Podcast Episodes

Cally Beaton on finding freedom from falling apart

Season 7 Episode 163

TV executive turned stand-up comic and best-selling author Cally Beaton joins Andy to share a powerful story of breakdown, reinvention, told with  unflinching honesty. From high powered Hollywood  bo…

Published on 2 months ago

Bonus Episode: Mo Gawdat's Crisis Compass

Season 7 Episode 162

Armed with a mathematician’s mind and a mystic’s heart, Mo has transformed personal devastation into global purpose. He is living proof that happiness isn’t just wishful thinking – it’s a learnable, …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

The AI apocalypse or awakening? Mo Gawdat on raising Superman, self-evolving machines and why the real crisis is human stupidity

Season 7 Episode 161

What if the biggest existential threat of our time isn’t artificial intelligence – but the people programming it?

In this urgent and mind-expanding Crisis What Crisis special, host Andy Coulson is joi…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Mo Gawdat on using mathematics to survive unimaginable grief

Season 7 Episode 160

From the boardrooms of Google X to the depths of unimaginable grief, Mo Gawdat’s journey defies every conventional narrative about success and loss. The former Chief Business Officer, who helped laun…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Bonus Episode: Alix Popham's Crisis Compass

Season 7 Episode 159

Alix Popham took hundreds of thousands of hits on the pitch – but the biggest came years after retirement. His is a story of crisis and clarity. Of choosing purpose over bitterness. And of how the mi…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Rugby Star Alix Popham on early onset dementia and starting a revolution in sport

Season 7 Episode 158

Grand Slam-winning rugby hero, Alix Popham took hundreds of thousands of hits on the pitch – but the biggest came years after retirement. Diagnosed with early onset dementia and probable CTE, he’s no…

Published on 3 months ago

Bonus Episode: Simon Weston's Crisis Compass

Season 7 Episode 157

Simon Weston CBE is a veteran, a charity campaigner and one of the most inspiring survivors of our times.

In 1982, while serving with the Welsh Guards in the Falklands War, Simon suffered devastating …

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Simon Weston on anxiety, control and the battle from within

Season 7 Episode 156

Lessons in Grit from a Falklands Hero - Simon Weston

Simon Weston CBE is a veteran, a charity campaigner and one of the most inspiring survivors of our times.

In 1982, while serving with the Welsh Guar…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Bonus Episode: Amanda Knox's Crisis Compass

Season 7 Episode 155

What happens when your name becomes shorthand for a crime you didn’t commit? At just 20 years old, Amanda Knox was catapulted into global infamy after being accused of murdering her roommate, Meredit…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Amanda Knox on identity, imprisonment, and finding purpose through trauma

Season 7 Episode 154

What happens when your name becomes shorthand for a crime you didn’t commit? At just 20 years old, Amanda Knox was catapulted into global infamy after being accused of murdering her roommate, Meredit…

Published on 4 months ago