Project Possible with Rich Leigh

Andy Long is a former England international rugby player. He captained England under 19s and 21s, captaining and playing with the likes of Jonny Wilkinson, Lewis Moody and Ben Cohen. He is now a performance coach, specialising in mindset and self-awareness. In this episode, Andy talks about finding his dad dying at just 10 years old, the impact that had on his life, and the drive that took him all...

John Myatt is an ice swimming world champion, English Channel swimmer, and extreme endurance athlete who went from a chaotic, violent childhood in Gloucester to achieving things very few humans on earth ever will. He’s: - An Ice Swimming World Champion - One of a small number of people on the planet to complete an official Ice Mile - A two-way English Channel swimmer, and also part of the first wi...

John Gooden is a UFC commentator and broadcaster who has spent more than a decade calling fights around the world. He's worked cageside for the UFC alongside names like Michael Bisping, Daniel Cormier and Dan Hardy, bringing fans inside the action of mixed martial arts at the highest level. Before getting there, John’s journey took him through the City, the BBC, electrical work with his father...

Jonathan Wolf is the co-founder and CEO of ZOE, a company using large-scale science to understand how food affects our health and the trillions of microbes living in our gut. In this conversation, Jonathan explains the emerging science of the microbiome, why two people can eat the same food and have completely different responses, and why ultra-processed foods may be driving the modern health cris...

Five steps. A few feet. That’s how close Shaq Brown came to being caught in Channel 4's Hunted. He went on the run for 21 days with just £50 and no phone. He had to survive as a fugitive while experts used every tool available to track him. On Day 3, his partner - brother-in-law Warren - was captured. For the next 19 days, he was alone. In this conversation, he takes me inside what it really feels...

Natasha 'Mo' Hunt and England captain Zoe Stratford OBE are World Cup winners, back-to-back-to-back league champions and co-captains of Gloucester-Hartpury, one of the most dominant teams in English rugby. Zoe was named World Player of the Year in 2021, and Mo won the RPA Player of the Season Award in 2023. But this conversation - my first with more than one guest - isn’t just about trophi...

If you want to be a better leader, partner, parent, or just a better human being, this episode is for you. In this episode of Project Possible, I’m joined by the Queen of Kindness (OK, I might have dubbed her that...!), Nahla Summers. Nahla is a speaker, author, adventurer, and someone whose life was completely reshaped by grief. After the sudden death of her partner, Paul, everything changed. Wha...

What if the biggest role for robots and AI isn’t replacing jobs, but replacing loneliness? In this episode, I’m joined by Andrew Kiguel, CEO of Realbotix, the company building what might be the most realistic humanoid robots in the world. Andrew explains why Realbotix isn’t focused on robots that walk, cook, or do backflips, but on something far more human: connection, companionship, and emotional...

What if you could change your life while you’re asleep? In this episode of Project Possible, I’m joined by Charlie Morley, one of the world’s leading experts in lucid dreaming. Charlie works with CEOs, elite athletes, military veterans and trauma survivors, using a skill most of us already have… but forgot how to use. Lucid dreaming is the ability to realise you’re dreaming while the dream is happ...

Journalist, radio host and TV presenter Mary Mandefield joins me to unpack one of the most controversial developments in modern dating: the rise of online groups like 'Are We Dating The Same Guy?', and the growing tension between protection, exposure, and unintended harm. Mary shares what she uncovered while making the Channel 4 documentary 'Red Flags: Are We Dating the Same Guy?',...

Trevor Woodman is a Rugby World Cup winner. One of only 30 Englishmen to win and lift the Webb Ellis Cup. And yet, if you walked into his house, you wouldn’t know it - he never framed a shirt, and doesn't have anything out that highlights his incredible achievements. In this wide-ranging and deeply reflective conversation, Trevor opens up about growing up in Cornwall, breaking into professiona...

This is my second solo episode. Fifty episodes into the podcast feels like a good moment to pause and reflect. In this, I talk honestly about where I’m at right now — with the podcast, with life, with grief, with ambition, and with the idea of progress when life doesn’t go in a straight line. I share what I’ve learned from the first 50 episodes, how my interview style has changed, why fame isn’t t...

