Project Possible with Rich Leigh - interviews that might just change your life
Rich Leigh - interviews about motivation, resilience and what's truly possible 102 episodes Nov 9, 2026
Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity, motivation, resilience, and second chances. Host Rich Leigh interviews famous faces and unsung heroes, including entrepreneurs, athletes, entertainers, and academics. The show was created after his younger brother Jordan took his own life, prompting Rich to sell his business and focus on meaningful work. Through conversations and personal stories, it explores the idea that your past does not define your future.
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From Redundancy to Nearly One MILLION Followers - 'LoveMud Dog Lady' Caroline Donoghue
This week’s guest is Caroline Donoghue, better known as the LoveMud Dog Lady.You might know her from the dog-grooming videos. The dog voices. And the obvious love she has for the animals in her care.But before all of that, Caroline had a marketing career she thought she’d never leave. Then she was made redundant.We talk about losing a job that had become her identity, starting again, and the muddy
TV's Dr Dawn Harper: The Mistake That Still Haunts Me
This week's guest is Dr Dawn Harper.You’ll probably know her from Embarrassing Bodies. But I didn’t just want to speak to Dr Dawn. I wanted to get to know Dawn.Dawn talks about the mistake she once made that still haunts her decades later - and the responsibility of having someone’s life in your hands when you’re exhausted and barely out of medical school.Then there’s her own diabetes diagnosi
Paul Daniels Was My Uncle, But He Only Taught Me One Trick - interview with Magician James Phelan
This week's guest is magician James Phelan.His uncle was Paul Daniels. His aunt is Debbie McGee. So you’d assume he grew up being taught every trick in the book.Nope - Paul only directly taught him one.But he did give James a piece of advice that stuck:“You’ve got to be the first you, not the second me.”James talks about building a career beyond a famous family connection, the years of work pe
Everest Solo Climber: Why Success Can Still Leave You Feeling Empty - Sean Burch
This week's guest is adventurer, world-record holder, author and filmmaker Sean Burch.Sean has climbed Everest solo, set eight world records and made first ascents of 140 previously unclimbed mountains. He’s also won National Geographic’s Ultimate Survival Alaska and spent decades testing himself in some of the world’s most extreme environments.But there was something all that achievement coul
15 publishers turned her down. Her first book sold 5 MILLION copies: Annabel Karmel MBE
This week's guest is the Queen of Cooking for Kids - Annabel Karmel MBE.Annabel is the UK’s number-one children’s cookery author and one of the most trusted names in baby and family food.She has written 50 books, sold millions of copies and built an international brand that has helped generations of parents feed their children - including me.But, before any of that, Annabel was a professional harp
The true power of saying YES - how 100 conversations have changed my life forever
For this special milestone episode 100 of Project Possible, I look back on a year of throwing myself at the podcast, and the impact these conversations have had on my life, my outlook and my hope to be of service to others.I talk about why building and selling a business didn’t leave me feeling fulfilled, learning to enjoy life again after losing my brother Jordan to suicide, fatherhood, health, m
"I Learned to Cook My Daughter’s Favourite Meals Blindfolded Before Going Blind" - CanSeeCantSee's Claire Sisk
Claire Sisk is a content creator, disability and accessibility advocate. You might recognise her as ITV’s This Morning's first blind chef.She's built a large and loyal following online as Can See Can’t See, showing people how she accomplishes daily tasks others might take for granted, having lost her sight at the age of 37.I sat down with Claire to talk about having two strokes at 29, bein
The Mindset Coach: Can Losing Control Be the Thing That Sets You Free?
Loz Antonenko is a mindset coach, dubbed The Mojo Mentor, entrepreneur and author of Get the F*** Unstuck.After losing her first husband to suicide, Loz began questioning a life built around achievement and other people’s approval. In 2024, she sold the business she’d run for 17 years, describing it as “the safety net that strangled me”.We talk about grief, family estrangement, losing friendships,
From Sleeping in a Car Boot to Lending £1 Million - confessions of a Posh Pawn star
James Constantinou is the founder of Prestige Pawnbrokers and star of Channel 4’s Posh Pawn.Expelled from school at 15 and told he’d never amount to anything, he spent nights sleeping in a car boot. Years later, he was lending £1 million against a collection of art and artefacts. We talk about building businesses, taking risks, spotting a con, the fear of being poor again, raising children with mo
Fertility Expert: “I Was Given a 0.7% Chance of Having a Baby - Then I Got Pregnant Naturally at 44!”
