The First Time (and The Next Step) Podcast

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I co-hosted The First Time podcast with Kate Mildenhall. The First Time is on a break in its current format.

However, I’m hosting our spin off series The Next Step.

The Next Step is figurately but also literally in this case, what happens after The First Time.

It still features interviews with writers but creatives, comedians and entrepreneurs as well. It’s about figuring out what to do next in life. Like, how do you achieve the things you want but also, how can you be happy if you achieve nothing?

Episodes are released on Wednesdays via The First Time podcast feed.

New Episodes

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Interview: Nat Kringoudis

This episode of The Next Step is with Nat Kringoudis. It’s the episode where I FINALLY get to talk about both ice baths and fasting. Nat Kringoudis is a health care practitioner, 2x best selling author, Speaker and all-round natural fertility expert. 

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Interview: Comedian Laurie Kilmartin

Laurie Kilmartin is a stand-up comedian and an Emmy-nominated and award-winning comedy writer. She's also on Twitter. A lot of people are on Twitter or have been on Twitter, but she’s the kind of tweeter that makes you wish Twitter was still a thing.

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Interview: Cookbook author and entrepreneur Sarah Pound

Sarah Pound's catering business failed during COVID, which, coupled with the fact she had two small kids, made for a pretty tense and worrying time. But! Realising she needed something positive to focus on, Sarah started filming her recipes on Instagram.Now she has a following of 700K+ people.