The Full Circle: Linking Songs with Musicians & Friends

Someone who I've known her whole life, my sister, Debalina, has made her Full Circle debut! We might have an 11 year age gap but we still share very similar tastes in music (except maybe k-pop, which Debalina loves!) On the show, Debalina shares a great fun fact (emo fans will enjoy this one), answers some tough Would You Rather questions, and the wise one Abid shares his Words of Wisdom with...

I need to stop having these ideas that doing food challenges that are also in the Guinness World Records after doing a night shift is clever, because I'm not entirely sure they are! It was still a fun show to make following a set of night shifts and I hope you enjoy listening to a solo show after an incredible 2 week run of musicians!  I answer some tough Would You Rather Live Music Edition q...

House & Home Vocalist and Guitarist Pat Williams is the very special guest on The Full Circle! House & Home are an incredible alternative rock band from Richmond, Virginia in USA and they released their superb sophomore album I Won't Look For You on 14th November 2025, and I would recommend checking it out and their back catalogue, but maybe only from 2020 as Pat explains why not the...

VUKOVI's incredible vocalist Janine Shilstone is the first guest on The Full Circle in 2026! What an absolute honour to have had her on The Full Circle for a great chat, talk about the songs Janine has chosen for The Full Circle, and features such as Would You Rather and a quiz called "VUKOVI or Baloney"!  VUKOVI have an upcoming UK tour from January 30th 2026 and they are not to be...

*To avoid any doubt, the last sentence on the title is a joke. All award shows are as important as each other. You may interpret that in any way you wish. The final Full Circle of 2025 is the DC Awards 2025! The categories are as follows: Artist of the Year One(s) for the Future Gig of the Year Album of the Year Song of the Year DC's Life Moment of the Year Let me know your thoughts! The Full...

Merry Christmas! It's The Full Circle Christmas Special, which features my top Christmas songs.... criteria are either a song that has been crowned Christmas no.1 or a conventional Christmas song! Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5323LPwIE0zE4uX7tDMwet?si=DTRdHy0VTmufzG8S_T2zsQ There's also a Christmas Edition of Would You Rather and Abid's Christmas Words o...

Tonic Music, a charity who is aiming to establish good mental health within music communities is the only charity in the UK that supports musicians and music fans' mental health. Jeordie Shenton, the Programmes Lead for Tonic Music is the very special guest on The Full Circle! He talks about his role in Tonic Music, the challenges in the music industry, and why he chose to work for Tonic Musi...

Reels of Cinema Podcast Host, High School English & Film Teacher and Film Speaker Frank Mandosa is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week! It was an absolute honour to have him on The Full Circle! In between all the chat, Frank shares a great fun fact, answers some tough Would You Rather questions (including never teach again or never watch/talk about movies again), shares some of...

All those photos you see of your favourite musicians? Jude Harrison may have been involved! He has accomplished so much at such a young age, and photographed many musicians including Soft Play, Kate Nash & Kneecap amongst a whole load of others! He's also available to hire! Head over to https://www.judeharrisonphotovideo.com/ for full details on how to get in contact and also follow him o...

A very special Japan Themed Full Circle episode as Abi and I talk about our time in Japan; it was an incredible holiday capped off with us becoming engaged! Hear the story of that and our time in Japan in general, including getting quite a few CDs for the Japanese Bonus Tracks haha! Keeping the Japan theme, all The Full Circle songs this week are by Japanese Musicians, ranging from Babymetal to On...

Christian Hesford is a qualified Doctor, GP & Sports Medicine Expert. He is also a massive music fan and a great friend! It was a pleasure to have him on The Full Circle this week! He answers some tough Would You Rather questions, including whether he'd rather listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers only forever, or Taylor Swift, two of his favourites! His Full Circle songs are great ranging from...

This week's Full Circle episode is a short one... and features no Full Circle haha! I'm so sorry... unfortunately due to logistics, a full episode of The Full Circle cannot be released this week boo! However please do listen to a 5 minute special recorded in Japan the day before release on my phone giving my opinion on the Download Festival 2026 Line-Up! What are your thoughts? Normal se...

