Josh Smith's Great Chat Show

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Josh Smith's Great Chat Show: the chats that matter.

After years of interviewing some of the biggest names on the planet, from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet, Josh Smith knows how to get people talking. Known for asking the questions others don’t, he’s built a reputation for uncovering the stories, secrets and surprising moments you’ve never heard before.

In each episode, Josh gets guests to revisit the chats that changed everything, from career-making advice and unforgettable encounters to hilarious mishaps and life-defining moments.

Full of laughs, revelations and brilliant stories that will get you talking, Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show proves that behind every great story, there’s a great chat. These are the chats that matter.

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202 episodes
Updated July 29

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April 22 · 28 min
Noah Wyle on The Pitt, His Mental Health and Why He Finally No Longer Feels Like An Imposter
From playing Dr. Carter in ER, swearing he'd never do another medical drama, to starring in and exec producing the Emmy Award-winning HBO series The Pitt, Noah Wyle has made one of the great TV comebacks. And this time, it's personal. In this chat with Josh, Noah opens up about why The Pitt feels different: it’s a raw, unflinching look at the American healthcare system post-Covid, tackling subjects rarely seen on screen including mass shootings, fentanyl, the border crisis, the nursing shortage, incel culture, and trans rights. He talks about why portraying doctors' mental health playing Doctor Robby on the front line matters, and why he thinks men find it so hard to talk about their own. He's candid about seeking therapy throughout his life and why it's been quietly fundamental to who he is today. Noah also reflects on what it feels like to have found huge success in his twenties with ER, and then rediscovered it all over again in his fifties, with a Golden Globe, Emmy, and an Actor Award for his role in The Pitt. He talks about how George Clooney taught him the value of teamwork, why he felt like an imposter for years until now, why they made the decision to ban phones from the set of The Pitt and how The Pitt brought him and his mum, a former medical professional, so close that they've lobbied together in Washington for healthcare workers. P.S If you are looking for even more Great Chat, Josh Smith's audiobook ‘Great Chat: Talk To Anyone, Make New Connections, Improve Your Relationships’ is available on Spotify, free for premium subscribers. Listen here: ⁠⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1HH55EZsUSYtajczP6yjjJ?si=0b3ec62de57148f9⁠⁠⁠ 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – carrie@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Head of Production: Damy McConnell ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 15 · 26 min
Halle Bailey on Hair Inequality, Motherhood, Representation and Speaking Things Into Existence
From singing her way into our hearts with her sister Chloe to becoming the Little Mermaid — and now leading a brand new rom com, ‘You, Me and Tuscany’ which is in cinemas now— Halle Bailey is proving she's just getting started. In this chat with Josh, Halle opens up about learning to balance a thriving career with new motherhood, the strong women who shaped her, dealing with hair inequality and why she's a firm believer in speaking things into existence. She also reflects on what it meant to step into the role of Ariel — and how she rose above the wave of criticism that came with it. Of course we also talk about Halle’s new movie, ‘You, Me and Tuscany’ too, the white washing of rom-coms, why it shouldn't be a surprise to see two Black leads in a rom com and what made this project extra special: it was her first time ever working with a woman director. P.S If you are looking for even more Great Chat, Josh Smith's audiobook ‘Great Chat: Talk To Anyone, Make New Connections, Improve Your Relationships’ is available on Spotify, free for premium subscribers. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1HH55EZsUSYtajczP6yjjJ?si=0b3ec62de57148f9 🎥 ⁠⁠⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠& ⁠⁠⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠⁠⁠ &⁠⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – carrie@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Head of Production: Damy McConnell ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 10 · 8 min
