Wiggle Talk - A Podcast For Parents

What kind of dad are Simon and Lachy when the skivvies come off? A little bit soft, a little bit strict, occasionally full Tom Cruise crawling through homemade booby traps… and not nearly as organised as they’d probably like to be. In this Dear Wiggles, dad mode is exposed in all its chaotic glory.

HOSTS
Simon Pryce
Lachlan Gillespie

PRODUCERS
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Many parents don’t think too hard about toy safety until something makes us stop and look more closely. In this episode, Simon and Lachy are joined by Rod Balding from Standards Australia and Sarah Hunstead from CPR Kids to talk about button battery safety, children’s toy safety, and what parents and carers need to know.

They unpack how product safety works, what to look for in children’s products, and what steps ...

Every now and then, your child does something so bold, so shameless and so committed that it sends you straight back to your own childhood. In this Dear Wiggles episode, Simon and Lachy look back on some truly cringeworthy moments from their younger years - the outfits, the phases, the choices and the absolute confidence behind all of it.

HOSTS
Simon Pryce
Lachlan Gillespie

PRODUCERS...

Andy Griffiths knows a thing or two about getting kids hooked on books - and his advice is surprisingly simple: make reading feel like fun, not homework.

This week on Wiggle Talk, Simon and Lachy chat with the beloved author and Australian Children’s Laureate about why humour, silliness and adventure can be the very things that help children fall in love with stories. And it’s not just about books - it’s also...

One day you’re “Mum” or “Dad”… and the next your child is suddenly calling you by your actual first name. Is it cheeky? Is it a phase? Or should you be correcting it straight away?

HOSTS
Simon Pryce
Lachlan Gillespie

PRODUCERS
Produced by The Wiggles and Mylk Media
Madeline Joannou
Nick Webb

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What if the weather isn’t just small talk, but one of the best ways to help children understand feelings, resilience and the world around them? This week, Simon and Lachy are joined by Nine weather presenter and author Jessica Braithwaite for a conversation that starts with puddles, raincoats and hot days… and ends up somewhere much deeper.

They chat about helping children connect with nature, why not every rainy day n...

In this Dear Wiggles episode, a listener question sparks a very specific Wiggles mystery: what’s the deal with Anthony’s famous golden tooth? And yes - Anthony’s in the studio to share the story behind it. It’s one of those little details everyone recognises, but the reason it’s there is more personal (and more meaningful) than you’d think.

HOSTS
Simon Pryce
Lachlan Gillespie

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Twins are having a moment.  Simon and Lachy are joined by Jessie Stephens (Mamamia Out Loud host and author), who has lived twins from every angle - she’s a twin, grew up with twin brothers, and she’s now pregnant with twins herself.

Jessie talks scan shock, the immediate spiral of practicalities, and the very specific head-noise that kicks in when you realise you’re not doing pregnancy once - you’re do...

If you’ve got twins, you know the mental trap: one’s talking more, one’s bolder, one eats better… and suddenly your brain is running a constant side-by-side comparison. 

In this Dear Wiggles episode of Wiggle Talk, Simon’s joined in the studio by John Pearce and Caterina Mete - our perfectly qualified toddler-and-twins combo (John’s a twin, Caterina’s raising twin girls). Togethe...

Play School isn’t just nostalgia - it’s a masterclass in how to be with kids. Simon and Lachy sit down with two absolute icons, Noni Hazlehurst and Philip Quast, for a look at the golden-era magic and what it felt like being the faces children trusted every day.

Then the conversation goes behind the scenes: the show being rehearsed and recorded as-live, what happened when things went wrong (and why they often didn&rsquo...

Separation anxiety can turn an ordinary goodbye into a huge moment - tears, clinging, second-guessing yourself, the whole thing. In this episode of Wiggle Talk, Simon and Lachy talk through why these goodbyes can feel so intense (for kids and parents), especially around daycare and school transitions.

They’re joined by Jess Vanderwier from Nurtured First, who breaks down what separation anxiety actually is and shares a few pr...

There’s something in the Wiggles water… and apparently, it’s love.

On Dear Wiggles this week, we’re talking Evie and Zane’s engagement - how it came about, what it’s like when your relationship and your work life overlap, and why the Wiggles world seems to have a funny habit of turning colleagues into couples.

HOSTS
Simon Pryce
Lachlan Gillespie

GUESTS
Evie Ferris
Zane P...

Starting school is a milestone - and this week on Wiggle Talk, Simon and Lachy unpack the very first days of big school (kindy/prep) in their households: the nerves beforehand, the drop-off tears, and the reality check that hits the minute you’re staring down uniforms, bags, and multiple lunch boxes.

And because it’s never just the dads on the sidelines, they bring in the real MVPs: their wives Lauren Hannaford (“...

If your toddler’s menu has turned into 50 shades of beige, you’re not alone.

This week on Dear Wiggles, we’re talking about the beige food phase - when your toddler suddenly acts like colour on a plate is illegal. Simon’s in the studio with John Pearce and Caterina Mete - our resident toddler experts - to get it out of your system first (yes, it’s maddening), then break down what tends to work in ...

Attachment security gets talked about a lot… but what does it actually look like in real life? In this episode, Simon and Lachy are joined by New York-based psychoanalyst and parent coach Erica Komisar to strip it back to what really matters: the everyday moments that help children feel safe and secure. They talk presence (even when you’re busy), why phones can feel like “disappearing” to young children, an...

If your four-year-old is in their “I do it!” era, you’re probably also living in the “we’re late again” era. This Dear Wiggles is for parents who are watching independence bloom… one painfully slow shoe at a time.

Simon and Lachy share a few sanity-saving ways to keep mornings moving without crushing that confidence - how to offer independence in small doses, when to step in and finish the...

Parents keep saying the same thing: even though COVID was years ago, parenting still feels different. More germs going around, more worry, more screens - and that constant low-level question: “Am I doing this right?”

In this episode, Simon and Lachy sit down with Dr Norman Swan (doctor, health journalist, and host of ABC Radio National’s The Health Report) for a calm, evidence-based reality check: what’s gen...

Daycare germs have entered the chat - and they’re not leaving. In this Dear Wiggles, we unpack the question every parent asks: can you actually avoid the endless bugs, or is the “sickness spiral” just part of the deal?

Simon and Lachy share what they’ve learned the hard way about staying well (and keeping a working voice) when children bring everything home.

HOSTS
Simon Pryce
Lachlan Gillespie

PRODUCE...

Greg Page is back on Wiggle Talk - and this time it’s unfiltered. The original Yellow Wiggle sits down with Simon, Lachy and Anthony for a rare behind-the-scenes chat that swings from genuinely funny to quietly huge: the early days, the moments that still crack them up, and what it was actually like when The Wiggles went from scrappy to unstoppable.

But it’s not just a nostalgia lap. Greg opens up about the harder chapt...