Project Possible with Rich Leigh - interviews that might just change your life

Rich Leigh - interviews about motivation, resilience and what's truly possible
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Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is about success through adversity. Motivation. Resilience. About real life and what's truly possible Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people. Entertainers. Entrepreneurs. Athletes. Academics.

  1. 2d ago

    Real-Life Spider-Man: on Stan Lee, Climbing the World’s Tallest Buildings and Alex Honnold controversy

    Dan Goodwin, better known as Spider-Dan, is a legendary climber, daredevil and high-rise safety campaigner. In 1981, aged 25, he climbed the Sears Tower, then the tallest building in the world, wearing a homemade Spider-Man suit and using equipment he had designed himself. He later climbed the World Trade Center, among a dozen skyscrapers, free-soloed both sides of the CN Tower and developed an unlikely friendship with Spider-Man's creator and Marvel founder Stan Lee. We talk about controlling fear when one mistake means death, the moments he came closest to falling, why firefighters once tried to knock him from a building, and the real reason behind his spectacular climbs. They also discuss his complicated feelings about Alex Honnold and the way modern climbing history is presented, surviving stage-four cancer, the power and limitations of positive thinking, turning 70, and why Dan hopes he still has another 70 years ahead of him. This is a conversation about risk, recognition, survival and refusing to live an ordinary life. It's about challenging the possible. Buy Dan's memoir 'Untethered' here: https://www.amazon.com/UNTETHERED-WHEN-SUCCESS-YOUR-OPTION-ebook/dp/B0GZ2PFL3Z Follow me on Instagram here: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod ===== Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible. Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen. ===== Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more. ===== Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rich@richleigh.co More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

    Real-Life Spider-Man: on Stan Lee, Climbing the World’s Tallest Buildings and Alex Honnold controversy

  2. 5d ago

    What Growing Up With An Alcoholic Parent Really Does To You - interview with Nacoa founder Hilary Henriques MBE

    Hilary Henriques MBE is the founder and CEO of Nacoa (National Association for Children of Alcoholics), a charity she established more than 35 years ago after discovering the profound impact parental alcoholism can have on children. We talk about growing up in chaotic homes, why children so often blame themselves for their parents' drinking, the hidden effects of childhood trauma in adulthood, breaking generational cycles, and whether forgiveness is always possible. Hilary shares stories from thousands of calls to the Nacoa helpline, including children as young as five, and reflects on a lifetime spent helping people realise they are not alone. We also discuss Nacoa's "Chasing Yesterday" campaign, which sees Calum Best and others attempt an extraordinary Guinness World Record by running two marathons across the International Date Line - effectively going back in time to do so! Don't worry... all is explained in the episode! It's a powerful conversation about childhood, resilience, and the lives we build afterwards. Find out more about Nacoa at nacoa.org.uk Follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod ===== Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible. Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen. ===== Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more. ===== Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rich@richleigh.co More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

    What Growing Up With An Alcoholic Parent Really Does To You - interview with Nacoa founder Hilary Henriques MBE

  3. Jul 19

    The CBBC star that rescued FIVE lions from a warzone: an interview with One Zoo Three's Cam Whitnall

    Cam Whitnall was once dubbed the World's Youngest Zookeeper. When his grandparents bought a dilapidated zoo, once known as the worst in the UK, and brought it back to life, they also created a home for their family. Cam grew up on the grounds, now known as Hertfordshire Zoo, in a bedroom overlooking the tiger enclosure. His childhood playground, where he and his brothers would play hide-and-seek after hours, was filled with endangered species from around the world. As Managing Director of The Big Cat Sanctuary and one of the stars of CBBC's One Zoo Three along with his brothers Aaron and Tyler, conservation has never just been a job - it's been his entire life. But in 2024, that life took an extraordinary turn. When five traumatised lions were discovered in war-torn Ukraine, Cam led an ambitious mission to bring them to safety in the UK, raising more than £500,000 and overseeing one of the most remarkable animal rescues in history. In this episode, we discuss growing up with big cats in his back garden, the realities of conservation, whether animals can suffer trauma, life in front of the camera, and what it takes to attempt something that most people would consider impossible. Cam also shares the story behind his new book, Lion Heart, and reflects on the lessons he's learned from a lifetime spent protecting some of nature's most magnificent creatures. Follow Cam on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/camwhitnall Buy Lion Heart: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lion-Heart-lifelong-incredible-rescue/dp/1529979501 Follow me on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod ===== Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible. Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen. ===== Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more. ===== Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rich@richleigh.co More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

    The CBBC star that rescued FIVE lions from a warzone: an interview with One Zoo Three's Cam Whitnall

  4. Jul 16

    Ask My Husband: Superstore's Jerry Is Me! - an Interview with Actor & Comedian Chris Grace