In this episode, I sit down with Richard Browning. Richard is the founder of Gravity Industries, former Royal Marines reservist, entrepreneur and known to millions as the real-life Iron Man! Richard and I first worked together back in 2017 when Gravity launched to the world, and since then he’s flown jet suits across 50+ countries, worked with elite military and medical teams, built a global busin...

In this episode I sit down with stand-up comedian and immigration lawyer Sikisa. Sikisa was once told she was “slightly funny”. She took that compliment (?) and has since gone on to become one of the hardest-working and most in-demand acts on the stand-up circuit. Since winning the public vote in the 2017 BBC New Comedy Award, she's starred on Live at the Apollo, Comedy Central Live and many o...

I sit down with Jeremy Lynch to talk about discipline, failure, rejection, consistency, and what it takes to get back up again when you fall down. Jeremy reflects on being just 20 years old on Britain’s Got Talent, overreaching on the biggest stage of his life, and experiencing a very public failure - and why finishing the performance mattered more than winning. We talk about his mindset, his work...

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Luke Kemp, an existential risk researcher at Cambridge University and the author of Goliath's Curse : The History and Future of Societal Collapse. Luke spends his life thinking about how societies rise, why they fall, and what really puts our future at risk. What surprised me most is how hopeful this conversation turned out to be. Luke argues that history is b...

Tweedy the Clown is one of the UK's most beloved performers. He's entertained millions around the world over decades, from village circus big tops to Madison Square Garden. I was lucky enough to have a couple of hours with him, recording in what I later found out to be the late, great Nell Giffords' caravan - Nell co-founded Giffords Circus in 2000. In this funny and surprisingly philo...

Tom Stroud became one of the breakout personalities on the smash hit Netflix show Love Is Blind UK - but his most powerful story started well before the cameras rolled. In this episode, Tom opens up about: - Growing up with an absent father and how it fuelled anger, rebellion and a lifelong pattern of emotional avoidance - The moment his dad walked out – and why that became a defining event - Why...

What happens when you take a crazy idea - like building a real-life tribe on a remote Fijian island - and actually do it? This week I sit down with Ben Keene, co-founder of TribeWanted, Rebel Book Club and former lead at Escape the City. Ben was the star of BBC Two's five-part Paradise or Bust documentary following his island exploits, and wrote the best-selling book: Paradise or Bust: A 21st...

When doctors told Louise Butcher she had lobular breast cancer, her world collapsed. But instead of hiding, she chose to strip away the stigma - literally. Known online as The Topless Runner, Louise runs marathons, half-marathons, and 10Ks topless, using her body as a living message of strength, survival, and self-acceptance. In this raw and powerful interview, Louise opens up about: - Her lifelon...

From awareness campaigns to social media hashtags - are we really making progress when it comes to the very real problem of men struggling with their mental health, or are we just making the right noises? In this honest and challenging conversation, I speak with George from The Tin Men - a creator who’s shaking up the way we talk about men’s health, suicide, and loneliness. George doesn’t want a g...

Kicking off Men’s Mental Health Awareness Month, I sat down with a director from Samaritans to better understand what the charity is and does, and talk about how we can all do a better job of looking after ourselves - and each other. Amanda has spent over a decade volunteering with Samaritans , the charity that answers a call for help every 10 seconds. Founded 70 years ago by a vicar with a single...

What would you do if you were told you had five years to live? At just 30 years old, Iain Liam Ward - better known online as The King of Chemo - was diagnosed with stage 3 brain cancer and given a five-year life expectancy. That was five and a half years ago. Since then, he’s turned his diagnosis into a mission: raising millions for charity, building a community of millions online, and proving wha...

Is it possible to choose positivity, even through pain and loss? In this episode, fitness icon Derrick Evans MBE - better known as Mr Motivator - joins me for a deeply human conversation about resilience, faith, health, family and the power of perspective. From his tough beginnings in Jamaica and early life in Britain, to success in business even prior to his TV fame, Derrick shares the lessons th...

Is it possible for one moment of accountability to change everything? At 18, Jon Watts was sentenced to six and a half years in prison - a turning point that would shape the rest of his life. Today, he’s a Sunday Times best-selling author and chef to the rich and famous, known for his inspiring story of redemption and resilience. In this conversation, Jon opens up about growing up in a strict reli...