Sport and Life

Caroline Williams studied biology before forging a career in science writing. She is a consultant and write for New Scientist. Here we talk about her new book: MOVE! The New Science of Body Over Mind.  Follow Caroline here: https://www.instagram.com/carolinewilliams_science/?hl=en

James Golden has been a fitness trainer for decades training pro athletes and regular civilians towards a variety of goals. But in this podcast we talk about trying to incorporate movement into all aspects of our life - throughout the day - to avoid the negative consequences of being sedentary (sitting down) for too long. 

Ash Loveridge is an esteemed sports journalist in Gloucestershire, covering sport for decades in the county. He currently commentates on Forest Green Rovers for BBC Radio, writes for The Press Association and editor and founder of https://stroudtimes.com/. Follow Ash: @AshLoveridge10 on Twitter.

Kayla won gold at London 2012 and Rio 2016 in Judo and has made a spectacular transition to MMA, becoming the PFL's Lightweight Champion in 2019 and is on course to repeat that feat in 2021. This interview was originally recorded for Sky Sports - full video at Sky Sports' Youtube page. Follow Kayla: https://www.instagram.com/judokayla/?hl=en

Jon Palmer is a sports journalist who covers Cheltenham Town FC for Gloucestershire Live - Jon has covered the club and other local sports for decades. Jon is a sports journalism lecturer at the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham. 

Michael Duff is the manager of Cheltenham Town and became the only manager to lead the club to the League Two title last season. He's a former Cheltenham player - scoring the winning goal that got the club promoted to the football league for the first time in 1999.  Michael is also the only man to play in the top eight leagues of English football, culminating in the Premier League with Burnle...

Immediate reflections after England lost on penalties to Italy in the final of Euro 2021 amidst reports of fans breaking into the stadium without tickets.

Preview of England v Italy with my colleague and friend, Sky Sports presenter Tom White.

Preview of Conor McGregor v Dustin Poirier 3, originally filmed for Sky Sports, with UFC commentator John Gooden & Sky Sports MMA reporter Nik Hobbs.

Sports journalist Tom White has been a presenter at Sky Sports for over a decade. He joins the podcast - from Wembley - to preview the semifinals of Euro 2020 & reminisce about past tournaments following England. 

This is a conversation I - sports broadcaster Teddy Draper - had with The Whole Man Academy about my career, from a newspaper in the US to Sky Sports in the UK and also my approach to health and wellbeing. Hope you enjoy! Video of this chat here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQL6dCO7Eeg

Steve Guinan played for 15 football professional clubs including Nottingham Forest, Burnley, Cheltenham Town, Cambridge United, Hereford United and Forest Green Rovers. He's now a highly respected football coach working for the Football Association to help other footballers transition into coaching/management. 

Nathias Frederick, from Birmingham in the UK is Cage Warriors' Middleweight Champion.  Here he talks about his mixed martial arts saved him from a frustrating childhood when autism and a stutter made conventional education and career pathways near to impossible for him.  Follow Nathias - @NathiasMMA.

Reflections with national journalist and author Tom McDermott on England's progression to the last 16 of Euro 2020 and the tournament as a whole.

Little riff on some themes of Euro 2020 so far - has the joy of being allowed into stadiums dimmed football's tribalism problem and did we mistake profile for quality in the build-up to England v Scotland. 

Few immediate reflections on England's 1-0 win over Croatia at Euro 2020. Plus Wales 1-1 draw with Switzerland. 

Akeem - aka Riiddy Riiddy Rival - is the British and Commonwealth Super Lightweight Champion. He trains in Gloucester at the Fight Factory. Follow him here: https://www.instagram.com/akeemennisbrown/?hl=en-gb

Ross Mitchell has decades of experience as a PT and is a tutor and mentor of other PTs. Ross also a has a background in combat sports, MMA and boxing. Above all else, he is a very well-read human being!

Tris is the former editor of Boxing News magazine, a boxing journalist, author and the producer and host of Boxing Life Stories podcast.  In this edition of the podcast we discuss Tris' new book - Damage: The Untold Story of Brain Trauma in Boxing. https://www.waterstones.com/book/damage/tris-dixon/9781949590210

Former UFC fighter and current MMA coach, Mark Weir reflects on the mastery of the new UFC Champ, Charles Oliveira, how to decide when is the right time to retire (in the context of Tony Ferguson's third straight loss) and the prudence of Conor McGregor separating from his children in the build-up to his trilogy match v Dustin Poirier. 

 Don McRae has written a number of sports books, including the seminal Dark Trade: Lost in Boxing.  Don also writes sports features for The Guardian newspaper in the UK. Here we talk about the conflict we feel covering such an inspiring but brutal sport, his recent experiences of a long interview with Sir Alex Ferguson and his childhood as a white boy in South Africa in the 1960s, growin...

Chris Hussey is a professional footballer for Cheltenham Town FC, formerly of Coventry City and Sheffield United (among other clubs). Chris scored the goal to seal Cheltenham's promotion to League 1 last month. Chris has also set up a company and app to help shoppers support their local businesses in Gloucestershire and Worcestershire - https://www.localandloyal.co.uk/

David Karasek competed for Switzerland, as a swimmer at the London 2012 Olympics. He know works as a mindset coach with elite athletes from across the world.  To check out some of his philosophies around setting and achieving goals, in particular, head to: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHiydPfAy9ZJbyg8ekehR6A

Mark Britton is Co-founder of Soccer Supplement - a range of nutritional supplements specifically designed for people who play football, professional or amateur: www.soccersupplement.com Soccer Supplement works with an array of elite professional football clubs and players, including the England captain Harry Kane. 

Anthony Ogogo won a bronze medal in boxing at the London 2012 Olympics.  He was forced to retire from professional boxing due to an injury that left him with 22% vision is his left eye. Anthony is now pursuing a wrestling career in the United States with All Elite Wrestling (AEW).