Ambition is Critical

The boys are back and are joined by legendary Welsh singer Mal Pope and discuss his love for football as a kid, the changing face of Swansea over the years, sending a tape to John Peel when he was 12 and Elton John ringing his house. Mal talks about studying at Cambridge University, taking over Rob Brydon’s radio show, touring with Art Garfunkel, writing musicals and of course singing the theme tu...

The boys are back and talk about their respective snow days, Christmas and banter at the Darts. Ryan has been to his 1st ever Pantomime, Paddy is still sugar free and the boys have chanced their way into the big time with a certain Swansea City video. The lads discuss The Last of Us, the Port Talbot Serial Killer, the chances of being allowed into America, outrageous holidays and Misfit Boxing plu...

The boys are back are back with Jack Jones from Trampolene after the pre-Christmas podcast got cancelled twice due to sickness. Jack talks about voice loss, celebrating 5 years of Poundland with a gig at The Bunkhouse, opening Swansea Arena, playing at the World Cup fan park and being shit on Soccer AM. Jack discusses the bands upcoming tour in 2023, choosing set lists, his love of MMA and drinkin...

The boys are back and Paddy has got the Christmas decorations out. The lads talk about ruining excursion’s, transferring money in the 90’s, Denny’s wild Christmas party and Paddy has been hosting the Fan Park. Ryan’s getting angry about I’m a Celebrity, the boys have been watching Ancient Apocalypse, they air concerns about getting cancelled, spent an afternoon at the Swans and been horrified by B...

The lads are joined by Nigel and Pancho from clothing label San Portablo and discuss Nigel’s “Dizzy Angel” clothing shop in the 90’s, Terrace culture and clothes and San Portablo wanting to pioneer Welsh fashion. Pancho talks about the skate scene and the origins of Dirty Sanchez, playing Bangkok Roulette, getting branded in Arizona, nearly drowning with the Marines, being in a Nike advert with Wa...

The boys are in agony as Ryan has wrecked his shoulder and Paddy has tried to copy Marv from Home Alone. Ryan discusses his love of Crocodiles and fear of London’s tube system, Paddy talks about the night that was “too much for a Tuesday” and his near death experience on the Waltzers. The boys talk Glastonbury tickets, bands on their live gig wish list, the Tosh documentary, Loaded magazine and th...

The boys are back with Rhys Herbert as he prepares to go to Qatar with Wales for the World Cup. Is he Technical Director of Football, Head of Team Operations or just the ball boy? As per usual AiC makes a mess of things as the lads talk Swans beating Cardiff, rules and regs for travelling to the World Cup and Saudi Arabia’s mirrored city. Rhys talks about coaching in the US, travelling helping him...

The boys are going back Lockdown style over the phone as Paddy is In Trecco Bay ready to go and watch Pete-loaf. Ryan’s on the Aldi Red Wine and the boys discuss over competitive Germans playing water polo, why you don’t open Karaoke with Sweet Caroline and Jeffery Dahmer was a bit of an oddball. The lads talk Tsunami’s, Ashley Williams scrapping at the kids football, the AiC reverse psychology fi...

The boys are back and are joined by Swansea’s most popular young DJ, Smiley, and discuss him being a literal Giant, nicknames, Smiley starting out at House parties and the current state of the music scene in Swansea. Smiley talks about not needing to drink at gigs, meeting his DJ heroes, getting song requests, playing after Roger Sanchez at Escape into the Park and the boys discuss the line up for...

The boys are back with Greg and JT from 100% Old Skool and are talking about drinking on a school night watching Pastel in the Bunkhouse, Greg discusses his 18 month up and down ride since opening Bar Heaven, 100% Old Skool have hit Ibiza and Greg has a run in with the Garda Civilia. The AiC boys have been given a present from a listener, had a disagreement about this seasons artwork, Fiona Davies...

The lads are back for Season 6 after an extended lay off, both with explanations as to why Season 5 ended so abruptly and the lay off was extended. The lads discuss tipping, how you don’t want your food delivered on a bicycle, getting Hot Dogs while watching Top Gun Maverick and Paddy is banned from McDonald’s again. The boys talk about Little Elvis smashing Greece, why haven’t football boots got...

The boys are back and Ryan is a new man after finally getting a decent Kip in. The lads discuss the Senna documentary, We Own This City, Stranger Things and The Comedy Store. Paddy is off to London to watch Top Gun: Maverick, Ryan’s been to watch the local boys boxing and the Knebworth weekender gets a full breakdown plus much much more….. @ambitioniscritcal1997 on Instagram  @TheAiCPodcast on Twi...

