Dadland

Nick is joined by Sunday Times Washington Bureau Chief and Columnist Josh Glancy (@joshglancy). Nick and Josh compare notes on having a young family in England versus being a bachelor in New York, and talk about some of the challenges we face regardless of having children. Theme music by Caspar Babypants. Footnotes - Josh Glancy Why I won’t succumb to a dad bod like most men in their thirtiesThe hipster craft beer revolution has disappeared up its own fermentation tubeThe uncomfortable truth about male lonelinessThis is why today’s young men feel so lonely

On this episode, we’re talking about projects! Alternative title - how hobbies and interests will help you stay sane. Our guest for this show is Chris Ballew aka Caspar Babypants, who turned a side project into a new career. Theme music by Caspar Babypants. Footnotes -Wonder Weeks Chris Ballew Caspar Babypants (Twitter) Why We Make Things And Why It Matters Work In Progress (Soundcloud, iTunes)

Nick is joined by NPR Music Editor and Reviewer, Stephen Thompson, to talk about how to stay culturally relevant as a dad. And Nick offers some tips on how to avoid a lingering sense of social isolation. Check out the footnotes to find some of Stephen’s projects, and Nick’s culture recommendations. Theme music by Casper Babypants.  Footnotes - Pop Culture Happy Hour All Songs Considered Tiny Desk Concerts (Avett Brothers, El Vy) Dire Straits The Ringer (The Big Picture, The Rewatchables)

Nick is flying solo this week, and he's talking about WORK.... and also how to sleep in the back of a Volkswagen Polo. We also hear from dad, cyclist and one-man triathlon support crew Pat Lemieux (@patlemieux). Theme music by Casper Babypants. 

We. Are. Back. That’s right. Nick and Nik are back for the second season of Dadland. There is nothing like an 18 month hiatus to build anticipation for a podcast episode. In this show, we catch up on some kids news, and talk about that first few weeks as a parent. Footnotes -Casper Babypants

This is the last episode of our current run and it sees Nick and Nik recounting the birth of their first children. Topics discussed include: what to do when a random medical student pitches up to watch, how to get out of having to be at the hospital at all, birth tunes and much more. We'll be back with new episodes soon. Thanks for listening! 

On this episode, Nick and Nik discuss the last journey you will make as a non-parent - the drive to the hospital for the impending arrival of your child. Nick also talks to Tom Williams, Global COO of parkrun and host of Marathon Talk, about staying fit as a dad.

On this episode, Nick and Nik talk about parenting classes, and they are pretty mean about them. Plus, Nik gives us an update on life as a dad of two, which some surprising results.

Nick and Nik talk about buying baby kit. Nick talks to Nicola Dawes who set up a baby bank called Stripey Stork.

Nick and Nik talk about the moment you find out you're going to have a kid. Then they talk about Three Men And A Baby. This episode contains some swearing. Sorry.

In our first episode, Nick and Nik talk about trying for a baby. Nick talks to Susan Seenan (@SusanSeenan), Chief Executive of Fertility Network UK, about IVF. 

Introducing... Dadland. Hosts Nick Carter and Nik Chopra are two dads with one question - how to be less terrible at parenting. Each episode, they discuss a different phase of being a parent and talk to experts about how to do it better. Or at least not as badly.