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Welcome to "Bonus Dad, Bonus Daughter," a heartwarming and insightful podcast celebrating the unique bond between a stepfather Davey, and his stepdaughter Hannah.

Join them as they explore the joys, challenges, and everyday moments that make this relationship special.

Each episode they take a topic and discuss the differences, similarities and the effect each one had one them

Featuring candid conversations, personal stories, and many laughs

Whether you're a step-parent, stepchild, or simply interested in family dynamics, "Bonus Dad, Bonus Daughter" offers a fresh perspective on love, family, and the bonds that unite us.

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Thursday · 42 min
No Cornetto No Chance Of Survival - Zombie Apocalypse Part One
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you Zombie apocalypse stories are fun until you treat them like a real planning exercise. We do exactly that, starting from the moment the news breaks and the walkers are out there, then turning it into a quiz where the value is in the reasoning, not the “right” answer. We set ground rules for classic Romero zombies, then get painfully practical about emergency preparedness: what to grab from a corner shop, how to cook when the power goes, and why long-life food, tins, rice, pasta and UHT milk beat fantasy kit every time. From there we talk home security, the first thing you actually do when panic hits, and the overlooked essentials that can ruin you later, including eyesight, spare glasses, contact lenses, tape and simple medical basics. Then we go bigger: weapons you can realistically use, the best vehicle for a run, and how UK roads, fuel limits and noise change everything. Finally, we debate the best apocalypse base with proper pros and cons, from farms and shopping centres to islands, castles and prisons, factoring in defence, supplies, morale and medical access. We wrap by teeing up part two of our zombie apocalypse plan, because we are only getting started. Subscribe for more Bonus Dad Bonus Daughter, share this with a mate who has a strong survival opinion, and leave us a review. What is your non-negotiable item if the outbreak starts tonight? Support the show
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September 3 · 45 min
Ghost Apps And Badly Explained Movie Plots - 3rd Birthday Episode
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you A ghost app says “David” the moment we open it, and that single weird word kicks off one of our most chaotic catch-ups yet. Hannah has just turned 30 and feels like she’s finally joined a club she’s been eyeing for years, while I’m quietly realising that bending down now comes with sound effects. What starts as birthday chat quickly turns into paranormal curiosity, because Hannah has been testing GhostTube and collecting evidence of a sarcastic spirit she’s named Janet. Funny? Yes. Unsettling? Also yes. From there we bounce through pop culture like only a father-daughter podcast can. We talk horror, including Backrooms and why young, self-taught filmmakers are doing genuinely impressive work thanks to better accessibility and cheaper tech. We also pause on the way culture reacts when famous names die, and why some people are remembered as much for their kindness and charity as for their headline talent. Then we turn the whole thing into a game: “Explain The Plot Badly”. Expect rapid-fire movie trivia, ridiculous one-line summaries, and guesses spanning The Lord of the Rings, The Truman Show, Inception, The Matrix, and more, plus a side-quest into why kids’ films can be sneakily traumatising. We even squeeze in gaming talk, because GTA 6 has us making plans that feel way too serious for a release date. If you like film quizzes, horror recommendations, paranormal talk, and a warm British chat with plenty of laughter, hit subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave us a review so more people can find Bonus Dad, Bonus Daughter. Support the show
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August 27 · 38 min
We Try To Play Jeopardy Properly And Mostly Succeed
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you Jeopardy is meant to be a slick game show. Ours is a father daughter version where the points are real, the banter is ruthless, and the hardest part is saying “Who is…” without feeling like you have forgotten how English works. We build a full trivia board across music, films, books and science, and we keep score properly this time, with Hannah trying to stay calm while Davy throws in a few questions that are either suspiciously easy or needlessly cruel. The fun is not just the answers, but the detours. A film question turns into a chat about rewatchable classics, directors who define whole eras, and the weird censorship realities of public spaces. Then a supposedly simple break becomes a story about voiceover work and a message that asks for Telegram, which leads to a very real reminder about scams, odd “opportunities”, and why your gut feeling is usually right. If you are into pop culture trivia, pub quiz energy, and British humour that sits somewhere between affectionate and slightly savage, you will feel at home. We finish strong with a science round that is more general knowledge than lab coat, before a bonus question exposes a gap that a lot of people will recognise: how quickly famous female scientists disappear from memory unless we actively name them. You can play along, keep your own score, and see which category you would win. If you enjoy it, subscribe on your favourite podcast app, share it with a mate who loves quizzes, and leave us a review so more people can find Bonus Dad, Bonus Daughter. Support the show
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August 20 · 48 min
Finish The Sentence Part Two
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you We set out to finish our Finish the Sentence questions and immediately prove why this father-daughter podcast can never stay on one track. After a four week gap we catch up on busy work weeks, missed birthday plans, and the very modern headache of scrolling past clips that might be AI. The chat is warm, honest, and properly British, with the kind of family teasing that only works when the bond is real. From there, the stories get very specific and very relatable: Hannah’s day out at Pleasurewood Hills turns into ride reviews, new restraints, and the pain of losing a hat right after being warned. Davy brings a barbecue tale with an accidental act of good citizenship that backfires, when “someone’s keys” handed in at Morrisons turn out to be Mum’s. We also squeeze in a quick love letter to Twelve Monkeys and why a planned ending beats a messy one. Then we get back to the prompts and the bigger themes: what we would master instantly (music, guitar, psychology, communication), what risks we are most glad we took (including a Vegas roulette moment that made us feel sick), and what stories changed our perspective (yes, Gilmore Girls gets a shout). We talk money no object fantasies, influence across generations, and the comedy of a search history that ranges from Pokémon to incognito “writing research” that sounds criminal out of context. If you like UK podcasts about family relationships, personal growth, and the funny side of everyday life, hit play, subscribe, and share the show with someone who would love it, then tell us which sentence prompt you would want to answer next. Support the show
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August 13 · 43 min
Finish The Sentence - Part One
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you “Finish the sentence” sounds like a party game, until you realise it can drag the truth straight to the surface. We sit down as Bonus Dad and Bonus Daughter with a stack of prompts and zero idea where they will lead, and we end up in a warm, funny, occasionally uncomfortable place where real life shows up fast. We start with advice that actually sticks, from the silly stuff you remember forever to the heavy realisations about being young once, losing time, and wishing you had lived a bit louder. From there we talk about first impressions and being misread, especially when your appearance makes people assume you are meek or mild. Then we go deep on music, lyric meaning, and why so many of us sing along for years before we understand what a song is truly about. If you love songwriting, pop culture, or lyrical storytelling, you will recognise that moment when the meaning finally clicks. The second half turns reflective: the day we would relive, why rollercoasters and family chaos become core memories, and what success looks like when you stop equating it with money. We share a vivid story about an Alaska wilderness inheritance show that captures “rich in life” perfectly, then move into self care, therapy, appetite, chronic pain, smoking, and the habit that keeps coming up again and again: learning to say no. We finish on what we think is the most underrated skill of all, communication, including sarcasm, body language, emotional intelligence, and how trauma can wire you to read a room. If you enjoy honest family conversations, personal development without the fluff, and a podcast that can laugh and get serious in the same breath, subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave us a review so more people can find Bonus Dad Bonus Daughter. Support the show
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August 6 · 46 min
Million Pounds But
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you A million pounds is meant to solve problems, so why does it get so complicated the second we add one tiny catch? We’re Hannah and Davy, a father-daughter duo, and we’re borrowing a brilliant game idea and making it our own with “Million Pounds But” where every offer comes with a ridiculous rule you cannot escape. Some choices are easy and some are instant deal-breakers: forgetting the last ten minutes every time you sneeze, only ever being able to whisper, living with one wet sock forever, or having every queue you join magically double in length. We argue it out with proper British humour, a few detours into house prices, and the very real realisation that “a million” does not feel as untouchable as it used to. Ruby and Archie also make appearances, because of course they do. The chat goes beyond the game into what these hypotheticals expose: our tolerance for daily discomfort, our need for privacy, and why modern work can feel like we’re just surviving our calendars. We even end up talking about what we would actually do with the money if we could spend it on something meaningful, including a dream inclusive cafe by the water with good food, local produce, and fair pay. Hit play for laughs, questionable logic, and the kind of family banter that turns silly questions into surprisingly honest answers. If you enjoy it, subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave us a review. Support the show
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July 30 · 43 min
We Test Logic With Zombies And Belly Buttons
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you One pound on the lottery, two dogs in the room, and a brand-new recording setup that makes us wonder why we ever bought a webcam in the first place. We’re Hannah and Davy, and we’re back with the kind of chaotic, cosy chat that only a father-daughter podcast can get away with, before we launch into a game we’re calling Weird Questions. From “which animal would be the rudest if it could talk?” to the surprisingly deep logic of vampires biting zombies, we test how far common sense can stretch. We end up debating Adam and Eve’s belly buttons, whether cereal counts as soup, and why the hot dog sandwich argument refuses to die. Along the way we touch on roller coaster milestones, video podcast problems, and the little details of everyday life that make the bigger questions funnier. Things get even stranger when we ask how society might change if humans laid eggs, who Earth should never send to greet aliens, and what would happen if everyone went invisible for an hour. We also dip into AI anxiety with a self-aware internet, and finish with a Free Guy style scenario where everyone else might be an NPC and you’re the only person with free will. If you like smart comedy, silly philosophy, and genuine family banter, hit subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave us a review so more people can find Bonus Dad, Bonus Daughter. Support the show
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July 23 · 47 min
Why Cult Shows Stick And How We Find Them
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you A cult TV show isn’t just “underrated”. It’s the kind of series you quote without thinking, rewatch like a ritual, and use as a shortcut language with people who get it. Today we’re getting properly nerdy about what makes a show earn that status, from being cancelled too soon to being too weird for mainstream schedules, or simply arriving before the audience is ready. We start with the feeling of cult fandom itself: the intensity, the community, the hidden jokes and callbacks that only reveal themselves on a second watch. Then we put that definition to the test with big hitters and deep cuts. Firefly gets the full treatment, including how Fox aired it out of order and why that helped create one of TV’s most loyal fanbases. From there we jump into Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, picking favourite characters and talking about how growing up changes what you notice on a rewatch. Things get stranger with Twin Peaks and the surreal joy of not fully understanding what you’re seeing, then we head into paranormal territory with The X-Files. We also fly the flag for British cult energy with Misfits, The Prisoner, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and The Mighty Boosh. On the modern side, we dig into why Scrubs balances laughs and heartbreak so well, why Dark feels like a masterclass in planned storytelling, and why Severance turns a simple workplace idea into a moral maze. If you’ve ever forced a friend to “just watch the first two episodes”, you’re one of us. Subscribe, share the show with a fellow fan, and leave us a review, then tell us: which cult series owns your brain? Support the show
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July 16 · 42 min
The Seven-Year Gum Panic And Other Nonsense
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you You can measure a childhood by the “facts” you’re warned about, then spend the rest of your life quietly unlearning them. We’re Hannah and Davey, and we’re putting the most stubborn childhood myths under the microscope, from the classics your parents swore by to the playground rumours that somehow became universal truth. We start with the big ones: swallowing chewing gum and the famous “seven years” claim, sitting too close to the TV and whether it really ruins your eyesight, and cracking knuckles and the fear of arthritis. Then we get into the myths designed to keep kids in line, like pulling faces or crossing your eyes and being told you’ll get stuck like that, plus the food myths that tried to make vegetables feel magical, including carrots and “seeing in the dark”. Along the way, we talk goldfish memory, sugar and hyperactivity, and why expectation can be as powerful as any ingredient. From there we widen out into nature and everyday life: can you catch a cold from being cold, does shaving make hair grow back thicker, will touching a baby bird make its mum reject it, and do bulls really hate the colour red. We also share the truly cruel ice cream van rumour, the car interior light “illegal” rule, and finish with pop culture nonsense, screen burn, and whether dogs only see in black and white. If you enjoy warm, funny, genuinely curious conversations with a father-daughter twist, hit subscribe, share the show with someone who loves a myth-busting chat, and leave us a review so more people can find Bonus Dad Bonus Daughter. Support the show
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July 9 · 31 min
Davey And Hannah Predict The Future With Mad Libs
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you A single random word can derail a whole family conversation and we prove it by trying to “predict the future” using Mad Libs style newsletter headlines. What starts as a Father’s Day Bonanza catch up quickly turns into a fast, silly game where we ask for a celebrity, an object, a place, a number, and an adjective, then stitch them into tomorrow’s news. The results are gloriously unhinged: accidental run-ins with The Rock, suspiciously specific monkey totals, questionable inventions, and headlines that feel like they should not be read out loud but absolutely must be. Between the jokes, we get properly British about it all: a quick rant about muggy UK weather, a chat about swearing as a weird form of affection, and the kind of teasing that only works when you actually like each other. We also wander into a few surprisingly relatable corners, from the “Merlin” bird app and the joys of suddenly noticing starlings, to the internet’s most divisive question: do you actually wash your legs in the shower, or do you let the water handle it? We finish with a behind-the-scenes peek at podcast life and our listener stats, including some genuinely unexpected countries. If you’re one of the people listening from Singapore, Vietnam, or anywhere else we didn’t see coming, we’d love to hear from you. Subscribe, share the show with someone who’ll laugh at the headlines, and leave us a review so more people can find Bonus Dad Bonus Daughter. Support the show
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July 2 · 44 min
We Discover How Hard It Is To Remember Your Own Song Lyrics
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you One tiny clip. Hundreds of comments. And a perfectly normal Father’s Day recording that instantly turns into an internet post-mortem. We’re Hannah and Davey, and we start by clearing up the chaos around a viral-ish moment: Davey calling Elden Ring the hardest game he’s ever played. The replies range from genuinely helpful to hilariously intense, and we dig into what’s really happening when people argue through text with no tone, no body language and lots of certainty. After that, we bring it back to the “present” theme of our Father’s Day special with a proper gift opening, featuring a map of Cursed Norfolk and a Black Shuck book that leans into local folklore, legends and the joy of collecting strange little stories. It’s a calmer, sweeter beat that shows how shared interests can cut through the noise. Then we flip the whole episode into a game: Finish The Lyric. Hannah has spent hours trawling through Davey's band, Mammal Not Fish tracks, Davey’s early solo EP and more, and the results are brutal, funny and oddly revealing. We end up talking DIY recording gear, secret tracks, lyrics that would not fly today, band memories, and even the surreal moment a song charted in Japan. If you like UK podcasts about family dynamics, gaming culture, indie music and songwriting, hit subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave us a review so more people can find Bonus Dad Bonus Daughter. Support the show
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June 25 · 40 min
We Discover How Well Davey Remembers Hannah's Childhood
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you Father’s Day turns into a proper test of family memory when we flip the script and Hannah brings a surprise, three-part plan built around past, present and future. Davey turns up with no idea what’s coming, and we start with the real stuff: a health update on suspected endometriosis, getting onto a waiting list for diagnostic surgery, and the strange mix of nerves and relief that comes with finally being heard. It is personal, frank, and exactly the kind of conversation a father and daughter do not always make time for. Then we swing into the present with the everyday moments that make this father daughter podcast feel like a living scrapbook: Mexican Train dominoes in the garden as the rain starts, a last-minute dash to London for Hadestown, and the undeniable truth that late nights hit differently now. From there, nostalgia takes over with McFly memories, a signed poster, and a surprisingly thoughtful detour into what happens when memorabilia stops feeling harmless, including the moral question of what to do with items linked to people who later caused harm. The heart of part one is a playful quiz on how well Davey remembers Hannah’s childhood. We bounce through favourite toys, The Simpsons at 6 pm, Disney comfort watches, picky eating shaped by money worries, school trips, and the chaos of Birds Cottage, including a vomit-in-the-face story and a glow stick emergency that still makes us wince. We finish with the final score and a Father’s Day sign-off that is warm, silly, and honest. If you enjoy family storytelling, British humour, and the kind of nostalgia that actually means something, hit follow, share the podcast with someone who’d love it, and leave us a review. Support the show
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June 18 · 40 min
Feet Blur, Duck Battles And Other Bad Ideas
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you A single question can expose far more than you expect, especially when you have to answer it on the spot. We sit down for a blind react game of Would You Rather, and it turns into equal parts comedy, confession, and oddly serious logic about the way we live now. We bounce from harmless chaos to proper existential territory, picking between singing instead of speaking, knowing how you die versus when you die, and the eternal debate of fighting one horse-sized duck or a hundred duck-sized horses. Then we get into modern life choices that hit a bit closer to home: losing the internet for a month, being mildly famous for something embarrassing, and whether you’d rather narrate your own life out loud or have someone announce your private thoughts. If you love British podcasts with quick wit and real family chemistry, this one is built for you. There are tangents, obviously. Time travel becomes a full-on Fleetwood Mac spiral, complete with Rumours-era obsession and relationship lore, and we also detour into The Boys, superhero powers, and what “perfect luck” would actually change. We finish with big preference questions like talking to animals, music versus films and TV, spotting lies, talking dogs versus talking cats, and the travel-power choice of flying versus teleporting. If you enjoy funny conversation starters, would you rather dilemmas, and a father-daughter podcast that feels like a real chat, hit play, subscribe, and share it with someone who’ll argue back. After you listen, what’s your most controversial “would you rather” pick? Support the show
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June 11 · 44 min
From Kinder Eggs To TikTok Bans In Everyday Life
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you A book about censorship gets censored, a chocolate egg gets treated like contraband, and a pair of glasses becomes a privacy nightmare. We sit down as Bonus Dad and Bonus Daughter and pull at the thread behind “banned” things, because once you start looking, you realise bans are rarely just about safety. They’re about fear, politics, reputation, moral panic, and who gets to decide what everyone else is allowed to read, watch, eat, play, or share. We jump from Orwell’s 1984 to the long-running Kinder Egg ban in the United States, then into films that triggered international backlash like The Interview. From there we get into banned songs and the double standards around sexual lyrics, the weirdness of people panicking over words they cannot even understand, and why some cultures get labelled as “dangerous” while others are treated as normal. We also take a detour through Eurovision, because even that ends up colliding with the idea of what lyrics are “acceptable”. The second half turns towards modern life: Google Glasses and the problem of recording without consent, body cams as both evidence and deterrent, TikTok bans and data privacy concerns, plus Pokemon Go restrictions when play spills into real-world security zones. We finish with the tough calls, like foie gras bans rooted in animal welfare, and the arguments around violent media such as A Clockwork Orange and the video game Manhunt. If you like smart, funny, slightly chaotic conversations about culture, censorship, privacy and moral panics, follow the show, share it with a mate, and leave us a review. What’s the most ridiculous ban you’ve ever heard of? Support the show
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June 4 · 44 min
Five-Star Books We Cannot Put Down
