A Life Lived

4.3 (105)
HISTORY

From Muhammad Ali to Carrie Fisher, hear how the lives of the biggest stars were truly lived. With exclusive interviews from the people who knew them in life, journalist Stephanie Okupniak tells the stories of the dead.

09/30/2024

The Stitch Bitch, Alexander McQueen

Alexander McQueen was one of the most striking, controversial and talented designers of his generation. But how did a taxi driver's son from Lewisham become a four-time 'British Designer of the Year' and attract the following of stars from Lady Gaga to Kate Moss. Join Stephanie Okupniak and authors Andrew Wilson and Dana Thomas to hear the story of the boy who swapped life in a council house for life in the biggest fashion houses in the world. To listen to previous episodes of A Life Lived, please visit podfollow.com/alifelived

49 min
09/24/2024

Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin

Join Stephanie Okupniak as we find out how a preacher's daughter who was raised by the church would go on to become the voice of a generation - and winner of 18 Grammy Awards in a remarkable career which spanned six decades. Documentary film producer Tirrell D. Whitley and newscaster & journalist Evrod Cassimy shine a light on the life of the musical icon. To listen to previous episodes of A Life Lived, please visit podfollow.com/alifelived

38 min
09/16/2024

The Visionary, Stan Lee

The origin story to end them all. Stan Lee's influence on modern culture is unquestionable, but how did a boy who lived in an apartment with one window develop an imagination that would wow the world? Join Stephanie Okupniak to discover how Stan Lee and his comic book creations conquered the world of cinema, one cameo at a time. Sandy Fries explains how it felt to have Stan as a boss and Lee's former colleague Allen Bellman speaks of his early years and the development of his craft. To listen to previous episodes of A Life Lived, please visit podfollow.com/alifelived

34 min
09/10/2024

The Hand of God, Diego Maradona

Host Stephanie Okupniak goes on a journey with sports journalist Marcela Mora y Araujo to discover what makes football globally tactile and how Diego Maradona transformed the sport into an art. To listen to previous episodes of A Life Lived, please visit podfollow.com/alifelived

47 min
08/26/2024

A Total Bad Ass, Bill Paxton

Join Stephanie Okupniak to discover how Bill Paxton went from painting sets with James Cameron to starring in the legendary Director's biggest movies. So stop your grinning and drop your linen to spend to time with co-stars Paul Reiser, Mark Rolston and Jenette Goldstein as they share their wonderful stories of Bill, from the bus ride he took to meet his wife to the camaraderie he brought to the set of Aliens. To listen to previous episodes of A Life Lived, please visit podfollow.com/alifelived

33 min
08/19/2024

The GOAT, Muhammad Ali

A Life Lived Host Stephanie Okupniak chats with Muhammad Ali's daughter Hana about her father's playful side and his love of life (and women!), alongside Sky Sports Boxing correspondent Johnny Nelson on what made 'The Greatest' so great. To listen to previous episodes of A Life Lived, please visit podfollow.com/alifelived

29 min
08/05/2024

The Armchair Anarchist, Terry Jones

A Life Lived host Stephanie Okupniak talks with screenwriter Gavin Scott about 20 years of friendship and collaboration with the Monty Python, Terry Jones. To listen to previous episodes of A Life Lived, please visit podfollow.com/alifelived

42 min
07/29/2024

THE PUNK COMIC, RIK MAYALL

Host Stephanie Okupniak talks with comedy legends Helen Lederer and Nigel Planer about pushing comedy boundaries on The Young Ones and Bottom with the punk rocker of comedy - Rik Mayall. Helen Lederer's memoir Not That I'm Bitter is available to buy wherever online and in your favourite bookshop Nigel Planer's book Jeremiah Bourne in Time is the first instalment of his Time Shard Chronicles trilogy and is available for purchase.

32 min

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Stephanie Okupniak

Host

4.3

out of 5

105 Ratings

Great stories, but . . .

05/01/2021

Kafppgfvc

The host is a bit “precious.” It’s like she’s trying to feel emotions for us. Just tell the stories. We will have our reactions. You have a great thing here. Keep going . . . trust yourself to tell the story without the emotional delivery.
The about section…

11/09/2024

Nrtucke

Really… as she tells stories of the dead people. They couldn’t put ANYTHING more respectable or anything. I mean come on the stories would be something I wanna hear but just using them but with a different host. And not trying to pulls the feels. It’s too forced
Great guests, dramatic host

07/16/2021

foxgyrl

Excellent stories shared by guests. Stephanie is super annoying. Stop trying to sing! Hard to describe your narration. Overly dramatic, horrible. Please, just read your script, remove the exasperation!
Stories are good

12/07/2020

GeorgiaKnittingLady

But the narrator is over the top gushing over of the subjects. It’s very distracting.

From Muhammad Ali to Carrie Fisher, hear how the lives of the biggest stars were truly lived. With exclusive interviews from the people who knew them in life, journalist Stephanie Okupniak tells the stories of the dead.