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The Real #ActorsLife Podcast takes you behind the scenes and backstage of what life is *really* like as an actor. This podcast is an attempt to pull back the curtain on the veneer that world of showbiz creates. It looks at the realities of what it means to be an actor in the business sense and how to look at things from a business perspective instead of that of an artist. This podcast is produced by professional actor Wayne Ingram who trained in 2008 and has been building his career ever sin ...
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The Driven Chat Podcast has now ended and you can continue to listen to new episodes on our new output: The Driven Podcast by visiting driven.site/podcast The Driven Chat Podcast is the weekly podcast from Driven featuring a special guest from the automotive world every week. The podcast is hosted by Automotive writer, producer and presenter John Marcar -- Automotive and lifestyle photographer Amy Heynes -- Racing Driver and vehicle dynamics expert Miles Lacey -- Motorsport broadcaster and j ...
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This week we welcome to the show former British Champion and owner of United S+C, Wayne Lakin. We talk through his career in judo, following his journey from athlete through to working with and sponsoring several of the current crop of British players. Wayne also runs the Building Better Bodies podcast, which can be found here- https://podcasts.app…
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Delighted to welcome this weeks guest to the show. Eric Ham is current British Champion at -73kg, has competed through 2 Olympic cycles, and is currently rehab-ing from a horrific accident that caused him to break his back. We talk through the challenge and stress of Olympic qualification, his injury and what a return to Judo looks like, as well as…
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This episode, following on from the news that Luka Maisuradze failed an anti-doping test, we delve into the murky subject of doping in Judo. I’m joined by double Paralympic medalist Sam Ingram, and we get into the incidence and impact of potential doping in judo. This is the second episode the podcast has done on doping in judo, and i’d love you to…
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This week we welcome back to the show double paralympic medallist Sam Ingram. Sam is a return guest having graced the show way back in 2017 on episode 2, when he was still considering having a run at the Tokyo Paralympics. Long since making the decision to retire, we have a look back over his incredible career, competing at 3 paralympics, medaling …
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This is it; this is the end! You've found the final episode of the Driven Chat Podcast. John Marcar, Amy Heynes and Miles Lacey bring you our very last production as The Driven Chat Podcast before relaunching with a new podcast in 2024. In this final episode, the team recaps some of the brilliant conversations that have taken place this year with h…
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Maeving is a company causing a stir in the world of both motorcycles and EVs. What started as a small start-up in a London flat has evolved into a fully-fledged factory in Coventry, England, designing, building and exporting their motorcycles to riders around the globe. This week on the Podcast, John Marcar sits down with one of the company's co-fo…
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This week's guest on the Driven Chat Podcast, we are joined by a man with many talents and professions within the automotive industry. Over the past 25 years, Tim Hutton has worked in graphic design, events, publishing, journalism, and public relations for the Danish hypercar manufacturer Zenvo Automotive. Tim joins John Marcar for a formal catch-u…
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This week on the pod we welcome back double Olympic medalist and former World Champion Kate Howey to talk about Canada's dilemma at -57kg. After a cycle where both athletes were consistently at the top of the world rankings Jessica Klimkait got the selection nod over Christa Deguchi for the Tokyo Olympics after winning her first world title. She ju…
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It's officially the beginning of the end of The Driven Chat Podcast, but fear not, avid podcast listeners and subscribers, there are a few more episodes to come. This week, John, Miles and Amy have a catch-up and work through some of the most recent news stories on driven.site Before delving into the news desk, Amy shares tales of an adventure to S…
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This week we're joined by British Judo's Performance Analyst and Technical Lead (and former host of the Final Block Podcast) Chris Barry, to talk about why Japan have selected so early, ASMR and obviously Germany's selection dilemma at -78kg, deciding between former world champion Anna-Maria Wagner and current European champion Alina Boehm.…
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This week, our guest on the Driven Chat Podcast is James Cottingham, the managing director at the world-famous DK Engineering. Located just outside NW London, James and his team at DK Engineering strive to offer a comprehensive service for individuals wishing to buy, sell, restore, race, and store performance and specialist cars. In his own words, …
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This week we have a look at the dilemma the French are faced with at -73kg, as well as a brief look at the major results from the recent European Championships. We're joined by Caleb Drysdale, a fellow Hardy Spicer Judoka and talk through the two French athletes leading the chase for selection, Gaba and Axus, as well as the prospects for Ugo Legran…
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How much do you spend on a typical McDonalds order? Are you concerned about receding hairlines? Can a racing driver take a 'sick day'? This week's podcast addresses hard-hitting topics like this and more. Tom Ingram is a much-loved driver competing in the British Touring Car Championship. In this week's podcast episode, Tom shares his incredible an…
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Paul Cowland is a self-confessed classic car nut. He indulges in his passion with his very own collection of 79 cars (yes, you read that correctly - seventy-nine) but also through his work, which sees Paul presenting television shows such as Motor Pickers and Salvage Hunters. When not beside or in front of a camera, Paul is also a considerable infl…
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Well, well, well, haven't we been busy? John, Amy and Miles bring you this week's episode with a catch-up and recap on recent events. Miles has been racing a Praga in Australia and driving a Rolls-Royce in New York, Amy has been winning awards and photographing a 1932 Le Mans-winning car in France, and John has been adventuring over an active volca…
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Richard Tuthill is a man who, for many, needs no introduction at all - especially to those with an affliction to air-cooled Porsche 911s. From his workshops in Oxfordshire, Richard and his team of engineers build, prepare and restore Stuttgart’s most iconic sports cars on behalf of car collectors, rally competitors, racing drivers and enthusiasts. …
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This week on the Podcast: John Marcar sits down with PR Guru Wayne Bruce. Wayne, affectionately known to many as ‘Man Bat’, is the Chief Communications and D&I Officer at Bentley Motors and is responsible for much of what we see, hear and experience from the Bentley brand alongside his team of colleagues. Before taking the leading comms role at Ben…
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If we asked you to list ten people specialising in selling the most exciting road and racing cars, we'd suspect that Max Girardo would be on that list. Girardo and Co. is a name that has become synonymous with buying, selling, and storing (for a lucky few) some of the most notable cars. For this week's podcast episode, John Marcar and Miles Lacey v…
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There's no denying it: whether we like it or not, the EV revelation is coming, and with lots of uncertainty, anxiety and questions needing to be answered, fortunately, GRIDSERVE is on hand to help. On this week's podcast episode, John Marcar heads to Norfolk to meet with Jon Quirk and Rob Buckland at GRIDSERVE's Norwich Electric Forecourt. Jon Quir…
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Ian Flux is a celebrated racing driver and, more so, a celebrated character in the motorsport world. He is famous for having more than a few brilliant stories, which is fitting because he's just written a book. In this week's conversation with Miles Lacey and John Marcar, Ian shares just some of the hilarious, shocking and brutally honest stories t…
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Henry Catchpole is a highly acclaimed and celebrated motoring journalist, writer and presenter who offers his expertise, honesty and genuine enthusiasm to magazine readers, video viewers and automotive media consumers worldwide. In this week's podcast, hosted by John Marcar and Miles Lacey, Henry shares the story of how he has become one of the mos…
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The Driven Chat Podcast - The Sounds of Goodwood Revival 2023 Driven is delighted to bring you a feature-length podcast recorded at the 2023 Goodwood Revival Meeting. The Driven Chat Podcast has featured episodes from Goodwood since 2020, with the list of guests, interviews and atmospheric sounds growing year on year. John Marcar and Miles Lacey pr…
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In the run-up to Tokyo Olympics two nations ended up with very high profile domestic rivalries, that played out on the world stage. At -66kg Olympic hosts Japan held a fight off between their world champions Abe and Maruyama. At -57kg Canada let their judoka Klimkait and DeGuchi resolve the race to qualify at the Budapest World Championships. Over …
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Joe Achilles is a content creator, video producer and podcaster with a particular penchant for reporting the truth and sharing what he really thinks about the cars he drives. Joining us for the second time 2.5 years after his first appearance in March 2021, Joe updates John Marcar and Miles Lacey on his content-creating journey and shares the story…
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In the run-up to Tokyo Olympics two nations ended up with very high profile domestic rivalries, that played out on the world stage. At -66kg Olympic hosts Japan held a fight off between their world champions Abe and Maruyama. At -57kg Canada let their judoka Klimkait and DeGuchi resolve the race to qualify at the Budapest World Championships. Over …
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In the run-up to Tokyo Olympics two nations ended up with very high profile domestic rivalries, that played out on the world stage. At -66kg Olympic hosts Japan held a fight off between their world champions Abe and Maruyama. At -57kg Canada let their judoka Klimkait and DeGuchi resolve the race to qualify at the Budapest World Championships. Over …
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This week on the Podcast, John Marcar and Miles Lacey explore a question that car and driving enthusiasts have been pondering for the past ~20 years... "What about Hydrogen?" In this ever-changing automotive world, as we head towards the 2030 and 2035 I.C.E. ending deadlines, are we, as humanity, being foolish by putting all our eggs into one big e…
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This week on the Podcast, John, Amy and Miles are in the studio together for a catch-up chat to find out what everyone has been up to for the past few weeks. John has been busy driving the Lotus Emira and a Dacia Sandero, and he's also been taking a brand new Ducati off-roading. Miles has strapped himself to a robot and had gone racing with some MG…
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This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, Amy and John are joined for the second time by journalist, writer and automotive data analyst - John Mayhead. John, whilst writing a story about high-speed runs for an editorial piece, stumbled upon an interesting character named Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Thomas 'Goldie' Gardner. John discovered that Goldie was…