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you Your bookshelf is basically a personality test, so we decided to put ours on trial. We each bring five favourite books to the mic and defend them properly, including the ones that shaped our taste, kicked off reading streaks, or simply refuse to leave our brains alone. We start with how we actually read: Kindle versus physical books, why e-readers are a game-changer for accessibility, and how we juggle multiple reads at once. From there we dive into our picks, from Sarah J Maas fandom (with Queen of Shadows as a standout in the Throne of Glass series) to Erin Morgenstern’s The Starless Sea and The Night Circus for anyone who loves layered fantasy, secret doors, and stories inside stories. Then we take a sharp turn into darker classics and cultural touchstones. We unpack George Orwell’s 1984 and why Big Brother still feels uncomfortably current, shout out Patrick Süskind’s Perfume for writing that makes scent feel real, and talk about A Clockwork Orange and the unsettling question of free will versus forced morality. We also touch The Odyssey as the original survival journey, Dracula as the vampire blueprint that shaped modern horror, The Reason as a warm, funny look at grief and rebuilding a life, and American Psycho as a brutal satire of empty identity in corporate culture. If you want book recommendations across fantasy, dystopian fiction, classics, horror, and feel-good contemporary novels, press play, make your own list, and tell us what we missed. Subscribe, share with a fellow reader, and leave a review with your favourite book of all time. Support the show
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May 28 · 43 min
Heated Seats Or Open Windows
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you Cold pizza makes some people gag. Cold sheets make others genuinely happy. We wanted a simple hot versus cold debate, but it turns out these choices are basically personality tests with snacks attached. After a proper catch-up about holidays, gigs, and the unforgettable moment our cat decided to “gift” Mitchell a peed-on suitcase, we get into the real business of judging comfort, cravings, and everyday habits. We run through the big hitters: pizza, tea, coffee, hot chocolate, milkshakes, cookies, ice cream, soup, salad, and the high-stakes question of whether a McDonald’s apple pie is worth the risk to your mouth. Then we zoom out to lifestyle choices like summer versus winter, hot showers versus cold showers, sauna versus swimming pool, fireplace versus air conditioning, and the pure joy of climbing into cold sheets so you can warm the bed up yourself. If you love cosy culture, UK humour, and low-stakes debates that get oddly passionate, you’ll feel right at home. Right at the end, the chat swerves into music, from an awkward Shrek 2 lyric to the “law of Fleetwood Mac”, where breakups become songs and the band still has to play them live. If you’ve ever wondered why Silver Springs feels like a direct hit, we’ve got you. Subscribe for more, share it with a mate who’d argue about cold pizza, and leave a review with your most controversial hot or cold take. Support the show
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May 21 · 38 min
Paradoxes That Break Your Brain
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you Truth should be simple, until you try saying “This statement is false” out loud and your brain ties itself in knots. We sit down as a dad and daughter duo to explore paradoxes that have haunted philosophy, logic, maths, and science for centuries, and we do it in the most honest way possible: by admitting when we’re confused, laughing at the wording, and trying again until something clicks. We start with what a paradox is and why so many of them are really about language, definitions, and self-reference. That takes us straight into the liar paradox, then into Zeno’s Achilles and the tortoise, where infinity behaves in ways our intuition simply was not built for. From there we get stuck into identity with the Ship of Theseus, asking whether something stays the same when every part gets replaced, and we bring it down to earth with a band analogy that makes the problem feel uncomfortably real. Then we hit the big hitters: Russell’s paradox, the barber paradox, and Schrödinger’s cat, where quantum mechanics turns “observation” into a serious question about reality and measurement. We jump into time travel with the grandfather paradox and the bootstrap paradox, pulling apart causality and origin, before ending on Karl Popper’s paradox of tolerance and what it means for free speech, hate speech, and living in a society where boundaries protect the very idea of tolerance. If you like philosophy podcasts, critical thinking, and debates that stay respectful while still going deep, press play. Subscribe, share Bonus Dad, Bonus Daughter with someone who loves a good brain teaser, and leave us a review with your favourite paradox. Support the show
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May 14 · 43 min
We Pitch Our Ultimate Guests And Explain Why