Liberty Mills has lived about five different lives.She was an international model, a young single mum, a woman so badly affected by lupus that she needed a Zimmer frame, a health coach and author who rebuilt her life, and then, at 44, a woman who became pregnant naturally after being given around a 0.7% chance of conceiving with her own eggs.She talks about the darker side of the modelling industr
"They called me Dr Barbie. They followed me to work. I proved them all wrong." - Apprentice winner Dr Leah Totton
Dr Leah Totton is a doctor, entrepreneur and winner of The Apprentice, where Lord Sugar invested £250,000 in her medical aesthetics business when she was just 24 years old.She talks about being dismissed as “Dr Barbie” by the press. She talks about journalists following her to and from work, and how reporters would approach patients and colleagues while she was working in A&E in a bid to get d
The Life Coach Who Lost His Wife to Cancer, Filmed It All - and Told Me To Forgive Myself - an interview with Pete Cohen
This week, I’m joined by Pete Cohen.Pete is best known as The People’s Coach, having spent more than a decade as the resident life coach on ITV’s GMTV, with regular appearances on This Morning.For 30 years, he has helped people imagine a better life for themselves.Then life forced him to face the one thing none of us can think our way out of: losing someone we love.After his wife Hannah was diagno
An interview with Arthur Morgan! Actor Roger Clark on Red Dead 2, Loss & the Role of a Lifetime
This week, I’m joined by Roger Clark, the actor behind Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, the third best-selling video game of all time.We talk about his life and career. The years of struggle before his secret audition with Rockstar, losing his mum at 15, creating Arthur over five years, performance capture, and why the character still means so much to people nearly eight years later.This on
He Lost The Love Of His Life, Then Made It Funny: interview with comedian Sam Morrison
Is it possible to turn hope into loss - and even comedy?This week, I'm joined by US comedian Sam Morrison for a conversation about love, grief, comedy, and the show that changed his life.Sam is the creator of Sugar Daddy, a critically acclaimed solo show about losing his partner Jonathan to Covid, being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and somehow turning the most painful period of his life int
He Broke His Neck, Lost His Rugby Career, then Built One of the UK's Fastest Growing Companies | James Laithwaite
Today’s guest is entrepreneur and former rugby league player James Laithwaite.Describing himself as one of rugby league’s ‘unluckiest’ players, James Laithwaite broke the same leg four times, broke his neck - it was the first time his now-wife watched him play - and lost the only career he had ever imagined.At 27, he went from playing professional rugby league in front of tens of thousands to labo
Real-Life Spider-Man: on Stan Lee, Climbing the World’s Tallest Buildings and Alex Honnold controversy
Dan Goodwin, better known as Spider-Dan, is a legendary climber, daredevil and high-rise safety campaigner.In 1981, aged 25, he climbed the Sears Tower, then the tallest building in the world, wearing a homemade Spider-Man suit and using equipment he had designed himself. He later climbed the World Trade Center, among a dozen skyscrapers, free-soloed both sides of the CN Tower and developed an unl
What Growing Up With An Alcoholic Parent Really Does To You - interview with Nacoa founder Hilary Henriques MBE
Hilary Henriques MBE is the founder and CEO of Nacoa (National Association for Children of Alcoholics), a charity she established more than 35 years ago after discovering the profound impact parental alcoholism can have on children.We talk about growing up in chaotic homes, why children so often blame themselves for their parents' drinking, the hidden effects of childhood trauma in adulthood,
The CBBC star that rescued FIVE lions from a warzone: an interview with One Zoo Three's Cam Whitnall
Cam Whitnall was once dubbed the World's Youngest Zookeeper.When his grandparents bought a dilapidated zoo, once known as the worst in the UK, and brought it back to life, they also created a home for their family.Cam grew up on the grounds, now known as Hertfordshire Zoo, in a bedroom overlooking the tiger enclosure. His childhood playground, where he and his brothers would play hide-and-seek
