Best Geraint Jones Podcasts (2025)

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Jason Kenny and Jamie Staff 1:10:20

2d ago1:10:20

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It's our first ever surprise guest and it's two for the price of one as the Team GB's gold-medal-winning cycling team sprint reunite. Jason joins us from Cheshire fresh from the London Marathon while Jamie tunes in from the United States. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.in…

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War Story 010: Tip Cullen, Royal Marines Commandos (Part 1) 2:06:49

8d ago2:06:49

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Send us a text Tip Cullen served in the Royal Marines Commandos for 30 years. In Part 1 of his interview we follow Tip's service from Northern Ireland in the late 80s to the Iraq Invasion of 2003. Part 2 will be released May 30th. Tip now has a career in acting, and plays the lead role in Sunray: Fallen Soldier. Find out where you can watch it here…

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Suzi Ruffell 1:09:14

9d ago1:09:14

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This week's guest has a new book out - Am I Having Fun Now? - as well as an upcoming tour. She joined us to talk Olympic fandom, sea swimming and upright bikes. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own sporting mis…

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Andrew Cotter 1:01:32

16d ago1:01:32

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Andrew Cotter's voice has become synonymous with the big sporting occasions. The commentator came on the pod to talk golfing yips, vomiting on air and how his dogs, Olive and Mabel, became internet sensations. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadvent…

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Mathew Baynton 1:04:57

23d ago1:04:57

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This star of stage and screen has delighted us in Horrible Histories, Ghosts and much more. He joins us to talk about his love of Spurs, being squared up to in a charity match and being the youngest of three sporting brothers growing up. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.ins…

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Andy Zaltzman 1:01:49

1M ago1:01:49

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Stand-up comedian, The News Quiz chair, podcaster and cricket statistician, this week's guest is a man of many talents. He's short circuited a cricket commentary box, been robbed in a sack race and realised a lifelong dream to be part of the Test Match Special team. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - an…

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Richard Coles 1:04:04

1M ago1:04:04

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This week's guest may have been a latecomer to sport but has grown to love it from the magic of Kevin de Bruyne to Australian breakdancing at the Paris Olympics. He joined Chris and Matt on the podcast to relive how he discovered a new running technique, a novel way to avoid batting in cricket at school, and his one and only football goal. He's emb…

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War Story 009: Chris Binch, The Parachute Regiment 1:41:52

1M ago1:41:52

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Send us a text Chris Binch served with the 2nd Battalion, Parachute Regiment on operations in Northern Ireland, Sierra Leone, and the Balkans, and worked extensively on the private security circuit. He is now a firefighter and host of The Old Para Podcast, which you can find here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4oHlVmxAjog1Dz6BDByNfQ Geraint's n…

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Josh Berry 1:02:25

2M ago1:02:25

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This week, we're joined by tennis fan and the man of many voices Josh Berry as he skips between the Murray brothers, John McEnroe, Roger Federer, Louis Theroux and many more. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your ow…

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Gabby Logan 1:07:31

2M ago1:07:31

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A former competitive gymnast, Gabby Logan is long established as one of the leading sports broadcasters. She came on the podcast to talk about when live TV goes wrong, gymnastics misadventures and knowing your Mo Farahs from your Mo Salahs. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.…

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Tim Key 1:02:59

2M ago1:02:59

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This week's guest is the co-creator and co-star of The Ballad of Wallis Island, which is out in the UK in May. Tim talks us through his impressive service action in the film, his love of the Olympics and Test cricket, and relives his recent wonder goal. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram -…

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John Bishop 1:02:42

2M ago1:02:42

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Once a semi-professional footballer, John Bishop brings the mindset of an elite athlete to his stand-up comedy. He's still more nervous playing football in front of a crowd than performing as a comedian in packed arenas and once set off on a cycle ride from Liverpool to Sydney in Australia without a bike. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - …

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War Story 008: Carl Williams, Royal Tank Regiment 1:57:40

3M ago1:57:40

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Send us a text Carl Williams grew up in a military family and joined the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment in 2003. During his second tour of Iraq Carl was stationed at Basra Palace, which came under daily attack in a summer of heavy fighting. Eventually the British soldiers were ordered to leave the city after a cease fire was agreed with the enemy - a deci…

