With series 2 just around the corner, we thought we would tease you with this extra special Valentine's day bonus episode all about....Rom-Coms. Listen to James Smith, James Eatock and Neil Brock waffle on about three of their favourite romance films. Chat in your ears soon. Twitter @OffRadarPodcast Website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Send us a text Support the show...
Feb 14, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Oh yes, I found an old episode tucked away. Myself and James Eatock discuss all 6 Rocky films, the episode was recorded in December 2019 and it's a funny one! Listen to this space for Series 2 news. Twitter @OffRadarPodcast Website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Chat at you soon, James Send us a text Support the show...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 24
James Smith makes an announcement about the podcast. email : offradarpod@gmail.com twitter @OffRadarPodcast twitter.com/OffRadarPodcast website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Chat at you soon, James Send us a text Support the show...
Oct 19, 2020•2 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Every 5 episodes myself, James Eatock and Neil Brock will discuss our 'Top Fives' and this week we are chatting through our Top 5 2010's movies! If you fancy joining in please get in touch below with your choices: email : offradarpod@gmail.com twitter @OffRadarPodcast twitter.com/OffRadarPodcast website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Chat at you soon, James Send us a text Support the show...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Every 5 episodes myself, James Eatock and Neil Brock will discuss our 'Top Fives' and this week we are chatting through our Top 5 2010's movies! If you fancy joining in please get in touch below with your choices: email : offradarpod@gmail.com twitter @OffRadarPodcast twitter.com/OffRadarPodcast website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Chat at you soon, James Send us a text Support the show...
Oct 13, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This week I chat with Antonia Beck and Lucy Nicholls who co-created and star in the highly original 'The Death Show' and we talk about death and dying. Created in response to a provocative and unashamedly honest dialogue about death, ‘The Death Show’ looks to better understand society’s relationship with death and dying, and why we struggle to accept our own mortality. It is both a personal view of the subject matter, and an exploration of how we as a society can have better conversations about ...
Sep 14, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 20
This week I had a chat with the amazing poet, writer and performer Sophia Thakur. We chatted about the art and craft of poetry, Sophia's inspiring story and the black lives matter movement. Sophia Thakur is one of the most recognisable figures in UK performance poetry today. With over 14 000 youtube followers and a rapidly growing Instagram and Social Media presence Sophia has been described as “our generations first poetry influencer” . She combines honest and provocative lyrics, highlighting t...
Aug 31, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 19
This week I had a chinwag with comedian, writer and Chasing The Stigma founder Jake Mills. We chatted about depression, recovery and managing mental health. Jake battled depression in 2013. After months of internal turmoil, Jake attempted to take his own life. Thankfully he was discovered before it was too late and made a full recovery. As part of his recovery, Jake opened up on social media about his secret battles and his story went viral. Television interviews and articles were shared with te...
Aug 10, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Today I had a chin-wag with the hilarious Lauren Silver. We had a chat about her battles with anxiety, her tips and advice and we also chatted about the art of clowning. Lauren is an award-winning actor, theatremaker and jolly-anxious clown. She creates work that is charming, joyful and gets to the heart of who we are as people. Her work has played in national and international venues including London’s Vaudeville Theatre, Sydney Opera House, Liverpool Everyman/Playhouse, Edinburgh Fringe and th...
Aug 03, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Every 5 episodes myself, James Eatock and Neil Brock will discuss our 'Top Fives' and this week we are chatting through our Top 5 2000's movies! If you fancy joining in please get in touch below with your choices: email : offradarpod@gmail.com twitter @jtopia : twitter.com/jtopia website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Chat at you soon, James Send us a text Support the show...
Jul 20, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Every 5 episodes myself, James Eatock and Neil Brock will discuss our 'Top Fives' and this week we are chatting through our Top 5 2000's movies! If you fancy joining in please get in touch below with your choices: email : offradarpod@gmail.com twitter @jtopia : twitter.com/jtopia website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Chat at you soon, James Send us a text Support the show...
Jul 20, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Lyle Zimmerman (a musician), was on his way to play a gig with his band on 5 December 2015. Mentally ill Muhiddin Mire, inspired by videos of the killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby, set upon the American native from behind as they approached the ticket barrier. The attacker, armed with a breadknife, then haphazardly attempted to cut his throat. I speak to Lyle about this fateful day, his feeling about his attacker and we also speak about gun control in the US. Please get in touch... email : offradarp...
Jul 13, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Today I chatted to British cruiserweight boxing champion Richard Riakporhe about his story so far, knife violence and boxing. Richard grew up on the Aylesbury Estate in Walworth, London. At the age of 15, he was stabbed in the chest outside a house party, requiring emergency surgery to drain his lungs of blood. He soon realised his lifestyle could only result in two things - death or prison - so he decided to turn his life around. in 2019 Richard was crowned British cruiserweight boxing champion...
Jul 06, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week I chatted to Veterinarian, Mark Jones and Dr. Chris Draper of the Born Free Foundation. We had a chat about animal markets and their links to Covd19, the exotic pet trade and we also spoke about Netflix's - The Tiger King. Born Free are an animal charity that’s passionate about wild animal welfare and compassionate conservation. As an international organisation, Born Free work tirelessly to stop the exploitation and suffering of individual animals living in captivity or in the wild. Fr...
