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Dave Berry recently became a father for the first time, which is why he wanted to create a place for all people to come and celebrate the wonderful, exciting, sometimes scary, but absolute joy of fatherhood!
Join Absolute Radio's Dave Berry as he chats to a different guest each episode to talk about all things involved in being a dad, sharing their experiences of fatherhood (or motherhood in some guests' cases), their relationship with their own fathers, as well gathering some advice (or 'Dad-vice') along the way.

Dave Berry's Dadpod

A little sneak preview of Dave Berry's Dadpod, showing you what you can expect in the forthcoming series. Guests will include Rob Beckett, Tim Minchin, Kojo Amin, Simon Hooper (aka @father_of_daughters) and Emma Willis!

Dave Berry's Dadpod - Trailer

Simon Hooper, social media phenemenon and father of 4, joins Dave Berry in this episode of his Dadpod. They chat about how Simon has managed to balance being a Dad to 4 daughters, working a day job and entertaining over 1 million Instagram followers as Father_Of_Daughters with heart-warming pictures of everyday family life!

Along with heaps of useful Dad-vice, we find out if Simon’s girls think he’s cool with his social media stardom, why he’s decided to speak out for fathers, and whether he’s brave enough to answer the question, who’s your favourite child? His answer might surprise you!

You can follow Simon at:
https://www.instagram.com/father_of_daughters/

Here’s a link to Simon’s book:
http://www.foreveroutnumbered.com/

Simon Hooper (Father_Of_Daughters)

Emma Willis, TV presenter and mother of 3 tells Dave Berry what her 3 kids think of her and husband Matt’s unusual careers, how important the support she received from her father was when growing up, as well as how she was one of the first people to find out that Dave was to be a Dad.

All that plus, Dave and Emma open up about the first moments they spent as parents, and she shares some of the amazing stories from her brilliant TV series Delivering Babies!

You can follow Emma at:
https://www.instagram.com/emmawillisofficial/

Emma Willis

Rob Beckett, the hilarious comedian and father of 2, talks all things Dad with Dave Berry. Rob chats about juggling his brand new stand-up tour as well as being a father, and how being a parent has influenced his act.

Rob’s a very funny man, but how do his kids make him laugh? He tells us about how his girls have started to boss him around, the pressures of wanting to give them everything that he missed out on when growing up, and needing a tutor to keep up with their education.

Tour date information:
https://www.robbeckettcomedy.com/

You can follow Rob at:
https://www.instagram.com/robbeckettcomic/

Rob Beckett

John Thomson, star of Cold Feet, the Fast Show and father of 2, joins Dave Berry for this episode of his Dadpod. Comedy legend, John, has been in the fatherhood game for 17 years now, and so Dave is keen to learn as much as possible.

John talks to Dave about growing up in an adopted family, the power of reading to his kids, and reveals what he does to annoy his children. Let’s just say, it’s quite painful!

You can follow John at:
https://www.instagram.com/johnthomson2/

John Thomson

Kojo Anim, star of Britain’s Got Talent, stand-up comedian and father of 1, explains to Dave Berry why becoming a father has given him a new lease of life which has led to success off and on-stage. It doesn’t take long to realise just how in love with fatherhood Kojo is.
 
He talks about his experiences in foster care and his incredible Aunt Sandra who raised him and why fatherhood is such a good topic for comedians and audiences to connect on. Plus, what does Kojo think of his son potentially supporting a rival football team?

Tour date information:
http://www.kojoanim.co.uk/

For more information on fostering:
https://www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk/
http://www.tactcare.org.uk/about-us/
https://www.actionforchildren.org.uk/

You can follow Kojo at:
https://www.instagram.com/kojoanimlive/

Kojo Anim

Tim Minchin, comedian, actor, composer, songwriter, pianist, director, multi-award winning man of many talents and father of 2, joins Dave for this episode of his Dadpod. 

He’s co-written one of the best-loved musicals in recent years, Matilda, but what do Tim Minchin’s kids really think of the smash-hit phenomenon? 

Tim also talks about savouring the early moments of being a Dad, why he doesn’t always share his kids’ sense of humour and Dave asks him to convey the stages of fatherhood using a child’s keyboard.

Details about Tim’s brand new TV show, Upright:
Sky Atlantic, 28th November

You can follow Tim at:
https://www.instagram.com/timminchin/

Tim Minchin

Chris Kamara, professional footballer, manager, much-loved sports pundit, TV host and now music star tells Dave all about life juggling both a football career and a family.

Kammy’s got some hilarious stories about Roy Keane in a lift, a Chris Waddle wonder goal and getting up to mischief in Japan with Jeff Stelling.

He’s also the first grandparent to appear on Dave Berry’s Dadpod, so what does Kammy’s grandson think when he gets asked for selfies?

Plus, he tells us about the festive period in the Kamara household, with his birthday being on Christmas Day!

Chris’s debut album, Here’s To Christmas, is out NOW!

Follow Chris at @chris_kammy

Chris Kamara

Dave Berry's daughter Evie is now a little older, which means so is the Dadpod! After a first season in which brand new Dad, Dave Berry, gathered invaluable dadvice from the likes of Tim Minchin, Emma Willis, Chris Kamara, Rob Beckett and more, Dave has a new set of challenges as a parent. His daughter has started walking and talking, so he needs some more help - cue Dadpod Season 2!
Dave Berry's Dadpod is back by popular demand with new episodes and a range of parenting guests, weekly from November 5th!

Dave Berry's Dadpod Returns!

Jeff Brazier, television presenter, author, life coach, football pundit and father of 2, joins Dave Berry on his Dadpod. Jeff explains how his family used lockdown to become closer, how he managed to look after himself, as well as his kids, following the loss of his sons’ mother, plus how he addresses his relationship with his father that he never knew.

Jeff comes armed with tonnes of dadvice after 20 years in the parenting game. Find out why he thinks parenting teenagers is like being in the final rounds of the Apprentice, and why being a father is a lot like being a football coach! 

You can follow Jeff at:
https://www.instagram.com/jeffbrazier/

Here’s a link to find out more about Jeff’s book, The Grief Survival Guide:
https://jeff-brazier.com/my-book/

Jeff Brazier

Ben Shephard, TV presenter, journalist, quiz master and father of 2, joins Dave Berry for this episode of his Dadpod.

Ben explains why he loves that his teenage sons are now old enough to beat him at golf and outpace him on runs. He remembers when his son won the jackpot on Tipping Point, and a particularly hilarious story when he tried to give his wife the morning off parenting duties and it all went wrong.

Ben also considers the importance of instilling a charitable ethos in his kids and the challenge of bringing the - often gloomy - news to the nation and then having to raise children in that world.

You can follow Ben at:
https://www.instagram.com/benshephardofficial/

Ben Shephard

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