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Mark Simmons 1:04:42

3M ago1:04:42

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This week's guest began life as a taekwondo athlete and argues those skills are directly transferable to stand-up comedy. He joined us to talk about the sport-comedy crossover, one-liners and hitting comedy gold in Edinburgh. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/s…

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Richard Ayoade 1:03:43

3M ago1:03:43

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This week's guest was a keen footballer growing up until pushed into rugby and loved spending his summers watching cricket. He joined us to talk being the fastest man on the planet, riding his Brompton bike and The Crystal Maze as an Olympic sport. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - http…

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War Story 007: with Andrew Williams, Parachute Regiment 1:50:35

3M ago1:50:35

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Send us a text Despite a turbulent upbringing, Andrew Williams enlisted in the Parachute Regiment at just 16. Deployed to the deadly frontlines of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in 2006, he confronted the brutal realities of warfare, engaging in some of the most intense combat witnessed by the British Army since the Korean War. After his military s…

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Russell Kane 1:05:36

3M ago1:05:36

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This week's guest took a break from his current tour to talk everything from keeping in shape and Mrs Doubtfire to fake tan and moments when lifting weights have gone awry. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ and let us hear about your own …

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Dave Gorman 1:03:46

3M ago1:03:46

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What better guest to chat cycling with Chris than Dave Gorman, who once pedalled across the UK to a variety of stand-up gigs after an early medical mishap. He joined us to push Taskmaster as an Olympic event, and to talk supporting Liverpool and a new batch of Modern Life is Goodish. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Sp…

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Andy Murray 1:06:05

4M ago1:06:05

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The three-time Grand Slam winner and double Olympic champion joins us fresh from the golf course to talk about his new sporting love, his dreadful start to his post-retirement skiing career, coaching Novak Djokovic and when drug tests go horribly wrong. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram -…

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Josh Widdicombe 59:40

4M ago59:40

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This week's guest began his career as a sports journalist live blogging and writing football transfer rumours for the Guardian before switching to comedy. He joined us to chat how London 2012 changed his life, getting hooked on sport watching Grandstand and the days he shone in the bottom PE group at school. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter…

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Neil Forsyth 1:05:52

4M ago1:05:52

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This week's guest began life as a football journalist with a passion for Dundee United but then turned to TV creating the hilarious Bob Servant, starring Brian Cox, Guilt and The Gold. He joined us to talk scoring an overhead kick at Tannadice, tennis exploits against a junior Wimbledon star and winning three football caps at international level. F…

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Peter Serafinowicz 44:41

4M ago44:41

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Peter Serafinowicz would sit out PE and hated football despite growing up in Liverpool. But then this week's guest became a convert of the beautiful game via his son and joins us to talk playing, watching and commentating on the sport as well as his idea for a merger of Merseyside's two football giants. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - ht…

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Asim Chaudhry 1:02:23

5M ago1:02:23

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What makes a person support a football club? For Newcastle fan Asim Chaudhry, it was zebras. This week's guest joins us to chat about his affinity with black-and-white stripes, his brief foray as a star rugby front-row forward in west London and cricket spinning advice from his dad. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Spo…

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Brian Conley 1:04:19

5M ago1:04:19

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The multi-talented Brian Conley - actor, comedian, singer and TV presenter - comes on the podcast as the first guest of 2025 to chat about his sporting misadventures predominantly involving Linford Christie, Strictly Come Dancing and how Eastenders saved him from becoming a runner. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Spor…

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Sporting Misadventures season 3 trailer 0:52

5M ago0:52

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Six-time Olympic champion Sir Chris Hoy and sports journalist Matt Majendie return for season 3 of the podcast as week by week guests join them to talk about their sporting calamities. Already making an appearance this series are Jason Manford, Richard Herring and Mark Steel with many more lined up in the weeks ahead. Follow Sporting Misadventures …

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Richard Herring 1:02:02

5M ago1:02:02

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Running, rowing with Steve Redgrave and Matthew Pinsent and being flattened by a fast bowler, this week's guest, Richard Herring, has seen it all in the sporting sphere. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sportingmisadventures/ And let us hear about your own spo…

