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The final episode of 2020! 

This Christmas episode sees the two of us chatting annual traditions and festive disasters of Christmas past. We hope it will be a source of entertainment for twixt-mas (the strange period between Christmas and New Year where you don't have a clue what's going on). Enjoy!

This week we're joined by none other than @richiecartwright_. An entrepreneur and founder, Richie's mission is to end the stigma around men’s binge eating 💪⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Having never considered himself to be someone with an eating disorder, in his late teens Richie found himself turning to Google, and online communities. However, he soon found himself asking 'where are all the men'? This is something which affects not just gals, but guys too.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Richie and his co-founder started Fella to help men tackle binge eating. Fella is a community-driven digital health platform: software to guide you through Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), supported by other men going through the same thing.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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He says 'millions of men struggle with binge eating, but it's all in silence — their stories are nowhere to be found. That’s why I’m determined to share mine'.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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We had a fascinating chat with Richie and hope that we are able to help spread awareness of all the amazing work he and his team are doing with Fella. This episode dives into a serious topic but we hope in a sensitive way that is accessible for all.

Trigger warning: this episode discusses a sensitive topic which some people may find difficult to listen to.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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#podcast #podcastguest #fella #mensmentalhealth #bingeeating #mentalhealth #inspiration #entrepreneur #founder #vulnerability #eatingdisorder 

This week we’re coming at you with added jazz hands! Check out tomorrow’s episode as we’re joined by an old friend and West End performer Vinny Coyle!

A Football ⚽️ loving, mans man from Bracknell, Vinny isn’t your typical West End performer. After pursing both his major passions of football and theatre, and after starring alongside Gee and Matt in @southhillpark ‘s 2006 Christmas pantomime - Cinderella (which many would consider to be his career peak) - it was theatre which eventually won his heart.

Vinny took the plunge feet first into the acting world and trained at the leading conservative for performing arts, Arts Educational Schools, London, before making his debut in Les Misérables at the Queen’s Theatre, London. Since then, he has toured the UK with Miss Saigon and most recently Phantom of the Opera and also returning to Les Misérables: The Staged Concert.

An impressive resume for a guy so young... He attests a lot of this to luck, which glosses over the insane amount of talent this guy has. We talk about his path, following his dream and the gruelling life that is acting. SPOILER ALERT🚨 it’s definitely not all jazz hands and step ball changes.

Grab your Interval drinks and ice cream now as you’ll want to listen to this one all the way through. Enjoy!

This week we're 'banging on about bangers' with Alice-May Purkiss.

Alice describes herself as a writer, creator and marketing nerd based in London. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015 when she was 26. Hearing the words "you have cancer" changed her life immeasurably, but not necessarily for the worst.

Since her diagnosis, Alice has become a trustee for @coppafeelpeople, taken part in campaigns for @girlvscancer , published her first book ‘Life, Lemons and Melons’ and launched her podcast @afterthoughts34. After Thoughts explores the stories of what happens after a cancer diagnosis and their second series (which launched yesterday!) is sponsored by @teenage_cancer. Alongside co-host Toby Peach, Alice also co-founded and runs Beyond Arts, a community interest company which aims to aims to amplify the voices of young people who have experienced cancer.

Having both had a parent with cancer, this is a topic very close to our hearts and one we’ve been keen to discuss since launching the podcast. We loved chatting to Alice about everything she’s achieved and think you’ll love it too!

This week we introduce our second guest, Georgia Attlesey!

Georgia is a creative producer, making big ideas more accessible through culture. She's the founder of Pudding, which she describes as 'the sweet spot between arts organisations and their audiences'.  

We chat about when to make the decision to go freelance, how that's helped Georgia manage the uncertainties of 2020, and enjoy many a musing from Baz Luhrman, 

Georgia is fascinating to chat to, and we hope you enjoy the episode! 

This week we welcome our very first guest, Mark Bittlestone. In his own words,  Mark is a semi professional comedian, unemployed teacher and nano TikToker.

We discuss how Mark ventured into the world of comedy, fearing failure but going after things anyway, and the graft that involved in creating a seat for yourself at the table. Mark acknowledges his privilege as a cis-white-gay man, the role gender plays in comedy as well as the affect of micro aggressions and the need for having proper representation and role models.  He also tells us how he was fired from his teaching job after bunking year 7 parents evening in favour of going to the World Cup in Japan... What a man, “albeit 1/2 of one...I am gay after all”.

We hope you enjoy the episode!