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  Refused A Hair Transplant, So He Built A Brand From His Shed | Tom Walker on The Tom's Talks Podcast 20.09.2026 1t 21min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. This episode discusses suicide. If you're struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123. Tom Walker was told he couldn't have a hair transplant. He walked out of that consultation feeling like he had no hope and no options - and then h...
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  How Gambling Nearly Cost Him Everything | Dan Kent on The Tom's Talks Podcast 13.09.2026 1t 23min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. ⚠️ This episode discusses addiction and suicidal thoughts. If you're struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123. Dan's dad taught him to gamble before he was old enough to understand what it was. Fruit machines as birthday present...
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  Father's Promise to His 6 Year Old Son With Cancer | Ceri Menai-Davis on Tom's Talks Podcast 09.09.2026 1t 35min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. ⚠️ This episode discusses child loss and suicidal thoughts. If you're struggling, Samaritans are available 24/7 on 116 123. Hugh was born on his dad's first wedding anniversary. He had the bluest eyes, the blondest hair, and a personality to mat...
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  Two Hip Replacements By 23: “I Was Told to Wait Until I'm 40" | Jack Brennan 30.08.2026 1t 19min

  Jack was five years old when he was diagnosed with Perthes disease - a rare condition that stops blood flow to the hip joint. By eighteen, his hips had essentially given up on him. He was told he'd need a double hip replacement eventually - but not until he was in his forties. He wasn't willing to wait that long. He couldn't. In this episode, Jack takes us through five years of chronic pain, being turned away by specialist after specialist, and the moment he broke down in an appointment and f...
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  The Hard Truths About Discipline, Money & Getting In Shape | Morgs Cox 23.08.2026 1t 41min

  "Happiness is a choice." Morgs Cox on the hard truths most people don't want to hear — about discipline, money, your environment, and why getting in shape is 90% mental. Morgs is a fitness coach who built his brand from offering free sessions at 22 to running a team and coaching business out of Dubai. He's also one of Tom's closest mates, which is why this one gets more honest than most. We get into the mindset shift that changed everything for him, why he stopped chasing the outcome and st...
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  My Ex Killed My Children | Claire Throssell 16.08.2026 1t 49min

  Claire Throssell lost both her sons, Jack and Paul, in the most unimaginable way — after a family court granted their father contact. This is her story, and her warning. ⚠️ Content warning: this episode contains discussion of domestic abuse, coercive control, and the deaths of children. Please look after yourself while listening. In this episode Claire sits down with Tom and talks with extraordinary honesty about what she survived, what she lost, and what she has spent the years since fightin...
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  The Biggest Lie in Fitness Nobody Wants to Admit | Josh Blue 09.08.2026 1t 32min

  "There will be times where I sit there and go — I can stop now, and nobody would know or probably even care." That’s the moment most people quit. And according to Josh, it’s the exact moment discipline really starts. Josh is a competitive bodybuilder and online physique coach who walked out of a cinema at 16, called a boxing club the next morning, and has trained ever since. He came dead last at his first bodybuilding show. Ten years later, he’s competing as an open heavyweight — and he’s lea...
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  The Alton Towers Smiler Crash 11 Years On | Joe & Leah 02.08.2026 1t 19min

  Everybody saw what happened on the ride. Nobody ever asked what happened in their parents' living room. On 2nd June 2015, Leah Washington and Joe were on one of their first proper dates when The Smiler crash changed their lives forever. Leah lost her leg, Joe suffered life-changing injuries, and both were trapped four metres in the air for four hours. Now, 11 years later, they're married. In this powerful episode, they share the untold story behind the headlines - from the impact on their fam...
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  She Lost Her Leg on Her Dream Holiday, What Happened Next? | Sian Lord 24.07.2026 1t 6min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. Sian Lord was 24 years old. It was her second day in New York. She was on the pavement, drink in hand, talking to her best friend - exactly where she was supposed to be. Then a taxi driver mounted the kerb. He severed her left leg below the ...
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  A Diagnosed Psychopath | Lewis Raymond Taylor 12.07.2026 1t 50min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. Lewis' Brand New Book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/024164683... Lewis Raymond Taylor was told by his own mother that he wouldn't make old bones. By his mid-twenties, he'd been to prison three times, spent seven years addicted to cocaine, a...
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  Becoming a Dad, HSTikkyTokky & Mindset | Q&A 05.07.2026 53min