Ask My Husband: Superstore's Jerry Is Me! - an Interview with Actor & Comedian Chris Grace
Chris Grace is a comedian, actor and writer.We talk about growing up as a gay Chinese kid in Texas, why he's never felt like he truly belonged anywhere, losing his siblings, partner and parents in just a matter of a few short years, and what it takes to keep pursuing a dream for more than three decades.Chris shares why improv might be one of the most important life skills you can learn, the re
Why Elon Musk Is Wrong About Mars - Interview with space expert Dr Niamh Shaw
Dr. Niamh Shaw is an engineer, scientist and storyteller who has spent more than a decade chasing an extraordinary dream: to become a citizen astronaut.Along the way, she's spoken at NASA's Johnson Space Center, covered launches from Kennedy Space Center, trained for space, lived on a simulated Mars mission and experienced zero gravity aboard the infamous "Vomit Comet".We talk ab
Have We Turned Trauma Into An Identity? | interview with Richard L. Blake
Richard L. Blake is a psychologist, breathwork researcher and author.This is a conversation that begins with breathwork, but quickly becomes about therapy culture, trauma, resilience and why Richard believes we've fundamentally changed the way we think about mental health.We discuss whether therapy can sometimes make people worse, why family estrangement is becoming more common, the science be
The Queen of Kids' TV: What Jim Henson Taught Me About Changing The World
My guest this week is BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning writer and producer Jocelyn Stevenson, whose extraordinary career includes Sesame Street, The Magic School Bus, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and creating Fraggle Rock alongside Jim Henson.We talk about the lessons Jim Henson taught her, why he believed children's television could help stop war, the responsibility of creating storie
Ready For the Next Episode - Solo episode 03
Fair warning: this is a solo episode. If the thought of me talking for getting on for 40 minutes with only a loose structure makes you want to jump headfirst into fire, flick back through the other 80+ episodes for one you haven't watched or listened to, or come back on Monday, when I'll have another incredible guest.Since September last year, when I brought this podcast back, I've bee
My Music Teacher Said: "Black People Like You Don't Go To Uni" - Jazz LEGEND Courtney Pine CBE
Courtney Pine CBE is one of the most influential figures in jazz.A pioneering saxophonist, composer and broadcaster, he's spent four decades redefining the genre, sharing stages and studios with everyone from Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder and Gang Starr's Guru to Kate Bush, Mick Jagger and Bryan Ferry.But you don't have to be a jazz fan to enjoy this conversation.We talk about why his
Mindset Coach: Has Self-Improvement Gone Too Far? Is it making us LESS happy?
Lily Silverton is a mindset coach, speaker and author of Prioritise This.We discuss self-improvement, therapy culture, ambition, loneliness, social media, productivity, work-life balance and why so many people feel overwhelmed despite having more information than ever before.We also explore whether people can become trapped in cycles of self-development and self-analysis, the pressure to become th
'The Mindful Soldier' Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE on Resilience, Fatherhood & Belonging
Ash Alexander-Cooper OBE is a former British Army Colonel and officer in the Royal Gurkha Rifles. He completed eight tours of Afghanistan and spent seven years deployed in some of the world's toughest environments.He’s also a world-championship athlete, and international musician.This conversation isn't really about war, though.It's about resilience. Belonging. Fatherhood.We discuss As
The Confidence Expert: Why Success Wasn't Making Me Happy (and how to Build REAL Confidence)
Kirsty Hulse is a speaker, entrepreneur and one of the UK's leading experts on confidence and influence.It looked like she had it 'all. Then, within the space of three days, she lost her husband, her home and her business.In this conversation, we explore how she rebuilt her life after everything fell apart.We talk about why success wasn't making her happy, and what she learned from wal
The Cutoff Culture Epidemic Nobody Wants to Talk About: Tania Khazaal
Around 1 in 4 people are estranged from a family member.Tania Khazaal believes we're living through a family estrangement epidemic - and a silent epidemic at that.One fuelled by social media, modern culture, and our growing inability to have difficult conversations.After becoming estranged from her own mother, Tania eventually rebuilt that relationship and now helps others do the same.We discu
Why Being a Nerd is a Superpower - DJ Yoda
Duncan Beiny - better known as DJ Yoda - has spent more than 30 years building a career that makes almost no sense on paper.A hip-hop DJ obsessed with breakfast cereal boxes. A turntablist who creates audiovisual shows from films, cartoons and pop culture. A self-confessed nerd who turned curiosity into a career.In this conversation, we talk about meeting Gang Starr's Guru at 14 years old, lea
The Friendship That Won Race Across The World - Jo & Kush
Jo Diop and Kush Burman are the winners of the latest series of hit BBC series Race Across the World.Here they are in their FIRST podcast interview since winning.At just 19 years old, the childhood best friends from Liverpool travelled more than 12,000 kilometres across Europe and Asia, racing from Sicily to Mongolia without smartphones, flights or modern comforts, eventually crossing the finish l
Triple Amputee Veteran Told He’d Never Sail Again… Then Crossed the Pacific SOLO
Craig Wood is a former British Army rifleman, a triple amputee and ocean adventurer.At 18 years old, Craig lost both legs and one arm after being blown up by a controlled IED in Afghanistan. After weeks in a coma and years of recovery, he was told he’d never sail again.Last year, he became the first triple amputee to sail solo and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean.In this episode, we discuss Cr
“It’s Never Too Late To Have A Good Childhood” - Jaz Ampaw-Farr
Jaz Ampaw-Farr believes it’s never too late to have a good childhood.An internationally renowned speaker, former teacher, and advocate for resilience and human connection, Jaz has spent years helping people rewrite the stories they were born into.Because she had to do it herself.Jaz grew up surrounded by violence, abuse, neglect, racism, foster care and unimaginable instability. She was homeless a
“Why We’re Turning Against Each Other” - Conflict Aid Veteran
We're more polarised in the West than ever. It's tearing families apart.Rhett Power spent years working in war zones with the Peace Corps and USAID, witnessing first-hand what happens when societies fracture - and when people stop seeing each other as human.Nearly a million people were killed in the conflicts and genocides we discuss in this conversation - the very real cost of polarisation.Rhett
The D.O.C: The Man That Changed Hip Hop
The D.O.C. may be one of the most influential figures in hip hop history. Your favourite rapper's favourite rapper.Many have said that hip hop would look very different without them - but in the case of The D.O.C., none could disagree.A foundational force behind the rise of West Coast rap, he helped shape the sound of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and gangsta rap itself.He received a Grammy Lifetime Ach
The Accident Broke Her Body… But Forgiveness Changed Her Life
Vanessa Ruck, also known as The Girl On A Bike, is a motorcycle racer, adventurer, speaker and content creator.After being hit by a car while cycling home in 2014, Vanessa was told her injuries were “just bruising.” In reality, the years that followed involved seven surgeries, chronic pain, PTSD, and the complete loss of the life she once knew.Today, she races motorcycles across some of the toughe
"I turned Everest Into a 13,000km Triathlon" - Mitch Hutchcraft on being Limitless
In this episode, I sit down with record-breaking endurance adventurer, former Royal Marine and author Mitch Hutchcraft.Last year, Mitch completed a world-first 13,000 kilometre journey from the English Channel to the summit of Mount Everest.Allow me to break the absurdity of that down for you:He swam the Channel. He cycled across 18 countries. He ran hundreds of kilometres through India, and then
"I hated who I saw in the mirror" - Fit in Midlife's Jason Smith
Jason Smith is a fitness coach, cover model and the founder of Fit in Midlife.At 49, Jason was drinking 2 to 3 bottles of wine a night, struggling with his health, and convinced his best years were behind him. He felt stuck, isolated, and like life had quietly passed him by.Then something unexpected happened.A simple post online triggered a complete shift in how he saw himself… and what was possib
How to make a successful indie movie: Apnas, with co-directors Ashley Chin and Darren RL Gordon
Set on the gritty streets of Manchester, APNAS follows a British Asian Mancunian pulled into a dangerous criminal world by his notorious uncle - and a brutal rivalry with his cousin pushes everything to breaking pointI sit down with Ashley Chin and Darren RL Gordon, the co-directors of Apnas - a movie that launched with HUGE hype, with millions of people talking about it before it was even release
From Peep Show to Purpose: an exclusive interview with Paterson Joseph
In today's episode, I sit down with Paterson Joseph.You’ll know him as Johnson from Peep Show, but his career goes far beyond that. The Beach. Green Wing. Dr Who. Julius Caesar. Vigil. Wonka… nobody could ever accuse Paterson of playing the same character twice.We talk about what success actually means after a long career in acting, why he’s never chased fame, and how he measures success on his ow
“I was on fire, trapped in a burning tank… and nearly stayed” - Karl Hinett
I was lucky enough to sit down with adventurer, long-distance athlete and all-round inspiration Karl Hinett.At 18 years old, Karl was deployed to Basra as an infantryman. During a riot, his tank was attacked with petrol bombs. Trapped inside, he was engulfed in flames.He describes it as feeling like he was underwater, in fire.Karl suffered burns to 37% of his body and was given a 20% chance of sur
The man making classical music cool again - Jack Bazalgette
Today, I sit down with Jack Bazalgette, Artistic Director of Cheltenham Music Festival and founder of Through the Noise.Cheltenham Festivals are internationally renowned, and have been bringing household names and new talent to audiences since 1945.We talk about how music shapes us, why classical music isn’t “uncool” but perhaps badly marketed, and how Jack went from nearly being expelled at schoo
The Gut Doctor: “We’ve Been Getting Food Completely Wrong”
Professor Tim Spector is one of the most cited scientists in the world and a leading expert in gut health, nutrition, and the microbiome.In this conversation, we break down why much of what we’ve been told about food is wrong - from calories and dieting, to why two people can eat the same meal and have completely different biological responses.We talk about the connection between the gut and the b
I ran away… then won The Apprentice - Karishma Vijay
Karishma Vijay had £7 left, a collapsing business, family pressure, and everything to prove.Now, the 29 year old founder of beauty brand KishKin has won series 20 of The Apprentice UK, and the £250,000 investment that comes with it.In her first and only major podcast interview since the win, Karishma opens up about anger, ambition, rejection, resilience, beauty standards, Lord Sugar, and the life
The Biggest Killer of Men Under 50 - Dr Susie Bennett
Dr Susie Bennett researches suicide in men at Glasgow University. She is one of the world's leading experts on the topic.In this episode, I wanted to understand why the biggest killer of men under 50 is still themselves.This isn’t a conversation about empty slogans or easy answers. We get into what suicidal pain actually feels like, why “men need to talk” often isn’t enough, and how isolation,
The Recipe for Success: Food Review Club’s Matt Binge
Matt Binge is the founder of Food Review Club - a platform he's built to become one the UK's most popular food critics, with millions of followers, hundreds of millions of views, and a relentless output of content.On the surface, it’s food reviews. Travelling the country, finding hidden gems, eating great meals.But it was never just about the food.In this conversation, we get into what really driv
“I Played Rugby for England… and Felt Like a Fraud”
Andy Long is a former England international rugby player. He captained England under 19s and 21s, captaining and playing with the likes of Jonny Wilkinson, Lewis Moody and Ben Cohen.He is now a performance coach, specialising in mindset and self-awareness.In this episode, Andy talks about finding his dad dying at just 10 years old, the impact that had on his life, and the drive that took him all t
From “Nobody” to Ice Swimming World Champion - John Myatt
John Myatt is an ice swimming world champion, English Channel swimmer, and extreme endurance athlete who went from a chaotic, violent childhood in Gloucester to achieving things very few humans on earth ever will.He’s:- An Ice Swimming World Champion- One of a small number of people on the planet to complete an official Ice Mile- A two-way English Channel swimmer, and also part of the first winter
