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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Jul 25, 2017 · 59 min
Hacker For Hire (Season 5, Ep 8)
Using the same techniques as criminal hackers, ethical ‘white hat’ hackers help governments and companies test their own security. FC (hacker name: ‘Freakyclown’) has been a white-hat hacker ever since being approached by some ‘men in suits’, having...
Jul 18, 2017 · 43 min
How Are We For Time? (Season 5, Ep 7)
Being a TV warm-up man is one of the hardest jobs in showbiz. How can you capture the interest and affection of an audience who don’t know who you are, have spent hours sitting around, and may simply want to go home?Andy Collins is a man who knows....
Jul 11, 2017 · 48 min
The Accidental Pimp (Season 5, Ep 6)
Being a landlord means trusting strangers to live in your house. Try as you might, you can't know everything about them. Sometimes, you just have to rely on an instinct that your tenants are good people. Until, that is, you get a knock on the doo...
Jul 4, 2017 · 53 min
Subliminal Criminal (Season 5, Ep 5)
Does the mind of a murderer look any different to yours? Can brain-scanning technology help explain criminal activity? And if could - should that evidence be admitted into court? Dr Lisa Claydon, Senior Lecturer in Law at the Open University, has...
Jun 27, 2017 · 46 min
Anatomy of a Music Festival (Season 5, Ep 4)
From Glastonbury to The End Of The Road, Summer festivals continue to colonise the countryside. But how do people pull together such enormous events year after year?
Jun 20, 2017 · 54 min
I See Dead People (Season 5, Ep 3)
Pathology technician Carla Valentine always knew she wanted to work with corpses.
Jun 13, 2017 · 59 min
Micronesia's Got Talent (Season 5, Ep 2)
Paul Watson realised he would never play football for England - so attempted, instead, to be recruited by the worst international team in the world.
Jun 6, 2017 · 54 min
Serving the Super-Rich (Season 5, Ep 1)
The age of Jeeves and Wooster may be over, but the demand for a dependable butler remains.
Apr 18, 2017 · 50 min
Yours Sincerely (Season 4, Ep 10)
Is there still a place for the pen-and-paper posted letter? Alison Hitchcock thinks so...
Apr 11, 2017 · 1 hr 1 min
The Woman Who Talks To Paedophiles (Season 4, Ep 9)
Dr Sarah Goode spent six years talking to, and writing about, self-defined paedophiles - grown men sexually attracted to children.She believes, if our society were more accepting of this ‘involuntary’ sexual predilection, then more children might be...
Apr 4, 2017 · 46 min
Having The Last Word (Season 4, Ep 8)
From David Bowie to George Michael, celebrity deaths are becoming increasingly common, as the rock generation reaches retirement age. How does a paper of record go about documenting their lives?Simon Pearson is Obituaries Editor of The Times, and in...
Mar 28, 2017 · 58 min
I Was A Child Soldier (Season 4, Ep 7)
When he was just 14, Wayne Sharrocks realised he wanted to join the Army - within a year, he’d begun the process of signing up to serve his country.
Mar 21, 2017 · 1 hr 3 min
The Man Who Stole My Year (Season 4, Ep 6)
What’s it like when the person you’re closest to in the world is not the person that you think they are?
Mar 14, 2017 · 45 min
The Quiet Ones (Season 4, Ep 5)
From Morrissey to Laurence Olivier, public figures through history have channelled shyness and stage-fright into their work. But is shyness a useful tool, or is uninhibited confidence a better way to navigate the modern world?Backstage at the Royal...
Mar 7, 2017 · 37 min
Being Amy Winehouse (Season 4, Ep 4)
Amy Winehouse’s voice may have seemed unique - but you can sing just like her if you understand her influences.
Feb 28, 2017 · 42 min
The Impossible Cream (Season 4, Ep 3)
The story behind Baileys, the blockbuster booze brand, is unexpectedly lo-fi. It was invented not in Ireland but in London’s Soho, with ingredients purchased on impulse from a corner shop. David Gluckman was one of the creative team who, by mixing...
Feb 21, 2017 · 45 min
The 21st Century 'It-Boy' (Season 4, Ep 2)
Artist, muse, socialite: when Daniel Lismore visits a nightclub, he charges THEM to host him. How did this quiet man from the Midlands become a fashion insider with countless celebrity contacts and an outrageous style that has strongly influenced...
Feb 14, 2017 · 53 min
CEO at 22 (Season 4, Ep 1)
Raising $1m in venture capital whilst still at Uni; starting a business seemed like child's play for James Routledge. His start-up attracted 50m page views per month, and his investors believed he could be the next Mark Zuckerberg.Except, beneat...
Jan 3, 2017 · 45 min
How To Be A Dad, Part 3 (Season 3, Ep 10)
Comedians Tom Price and Stuart Goldsmith are facing up to daddy decisions: how to rescue their respective relationships from a world of 'guilt-tennis', how much TV to allow their sons to watch, and exactly how best to celebrate a one year-old...
Dec 20, 2016 · 53 min
Mr Panto (Season 3, Ep 9)
Pantomime: the most peculiarly British of festive entertainments. Each year, we Brits gather the family together to watch the same old stories. To cheer at the hero, hiss at the baddies, and watch a bloke in drag doing the same call-and-response...