Dad Does Drugs

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Journalist and father of 3, Bob Diggles, has spent a year getting to know the drug landscape in the UK.On this podcast Bob meets scientists, criminologists, festival organisers, musicians, politicians, bereaved parents and many more people with fascinating narcotic insight.He then discusses those interviews with his teenage son in an open, honest and definitely not cringingly embarrassing hip-dad way.*** Shortlisted for a People's Choice Podcast Award - Best Education Podcast ***

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Dad Does Drugs episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Dad Does Drugs for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Dad Does Drugs episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

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Dad Does Drugs

03/07/19 • 7 min

Journalist and father of 3, Bob Diggles, has spent a year getting to know the drug landscape in the UK. On this podcast Bob meets scientists, criminologists, festival organisers, musicians, politicians, bereaved parents and many more people with fascinating narcotic insight. He then discusses those interviews with his teenage son in an open, honest and [...]

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18: I Feel A Bit Funny…

Dad Does Drugs

10/18/19 • 50 min

With comedian Jacob Hawley. He’s made a brilliant podcast for the BBC, called Jacob Hawley – On Drugs – it’s one of the most successful on the BBC Sounds app. I met him to talk drugs, podcasting and what he hopes will come out of his public honesty around the subject. Please rate on your [...]

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17: The Compassionate Copper

Dad Does Drugs

10/10/19 • 66 min

With T/Detective Chief Inspector Jason Kew, Heroin & Crack Action Area Coordinator for the South East of England. In this episode you’ll find out... What the T stands for in Jason’s rank. What a Heroin & Crack Action Area Coordinator actually does. What Jason’s learnt from his two careers as a navy diver and a [...]

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16: Performance & Image Enhancing Drugs

Dad Does Drugs

10/04/19 • 53 min

With Dr Ian Hendy – two times World Bodybuilding Champion for the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation. He’s stacked... but not jacked – Ian doesn’t take any steroids or illegal supplements – he works out HARD and eats a lot of chicken! If you’ve ever wondered about the pros and cons of steroids this is the [...]

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15: Drug Users Read This…

Dad Does Drugs

07/10/19 • 57 min

Michael Linnell has been writing and illustrating drug information leaflets, posters, flyers and comics for nearly 40 years – and he's a great podcast guest. His characters Peanut Pete, Dr Nuke, Tough Shit Thomas, Fanny & Dick and Grandpa Smack Head Jones were conveying harm reduction messages before the internet became an easy source of [...]

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14 : Bonus Brian!

Dad Does Drugs

06/26/19 • 31 min

Brian Reed is a volunteer chemist for drug testing charity The Loop and a speaker for drug reform charity Anyone's Child. Why? He calls it Lydia's Legacy, his daughter died when she was 26, in 2016 of a heroin overdose. He's felt compelled to learn more about drugs and to communicate a harm reduction message [...]

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13: I Buy Heroin For My Son

Dad Does Drugs

06/19/19 • 62 min

With Professor Sue Pryce, a lecturer in politics at the University of Nottingham, who teaches a module called Politics and Drugs after becoming aware of how close all our lives come to the drug trade when her son became a heroin addict. Sue chose to buy his smack for years to keep him out of prison, [...]

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12: Politics and Drugs

Dad Does Drugs

06/12/19 • 55 min

With Norman Lamb MP, former Lib Dem health minister and one of few MPs who is vocal about drug policy reform. Norman wants to see cannabis legally regulated and possession of all other drugs decriminalised. He also wants to see Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, Andrea Leadsom, Rory Stewart, Jeremy Hunt and all the other confessional [...]

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10: Who is Harry Shapiro?

Dad Does Drugs

05/29/19 • 75 min

It depends, this is the one I spoke to, he’s the director of Drugwise. Don’t get him confused with this one. And certainly not this one The one we want has written a couple of hit books about drugs and music and drugs and Hollywood. Then Bob talks to his 13 year old son Credence [...]

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9: Cannabis with Dr Suzi Gage

Dad Does Drugs

05/22/19 • 80 min

Dr Suzi Gage is a psychologist. She looks at the links between lifestyle behaviours (like drug taking) and mental health. She’s also the host of a super science podcast, Say Why to Drugs, and tells Bob all about that, her research and some evidence based truths about cannabis. Then Bob talks to his teenage son [...]

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How many episodes does Dad Does Drugs have?

Dad Does Drugs currently has 19 episodes available.

What topics does Dad Does Drugs cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Parenting, Dad, Personal Journals, Music, Podcasts, Education, Mum and Drugs.

What is the most popular episode on Dad Does Drugs?

The episode title '18: I Feel A Bit Funny…' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Dad Does Drugs?

The average episode length on Dad Does Drugs is 63 minutes.

How often are episodes of Dad Does Drugs released?

Episodes of Dad Does Drugs are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Dad Does Drugs?

The first episode of Dad Does Drugs was released on Mar 7, 2019.

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