How To Be A Dad, part 11

The Modern Mann

Matt Hill

Relationships, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.8 • 753 Ratings

🗓️ 10 August 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Tom Price and Stuart Goldsmith return for their annual catch-up with Olly, comparing notes on the pleasures and pitfalls of parenthood. With their boys now aged 9½, the Dads’ latest life advice includes how to remove a games console from the sitting room (without triggering a row); splitting Summer holidays into ‘manageable blocks’; giving their sons feedback without it sounding like criticism; and the joy of re-discovering The Simpsons. Plus, why singing out instructions can be more effective than shouting; how NOT to make a good impression at a posh playground; and the pressures of the Obligatory Back To School Photo… This is the tenth instalment of our annual ‘How To Be A Dad’ series. Catch up with all previous episodes HERE. 🎧Tom’s podcast is My Mate Bought A Toaster; and Stuart’s is The Comedian’s Comedian. _____________ Meanwhile, in The Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart considers the soaring cost of getting away, and breaks down what a ‘holiday’ really means. Can a ‘staycation’ provide an equivalent wellbeing boost to travelling abroad? Maaaaaaaybe, says Ollie, if you plan your time off, lock away your laptop, and hire a cleaner. Along the way, he uncovers the trends for “noctourism”, “fakeations”, and “set-jetting”. It’s certainly a break from the grind… _____________ Elsewhere, down The Foxhole, Alix Fox - fresh from discovering a new kind of ‘Big D’ in her work at Deaf Rave - has advice for pleasuring ladies with longer labia. Not every culture is squeamish about flappiness: some Eastern and African traditions celebrate and even enhance labia length. Whether you’re solo or partnered, Alix has a treasure chest of toys and techniques, from floral-shaped vibrators that flutter like a butterfly, to massage oils that pamper your folds. The goal is worship - not just stimulation. With the help of sexual wellness educator Tami Rose, sexpert Jess Wilde, professional long-lipped pleasure seeker Crista Anne, and pro piercer Mike Hill, Alix celebrates sensory exploration, and offers clever tricks with toys, casting kits, and knickers… _______ 🍻 BUY US A BEER. We are only able to make this show thanks to your donations. If you can afford to, pretty PLEASE support our independent podcast here. ✉️ SEND US YOUR LETTERS. If you have a challenge for Ollie, a question for Alix, some feedback for Olly, or you’d like to share your story on a future edition of the show - fill out our Feedback form here. 💬 THE MODERN MANN DISCORD. It’s free! Meet other Mann-fans: https://discord.gg/SKHnY6ZB72 _____________ Finally, our record of the month is Mogwai’s re-version of ‘Endsong’, plucked from The Cure’s brand new remix album, Mixes of a Lost World. … and we’ll see you with something new on 10th September. x Presenter: Olly Mann. Contributors: Tom Price, Stuart Goldsmith, Alix Fox, Ollie Peart, The Cure, Mogwai. Producer: Matt Hill. Theme Music: ‘Skies Over Cairo’ by Django Django. Artwork: Podcast Discovery. Copyright: Olly Mann / Rethink Audio 2025 01:04 Your Letters 05:52 The Zeitgeist: Planning A Fake-ation 26:04 Feature: Three Dads Compare Notes, 10 Years On 67:19 The Foxhole: Longer Labias? No Problem! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone. It's Jamie Lang here. Now, can I just grab me for just one second to tell you about my podcast, Great Company? It's out every Wednesday and I'm joined by someone I really admire for a great conversation. It's a space to share, to be inspired, to learn, to be moved, to even laugh. There are so many things that I get from it. And there are no gimmicks. It's just me, great guests, and you. You
0:21.4	are the most important person, you, the listener. Listen and subscribe to great company with me,
0:25.8	Jamie Lang. New episodes out every Wednesday, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:29.8	Hello, man fans, Olly Mann here with The Modern Man, your monthly roundup of trends,
0:34.7	technology, music, relationship advice, and, on an annual basis, parenting.
0:40.1	Here's what's coming up today.
0:42.2	You are the scenery and God and the weather to these kids.
0:45.7	You are sitting over them, right?
0:48.1	You are, whether you like it or not, absolutely this dome.
0:52.1	You're in control.
0:52.8	You're in control and you're and you're, but you're
0:54.6	everywhere. Connecting with your kids, tracking your teenagers and the obligatory back to school photo.
1:01.9	Tom Price and Stuart Goldsmith tell me how to be a dad on holiday. Plus using two fingers to
1:09.5	gently kind of pinch and glide upwards and outwards, using a kind of rhythmic pulsing sensation that activates blood flow.
1:18.5	Not excess, but access. Alex Fox with sex tips for the longer labia, and Ali Peart takes a fake asian.
1:27.7	That's all to come on this edition of the Modern Man.
1:33.6	But first, your letters.
1:36.0	And thank you for all of your kind comments about my interview with my cousin Perry last month.
1:42.3	Charles Rusted has been in touch to say, hi, Ollie, I thought the story
1:45.9	of how your cousin survived his plane crash, and the message of how you can overcome difficulties
1:51.4	was so good I played it to both my children, hoping they would take away from it that they can
1:56.9	achieve anything and be inspired. As the story came to an end, I asked what they thought,
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