It's a brand new season for Direct Advice For Dads and we're stuck in a crazy time at the moment. Ross calls in on the last day of his enforced fortnight of COVID-19 isolation and reveals to Dan what it's been like to be stuck in the house with wife and kids.

When you're tired, frustrated, sore and staring down the barrel of another hectic day (or year), this is the stuff you need to remember.

Any dad will tell you - the first 3 months are hell. Here's what to expect and how to thrive from post-natal support specialist Dr. Stuart Prosser.

Being a single parent is hard. But it can be joyful, too. We discuss both with single dad Michael Ray.

Social isolation is a major factor in depression, emotional issues and suicide in men. It's easy to get isolated as a dad, so we've invited Bill Johnstone from Men's Shed who explains why it's so important to connect, and how to do that at one of the almost 1,000 Men's Sheds across Australia.

SPECIAL GUEST: RON HASTIE
Expecting dads: have no fear. You grab a beer, we'll grab a midwife with 25 years experience and together we'll unpack a dad's role in pregnancy and birth.

SPECIAL GUEST: JOSH WITHERS
As dads, we get told how to do stuff all the time. Here's how to press pause on the instructions and traditions so you can enjoy the journey and be the dad YOU want to be.

Times are changing, and so is fatherhood, but what has changed over the years? Does the apple fall far from the tree? We ask a father and son about their parenting experiences.

Close the internet tabs. Ditch the books. This is what you can really expect and how to deal with it from dads who've been there. 

We're not about to clean the house and reorganise the nappy draw five times, but we might find our selves building stuff, checking locks and worrying about money. This is male nesting or 'mesting'. And it's real. And it's manly.