Podbit · Parenting Hell with Rob Beckett and Josh Widdicombe
Rob Beckett recounts being ambushed mid-shot on a golf course by a man who introduced himself while Rob was trying to hit out of someone else's fairway in the rain. The man specialised in 'high performance in sport and life' and asked if Rob was interested. Rob said no.
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Tom Davis opens up about fatherhood in more candid terms than the podcast's lighter surface suggests: he has genuinely texted Rob Beckett for parenting advice on holidays, and uses the podcast as a practical resource. His four-year-old daughter has just learned the word 'fanny' and is being monitored at nursery for readiness for school. Rob and Josh debate the merits of golf as a pastime for dads with young children — Rob has embraced it as a way to use his free hours while both children are in school. [1] — Rob Beckett "Rob Beckett recounts being ambushed mid-shot on a golf course by a man who introduced himself while Rob was trying to hit out of someone el…" 35:50 The golf conversation produces one of the episode's funniest anecdotes: Rob recounts being approached on a golf course, mid-shot in someone else's fairway, in the rain, by a man who introduced himself, established that he was 'fascinated by his own work', and then declared he specialised in 'high performance in sport and life'. He asked if Rob was interested. Rob, stressed and wet, said no. Tom Davis's response is unprintable but entirely appropriate.
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