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Leon & Chris chat to famous guests about their lives, getting older, staying relevant, what keeps them up at night and general moany chit chat.Get in touch on twitter at @highanxietypod
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Here at Fad Lads, Chris & Dok challenge themselves to commit to a fad, lifestyle, health regime or mental wellness activity EVERYDAY for a month. It could be a simple as running 3k a day, not eating carbs, meditating for 30min a day, perhaps it's just reading a chapter a of a book or painting for 30 mins a day.. The point is... you have to do it EVERY day for a set period of time.How this show works is we set each other the monthly challenge and report halfway through as to how it’s going. A ...
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Broadcaster Richard Bacon catches up with us from his home in LA as he relaxes in what seems to be a rather nice situation for isolation. He talks us through his stella street of famous neighbours and recounts how only 18 months ago he was in a medically induced coma for double pneumonia. Throughout this conversation his son hacks at his newly bake…
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Actress Leslie Ash (Quadrophenia, Men Behaving Badly, Holby City) joins Chris & Leon to talk about how she is dealing with isolation. Having had her fair share of trauma (she was hospitalised and bedridden for 3 months with the superbug MSSA) she is not as anxious as some about her time in lock down. She gives us a little peek into her life with fo…
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Stand up comic, author and screen writer, the brilliant Shappi Khorsandi joins Chris & Leon for a lovely blather in what is approaching the end of the second month of lockdown. We talk about the trials of looking after kids as a single mum, how the tiniest of things can cause emotional breakdowns and how the sense of community has grown stronger as…
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Made In Chelsea star, Candy Kittens business owner, TV presenter and all round top bloke, Jamie joins Chris & Leon on a phone call from his mum's house in the Cotswolds. Holed up with is Mum and his girlfriend, Jamie shares what life in isolation is like for him. There is some revealing insight into the pressures of fame and how this time can somet…
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We only went and got top class actor Stephen Graham (Snatch, Boardwalk Empire, The Irishman, Gangs Of New York, The Virtues). Isolating at home with his wife and kids, he admits that after a gruelling few years of success and being away form home, he is valuing the time with his family. From letting his son cut his hair to meditation and his love f…
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For this episode of the Corona Special High Anxiety Pods we welcome photographer, magazine owner and cultural icon Rankin. Holed up in his home in the Suffolk, Rankin tells us what it's like for a creative that NEEDS to take photos of people and not being able to do that. He explains the guilt of feeling helpless in the current climate as well as h…
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Chris & Leon chat to writer, actor and comedian Isy Suttie about how she is dealing with her isolation madness, re-drafting her new novel, reading in the bath, boiling eggs, childcare and some truly exception accents... as well as some proper crap ones. We cover collective acts of communal kindness and comedy Corona Virus songs as well as some book…
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Leon & Chris chat to singer songwriter David Ford. With seven albums penned in the last 15 years he is man that values craft over commercial and music over business. Having been voted 'Album Of the Year' twice in the Sunday Times and Word Magazine, the Guardian called him 'one of Britain's best.' We catch up with him as in isolation at home with hi…
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Chris & Leon call on the legendary Rich Hall to see how he is dealing with isolation, and you guessed it... he's not over the moon or overly concerned (even though his wife has the virus.) We find out that he is home schooling the kids with lessons in basketball and US legal history and he is absolutely horrific at regional accents. Truly awful. He…
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If High Anxiety had a home it would be during a world pandemic. Welcome to our home, take your shoes off, don't touch us and have a listen. Jumping on the isolation bandwagon, Chris & Leon spark up some transatlantic chats and phone some of our previous guests, seeing as everyone has a bit of time on their hands. This episode we phone in to the Ran…
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It’s the end of Season two and what better way to finish than with BBC 6 Music DJ and all round professional curmudgeon Shaun Keaveny. To switch it up a bit we also brought in Alex Carter to add to the laugh salad, friend of the pod and also the occasional punch bag for Mr K. It’s a cracking episode with some good Hate Envelopes as well as a in dep…
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This week Radio 4's John Finnemore (The Souvenir Programme, Cabin Pressure) lies comfortably back on the High Anxiety couch with Chris & Leon. John explains to us the problems he's had with insomnia throughout his life and the processes by which he tries to combat it. Tom Jones' nut bag comes up in conversation as does twitter followers, Leon's sup…
