Best Janet Lewis Podcasts (2026)

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Looking ahead to insights and trends for 2026 21:56

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10h ago21:56

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Today I’m my own guest! As you know, my main aim in business is to help people and their business or organisation to become more visible. I’m going to share some PR tips, insights and trends ready for 2026, that I hope will help you to plan and prepare your storytelling for the new year. To start, I’m going to give you some general advice around un…

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Elly Hoskin: Keeping Enduro Alive and Taking it "One More Year" at a Time 1:05:05

6d ago1:05:05

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Cycling is a sport, game and passion. If it becomes too serious, what's the point? Elly Hoskin, 2025 UCI Enduro World Champ, is keeping it light on her way to succeeding at the national and international level. Her personality, energy, and vibe are what make her a fan favourite and someone with a huge potential for the years to come. On this episod…

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Janet Shreeve helps people to understand their choices in care 26:47

9d ago26:47

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My guest today is both client and friend, Janet Shreeve. We’ve both got exciting news to share about a new venture we’re working on together. Firstly though, Janet talks about Shreeve Care Services and how 2025 is ending for her. Janet shares the highs and lows of her business, starting with an experience that makes everything feel worthwhile. She …

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Dylan Bibic: Endurance Track Cycling Growth and Balancing Road and Track Demands 55:15

20d ago55:15

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Dylan Bibic is one of the biggest young talents in track cycling. With a World Champs win, Track Champions League Endurance triumph and plenty of other huge results, Dylan has brought substantial success to Canadian bike racing. We chat about the need for an update to the equipment regulations in track, how impactful it is to have a great partner l…

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Everyone Changes. Not Everyone Comes With You. 59:16

22d ago59:16

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Midlife has a funny way of holding up a mirror and asking, "So… you still good with all these people in your life?" And suddenly you're standing there, hormonal, overstimulated, and realizing half your friendships were built on versions of you that don't even exist anymore. In this episode, we go all in on friendship in midlife - the pivots, the gr…

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Everyone Changes. Not Everyone Comes With You. 59:16

22d ago59:16

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Midlife has a funny way of holding up a mirror and asking, "So… you still good with all these people in your life?" And suddenly you're standing there, hormonal, overstimulated, and realizing half your friendships were built on versions of you that don't even exist anymore. In this episode, we go all in on friendship in midlife - the pivots, the gr…

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Sam Kaeokon ‘It’s not about winning, it’s about the journey between’ 18:36

23d ago18:36

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One of my TV guilty pleasures to watch is Master Chef and today I’m thrilled to meet one of this years’ finalists – Sam Kaeokon. Sam has lived in Swindon for just over 10 years, and coming from Thailand, unsurprisingly he loves to cook Thai food! He talks about how he learnt to cook after watching his grandma in the kitchen prepare Thai cuisine. Af…

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Ep. 72: Visual Artist Brittney Leeanne Williams on Color, the Body, and the Art of Presence 27:26

30d ago27:26

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Artist Brittney Leanne Williams joins Chrystal Genesis to talk about her evocative figurative work, where architecture, landscape, and color blur together, and the body opens into a space of transcendence, memory, revelation, suffering and the mystical. Based in Los Angeles and born in Pasadena, Brittney has steadily built a reputation as one of to…

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Nigel Ellsay: Coaching Canada's Future 48:19

1M ago48:19

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Behind every great racer, there are hundreds of others making it happen. Coaches are a major part of the framework and foundation needed for athletes and teams to thrive. Without strong coaching and meaningful athlete-coach relationships, few athletes could succeed. Nigel Ellsay, former pro and current National Team Road Coach, is a key player in C…

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Talking Trauma (This Time, On Her Terms) 44:20

1M ago44:20

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You know those stories that live under your skin for decades? The ones that get louder when life gets quieter? This episode is one of those. My guest, my friend - Lenore, isn't here to rehash horror for your shock or sympathy. She's here because she's finally ready to own the story that nearly broke her... and the healing that's reshaped her ever s…

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Talking Trauma (This Time, On Her Terms) 44:20

1M ago44:20

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You know those stories that live under your skin for decades? The ones that get louder when life gets quieter? This episode is one of those. My guest, my friend - Lenore, isn't here to rehash horror for your shock or sympathy. She's here because she's finally ready to own the story that nearly broke her... and the healing that's reshaped her ever s…

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Debbie Gilbert is championing women in business 33:56

