This week we’re joined by former AFL ruckman Sam Jacobs to talk about life as a professional athlete and what happens when you add kids into the mix.

We chat about balancing a professional sporting career with family life, the realities of being away from home, and what it’s like moving interstate with your partner and kids when footy calls (and add a little Covid 19 pandemic into the mix). Sam shares what those transitions look like behind the scenes, and how family becomes your anchor when everything else is changing.

We also get into the crossover between elite sport and parenting: discipline, routine, resilience and how those skills translate (or sometimes don’t) when you’re dealing with kids instead of teammates.

Now coaching at Woodville West Torrens, Sam talks about passing on his experience to the next generation, helping young players coming through not just with footy, but with life off the field as well.

And for anyone not quite there yet, Sam offers some surprisingly practical advice: get a dog first. Turns out it’s a pretty solid training ground for the chaos that comes with raising kids.

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Alex has two kids. Scott would like some.

Together, they’re figuring out parenting one questionable decision at a time.

My Friend Had a Baby is the podcast where two mates explore what it really takes to make and raise tiny humans, from a dad’s point of view. With a mix of personal stories, real-time learning, and expert guests who actually know what they're talking about, you’ll get honest insights into pregnancy, birth, and parenting… without taking any of it too seriously.

Funny, thoughtful, and surprisingly informative, this show is for dads, mums, parents-to-be, or anyone who’s ever met a baby and wondered, “How do people do this?”

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Nothing in this podcast should be considered personal or professional advice.

This week we’re joined by Dr. Erin to talk all things hypnobirthing. What it actually is, what happens in a hypnobirthing class, and why it’s not quite what some people think.

Scott and Alex learn how the techniques are designed to help mums stay calm, focused and supported during labour. Dr. Erin explains how breathing, mindset and preparation can play a huge role in the birth experience and why dads and partners are a much bigger part of the process than they might realise.

You can learn more about Dr. Erin and her classes below

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Alex has two kids. Scott would like some.

Together, they’re figuring out parenting one questionable decision at a time.

My Friend Had a Baby is the podcast where two mates explore what it really takes to make and raise tiny humans, from a dad’s point of view. With a mix of personal stories, real-time learning, and expert guests who actually know what they're talking about, you’ll get honest insights into pregnancy, birth, and parenting… without taking any of it too seriously.

Funny, thoughtful, and surprisingly informative, this show is for dads, mums, parents-to-be, or anyone who’s ever met a baby and wondered, “How do people do this?”

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Nothing in this podcast should be considered personal or professional advice.

Scott’s coming to you live(ish) from Hawaii, where he’s on a babymoon with his wife — because nothing says “relaxing holiday” like being heavily pregnant in a different time zone.

We check in on where both pregnancies are at, including the joys of the blood glucose test (spoiler: no one does that for fun), how things are progressing, and the strange mix of excitement and low-level anxiety that seems to follow you everywhere.

There’s also:

🌺 Luau chat and cultural immersion

✈️ The mental gymnastics of travelling while pregnant

🏠 That weird feeling of being far from home “just in case”

📖 A Word of the Week that absolutely does not go to plan

Whether you’re planning a babymoon, navigating mid-pregnancy milestones, or just wondering how much anxiety you can pack into a carry-on, this one’s for you.

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Alex has two kids. Scott would like some.

Together, they’re figuring out parenting one questionable decision at a time.

My Friend Had a Baby is the podcast where two mates explore what it really takes to make and raise tiny humans, from a dad’s point of view. With a mix of personal stories, real-time learning, and expert guests who actually know what they're talking about, you’ll get honest insights into pregnancy, birth, and parenting… without taking any of it too seriously.

Funny, thoughtful, and surprisingly informative, this show is for dads, mums, parents-to-be, or anyone who’s ever met a baby and wondered, “How do people do this?”

Follow us on socials:

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YouTube

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Nothing in this podcast should be considered personal or professional advice.

This week we’re joined by Damien, dad of five kids, veteran of multiple overseas deployments, and now the owner of a community-focused gym that’s about a lot more than just lifting heavy things.

Damien talks honestly about raising a big family, the realities of being away from home on deployment, and the mental shift required when you come back and step straight back into dad mode. We get into leadership at home versus leadership in the military, the guilt and pride that can coexist, and how parenting changes when you’ve seen a very different side of the world.

We also talk about life after service, building something meaningful for the community, and why creating safe, supportive spaces for parents, for men, for families, matters more than ever.

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This episode contains discussion of suicide and violence

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Alex has two kids. Scott would like some.

Together, they’re figuring out parenting one questionable decision at a time.