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Mark Steel 1:13:24

6M ago1:13:24

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Mark Steel is a sports fanatic be that playing table tennis as a teenager or using sporting analogies in his recent battle with cancer. He joins the pod as this week's guest ahead of his latest tour, the Leopard in my house. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sp…

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Mark Webber 1:04:14

6M ago1:04:14

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This week, we're joined by an actual sportsman in nine-time F1 race winner Mark Webber, also a champion at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He chats brushes with death in high-speed crashes, cycling against his idol on one of the Tour de France's toughest climbs and being obliterated by a MotoGP racer. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twi…

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Jason Manford 1:09:04

6M ago1:09:04

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Season 3 kicks off with the wonderful Jason Manford who joins Chris and Matt to cover a rich tapestry of sport. There's padel tennis, a love of Manchester City, coaching his daughter's football team and getting injured a 10-pin bowling and much, much more. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagra…

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War Story 006: Lee West, Royal Marines 1:02:55

6M ago1:02:55

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Send us a text Lee West is a former Royal Marines Commando, adventurer and author. On today's episode we discuss his first deployment to Baghdad, Iraq in 2006. If you have a War Story that you want to share contact us at [email protected] Connect with Lee on Twitter/ X: @Royal_Marine_LW Instagram: @l.g._west Youtube: https://www.youtube…

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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 222: with James Glancy 52:20

7M ago52:20

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Send us a text Former Royal Marine Commando officer and filmmaker James Glancy joins us to discuss his latest release: 'AFGHANISTAN - The greatest foreign policy disaster since Vietnam' Out NOW on Substack at Outpost Studios: http://outpoststudios.net Connect with James on Instagram: @jaglancy On X (Twitter): @jaglancy Support the show…

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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 221: John Nichol 43:40

8M ago43:40

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Send us a text JOHN NICHOL served in the Royal Air Force for fifteen years. On active duty during the first Gulf War in 1991, his Tornado bomber was shot down during a mission over Iraq. Captured, tortured and held as a prisoner of war, John was paraded on television, provoking worldwide condemnation and leaving one of the most enduring images of t…

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Milton Jones 1:03:14

10M ago1:03:14

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Joining us on the podcast on the eve of his show at the Edinburgh Fringe is none other than Milton Jones. He talks running after a rabbi, keeping up with Mo Farah on the football field and tweeting Chris after his London 2012 golds. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagra…

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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 220: Marty Skovlund 43:28

10M ago43:28

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Send us a text Marty Skovlund, Jr. served in the US Army Rangers. He is journalist, photographer, and filmmaker who has reported on conflict in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Ukraine, and is the author of several books. Marty's latest book, written with Jo Kent, is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Send-Me-Incredible-Story-Mother/dp/0063039893 Thank…

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War Story 005: with Jeff Bodell, USMC 53:00

11M ago53:00

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Send us a text Jeff Bodell is a United States Marine Corps veteran who served in Afghanistan. He is the author of The Warfighter's Lounge: A Marine's Experience of Combat in Marjah, Afghanistan Follow Jeff on Instagram: @https://www.instagram.com/the_warfighters_lounge/ Order Jeff's book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Warfighters-Lounge-Marines-Exp…

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Veteran State Of Mind Episode 219: with Kelsi Sheren 1:13:05

12M ago1:13:05

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Send us a text A conversation with Kelsi Sheren. 'Kelsi has solidified herself as a prominent Keynote Speaker, delivering inspirating talks at venues like Harvard, TEDx and several others. Her powerful speeches resonate with audiences, offering a unique perspective on her journey and dedication to supporting others. Kelsi’s commitment to the well-b…

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War Story 004: with Steve Brown 1:54:58

1y ago1:54:58

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Send us a text Steve Brown is a 27 year veteran of the British Army, serving in the Parachute Regiment from 1993-2020. During his career he completed six tours of duty with 3 PARA and the Pathfinders, worked in arctic, desert and jungle environments, and spent 9 years teaching combat survival to servicemen and women around the world. Follow Steve o…

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Jason Byrne 1:12:00

1y ago1:12:00

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An hour didn't quite seem enough time to cram in all this week's guest's sporting misadventures. From barefoot running to BMX jumping rivers gone wrong, and from basketball knock-outs to a shortlived taekwondo career, Jason Byrne appears to have experienced every sporting calamity available. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitte…

