Don't Be A Stranger - The Jak Bowler Podcast

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I'm Jak Bowler and in this podcast I sit down with people from life and have a good ol' natter! People past and present, friends and family and everything in between! I explore my relationship with my guests and how and why we came to know one another and get to know them better along the way. Ultimately I attempt to answer the big question - How well do you really know someone and how often do you actually talk about it?

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Episodes

Episode 10 - Louise 'Weeze' Grieve

Episode 10 - Louise 'Weeze' Grieve Weeze is one of the gang from high school and someone who I deem as the 'First'. She was the first one of us to get into a relationship, settle down, get married and get her shit together really! We hadn't seen each other since her wedding and since then she's now become a mum and had gallstones (not at the same time!) and we discuss Latvian dogs, memories from our youth and the challenges of being a mum and how that affects her identity. All in all she's still...

Nov 06, 2019•56 min

Episode 9 - Niki & Ian Bowler (Mum & Dad)

Episode 9 - Niki & Ian Bowler (Mum & Dad) Quite simply put, Niki & Ian Bowler are my Mum & Dad and the people that raised me to be the person I am today. They emigrated to America over 6 years ago and I fly out to visit them once a year and during my most recent trip I thought it would be stupid to miss out on the opportunity to get to know them more than I do already! We discuss their move to states and how that came about, likes and dislikes of their surroundings and what they ...

Aug 05, 2019•1 hr 17 min

Episode 8 - Adam Cottam

Episode 8 - Adam Cottam Adam is a friend from uni and has become an integral part of my social circle in the past 6 years. We bond over the three F's - Football, Food & Fashion... but we've never really sat down one on one to talk all about it! Adam is a graphic designer and we find out more about his inspirations, his career and reminisce about our trips as Hömme & Baggins. You can check out Adam's work and enquire at http://adamcottam.com or his Instagram @adamcottamstudio PLEASE LIKE,...

Jun 23, 2019•1 hr 20 min

Episode 7 - Megan Burland

Episode 7 - Megan Burland Megan is a co-worker of mine at Three who has just completed her final assignment of her University Degree and we couldn't think of a better way to celebrate than to sit down and talk about doggos, memes and her YouTube Channel! She is open and honest and reveals the things she's had to overcome in her life and how she's become a positive and independent person and what's next for her post graduation. You can subscribe to Megan and her channel here! - https://www.youtub...

Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 18 min

Episode 6 - Andrew 'Crossy' Cross

Episode 6 - Andrew 'Crossy' Cross Crossy is one of my oldest and closest friends and in this episode he and I discuss the steps he's made in his life that has seen him land his dream job and the effect that has had on our friendship, as well as him as a person. We roll back the years and talk about how we became friends through mutual loves of football and music and discuss his long list of injuries and why he's dubbed the 'grandad' of our friendship group! PLEASE LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE ON ...

May 09, 2019•1 hr 22 min

Episode 5 - Hollywood Eyes

Episode 5 - Hollywood Eyes Hollywood Eyes are an angsty indie pop 4 piece hailing from the North-West of England consisting of Ryan, Anthony, Arthur & Chris. In this episode Jak sits down with the guys and find out more about how they’ve gone from formation to local sensation in just over a year. We discuss how they started, their inspirations and even discuss how the local music scene has grown from how we remembered it back in the day. There's even a hot take on what socks we were wearing!...

May 01, 2019•1 hr 10 min

Episode 4 - Chris Alliston

Episode 4 - Chris Alliston Chris and I discuss his meteoric rise from a humble doodler to in house illustrator of an independent company, covering his time at University in Birmingham (briefly) and finding his home in Liverpool. We cover how a simple slide into the DM's can make all the difference snd how his talents lead him to collaborate with some of his favourite bands. We even talk about Falconry...so there's that! You can follow Chris on Instagram - @chris.j.alliston You can follow Moonshi...

Apr 09, 2019•1 hr 4 min

Episode 3 - Elliot 'Elmo' Adamson

Episode 3 - Elliot 'Elmo' Adamson Elmo and I discuss the thing that brought us together; Our mutual love for music, covering the current trends, our favourite artists and the controversy around the music industry and then how this also feeds into films, media and politics. Elmo approached me and requested that he wanted to come onto the podcast and talk about a diagnosis he received during his 2nd year at university and how that has affected him a few years on. This will be the first time he has...

Mar 08, 2019•1 hr 20 min

Episode 2 - Dannii Ryalls

Episode 2 - Dannii Ryalls Dannii and I discuss the post-graduate life in what was our first sit down meeting in 2 years in the latest episode of Don't Be A Stranger - The Jak Bowler Podcast. We find out more about Dannii Ryalls from our time at uni together and beyond and even Crumble The Cat makes another cameo appearance! PLEASE LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR LISTENING PLATFORM OF CHOICE! ***** And please leave a 5 star review if you like what you hear! ***** @JakWithoutTheC - https://twi...

Feb 07, 2019•1 hr 5 min

Episode 1 - Ashley Bedford

Episode 1 - Ashley Bedford Ashley and I discuss a range of topics on what is the DEBUT episode of Don't Be A Stranger - The Jak Bowler Podcast. We find out more about Ashley from first impressions to lasting impressions and even Crumble The Cat makes a cameo appearance! PLEASE LIKE, SHARE & SUBSCRIBE ON YOUR LISTENING PLATFORM OF CHOICE! ***** And please leave a 5 star review if you like what you hear! ***** @JakWithoutTheC - https://twitter.com/JakWithoutTheC @jakwith0utthec - https://www.i...

Jan 18, 2019•1 hr 6 min

Opening Promo

Hello, and welcome to The Jak Bowler Podcast. This is a conversational podcast looking to explore how well you can know someone and why they are the way they are. Your mediator, Jak Bowler, has worked in the mobile phone industry for a number of years and see's the progressive dependence on the technology we use and the reliance of social media be something of a juxtaposition - Social media being inadvertently Anti-Social. Don't Be A Stranger wants to encourage it's listeners to reduce the looki...

Jan 09, 2019•4 min

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