1M ago33:56

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My guest today is business friend Debbie Gilbert, who runs a marketing agency, the networking company called Businesswomen UnLtd and also runs events including The Best Businesswomen Awards and the Best SME Awards. She is also about to launch a brand new app called Leanier. Debbie tells how she began her own business at a time before the internet w…

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Liz Perkins talks about the busy life of a national journalist 25:24

1M ago25:24

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My guest today is a returning guest, Liz Perkins. Liz is the night news editor on the Sunday Telegraph and the Telegraph, plus she also writes freelance stories across the national papers too. She is incredibly busy and always on the go! She talks about a recent appearance on Crime, on CBS network talking about a crime story she followed years ago.…

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Healing with Humour: How Marvelous Marla Reinvented Midlife (and Herself 43:55

2M ago43:55

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Ever feel like your career is running you instead of the other way around? Or that you've outgrown the version of yourself that once fit neatly into your LinkedIn bio? Meet Marla Simlett - or as she's better known, Marvelous Marla - a woman who walked away from corporate HR, a pension, and predictability to chase something far scarier: joy. In this…

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Healing with Humour: How Marvelous Marla Reinvented Midlife (and Herself 43:55

2M ago43:55

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Ever feel like your career is running you instead of the other way around? Or that you've outgrown the version of yourself that once fit neatly into your LinkedIn bio? Meet Marla Simlett - or as she's better known, Marvelous Marla - a woman who walked away from corporate HR, a pension, and predictability to chase something far scarier: joy. In this…

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Jérémy Rubier: Le Grand Détour and What it Means to be Québécois 1:13:42

2M ago1:13:42

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Le Grand Détour is a story and documentary series, in the progress of being created by Jérémy Rubier, a Montréal based filmmaker and cyclist. Jérémy is a fantastic person, with a great plan for what can happen and what needs to be done to help, highlight, and showcase all Quebec has to offer. A link to the crowdfunding campaign is at the bottom of …

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Gareth Davis from UK martial arts to US real estate! 42:09

2M ago42:09

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I’ve known today's guest for many years, and the first thing I asked Gareth Davis to talk about was his memory of first meeting the Scott family. Gareth first met my son David when he was at Westlea Primary School in Swindon. David was about five or six when he joined Gareth’s martial arts class and Gareth talks about how martial arts can help peop…

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Midlife, Reinvented: How Janet Lewis Turned a Career Pivot into a Powerhouse Women's Network 57:11

2M ago57:11

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What if midlife wasn't a crisis but a calling? When entrepreneur Janet Lewis hit that inevitable midlife "what now" moment, she didn't retreat or play it safe. She reinvented herself. After decades in e-commerce and corporate consulting, she traded the hustle for human connection and built a thriving network that's redefining how women in business …

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Midlife, Reinvented: How Janet Lewis Turned a Career Pivot into a Powerhouse Women's Network 57:11

2M ago57:11

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What if midlife wasn't a crisis but a calling? When entrepreneur Janet Lewis hit that inevitable midlife "what now" moment, she didn't retreat or play it safe. She reinvented herself. After decades in e-commerce and corporate consulting, she traded the hustle for human connection and built a thriving network that's redefining how women in business …

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Lou Muir Sage says if you’ve got a dream – don’t park it! 27:20

2M ago27:20

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Today, Lauren is talking to Louise Muir Sage of ‘Something Kind of Woo’, a crystal shop in Royal Wootton Bassett. Alongside crystals, she also sells incense, essential oils, tarot and oracle cards. Plus Lou is a Reiki practitioner and runs Reiki sessions and also Chakra realignment sessions. Explaining what Reiki is and how it works, she describes …

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Renovating Your Life, Not Just Your Home - Midlife, Menopause & Meaning with Louise Neil 49:46

3M ago49:46

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We're bombarded with headlines about the "downside" of midlife - wrinkles, weight gain, and waning energy. But here's the truth: this season isn't just about loss, it's about renovation. In this episode, we sit down with Louise Neil, Women's Career Empowerment Strategist and founder of Menomentum, a movement reshaping how menopause is understood an…

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Renovating Your Life, Not Just Your Home - Midlife, Menopause & Meaning with Louise Neil 49:46

3M ago49:46

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We're bombarded with headlines about the "downside" of midlife - wrinkles, weight gain, and waning energy. But here's the truth: this season isn't just about loss, it's about renovation. In this episode, we sit down with Louise Neil, Women's Career Empowerment Strategist and founder of Menomentum, a movement reshaping how menopause is understood an…

