The Apex Predator with Chris Nell

Two for the price of one with the second bill!!! On Having A Cuppa, Chris makes his way to San Bernadino and meets up with Alika Gambill of Pro Recovery Power. Alika is a transplant to the Golden State and elaborates on his dark days of addiction and how his faith in God set him free, Chris and Alika also share common ground in faith in the deity and tackle the debate on social media being instrum...

This week it's a double bill!!!! In the first of two episodes, Chris heads out to California to meet up with Celeste Yvonne, a mother of two and a writer by profession. Celeste gets candid on alcoholism being a part of the family tree and quitting cold turkey. She also expounds on her writing work and how her camaraderie with various women in the sober community led to the formation of The Sober M...

On Having A Cuppa, Chris scores the opportunity of the year and heads on down to Vancouver, British Columbia to rub shoulders with popular character actor and voice artist Garry Chalk. Chalk has been a mainstay on the big and small screen for decades, usually appearing as some form of law enforcement or as a heavy with appearances by the dozen in such films and TV programs, namely Highlander, Cold...

Without warning another episode surfaces the same week!!! On Having A Cuppa, Chris heads to Montreal a third time (anyone peddling frequent flyer miles?) to rub shoulders with the direct, bubbly and sassy Alexandra Talbot. Alex delves into her past, struggling with an identity crisis and abandonment that catapulted her into a 28 year spiral of addiction and also shares how she juggled a double lif...

On Having A Cuppa, Chris changes tact by returning to the Lone Star State to have a chat with the ever-popular Vic Mignoga. Many young audiences have seen, or rather HEARD Mignogna with his varied sonic portrayals in English language versions of Japanese anime; from Ouran High School Host Club to Dragonball Z and even his work in the eponymous Fullmetal Alchemist has had adolescent kids and adults...

Fresh into the new year, Chris makes his way to the Lone Star State of Texas to meet up and have a tete a tete (of sorts) with Austin-based graphic artist and influencer Mike Ferrer. Mike talks openly about his vagabond career being a graphic artist in the fast-paced world of advertising, how this world culminated in Mike's eventual spiral towards drug and alcohol addiction and how he eventually p...

On Having A Cuppa, Chris returns to Montreal to speak with Matthew Boyd of Sober Is The New Cool. Matt talks openly about his early years and his love for sports, how he decided to give up alcohol and joining up with previous guest Kim Bellas to start up Sober Is The New Cool. He also talks about how he has grown as person and how he obtained more than what he lost. Chris and Matthew also ramble o...

Kicking off with the first episode of Season 2, Chris sits down to chat with Dr. Victoria Burns from Calgary, Alberta. Dr. Burns has an extensive portfolio - from Recovery, to social work and is also a foodie of note with recipes aplenty, which are completely gluten-free. The dainty, curly-haired beauty elaborates on her years on active addiction and being diagnosed with celiac disease, discusses...

On Having A Cuppa, Chris chats with the Champion City's very own Courtney Anderson of Sober Vibes. Courtney has devoted her new life to spread awareness on addiction and better living through personal coaching and through her initiative Sober Vibes. She shares on her life in active addiction, some misadventures during this period, her love of animals and much more!!!!!! Courtney is also a podcast...

On Having A Cuppa, Chris sits down with Gentry Fawn an accountant based in Washington. Although she's accountant by day, every other minute she beams the waves of social media with her abilities as a humorist with her initiative called Life With Gentry. Gentry takes us through her life as an alcoholic which began in adolescence, her struggles with co-dependence and being a single parent. This is j...

On Having A Cuppa, Chris sits down to chat with Kim Bellas from Montreal, Quebec. Kim spearheads Sober Is The New Cool, a community-building initiative and online store, which sells namesake apparel to inspire others and to guarantee that sobriety and recovery is exhilirating. Kim shares on how quitting drinking was simply an "experiment" for her son, how it changed her life in the period to follo...

On Having A Cuppa, Chris welcomes John Winslow for a chat. John is a retired counsellor who has had a storied career as Recovery Advocate with his own practice, taught counselling at Quantico, served as mental support to law enforcement during 9/11 and served as President of the Maryland Addiction Director’s Council. Yet, even in retirement John tirelessly continues to make the world a better plac...

On Having A Cuppa, Chris chats with California-born Florida transplant Daniella Park, certainly one of the most prominent and respected influencers in the Recovery Community in the US today. The Cali-seaside Daisy is the Founder of Doing It Sober, which sells a variety of merchandise to inspire hope and positive community building.  She has also dabbled in writing and also has kept busy as po...

On Cuppa Caxton, we share a Cuppa with blogger and podcaster Sarah Elizabeth. Sarah was caught in her own deadly nightmare of addiction, a result of undiagnosed depression and anxiety. Once she became in touch with sobriety, it gave her hope that she too could be free.  A people's person, she now hosts a podcast providing a platform for others to tell their story and sharing on how others can...

