Hang On To Your Hat

By Castaway Studios

Join Derek Myers, Dan Lee and their many guests as they discuss fatherhood. Our parenting conversations are sometimes funny, sometimes scary and sometimes sad.. just like every day of being a father i... more

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The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.

Hang On To Your Hat episodes:

July 31, 2019 Richard Bradley - Base Jumping, Global Adventure And Kids
Richard grew up on a cattle station in the Kimberley, his adventures around the world are Hemmingway-esque to say the least. I met him when he was single and childless as was I at the time, now everything has changed and his kids are his greatest adventure.
Topics discussed.
A disaster at the bottom of the ocean- Richards near death experience while saturation diving.
Hydraulic chainsaws in Louisiana swamps while avoiding crocodiles.
Dangerous behaviours and being a father- an obligation to stay alive.
Hitting the restart button marked family.
A life in four acts and parenting consciously.
Kids learn most by modelling- by watching the behaviour of their parents.
Kids show you where your mental health issues are.
This podcast is for my mental health.
Men need to talk to men and boys need mentors.
Broome is a diving bell in the desert- the annual reckoning of the wet season.
Oxytocin- the strongest drug known to man.
Staying focused on the relationship that caused the children- love takes work.
Active problem solving and resilience.
Just by showing up and giving a shit, you're already ahead.
It's hard to be rational when you're not getting good sleep.
The tests of a super defiant child. Boundaries.
Letting them have the tantrum and not taking it personally.
Is psychological warfare worse than a smack?
Drowning in love and attention- are we making little narcissists.
Keep the tech to a minimum and working hard to achieve something.
The smart phone has made us dumb.
Richard's famous Budgy smuggler video: https://youtu.be/Y5dlYOQdAG4
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1h 42min
July 24, 2019 Andrew Eagleton: Rogue Bulls, Crocodiles And Kids
Topics discussed include:
Quality time is about quantity of time.
Making commitments to regular family activities.
Alternatives to booze- in a big country there are lots of other activities.
Trapping crocodiles in Africa.
Tranquilising Rogue bulls in the Kimberley.
"All humanities problems stem from man's inability to sit, quietly, alone in a room".
Crocodiles operate on geological time.
No amount of planning can prepare you for parenthood - crocodiles were easy!
Your kids will raise you if you let them.
Cultures come and go- child raising is eternal.
Australia really is the land of opportunity.
Exposing kids to other parts of the world and other cultures.
Teaching kids to help others- raising money to reverse blindness in the children of Bali.
Taking care to nurture your relationship with your partner.
The obligation to stay alive now that you have children- no more diving with Crocodiles.
Fathers have to give up base jumping and saturation diving.
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1h 20min
July 18, 2019Chris Hoare - Plumber, Drummer, Father Of Two
In his work as a youth worker on building sites and in trades, our special guest Chris Hoare reveals some amazing insights into balancing work and family life and the connection between struggling youth and bad(or absent) parents.
While Dan Lee gallivants around the Kimberley recording some great Dad Stories, Chris and Derek chats about the issues caused by working long hours and the regrets of older workers wishing they had more time with their kids.
We discuss
work/play balance
The importance of hanging on to your hobbies
Vespa Scooters
Punk Rock, Oi, and hard rock music
Kids Musical Taste
Bad parenting the cause of the majority of troubled youth.
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1h 32min
July 11, 2019 Wil Thomas - Farewelling Your Father
Dan calls Derek from a beach in Broome to introduce the first of a series of conversations he is recording there. Wil Thomas is a local Historian, Radio Presenter, storyteller and blacksmith. His historical walking tours of Broome come highly recommended and contain stories from the early pearling days and the Japanese attack on Broome in the second world war. Stay tuned for more stories from Broome fathers over the next month or so.
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52min
July 04, 2019 Jeff Barry - Bonsai Guy - Father
A Bonsai garden in Sassafras in the Dandenong ranges.
The dangers of being a cyclist in city and country- It's Green but rage inducing.
Bonsai is for the young, the patient and artistic.
Derek is a Bonsai Killer- you might be too.
Bonsai don't give a shit about your schedule and neither do kids.
Nurturing and enhancing innate strengths.
Children and Trees provide you with a chance to grow.
Dan talks about how Bonsai has influenced his playwrighting.
The idea of the sacrifice branch in Bonsai explained.
Bonsai bothering and helicopter parenting.
Bonsai, as plant torture, debunked!
Letting go of your babies.
Bonsai is a good meditative pursuit to share with children.
Jeff owns and operates the wonderful Chojo feature trees, in Sassafras Victoria.
Go visit it's open on weekends but he often runs classes and events during the week.
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1h 14min
June 27, 2019 Bob Flower, Stone Mason, Three Grown Kids And Off To Mexico!
Topics discussed
The breast Nazis- sometimes formula is a life saver.
Vasectomies Vs Midlife crisis.
Derek makes a failed attempt to compare stone masonry to child rearing.
Masonry and Notre Dame restoration.
What happens when your son is a born soldier.
Connection to ancestral land.
A series of fathering anecdotes.
Dealing with swearing- or not.
The kids are grown- I'm off to Mexico!
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1h 8min
June 20, 2019 Paul McIntosh -Phd, Father Of Two.
Topics discussed.
D&D discuss previous episodes for a bit before Derek plays his conversation with Paul McIntosh.
Dan learnt some things he didn't know about his dad.
The act of recording a conversation brings new information to light.
The sacrifices that parents make- immigrating from Scotland and Ireland, moving to the countryside.
The importance of asking your parents about their lives while you can.
Derek's Dad built a double bass from packing crates on a ship.
The elders are a wasted resource.
A decision to find fathers from more diverse cultural backgrounds. Migrant fathers and families. Please contact us if you've got a great fatherhood perspective or story.
First time fathers.
Derek tries to win the lotto on air.
Is money the answer to family stress.
The imperfect parent- trying is enough.
Kids need to come up against difficulties in order to develop and grow.
Make a chocolate cake with your kids!
Laser tag.
Pre-record convo with Paul McIntosh- positive psychology- techniques and strategies for working through personal issues.
Parenting knowledge used to be handed down the family rather than through books.
The gauge of your mental health is how you behave in traffic.
Delays are opportunities to stop and see.
When Derek Met William Ricketts- "Everyone just slow down".
The importance of family story telling- fatherhood anecdotes.
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1h 17min
June 13, 2019 Terry Lee - Psychologist, Father Of Two, Grandfather Of Four.
Topics discussed:
Passing the baton on.
Dad jokes- an art or early onset dementia.
Pam Ayers. Who?
Long drives with the family. Queensland holidays.
Free range parenting- encouraging risk.
Tree change- taking the kids to live in the country.
The hippy dream- hobby farming.
Stages of childhood- boys need boundaries.
Differences between boys and girls, academically.
The introduction of mixed ability teaching and diversity in the classroom- this was part of Terry's role in the 70's and 80's as the head psychologist for the education department in Gippsland.
Education is a human right.
Coming out of the 60's counter culture.
Life-long learning- google vs encyclopedia.
Information overload in the current era.
The importance of boredom for developing creativity.
The emotional life of a child.
Is being a Grandfather better than being a father?
The wonder of Grandparents.
Derek introduces another new segment.
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1h 14min
June 06, 2019 Tuffy Returns - Ben Lee, Father Of Two
Topics Discussed include:
When the kids ask about death- Burying the cat and visiting cemeteries.
When you die, you go to Kevin.
Methods for reconciling ourselves to the inevitable.
Physics for beginners- dying stars.
The art of affectionate ridicule.
Forcing quality time- chasing your own childhood.
Camping disasters.
Scottish Immigrants determined to assimilate.
Being a little bit dangerous- risk taking behavior.
The terror of teenagers.
The importance of elders and role models.
Talking about unnatural deaths in the family with your kids.
Men need to be available to young men as they grow up.
stepping up raise boys with integrity and and respect.
Nurturing friendships with other men.
WARNING.
This episode contains conversation about suicide.
If you need support or advice about these issues please contact
Lifeline: 13 11 14. www.lifeline.org.au
Suicide call back service: 1300 659 467
www.suicidecallbackservice.org.au
Beyond blue: 1300 224 636
www.beyondblue.org.au
Menslineaustralia: 1300 789 978
www.mensline.org.au
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1h 14min
May 31, 2019 Tommy Jackett - Podcaster, Father Of One
Podcaster, Film maker and father Tommy Jackett joins us for a chat this week.
We get a greater insight into the experience of being self employed in a creative field, and the pros and cons of the flexible lifestyle.
We talk discipline, hereditary naughtiness and the importance of prioritising the kids while living a hectic life.
Every day Derek listens to Tommy's podcast - The Daily Talk Show with Josh Janssen and Tommy Jackett - and loves the insights Tommy gives us on his fatherhood journey, sometimes shocking Josh with his pure honesty.
Tommy and Josh run the Big Media Company, making awesome video productions for clients.
check out their show The Daily Talk Show on Youtube or Itunes
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1h 12min

FAQs about Hang On To Your Hat:

How many episodes does Hang On To Your Hat have?

The podcast currently has 40 episodes available.