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Grayson Perry 56:03

1y ago56:03

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Grayson Perry is a world-renowned artist and winner of myriad awards from the Turner Prize to a Bafta but has long had a passion for sport alongside his art. He joined us to talk drag racing, Isle of Man TT, his love of skateboarding and cycling. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https:…

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Veteran State Of Mind 218: with John Dixon 1:01:47

1y ago1:01:47

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Send us a text A conversation with John Dixon, who served in Australia's elite 2nd Commando Regiment. You can connect with John on instagram: @johns_op Signed copies of Geraint's new book, D-Day: The Unheard Tapes: www.geraintjonesmedia.com Audiobook/ ebook/ unsigned copies of Geraint's new book, D-Day: The Unheard Tapes: https://www.amazon.co.uk/D…

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Nish Kumar 59:46

1y ago59:46

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He may have once won a cricket trophy but this week's guest is better known for his sporting calamities than successes from cricketing failings to his sporting high quickly turning into a sporting low and resulting in a broken finger. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instag…

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Fin Taylor 1:06:59

1y ago1:06:59

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Fin Taylor went viral with his diatribe on the NFL. He joins us this week to chat American football, his love of cricket - from bin to Test - and outsprinting the other fat kid at school in a cross-country race. And you can also catch him on tour - go to https://fintaylor.com/ for tickets. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.…

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War Story 003: Jared Prewitt, USMC 1:40:33

1y ago1:40:33

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Send us a text Jared Prewitt served in Iraq and Afghanistan with the United States Marine Corps. You can connect with Jared here: https://jaredprewittwritesstuff.com/ and find his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Itll-Buff-Out-Nothing-Hopeless-Surviving/dp/B0CJ4KDWMY You can connect with the podcast on instagram @veteranstateofmind You can becom…

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Joel Dommett 1:06:23

1y ago1:06:23

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The comedian, actor and presenter joins us for this week's hour ahead to chat about his quest to clinch a world record at the London Marathon in the Masked Singer-winning fish costume, running with a dodgy stomach with Mexicans and much, more more. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - http…

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Mark Watson 1:06:48

1y ago1:06:48

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Squash player, snooker podcast host, and football programme collector, this week's guest might just be our most sports-obsessed yet. He joined us for this recording just before flying out to San Marino to see them lose 3-1 to St Kitts and he chats everything from rugby tries to woeful displays in the school pool. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Tw…

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Adam Peaty 1:02:04

1y ago1:02:04

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Adam Peaty is a three-time Olympic swimming champion and will again be bidding for gold at the Paris Games this summer. He joined the podcast to talk about his golden quest, split trunks and interviews gone horribly wrong. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/spor…

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Andy Hamilton 1:09:31

1y ago1:09:31

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This week's guest is Andy Hamilton, the creator of such hit shows as Drop the Dead Donkey and Outnumbered, a regular comedy show panellist and even the voice of elephant dentist on Peppa Pig. He's also got a book out, Blue was the Colour, charting a lifetime of ups and downs following Chelsea FC. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://t…

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Katherine Parkinson 1:00:17

1y ago1:00:17

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Joining us this week is the star of stage and screen Katherine Parkinson, with roles in the IT Crowd, Doc Martin, Here We Go and much much more. She talks water polo confusion, football frustration and egg-and-spoon races. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/spor…

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War Story 002: with Ben, Royal Marines Commandos 1:42:55

1y ago1:42:55

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Send us a text Ben served in the Royal Marines. In this episode, we discuss his multiple tours in Afghanistan. You can connect with the podcast on instagram @veteranstateofmind You can become a supporter of the podcast for as little as £1 a month. https://www.patreon.com/vsompodcast Thank you to our sponsors! The show doesn't happen without them! C…

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Geraint Thomas 57:24

1+ y ago57:24

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We've once again dipped outside the comedy world for this week's guest, Geraint Thomas. Tour de France winner, Olympic champion and podcast host in his own route, he chats winning the Tour de France, naked saunas and much more. Follow Sporting Misadventures on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SportingMisadvn - and Instagram - https://www.instagram.com…

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