NOTE - This interview is exclusively available in Afrikaans. Op Cuppa Caxton verwelkom ons LeSonne Forbes op die program. LeSonne is stigter van The Kaalvoet Photographer en neem gereeld "kuns" met die hulp van die kameralens. Sy wei ook graag uit oor haar passie tot die beroep en hoe sy deurdruk ten spyte van die skade, danksy die Koronavirus. Cuppa Caxton airs 09:00 - 12:00 (GMT+2) on Caxton Rad...

On Cuppa Caxton, we share a Cuppa with Chevawn Kay-Clough. A Trauma Survivor of domestic violence, Chevawn has begun the NPO, known as NorahAnne. She tells about overcoming her past and how NorahAnne will provide the tools for the abused and we also determine if GBV will meet its end. Cuppa Caxton airs 09:00 - 12:00 (GMT+2) on Caxton Radio XM Visit www.shopbeat.co.za/caxton/caxton.html Caxton Radi...

NOTE: This interview is exclusively available in Afrikaans. Nuutbekende sangeres en Namibsroos Joharetha Nel verskyn op die Cuppa Caxton-oggendprogram. Die talentvolle vermaakpersoonlikheid vertel oor haar beginjare, haar debuutalbum en oor die lewe in die Suidwes-land. Haar album is vir vier NAMAS genomineer en gesels sy ook oor die vestiging van die Walvisbaai-Oesterfees. Cuppa Caxton airs 09:00...

NOTE: This interview is exclusively available in Afrikaans Die 1925Band (Reno, David-Lee en Jeffrey Gericke) keer terug na Cuppa Caxton toe vir nog 'n kuier. Die manne gaan binnekort op toer en wei die hulle ook uit oor nuwe musiek wat nog op die horison le. Ons deel ook graag oor ons liefde vir 80's - musiek!!!!!!! Cuppa Caxton airs 09:00 - 12:00 (GMT+2) on Caxton Radio XM Visit www.shopbeat.co.z...

NOTE: This interview is exclusively available in Afrikaans Op Cuppa Caxton kom maak die 1925Band 'n draai op die program. Die Gericke-broers Reno, David-Lee en Jeffrey gesels oor hul oorsprong en die tipe klank wat sou ontwikkel weens hul spanwerk. Hul wei ook uit oor hul virtuele konsert en die verlange na die verhoog. Cuppa Caxton airs 09:00 - 12:00 (GMT+2) on Caxton Radio XM Visit www.shopbeat....

NOTE: This interview is exclusively available in Afrikaans. Armand Gerber en Eckhard Van der Westhuizen verskyn op Cuppa Caxton. Albei is kniediep in wildbewaring; as gesamentlik stigter en eienaar en bestuurder van Jabula's Pride Predator Experience en Ohana Exotics. Hulle delf diep in hul passie vir diere en die klug van stropery wat ongedeerd voortduur.  Hul wei ook hoe die pandemie hul we...

On Cuppa Caxton, we welcome international guest Jen Elizabeth to the show. Jen had a nightmarish upbringing; she was subjected to the dangers of a cult, began abusing alchohol and drugs since pre-adolescence and repeatedly ended up in prison. Her path of peril was both long and tumultuous, until . . . she finally broke free. Her subsequent activism has taken form, under her banner Resurrektion_of_...

On Cuppa Caxton, we are privileged to welcome Rachel Van der Westhuizen on the program. Rachel is Head of High School and CAT Examinator for Curro Serengeti Independent School who've adopted innovative approaches upon the hard Lockdown. She expounds on the pros and cons of online learning, dealing with the flexibility of teaching from home and much more. Cuppa Caxton airs 09:00 - 12:00 (GMT+2) on...

On Cuppa Caxton this Morning, we were privileged to premier Carmell Pelly, our first international guest on the program. Carmell's story is sprinkled with elements of tears, angst, fear, hope, joy, happiness and humility. She shares on her early years, rising above her circumstances and using her story to inspire others as Recovery Coach, author and podcaster. She is also undertaking study toward...

On Cuppa Caxton, we premiere Aurora Lambrecht on the program. Aurora is a former educator and is currently the co-founder of the FIP Advisory & Care Group on Facebook. She is also the Global Community Relations Director and ambassador for the EndFIP-Initiative. We speak on namely the origin of the disease, her undying passion for Felidae (species of cat) and how the COVID-19 - pandemic affects...

It's a privilege to welcome our next international guest on the Cuppa Caxton Morning Show. Jessica Landon has been through hell and back again . . .  A rising model, actress and comedienne, Ms. Landon was well on her way to the top, until an extensive period of addiction to alcohol curtailed her plans. After a period of peril she was able to turn her life around, achieve sobriety and find a n...