Have You Got Your Sh*t Together?

Episode 43: Daisy Doris May Daisy Doris May is an award wining Drag King, Actor, Voice Over Artist, Creator of HÄUS OF DONS and writer. She has appeared on screen in The Last Kingdom, Sex Education, Lewis, Whitechapel, Professor T, Genius.  Drag King Steve Porters is a Guildfordian iPod DJ still living with his mum. Steve went to Ed Fringe last year and got 5* reviews from his TED XXX Talk on...

Episode 42: Peter Bennett Peter Bennett was born in a West Yorkshire and grew up in the 60s and 70s, where at the time when it was very difficult to be accepted as a gay man. By burying his true self, he qualified as a Chartered Building Surveyor. After retiring early from his work, he moved to London to fulfil a truer life being himself. He has volunteered at Switchboard ever since (the LGBT+ hel...

Episode 41: Jason Patel Jason Patel is a rising artist who stars alongside Ben Hardy (Bohemian Rhapsody) in ‘UNICORNS’ a Feature Film which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2023, BFI London Film Festival 2023 & Palm Springs Film Festival 2024 directed by Sally El Hosaini & James Krishna Floyd produced by Philip Herd’s Chromatic Aberration, Maven Screen Media and River Road...

Episode 40: Harry Baker World Poetry Slam Champion Harry Baker is a poet and a maths graduate. He writes about important stuff like hope, dinosaurs and German falafel-spoons. His latest collection ‘Unashamed’ was published with Burning Eye in 2022 and he has been sharing poems from it at every available opportunity ever since. “ Harry Baker’s intricate, quick-fire rhymes have always been on the im...

Episode 39: Joey Phillips Joey Phillips   embarked on his career at the young age of 13 with a breakthrough role in the sensational musical, ’ Billy Elliot’.  This production, based on the beloved feature film of the same name, directed by Stephen Daldry and featuring music by Elton John, saw Phillips co-originating the role of Michael, best friend of Billy Elliot. Following this success...

Episode 38: June Miles-Kingston June Miles-Kingston is a singer and drummer, best known for her work with various successful bands and singers in the 1980s.  She was a founding member of the post-punk group the Mo-dettes and later became a session drummer and backing vocalist for a variety of British post-punk, new wave, and pop artists.  She went on to play drums with Everything but the...

Episode 37 'The wisdom of youth...': Max (8 Years Old) #hygystpod #Max #Pokemon #Prime Have You Got Your Sh*t Together? with Caitlin O’Ryan, is a podcast that celebrates not having your sh*t together! In each episode, Caitlin interviews guests who seemingly “have their sh*t together” - be that in life/love/work/hobbies. Throughout the conversation, the questions unveil whether they actually do, or...

Episode 36: Y.A Yasmin Ali, also known as Y.A is South Asian Lyricist, International Slam Champion, Performance Poet, Spoken Word Artist and Writer from South East London. Renowned for delivering the kind of poetic lyricism that immediately captivates an audience, Y.A’s words transcend beyond expectation deeming her to be one of the most highly sought after spoken word artists on the UK scene. &nb...

Episode 35: Zephaniah Tokossi Zeph is a 22 year old actor out of East London, who studied performing arts at the The Brit School, went on to play a leading role as ‘Oberon’ in ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’ on stage at the RSC, and is currently working on new projects. As a poet he has headlined nights such as Poets Palace, Groove verse and Underground bars. Through his headline he has gained the atte...

Episode 34: Leo Darkwa Ohemeng Leo Darkwa Ohemeng, (also known as Dr. Leo Soul) is a British born piano player, originally from Ghana. He started playing the piano at 15 and has been performing since 2019. Currently playing for Tee Peters And The Working Class Band and many more artists around London. He has recently played with the artists 'Ouraa' and 'Tee Peters' on BBC Radio 1, 'Solaris' on BBC...

Episode 33: Jenny Foulds Jenny Foulds (she/her) is a queer performance poet, writer and actress from Scotland. She is the owner of ADHD and Dyslexia. Jenny was the 2021 Scottish Poetry Slam Champion and was runner up in the World Slam Championships in 2021, as well as being host and curator of the Brighton based Spoken Word night Rebel Soapbox. She has had feature and headline gigs at nights acros...

Episode 32: Ruairi McInerney Ruairi is an actor, improviser, sketch writer and comedian. He reached the semifinals of the Amused Moose and So You Think You’re Funny? Competitions in 2020 and 2019 respectively. He also co-presents the popular comedy podcast TWO GAYS AND A TEAPOT. Ruairi’s live work includes I’M NOT HERE TO MAKE FRIENDS and A LITTLE BIT OF THIS AND THAT at the Vault Festival, and CL...