The Group Chat! Theo James on Heartbreak and Why He's Not as Posh as You Think | The Group Chat
You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat. This week we're sliding into the DMs with Theo James — the British actor you know and love from Divergent, The White Lotus, and The Gentlemen. He reveals the last time he had his heart broken, sets the record straight on whether he's actually posh and explains why he's gone completely off the social media grid. He also shares the advice he'd give his younger self: "Don't take yourself so seriously, don't compare yourself, and enjoy the moment." 🎥 ⁠⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠⁠& ⁠⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠⁠ &⁠⁠ TikTok:⁠⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – carrie@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Head of Production: Damy McConnell ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 8 · 39 min
Theo James on The Manosphere and Male Body Image
From playing Club Rep in The Inbetweeners movie to the star of Divergent, The White Lotus, The Gentlemen, and now action thriller Fuze (out in cinemas now) — Theo James has quietly won us all over. In this chat with Josh, Theo opens up about the pressure of being a leading man in an industry obsessed with physicality, and why the rise of the manosphere worries him deeply. He reflects on a culture increasingly defined by money and status over relationships and morality — and what that means for young men today. He also gets candid about his short-lived music career, his UN Ambassador work with refugees, and fighting with Anthony Hopkins. P.S If you are looking for even more Great Chat, Josh Smith's audiobook ‘Great Chat: Talk To Anyone, Make New Connections, Improve Your Relationships’ is available on Spotify, free for premium subscribers. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/1HH55EZsUSYtajczP6yjjJ?si=0b3ec62de57148f9 🎥 ⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠& ⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠ &⁠ TikTok:⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – carrie@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Executive Producer: Carrie Rose Head of Production: Damy McConnell Video Editor: Guy Hamilton ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
April 2 · 7 min
The Group Chat! Charithra Chandran on Heartbreak, Celeb Feet Pics and Uber Ratings | The Group Chat
You've been added to the group chat. Each week we invite our celebrity guests into the group chat and ask them your questions. Quick fire questions, honest answers. Anything goes in the group chat. This week we're sliding into the DMs with Charithra Chandran — the British actress you know and love from Bridgerton and One Piece. She opens up about how to get through heartbreak, reveals which celeb feet pics she’s received, and the pair go head to head over who has the worst Uber rating. 🎥 ⁠Subscribe to the YouTube channel ⁠& ⁠follow the show on Instagram⁠ &⁠ TikTok:⁠ @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – carrie@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 31 · 38 min
Charithra Chandran: ‘My experience post Bridgerton has tempered my ambition’
From starring in Bridgerton to appearing in the comic book adaptation One Piece, Charithra Chandran is one of the most exciting talents redefining what representation looks like on screen. In this chat with Josh, Charithra opens up about the profound responsibility of being a woman of colour in an industry that wasn't built for her, including the racism, apathy, and backlash she faced when cast in One Piece. She discusses why her post-Bridgerton journey has quietly reshaped her ambitions and gets candid about therapy, heartbreak, and learning — finally — to ‘take the wins’ and ‘let love in’. 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel & follow the show on Instagram & TikTok: @joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – carrie@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 27 · 9 min
Kelly Holmes on Pressure, Starting Over & Learning to Ask for Help | Chatterbox
Kelly Holmes is known for strength - but this is the side you don’t usually hear. In this quick-fire Chatterbox , she opens up about pressure, starting over, and why learning to ask for help changed everything. Honest, grounded, and quietly powerful - this is Kelly, unfiltered. ______________________________________________ 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Kelly Holmes @KellyHolmes 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – bella@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? ──────────────────────── Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 25 · 31 min
