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Inspirational life-stories with journalist Helen Fospero.
As a journalist, l’ve reported on and presented a wide-range of TV programmes and continue to meet incredible people – a podcast series offered a fantastic new challenge with no shortage of ideas for guests. With such a simple brief to work with, I knew I could introduce a natural mix of inspirational people, business leaders, celebrities and find a home for those without necessarily a high profile but with interesting lives worthy of airtime.
Comedian Emily Wilson on performing her X-Factor one-woman show at The Fringe Fresh from performing 25 one-woman shows at the Fringe, New York comedian Emily Wilson talks to Helen about her “life-changing” experience in Edinburgh. In the show, written by Emily and Sam Blumenfeld, Emily shares the humiliating story of being a finalist on The X…
Instagram inspiration @betsiatthemarsden explains how sharing her cancer journey has helped her and others Ten-year-old Betsi Rose Powley tells Helen that sharing her battle with Ewing Sarcoma – a rare form of cancer – with 70,000+ followers on Instagram has kept her positive through gruelling chemo & radiotherapy, and made her happy she’s helped others…
Pilot and founder of Spitfires.com Matt Jones shares extraordinary stories with Helen from his record-breaking and risky circumnavigation of the globe
This week Helen visits a small primary school in Ntumbiri in Northern Kenya to meet Ephantus Mugo – winner of Disney’s Conservation Hero Award 2020
Author Sarah Pinborough on Netflix success with psychological thriller Behind Her Eyes Stephen King described Sarah Pinborough’s psychological thriller Behind Her Eyes as ‘bloody brilliant’. Netflix snapped it up and made it into a hugely successful six-part series in record time The ending – #wtfthatending – trended on social media and the book, like many…
Helen joins Team Ninety One as they take part in Tusk’s Lewa Safari Marathon in Kenya This week I’m in Northern Kenya with an 11-person team from investment firm Ninety One to document their unique experience taking part in Tusk’s annual marathon through the beautiful Lewa Wildlife Conservancy alongside some of the world’s most endangered…
Jules Lockett shares life at the heart of London Ambulance Service Emergency Operations Centre London’s Ambulance Service is the busiest in the world, receiving around seven thousand 999 calls a day. Jules Lockett shares stories from her 21 years at the heart of the Emergency Operations Centre – as a call-handler, trainer & now EOC…
Sir Jackie Stewart OBE shares more stories from his incredible F1 career In part two of our special, F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart explains the dangers of emotion & how he managed to remove that emotion before a race by forcing himself to read despite having severe dyslexia. The former three-times World Champion talks about…
F1 legend Sir Jackie Stewart OBE on his lifelong passion for motorsport In part one of our two-part special, former three-times World Champion Sir Jackie shares stories from his heyday in racing – the close bond with other F1 drivers & their families, the excitement, glamour & adrenalin but also the incredible dangers & sadness…
Mindset & Performance Coach Simon Jeffries on positive change Simon Jeffries, co-founder of The Natural Edge, explains how mindset is a skillset & the path to long-term happiness begins & ends with our minds. Drawing from his own personal experiences, including eight years & three tours as a Special Forces soldier, Simon shares some simple…
Backstage with broadcasters Whispering Bob Harris & Danny Baker Led Zeppelin’s frontman Robert Plant is to thank for two of the nation’s most loved & respected broadcasters hitting the road to share extraordinary stories from a combined 100 years in the music business. Bob Harris & Danny Baker have been touring Britain with ‘Harris and…
Academic Neurologist Dr Dennis Chan shares his work on the early detection of Alzheimer’s To mark Dementia Action Week, Dr Dennis Chan from UCL reveals the ground-breaking work he & research colleagues are doing to detect Alzheimer’s disease – one of the biggest causes of dementia – years, even decades, before symptoms like memory loss…
