A conversation about family, children, relationships, medication, journalism and more with Ilana Kaplan

Jack Pridmore wears a lot of hats. Footballer, author, man on the telly, and an incredible advocate for the societal understanding of OCD. And that's not even the half of it! In this deep dive of an ...

8 Aug 202143min

Here's a fact about me. When I was a kid, all I wanted to do was draw cartoons. That's all I wanted to do when I grew up, and then somewhere along the line, I discovered journalism. I still doodle now...

1 Aug 202142min

TV and films ongoing struggle to depict and represent OCD authentically is a subject that matters to me greatly. I've written about it extensively in the past, most recently for The Guardian. It's a s...

26 Jul 202130min

Hello. My name is James McMahon, I’m a journalist – I host The OCD Chronicles podcast – and wanted to let you know about a new podcast that I’m launching on the Spoook Media network on August 3rd, 202...

19 Jul 202158s

I've got loads in common with Chris Westoby. We're both from Yorkshire. We're both musicians. Writers. We've both written books about OCD - though in Chris' case, his has already been published! And, ...

19 Jul 202145min

Ash Curry is one of the UK OCD communities fiercest - but also kindest - advocates. He speaks truth, and he speaks it loud, mainly because his suffering with OCD has been as wretched as one imagines i...

11 Jul 202132min

Welcome to Season Two of The OCD Chronicles, and to kick this run of new episodes off, I speak to Professor Christine Purdon from the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada about what's n...

4 Jul 202147min