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Project Possible with Rich Leigh - interviews that might just change your life

Rich Leigh - interviews about motivation, resilience and what"s truly possible

"It"s like Diary of a CEO, but for people that have to do the school run." After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the business I’d spent a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful. This podcast is the result. Project Possible is about success through adversity. Motivation. Resilience. Second chances, and what"s truly possible. Because your past doesn"t define your future. You do. Expect conversations with famous faces and unsung heroes

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01:12:20

The true power of saying YES - how 100 conversations...

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2026/10/04

For this special milestone episode 100 of Project Possible, I look back on a year of throwing myself at the podcast, and the impact these conversations have had on my life, my outlook and my hope to be of service to others.I talk about why building and selling a business didn’t leave me feeling fulfilled, learning to enjoy life again after losing my brother Jordan to suicide, fatherhood, health, money, and what success means to me as I turn 39.I get into finding my own lane in a sea of podcasts -

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01:23:49

"I Learned to Cook My Daughter’s Favourite Meals...

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2026/09/27

Claire Sisk is a content creator, disability and accessibility advocate. You might recognise her as ITV’s This Morning's first blind chef.She's built a large and loyal following online as Can See Can’t See, showing people how she accomplishes daily tasks others might take for granted, having lost her sight at the age of 37.I sat down with Claire to talk about having two strokes at 29, being told she would be blind by 40, and learning to cook her daughter’s favourite meals blindfolded while

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01:12:16

The Mindset Coach: Can Losing Control Be the Thing...

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2026/09/20

Loz Antonenko is a mindset coach, dubbed The Mojo Mentor, entrepreneur and author of Get the F*** Unstuck.After losing her first husband to suicide, Loz began questioning a life built around achievement and other people’s approval. In 2024, she sold the business she’d run for 17 years, describing it as “the safety net that strangled me”.We talk about grief, family estrangement, losing friendships, chronic illness, the pressure to look successful, and whether losing control can be the thing that sets

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01:59:38

From Sleeping in a Car Boot to Lending £1 Million -...

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2026/09/13

James Constantinou is the founder of Prestige Pawnbrokers and star of Channel 4’s Posh Pawn.Expelled from school at 15 and told he’d never amount to anything, he spent nights sleeping in a car boot. Years later, he was lending £1 million against a collection of art and artefacts. We talk about building businesses, taking risks, spotting a con, the fear of being poor again, raising children with money, and why some of his happiest memories come from when he had nothing.There’s also the story behind

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01:45:20

Fertility Expert: “I Was Given a 0.7% Chance of...

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2026/09/06

Liberty Mills has lived about five different lives.She was an international model, a young single mum, a woman so badly affected by lupus that she needed a Zimmer frame, a health coach and author who rebuilt her life, and then, at 44, a woman who became pregnant naturally after being given around a 0.7% chance of conceiving with her own eggs.She talks about the darker side of the modelling industry, including being weighed and measured before being paid, having money docked if her measurements

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01:38:45

"They called me Dr Barbie. They followed me to work....

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2026/08/30

Dr Leah Totton is a doctor, entrepreneur and winner of The Apprentice, where Lord Sugar invested £250,000 in her medical aesthetics business when she was just 24 years old.She talks about being dismissed as “Dr Barbie” by the press. She talks about journalists following her to and from work, and how reporters would approach patients and colleagues while she was working in A&E in a bid to get dirt on her.And, crazily, she told me how one tabloid even sent a journalist and her 14-year-old daughter

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02:00:52

The Life Coach Who Lost His Wife to Cancer, Filmed It...

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2026/08/23

This week, I’m joined by Pete Cohen.Pete is best known as The People’s Coach, having spent more than a decade as the resident life coach on ITV’s GMTV, with regular appearances on This Morning.For 30 years, he has helped people imagine a better life for themselves.Then life forced him to face the one thing none of us can think our way out of: losing someone we love.After his wife Hannah was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, Pete began filming their life together. Years later, after Hannah’s

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01:14:20

An interview with Arthur Morgan! Actor Roger Clark on...

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2026/08/16

This week, I’m joined by Roger Clark, the actor behind Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2, the third best-selling video game of all time.We talk about his life and career. The years of struggle before his secret audition with Rockstar, losing his mum at 15, creating Arthur over five years, performance capture, and why the character still means so much to people nearly eight years later.This one is personal, too. My last ever time with my brother Jordan was playing Red Dead 2 online, just 36

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01:12:41

He Lost The Love Of His Life, Then Made It Funny:...

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2026/08/09

Is it possible to turn hope into loss - and even comedy?This week, I'm joined by US comedian Sam Morrison for a conversation about love, grief, comedy, and the show that changed his life.Sam is the creator of Sugar Daddy, a critically acclaimed solo show about losing his partner Jonathan to Covid, being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, and somehow turning the most painful period of his life into something funny, moving and deeply human.We also talk about his show DUCK, which he's currently

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01:22:21

He Broke His Neck, Lost His Rugby Career, then Built...

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2026/08/02

Today’s guest is entrepreneur and former rugby league player James Laithwaite.Describing himself as one of rugby league’s ‘unluckiest’ players, James Laithwaite broke the same leg four times, broke his neck - it was the first time his now-wife watched him play - and lost the only career he had ever imagined.At 27, he went from playing professional rugby league in front of tens of thousands to labouring on building sites, with a baby on the way and no fallback plan.Then he and his wife Michelle

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01:39:35

Real-Life Spider-Man: on Stan Lee, Climbing the...