Kelly Holmes: The Hidden Struggle Behind Olympic Glory – Depression, Anxiety & Coming Out
CW: This episode touches on some difficult topics including: mental health self harm and suicidal ideation. Kelly Holmes has been the face of strength for decades - a double Olympic gold medalist and one of Britain’s most celebrated middle-distance runners. On the outside: unstoppable and a national hero. Behind it? A breakdown no one saw. Self-harm. Silence. A mind at war with itself. In this Chat with Josh, Kelly drops the polished version and goes deeper than ever before - into the fear, the identity she hid, and the pressure to always appear “strong,” no matter the cost. This episode isn’t about medals - it’s about survival, vulnerability, and knowing when to ask for help. 00:00 – Teaser 00:13 – Intro & Call to Action 00:32 – Content Warning 00:44 – Greatest Chat: Kelly on talking to herself in dark moments 02:05 – Breakdown, injury & self-harm during her career 03:39 – Winning silver while silently struggling 04:50 – From breakdown to Olympic champion mindset 06:12 – Building a support system (without opening up) 08:25 – Opening up for the first time in her autobiography 10:23 – Why speaking out is strength, not weakness 11:15 – How to actually ask for help (5 support systems) 12:14 – Strength, vulnerability & survival 12:45 – Childhood, identity & feeling different 15:19 – From outsider to national hero 16:04 – Fame vs hiding her true self 17:46 – Coming out later in life & internalised fear 20:46 – The toll of hiding your identity 21:12 – “I couldn’t do it anymore” – coming out at 51 22:29 – Living freely & letting go of fear 23:15 – No regrets & becoming her true self 24:11 – Embracing change & starting again 26:15 – The power of listening (to yourself & others) 27:03 – Final question: what we should talk about more 28:05 – Outro & Call to Action ______________________________________________ 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Guest- Kelly Holmes @kellyholmes 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – bella@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 20 · 7 min
'Oh, Mary!' Star Mason Alexander Park: Confidence, Chaos & Gender Identity | CHATTERBOX
Mason Alexander Park is a trailblazing trans actor making waves from Broadway to the West End, with standout roles in Cabaret, The Tempest, and Oh, Mary! From a young age, Mason was taught to think for themself - shaping a life and career built on doing things their own way. In this quick-fire Chatterbox with Josh, Mason opens up about identity, gender, confidence, and why labels can both help and limit us. They also get into authenticity, self-expression, and the freedom to keep evolving. ______________________________________________ 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Guest- @OfficialMasonalexanderpark 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – bella@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth #Gender #Identity #Trans #TransJoy #Theatre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 18 · 42 min
Mason Alexander Park: “I’m Proud to Be Trans - And I Didn’t Compromise To Get Here”
Mason Alexander Park is a groundbreaking trans actor redefining what leading roles look like both on stage and on screen including Cabaret, The Tempest, Much Ado About Nothing, Netflix’s The Sandman and now, Oh Mary! From a young age, Mason was taught to think for themselves - and that’s shaped a life and career built on doing things their own way. No labels, no boxes. In this chat with Josh, Mason opens up about identity, gender, growing up feeling “different,” and why labels don’t always fit. Sharp, witty and eye-opening, this conversation explores the freedom to change, to question, and to become who you are on your own terms. Catch Mason starring in Oh, Mary! on the West End -now playing, with tickets available at www.ohmaryplay.com ______________________________________________ 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Guest- Mason Alexander Park @masonalexanderpark 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – bella@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 13 · 5 min
Peaky Blinders Star Sophie Rundle on Ada Shelby, Boundaries & Power | Chatterbox