My Friend Had a Baby is the podcast where two mates explore what it really takes to make and raise tiny humans, from a dad’s point of view. With a mix of personal stories, real-time learning, and expert guests who actually know what they're talking about, you’ll get honest insights into pregnancy, birth, and parenting… without taking any of it too seriously.

Funny, thoughtful, and surprisingly informative, this show is for dads, mums, parents-to-be, or anyone who’s ever met a baby and wondered, “How do people do this?”

Follow us on socials:

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Nothing in this podcast should be considered personal or professional advice.

Scott and Alex were invited to chat about My Friend Had a Baby on ABC Radio Adelaide. How'd they do?

They're available for bookings. Just saying.

This week we’re talking all about the 20-week scan. The waiting, the pretending you’re calm, the sudden realisation that this is all getting very real, very quickly. We chat about what that appointment feels like from a dad’s point of view, the mix of excitement and nerves, and how your brain can spiral in the minutes before someone says, “everything looks good.”

Once we’re through the scan chat, things take a turn into classic dad territory. We get stuck into the birds and the bees, the wildly awkward conversations you’re absolutely not prepared for, and the questions kids ask with zero warning and maximum chaos.

Light, funny, and painfully relatable, this episode is for anyone navigating pregnancy milestones, parenting conversations you never rehearsed for, or just trying to survive parenthood with your dignity mostly intact.

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Alex has two kids. Scott would like some.

Together, they’re figuring out parenting one questionable decision at a time.

My Friend Had a Baby is the podcast where two mates explore what it really takes to make and raise tiny humans, from a dad’s point of view. With a mix of personal stories, real-time learning, and expert guests who actually know what they're talking about, you’ll get honest insights into pregnancy, birth, and parenting… without taking any of it too seriously.

Funny, thoughtful, and surprisingly informative, this show is for dads, mums, parents-to-be, or anyone who’s ever met a baby and wondered, “How do people do this?”

Follow us on socials:

Instagram

Facebook

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Nothing in this podcast should be considered personal or professional advice.

This week we sit down with our mate Dave, a health professional, new dad to a one-year-old, and recent survivor of a pretty full-on brain surgery.

Dave talks us through what it’s like to discover you’ve got an unwelcome housemate growing in your head (affectionately named Morris), navigating months of uncertainty, surgery, recovery, and all of it happening while trying to be present for your kid and support your partner.

We get into the stuff that doesn’t always get talked about: what it does to your identity as a dad when your body stops cooperating, the quiet conversations you have with your kid who’s too young to understand, and the mental load of facing your own mortality while changing nappies.

It’s raw, funny in unexpected places, confronting at times, but ultimately hopeful - a reminder of how resilient parents can be, even when life throws absolute chaos your way.

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Alex has two kids. Scott would like some.

Together, they’re figuring out parenting one questionable decision at a time.

My Friend Had a Baby is the podcast where two mates explore what it really takes to make and raise tiny humans, from a dad’s point of view. With a mix of personal stories, real-time learning, and expert guests who actually know what they're talking about, you’ll get honest insights into pregnancy, birth, and parenting… without taking any of it too seriously.

Funny, thoughtful, and surprisingly informative, this show is for dads, mums, parents-to-be, or anyone who’s ever met a baby and wondered, “How do people do this?”

Follow us on socials:

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Nothing in this podcast should be considered personal or professional advice.

This week we’re joined by Australian kids’ music royalty: Peter Combe.

Yes — that Peter Combe.

The man responsible for Wash Your Face, Juicy Juicy Green Grass, Spaghetti Bolognese… and basically half of our collective childhoods.

What starts as a joyful trip down memory lane quickly turns into something much deeper. We talk silliness, songwriting, keeping childhood alive, grandparent traditions, anti-establishment kids’ music, why Tadpole Blues is not about puberty (sorry Alex), and the unexpected, life-changing power of music.

There’s belly-flopping into pizzas, ruined Spotify algorithms, birthday poems, kids wearing socks in the bath, and a reminder that humour isn’t just funny, it’s essential.

Purchase tickets to Peter Combe's 2026 Adelaide Fringe Show here!

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Alex has two kids. Scott would like some.

Together, they’re figuring out parenting one questionable decision at a time.

My Friend Had a Baby is the podcast where two mates explore what it really takes to make and raise tiny humans, from a dad’s point of view. With a mix of personal stories, real-time learning, and expert guests who actually know what they're talking about, you’ll get honest insights into pregnancy, birth, and parenting… without taking any of it too seriously.

Funny, thoughtful, and surprisingly informative, this show is for dads, mums, parents-to-be, or anyone who’s ever met a baby and wondered, “How do people do this?”

Follow us on socials:

Instagram

Facebook

YouTube

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Nothing in this podcast should be considered personal or professional advice.