Jarrow father and daughter preparing to launch family podcast
A father and daughter from Jarrow are preparing to launch a new podcast on the realities of growing up for young people and their parents.
The first episode of the series will be released later this month and the pair are looking to encourage open conversation around the process of young people entering their teenage years and the role parents play.
Named ‘Dad v The Teenage Years’, the podcast will be jointly hosted by Jarrow dad Adam Baker and his daughter, Zara.
“I listen to a few podcasts and spotted a gap in the market of a parent-child podcast that talks about the challenges which come with parenting” says Adam.
Inspired by the likes of releases from podcast hosts Josh Widdicombe and Rob Beckett, the pair recorded a trial episode and the feedback they recieved made them decide to go ahead with the idea.
“I think it has huge potential” adds Adam.
“I want to get as many parents involved as possible, like single dads with teenage girls who are struggling to have conversations.”
‘It’s a huge transitional period’
It comes at a big time for 11 year-old Zara, who is currently preparing for the move to secondary school.
“It’s going to be about leaving secondary school, starting secondary school and growing up” says Zara, who says she is “nervous but excited” about the move to hew new school.
She’s also looking forward to the recordings: “I’ve told my friends about it, and its a different thing to do.”
Adam adds: “It’s a huge transitional period.
“There’s loads of challenges for her coming up” adds the 35 year-old.
‘It’s a bit nervy’
Plans are for the pair to do regular recordings.
“Going from a conversation about doing it to being in the studio, it’s a bit nervy” says Adam, who is no stranger to being in front of a camera. He has already attempted to find social media fame through Tiktok, where he currently has over 3,500 followers.
“The idea of sitting down in a studio is surreal.”
After the podcast was first announced on Friday, April 3 the first episode will be released on Thursday, April 23 on Spotify.
The duo are also open to collaborations with members of the community. Anyone interested can contact them via email or social media.