Dan's TED talk goes live and you can hear the powerful audio here, we also chat to the brilliant Felman and Teej about their part in our Dads, Sums and Drums maths rap video and there's conversation about bad dad jokes, why a house builder would encourage people to drive all over the beautiful countryside, why concerts are so expensive and why Dan is going to annoy a LOT of people at the Royal Albert Hall.

This week's episode sweeps from serious chat about Adolescence and boys' role models to the story of a DJ drunkenly abusing away fans at a football match. It gets there via Dan's TED Talk adventure, Jim's famous ear, the Yorkshire Will Smith, lying on your CV, maths rap videos and huge interest.

The Ed the Duck and Andy Peters of dad chat return. This week, Dan and Jim are tackling launching a stand-up career in midlife—comedy gold or just a midlife crisis, Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles—do they still eat pizza, or is it all oat milk and mortgages now? DIY nunchucks & throwing stars—because what could possibly go wrong? Football hooligans and teenage cults—two very different ways to spend your youth. Wife swapping—accidental key party or just borrowing each other’s partners for the school run? Why does singer-songwriter Richard Hawley hate Jim? Should we all be mad at Jim, too? All this, plus music from Squeeze, Lauryn Hill, Roy Ayers, and Wilson Phillips.

Dan and Jim discuss an innovative way to teach parents the maths they need to support their kids, the collaborators you never expected Eminem to work with, fallout from the Boyzone documentary, rubbish tips for insomnia, broken toes, school instruments and Mexican Ska!

Dan and Jim return this week, talking about Valentine's Day in a long-term relationships, disasters from previous years, the dark side of icons, amazing gigs, cinema-based arguments, embracing the power of the word 'yes' and MORE!

Dan and Jim discuss an excellent Bob Dylan fact, how parents can make time for themselves, why you need to keep your identity after having kids, Noel Gallagher's feet, chance meetings with talented people, sea swimming and not ignoring the kids at swimming lessons.

Dan and Jim discuss a lack of sleep, a deluge of donations, the man whose son discovered a band, terrible stand-up comedy gigs, the man who won't be James Bond, sea swimming, assisted living and the animal you'd like to be. Plus funky tunes.

Dan and Jim discuss the #GiveMe5Dad campaign, going all Bob Geldof on you. Jim's been to the cinema for the first time in ages and Dan warns of the unexpected events that happen when you wear DLS merch.

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Jim is sailing the ship alone this week as Dan couldn't make it, so he brings in some special guests to cover. Kristian Coburn talks about Unmasking Masculinity, Paul Williams chats all things Movember and Thomas Westenholz offers expert relationship communication advice. Plus find out how Jim went locally viral and how he keeps his kids distracted on car journeys.

This episode has it all! From baby hedgehog care and half-term chaos to the annual confusion over mince pies in October, we cover the weird, the wonderful, and the downright frustrating moments of dad life from: