Ambition is Critical

The lads are back and talk about Carnivore diet, Air Fryers, not sharing Nachos in the Cinema, Michael Duff being sacked and one sighted medical thinking. Paddy has some sad news about his Dad and the boys discuss not being invincible forever, Cwm Albion have hit the big time, Man vs Fat is changing lives, their favourite Christmas films, Ronnie O’Sullivan documentary, the upcoming CVC gig in Card...

The lads are joined by Swansea City Under 21 Coach Anthony Wright in an AiC that is over 6 years in the making. Anthony talks about the U21 schedule, the player well-being app, fast tracking players through age groups and Paddy has never forgiven Anthony for ousting him out the Bishop Vaughan football team. Anthony talks about being scouted by Liverpool as a kid, playing in the same team as some f...

The boys are joined by Twin Town director Kevin Allen and discuss the origins of Ambition is Critical, Kevin growing up as the child of a Submarine Engineer, moving to London at 17 and working in theatre with Danny Boyle. Kevin talks about travelling with England football hooligans at Italia 90, hiding in the jungle while loving in Singapore, pig farming in Ireland, driving Mini cabs in London, in...

The lads are joined by Welsh MMA pioneer Brett Johns and talk about their mutual love of jackets (again), Brett meeting Nick Love, catching a cold because of queuing for Adidas trainers, visiting Italy and Lorenzo Osti choosing his new jacket colour for him. Brett talks about how he nearly retired this past year, starting roles in MMA refereeing and commentary, designing his own Weekend Offender T...

The boys are joined by former WBO Cruiserweight Champion of the World Enzo Maccarinelli and talk about Enzo meeting 3 out of the legendary 4 Kings, purposely causing aggro on Twitter, his Dad Mario’s history and the time Mario slapped Mike Doyle. Enzo talks about how Paddy used to bully him in school, seeing Russell Crowe ringside at his fight, having a pint with Sylvester Stallone, headlocking Mi...

The lads are back for Season 7 of AiC. During their little break Ryan’s survived Storm Betty and the very next day Storm Lewi at Noel Gallagher’s big gig in Caldicot Castle, Paddy has travelled to Merthyr with the boys to see CVC and both AiC members have had the night of their lives at the Pastel gig at The Bunkhouse. Ryan drops in some Swans gossip, Paddy admits to fly-tipping and the boys discu...

The lads see out Season 6 with a bang as they do another “Ask AiC” where listeners get to ask any question they want and it must be answered by the boys. From Dream Pubs to tours of Wales, who would you 2 foot if you had a chance to changing the ending of The Sopranos and even finding Madeline McCann in your garage. Nothing is off limits in this marathon length season finale….. @ambitioniscritcal1...

The lads are joined by one of the hottest prospects in UK MMA Ioan Harris and talk about crazy food portions in America, how Ioan recovers from a weight cut, his love for Ice Cream, being on the British Judo team as a Junior and winning the European title at the IMMAF’s. Ioan talks about his YouTube Vlogs, making sacrifices, the experience of fight week in America and the F1 at Silverstone. The la...

The boys are back and alcohol free as Ryan has had to give up the booze, Paddy has bought mouthwash to stop stinking of garlic and the lads talk extortionate alcohol free beer prices, Ryan has been to see Madness, had a Steak with Rob Beckett and stepped into the Buffer Zone at UFC London. The lads talk stolen mopeds, the huge upcoming fight weekend, the rise of the Nazis, The Pact, Once Upon a Ti...

The boys are joined by Professional Boxer Josh Kaighin and talk about how injuries have effected his early career, the protocols for wrapping hands and the ups and downs mentally on fight week. Josh talks about starting at the bottom at the Warehouse, running amateur and White Collar shows side by side, running the Ibiza Marathon with not enough preparation and having a Horse that didn’t fit him....

The lads are joined by Swansea City’s Head of Media Sophie Davies and discuss her rise through the club, travelling with Swansea City Ladies, how being authentic is important, hosting the Welsh Cup draw, being hands on with creating documentaries and sharing in an Uber with Michael Laudrup. Sophie discusses meeting her football idols, the Swans new signings, hanging around with Lee Trundle, player...

The lads are back and talk about Paddy’s wild Glastonbury Festival weekend, flash Motorhomes, Gummi Bears and Alex Turner being up his own arse. Paddy’s been on the Nitrous Oxide and nearly got kicked out of Glasto for having a danger wee while Ryan has developed a man crush on Fred Again. Ryan’s finally watched Many Saints of Newark and is about to give Fake Festival the beans while Paddy is off...

The boys are joined by Glastonbury Veterans, Jack Carter and Nicky Harris and discuss the Glasto ticket buying process, food stalls, needing the toilet, having an itinerary and the lost years due to Meow. The lads talk Survivor Series, the changing styles of music at the festival, rainy Glasto, drinks of choice for the weekend, red button action on iPlayer, grim trips home and Craig Charles on Cra...

The lads are joined by former Head of Coaching at Swansea City Jonny Grey and talk about how it’s been a long time coming for Jonny’s appearance on AiC, signing a special contract with the Swans as a youngster, Jan Molby being a top drinker and a top player and Oli McBurnie being a top lad. Jonny talks about his basic ethos to help develop players, how there should be a statue of Roberto Martinez...

The boys are sneaking one in and discuss the mental week following the Nathan Dyer episode of AiC. The boys talk Benidorm Segway Sex Shows, Ryan asks “Do we really need women”, Tilley is best mates with her Driving instructor and the In It Together Festival. The lads discuss the potential of a Cyber Pandemic, flares going off at local league cup finals, David Arquette in a Wrestling Death Match an...

The boys are joined by Swansea City legend Nathan Dyer and discuss growing up in Trowbridge, the need to protect young players, being mates with Gareth Bale, training on Christmas Day and getting tapped up by Roberto Martinez. Nathan talks about the lost art of wing play, his partnership with Angel Rangel, the huge range of emotions felt playing and winning the Playoff Final and winning Supporters...

The lads are joined by former WBF Champion of the World Cornelius Carr and discuss YouTube Boxing, the success of the Ingle Gym, Pig Farming and Corney turning pro with Frank Warren. Cornelius talks about the culture shock of moving to London, travelling to America to spar with Roy Jones Jr, the strangeness of Chris Eubank and his back and forth fight with Steve Collins. Cornelius talks about gett...

The lads are back on the eve of the big 200 and they discuss man hugging, freezing in beer gardens, bum bags and Swansea Market. Paddy doesn’t know what a Macaroon is, Ryan kicked the arse out of the Heavenly Brunch,  Craig Charles has come back from the dead and Tillie has booked her 1st girls holiday. The boys talk about the Trampolene homecoming gig, Brandon Scott’s Y-Fronts, Swans turning into...

The boys are joined by Swansea’s globe trotting dance duo Trutopia as they talk about selling out Heaven on the night previous, their introduction to dance music through Escape and moving to London and causing havoc with their Night Mayor house parties. The boys talk about setting up their own record label, residencies in Ibiza and how being sound will just get you much further in life plus much m...

The boys are joined by former BKB World Champion Daniel Lerwell has he returns for his hat trick appearance on AiC just days before his return to the ring. It’s been nearly 4 years since Dan was last on and he talks about how he coped during Covid lockdown, his experience travelling to UFC Fight Island with John Phillips and his love of fishing. Dan talks about winning the World title, his new fou...

The lads are fresh off their 1st (and potentially last) foray into the world of modelling but still have time to talk about going bald, manscaping your private parts and getting teeth done in Turkey. Paddy managed to get himself tickets to the amazing “Sorter” and Ryan is finally allowed a TV in his kitchen. The lads talk good manners, films they’ve not seen but should have, electric cars, Russell...

The boys are back after a couple of busy weeks. Port Tennant has a new One Stop shop and Paddy is concerned that he’s already banned, Ryan has been to Old Trafford and the lads discuss the Munich Memorial. It’s been 10 years since the Swans EFL Cup win and the lads talk about the documentary released about it, Tillie has turned 18 and Paddy has had a weekend in the big smoke while Ryan has his 1st...

The lads are joined for the 2nd time by Roan Crocker, fresh off his silver medal performance at the IMMAF World Championships. Roan discusses how he’s grown personally, as well as physically since he was last on AiC 3 years ago, how Covid effected the growth of his career and how his change in University course has opened to new avenues for him. Roan talks about his One Man Army assault on the Wor...

The boys welcome back Richard Mylan and talk about the huge response the 1st podcast got, Richard talks about how he wants to challenge people’s response to addiction, the boys talk about social media algorithms and sneaking into movies. Richard describes his process of writing his new play “Sorter”, the origins of Methadone, the drug purchase process, how a Play is put together, writing raps and...

The boys are joined by Welsh MMA star Scott Pederson and discuss his young start in combat sports, Jon Jones being a wild man, Scott’s early days of MMA and how win streaks can push a fighter into the limelight. Scott talks about representing Wales at the IMMAF championships, getting shouted at in Bahrain and chased out of Romania. Scott talks about training at SMMA, the evolution of MMA in Wales,...