Wiggle Talk - A Podcast For Parents

Boys aren’t born less emotional - so when do they start learning to hide it? In this episode of Wiggle Talk, Simon and Lachy are joined by clinical psychologist and men’s mental health expert Dr Zac Seidler for a powerful conversation about raising boys who are kind, confident and emotionally connected. 

From the messages boys absorb early, to the online worlds waiting for them later, Zac explains why parents don&r...

Your child has entered the “why” era - and suddenly every moment of the day feels like a tiny interrogation. In this Dear Wiggles episode, Simon and Lachy answer a listener whose four-year-old has questions from the second they wake up, and talk through what to do when you want to encourage curiosity… but also have absolutely no answers left.

HOSTS
Simon Pryce
Lachy Gillespie

PRODUCERS
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Kids’ sport is supposed to be fun. So when did it start feeling so serious?

This week, Simon and Lachy are joined by Olympic champion and mum Libby Trickett for a conversation about pressure, competition, quitting, sideline parenting and why kids don’t need to specialise early to succeed. Libby shares what she’s learned as both an elite athlete and a parent - and why the best thing we can do is help kids enjoy mov...

You love the cuddles. You really do. But what about the days when your toddler wants to be held, touched, carried or climbed on constantly… and you’re quietly desperate for five minutes of personal space?

This week, Simon and Lachy are joined by John and Caterina to answer a listener question about clingy toddlers, touched-out parents, and what happens when you add twins into the mix.

HOSTS
Simon Pryce
Lac...

The Wiggles have gone full Eurovision - complete with bagpipes, opera vocals, a drum line, inflatable worlds, confetti cannons and a song called Sparkle. Simon and Lachy go behind the scenes of WiggleVision, the brand-new Euro-pop inspired YouTube special built from a long-running fan joke about The Wiggles entering Eurovision, and unpack how one very silly idea became one of their biggest, brightest and most joyfully ridiculous pr...

Your toddler doesn’t want to play with the furniture - they want to conquer it.

The Wiggles are back from their UK tour, and Simon and Lachy are still very much in recovery mode.

As The Wiggles prepare to head overseas on tour, Big Strong John (Pearce) and his wife Jess are getting ready to do it all with one-year-old Henry in tow. Simon and Lachy chat to them about what goes into preparing for a big trip with a little one, and why the hardest part sometimes starts well before you get on the plane.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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. 

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.

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.