The lads are joined by Oliver Treviso and discuss him having Ticks pulled out of his ass by a stranger, banana farming in Australia, living in a cave and experiencing Covid while in Morocco. Oli talks doing absolutely no planning for the original Trevs Trek, camping in haunted woods, the importance of personal hygiene and random acts of kindness from strangers. The boys have been to Knebworth, com...

The boys had a week off to go and see Rob Beckett but are back and Ryan’s Fox issues have returned, Paddy’s trying to handle life without his phone and Newt has been smuggled into Benidorm. The lads discuss Solo pint drinking, Tony Hawks documentary, Paddy’s Popemobile nearly going up in flames, Monkey Pox being the new pandemic, Ryan gives his review of the Swans season and Sellebrity have invite...

The lads are joined by one of their favourites as Bare Knuckle boxing Poet James Lilley returns to AiC. James describes how Covid effected his career, the Achilles injury that sidelined him, the sacrifices that he has to make and how the sport of Bare Knuckle is evolving. James talks about winning the British title for BKB, travelling to America for his BKFC debut, eating challenges, Poetry, being...

The boys are back and discuss fighting family members, competitiveness in kids and standard differences in eras of the Senior league. The Spanish  are trying to stop All inclusives, Ryan’s been slandered with Pot Noodles, Amber Heard took a dump in Jonny Depps pillow and Paddy invents a quick and easy way to save the aggro of a funeral plus much much more…. @ambitioniscritcal1997 on Instagram  @Th...

The boys are back with another instalment of Ask AiC where all manner are questions are fired at the boys…. @ambitioniscritcal1997 on Instagram  @TheAiCPodcast on Twitter

The boys are joined by a pioneer of the skateboard scene Paul “Skin” Phillips and discuss him being ground zero of the skateboard scene in Swansea, playing football with Dean Saunders, starting out in Photography and how sending photos to skate magazines took him from the dole to a six figure salary. Paul talks about having around 700,000 photos in his house, being in the hood in LA, having his ve...

The lads are joined by James Todd and discuss his new venture JT Boxing, how The Warehouse is the best gym in the country, Josh Kaighin’s impressive pro debut and Ryan’s trip to Wales/Austria. James talks about being in the Calzaghe Clan, moving to LA, sparring at The Wildcard gym, meeting Antonio Tarver and crashing a car in Florida. The lads discuss the recent Wood/Conlan classic, Drive to Survi...

After an over 2 year absence, one of the boys favourites Brett Johns is back on AiC and discusses meeting Connor McGregor in Dublin, being seen as an old dog these days and nearly getting pulled from his latest fight all together. Brett talks about training at Shore MMA, the need to be aware of BJJ nerds, his reasons for leaving the UFC, starting his own MMA promotion, bringing a Bellator show to...

The boys are going to have to keep their heads down for a bit as they go deep on Ukraine/Russia, Pfizer having the largest criminal fine in history, Canada going full dystopian nightmare and also Paddy has run over somebody’s sheep. Ryan’s been to the Darts and some Pro Wrestling, Storm Eunice has destroyed the city, Junkies are starting on council workers and the North Bank Beer Club are giving P...

The boys are joined by ex-Swans midfielder Shaun Macdonald and discuss his move into property, how having kids changed his outlook on football, pressure put on youngsters in the game and his time in Swans development. Shaun talks about making his debut for his hometown team, becoming Wales record cap holder at Under 21 level and Gareth Bales ability. Shaun talks about understanding his place in a...

The lads are joined by Ray Jones and discuss growing up in Greenhill, the Sex Pistols playing at Dora’s, Rays band getting sued by The Sun and giving up drink after an unfortunate wedding incident. Ray talks about going to jail and moving to London, going on tour with the Clash and Joe Strummer giving him £500 for a flat. Ray talks about starting the Notting Hill Panto, playing cricket at the Brit...

The lads are joined by former Ospreys hooker Scott Otten and discuss him being from a football family, coaching at Swansea Uni, being wired from coffee tasting and thankfully Paddy informs us that he doesn’t have piles. The boys discuss the pressures of the 1st tee at a golf course, missing being with the boys on game days, Scott describes his rise through the Rugby youth system, travelling to New...

The boys are back after an extended Christmas lay off.  The boys played football together for the 1st time in years, the Darts was massive over the Yuletide period and Paddy’s been caught pissing in a lane. Ryan’s finally watched the fantastic “I Believe in Miracles”, Paddy’s saving Christmas by dressing up as Santa while Ryan has ignored any charity by buying him self an outrageous car. The Time...