The Dadsnet Show

Does becoming a dad mean the party’s over? Camp Bestival co-founder and dad of four Rob da Bank joins Al to talk muddy adventures, late bedtimes and letting go of rigid parenting routines. Rob also opens up about his experience of burnout, finding time for yourself and his Slomo wellbeing venture. From dancing with the kids to swapping the pub for a sauna, it’s an honest chat about making family memories and giving dads permission to take a breather. Explore the projects discussed: Camp Bestival — festival information and tickets Slomo Wellbeing — saunas, meditation and wellbeing experiences The Dadsnet Show is a bi-weekly live streamed episode of the Dadsnet Podcast where you can join in and talk to the team about general parenting (and non-parenting) stuff. Watch Live every Tuesday and Friday at noon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Dadsnet WhatsApp chat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/FFsnkSYnHDiHrHcfF2Fn3Z⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the Dadsnet Show, Joe Wicks and Minister James Frith discuss children’s oral health and the statistic that over 21,000 UK hospital admissions each year for five- to nine-year-olds are due to tooth decay, the biggest cause of admissions for that age group. They explore how preventable decay is through brushing twice a day for two minutes, reducing sugary and sticky snacks, and drinking more water, while acknowledging how stressful routines can be for parents. Joe shares practical tactics like role-modelling, making brushing fun, and supervising because kids often rush or pretend. James outlines a holistic approach: supervised toothbrushing in primary schools (including kits to take home), efforts to improve access to NHS dentists, and focusing support in deprived “dental desert” areas, noting 3 million more appointments and over 80% of seekers getting an appointment. The Dadsnet Show is a bi-weekly live streamed episode of the Dadsnet Podcast where you can join in and talk to the team about general parenting (and non-parenting) stuff. Watch Live every Tuesday and Friday at noon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Dadsnet WhatsApp chat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/FFsnkSYnHDiHrHcfF2Fn3Z⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you get a proper rest as a dad, rebuild your wardrobe in your 40s, or find friends you can really count on? Al is back for a live Dad Chat Q&A, answering your questions with practical advice, honest conversation and a few laughs along the way. This episode covers: • Dad friendships, loneliness and what makes a true friend• Making family holidays feel like a break for dads too• Finding a better balance between weekend chores and rest• Refreshing your wardrobe with simple, affordable staples• Taking health worries seriously and getting checked• Trusting yourself as a dad• Responding calmly and patiently when an autistic child hits Plus, Al shares his front-row Jon Bon Jovi story—including getting his jacket signed—talks Man City, and gives updates on the Dadsnet dad joke book, upcoming “Nice Guy” hats and dad archetype quiz. Got a question for the next Dad Chat? Leave it in the comments, and subscribe for more honest conversations about fatherhood. The Dadsnet Show is a bi-weekly live streamed episode of the Dadsnet Podcast where you can join in and talk to the team about general parenting (and non-parenting) stuff. Watch Live every Tuesday and Friday at noon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Dadsnet WhatsApp chat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/FFsnkSYnHDiHrHcfF2Fn3Z⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Al talks with Mercedes (Mumlifewithmercedes) about how she went from struggling to afford heating and borrowing money to feed her family to documenting her journey into better financial control. She explains starting with 30 days of tracking spending to find “money leaks,” then transforming budgeting by splitting income into categories using bank “pots” (keeping bills separate from spending). They discuss supermarket strategies like meal planning, shopping from cupboards, avoiding top-up shops, using own-brand basics where it makes sense, and leveraging Tesco Clubcard points, cashback apps, and TopCashback. Mercedes shares rotating TV subscriptions, buying school uniform and kids’ items secondhand via Vinted and school swap shops, saving on baby essentials by avoiding unnecessary purchases, and cutting energy costs with tariff reviews, smart meters, and using an air fryer. The Dadsnet Show is a bi-weekly live streamed episode of the Dadsnet Podcast where you can join in and talk to the team about general parenting (and non-parenting) stuff. Watch Live every Tuesday and Friday at noon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Dadsnet WhatsApp chat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/FFsnkSYnHDiHrHcfF2Fn3Z⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steve Backshall returns to the Dadsnet show to discuss his upcoming DeadlyLive arena tour launching in late October, featuring birds of prey, big cats, sharks and life-sized dinosaurs brought to life with stage science, circus skills, stunts, tech and interactive audience participation. He explains how the show is designed to engage parents as well as kids, and shares practical ways families can keep children’s curiosity alive afterwards by exploring nature together and learning alongside them without needing to be an expert. The conversation explores supporting children’s interests even when they differ from a parent’s, the importance of unstructured play, and Steve’s struggle with being a workaholic and lacking downtime. He reflects on legacy, quality time, fame’s impact on family moments, and considers asking his kids what they need more of from him. The Dadsnet Show is a bi-weekly live streamed episode of the Dadsnet Podcast where you can join in and talk to the team about general parenting (and non-parenting) stuff. Watch Live every Tuesday and Friday at noon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook Group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join the Dadsnet WhatsApp chat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chat.whatsapp.com/FFsnkSYnHDiHrHcfF2Fn3Z⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices