High profile dads share the highs and lows of fatherhood

LiSTNR’s new original podcast series The Good Enough Dad launches today.

There are 5.4 million dads in Australia.

Parenting educator Maggie Dent talks to some of them about their wins, challenges and stuff-ups, proving along the way that being ‘good enough’ is exactly what our kids need.

“Aiming to be a GOOD dad is important, but you know what? Research actually shows that being a good ENOUGH parent is how you ace it,” says Maggie, who  shares her characteristic humour and simple strategies with dads from all walks of life.

High profile dads talk about their fears, their major stuff ups, when things have just felt impossible, and when they have truly knocked it out of the park.

Maggie regularly travels around Australia, speaking to parents about resilience, anxiety and raising boys to men.

She says “I’ve wanted to do something for dads for a long time. I’ve watched my own sons become fathers, and there is just so little out there for dads.”

“Dads are doing a great job. It’s time to celebrate our dads!”

Throughout the 26-episode season, Maggie chats with Triple M Sydney host Gus Worland about the man who shaped the father he is today, former NRL star Ben Hannant about how he parents eight kids, and Instagram star Jordan Watson on how running from half-crazed sheep in the wilds of New Zealand helped him be the dad he is today. They’re just some of the guests in store.

The first ep turns the microphone back on Australian Father of the Year for 2023, Hamish Blake.

New episodes will drop each Wednesday.