Jun 22, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Every 5 episodes myself, James Eatock and Neil Brock will discuss our 'Top Fives' and this week we are chatting through our Top 5 90's movies! If you fancy joining in please get in touch below with your choices: email : offradarpod@gmail.com twitter @jtopia : twitter.com/jtopia website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Chat at you soon, James Send us a text Support the show...
Jun 16, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Every 5 episodes myself, James Eatock and Neil Brock will discuss our 'Top Fives' and this week we are chatting through our Top 5 90's movies! If you fancy joining in please get in touch below with your choices: email : offradarpod@gmail.com twitter @jtopia : twitter.com/jtopia website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Chat at you soon, James Send us a text Support the show...
Jun 15, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Today I had a chat with award winning comedian & scientist Robyn Perkins who uses science to explain her shortcomings. We chatted about Robyn's story so far, how she uses science in comedy & her experience of climbing Kilimanjaro. Robyn Perkins effortlessly combines scientific research with personal stories from her ridiculous life (yes, she really did lose half of her pants on her first night on Kilimanjaro). And when life doesn’t go to plan, Robyn uses her scientific background to expl...
Jun 01, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 9
I had a a chat with Marianne Wright in the height of lockdown, we talked about her music, cancer diagnosis, recovery and advice. Marianne Wright is a writer and creative living in London and a cancer survivor. Initially trained as a classical singer at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music. She is an ambassador for awareness of cancer in young people and a grant writer for the National Maritime Museum. Check out some of Marianne's amazing music below: soundcloud.com/belle-boheme soundcloud.com/ma...
May 26, 2020•36 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Today I had a chat with podcaster Bobby Temps from the hugely successful podcast '‘Mental - The Podcast to Destigmatise Mental Health'. We chatted about his podcast, his battle with depression & anorexia, plus we spoke about his campaign to get mental health taught in schools. Bobby first became interested in mental health when he was diagnosed with depression as a teenager then later with an eating disorder. Working for Nightline and the Samaritans he learned more about mental illness and v...
May 18, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Ryan Peniston (24) is a professional tennis player from Great Britain who has a career-high singles ranking of No. 359 and is currently sitting at 394 in the ATP rankings. I had a chat with Ryan about his story so far, how he manages financially as a tennis pro rising up the rankings and who he thinks deserves the much debated GOAT status. You can find out more about Ryan below: www.atptour.com/en/players/ryan-peniston/ph78/overview Get in touch and please subscribe. email : offradarpod@gmail.co...
May 12, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Every 5 episodes myself, James Eatock and Neil Brock will discuss our 'Top Fives' and this week we are chatting through our Top 5 80's movies! If you fancy joining in please get in touch below with your choices: email : offradarpod@gmail.com twitter @jtopia : twitter.com/jtopia website : offradar.buzzsprout.com Chat at you soon, James Send us a text Support the show...
May 04, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 5
James Eatock is an animator, designer, writer and publisher. James is best known for his extensive work and knowledge of 1980's animation series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Today I had a chat with James about how he got into He-man, his work and love of the series and his fan made He-Man episode entitled 'Return of Faker'. You can follow James on twiiter : @cerealgeek and check out his magazine at cerealgeek.com . Get in touch and please subscribe. email : offradarpod@gmail.com websi...
Apr 21, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Dan Raza is one of the mainstays on the London singer-songwriter and folk roots scene. He has been praised by artists such as Chris Farlowe, Slaid Cleaves, Mary Gauthier and Jackie Oates and had a song included on Neil Young’s ‘Living With War’ website. He has opened for Joan Armatrading, Badly Drawn Boy, Alejandro Escovedo, Cara Dillon and The Sadies, Bellowhead, amongst others. I had a chinwag with Dan back at the end of 2019, about his story so far, how he puts together a song and what he has...
Apr 13, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Dave Chawner is a number 1 best selling author, award winning comic & mental health campaigner. In this mini-ep I chinwag with Dave about how he is adjusting to life since the Coronavirus outbreak. Dave also gives his top tips for helping your mental health during this time. You can check out Dave here : davechawner.co.uk Get in touch and please subscribe. email : offradarpod@gmail.com website : offradar.buzzsprout.com twitter : twitter.com/OffRadarPodcast?s=20 twitter @jtopia : twitter....
Apr 07, 2020•11 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Dave Chawner is a number 1 best selling author, award winning comic & mental health campaigner. Dave has battled with Anorexia since he was a teenager and talks openly about his journey, how he manages his mental health and also spills the beans on a very exciting new project. You can check out Dave here : davechawner.co.uk Get in touch and please subscribe. email : offradarpod@gmail.com website : offradar.buzzsprout.com twitter : twitter.com/OffRadarPodcast?s=20 twitter @jtopia : twit...
Apr 07, 2020•35 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Filmmaker James Smith chin-wags with interesting folk about music, films, TV, health and life stuff. This short teaser reveals who my first guest will be. email : offradarpod@gmail.com website : offradar.buzzsprout.com twitter : twitter.com/OffRadarPodcast?s=20 twitter @jtopia : https://twitter.com/jtopia Send us a text Support the show...
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