Episode 31: Joanne Mallon Joanne Mallon is an author, podcaster and the UK’s most experienced media career coach. She trained as a coach in 2001, after a 10 year career as a TV producer for shows including GMTV and This Morning. Joanne regularly features in the media and is known for her friendly, practical and down to earth approach. She’s been in The Guardian, The Independent, Daily Telegra...

Episode 30: NeOne The Wonderer NeONE is a dream wanderer, dedicated to self-exploration through an electric fusion of musical genres. Hailing from Wolverhampton, UK - Nathan (aka Neone The Wonderer) is a jazz, soul and hip hop inspired musician and creative soul. He challenges your perception of normality, traversing through dreams, nightmares, myth, and reality. Neone's captivating rhythmic...

Episode 29: Hugh Ross Hugh Ross is a Scottish actor and director with a wide variety of tv, film and theatre credits. He is known for TV shows such as ‘Outlander’, ‘Poirot’, ‘Absolutely Fabulous’ and the ‘Sharpe’ series. In films he has appeared in ‘Trainspotting’ and ‘Bronson’, and his theatre credits include leading parts at the National Theatre, The RSC and in the West End where he received an...

Episode 28: Curly Wordy Cockney spoken word poet, play therapist, and author Louise Hale aka Curly Wordy often refers to her tongue as her paintbrush. She is driven by the healing power of words and the unsung stories that live in all of us. Her poetry draws on lived experience to shine a light on brave narratives that speak of thriving through adversity, healing from trauma, finding voice in feel...

Episode 27: Kemani Anderson Kemani Anderson is the lead vocalist and songwriter of the jazz-funk band ‘Secret Night Gang’ which he is a founding member of. At 23 years old, he has already performed at Montreux Jazz Festival and North Sea Jazz Festival. The band also supported Khraungbin on tour. Heavily influenced by church growing up, he then developed a passion for soul, R&B, reggae and jazz...

Episode 26: Ally Ink Czech born tattoo artist and musician Ally - Betka. Currently based in London operating within the musical duo of Mind The Moon as a songwriter and singer, whilst also owner of a private tattoo studio, Ally has been persevering to keep her shit together, spinning the plates for fulfilment and substance from music to tattooing, throughout many countries such as Czech Republic,...

Episode 25: Andrew Gower Andrew Gower is a Liverpool Actor/Musician. For over the past decade he has appeared in hit TV shows like Black Mirror, Carnival Row, Outlander and many more. He recently wrapped on new ITVX show ‘The Winter King’ (which airs this December) and BBC’s Sherwood Season 2 directed by Clio Barnard.  Alongside his acting work, he is also the Frontman & Lyricist of...

Episode 22: Highlyy Highlyy was just experimenting when she posted her first track “Soldier” to Tik Tok in the middle of the night. Now, it soundtracks over 185K videos, and its music video has racked up almost 5 million views on YouTube. Born Highly Blessed Mazina, only 19 years old, the rising star comes from a long line of musicians, with a singer mother, classical musician grandparen...

Episode 23: A Charles A. Charles is a rapper, singer, and songwriter who hails from the New York area. Known for his passionate lyrics and rhythmic beats his brand of music has commonly been referred to as "soul rap", and he's drawn comparisons to artists such as Childish Gambino. With a catalogue boasting 50 plus songs, over a million streams worldwide, and a desire to create music that becomes t...

Episode 22: Cyan Cyan is 20 and at the start of her journey in music, modelling and fashion. In addition to that she also script writes and would love to get into production soon helping her ideas come to life. She is a UK R&B Pop artist from South London with Jamaican and St Vincent heritage. Cyan released her first EP, ‘The Butterflies Died’ in April 2023 and is currently working on fut...

Episode 21: Jak Hutchcraft Jak is a journalist, youth worker and documentary filmmaker. He works with VICE, The Guardian, Sky, The i Paper, Kerrang, DJ Mag, The Face, to name a few. He mainly covers culture and music, but has explored many other areas, such as science, politics and religion. His new feature length documentary 'Right Here, Right Now' is out now on Sky Documentaries. He also plays...

Episode 20: Repeat Beat Poet The Repeat Beat Poet also known as (PJ), is a Hip Hop Poet and broadcaster fusing traditional poetics and Hip Hop culture to capture and extend moments of time, thought, and feeling. PJ has performed across the UK and internationally at venues including the Southbank Centre and Ronnie Scotts in London, performing alongside writers like Margaret Atwood, Salena Godden, a...

Episode 18: David Shabani David Shabani is a Congolese-Canadian alternative hip-hop artist based in Austin, Texas. Amidst a flourishing and rapidly evolving music culture, Shabani's unique sound sets the pace by seamlessly blending deeply personal lyrics with energizing beats that work in perfect harmony. NB: The episode was recorded before the writers and actors strike. #hygystpod #DavidShab...