From electrician to UFC Commentator: John Gooden
John Gooden is a UFC commentator and broadcaster who has spent more than a decade calling fights around the world.He's worked cageside for the UFC alongside names like Michael Bisping, Daniel Cormier and Dan Hardy, bringing fans inside the action of mixed martial arts at the highest level.Before getting there, John’s journey took him through the City, the BBC, electrical work with his father,
"The Food Industry is Following Big Tobacco's Playbook" - Jonathan Wolf, CEO of ZOE
Jonathan Wolf is the co-founder and CEO of ZOE, a company using large-scale science to understand how food affects our health and the trillions of microbes living in our gut.In this conversation, Jonathan explains the emerging science of the microbiome, why two people can eat the same food and have completely different responses, and why ultra-processed foods may be driving the modern health crisi
"I was just 5 steps from losing £100,000" - Shaq Brown on winning C4's Hunted
Five steps. A few feet. That’s how close Shaq Brown came to being caught in Channel 4's Hunted.He went on the run for 21 days with just £50 and no phone.He had to survive as a fugitive while experts used every tool available to track him.On Day 3, his partner - brother-in-law Warren - was captured.For the next 19 days, he was alone.In this conversation, he takes me inside what it really feels like
Mo Hunt & Zoe Stratford on World Cups, Lions, Leadership & Legacy
Natasha 'Mo' Hunt and England captain Zoe Stratford OBE are World Cup winners, back-to-back-to-back league champions and co-captains of Gloucester-Hartpury, one of the most dominant teams in English rugby. Zoe was named World Player of the Year in 2021, and Mo won the RPA Player of the Season Award in 2023.But this conversation - my first with more than one guest - isn’t just about trophie
How to Be Truly Kind - The AI-Proof Skill That Sets You Apart
If you want to be a better leader, partner, parent, or just a better human being, this episode is for you.In this episode of Project Possible, I’m joined by the Queen of Kindness (OK, I might have dubbed her that...!), Nahla Summers. Nahla is a speaker, author, adventurer, and someone whose life was completely reshaped by grief.After the sudden death of her partner, Paul, everything changed. What
Are Ultra-Realistic Robots the Answer to Loneliness?
What if the biggest role for robots and AI isn’t replacing jobs, but replacing loneliness?In this episode, I’m joined by Andrew Kiguel, CEO of Realbotix, the company building what might be the most realistic humanoid robots in the world.Andrew explains why Realbotix isn’t focused on robots that walk, cook, or do backflips, but on something far more human: connection, companionship, and emotional w
Lucid Dreaming: Can You Heal Trauma - and Learn - While You Sleep?
What if you could change your life while you’re asleep?In this episode of Project Possible, I’m joined by Charlie Morley, one of the world’s leading experts in lucid dreaming. Charlie works with CEOs, elite athletes, military veterans and trauma survivors, using a skill most of us already have… but forgot how to use.Lucid dreaming is the ability to realise you’re dreaming while the dream is happen
The Dark Side of Dating: Inside the ‘Are We Dating the Same Guy?’ Phenomenon
Journalist, radio host and TV presenter Mary Mandefield joins me to unpack one of the most controversial developments in modern dating: the rise of online groups like 'Are We Dating The Same Guy?', and the growing tension between protection, exposure, and unintended harm.Mary shares what she uncovered while making the Channel 4 documentary 'Red Flags: Are We Dating the Same Guy?',
“Only 22 Caps”: Trevor Woodman on Belonging, Sacrifice and Winning a World Cup
Trevor Woodman is a Rugby World Cup winner. One of only 30 Englishmen to win and lift the Webb Ellis Cup.And yet, if you walked into his house, you wouldn’t know it - he never framed a shirt, and doesn't have anything out that highlights his incredible achievements.In this wide-ranging and deeply reflective conversation, Trevor opens up about growing up in Cornwall, breaking into professional
Moving Slowly Is Still Moving: a 50th episode special and Q&A