  We're back after a short break with an hour long Q&A answering your questions! The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. Support the show Check out my website: toms-talks.co.uk Follow me on Instagram: toms.talks__ Follow me on TikTok: tomstalks Subscribe on YouTube: TomsTalks
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  1 GCSE to £34 Million | Adam Stott 31.05.2026 1t 16min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. Adam Stott left school with one GCSE. By 25 he had a six-figure salary and a £100,000 car. By 30 he was running a business turning over nearly £14 million a year. And then it started to unravel — and nobody saw it coming, least of all him. ...
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  Financial Advice Nobody Taught You (Debt & Investing) | Sammie Ellard-King 24.05.2026 1t 25min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. At 24, Sammie Ellard-King was £24,000 in credit card debt. A third of his wages were going out the door every month — just in interest. Not paying the debt down. Just interest. Sammie is a property investor, financial educator, and founder o...
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  From Hiding His Stammer to 1 Million Followers | Sam Bagshaw 17.05.2026 50min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. Sam Bagshaw has a stammer. He also has over a million followers online — and he built that by doing the one thing most people are too scared to do: showing up exactly as he is. In this episode, Sam shares what it was really like growing up wi...
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  10 Years of Abuse… And No One Knew | Kieron Riley 10.05.2026 1t 17min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. In this episode, Kieron opens up about being sexually abused from the age of 6 to 16 — something he kept hidden for nearly 20 years. We talk about what it’s like growing up not realising something isn’t normal, the confusion and guilt that ...
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  I Lost My Wife & Unborn Child... How Do You Survive That? | Ben Kennedy (His Grief) 03.05.2026 1t 41min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. In this incredibly powerful and emotional episode of Tom’s Talks, we sit down with Ben Kennedy, also known as His Grief, to hear a story that will stay with you. At just 32 years old, Ben lost his wife and unborn child in a matter of hours — what s...
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  The Truth About Modern Relationships No One Wants To Admit | Tom Stroud 26.04.2026 1t 6min

  The Tom’s Talks Podcast explores the stories behind the people — the highs, the lows, and the moments that shape who we become. What does it really mean to be a man in today’s world? In this powerful episode, we sit down with Tom Stroud to unpack masculinity, mental health, and the growing crisis of male loneliness. But this conversation goes far deeper than reality TV. Tom opens up about growing up without a father, dealing with loss, navigating social media pressure, and how a life-changing...
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  Inside the Mind of a Gladiator (It’s Not What You Think) | Jamie 'The Giant' 19.04.2026 1t 26min

  In this powerful episode of Tom’s Talks, we sit down with Jamie “The Giant” — Gladiator, former British bodybuilding champion, firefighter, and coach — to go beyond the persona and uncover the man behind the size and strength. From consuming 10,000 calories a day at the peak of his bodybuilding career to facing the harsh mental reality of body dysmorphia, Jamie opens up about the obsession, sacrifice, and identity struggles that come with chasing physical perfection. But this conversation goe...
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  Childhood Sex Abuse Survivor Opens Up | Ryan Gadsby 05.04.2026 1t 38min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. He was 8 years old when the abuse started. In this episode of the Tom’s Talks Podcast, Ryan Gadsby shares the full story of how he was groomed, manipulated, and abused by his stepfather — someone he trusted as a role model. What makes this...
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  Why Cancer Rates Are Exploding (And What You Can Do) | Dr Anisha Patel 29.03.2026 58min

  The Tom's Talks Podcast is a place where we speak to a vast array of people from different walks of life and find out what makes them them. We will speak about their unique journey and delve into the highs and the lows which ultimately define them. What happens when a doctor suddenly becomes the patient? In this powerful episode of Tom’s Talks, we sit down with Dr Anisha Patel — a GP, author, speaker, and bowel cancer survivor — who shares her deeply personal journey from diagnosis to...