The Marvyn Harrison Podcast

This man sent a Myspace message to N-Dubz after seeing them on Channel U. Within a month he was their agent. No business card. No corner office. Just conviction and speed. Billy Wood is one of those names in UK music that if you know, you know. 20 years. Three of the biggest talent agencies in the world — WME, UTA, CAA. Artists like Tinie Tempah, Tinchy Stryder, Wiley, Section Boyz, Run-DMC. Music...

The Health Secretary sat down with me. And he didn’t hold back.   Wes Streeting the man responsible for the entire NHS talks about surviving cancer at 38, the crisis hiding inside Britain’s maternity wards, why Black women are still dying at catastrophic rates in childbirth, what’s really happening with the National Cancer Plan, and why he believes the silent majority needs to start calling o...

Childcare in this country just changed. Permanently.   New government data shows that the cost of a full-time nursery place for a child under two has DROPPED by 52% in just two years — from £305/week to £149/week. Families are saving an average of £8,000 a year per child. Half a million households are now receiving 30 hours of funded childcare. And nearly a third of parents say they’ve been a...

In this episode of The Marvyn Harrison Podcast, three guests — Richie Brave, Manga St Hilaire, Nii Odarte and Rehema Muthamia sit down for one of the most wide-ranging conversations we've had. The BAFTA N-word incident is dissected by someone who was actually in the auditorium when it happened. Richard shares his experience of childhood racism as a seven-year-old child actor, beaten and called the...

In this episode of The Marvyn Harrison Podcast, we unpack one uncomfortable question: is the internet killing love? From religion and existential doubt to seasonal depression, trauma bonding, toxic relationship dynamics, and the rise of online healing culture, this conversation goes deep into how modern life is reshaping intimacy. We explore: Why social media amplifies heartbreak The difference be...

Most people say they want love, then date like they’re configuring a device: height, income, politics, trauma level, texting cadence, therapy status, “emotional intelligence,” travel appetite—tick, tick, tick. It feels safe. It feels efficient. It feels like control.  But love isn’t mechanical. People aren’t programmable. They have grey areas: prickly parts, warm parts, avoidant parts, tender...

This episode sets the rules of the room. This podcast is committed to protecting the dignity, safety, and wellbeing of anyone whose stories, experiences, or submissions may be referenced. We don’t publish allegations as fact without appropriate verification, context, or public record. We anonymise, change details, reframe, or decline stories to reduce harm—especially when other people didn’t choos...

An old workplace game brand went bust—not because people stopped gaming, but because retail changed: downloads replaced discs and the UK high street kept shrinking. The fix isn’t “sell more games.” The fix is rebuilding the purpose. In this episode I lay out the full turnaround blueprint: Accept traditional retail is over. Redesign stores around  play : arcades, competitive setups, racing sim...

This is the  no-padding  weekly panel episode:  12 stories, 4 perspectives, rapid-fire pitches , and then we go in. Each contributor gets  30 seconds  to make the case, then the table tests it—facts, incentives, hypocrisy, and what it means for real people. Today’s agenda (12): [Topic] — the 30-sec pitch that changes the framing [Topic] — why everyone’s missing the real in...

This episode is different, and it had to be. As this podcast grows, so does the responsibility that comes with telling stories about real lives, real harm, and real people. In this episode, I explain  why we’ve added a safeguarding and responsibility notice , what it means, and what this podcast will  never  become. We talk about: Why not every story deserves public exposure The dif...

This episode is a forensic breakdown of Sainsbury’s Local as a system, not a shop. What’s sold as convenience is friction. What’s sold as efficiency is unpaid labour. What’s sold as design is psychological manipulation that fails the moment you’re tired, parenting, or in a hurry. From hostile layouts and absent staff to self-checkout purgatory and inflated prices, this is a critique of how modern...

Rickie Haywood-Williams sits down with Dope Black Dads to talk honestly about health, fatherhood, lifestyle changes and the NHS Healthy Choices Quiz.   In this episode, Rickie breaks down what life really looks like behind the microphone and the Instagram posts. Late nights, early mornings, family responsibilities, Liverpool stress, and the quiet signals from his body and mind that...