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Sandra Stahl talks about how AI is a fantastic efficiency tool 32:42

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John Lewis has a passion for helping others! 35:07

3M ago35:07

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For today’s podcast, Lauren is talking to John Lewis, a mindset and performance coach at JL Mindset Performance. After working as a holiday rep, on building sites and owning a courier company, John went into coaching because it was something that he realised he’d always done; helping other people and being interested in others’. He trained and qual…

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What happens when the glossy fashion world no longer lights you up - and burnout pushes you to the edge? You pivot. Hard. 35:28

4M ago35:28

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In this episode of the She2.0 Podcast, I sit down with Elisa Kosonen, a former fashion editor turned registered holistic nutritionist and founder of 14 Carrots - a practice helping women reclaim their energy, resilience, and joy in midlife. We talk about:✨ The scary-but-thrilling reality of making a midlife career pivot✨ Burnout red flags every wom…

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What happens when the glossy fashion world no longer lights you up - and burnout pushes you to the edge? You pivot. Hard. 35:28

4M ago35:28

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In this episode of the She2.0 Podcast, I sit down with Elisa Kosonen, a former fashion editor turned registered holistic nutritionist and founder of 14 Carrots - a practice helping women reclaim their energy, resilience, and joy in midlife. We talk about:✨ The scary-but-thrilling reality of making a midlife career pivot✨ Burnout red flags every wom…

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Georgina Fuller is challenging stigmas 43:53

4M ago43:53

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My guest today is Georgina Fuller who has been a journalist for over 20 years. She mostly writes for national newspapers, like The Times, The Telegraph and magazines. Her subjects are broadly lifestyle topics, including parenting, travel and neurodiversity. Georgina talks about how she started out in journalism, and how originally she worked on bus…

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They Got My Instagram Suspended (And Why I’m Taking Legal Action) 35:50

4M ago35:50

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I wasn’t expecting to record another podcast episode so soon. But I also wasn’t expecting my Instagram account to be suspended - right before my annual Courageous Planner pre-order week (the biggest sales week of my business year). And just weeks before my breast cancer surgery. It’s the latest development in what I believe has become an ongoing ‘c…

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Kevin Field: Nature vs. Nurture, Quality vs. Quantity 1:42:27

4M ago1:42:27

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Consider the choices in the title statement, which would you see Canadian cycling fitting into? Where do you see our national strategy sitting in order to get the best possible athlete results? Kevin Field is one of the most experienced and involved minds in Canadian bike racing. Having been a former Head of Performance Strategy at Cycling Canada, …

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When One Cancer Isn’t Enough: My Second Urgent Referral 32:45

4M ago32:45

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In June, I shared the news of my breast cancer diagnosis. Since then, it’s been scans, appointments, waiting - and more waiting. And just when I thought I’d adjusted to life with one diagnosis… I was referred for another urgent cancer investigation. In this episode of the Courageous podcast, I talk about: What it feels like to face another suspecte…

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Gamal Turawa on how being authentic is the key 34:26

4M ago34:26

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In today’s podcast, Lauren talks to Gamal Turawa, who prefers to be known as G. G has a fascinating background and story; one that resonates with many others. Born in the early 1960s, his early life was traumatic. He went on to be a policeman, and he was in fact, the first openly gay, black policeman. He had a film made about his life, which won hi…

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Emma Jones: On a mission to make life easier for small businesses 32:29

5M ago32:29

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Today’s guest is Emma Jones, the new Small Business Commissioner, so if you are the owner of a small business, this podcast is not to be missed! Before going into details about her new role, Emma talks about starting her own business in her mid 20s, during the .com boom. After reading a book by American, Dan Pink, called Free Agent Nation, and at a…

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Going Viral on TikTok (Sort Of) … Then Freezing on My Podcast 19:56

5M ago19:56

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One of my TikTok videos got a lot of traction (for a brand new account anyway). It should’ve felt like momentum. Instead, I froze. And perfectionism - mixed with the emotional chaos of a cancer diagnosis - nearly stopped me from publishing this episode at all. In this honest update, I share why it's taken me so long to publish this podcast episode.…

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Harvey Boddy is helping people to find a place to call home 21:27

5M ago21:27

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My guest today is someone who I only met a few weeks ago at a networking group. Harvey Boddy is the founder of HGP Property Deals. Working with his business partner, Jackie Collier, a multi-award winning property investor, they help people to buy and rent properties. They work with properties in Bradford and Leeds, where they do them up and supply …

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Mike Smith, No. 22 & The Titanium Titans 1:20:09

5M ago1:20:09

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Titanium bikes are quickly becoming one of the hottest topics in cycling and it's easy to see why. Gorgeous lines, fantastic styling and insane ride quality. But good titanium bikes have a certain X-factor, that felling of utter happiness in a bike. No. 22 Bicycle Company delivers that in spades with their lineup. Today, we catch up with No. 22's c…

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Paula Harsley talks about writing as the customer 28:14

5M ago28:14

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In today's episode, Lauren talks to Paula Harsley about being a wordsmith. Paula specialises in helping businesses to bring their internal and external business communications to life. Paula worked in banking for many years and then for the Swindon and Wiltshire Growth Hub as one of their business navigators. Following the Covid pandemic and having…

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Breast Cancer, cancellation and the courage to keep going 22:45

6M ago22:45

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Over the past few months, I’ve faced an ongoing cancellation campaign, a public takedown, and now - a breast cancer diagnosis. It’s not the ‘comeback’ I had in mind. But it’s the reality I’m living. In this episode of the Courageous podcast, I share how I found out I have breast cancer and how I’m navigating this unexpected chapter of my life, heal…

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Liz Perkins gives a voice to the voiceless and holds power to account. 24:49

6M ago24:49

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My guest joining me today is Liz Perkins, a journalist who was involved in my No BS Media Summit at the end of last year. Liz is the night news editor on the Sunday Telegraph, but also she often appears on Time Radio, talking about Welsh politics. Previously, she was the night news editor at The Daily Express. She has already had an amazing career,…

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Ep. 71: Artist and DJ Elijah on Independence, Creativity, and Closing the App. 34:54

6M ago34:54

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Writer, DJ, lecturer and creative provocateur Elijah joins Chrystal Genesis to talk about his new book Close The App, Make The Ting: Transformative Prompts For The Modern Artist. In this wide-ranging conversation, they chat about how his Yellow Squares project has grown from Instagram prompts into a global project of installations, lectures, billbo…

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Jenaya Francis Part 2: Pro Thoughts 1:25:44

6M ago1:25:44

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Nutrition, training, contract decisions, life skills, and peloton dynamics are all some of the less glamorous but equally important parts to pro racing that those watching on the television may not understand. Jenaya Francis and I, Carter Lewis, chat about the background of what goes into pro cycling, why it's important to understand the basics bef…

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I know what I need to do - I’m just afraid I can’t do it 29:26

6M ago29:26

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This is my first solo podcast episode in over a year. For a long time, I wasn’t sure I’d come back. Not because I didn’t care - or didn’t know what to say - but because I found myself on the receiving end of a series of cancellation campaigns that left me questioning everything. In this honest return, I talk about what’s happened over the past six …

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Matt Barbour knows that people always want a good story and that will always be the case! 30:02

7M ago30:02

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Today’s episode of PR not BS with Lauren, she talks to national journalist Matt Barbour. He has been writing for national newspapers and magazines since he was in his early twenties. He got into journalism on a whim. Whilst at the University of Bristol he set up a magazine, which won The Guardian NUS Magazine of the Year Award. Following the succes…

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Janet Hiebert, Samsara Cycle & Empowering Women Through Cycling 1:07:44

7M ago1:07:44

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We all WANT more people on bikes, but we NEED more women on bikes. In a sport long dominated by men, that extends into the clothing industry too. Why can't clothing truly be tailored for women? Why can't it look less like team kit and more like fashion? Why is no one doing this? Those are just a few questions Janet Hiebert, Founder and CEO of Samsa…

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Lewis Steeper shares all about Oliver's legacy 49:32

7M ago49:32

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Lauren’s second podcast guest is Lewis Steeper, who along with his wife is the founder of the Oliver Steeper Foundation, following the tragic death of their son in 2021. Lewis shares Oliver’s story, and how he went to nursery as a fit, healthy nine month old baby who later choked while eating his dinner. After being told that all was well and it wa…

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Michael McEwan is going to prove you wrong! 28:40

8M ago28:40

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My guest today is Michael McEwan, a journalist who I’ve recently met on LinkedIn. Michael, a Scot, is a disability campaigner and freelance journalist. He has worked for the BBC, STV and written for many different publications about disability and non-disability care issues. He talks about how as a youngster he wanted to get into media, but didn’t …