Wow, I cannot believe it has been 6 months since The Full Circle started in its podcast form! What an incredible journey so far, and thank you for supporting the show; it means so much! Whilst The Full Circle was previously on student radio and Facebook Live, there are definitely some differences doing it as a podcast! I share my feelings about this, and the extra things to consider when making a...

Ryan Shuck, the frontman of incredible electro-rock band Julien-K, as well as the founding member of Orgy, Dead By Sunrise alongside Chester Bennington, and has worked with Korn as well as many other bands, including being vocalist for Adema for 5 years is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week! I have been a massive fan of Ryan's and Julien-K for years, and it was an absolute ho...

Kyle of The DDC, a clothing company that raises proceeds for mental health charities is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week! An absolute honour to have him on and talk about The DDC - a truly incredible cause! Please note that this episode does frequently talk about suicide; unfortunately Kyle has directly experienced directly experienced this by his father and step-father, and the...

AC, full-time doctor, part-time musician, is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week, and when combined with DC, you get the very unique sounding ACDC! Anyone else calling themselves this or similar are just cheap imitators!*  We have known each other for 15 years and it was an honour to have AC on the show and discuss his Full Circle, ranging from Adele to Olivia Dean! Playlist for so...

Dale Tanner is the incredible frontman of the Aussie band Ocean Grove, who released their incredible 4th album Oddworld, marking a shift back to their Nu Metal roots and are coming to the EU & UK in October & November 2025 for some epic live shows with Thornhill!  You can buy tickets here: https://oceangrove.tv/  They begin in Germany on Oct 17th and tour all around Mainland Europe, before...

What was I thinking? I thought it would be an incredible idea to do a show straight after I finish a set of night shifts. 100% would not recommend (doing a show this way of course! 100% recommend listening obvs). On the show: I answer some tough Would You Rather questions, choosing which bands I would prefer to see live - I think the hardest one was between Bring Me The Horizon or Enter Shikari! T...

We're over halfway in September so it's a very belated August review! I talk about Reading & Leeds 2025, and my experience of Leeds Sunday, seeing Will Smith and Gorillaz in August too, answer some tough Would You Rather questions, and react to the incredible Word's of Wisdom by Abid Mushtaq! I also talk about another gig giveaway I'm doing - check out my Instagram page on...

J Hurley the vocalist of the incredible band Hacktivist from the very beginning, is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week! He was extremely open and honest and it was a pleasure to have him on the show, and an honour to now call him a friend since being on it! Hacktivist are an incredible band, fusing using rap, metal, and grime to make awesome music, with emotive lyrics ranging from...

My partner Abi Roberts is the very special guest on The Full Circle, making her third appearance on the show!  Before the episode, I asked Abi to rank 5 songs which feature some of our favourite musicians/bands! Using her rankings, I then created The Full Circle on the spot! You can listen to the songs yourself below (not in Abi's rank order), and let us know if you agree with our rankings! ...

Jamie Lenman, lead singer of beloved band Reuben, who has also had a very successful solo career and is a very accomplished illustrator, working for National Newspapers and Doctor Who Magazine is the very special guest on this week's Full Circle. It was an absolute honour to have him on, and he was hilarious, insightful, and an incredible storyteller! He has also recently released an audio pl...

Ciaran Urry-Tuttiett, a long time friend, and Eurovision fanatic, makes his Full Circle debut! It was amazing to have him on and hear about all his passions and share some fascinating stories! If you love hearing about Eurovision, he is also the host of The Eurovision Showcase, which you can listen live around the world every Sunday at 5pm UK local time, and on listen again too! Check out https://...

Kian, a great, long-time friend, and Lovely Man makes his debut on The Full Circle Podcast! We played Kian Or No Kian where Kian had to guess if the Kians named were real or made up! Kian also answered some tough Would You Rather questions with a slight twist specifically for him! We reminisced about being Phill's Lovely Men and parts of the Lovely Men wedding speech has been included too! An...

Dan Winter-Bates, the frontman of Bury Tomorrow is the special guest on this week's Full Circle! He also works for the NHS and is the Head of Inclusion and Sustainability responsible for equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and has also helped embed a culture to allow NHS staff to voice concerns and raise issues. He is such an incredible, inspirational person and it is an absolute honour...