Race To The Top: Recent Episodes
Race To The Top
'Race To The Top' is a new podcast hosted by Freddy Clode in which he will be interviewing innovators across all medians stretching from; sport to music to business and everything else in between. Join us this series as we attempt to uncover the secrets to success. Please subscribe, rate and comment below. Fx
We're honoured to be joined by Wallaby and Barbarian Samu Kerevi, to hear about his comeback, working under Eddie Jones, his love for Quade Cooper and Wallabies ambition for the World Cup.
We're honoured to be joined by a true legend of the sport in Quade Cooper, as he sits down to give his first long form interview in years, to discuss his return to the Wallabies, Eddie Jones, The BaaBaa's and much more....
We're delighted to be joined by Wallabies and Barbarians Head Coach Eddie Jones, for his first long form interview since heading back to Australia, where he gives us his honest thoughts on; his time in England and The RFU and shares with us his plans and hopes for the Wallabies for The Rugby Championship and The World Cup in September.
We're delighted to be joined by Alun Wyn Jones for his first long form interview since announcing his retirement, as he looks back on his incredible career so far, the excitement of playing for The Barbarians and gives us an insight into what his immediate future holds.
For our final episode in Series One, we're delighted to be joined by England and Lions legend George Kruis to take us through his incredible experience playing for the BaaBaa's last year at Twickenham. He gives us the hilarious inside track on; rooming with Big Will Skelton, what it's like to train and drink with Fabien Galthie, hanging out with the Prince of Monaco, which of the french lads was best on the piss, his career highs and lows and much more..... Enjoy.
What a delight it is to be back with Series 2 of Race To The Top and what a scintillating story we have in store for you today.
12 years ago Patrick Foster was bowling to Virat Kholi in an England U19s match with an incredibly promising career in the sport ahead of him. Fast forward 12 years and he’s stood on the platforms of Slough station about to commit suicide having lost over £4 millions worth of borrowed & stolen cash. 75 gambling accounts - 65 different names - 23 payday loans and money borrowed from 113 friends.
This is his incredible story…..
Please buy his amazing book ‘Might Bite’ for the full story.
Today we're joined by TV royalty in the man who is the brains behind two of the most successful shows in history in - Top Gear and The Grand Tour.
We hear about how he went from misbehaving with Jeremy Clarkson during their school days, working in McDonald's, attempting to be a spy in Russia, and then getting his break into the industry eventually leading to recalibrating Top Gear and turning it into the most watched show on TV globally. Of course we discuss - Clarksons punch, Hammonds near fatal crash, and all the other talking points leading to the curation of Amazons flagship show 'The Grand Tour'.
Today we're joined from Boston Massachusetts by Devin Ibanez, who after suffering a near fatal injury whilst playing rugby, decided to reevaluate his priorities and front up-to the secret he'd been hiding for years!
Today I am joined by the 'voice of the British summer' in BBC Test Match Specials 'Dan Norcross'.
He's had a beyond fascinating life; from being suspended at Cambridge University to; playing pub quiz machines for a living for two years, benefiting from the internet boom, setting up the infamous test match sofa (a no hold barred - drunken / ranty rival to TMS) only to get in a legal battle with the BBC, who in a weird twist of fate ended up being his eventual employers to help him achieve his dream!
Today I am joined by the accidental viral superstar and American crickets great new hope in Eli Robinson. Eli comes from Knoxville Tennessee however upon moving to New York to work for a tech company, he was sent out to Melbourne Australia for a 6 month work placement. This is where he fell in love with the game and upon returning to NY, delivered an evening lecture to his colleagues called 'Cricket for American's. Luckily somebody filmed the whole lecture and uploaded it to youtube and it has amassed hundreds of thousands of views - today we hear this incredible story of accidental virality and success.
Iain Dale is better known nowadays as the multi award winning broadcaster( who's recently won' Radio Presenter of the Year' twice) and the voice of the most listened to talk radio station in the country - LBC.
However, Iain has had a rich and varied life, from standing three times unsuccessfully to get elected as an MP for the Conservatives, to running his own publishing company, being a shipping journalist, running PR for the ports authority, owning a political bookshop in Westminster, being a lifeguard in Germany, almost being sick on Maggie Thatcher and being former Tory leader David Davis's Chief of Staff.
Today, it was my absolute honour to be able to sit down with Iain for over an hour and discuss the highs and lows of this quite incredible career to date. Iain was incredible generous with his time and even more so with the way in which he recounted his failures, successes and regrets.
For all of Iain Dale's brillaint content from his Podcasts to his Books please go to - https://www.iaindale.com/
I am so excited to welcome on the show today, the wonderful and multi talented - author, broadcaster and special advisor Mr Peter Cardwell. Peter has worked under two prime ministers and 3 cabinet ministers in the current government before being brutally dismissed by the infamous Dom Cummings in February of this year. He then went off to write an incredible book about the history of special advisors in this country, which has quickly become the mantra to being able to understand the role these unelected officials play in our day to day lives. We speak about everything from growing up in war torn Northern Ireland to loosing a listed company £387 million with a ill advised text and everything in between.
To order a signed copy of his book please contact him on twitter - @petercardwell
Today we're joined by one of the most spectacular young human beings in this country in Mr George King. At the age of 19 he managed to climb what was then Europes tallest building in 'The Shard', an incredible achievement, but made even more remarkable with the fact that he used no - ropes, assistance, insurance etc - it was a free climb!
Upon summiting the dizzy 310 metre height of the Shard he was congratulated then cautioned by the police at the top and then let free to go. Sadly the Shard legal team pressed charges, which resulted in a 100 grand court case and eventually George facing a 6 month jail sentence at HMP Pentonville - Britains toughest jail!
Please come along and experience this incredibly powerful story, from a modern day super hero.
Welcome to the first episode of my new podcast ~ 'Race To The Top' and thankyou so much for joining us, for what I hope will be an incredibly entertaining and educational series of interviews. We will be interviewing stars across all medians - from Hollywood to the arts - sports to the media and beyond...
Today we speak with the wonderful Kate Ovens, better known as the face of KFC and Deliveroo in the UK, who has gained a huge following after giving birth to the competitive food eating and food influencing scene in this country. Kate now boasts over half a million loyal fans across social media and is one of the most sought after influencers in the world!
In this episode we discuss everything from her accidental rise to viral fame, her dating life on and off the apps, weird requests she’s been sent by fans, helping out BAFTA winning actress Daisy May Cooper to stop her daughter pooing in the shed, brutal nights out in newcastle, the highs and lows of being an influencer, the ultimate hangover cure, the aftermaths of her biggest challenges, how she's spending lockdown, her plans for the future and much much more.....