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Why In The World Ben Sheppard

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Join Ben Sheppard as he asks adventurers, athletes, and those with inspiring stories, why?

* NEW EPISODES SOON *

#WhyInTheWorld 🌍

    Fran Turauskis

    Fran Turauskis

    Fran Turauskis is an lover of everything adventure, from hiking the Camino solo to running ultras. Fran also champions epilepsy awareness after being diagnosed in 2015 and hosts her own podcast called ’Seize your adventure’.
    Episode Note, this episode was recorded remotely during lockdown and not in person as normal.
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    Fran Turauskis - https://www.instagram.com/frantictwalks/?hl=en

    • 43 min
    Fergus Crawley

    Fergus Crawley

    Fergus Crawley is a mental health advocate who has turned his hand to ultra endurance. With an impressive adventure CV that is constantly growing Fergus continues to push the boundaries of what is possible while telling his story and showing others that it’s okay not to feel okay.
    Episode Note, this episode was recorded remotely during lockdown and not in person as normal.
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    Fergus Crawley - https://www.instagram.com/ferguscrawley/?hl=en

    • 57 min
    Ben Sheppard & Jake Lowe

    Ben Sheppard & Jake Lowe

    Something a little different as our host Ben Sheppard recounts his experience pre, during and post his 24 hour track challenge with fellow podcaster and runner Jake Lowe. The clips are taken from Jake’s show ‘Running with Jake - The Plodcast’. If you’d like to donate to Globals make some noise and Ben’s challenge then the donation link is below.
    Ben Sheppard - https://www.instagram.com/bensheppard93
    WITW - https://www.instagram.com/WhyInTheWorldPod
    Jake Lowe - https://www.instagram.com/runningwithjake/?hl=en
    Donate - https://makesomenoise.charitycheckout.co.uk/pf/capitalsultimate24hourchallenge-a8121

    • 49 min
    Alex Staniforth

    Alex Staniforth

    Alex is a record-breaking adventurer, endurance athlete, author and mental health activist, in both 2015 and 17 he ventured to Nepal to take on Everest and ultimately both trips ended in tragedy. He’s now inspiring others through his charity ‘mind over mountains’ and has completed many other amazing challenges.
    Episode Note, this episode was recorded before any of the current social distancing and lockdown measures came into place.
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    WITW - https://www.instagram.com/WhyInTheWorldPod
    Alex Staniforth - https://www.instagram.com/alexstaniforth_/?hl=en
    Mind Over Mountains - https://mindovermountains.org.uk

    • 48 min
    Cameron Jeffers

    Cameron Jeffers

    Cameron Jeffers is a high level cyclist and YouTuber who has 100K subscribers, he’s done some amazingly imaginative challenges on his channel and works to show that cycling is accessible to the masses.
    Episode Note, this episode was recorded before any of the current social distancing and lockdown measures came into place.
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    Ben Sheppard - https://www.instagram.com/bensheppard93
    WITW - https://www.instagram.com/WhyInTheWorldPod
    Cameron Jeffers - https://www.instagram.com/cameronjeffers
    Cam's YouTube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWNFuWRs3xp-Kj3RWV1ktMw

    • 34 min
    Rhys Jenkins

    Rhys Jenkins

    In 2019 Rhys Jenkins became the first Welshman to complete what is widely considered the world's toughest footrace, The Badwater 135. He’s now set his sights on building a legacy in the race as well as continuing to grow his own Ultra brand Pegasus.
    Episode Note, this episode was recorded before any of the current social distancing and lockdown measures came into place.
    Follow us on Instagram.
    Ben Sheppard - https://www.instagram.com/bensheppard93
    WITW - https://www.instagram.com/WhyInTheWorldPod
    Rhys Jenkins - https://www.instagram.com/rjenko11/?hl=en
    Pegasus - https://www.pegasusultrarunning.com/about/

    • 57 min

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