The Modern Mann

Olly Mann

Olly Mann brings you a monthly selection of incredible life stories, tests out the latest trends, and answers your relationship questions - with Alix Fox, Ollie Peart and guests. 'Best Interview Podcast', British Podcast Awards. New episodes on the 10th. Reach out or buy us a beer at https://modernmann.co.uk.

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Apr 17, 2018 · 1 hr 13 min
Cloudspotting (Season 7, Ep 8)
Professional dancer Raquel Meseguer had back surgery at the age of thirty, to treat chronic neuropathic pain. But it didn’t alleviate her symptoms.In this insightful interview with Olly, she explains how this bombshell has impacted upon the daily pr...
Apr 10, 2018 · 50 min
The Ten Commandments of Touring (Season 7, Ep 7)
Being in a band - on a world tour - is the stuff rock n roll dreams are made of. But the modern reality is a corporate concern, involving hundreds of people, all separated from their families. Surviving is an art in itself.
Apr 3, 2018 · 56 min
Inside Amazon's Warehouse (Season 7, Ep 6)
Demeaning, poorly paid and tedious: life as an Order Picker in Amazon’s ‘fulfilment centre’ in Rugeley, Staffordshire was a draining, revelatory ordeal for writer James Bloodworth, who worked there undercover in 2016.In this enlightening interview w...
Mar 27, 2018 · 1 hr 15 min
Closure and Disclosure: Surviving Abuse (Season 7, Ep 5)
Manny Waks was 11 years old when he was first sexually abused. Raised in the ultra-Orthdaox sect of Judaism known as Chabad, he lacked the education or vocabulary to understand what was going on.
Mar 20, 2018 · 54 min
Anatomy of a Movie Trailer (Season 7, Ep 4)
Why are movie trailers more beloved and enduring than other forms of advertising? How has the medium changed, to keep the video-game generation engaged? And what tricks do editors use to keep us watching, and returning to the flicks, week in week out?...
Mar 13, 2018 · 1 hr 9 min
Nature, Nurture (Season 7, Ep 3)
Ex-soldier Craig Jones escaped a brutal father and found solace in the natural world.Now a distinguished wildlife photographer and conservationist, the aftermath of his traumatic childhood and military training informs his approach.In this candid...
Mar 6, 2018 · 1 hr
The Headhunter (Season 7, Ep 2)
On a bad day, what are you like to work for? When was the last time you felt professionally vulnerable? You’ve probably never been asked these questions in a job interview - but they’re bread-and-butter to executive headhunter Kathleen Saxton.In thi...
Feb 27, 2018 · 1 hr 14 min
The Two Billion Dollar Man (Season 7, Ep 1)
In his 20s, yet running a $50billion book, Kweku Adoboli had worked his way up the trading floor at the very point the market crashed. His actions wiped £2.7bn from the UBS share price, prompted the resignation of their chief executive - and got him a ...
Jan 2, 2018 · 55 min
The Truth About Clean Eating (Season 6, Ep 10)
Are you doing 'Dry January'? Experimenting with gluten-free snacks? Or stocking up on 'superfoods'?If so, Anthony Warner warns, you are, in fact, building up a damaging relationship with food, and should probably stop it, now......
Dec 20, 2017 · 1 hr 5 min
How To Be A Dad, Part 4 (Season 6, Ep 9)
Merry Christmas! Stuart Goldsmith and Tom Price return for a fourth time to discuss what it's like being a modern dad during the festive season. Plus, Ollie Peart previews Black Mirror and - in another xmas tradition - returns to the Foxhole
Dec 12, 2017 · 55 min
The Trouble With Tall Buildings (Season 6, Ep 8)
Wind speeds, planning restrictions, financial crisis... a lot can go wrong when designing a super-tall building.Yet, each year, more skyscrapers are springing up around us.Architect Fred Pilbrow, of Pilbrow and Partners, has designed a number of them...
Dec 5, 2017 · 1 hr 21 min
The Confidence Trick (Season 6, Ep 7)
Best mates with Eminem, signed by Sony, and on the verge of international superstardom, Californian rap group Silibil 'n' Brains were the music industry's Next Big Thing. There was just one problem: they'd never been to California. ...
Nov 28, 2017 · 56 min
Suits You Sir (Season 6, Ep 6)
Andrew Ramroop OBE made his first pair of trousers whilst he was still in school shorts. At 17, he headed away from his home nation of Trinidad, gravitating towards London’s world-famous Savile Row.In this interview with Olly, he recalls how the rac...
Nov 21, 2017 · 55 min
Into The Deep (Season 6, Ep5)
Diving up to 700ft with no oxygen tank may seem like an extreme sport, but instructor Emma Farrell says freediving is more like a meditative state. Coaching Olly to hold his breath like an underwater explorer, she explains why she's never more rel...
Nov 14, 2017 · 1 hr
There's Something About Gavin (Season 6, Ep 4)
Gavin Hay was a high-flying TV exec with a string of hits under his belt when he and his partner sold their production company for millions of pounds. Still only 42, he could have taken up golf, or skydiving. Instead, Gavin tried his ...
Nov 7, 2017 · 56 min
Do Focus Groups Work? (Season 6, Ep 3)
The pollsters failed to predict Brexit, Trump and Theresa May's lost majority. But, in political circles, faith remains in one particular research technique: the focus group...Edelman's James Morris was an advisor at the Number 10...
Oct 31, 2017 · 57 min
Cabin Crew Confessions (Season 6, Ep 2)
Tricky customers, fixed smiles and terrible turbulence: it's all in a day's work for a flight attendant. But how to keep your cool at 30,000 feet? How to cope with unpredictable emergencies? And how to let off steam afterwards?
Oct 24, 2017 · 1 hr 11 min
Lost At Sea (Season 6, Ep 1)
Brett Archibald survived 28 hours alone in the Indian Ocean. In this extraordinary interview with Olly, he re-lives his onslaught of hallucinations and his encounter with a shark...
Aug 8, 2017 · 58 min
Let's Live Adventurously (Season 5, Ep 10)
From the desert to the jungle, Belinda Kirk has lead expeditions through some of the world’s most inhospitable places. She’s been kidnapped, suffered extremes of heat and cold, and nearly drowned - yet believes such adventures help keep her sane in a...
Aug 1, 2017 · 51 min
Life In Westminster (Season 5, Ep 9)
Would you be an MP, at a time when public trust in politicians has fallen to the lowest level in living memory? Could you dedicate yourself to your constituents, yet also make time for your family, fighting fires on social media and keeping the media...