Welcome to Chatterbox, a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. A quick-fire round of conversation starters. Fast questions. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. From box-dye hair disasters and landing Peaky Blinders fresh out of drama school, to returning to work weeks after having a baby, Sophie reflects on the surreal journey of playing Ada Shelby for over a decade. ______________________________________________ 🎙️ Listen to the full episode -https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JdyqpBHgf48DetBFlnrrt?si=accb7f92640e4566 🎥 Watch the full episode- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdObQIcsp0I 📸 Follow Great Chat Show - @joshsmithsgreatchatshow Josh Smith - @joshsmithhosts Guest- Sophie Rundle @sophiesorundle 🎥 Subscribe to the YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@joshsmithsgreatchatshow 📩 Business enquiries – bella@thenextchapterstudios.co.uk ──────────────────────── About Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show is a podcast built on one belief: connection comes first. After decades as a journalist interviewing some of the world’s most recognisable faces - from Jennifer Aniston to Timothée Chalamet - Josh has learned that great conversations don’t just happen. There’s an art to a truly great chat, and when you join the conversation, it might just spark something in your own life. Each week, Josh sits down with actors, musicians, athletes, creators and cultural voices for honest conversations about resilience, identity, ambition, advocacy, mental health and the moments that shape who we become. Guests drop their guard and open up about the setbacks, breakthroughs and defining experiences behind the public persona. If you’re looking for depth, vulnerability, reinvention and meaningful human connection, you’re in the right place. Fancy a chat? Hit subscribe and join us every week. Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought to you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale ──────────────────────── #JoshSmith #GreatChatShow #Podcast #CelebrityInterviews #RepresentationMatters#Identity #SelfDevelopment #CultureConversations #EntertainmentIndustry#SocietyAndCulture #PersonalGrowth Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 11 · 33 min
Peaky Blinders Star Sophie Rundle: Motherhood, Losing Helen McCrory & Learning to Speak Up
In this episode Josh chats with Peaky Blinders star Sophie Rundle - and the oversharing starts almost immediately. From box-dye hair disasters and landing Peaky Blinders fresh out of drama school, to returning to work weeks after having a baby, Sophie reflects on the surreal journey of playing Ada Shelby for over a decade. They talk motherhood, beauty standards, social anxiety, and why actors are actually terrible at small talk. Plus Sophie shares memories of the incredible Helen McCrory and what it really means to be part of the Peaky Blinders family. 00:00 – Teaser trailer 00:52 – What’s the best conversation you’ve ever had? 02:21 – The powerful bond between strangers during childbirth 03:42 – Social anxiety, oversharing & making real conversation 05:34 – Returning to work weeks after giving birth 08:12 – The pressure of appearance in a visual industry 10:12 – Ageing on screen & beauty standards in your 30s 12:20 – Growing up during a toxic era of body image 14:01 – Oversharing, humour & podcast chaos1 4:27 – Landing Peaky Blinders straight out of drama school 19:04 – Watching Peaky Blinders become a global phenomenon 21:05 – Learning the Birmingham accent for Ada Shelby 22:02 – Finding your voice in the industry 23:39 – Standing up for yourself & the impact of the MeToo movement 25:05 – Sophie on Helen McCrory’s legacy 26:43 – Honouring Polly Gray in the Peaky Blinders story 27:39 – What we can expect from the Peaky Blinders movie 28:51 – The conversations the world should be having right now 29:50 – What’s should we be talking about more? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 6 · 5 min
CHATTERBOX | Malachi Kirby: The Power of Being Underestimated
Welcome to Chatterbox, a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. A quick-fire round of conversation starters. Fast questions. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. Today's Chatterbox is Malachi Kirby, BAFTA-winning actor Malachi Kirby - known for Roots, Black Mirror, Small Axe, and now leading Disney+’s A Thousand Blows - sits down with Josh for an honest conversation about masculinity, identity, and ambition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
March 4 · 19 min
Gillian Anderson: “I Don’t Usually Get That Political… But F*** This.”
