Two Doting Dads with Matty J & Ash

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 their birth date which got them wondering why are we so fixed on birth dates in the first place?! 

And Matt confesses he and Laura have crossed a line they can't take back.

The guys dive deep into a Doter Dilemma on babysitters' ages and we're back with more hilarious takes...

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 last year and since then she's become a close part of the team, pumping the guys up, offering advice (and worming chocolate) and being a shoulder to cry on if they need it. 

She's had an extensive career in both TV and radio as well as being the proud mum to two little ki...

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 donating 100% of every Two Doting Dads Plush Toy sold to the Humpty Dumpty Foundation to help fund more pumps across Australia.

If you'd like to donate some cash to the cause head to www.twodotingdads.com!

Meanwhile in the Johnson household - someone has a wobbly tooth -...

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 set boundaries with an empathy sandwich, why our kids lying to us is actually a good thing and why modern parenting is doing our heads in.

It's another gold standard episode with our favourite parent educator and we know you'll leave feeling smarter and more capable to parent...

The guys are still recovering from what they say is the biggest parenting stitch up of all time... and the end of daylight saving has left them tired and grumpy.

Matt is pare-ranting after spending all weekend inside cleaning while the kids complained, while Ash is in brag mode after Oscar had a big win in sport.

The guys dissect how much pocket money we should be giving our kids for this week's Doter Dilemma.

And with Mothers' Day...

Ash went on an adults only holiday and accidentally booked himself into a very questionable hotel.

Meanwhile Matt's recovering from a dramatic week after Laura's 40th and the death of his neighbour.

Ash is suspicious that both events occurred in the same week.

The boys have a LOL about whether or not sausages belong in the lunchbox and Matt's daughter has created a book about their family pet - cute story but let's just say the tit...

Today's guest is a former detective who spent ten years on the force interviewing kids - so she knows everything there is to know about keeping them safe.

Kristi McVee is also a mum, so she knows how hard it can be getting kids to tell us anything!

So she's got some great advice and even a card game to help kids to start thinking about their safety and how to open up to us about it.

We all love our kids but we might not always know...

The boys let loose this week with a few fun facts about farts and let's just say their wives won't be happy about them.

Plus Ash is dealing with a bad habit that Oscar has picked up from school.

While Matty's been belting out a tune with very questionable lyrics to keep baby Poppy happy. 

And the boys discuss how much we should be spending on birthday presents that got the whole podcast team up in arms!

This week it's back to the crazy, beautiful chaos of parenting and the boys feel like they're in the wild west where it's every parent for themselves.

Matt stumbles into a kids' fight club at the cinema and is wondering where the f*** are all the parents!? 

Meanwhile Ash thinks Oscar has signed up to some sort of playground premier league.

And the boys discuss why kids are so obsessed with bandaids and when we all need to stop...

He's known as relatable teacher Jim, but he's also a relatable dad-of-three with so much great advice when it comes to kids, we started taking notes.

He's a primary teacher from Victoria who's built a huge online following for his incredibly relatable videos on everything from how to change a nappy to how to bath a baby.

You can follow him on instagram or twitter - but for some real nuggets of gold, listen to this episode where he ...

 It's a heavy ep today but an important one. 

Ash opens up about his sobriety journey now he's made it to day 100... a milestone he and Matt weren’t sure he’d reach.

Ash stopped drinking simply to have a break - but what it unleashed is something bigger than he could've ever imagined and now he's not sure he can go back. It’s a really honest and, at times, emotional chat. We touch on mental health and so...

The guys are lucky they can bring you the pod this week after a near brawl with podcast rivals at a recent awards night.

The boys live to tell the tale AND there's footage of how it all went down - you won't believe who started it!

Plus Ash is unlocking core memories with Oscar lately and it's CUTE AF!

While Matt's recent outing to the zoo uncovered his secret spite for Laura's plans to go wrong.

And the guys answer more of your Do...

We know author & comedian Tanya Hennessy has been open about her struggles to become a mum, but we didn't know she'd been secretly pining to come on the podcast but couldn't because she wasn't a mum yet.

Well she's put an end to that because after seven years and seven rounds of IVF she's now enjoying motherhood with her beautiful baby Scottie.

Tanya reveals why it's been hard complaining about sleep deprivation when she's been...

It's tough times for Matt at the moment - his white goods are dropping like flies and he's in the dog house with Laura - but he swears it's not his fault!

The guys deep dive into mum rage and Ash has a cracking story about April - his ceiling fan has never looked the same since.

And can you give the tooth fairy an IOU if you've got no coins? The boys battle it out over whether we need to keep the magic up for our kids. 

Plus t...

It's not been a good week for poor old Matt.

There's a doll in his daughter's life that's causing him all sorts of grief.

Plus he opens up about being verbally assaulted by a child at pickup AND why he can't stand people who insist on spoiling his kids.

Meanwhile Ash thinks he's getting trolled by his family before Matt starts trolling him about his Sizzler order.

Oh and did we mention Sizzler's coming back! It's the good breaking ...

The boys meet Tiktok megastar Havea 676 also known as Ilai Matangi.

The father-of-four has had a huge couple of years after being named both Tiktok creator of the year and comedy creator of the year.

And while he might have a few more million followers, Ilai is as humble as they come... and as the boys discover, is a big softie at heart.

He even sheds a few tears getting deep with the boys about dad life. 

Plus he has some inc...

Matt is still recovering from Lola's birthday party - but he's fronted up to give Doters advice on what not to do after things almost went horribly wrong.

Plus he's realised the hardest part of having a nanny is something he never even considered.

Meanwhile Ash reveals why he was surprised by the odd "toy" Macy chose to bring to kindy.

This week the boys are back with more advice - they've opened the floodgates and now nothing can ...

We know, we know - we said we'd never give advice.

But our inbox has been heaving with questions from mums & dads begging for advice and we started to think, with five kids between us and two hundred eps under our belt we do know a thing or two about parenting. 

So we're opening the floodgates, starting with a new dad who desperately wants to know if there is light at the end of the tunnel while in the thick of those sleep...

You might recognise Matty Fahd from his 17 seasons on Gogglebox, but he's also a father-of-two caught up with the boys during a long week of solo-parenting while Sarah is away.

Matty opens up about how he was raised, how it's affected his parenting style, how he gave away his adrenaline-junky lifestyle after having kids and the anxiety he faces as a parent of two boys.

Matty admits while he might not have height on his side, he has...