will fa…

In this episode, you’ll hear from Lebanese-Iraqi satirist Karl Sharro, known for his handle KarlreMarks on comedy, parenting, the West, the Middle East and what's appropriate content for children.Host: Alex Liddington-CoxGuests: Karl Sharro, satirist and architect (@KarlreMarks)Instagram/X: @omdbpodcast…

In this episode, You’ll hear the story of my vasectomy in an essay titled ‘Three Videogames’. Then you’ll hear the history of every vasectomy ever. Plus another science-themed instalment of the Greatest Dad in History.Host: Alex Liddington-CoxGuests: Dr Georgia Grainger, Professor Frank BongiornoInstagram: @omdbpodcast…

In this episode, it's just me sharing my own experience with dad leave (paid and unpaid, employed and self-employed) and taking you behind the scenes on our dad leave series. You'll also hear some observations about the history of Australia's parental leave system, why I think dads don't take more leave and why big change won't happen.Host: Alex Li…

In this episode, we speak with David* who was suddenly made redundant in the lead up to his paternity leave. We also speak to Slater+Gordon's Andrew Rich on what to do if your workplace puts the bottom line over your dad leave.Host: Alex Liddington-CoxGuests: David (last name withheld) and Slater + Gordon's Andrew RichInstagram: @omdbpodcast…

In this episode, we delve into the Australian government's changes to parental leave with one of the major policy minds that made it a reality. We also hear first hand on how dads are coping with securing paternity leave and workplace flexibility from one of Australia's leading researchers on the subject.Host: Alex Liddington-CoxGuests: Danielle Wo…

In this episode, we shed light on the science of breastfeeding versus formula from a dad’s point of view.Guests: Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz (@GidMK) from the University of Wollongong, Liam Mannix (@liammannix) from The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, and Matt Imlach.Gideon’s writing:-- Feeding Babies Part One — Formula Marketing Is Dodgy: https://bit.ly…

In this special episode, we're doing a deep dive into the 'Greatest Dad in History'. Young dads are told we should aspire to be equal partners in the raising of the children and the running of the household. As far back as the 1950s, one man from Brooklyn set the bar for fathers of today. We hear from his son how he did it and what lessons he passe…

In this special 'Sci-Fi Dads' episode we're joined by science writer from The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald Liam Mannix and the 'Street Level Scientist' Matt Imlach. We are dads, we love science and we love science fiction. Join Liam, Matt and Alex as they tackle the fatherhood and scifi themes and of Interstellar and Arrival, two of the most i…

In this episode we talk to one of Australia's leading experts on crying, Assoc. Prof. Tom Whelan, about whether young dads need to cry more, what actually happens when we cry and how to do it well. Then we have an essay on what makes Alex cry since becoming a father. Finally, we have our debut Greatest Dads In History segment.Special thanks to Yehu…

Alex is back with a second kid for a second season with references to a football legend, Stephen Fry and Lionel Hutz to tell the tale.By OMDBpodcast

Alex stuffed up his first grandparent management podcast because he had no idea what he was talking about. The day before he realised it, this was recorded.By OMDBpodcast

Alex asks what it means to see your hero dad figure fall from grace.By OMDBpodcast

Alex says coronavirus will socially isolate dads and rob them of their jobs. He's been through both and remembers the way out.By OMDBpodcast

Happy New Year!! Alex returns home from Japan with a well travelled baby. Travelling with a baby is possible, but good grief sterilising a bottle on the road is a pain in the arse.By OMDBpodcast

Alex meditates on the fact that couples are told to communicate after having a child, but communication breaks down under sleep deprivation.https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-39271-6Theme Song Credit: DJ BathtubBy OMDBpodcast

Alex has great sympathy for dads that don't ask for father's leave. But we've gotta do it fellas.Theme Song Credit: DJ BathtubBy OMDBpodcast

Alex retraces what it has felt like to become a dad from his childhood to his child's birth.Theme Song Credit: DJ BathtubBy OMDBpodcast

Alex wonders whether we can look to drugs for what it feels like to be a new dad and bristles at the lack of research on oxytocin and fatherhood.Theme Song Credit: DJ BathtubBy OMDBpodcast