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Hayden's back with a newborn, Dylan's gagging over snot, and a listener's SLT has crammed a twilight, a parents evening AND an open evening into one week. Plus: would Lucy Powell ever sit down with us after the Bridget Phillipson interview?
🍼 HAYDEN'S BACK (WITH A 10-DAY-OLD)
One week of paternity leave and he's back in the studio. Meet Albie, aka Albatross, aka Albuquerque. Big sister River tries to wake him up the only way she knows how: a drum, right in his face.
😌 SECOND BABY, WAY MORE CHILLED
Why second time round is so much calmer, the advice we wish we'd ignored first time, and where Dylan pushes back: your choices do matter, there are just lots of good ways to do it. Safe sleep rules are non-negotiable. Reading to your kid is never wrong.
🤢 ARE KIDS JUST GROSS?
Doctor Dog, worms and a licked finger. An itchy bum announced to a queue of 30 people at the zoo. Constant snot bubbles (and why Dylan could never teach Reception). The Year 6 residential room on day three. A kid doing pull-ups at 1am. And the crisp that went in the bin and came back out.
📬 1,000 LISTENER QUESTIONS
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📅 TWILIGHT, PARENTS EVENING AND OPEN EVENING IN ONE WEEK?
Is it unreasonable? Yes. Dylan goes after the planning, not the events themselves: parents evening is a vital part of the job, open evenings matter with falling rolls, but anything added has to replace something else. Teachers are professionals, not a blank cheque of time.
⚖️ IS TEACHING REALLY HARDER THAN OTHER JOBS?
Hayden plays devil's advocate: plenty of jobs have brutal weeks. Dylan's counter: of all the career changers he's spoken to, not one has said teaching is easier.
🏛️ WOULD LUCY POWELL COME ON THE POD?
After the Bridget Phillipson interview became our most listened-to episode, would the new Education Secretary risk the same questions? Why asking is still worth it even when the answer is a dodge, and an open invitation to Lucy Powell.
⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 Hayden's back after one week of paternity leave
02:28 Meet Albie (aka Albatross)
06:50 Second baby: why we're so much more chilled
14:17 River, Doctor Dog and the itchy bum
15:46 An itchy bum at the zoo
17:19 Are kids just gross?
18:26 Snot bubbles and why Reception isn't for Dylan
20:53 The Year 6 residential room
22:07 The bin incident
23:13 1,000 listener questions
23:44 Twilight, parents evening and open evening in one week?
31:11 Is teaching really harder than other jobs?
35:58 Would Lucy Powell come on the pod?
40:40 Wrap up
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