Being Human

In this episode of the Being Human podcast I sat down with writer, chef and photographer, Adam James Pollock. I have followed Adam on X/Twitter for some years now. Adam shares his home cooking recipes and methods. He is very conscious with his cooking, from the sourcing of ingredients and equipment he uses, to the taste and nutrition of the finished meal. I would categorise his style of cooking as...

In this episode of the podcast, I sat down with former Cage Warriors world champion and HW1 head coach, ‘Judo’ Jimmy Wallhead. Jimmy has been fighting professionally for almost 20 years. He has fought all over the world in MMA promotions including the UFC, Bellator, Bamma and KSW. Last year Jimmy ‘hung up his gloves’, or did he? Jimmy shared: - Some news on a potential return fight in the works. -...

In this episode of the podcast I sat down with my good friend, Seleta Bo. Seleta and I have been brothers since we were 7 years old. He is an economic and finance graduate, a bookkeeper, gym-fluencer, and has recently taken up boxing. Seleta has lived and studied in numerous places throughout his life, from his home country of South Africa to China. Seleta studied his degree in Wenzhou, a city in...

In this episode of the podcast, I sat down with psychology student and extreme sportsman, Matt Lock. Matt has trained and competed in extreme sports for pretty much his whole life, from ‘b-boying’/breakdancing and parkour when he was younger, to snowboarding and now MMA and BJJ in his early adulthood. Matt is also somewhat of a modern day nomad, having lived in a plethora of places all over the wo...

In this 12th episode of the podcast, I sat down with professional marine wildlife artist, Olivier Leger. Ollie is an incredible artist. He paints large scale works that are also very intricate and detailed. He is currently working on a massive project called ‘Atlas’ which he talked about in depth during our conversation. From 27th June - 19th July this Summer, Ollie will be exhibiting his work at...

In this 11th episode of the Being Human podcast, I sat down with former Royal Marines Commando, ultra-endurance athlete and ‘enlightenment coach’, Chris Thrall. Chris was in active service as a Royal Marine Commando in the Northern Ireland conflict. Shortly after leaving the military, Chris began to suffer from addiction to a very serious degree. However one morning, something happened that empowe...

In this episode of the podcast, I sat down with professional kickboxer and striking coach to some of UK MMA’s biggest stars, Nathan Epps. Nathan is an extremely experienced striker, having fought all over the globe at a world-class level. He is also an incredibly experienced coach, having worked with fighters such as UFC welterweight champion Leon Edwards, Bellator middleweight title contender Fab...

In this episode of the podcast, I ventured out into the woods to find Scotland’s No. 1 javelin thrower, Greg Millar. Greg has been Scotland’s No. 1 javelin thrower over the past 10 years. Greg routinely camps out in the wild, in a self-sufficient manner. In many cases he does not even have a tent, but makes a shelter out of nature around him. He builds and start fires from scratch, and cooks a var...

In this episode of the podcast I sat down with Mike, from The Hike with Mike Foundation - a charity that helps support people’s mental health and raises funds for mental health treatment, through hiking. I asked Mike: - When and why he started the foundation. - Why he chose hiking as the medium through which to support people and their mental health. - Whether he agrees with approaches to mental h...

In this episode of the podcast I sat down with HW1 MMA fighter, Chris Radcliffe - fresh off of his title fight the weekend prior.

In this episode of the podcast I talked philosophy and politics, with economist and Loughborough’s likely next MP, Dr Jeevun Sandher.

In this 5th episode of the Being Human podcast, I sat down with MMA media professional and content creator, James Mistry.

In this episode I sat down with BJJ black belt and HW1’s head grappling coach, Joe Taylor.

HW1 head coaches Jimmy Wallhead and Joe Taylor, along with MMA fighter Perry Clayton, recap BMF 7, where the HW1 team went an undefeated 4-0.

In this episode I sat down with former 100m sprinter and member of the GB bobsleigh team, Nathan Togun.

In this inaugural episode I sat down with MMA fighter, software developer and former RMC, Perry Clayton.