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Delighted to welcome this weeks guest to the show. Colton is a double Olympian for the USA, medaling 4 times in Pan-American Games and competing at both Rio and Tokyo Olympics. We talk through his start in judo, how living and training in Japan as a teenager became the launch point for his future achievements, and discuss as well both of the Olympi…
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This week on the Podcast, Amy and John are joined in the Driven Studio by the very excellent Charlotte 'Charlie' Vowden. Charlotte joins Amy and John this week to share the details of her new TV Show, The Repair Lot, which is available to watch on Dave or catch up on UKTV Play. Before sharing the details of her new venture, Charlotte shares her fas…
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This week on the Podcast, Amy, Miles, and John assemble in the podcast studio for the first time as a trio since 2021 - yes, really. It's been a busy month for the Driven team with the Goodwood Festival of Speed, the delivery of a Honda Civic Type R, a week with BMW driving the new range of M cars, and so much more. Amy, Miles and John catch up to …
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This week we are joined by Dr Jagjit Singh Khera, founder of Lions Judo and one of the event organisers of the Craig Fallon Cup. We recorded this episode just a couple of days after this years Craig Fallon Cup. The event was set up in memory of Craig and we talk through the event and what they want it do as Craigs legacy, as well as the amazing sup…
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This week on the Driven Chat Podcast, John Marcar and Amy Heynes are joined by motorcycle athlete Ivan Cervantes, who has a substantial list of accolades. 5x Motorcycle Enduro World Champion 5x National Motorcross Champion 21x National Enduro Champion Ivan joins us this week to share the story of his most recent achievement on two wheels, breaking …
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This week's episode of The Driven Chat Podcast is part 2 of John Marcar's conversation with Simon Lord, the founder of Redux. Part 2 of the conversation features the story about the final product, the car and the reason it comes with the eyebrow-raising price tag of £330,000! To learn more about REDUX, follow @reduxleichtbau and visit www.reduxleic…
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This week we welcome back to the show Connah Anders who updates us on his journey towards Paris 2024 Paralympics and recent promotion to Dan grade. The show is also joined by Judo newcomer Josh Till, and we get into his experience of judo so far (poisoned by me!) as well as comparisons with BJJ. Towards the end of the show we dig into the sticks an…
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The E30 M3 road car set the benchmark for performance saloon cars since its release in 1986. It is a car that exists primarily thanks to motorsport homologation rules for the DTM series in the 1980s. But thanks to its unique styling, sensational power-to-weight ratio and practicalities of being an everyday car, the E30 M3 set the trend for BMW and …
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Charley Boorman is a TV presenter, global explorer, and travel writer famed for travelling the world with Ewan McGregor on the popular TV shows The Long Way Round, The Long Way Up and The Long Way Down. Ben Bowers is a presenter, a men's health campaigner and an event commentator. Ant Partridge is a custom motorcycle builder, a television personali…
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This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, Miles Lacey and John Marcar catch up on some recent activities and debate which is best: motor racing in Australia or road-tripping in the Alps? Shortly after a recent podcast recording, Miles had to hop on a 24-hour flight to Australia whilst John had to go to the Alps for some wheeler-dealing. Miles' Australi…
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This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, Miles Lacey and John Marcar visit one of the most unique car showrooms in the country: DMB Collection in Yorkshire, to meet the founder and now TV star, Dean Bartle. Dean and his team at DMB Collection are now on our television screens on Quest and Discovery+ with the new TV show Supercar Showroom. The show fol…
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This week we welcome Tokyo Olympian Prisca Awiti Alcatraz to the show. We talk through her fantastic recent performance at the recent Doha Worlds, where she dethroned 2022 World Champion Horikawa en route to a 5th finish. We also discuss her confidence on the mat when she's facing up against the biggest names in the sport, coming up through Enfield…
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This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, Miles Lacey and john Marcar sit are joined by Raoul Popescu-Ghimis from RACE Software. RACE Software enables drivers, engineers and hobbyists on any level to tune and adapt suspension setups in the virtual world before using the simulated geometry in the real world. Confused? Don't worry, John was too, but Raou…
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This week on The Driven Chat Podcast, John Marcar and Miles Lacey sit down with Ben Broke-Smith, the founder and 'big boss' at String Theory Garage - specialists in suspension geometry and performance setup based in Warwickshire. Ben's working history involves competing professionally in motorsport earning the accolade of European Drift Champion in…
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Regular co-host Fitz Davies joins the show and we get into 3 or 4 of the big controversies to come out of the recent Doha World Championships. We go through the no-score ride and roll in the Riner Tasoev final (and subsequent IJF statement and then apology), head-diving is back (and in a big way!), shido’s deciding fights, and Pinot’s cheeky leg gr…
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