In this episode, Josh sits down for a great chat with Gillian Anderson - aka the iconic Dana Scully from The X-Files, the steely Margaret Thatcher in The Crown, and everyone’s favourite sex-positive therapist Jean Milburn in Sex Education. A two-time Emmy and Golden Globe winner (plus four SAG Awards for good measure), Gillian gets properly candid with Josh about AI actresses, billionaires playing space wars, phone addiction, equal pay rage and why she’s finally done shrinking herself. _____ 00:00 I Don’t Usually Get That Political 00:41 The Most Extraordinary Great Chat (Breakfast with Jane Fonda) 02:14 Why She Said Yes to Tron 03:30 When Sci-Fi Stops Feeling Like Fiction 04:24 AI, Acting & The Fear Around Technology 05:33 Have We Lost The Art of Connection? 07:09 Forced Offline: The Battle With Presence 08:23 When Are You Proudest of Using Your Voice? 10:04 Equal Pay & “This Is Still New News” 11:57 Learning to Say Yes 12:16 Becoming Authentic in the Spotlight 13:47 Sharing, Shame & Empowerment 15:19 The Power of Great Conversations 15:38 Where Are the Good Leaders? 16:28 “We Have to Keep Our Voices Loud” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
February 27 · 4 min
Chatterbox | Golda Rosheuvel (Bridgerton) on Love, Red Flags & Trusting Your Heart
Welcome to Chatterbox, a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. A quick-fire round of conversation starters. Fast questions. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. As Bridgerton makes waves again with Part 2, we’re bringing back one of our favourite guests for something a little extra. Golda Rosheuvel (aka Queen Charlotte) is as thoughtful as she is powerful. In this episode, she opens up about following your heart, falling fast, spotting red flags - and trusting your instincts when it matters most. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
February 25 · 26 min
Jennifer Garner On Sisterhood: “I Needed Her - And Reese Was There.”
Jennifer Garner joins Josh for a funny, heartfelt and unexpectedly emotional chat - yes, she cries twice. From the legacy of 13 Going on 30 to leading The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 on Apple TV, she reflects on longevity in Hollywood and why women over 50 are finally being centred as the heroes of their own stories. She reveals how Reese Witherspoon “rejected outright” Hollywood’s outdated belief that female-led stories don’t sell - and addresses the rumour about her “rough patch,” confirming Reese showed up when she needed her most. Jennifer also shares the bold letter she wrote to fight for her latest role, and speaks honestly about the constant tension between motherhood and ambition. The Last Thing He Told Me” Season 2 is out now on Apple TV ____________ 00:00 Teaser Trailer 00:16 Intro 00:44 Meeting Jennifer Garner 01:08 The Greatest Chat That Changed Her Life 01:22 $150 a Week & Broadway Beginnings 02:29 “How Am I Still Working?” 03:32 The Surprise Was Bigger Than the Dream 04:15 Her First Movie & Running Down Broadway 06:22 Chasing “That Feeling” 07:26 Women Over 50 Leading in Hollywood 07:48 How Reese Witherspoon Rejected Hollywood’s View 09:19 “There Have Been Times I’ve Needed Her” 09:38 The Broken Foot Story 10:07 Using Her Voice for Kids & Rural America 12:06 The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2 (Apple TV+) 14:05 The Bold Letter She Wrote to Land the Role 16:00 Producing Her Own Projects 17:46 13 Going on 30 – The Legacy 19:01 The Joy of Making 13 Going on 30 20:29 Building Once Upon a Farm – $700M Business 22:57 Why We Should Be Talking About Early Education Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
February 20 · 6 min
Chatterbox | Mia McKenna-Bruce on Motherhood, Saying Yes & Trusting Timing
Welcome to Chatterbox - a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. It’s quick-fire conversation starters. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. From Tracy Beaker to a BAFTA Rising Star win and a leading role in Netflix’s Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, Mia McKenna-Bruce has grown into one of Britain’s most exciting young talents. In this episode, she opens up about being a “yes queen,” constantly thinking about the future, and her unstoppable need to talk. Mia is a natural Chatterbox. And she shares how becoming a mum has helped her feel more grounded - and more herself than ever before. There’s so much more to this conversation - catch Mia McKenna-Bruce’s full episode on Josh Smith's Great Chat Show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
February 18 · 42 min
