The Good Enough Dad with Maggie Dent

Guy Sebastian’s accolades have only grown since he exploded onto our screens after 2003, winning the first season of Australian Idol. Now he has a swathe of number-one singles and top albums and he sits on the other side of the stage from contestants as a judge on The Voice. Guy is also a dad to two boys. While becoming a parent wasn’t a top priority in the early years of his career, once his family began, parenting quickly became the most important thing in his life - including finding a way to connect with his two very different boys. 

Guy on Insta: https://www.instagram.com/guysebastian/

Guy's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/guysebastian/ 

Guy’s website: https://guysebastian.com/

The Sebastian Foundation: https://thesebastianfoundation.org/

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In his 40s, musician and member of beloved Aussie band The Waifs, Josh Cunningham thought perhaps the ship had sailed and he was not destined to be a father in this lifetime. However, a creative connection with fellow muso Felicity Urquhart soon became a soul connection, and Josh is now a “bonus dad” to Felicity’s two girls. In true country music style, there has been tragedy and hardship along the way, but the ending is all about harmony and family. And Josh seems to have taken to fatherhood (and dollhouse and cake making!) like a natural.

Links:

Maggie mentioned her chat with Mitch Tambo, when talking about becoming a stepdad. You can listen to that here: https://shows.acast.com/the-good-enough-dad-with-maggie-dent/episodes/66cd1db36ef26bb25d2daa10

Maggie also mentioned the episode in which she chatted with fellow Aussie muso/WA son John Butler - you can catch that here: https://shows.acast.com/the-good-enough-dad-with-maggie-dent/episodes/66cd1db36ef26bb25d2daa1e

To see images of the amazing unicorn cake and dollhouse that Josh made for the girls, visit the episode page on Maggie’s website at: https://www.maggiedent.com/blog/s2-ep-2-the-good-enough-dad-with-josh-cunningham/

Stay in touch with Josh & Felicity’s music and news via:

Website: www.felicityandjosh.com

Socials: 

·         Josh Insta: https://www.instagram.com/joshcunninghamofficial

·         Josh Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/joshcunninghamofficial

o   Felicity & Josh Insta: https://www.instagram.com/felicityandjosh/

o   Felicity & Josh FB: https://www.facebook.com/felicityandjosh

The Waifs links:

·         The Waifs Website: https://www.thewaifs.com/

·         The Waifs Insta: https://www.instagram.com/thewaifsband/

·         The Waifs FB: https://www.facebook.com/thewaifs

Links to Josh’s Music:

·         Felicity & Josh on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29TsUV0ZWC6uui8HAmNF21?si=ztOmwpvXQRqNBnjPZGGEBQ

·         The Waifs on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5uKeKhwXi2w5cXdtoSaqjz?si=8ZXUtslZTZ-MLFIVdLhuwQ

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Despite being the ‘most axed man on TV’ Larry Emdur is still winning Logies and celebrating his fourth decade on our screens. He’s been on Family Double Dare, The Price is Right, The Wheel of Fortune, Weekend Sunrise and has even appeared on Dancing with the Stars. These days you’ll see him on Channel Seven quiz show The Chase Australia and The Morning Show. While juggling his many different presenting roles Larry was raising two kids with his wife Sylvie. And although Larry says his career has been uncertain at times, he credits his ability to survive the media beast as something that has taught him and his kids some valuable lessons.  

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Maggie Dent is back for Season 2 of her enormously popular podcast The Good Enough Dad. 

Using her famous common sense Maggie will be chatting to dads from all walks of life to show that our kids don’t need perfection, they just need dads who are “good enough.”

Joining her this season are musician Guy Sebastian, podcaster and actor Cameron Daddo, a FIFO Worker, a war veteran, two professional surfers and many more dads.

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In this final episode for Season One of The Good Enough Dad, Maggie is joined by good friend and leading light in the fatherhood space, Dr Bruce Robinson. Around 10 years ago Bruce founded The Fathering Project, after hearing from dying men that their biggest regret was not being better dads. Bruce himself is a dad and granddad, and he chats to Maggie about the many valuable lessons he’s picked up along the way, including the ones that have had the biggest impact on fathers across Australia. 

LINKS: The Fathering Project https://thefatheringproject.org/ , Bruce’s website https://www.brucerobinson.com.au/  

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For many years, Chadden’s work life consisted of travelling the world doing wild and adventurous things. Think swimming with belugas, sleeping next to volcanic lakes and close encounters with polar bears. He absolutely loved his life as a wildlife director, but when his wife fell pregnant with their second child, he knew it was time to make a big decision. Chadden talks to Maggie about how he ended up back in Australia, and the important process he had to go through to become the dad he wanted to be. 

LINKS: Chadden on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chaddenhunter/  

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Graham Long served an eclectic flock as the pastor at the Wayside Chapel in Kings Cross for over 14 years before he retired in 2018. The Wayside Chapel was a place where homeless and struggling people found solace, and it’s also where Graham found a reason to keep going after his son James passed away unexpectedly at 30 years of age. Graham talks to Maggie about the wonder of love, and how an unwashed, unkept man reminded him of its power at Graham’s darkest moment. 

LINKS: Graham’s book is called Love over Hate, finding life by the wayside 

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Jeremy Hutchings grew up on a farm and has carried the lessons he learnt there into his own parenting experience. As a business coach and CEO of the Farm Owners Academy Jeremy is often talking to his community about resilience. It’s a trait he believes many kids develop through living and helping on a working farm – but there are also other skills he’s picked up along the way. He chats to Maggie about why he values the farming community so highly, and how it’s impacted the way he’s raised his kids. 

LINKS: The Farm Owners academy on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/farmownersacademy/ and website https://www.farmownersacademy.com/  

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Founder and CEO of Rites of Passage Arne Rubinstein has spent over 20 years helping boys become men – but one of the most important decisions in his own life involved really embracing what it meant to step up as a man. Arne speaks to Maggie about when his family broke apart and why putting his kids first was the only path he could take.  

LINKS: Arne Rubinstein on Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/arnerubinstein/  and Rites of Passage https://ritesofpassageinstitute.org/  

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Sam’s mum worked several jobs to make ends meet when he was a child, they moved a lot, and money was tight. But Sam’s mum always made him feel like he had a say in their future. Sam tells Maggie why this was so important to him, and why he’s imparting it to his daughter today. 

LINKS: Sam Drummond on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/samuelgdrummond/ and Sam’s book can be found at Affirm Press https://affirmpress.com.au/browse/book/Sam-Drummond-Broke-9781922848475/  

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