
Care homes. What actually happens in them? What happens when someone dies in a care home? What happens to their body? How do carers deal with the grief of losing people and yet stay positive? How does a person swallow a leaf?
These are the questions we attempt to answer this week when we're joined by anarchic comic Pope Lonergan, who tells us what it's like working in a care home, as well as his own personal experiences with difficult times.
Jul 20, 2023
1 hr 1 min

"I never said goodbye to my dad" is a big one. Neither of us said it, even though one of us had the chance. Our Dads Died is getting heavy, and yet, this episode somehow finds the time to spend ten minutes laughing about Digimon. Enjoy!
Jul 13, 2023
44 min

Dead dad podcast, dead parents podcast, parental loss podcast... you name it, this is it.
This week, we've got Victor M. Sweeney back and things get graphic, sad and hilarious. Subscribe to always get the latest episode and PLEASE TELL A FRIEND ABOUT THE PODCAST!
Jul 6, 2023
52 min

Send your dreams to [email protected], and @OurDadsDied on Twitter & Instagram - or write them in a review on Apple Podcasts!
Jun 29, 2023
58 min

Professional mortician Victor M. Sweeney (who you may have seen on various viral videos) comes on the show to tell Tom & Rich everything that happens when you die, for real. Contains some content listeners may find disturbing - skip to 38:38 if you just want to hear the boys talking nonsense.
Jun 22, 2023
47 min

Father's Day is coming up on Sunday so we decided to mark it with a Very Special Episode. It's just Tom and Rich this week, trying to figure out how to get through Father's Day when you haven't got a dad anymore.
Jun 16, 2023
54 min

Tom & Rich are joined by comedian and actor Eshaan Akbar in their quest to get to the bottom of parental loss. Catch Eshaan on Sex Education later this year. Be warned, this one is quite sweary.
Jun 9, 2023
1 hr 5 min

Your parent just died - what happens now? What are you supposed to do on the day your dad dies? Isn’t it weird that you still have to cook tea? We’d discuss those very traumatic few days, but through the strange and funny things that happen, the odd things people say to you, the sheer number of casseroles people bring round.
Jun 2, 2023
49 min

Two lads, dead dads, and a boatload of emotions that have not been processed properly. Tom Gerken and Rich Spalding, at this point experts in not having living fathers, will attempt to get to the bottom of all the things that happen when your dad dies.
May 30, 2023
4 min