    Chris Grace is a comedian, actor and writer. We talk about growing up as a gay Chinese kid in Texas, why he's never felt like he truly belonged anywhere, losing his siblings, partner and parents in just a matter of a few short years, and what it takes to keep pursuing a dream for more than three decades. Chris shares why improv might be one of the most important life skills you can learn, the realities of trying to make it in comedy, and why he believes famous people aren't nearly as extraordinary as we think they are. It's a conversation about grief, identity, creativity and becoming yourself. Follow Chris: https://www.instagram.com/chrisgracecomedy Tickets & Tour: https://www.chrisgrace.com Follow me: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod ===== Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible. Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen. ===== Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more. ===== Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rich@richleigh.co More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

    Ask My Husband: Superstore's Jerry Is Me! - an Interview with Actor & Comedian Chris Grace

  5. Jul 12

    Why Elon Musk Is Wrong About Mars - Interview with space expert Dr Niamh Shaw

    Dr. Niamh Shaw is an engineer, scientist and storyteller who has spent more than a decade chasing an extraordinary dream: to become a citizen astronaut. Along the way, she's spoken at NASA's Johnson Space Center, covered launches from Kennedy Space Center, trained for space, lived on a simulated Mars mission and experienced zero gravity aboard the infamous "Vomit Comet". We talk about whether humans should ever colonise Mars, why she believes Elon Musk's vision for humanity's future is fundamentally flawed, whether space tourism is closer than we think, the search for aliens, and why astronauts believe we need poets, priests and philosophers in space just as much as engineers. It's a conversation that starts with rockets, but ends up being about something much bigger: perspective, possibility and what it means to be human. You can buy Dr Niamh's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dream-Big-Irishwomans-Space-Odyssey/dp/1781177155 Follow Dr Niamh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_niamh_shaw Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod ===== Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible. Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen. ===== Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more. ===== Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠rich@richleigh.co More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

    Why Elon Musk Is Wrong About Mars - Interview with space expert Dr Niamh Shaw

  6. Jul 9

    Have We Turned Trauma Into An Identity? | interview with Richard L. Blake

    Richard L. Blake is a psychologist, breathwork researcher and author. This is a conversation that begins with breathwork, but quickly becomes about therapy culture, trauma, resilience and why Richard believes we've fundamentally changed the way we think about mental health. We discuss whether therapy can sometimes make people worse, why family estrangement is becoming more common, the science behind breathwork, the rise of "therapy speak", the role of genetics in depression and anxiety, and why Richard believes we've become psychologically more fragile. Follow Richard on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_breath_geek Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod ===== Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible. Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen. ===== Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more. ===== Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@projectpossiblepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

    Have We Turned Trauma Into An Identity? | interview with Richard L. Blake

  7. Jul 5

    The Queen of Kids' TV: What Jim Henson Taught Me About Changing The World

    My guest this week is BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning writer and producer Jocelyn Stevenson, whose extraordinary career includes Sesame Street, The Magic School Bus, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and creating Fraggle Rock alongside Jim Henson. We talk about the lessons Jim Henson taught her, why he believed children's television could help stop war, the responsibility of creating stories for young minds, and what she thinks about growing up in a world of smartphones, social media and endless screen time. We also discuss curiosity, science, why children are far more capable than we often give them credit for, and why Jocelyn chose to reinvent herself as a children's author after decades in television, with her fantastic series The Waterubas. This is a conversation about the power of stories, the importance of kindness, and the people shaping the next generation. == Note - apologies for the technical issues with the camera in this episode if you're watching it. Hopefully it doesn't impact your enjoyment of the conversation == Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod ===== Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible. Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen. ===== Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more. ===== Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@projectpossiblepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

    The Queen of Kids' TV: What Jim Henson Taught Me About Changing The World

  8. Jul 2

    Ready For the Next Episode - Solo episode 03

    Fair warning: this is a solo episode. If the thought of me talking for getting on for 40 minutes with only a loose structure makes you want to jump headfirst into fire, flick back through the other 80+ episodes for one you haven't watched or listened to, or come back on Monday, when I'll have another incredible guest. Since September last year, when I brought this podcast back, I've been healing out loud, somewhat. This podcast has become a real-time document of the aftermath of tragic grief, and this idiot's effort to make sense of - well, everything - while wanting desperately to spread positivity and the idea of possibility. This episode is a quieter mediation on just that. No milestone to speak of, no guest, just an honest update on where I am, what Project Possible is becoming, and what it feels like to start again without starting from scratch. In this episode, I talk about rebuilding, how hope can feel uncomfortable, the idea of “New Game+”, and why I’m starting to look up again after - amidst? - the hardest period of my life. I also talk about what the podcast has given me, the opportunities beginning to appear, and why Project Possible feels like the thing everything else might grow from. I think I'm ready for the next episode. Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/richleighpod ===== Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is a podcast about success through adversity. About what's truly possible. Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, academia and beyond. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen. ===== Sign up now to the free weekly newsletter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://projectpossible.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for behind the scenes, giveaways, ways to get involved and more. ===== Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@projectpossiblepod.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ More about Project Possible here: https://www.richleigh.co/podcast

    Ready For the Next Episode - Solo episode 03
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Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway. After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is about success through adversity. Motivation. Resilience. About real life and what's truly possible Expect famous faces and unsung heroes. Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people. Entertainers. Entrepreneurs. Athletes. Academics.

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