What does a welcome home really feel like? with  @MarvynHarrison  https://www.youcanadopt.co.uk/blackadopters In this special episode, we sit around the dinner table to talk honestly about adoption, family, culture, and belonging. Over food that reminds us of home, we explore what it means to create stability and love for Black and mixed-heritage children who are waiting the longest to b...

This episode takes you inside 10 Downing Street for a rare, direct conversation on power, policy, and dignity at work. Marvyn Harrison meets Keir Starmer to unpack the Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) — described as the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation. We break down what ERA 2025 actually delivers: Fire-and-rehire restrictions. The end of exploitative zero-hour contracts. D...

This is a safeguarding episode, not a comfort episode. Children are not collateral damage for adult frustration. They are not background noise. They are not “tiny adults” who should just get over it. And they are not content. This episode pulls apart the most dangerous lie we repeat:  “Kids are resilient.”  There’s a difference between building strength and forcing a child to survive adu...

Most New Year goals fail for the same reason: they’re fantasies, not systems. In this episode, Marvyn Harrison breaks down why “New Year, New Me” thinking collapses every time — and what actually creates change. This is not about motivation, manifestation, or vague intentions. It’s about identity redesign, constraint awareness, and building daily and weekly systems that survive real life. The conv...

Anthony Joshua has survived a serious car crash in Nigeria that killed two close friends and long-standing members of his team. Physio Sina Ghami and personal trainer Latif “Latz” Ayodele were pronounced dead at the scene after a collision on the Lagos–Ibadan expressway. In this emergency news episode, we break down the confirmed facts, timeline, and reactions from the boxing world, including trib...

This episode is a quiet audit of Christmas, fatherhood, and attention. After two uninterrupted weeks with his children, Marvyn reflects on what it feels like when family life fully aligns — no school runs, no fragmented schedules, no performance. Just presence. The result wasn’t productivity or achievement. It was peace. The episode moves through gift-giving without panic, buying throughout the ye...

We’ve been trained to treat Christmas like a performance: spend more, buy more, post more, prove more. But the truth is simpler—and harder to defend: Christmas is about family. In this episode, I’m pulling the focus back to what lasts. The moments your children remember aren’t the receipts—they’re the feeling of the home. The laughter in the kitchen. The safety of being together. The un-rushed hou...

You were told to chase green flags. You were never taught how some of them hide the biggest red flags of your life. In this episode, Marvyn Harrison pulls five “perfect” green flags apart and shows the shadow side underneath: limerence, trauma bonds, emotional shutdown, manipulation and cruelty dressed up as “being real”.  Across romantic relationships, friendships, family and work, Marvyn un...

Did he do it? In this raw, unplanned monologue, Marvyn Harrison picks up the mic with no notes and processes the new Netflix documentary on Sean “Diddy” Combs in real time. Across almost four decades of alleged abuse, violence, exploitation and terror, he tracks how one man was turned into the “blueprint” for Black male success while victims, communities and even whole events were left in pieces.&...

Black men are dying of cancer in silence. So we took a room full of dads, sons and survivors and built the most honest conversation they’ve ever had. This episode was recorded at Macmillan’s Open House, a home built to feel like the houses that raised us: soft light, old portraits, kettle on the stove, carpet holding the memories of every step. Into that house we brought a live conversation on men...

What happens when your father’s shadow is your biggest opponent? Marvyn Harrison breaks down Benn vs Eubank II — the fight that wasn’t just about punches, but parenting, legacy, and identity. From Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank Sr.’s 90s rivalry to their sons’ clash under the lights, this is a story about how fathers shape sons — and how sons fight to become men in their own right. Featuring deep ana...

In this episode of the Dope Black Dads podcast, Marvyn breaks down what it really takes to support a good man in 2025, without shrinking yourself or cosplaying a “good little wife.”  He covers:  • The truth about “something happening with men” — and why it’s about to go one of two ways • The viral Chanté Joseph article about women feeling ashamed to say “I have a boyfriend,” and what tha...

Recorded in the middle of the night, Marvyn breaks down how New York elected its first Muslim, South Asian, democratic socialist mayor under Donald Trump, why California quietly rewired Congress with one ballot measure, and how Virginia and New Jersey just told the rest of America where voters actually stand. This is not a vibes recap. It’s a live autopsy on power, maps, money and hope.  Full...