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2026/07/26

Dan Goodwin, better known as Spider-Dan, is a legendary climber, daredevil and high-rise safety campaigner.In 1981, aged 25, he climbed the Sears Tower, then the tallest building in the world, wearing a homemade Spider-Man suit and using equipment he had designed himself. He later climbed the World Trade Center, among a dozen skyscrapers, free-soloed both sides of the CN Tower and developed an unlikely friendship with Spider-Man's creator and Marvel founder Stan Lee.We talk about controlling

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01:31:04

What Growing Up With An Alcoholic Parent Really Does...

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2026/07/23

Hilary Henriques MBE is the founder and CEO of Nacoa (National Association for Children of Alcoholics), a charity she established more than 35 years ago after discovering the profound impact parental alcoholism can have on children.We talk about growing up in chaotic homes, why children so often blame themselves for their parents' drinking, the hidden effects of childhood trauma in adulthood, breaking generational cycles, and whether forgiveness is always possible.Hilary shares stories from

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01:42:16

The CBBC star that rescued FIVE lions from a warzone:...

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2026/07/19

Cam Whitnall was once dubbed the World's Youngest Zookeeper.When his grandparents bought a dilapidated zoo, once known as the worst in the UK, and brought it back to life, they also created a home for their family.Cam grew up on the grounds, now known as Hertfordshire Zoo, in a bedroom overlooking the tiger enclosure. His childhood playground, where he and his brothers would play hide-and-seek after hours, was filled with endangered species from around the world.As Managing Director of The Big

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01:27:52

Ask My Husband: Superstore's Jerry Is Me! - an...

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2026/07/16

Chris Grace is a comedian, actor and writer.We talk about growing up as a gay Chinese kid in Texas, why he's never felt like he truly belonged anywhere, losing his siblings, partner and parents in just a matter of a few short years, and what it takes to keep pursuing a dream for more than three decades.Chris shares why improv might be one of the most important life skills you can learn, the realities of trying to make it in comedy, and why he believes famous people aren't nearly as

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01:31:50

Why Elon Musk Is Wrong About Mars - Interview with...

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2026/07/12

Dr. Niamh Shaw is an engineer, scientist and storyteller who has spent more than a decade chasing an extraordinary dream: to become a citizen astronaut.Along the way, she's spoken at NASA's Johnson Space Center, covered launches from Kennedy Space Center, trained for space, lived on a simulated Mars mission and experienced zero gravity aboard the infamous "Vomit Comet".We talk about whether humans should ever colonise Mars, why she believes Elon Musk's vision for humanity's

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01:18:51

Have We Turned Trauma Into An Identity? | interview...

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2026/07/09

Richard L. Blake is a psychologist, breathwork researcher and author.This is a conversation that begins with breathwork, but quickly becomes about therapy culture, trauma, resilience and why Richard believes we've fundamentally changed the way we think about mental health.We discuss whether therapy can sometimes make people worse, why family estrangement is becoming more common, the science behind breathwork, the rise of "therapy speak", the role of genetics in depression and anxiety,

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01:48:47

The Queen of Kids' TV: What Jim Henson Taught Me...

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2026/07/05

My guest this week is BAFTA Lifetime Achievement Award-winning writer and producer Jocelyn Stevenson, whose extraordinary career includes Sesame Street, The Magic School Bus, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam and creating Fraggle Rock alongside Jim Henson.We talk about the lessons Jim Henson taught her, why he believed children's television could help stop war, the responsibility of creating stories for young minds, and what she thinks about growing up in a world of smartphones, social media and

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00:37:11

Ready For the Next Episode - Solo episode 03

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2026/07/02

Fair warning: this is a solo episode. If the thought of me talking for getting on for 40 minutes with only a loose structure makes you want to jump headfirst into fire, flick back through the other 80+ episodes for one you haven't watched or listened to, or come back on Monday, when I'll have another incredible guest.Since September last year, when I brought this podcast back, I've been healing out loud, somewhat. This podcast has become a real-time document of the aftermath of tragic

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01:15:56

My Music Teacher Said: "Black People Like You Don't...

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2026/06/28

Courtney Pine CBE is one of the most influential figures in jazz.A pioneering saxophonist, composer and broadcaster, he's spent four decades redefining the genre, sharing stages and studios with everyone from Herbie Hancock, Stevie Wonder and Gang Starr's Guru to Kate Bush, Mick Jagger and Bryan Ferry.But you don't have to be a jazz fan to enjoy this conversation.We talk about why his own music teacher told him that "black people like you don't go to university", the

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01:14:43

Mindset Coach: Has Self-Improvement Gone Too Far? Is...

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2026/06/25

Lily Silverton is a mindset coach, speaker and author of Prioritise This.We discuss self-improvement, therapy culture, ambition, loneliness, social media, productivity, work-life balance and why so many people feel overwhelmed despite having more information than ever before.We also explore whether people can become trapped in cycles of self-development and self-analysis, the pressure to become the "best version of yourself", and why success, achievement and optimisation don't always

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