The Dad Train
Scott Davison interviews experts on a range of topics covering self-improvement, relationships and parenting. Because being a dad is an amazing experience, but it can also be challenging. As with any great challenge, the more you put in - the more you get out. And you don’t want to look back with regrets that you didn’t give it your best shot. The Dad Train is a podcast for proactive dads who want to be their best. Sharing ideas and strategies on how to be a better man, a better partner and a better dad.
Episodes
57 episodes
Why Dads Make Better Leaders, with Brandon Miller
Brandon Miller is an expert in Strengths-Based Organizational Development, who has helped businesses such as Bank of America and Tesla implement leadership and company culture programs. He is also a father of 7, who has co-authored ...
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Episode 56
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33:30
How To Talk To Your Mates About Depression, with Will McMahon
Will McMahon is an Australian comedian and radio personality. He co-hosts the KISS Network’s national drive time show ‘Woody and Will’ with his best-mate Woody Whitelaw.On-air it’s mostly shits and giggles, as Will’s job is to entertain ...
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Episode 55
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42:23
Crowdsourced Parenting Advice From 42 Dads, with Craig Kessler
Craig Kessler is COO of one of the world’s fastest-growing sports and entertainment companies. He’s also a father of three young boys. After realising he had a lot to learn about parenting, Craig reached out to his network and asked...
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Episode 54
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22:58
Redefining Fatherhood For The Modern Dad, with Jeremy Macvean
The culture of fatherhood is undergoing a transformation. Dads today spend three times as many hours with their kids as they did in the 1960s. And traditional gender roles are being reinvented in incredible ways. Whilst this puts gr...
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Episode 53
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36:23
How To Reignite Passion And Intimacy In Your Relationship, with Shana James
Have you ever found yourself thinking – ‘I wish I understood what women want’? If so, then this week’s guest could provide the answer. Shana James has a masters in psychology...
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Episode 52
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40:52
How To Manage An Emotionally Sensitive Child, with Matis Miller
Matis Miller is a licensed clinical social worker and certified cognitive-behavioural therapist. He specialises in treating children with emotional regulation issues such as ADHD, ODD and DMDD. He also helps parents learn how to man...
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Episode 51
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34:11
How To Raise A Confident Daughter, with Stefanie Fields
Many girls suffer from low self-esteem and negative self-image. This can cause them to date the wrong guys, be subjected to bullying and accept a life that is less than what they are worthy of. As dads, this is not what we want for ...
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Episode 50
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31:55
How To Stop Procrastinating And Get Sh!t Done, with Nick Wignall
Have you ever found yourself saying “there just aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done”?If so, you are not alone. This is one of the most common complaints shared by many busy dads. And while it’s true fatherho...
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Episode 49
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37:31
How To Develop A Growth Mindset, with Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner is a British author who interviewed 163 Succesful Entrepreneurs from all around the world to try and identify some common traits. One thing he discovered, that all these people had in ...
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Episode 48
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40:09
Taking A Break From Alcohol, with Ruari Fairbairns
Have you ever considered taking a break from alcohol? Maybe you’ve tried and failed. Or maybe you’ve done a ‘Dry July or ‘Feb Fast’, only to immediately slip back into old habits. If so, you are not alone.For many...
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Episode 47
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41:41
Blended Families And No B.S. Advice, with Jamie Keeling
Jamie Keeling is a father to seven children in a blended family (yes, he needs a bigger TV). He is also a successful entrepreneur, business coach and former world champion in the sport of Taekwando, who once dropped out of college t...
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Episode 46
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36:24
Life Lessons From A Marathon, with Scott Davison
This is the third and final episode in a mini-series about life lessons. There are lessons to be learned from any experience. And in this episode, Scott shares some of the valuable life lessons he learned from running his first mar...
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Episode 45
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11:10
Life Lessons From Gaming, with Eric Siu
Eric Siu is a successful entrepreneur who has founded multiple businesses and worked with leading technology companies such as Amazon, Airbnb, Salesforce and Uber. In his youth, Eric w...
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Episode 44
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23:27
Life Lessons From Farming, with Kane Brisco
Life on a farm can be tough, but it also teaches you some valuable lessons about awareness, acceptance and resilience. These are all things that can be applied to other areas of life, including your role as a father. Tod...
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Episode 43
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30:53
Just Let The Kids Play, with Dr Peter Gray
Compared to previous generations, today’s children have more homework, more adult-led activities and less free time to just play. According to psychologist Dr Peter G...
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Episode 42
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48:50
Unleashing Your Warrior Archetype, with Nic Tovey
“The warrior archetype is a strong, powerful, masculine archetype. He’s a great archetype for just getting shit done!”Archetypes are universal, inborn personality traits that have been referenced throughout human history.They were...
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Episode 41
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34:09
Postnatal Depression In Dads, with Howard Todd-Collins
Did you know that at least 1 in 10 dads experience depression or anxiety related to the arrival of a new baby? It’s a condition known as PPND – Paternal Post Natal Depression and it’s much more common than most people realise. Unfor...
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Episode 40
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35:28
How Parenting Will Test Your Resilience, with Hugh van Cuylenburg
Hugh van Cuylenburg is the founder of The Resilience Project, an organisation that provides mental health and wellbeing programs to schools, businesses and individuals. In this inte...
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Episode 39
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43:26
How To Reprogram Your Mind And Change Your Family’s Destiny, with Richard Maloney
At the age of 18, Richard Maloney was recruited to play AFL for the St. Kilda Football Club. Unfortunately, he wasn’t mentally equipped to handle the pressure of being an elite sportsman and his AFL career was cut short.Howev...
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Episode 38
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37:08
The Boy Crisis, with Dr Warren Farrell
Dr Warren Farrell is a political scientist, activist and author of seven books including ‘The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It”In this interview, we discuss some...
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Episode 37
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47:22
The Montessori Method, with Simone Davies
If you have pre-school aged kids, you’ve probably come across the concept of Montessori education. But if you are like me, you may not understand exactly what it involves. In this interview, with Simone Davies from
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Episode 36
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35:48
Basketball, Personal Growth And Being a Single Dad, with Chris Anstey
Chris Anstey is a two times Olympian and former professional basketballer who played in the NBL, NBA and Europe. In this interview, Chris shares his experiences of living abro...
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Episode 35
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39:58
Why Dads Need Parental Leave Too, with Emma Walsh
Did you know that many countries now offer shared parental leave, meaning it is available for both mums and dads? And the average amount of paid parental leave in OECD countries is 55 weeks?Compare this to Australia where i...
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Episode 34
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31:34
How To Get A Baby To Sleep, with Emma Purdue
One of the biggest challenges facing all new parents is the lack of sleep. Particularly during the first few months, it can put a big strain on a relationship. And it’s not unusual for dads to feel a bit useless. But as today’s ...
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Episode 33
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44:36
Changing the Face of Men’s Health, with Liam Cavanagh from Movember
Did you know that men on average will die six years younger than women? And there is no justifiable reason for this. Most of the causes of premature death are things that could easily be prevented if men learn to take better care of...
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Episode 32
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23:46