Bad Dads Podcast Episodes

In this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, Dan and Reegs review I, Swear (2025), the BAFTA-winning biographical film about John Davidson — a Scottish man whose Tourette's syndrome shaped his entire life, and who went on to become an MBE and a prominent advocate for people living with the condition.The episode opens with the BAFTA controversy: John Davidson experienced a tic during the ceremony, saying a racial epithet while two Black actors were on stage. Dan and Reegs address the internet reaction, the BBC's editing failures, and why watching the film itself provides the clearest possible answer.The film charts John Davidson's life from 1983 in Galashiels — played as a child by Scott Ellis Watson in a debut performance both hosts describe as exceptional — through a devastating adolescence, a diagnosis with no support infrastructure around it, a remarkable friendship with Dottie and her son Murray, a series of community jobs and landmark legal moments, and ultimately a clinical …

This week the dads work late for Steven Shainberg's Secretary (2002) — one of the more unusual love stories in American independent cinema, and almost certainly the most interesting thing James Spader has ever worn a tie for. But first: a very thorough Top Five Secretaries list. Dolly Parton, Mad Men, Ghostbusters, Batman Returns, The Simpsons, Beetlejuice, Moneypenny through all her iterations, and the West Wing. It's a good one. Top Five highlights: Doralee Rhodes (Dolly Parton) from 9 to 5...