Malachi Kirby On Toxic Masculinity: “The Pressure to Be 100% Masculine Is Destructive”
BAFTA-winning actor Malachi Kirby - known for Roots, Black Mirror, Small Axe, and now leading Disney+’s A Thousand Blows - sits down with Josh for an honest conversation about masculinity, identity, and ambition. In this chat, Malachi reflects on being warned about the “glass ceiling” for Black actors - and why he chose not to live under it. From the freedom and unwavering belief instilled in him by his mother to rejecting the idea that your circumstances define your future, this is a conversation about refusing limitation. He also dives into toxic masculinity, the pressure to be “100% masculine,” growing up as an introvert and lifelong observer, and why setting boundaries - in life and on set - might be the ultimate power move. ________ 00:00 Teaser Trailer 00:42 Podcast Intro 02:05 Malachi's Greatest Chat 02:58 The “glass ceiling” advice he chose to ignore 04:29 Why you shouldn’t internalise other people’s limitations 05:10 Dreaming big vs having vision 06:31 His mum’s belief changed everything 08:11 The introvert who never planned to be an actor 09:33 Finding a safe space in drama class 11:14 When acting became serious 11:31 Giving his BAFTA to his mum 14:25 Why being an introvert is a power 19:00 The moment he almost quit acting 21:06 Learning to set boundaries on set 24:19 What listening really teaches you 26:47 Toxic masculinity and redefining manhood 31:30 “No man is 100% masculine” 33:18 A Thousand Blows and daring to dream 37:17 Forgiveness, second chances and compassion 38:43 Why forgiving yourself matters 40:21 What we should be talking about more 43:10 Outro ________ Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale This podcast is part of the Spotify Partner Programme. Follow Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show on Spotify and tap the 🔔 to be notified when new episodes drop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
February 13 · 7 min
Chatterbox | Jason Isaacs: Power, Villains & Dobby
Welcome to Chatterbox - a bite-sized taster of Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show. Josh dives into a round of conversation starters. Quick questions. Instinctive answers. Real, honest chat. We’re throwing it back to our very first episode with Jason Isaacs. From Lucius Malfoy to a darkly unforgettable Captain Hook, Isaacs has built an iconic career playing characters you love to hate - most recently earning a Golden Globe nomination for The White Lotus. In this chat, he opens up about why silence can be more powerful than words, why he’s always been drawn to questioning authority - and whether he feels even slightly guilty about pushing Dobby down the stairs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
February 11 · 31 min
28 Years Later Star, Erin Kellyman, On What Black Talent Is Taught to Accept
Erin Kellyman is currently slaying it in 28 Years Later, cementing her place as one of the UK’s most exciting rising talents. Before 27, she’s built a remarkable CV - from Solo: A Star Wars Story to Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, and Eleanor the Great, the directorial debut of Scarlett Johansson. In this conversation with Josh, Erin opens up about growing up with anxiety, finding confidence through acting, the complexities of embracing queerness and female rage. Erin also reveals the moment she realised she didn’t have to accept being treated differently on set - after doing her own hair for years - and why advocacy and allies matter. From female rage, to working on 28 Years Later, this is an honest, funny, and deeply human conversation about finding your voice and unlearning what you’ve been taught to tolerate. 00:00 – Teaser Trailer 00:53 – Guest Intro 01:11 – Fear of Fame & Stepping Into Visibility 02:17 – From Anxious Child to Confident Actor 04:13 – How Acting Found Erin 07:11 – Being Kicked Out Of Drama School 08:27 – Representation & Being Seen 10:14 – Identity, Sexuality & Coming Out 17:45 – Advocating for Yourself on Set 20:28 – Queer Visibility & Everyday Discrimination 26:22 – “What Should We Be Talking About More?” ________ Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show (@joshsmithsgreatchatshow) Brought you by Next Chapter Studios (@theNextChapterStudios) Host: Josh Smith (@joshsmithhosts) Creative Director: Carrie Rose Senior Producer: Bella Neale This podcast is part of the Spotify Partner Programme. Follow Josh Smith’s Great Chat Show on Spotify and tap the 🔔 to be notified when new episodes drop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices