Talking Common with Josh Connolly
<p>Does it ever feel like you’re playing life on hard mode? Everyone always seems angry at each other and somehow the answer is always to “work on yourself”.</p><br><p>After addiction, gangs and football violence, and years in self-help, Josh Connolly wants to know what actually helps. On <em>Talking Common</em> he talks to thinkers and doers about what shaped them, what pulls us apart and what could bring us back together.</p><br><p>There are plenty of people telling us how to fix ourselves. But getting yourself out of the hole is one thing. What if you looked back, saw who's still down there, and lowered a ladder?</p><br><p><strong>If you're asking the same questions, <em>Talking Common</em> is for you.</strong></p><br><p>d6b6ee7533d0a96c337a364bf55546c8aebd4d84</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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How to be English and proud the right way with Sonny Green 05.11.2026 59mSonny Green knows what people assume when they see a white working-class lad in an England shirt. His poem What England Means to Me is his answer.Poet, grime artist and Britain’s Got Talent finalist Sonny talks to Josh Connolly about the England flag, finding pride in multicultural Britain and in a hometown everyone else writes off, addiction recovery, and what getting sober did to his accent.He opens up about growing up on a council estate in Southend-on-Sea, the youth clubs and community that shaped him, and why trying to sound posh would have watered down everything he does.New episodes of Talking Common every Thursday. Follow @talkingcommon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. -
Introducing Talking Common with Josh Connolly 21.10.2026 1mJosh Connolly talks to Jordan Stephens, James Bloodworth, Nicola Thorp and more about the problems we can only solve together. Every Thursday from 5 November.What if self-help has taught us to look inward for answers to problems we can only solve together? Bestselling author and breathwork facilitator Josh Connolly went from addiction, gangs and football violence to sobriety and a career in personal development. Now he's asking why society feels so divided, how people find belonging, and why lasting change starts with connection.Across seven episodes, Josh sits down with musicians, writers, journalists and creators to talk about the experiences that shaped them. Guests include Jordan Stephens (Rizzle Kicks), James Bloodworth, Nicola Thorp, Sonny Green and Jimmy the Giant.New episodes every Thursday from 5 November. Follow now so you don't miss the first one.@talkingcommon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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