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New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 19 min
Latest: 25 Sep 2023
Language: English

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25 Sep 2023 · 1 hr 6 min

225. Fiona Murden on Mentoring

Fiona Murden is a psychologist and author, her books include Mirror Thinking and Defining You. She is also CEO of Oka Life, and innovative new app that matches people to mentors through behavioural science We talked about Fiona's work on psychology, behavioural science, the power of mentoring and her new app Oka Life, that matches mentors to mentees For more information on Oka Life and where to download go here: https://oka.life Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel…

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S1 · E224 · 18 Sep 2023 · 1 hr 4 min
224.Jon Terry
Jon Terry is an actor and producer, his company Rabbit in Headlights create theatre productions to enrich businesses and those in education. We discussed discovering a love of acting, taking a leap of faith with your career and why George Orwell's Animal Farm is still so relevant so many years after it was written. Buy Tickets for Animal Farm: https://www.rabbitinheadlights.co.uk/theatre-productions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
S1 · E223 · 4 Sep 2023 · 1 hr 10 min
223. Mita Mistry
Mita Mistry is a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapist & Coach, Acupuncturist and author. We talked about Mita's journey into helping people, the rudiments of acupuncture, the challenges of trying to rest in the modern world and how to combat social anxiety. Buy Mita's books here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Mita-Mistry/author/B0B1P24Z11?ref=ap_rdr&store_ref=ap_rdr&isDramIntegrated=true&shoppingPortalEnabled=true Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau,…
S1 · E222 · 28 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 9 min
222. Lou Sanders
Lou Sanders is an English stand-up comedian, writer and actress. We talk about being grateful, writing processes, not being hard on yourself and Lou's new book 'What's That Lady Doing?: False Starts and Happy Endings' Buy Here: https://amzn.eu/d/1jYtC0Z Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis,…
S1 · E221 · 23 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 18 min
221. Dr Poppy Gibson
Dr Poppy Gibson is a Senior Lecturer whose key interests involve children's psychological development and mental health and wellbeing. We talk about the UK education system, the positive aspects of social media, what it means to be a doctor and what we will do in a robot uprising! Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie…
S1 · E220 · 14 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 19 min
220. Georgia Tennant
Georgia Tennant is an English actress and producer. She played Detective Inspector Samantha Nixon's daughter Abigail in The Bill, Jenny in the Doctor Who episode "The Doctor's Daughter" and Lady Vivian in the show Merlin. She has produced and starred in 'Staged' for BBC 2. We talked about becoming a young parent, being aware of your privilege, social anxiety and the benefits of Netball Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton,…
S1 · E219 · 7 Aug 2023 · 1 hr 23 min
219. Bibi Lucille
Bibi Lucille is an actress, comedian and writer. Her latest show 'Meat Cute' is currently on at the Edinburgh Fringe. Tickets are available here: bit.ly/3QilFEC We talked about getting into acting through unconventional routes, comedy, losing your religion and imagining James McAvoy greeting you at the Pearly Gates! Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming…
31 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 21 min
218. Anu Vaidyanathan
Anu Vaidyanathan is a filmmaker, comedian and engineer whose memoir Anywhere But Home was long-listed for the Mumbai Film Festival's word-to-screen market in 2016. Her show 'Blimp' is part of Edinburgh Fringe 2023, tickets are currently available here: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/anu-vaidyanathan-blimp We talked to Anu about her segue into comedy via engineering, her time at the Philippe Gaulier clown school and using comedy as a vehicle to express bigger themes. Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes,…
19 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 9 min
217. Giles and Jim chat movies and 90s music
A special episode where Giles and Jim - just them - sit down for a chat. Among this episode topics were movies, DeNiro vs Pacino, 90s music and more. Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender…
10 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 18 min
216. Richie Driss
Richie Driss is a TV presenter best known for being on Blue Peter for four years season 2019 to 2023. He has also presented for JOE.co.uk and written and hosted the BT Sport documentary The Special 1 on goalkeepers. Watch The Special 1 here: https://www.bt.com/sport/football/features/bt-sport-films-the-special-1 Richie chatted to Giles and Jim about bad interviews, good interviews, grief, staying focused, perspective and his beloved Manchester United. Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay,…
3 Jul 2023 · 1 hr 28 min
215. Annabelle Knight
Annabelle Knight is a sex and relationship expert and novelist who has appeared on many TV programmes such as This Morning, Loose Women and Big Brother's Bit on the Side and is currently the Flirt Expert on ITV's Love Island, is resident Sex and Love expert for online retailer Lovehoney. She has written three books and her debut novel, The Endless Autumn, was a number one bestseller. Annabelle spoke to Giles and Jim about her journey into sex and relationship advice, old mobile phones, social media, dating apps and her creative writing process. Get more from the BLANK Podcast at…
28 Jun 2023 · 1 hr 25 min
214. Malcolm Kamulete
Malcolm Kamulete is an actor and musician, known for Ill Manors (2012) Top Boy (2011) and most recently BBC One's Champion. Giles and Jim talked to Malcolm about his love of football, following your gut instincts and finding your true purpose. Champion will air on BBC One from July 1 at 9.15pm, with all episodes immediately available on BBC iPlayer Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine…
19 Jun 2023 · 1 hr 15 min
213. Louise Boyce (AKA Mama Still Got It)
Louise Boyce is a fashion model, content creator, podcaster and mother of three, known by her hilarious online sketches about motherhood, which have earned her hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of views. Louise spoke to Giles and Jim about writing her book; Mama Still Got It, online trolls, the modelling world and dads taking ages on the toilet. Buy Louise's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mama-Still-Got-Louise-Boyce/dp/0008561842/ Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay,…
S1 · E212 · 12 Jun 2023 · 1 hr 16 min
212. Jon Culshaw
Jon Culshaw is an English actor, comedian and impressionist. He is best known for his work on the radio comedy Dead Ringers, Spitting Image and Doctor Who. We talked to Jon about the art of impersonation, writing comedy and expressing yourself through your work Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex…
29 May 2023 · 1 hr 27 min
211. Kat Ronson
Kat Ronson is a British actress, comedian, podcaster and creative. Featured on Missguided, Wonderland Magazine and known for her standup specials and hilarious social media content. She also creates videos with BLANK alumni Katrina Robinson. Check out their videos here: https://www.instagram.com/katandkatcomedy/?hl=en Kat spoke to Giles and Jim about acting, exposing creepy DMs on social media, agents and Jim's weird broken toe. Get more from the BLANK Podcast at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel…
S1 · E210 · 23 May 2023 · 1 hr 36 min
210. Amy Hoggart
Amy Hoggart is a British-American stand-up comedian and actress, best known for starring in Almost Royal, a faux-reality show on BBC America, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, an American political satire show on TBS. She has also hosted her own show It's Personal with Amy Hoggart, on truTV. Amy spoke to Giles and Jim about Washington, DC, getting into comedy and acting, interviewing MAGAs and pregnancy. Check out Amy's podcast here: https://shows.acast.com/femanism Massive thanks to our patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard…
S1 · E209 · 15 May 2023 · 1 hr 22 min
209. Mehreen Baig
Mehreen Baig is a former teacher and British television presenter. She has presented several documentaries on topics relating to Britain's Asian and Muslim communities. Her show Glow Up Your Grades helps support many pupils with their GCSEs every year. Watch here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUn2zTSlKmGBQ-qnL8iDEtg Giles and Jim talked to Mehreen about her time as a teacher, the challenges of the education system in the UK, her move into broadcasting and her book Hidden Lessons - Growing Up On The Frontline Of Teaching. Buy a copy here:…
S1 · E208 · 9 May 2023 · 1 hr 24 min
208: Louise Minchin
Louise Minchin is a TV presenter, journalist, author and athlete. She presented the UK’s most successful morning television programme BBC Breakfast for two decades and at 45 was inspired to take up triathlon after a BBC Breakfast challenge. Three years later she represented her age-group in the World and European Championships. Louise spoke to Giles and Jim about getting into journalism, the perils of live television, and writing and researching her new book. Pre-order Louise's new book 'Fearless: Adventures with Extraordinary Women' here:…
E207 · 2 May 2023 · 1 hr 18 min
207: Dr Rupy Aujla
Dr Rupy Aujla is a trusted NHS GP and food expert behind the bestselling Doctor’s Kitchen – a collection of over 100 recipes that put flavour and nutrition first. Dr Rupy is an International Health and Wellness speaker and regularly delivers lectures and talks at many international events including TEDx, The Royal Society of Medicine, The Royal Society of Culinary Arts, BBC Good Food etc. Dr Rupy is also a Sunday Times bestselling author BBC Presenter and regularly appears on national television. He has a number one rated podcast, The Doctor’s Kitchen, with over 12 million downloads to date,…
E206 · 24 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 33 min
206: Molly McKew
Molly McKew is a writer and expert in information warfare specializing in U.S.-Russia relations. She served as an adviser to then-president of Georgia Mikheil Saakashvili from 2009 to 2013. We spoke to Molly about weaponising narratives, the dangers of basically everything online...and cats. Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki,…
E205 · 17 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 26 min
205: Elizabeth McCafferty
Elizabeth Mcafferty is an actress and journalist, she has starred in Hitman's Bodyguard (2017), The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) and Dumbo (2019) and her work has been published in VICE, The Guardian, Dazed and The Independent. We talked to Elizabeth about getting into acting via body doubling, approaching stories with compassion and seeking out the stranger stories in life. PLUS extra chat with Elizabeth over at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton,…
E204 · 3 Apr 2023 · 1 hr 26 min
204: Lucy Beaumont
Lucy Ann Beaumont is a British actress, writer, and stand-up comedian. Well known for her comedy series Meet the Richardsons, and Hullraisers. Lucy's 2014 debut show at the Edinburgh Festival, 'We Can Twerk it Out' was nominated for that year's Best Newcomer Award. We talked to Lucy about how amazing grandparents can be, using challenging life experiences to inform your creativity, and trying to break into comedy. If you enjoyed listening to Lucy go and see her on tour! Tickets are on sale now https://lucybeaumont.co.uk PLUS extra chat with Lucy over at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive…
E203 · 28 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 13 min
203: Pauline Cox
Pauline Cox is a nutritionist who co-founded Sow & Arrow in 2018 with a mission of creating easy-to-access information on health and wellbeing as well as a place to get convenient healthy food on the go. She is a functional nutritionist, passionate about food and nutrition, and also writes articles about health and well-being, particularly women's wellbeing. Pauline spoke to Giles and Jim about her own health journey, the challenges that face getting nutrition information out against fast food advertising, and her new book, Hungry Woman. Pre-order Pauline's book here:…
E202 · 21 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 18 min
202: Zoiey Smale
Zoiey Smale is an internationally acclaimed inclusion activist, her 20-year career in sport has seen her move from Athlete to Inclusion consultant, where she now works with amateur and professional sports organisations. Zoiey is a qualified coach across various disciplines and adjudicating official. She is also a podcaster and presenter. We talked to Zoiey about the power of sport in building communities, the incredible work and impact of coaches at grass roots level and the ongoing work of promoting inclusivity and diversity at all levels of sport. PLUS extra chat with Zoiey over at…
14 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
Gary Lineker (Classic Blank Ep 7)
Due to scheduling issues we are unable to bring you a new episode this week so instead we have delved into the archives to bring you a Classic Blank episode with Gary Lineker. Gary is in the new this week after being suspended by Match of the Day for refusing to apologise for tweeting his political views. Gary spoke to us way back in 2018 about his twitter usage and you can hear him talk about that at 50:05 in this episode. Gary Lineker is a former professional footballer and current sports broadcaster. He holds England's record for goals in FIFA World Cup finals, with 10 scored and is…
E201 · 7 Mar 2023 · 1 hr 25 min
201: Kimberly Hart-Simpson
Kimberly Hart-Simpson is an actor best know for appearing in Hollyoaks and Coronation Street. She spoke to Giles and Jim about auditions, growing closer to her mum, Naked Attraction, making up new phrases and loads more. Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland, Katherine Keen, Lynn Robinson, It's Coming Home 2022, Alice Chrystall, Maddie Lightfoot, Alex Collis, Martin Grimm, Vicki, Julianna Williams, Rachel Bowen, Witnessthebigness. @blankpod @eliistender…
E200 · 25 Feb 2023 · 1 hr 31 min
200: 200th Episode Special! Our favourite clips
Happy 200th podcast to us! To celebrate reaching this massive milestone we picked some clips from our favourite episodes and chatted about some of the stories behind them. Thanks so much to everyone who has listened to us over the past four and a half years. Sponsored by Gousto. Head to gousto.co.uk and use code BLANK for 60% off your first box + 25% off all boxes for two months. Full episodes: John Motson https://audioboom.com/posts/7927595-john-motson Jon Ronson https://audioboom.com/posts/7827989-jon-ronson Dawn French https://audioboom.com/posts/7827945-dawn-french Sanjeev Bhaskar…
E199 · 15 Feb 2023 · 1 hr 26 min
199: Tom Chapman
Tom Chapman is an award winning barber, author, public speaker, global barber director and international educator. We talk to Tom about his love of WWE, his journey into hairdressing via being a musician and founding The Lions Barber Collective, which started as a group of international barbers raising awareness for suicide prevention. PLUS Ad free, extra content with Tom for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Massive thanks to our Patrons: Mary Catherine Byrnes, Victoria Nielsen, Manya Kay, Alex Williams, Joel Piveteau, Richard Astill, Samantha Beaton, Claudia McKelvey, John Holland,…
E198 · 7 Feb 2023 · 1 hr 18 min
198: John Simpson
John Simpson CBE is an English foreign correspondent and world affairs editor of BBC News. He has spent all his working life with the BBC, and has reported from more than 120 countries, including thirty war zones, and interviewed many world leaders. We talk to John about his 50-plus years at the BBC, the scary moments when his life was in danger, reporting from the frontlines and trying to find the humanity in such a troubled world. PLUS Ad free, extra content with John for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Tickets to Jim's February show here:…
E197 · 31 Jan 2023 · 1 hr 12 min
197: Andrew Gower
Andrew Gower is an actor and musician. Best known for his role as "Bonnie Prince" Charles Edward Stuart in "Outlander" and for playing Nick Cutler, the vampire solicitor in season 4 of "Being Human, he's also appeared in Carnival Row and Black Mirror. Andrew is also lead singer of The Gustaffsons. We talked to Andrew about his love of football and how it often compares to acting, going through drama school and how we need to reframe failure. PLUS Ad free, extra content with Andrew for our patrons at patreon.com/blankpodcast Tickets to Jim's February show here:…

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Category: Arts & Books
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 19 min
Latest episode: 25 Sep 2023
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