Boys Will Be Boys

Special Forces. PTSD. Dangerous Thoughts. Purpose. This is Jason Fox, beyond the usual portrayal. In this episode of Boys Will Be Boys, we sit down with Foxy for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had. Most people know him as the hard, uncompromising figure from SAS: Who Dares Wins. What you don’t often see is the complexity behind that image. This is a conversation about aggression, contr...

From gang life to prison to purpose. This is Adam’s story. In Episode 4 of Boys Will Be Boys, we sit down with Adam Raja to unpack a life that could easily have gone a very different way. Adam grew up in a gang environment on the outskirts of Glasgow, where violence, drugs and survival were part of everyday life. What follows is an unfiltered conversation about identity, fear, masculinity, and the...

What happens when everything you thought defined you is taken away? In Episode 3 of Boys Will Be Boys , we sit down with Dave Smith MBE — a man who has lived through cancer, paralysis, repeated spinal surgeries, and the constant reality that his life could change overnight. But this isn’t a story about fighting. It’s about what comes after. After the identity. After the ego. After the drive to pro...

In this episode, Matt and Ed sit down with explorer and rope access specialist Waldo Etherington for a conversation that moves from childhood to the edge of survival. Waldo grew up with almost nothing materially, raised by his mother and sister in Dorset, yet surrounded by unconditional love and a deep connection to nature. That combination shaped a life driven not by comfort, but by curiosity and...

What does it actually mean to be a man today? This is Boys Will Be Boys, a new podcast with Matt Pycroft and Ed Jackson, where we sit down with the best men we know to explore masculinity through proper stories. This isn’t a podcast about telling you what to think. It’s about hearing honest conversations and deciding for yourself. Our first guest is Jim Hamilton, former Scotland international, hos...