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you Our dream guest list gets weirdly revealing, fast. One minute we’re calmly naming “realistic” bookings, the next we’re admitting we’d probably lose the ability to speak if Brian Cox walked into the chat. We trade five picks each and unpack why they make the cut, not just because they’re famous, but because they communicate. Think science communication that makes you feel clever rather than lost, from Brian Cox’s sense of cosmic wonder to Hannah Fry’s talent for turning maths, cities, and human behaviour into everyday insight. That opens the door to a surprisingly thoughtful detour into AI relationships and grief tech, including what it means to talk to a synthetic version of someone you’ve lost. From there we bounce through modern culture and storytelling: Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror style “push it too far” logic, Graham Norton’s gift for making any guest relax, and Matt Mercer’s worldbuilding genius with Critical Role and Dungeons and Dragons. We also bring in Sam Ryder for Eurovision curiosity and pure positivity, Alan Tudyk for scene-stealing acting and voice work, and Sid Batty for raw, unfiltered mental health honesty (plus a travel duck called Quack). We close by choosing which guests we’d manifest first and why, then share how you can keep up with the show. If you enjoy a funny father daughter podcast that still makes space for big ideas about technology, creativity, and wellbeing, subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave us a review. Support the show
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May 7 · 32 min
Shower Thoughts
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you Your brain does its strangest work when you’re shampooing your hair. We grab that exact vibe and turn it into a fast, funny, occasionally unhinged run through the best shower thoughts we can find, with proper father daughter banter along the way. Expect the kind of questions that sound ridiculous until they suddenly feel true, plus the little tangents that make Bonus Dad Bonus Daughter feel like you’re sat in the room with us. We start with a quick catch-up, including Davy’s Tales From The Mammal Frequency, a set of Twilight Zone and Black Mirror inspired monologues written, recorded, and produced solo, then we spiral into the main list. What happens if you clean a vacuum cleaner? Why does your stomach basically treat every potato like mash? Is the word “Q” literally a queue of silent letters? And why do we press harder on the remote when the batteries are dying as if anger is a power source? Some shower thoughts go deeper than you’d expect. We talk about walking past people who might later matter to you, how a single interaction can shape someone’s view of whether people are good or bad, and why getting older starts to feel less like a threat and more like a gift. We even dip into paradox territory, including the Ship of Theseus problem and whether something is still the same after every part has been replaced, with a very specific roller coaster debate to prove it. If you love funny philosophical questions, everyday psychology, British humour, and the kind of light comedy podcast that still manages to land a meaningful point, press play. Subscribe, share it with a mate, and leave us a review, then tell us which shower thought you can’t stop thinking about. Support the show
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April 30 · 44 min
From First Cars To Modern Driving Tech In The UK
Send us a Comment, Question or Request, we'd love to hear from you Driving is one of those everyday skills that quietly shapes your whole life and you only notice it when something goes wrong, or when a memory hits you out of nowhere. We’re Hannah and Davy, a father daughter duo, and we’re using this chat to trace our driving lives from scrappy first cars to today’s tech heavy reality on UK roads. We trade stories about the vehicles that taught us the hard lessons: Hannah’s first Peugeot 106 with its tape deck charm and learner chaos, and Davy’s era of “how did that pass an MOT?” motors, including the kind of problems that made a hammer feel like standard equipment. From there we get into manual versus automatic driving, why automatics can feel like a freedom upgrade, and why some features like auto parallel parking still feel like one step too far. We also dig into sat nav culture in Britain, from printed route planners to using Google Maps, Apple Maps or Waze even when you already know the way, just to dodge traffic and beat the ETA. Then we zoom out to the bigger picture: traffic volume, post COVID driving attitudes, roundabout stress, and why staying calm after a bump matters more than proving a point. We share driving facts and figures from Great Britain, talk about the rise of electric vehicles, and get honest about charging infrastructure and long distance reliability. Finally, we rant a bit about rural public transport around Norwich and Norfolk, and why better buses or even a tram could genuinely change car dependence. If you enjoy thoughtful laughs about real life driving in the UK, subscribe, share the show with a mate, and leave a review. What’s the one driving habit you swear you’ll never give up? Support the show
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