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Lockdown Dads
James Millar and Ian Dinwiddy are recording a weekly ‘show’ exploring the impact of lockdown, self isolation and social distancing on working dads. We’ll share tips, thoughts and stories with special guests, discuss our hopes for the future and the opportunities that all this represents, especially for dads who want to be more active and involved fathers but who until now have struggled with the expectations of what it means to be a man in the workplace.:https://www.inspiringdads.co.uk/lockdown-dads
Podcasting since 2020 • 46 episodes
Lockdown Dads
Latest Episodes
The Final One with James and Ian
In this, the last episode of Lockdown Dads, James and I reflect on 18 months of pandemic podcasting as England celebrates "Freedom Day."The truth is that the fear of catching Covid, home school disruption, and getting through the days ar...
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Episode 46
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Will McDonald - The Job Share Dad
Our final guest on Lockdown Dads is Will McDonald, Group Sustainability and Public Policy Director at Aviva plc aka "The Job Share Dad."As one half of the most senior male job share in the UK, Will is a bit of a hero in the dad space, sh...
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Episode 45
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Olga Fitzroy - Self Employed Parent Campaigner
Olga Fitzroy, award winning sound engineer and parental pay equality campaigner joins us to discuss inequalities faced by the self employed. We discover her role in Pregnant Then Screwed's legal challenge against the government and discus...
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Episode 44
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Simon Gregory - Talking About Dad Returners
Simon Gregory, Managing Partner of GPS Return joins us to talk about parental return to work and we explore the differing challenges faced by men and women.We discuss how societal expectations influence the opportunities to return to wor...
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Episode 43
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Dr Jeremy Davies - The Fatherhood Institute's Untold Story
To mark the publication of the Fatherhood Institute's new report "Lockdown Dads - the Untold Story", we sat down with Dr Jeremy Davies, Head of Communications, to discuss fatherhood, the opportunities presented by the pandemic and what ex...
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Episode 42
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