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A bumper podcast episode this week! Not only recorded in LA, not only do we go in seriously deep in the anxiety stakes but we do it with a bona fide American icon... This week's star guest is Alexandra Paul; actor (actress...she prefers it anyway and her christian name could be confusing) star of Baywatch, numerous movies, health coach, vegan, eco-…
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Chris & Leon manage to catch up with Patrick in his LA home that he shares with his wife Cat Deeley and their two young kids. For anyone that is interested in stand up, fame, ambition and contentment then this episode for you. Patrick talks with a great honesty about where he is at now in his career and his life. We touch on being a comedian in the…
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Welcome back faithful angst riddled followers. It took a while but finally a new 5 episode season of the High Anxiety Pod is back. We'll release a new episode every fortnight to make you feel like there is more content than there actually is. Chris & Leon's first guest is a favourite of ours and I suspect yours.... ROMESH RANGANATHAN!!! He took tim…
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Taking a break from the normal FAD LAD CHALLENGES, Dok & Chris talk to blogger, plus size model and all round FAD LAD advocate Emma Smyth (@the_em_edit). Emma was one of our first guests taking on the challenge of getting up at 5am every day for a month. Using the New York Times article 'Smashing The Wellness Industry' by Jessica Knoll, as our divi…
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Chris and Jo chat in London about this months challenges with Dok on Skype from Los Angeles. It's an absolute corker of an episode as Jo tells us how her challenge went. She decided to talk to someone new, a stranger, every day. It's a hugely insightful and recommendable challenge that's well worth a listen. Chris was doing circuit training every d…
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This month Chris & Dok battle on with health & wellness challenges. Chris puts himself up to a circuit training program to try and get his summer Dad bod, whilst Dok tries to walk 10,000 steps a day to see if it is a massive hassle or total pleasure. Both very much physical challenges..... Our guest this month is london based Johannah Hogg. Jo is t…
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Catch up with Chris & Dok as they discuss how Chris using the MyFitnessPal app went and Dok not having an alarm affected his work (Spoiler: He didn't get fired.) We talk about the positive effects of getting a good nights sleep and the equally positive effects of just being a be more aware of what you eat. We are taking these challenges because we …
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This month we are switching it up a little. We are taking a break from having a guest challenge and just having a broader chat about where we are now that we are hitting the fourth month as well a having some general talk about heart rate training, overall wellness and what we have learnt so far. The challenges this month are good ones though.... C…
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APRIL -READING, DRAWING & NO SUGAR! Pt. 3
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@AmberTozer joins Chris & Dok 'live' in Amber's spare room at her apartment in West Hollywood. The chat i since and easy as we go through our challenges, all of which seem to have had a lovely soothing, therapeutic and beneficial effect on all involved. Dok, if you can believe this, looks even better after a month of no sugar and Chris gives anothe…
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APRIL - READING, DRAWING & NO SUGAR! Pt. 2
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Catch up with how Chris & Dok are doing on their challenge of reading and not eating sugar. It's an odd mix this month as these don't sound too tricky but they do prove to be very beneficial in the area of mental and physical wellness. Chris delivers the worst book review of all time and we get excited to welcome @AmberTozer at the end of the month…
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Catch up with Chris, Dok & Liamo as we discuss how our month of bendy, thinking scribbling went. It was a pleasant surprise that Chris can touch his toes and Dok finds the advantages of meditation reach beyond home. Liamo phones in to give us a catch up as to the trials of his challenge. Get in touch on twitter and instagram @officialfadlads.…
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APRIL - READING, DRAWING & NO SUGAR! Pt. 1
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Chris & Dok have a new set of challenges this month. Chris tries to read for 30 mins a day (he can read but he means as in literature as opposed to Twitter), Dok steers clear of processed sugar and our guest @AmberTozer does some very funny and poignant cartooning.... it'll all make sense when you listen. We hope you are enjoying our monthly challe…
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Catching up with Chris & Dok, half way through their month, is guest Liam O'Murchu (@liam_omurchu) Chris is smashing through his Yoga regime with zen like mastery, Dok is wandering around his neighbourhood smelling flowers and Liam is trying to find the time to write for thirty minutes a day. Enjoy the conversation in this episode as we chat throug…
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In the second month of challenges Chris & Dok switch it up with challenges that focus on mental health as well as physical. Chris decides to take on 30 minutes of yoga a day, and Dok is giving up all forms of social media (which for him is Twitter and Instagram) as well as immersing himself in 10mins of meditation a day. Because Dok is off social m…
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FEBRUARY - DAD BODS, PECS & NO SLEEP Pt. 3
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In the final instalment of February's Fad Lads Challenge, we catch up with Chris & Dok to see if they survived Intermittent Fasting and doing 100 push ups a day. We also check in on Emma, asking her if getting up at 5am everyday has any point to it at all. There is no explicit content in this episode although Chris does touch Dok's pecs. Please fee…
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It's the half way point in February and we have a catch up to see how Chris is getting on with his intermittent fasting (16/8) how Dok's pecs of steel are coming along with his commitment to 100 press ups a day, and how Emma is getting along with setting her alarm for 5am every morning - is she getting richer and more successful? Here at Fad Lads, …
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Here at Fadlads, Chris & Dok challenge themselves to a bout of a fad, or a way of life... a month at a time and doing it EVERY DAY. Then, and only then, can we report back to you what it feels like and whether it is something you want to try yourself. This month Chris takes on Intermittent Fasting, Dok aims to do 100 push ups a day and our guest th…
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The legendary Rich Hall is this week’s High Anxiety guest. From Saturday Night Live with Eddie Murphy and Billy Crystal through the Carson show, Letterman and turning down a role on Seinfeld, Rich Hall is the comedian’s comedian. His latest achievements are a string of critically acclaimed BBC4 documentaries about US culture and history. With nearl…
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Rapper, Comedian, Writer, Actor Ben Bailey Smith aka Doc Brown is this week's gift to you. His soporific, gentle tone is like an aural massage popped, intermittently, by Leon and Chris. Ben is a fantastic guest with a smart angle on life as well as a huge creative output. He talks about his stand up career, how much he gives of himself to ‘show bus…
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Amber is our first American guest on High Anxiety. She is a comedian and the author of the brilliant book Sober Stick Figure - we've even added a link so you can have a look at it https://g.co/kgs/qKg6ru Get the book and read it. It's the insanely funny story about Amber's struggle with alcohol. Yup, it's hilarious and about alcoholism. Amber is br…
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Brimming with anxiety this week is Steve Mackintosh (Lock Stock, Luther, Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, Memphis Belle). Steve is an actor with an insanely long CV (or Resumé for our Stateside friends.)Steve has been in the biz since he was a carefree, young nipper. He got married in his early 20s and managed to run a successful acting career alongside bring…
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Actor, Musician and Dad - Rhashan Stone (Apple Tree Yard, Strike Back, The A Word, Agatha Raisin) joins Chris and Leon for Episode 6 of High Anxiety Pod. Rhashan talks about his anxiety as a black teenager in Norfolk in the 80s, his passion for music and authenticity and his shunning of any sort of social media.Less important things that we chat ab…
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Want to know what Corporate Comedy gigs are? Interested in masturbation on the dark web? Do you know the difference between prostate and prostrate? Kerry Godliman is this week’s guest with all the answers. Kerry, as a successful stand up and actor, (Derek, Mascots, Bad Move, Carters Get Rich) shares her thoughts about age, depression and anxiety wi…
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Bafta winning, potty mouthed, comedy wizard Ash Atalla (The Office, IT Crowd, People Just Do Nothing, Trollied) is this week's chatmonger. He moans a bit about the lonely life of a producer as well as talking about his numerous awards. He gives some bona fide good advice about producing top drawer comedy which is his speciality. His anxiety about c…
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This week it's the turn of Marc Warren to face the Paxman style grilling from Chris & Leon. Marc has been in a tons of stuff from The Hustle, Band of Brothers, Snatch, Mad Dogs to big Hollywood movies like Wanted in which he stars alongside James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Angelina Jolie. This last batch of epic name dropping leads to a particularl…
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This week’s guest on the High Anxiety Pod is Danny Wallace: author, actor, presenter, journalist, screenwriter and ‘humorist’ (as stated in wikipedia). Danny talks about his experiences in Hollywood when his novel The Yes Man was made into a hit movie with Jim Carrey, his worries about the apocalypse, finding time to do everything and bemoaning the…
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In the first of our High Anxiety Podcasts Chris & Leon talk to award winning writer, actor, comedian, songstress and novelist about the difficulties of finding time to write and create as a mother, crap building up in the house and how to deal with being recognised in Nandos. There's a bit of sweary stuff on occasion. @highaxietypod…
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