This is my second solo episode.Fifty episodes into the podcast feels like a good moment to pause and reflect.In this, I talk honestly about where I’m at right now — with the podcast, with life, with grief, with ambition, and with the idea of progress when life doesn’t go in a straight line.I share what I’ve learned from the first 50 episodes, how my interview style has changed, why fame isn’t the
The man who believed he could FLY: Richard Browning of Gravity Industries
In this episode, I sit down with Richard Browning.Richard is the founder of Gravity Industries, former Royal Marines reservist, entrepreneur and known to millions as the real-life Iron Man!Richard and I first worked together back in 2017 when Gravity launched to the world, and since then he’s flown jet suits across 50+ countries, worked with elite military and medical teams, built a global busines
Sikisa: "Comedy's probably saved me"
In this episode I sit down with stand-up comedian and immigration lawyer Sikisa.Sikisa was once told she was “slightly funny”. She took that compliment (?) and has since gone on to become one of the hardest-working and most in-demand acts on the stand-up circuit.Since winning the public vote in the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award, she's starred on Live at the Apollo, Comedy Central Live and many oth
"Just Watch Me” - Jeremy Lynch on rejection and being relentless
I sit down with Jeremy Lynch to talk about discipline, failure, rejection, consistency, and what it takes to get back up again when you fall down.Jeremy reflects on being just 20 years old on Britain’s Got Talent, overreaching on the biggest stage of his life, and experiencing a very public failure - and why finishing the performance mattered more than winning.We talk about his mindset, his work e
Is Western Civilisation doomed? - Dr Luke Kemp
In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Luke Kemp, an existential risk researcher at Cambridge University and the author of Goliath's Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse.Luke spends his life thinking about how societies rise, why they fall, and what really puts our future at risk. What surprised me most is how hopeful this conversation turned out to be.Luke argues that history is best
They said 'get a real job'. I said no! - Tweedy the Clown
Tweedy the Clown is one of the UK's most beloved performers. He's entertained millions around the world over decades, from village circus big tops to Madison Square Garden.I was lucky enough to have a couple of hours with him, recording in what I later found out to be the late, great Nell Giffords' caravan - Nell co-founded Giffords Circus in 2000.In this funny and surprisingly philoso
Tom Stroud: The truth behind Netflix's Love Is Blind, masculinity, dating - and learning to forgive
Tom Stroud became one of the breakout personalities on the smash hit Netflix show Love Is Blind UK - but his most powerful story started well before the cameras rolled.In this episode, Tom opens up about:- Growing up with an absent father and how it fuelled anger, rebellion and a lifelong pattern of emotional avoidance- The moment his dad walked out – and why that became a defining event- Why he n
"I Googled 'island for sale' and it changed my entire life" - Ben Keene
What happens when you take a crazy idea - like building a real-life tribe on a remote Fijian island - and actually do it?This week I sit down with Ben Keene, co-founder of TribeWanted, Rebel Book Club and former lead at Escape the City. Ben was the star of BBC Two's five-part Paradise or Bust documentary following his island exploits, and wrote the best-selling book: Paradise or Bust: A 21st C
The Topless Runner: How Louise Butcher turned cancer into courage
When doctors told Louise Butcher she had lobular breast cancer, her world collapsed.But instead of hiding, she chose to strip away the stigma - literally.Known online as The Topless Runner, Louise runs marathons, half-marathons, and 10Ks topless, using her body as a living message of strength, survival, and self-acceptance.In this raw and powerful interview, Louise opens up about:- Her lifelong st
Are we just pretending to care about men's mental health? - George of TheTinMen
From awareness campaigns to social media hashtags - are we really making progress when it comes to the very real problem of men struggling with their mental health, or are we just making the right noises?In this honest and challenging conversation, I speak with George from The Tin Men - a creator who’s shaking up the way we talk about men’s health, suicide, and loneliness.George doesn’t want a gen
Listening saves lives. How can we be better at it?
Kicking off Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, I sat down with a director from Samaritans to better understand what the charity is and does, and talk about how we can all do a better job of looking after ourselves - and each other.Amanda has spent over a decade volunteering with Samaritans, the charity that answers a call for help every 10 seconds.Founded 70 years ago by a vicar with a single ph
F**K CANCER: how to stop waiting to die and start living - The King of Chemo
What would you do if you were told you had five years to live?At just 30 years old, Iain Liam Ward - better known online as The King of Chemo - was diagnosed with stage 3 brain cancer and given a five-year life expectancy. That was five and a half years ago.Since then, he’s turned his diagnosis into a mission: raising millions for charity, building a community of millions online, and proving what’
From homeless to household name: the untold story of Mr Motivator
Is it possible to choose positivity, even through pain and loss?In this episode, fitness icon Derrick Evans MBE - better known as Mr Motivator - joins me for a deeply human conversation about resilience, faith, health, family and the power of perspective.From his tough beginnings in Jamaica and early life in Britain, to success in business even prior to his TV fame, Derrick shares the lessons that
From Prison to Purpose: best-selling celeb Chef Jon Watts
Is it possible for one moment of accountability to change everything?At 18, Jon Watts was sentenced to six and a half years in prison - a turning point that would shape the rest of his life. Today, he’s a Sunday Times best-selling author and chef to the rich and famous, known for his inspiring story of redemption and resilience.In this conversation, Jon opens up about growing up in a strict religi
How to spot Red Flags and find real love in the age of apps & AI
Is it possible to find and hold on to real love in an increasingly confusing dating world, where 42% of marriages end in divorce?Relationship expert and author Stina Sanders joins me to talk about red flags, healing, and why self-awareness might just be the ultimate relationship skill.This conversation is raw, funny and full of heart. Expect to come away questioning what “doing the work” really me
#34 - Apprentice winner Dean Franklin: "I almost QUIT the show just weeks before the finale"
Essex boy Dean Franklin made history as the first outright male winner of BBC’s The Apprentice in over a decade — but what might surprise you is that he nearly QUIT the show just two weeks before the final.In this episode, Dean opens up about being rejected at his very first audition, only to come back a year later and beat out 80,000 other hopefuls to land Lord Sugar’s £250,000 investment.Our con
#33 - In pursuit of passion and purpose - solo episode
How is it possible to become a full-time podcaster?A very personal one for my first-ever mid-week upload - and my first ever solo episode.In this episode, I talk about who I am, why I sold my company to pursue the passion I have for interviewing and creating this show, the impact of grief, what I hope to achieve, how you can get involved and more.I don’t have plans to do solo episodes regularly, b
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We all want to be happy, healthy and fulfilled.The question is: how?Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this question with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.Possibilists, pull up a pew.*Previously known as The Starting Line, before series 3.=====My upbringing was one of domestic violence, addiction, debt collectors and prison visits.At
#32 - Emmanuel Sonubi - from club bouncer to hosting Live at the Apollo
How is it possible to go from working as a bouncer to starring on the most prestigious comedy show on British TV in just five years?Join me for this first episode of the new series of Project Possible, as I chat to the hilarious Emmanuel Sonubi about a heart attack he suffered while on stage, amateur rugby antics, his career, parenting, stories from his nights on the door and much more.Head to emm
Could we end homelessness? Charity boss says it's a 'political choice' not to
Homelessness is up 14% this last year alone, with more than 300,000 homeless people according to latest figures.
But, can we really end homelessness?
This charity boss believes so, and says it's a political choice not to.
P3 is a charity than improves the lives and communities of tens of thousands of people a year, by delivering services to support people facing social exclusion.
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This week's guest is a true pioneer of mixed martial arts.
Mark 'the Wizard' Weir etched his name into the history books with the fastest ever knockout on his UFC debut, the first time the promotion came to the UK in 2002.
That night, UFC boss Dana white told Mark: ‘Years from now you remember this, you remember what you've
Robin Ince - on Ricky Gervais, his upbringing, ADHD, working with Professor Brian Cox and more
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This week's guest is comedian, poet, performer and one half of BBC Radio 4's The Infinite Monkey Cage, Robin Ince.
We talked about everything from his love of books, comedy and science through to his time on tour with Ricky Gervais, working with Professor Brian Cox, his upbringing, family and neurodivergence.
A fun, sprawling conve
Alex Bourne - on starring in 'the most hateable TV show ever made'
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This week's guest is super prime estate agent Alex Bourne (joined on and off by his lovely dog, Noodles).
- Oh, and forgive the pesky gremlins and the weird intro glitch, thank you, please -
Alex had a starring role in Netflix's Buying London, giving viewers a glimpse at the houses and the property market of the super rich.
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Could there be a sequel to Cool Runnings? Tal Stokes on life, hating the film he inspired and more
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Dudley 'Tal' Stokes was the captain and founding member of the Jamaican bobsled team the hit Disney movie Cool Runnings was based on.
He competed at the 1988, 1992, 1994 and the 1998 Winter Olympics, and after his competitive career, became a coach and the president of the Jamaican Bobsleigh Federation.In this conversation, we talk
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