#29. Wilderness Festival & Eden Sessions Promoter - John Empson

Kirk Field has lived a life most ravers could only dream of — from blagging his way into acid house nights to touring with The Prodigy and throwing wild Snowbombing parties with Liam Gallagher. In thi...

13 Aug 20251h 3min

Ash Jones is the man behind the personal brands of some of the UK’s biggest names — including Steven Bartlett and Gary Neville. As the founder of Great Influence, he’s built a business by helping high...

8 Aug 20251h 16min

Paul Brady is a feared doorman from Manchester who got caught up in the city’s criminal underworld from a young age. Paul also built a name for himself as a legitimate DJ, playing in a number of venue...

6 Aug 20251h 39min

Alex Packham built a business from the ground up — and sold it to Adobe for tens of millions. Now CEO of JAAQ, a mental health platform backed by the likes of Tyson Fury and Rio Ferdinand, Alex opens ...

4 Aug 20251h 24min

Kevin Lane spent over 20 years behind bars after being convicted of a contract killing. In this episode, he lifts the lid on what life in prison is really like — from brutal routines and violence on t...

30 Juli 20251h 11min

Kev Healy spent years on the front line as a specialist firearms officer with SO19 — the Met’s elite armed unit. In this episode, he lifts the lid on what really goes on behind the scenes: high-speed ...

23 Juli 20251h 23min

Viv Graham was one of the most feared men in the North East — a powerhouse doorman who ran Newcastle’s club scene with an iron fist. In this episode, I sit down with Stu Watson, who knew Viv personall...

16 Juli 20251h 25min

Joe Wieczorek was at the heart of the UK’s rave explosion in the late ’80s and early ’90s. As the founder of the legendary Labyrinth parties, he helped shape the underground scene that defined a gener...

9 Juli 20251h 8min