Josh Smith's Great Chat Show

Next Chapter Studios

Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one simple belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist, Josh Smith has sat down with some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - and one thing has become clear: great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art and a science to a great chat - and when you understand it, a whole world of connection opens up. Each episode is a warm, inviting sanctuary where actors, artists, athletes, and politicians drop their guard and genuinely open up - creating space for laughter, honesty, and the kind of moments that spark conversations in your own life. Because when connection comes first… everything else follows. Alright then - fancy a chat?

  1. Kelly Holmes: The Hidden Struggle Behind Olympic Glory – Depression, Anxiety & Coming Out

    52分前

    Kelly Holmes: The Hidden Struggle Behind Olympic Glory – Depression, Anxiety & Coming Out

    CW: This episode touches on some difficult topics including: mental health self harm and suicidal ideation. Kelly Holmes has been the face of strength for decades - a double Olympic gold medalist and one of Britain’s most celebrated middle-distance runners. On the outside: unstoppable and a national hero. Behind it? A breakdown no one saw. Self-harm. Silence. A mind at war with itself. In this Chat with Josh, Kelly drops the polished version and goes deeper than ever before - into the fear, the identity she hid, and the pressure to always appear “strong,” no matter the cost. This episode isn’t about medals - it’s about survival, vulnerability, and knowing when to ask for help. 00:00 – Teaser 00:13 – Intro & Call to Action 00:32 – Content Warning 00:44 – Greatest Chat: Kelly on talking to herself in dark moments  02:05 – Breakdown, injury & self-harm during her career 03:39 – Winning silver while silently struggling 04:50 – From breakdown to Olympic champion mindset 06:12 – Building a support system (without opening up) 08:25 – Opening up for the first time in her autobiography 10:23 – Why speaking out is strength, not weakness 11:15 – How to actually ask for help (5 support systems) 12:14 – Strength, vulnerability & survival 12:45 – Childhood, identity & feeling different 15:19 – From outsider to national hero 16:04 – Fame vs hiding her true self 17:46 – Coming out later in life & internalised fear 20:46 – The toll of hiding your identity 21:12 – “I couldn’t do it anymore” – coming out at 51 22:29 – Living freely & letting go of fear 23:15 – No regrets & becoming her true self 24:11 – Embracing change & starting again 26:15 – The power of listening (to yourself & others) 27:03 – Final question: what we should talk about more 28:05 – Outro & Call to Action ______________________________________________ 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Guest- Kelly Holmes @kellyholmes 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – bella@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    31分
  2. 5日前 ·  ボーナス

    'Oh, Mary!' Star Mason Alexander Park: Confidence, Chaos & Gender Identity | CHATTERBOX

    Mason Alexander Park is a trailblazing trans actor making waves from Broadway to the West End, with standout roles in Cabaret, The Tempest, and Oh, Mary! From a young age, Mason was taught to think for themself - shaping a life and career built on doing things their own way. In this quick-fire Chatterbox with Josh, Mason opens up about identity, gender, confidence, and why labels can both help and limit us. They also get into authenticity, self-expression, and the freedom to keep evolving. ______________________________________________ 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Guest-  @OfficialMasonalexanderpark  🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – bella@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth #Gender #Identity #Trans #TransJoy #Theatre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    8分
  3. Mason Alexander Park: “I’m Proud to Be Trans - And I Didn’t Compromise To Get Here”

    3月18日

    Mason Alexander Park: “I’m Proud to Be Trans - And I Didn’t Compromise To Get Here”

    Mason Alexander Park is a groundbreaking trans actor redefining what leading roles look like both on stage and on screen including Cabaret, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, Netflix’s The Sandman and now, Oh Mary!  From a young age, Mason was taught to think for themselves - and that’s shaped a life and career built on doing things their own way. No labels, no boxes. In this chat with Josh, Mason opens up about identity, gender, growing up feeling “different,” and why labels don’t always fit. Sharp, witty and eye-opening, this conversation explores the freedom to change, to question, and to become who you are on your own terms. Catch Mason starring in Oh, Mary! on the West End -now playing, with tickets available at www.ohmaryplay.com______________________________________________ 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Guest- Mason Alexander Park @masonalexanderpark 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – bella@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    42分
  4. Peaky Blinders Star Sophie Rundle on Ada Shelby, Boundaries & Power | Chatterbox

    3月13日 ·  ボーナス

    Peaky Blinders Star Sophie Rundle on Ada Shelby, Boundaries & Power | Chatterbox

    Welcome to Chatterbox, a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. A quick-fire round of conversation starters. Fast questions. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. From box-dye hair disasters and landing Peaky Blinders fresh out of drama school, to returning to work weeks after having a baby, Sophie reflects on the surreal journey of playing Ada Shelby for over a decade. ______________________________________________ 🎙️ Listen to the full episode -https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JdyqpBHgf48DetBFlnrrt?si=accb7f92640e4566 🎥 Watch the full episode- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdObQIcsp0I 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Guest- Sophie Rundle @sophiesorundle 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – bella@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    5分
  5. Peaky Blinders Star Sophie Rundle: Motherhood, Losing Helen McCrory & Learning to Speak Up

    3月11日

    Peaky Blinders Star Sophie Rundle: Motherhood, Losing Helen McCrory & Learning to Speak Up

    In this episode Josh chats with Peaky Blinders star Sophie Rundle - and the oversharing starts almost immediately. From box-dye hair disasters and landing Peaky Blinders fresh out of drama school, to returning to work weeks after having a baby, Sophie reflects on the surreal journey of playing Ada Shelby for over a decade. They talk motherhood, beauty standards, social anxiety, and why actors are actually terrible at small talk. Plus Sophie shares memories of the incredible Helen McCrory and what it really means to be part of the Peaky Blinders family. 00:00 – Teaser trailer 00:52 – What’s the best conversation you’ve ever had? 02:21 – The powerful bond between strangers during childbirth 03:42 – Social anxiety, oversharing & making real conversation 05:34 – Returning to work weeks after giving birth 08:12 – The pressure of appearance in a visual industry 10:12 – Ageing on screen & beauty standards in your 30s 12:20 – Growing up during a toxic era of body image 14:01 – Oversharing, humour & podcast chaos1 4:27 – Landing Peaky Blinders straight out of drama school 19:04 – Watching Peaky Blinders become a global phenomenon 21:05 – Learning the Birmingham accent for Ada Shelby 22:02 – Finding your voice in the industry 23:39 – Standing up for yourself & the impact of the MeToo movement 25:05 – Sophie on Helen McCrory’s legacy 26:43 – Honouring Polly Gray in the Peaky Blinders story 27:39 – What we can expect from the Peaky Blinders movie 28:51 – The conversations the world should be having right now 29:50 – What’s should we be talking about more?  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    33分

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Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one simple belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist, Josh Smith has sat down with some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - and one thing has become clear: great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art and a science to a great chat - and when you understand it, a whole world of connection opens up. Each episode is a warm, inviting sanctuary where actors, artists, athletes, and politicians drop their guard and genuinely open up - creating space for laughter, honesty, and the kind of moments that spark conversations in your own life. Because when connection comes first… everything else follows. Alright then - fancy a chat?

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