Best Kevin Parr Podcasts (2026)

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328. Hunting for mushrooms - and legendary animals - with Kevin Parr 1:00:38

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17d ago1:00:38

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Plodcast regular Kevin Parr joins host Fergus Collins for a charming mushroom hunting walk in a wooded Welsh valley. Along the way, as the foraging basket with treats, they discuss Kev's extraordinary new book, An Unnatural History of Britain – his series of epic quests in search of animals that really shouldn't be here. It's an unmissable audio de…

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Lewis Interviews Iain 20:56

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Iain Farrell makes a weekly podcast series called Prime Lenses. In this special episode he is interviewed by his son, Lewis. They discuss the show, Iain’s initial inspiration for it and where he’d like to take it next. More about this show: A camera is just a tool but spend enough time with photographers and you’ll see them go misty eyed when they …

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331. Enjoy an epic starling murmuration on the Somerset Levels with the Plodcast team 49:27

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A very special Plodcast to end 2025. The Plodcast team of Fergus, Hannah, Kev, Jack and Lewis head to the Somerset Levels in the hope of witnesses and recording one of Europe's most extraordinary wildlife spectacles: the great starling roost over the reedbeds of this wild and wonderful part of the West Country. It did not disappoint. Have a listen!…

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Dan Henry: The Psychology of Selling, How to Make Cold Prospects Say “Yes” Fast | Sales | E379 52:38

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When Dan Henry was building his online business, he struggled with inconsistent sales and needed to quickly figure out how to turn prospects into paying clients. That challenge pushed him to study the psychology behind why people buy and develop sales frameworks that now generate millions in revenue and enable him to close $25K to $50K deals over t…

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Episode 94 - Julia Coddington 1:02:47

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Julia Coddington is an Australian photographer and artist. She shoots remarkable street photos, leads workshops and is leaning into being a Grandmother. I met her partner Gerry on a photowalk earlier this year and he suggested I look up her work. Look it up I did and a plan to talk we did make. We talk about the way she found photography, her love …

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Peter Norvig: Transforming AI Into the Ultimate Human Advantage | Artificial Intelligence | AI Vault 58:14

6d ago58:14

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Now on Spotify Video! After decades leading AI research at NASA, Google, and Stanford, Peter Norvig has watched artificial intelligence advance at an incredible pace, often without enough consideration for the people it’s meant to serve. While the systems grew better at optimizing algorithms, far less focus was placed on fairness, human agency, and…

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Sound Escape 253. Hear the voices of a million starlings going to roost 15:04

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Dusk is imminent and you're standing on a raised path, an old abandoned railway line through the marshes. For the past 30 minutes vast uncountable flocks of starlings have poured overhead and settled in the reedbeds. Now, millions of chattering voices sound like breakers on a distant shore while other wetland birds chur and chunter unseen. BBC Coun…

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DRAFT - HOTTEST BABES with ROBBY HOFFMAN 1:10:58

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Today we are joined by our good friend Robby Hoffman and the TDART T-REX Strider Wilson for another great draft. Chad had an emergency right before the draft and had to leave but the bros still got extra H*RNY and DRAFTED the hottest babes of all time. Shoutout to Mr. Cream aka Aaron for producing today and being the ultimate judge. JABWOW! #chadan…

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Leave it for at least 30 years with Martin Ellard 32:12

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It’s Christmas Eve so what better time than now to send over a lovely midweek episode. This week I sat down with Martin Ellard, a photographer form South Wales who is a listener to the show and was kind enough to send me a couple of zines he made of work. They’re fascinating and I couldn’t pass up the chance to talk to him about them. So here’s me …

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330. It's the Plodcast Christmas Special and team quiz 2025! 58:53

2d ago58:53

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Join the Plodcast team of Fergus, Hannah, Jack and Lewis – with special guest and quiz master Kevin Parr. As well as tackling Kev's now legendary Plodcast quiz, the team gather by the fire to reminisce about the past year's adventures in nature and the countryside. Plus, Jack has some jokes... Thank you so much for listening and contributing to the…

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Dan Henry: The Marketing Strategy Entrepreneurs Use to Build Massive, Money-Making Brands | Marketing | E378 54:41

10d ago54:41

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Dan Henry's journey into marketing began in extreme financial hardship, surviving on $500-a-week pizza delivery shifts. A brutal winter night with no heat became the turning point that forced him to reinvent his life. Determined to change his future, he became ruthless about acquiring high-leverage marketing skills that eventually helped him genera…

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Episode 93 - Mark Eden 1:02:47

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Mark Eden is a commercial and travel photographer working in Australia and around the world. In a rare turn of events he reached out to me, we chatted and I suggested we get together and talk on the show. Mark likes to travel light, go off the beaten track and connect with his subjects so he felt like a good fit for the podcast. I hope you enjoy th…

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Hala Taha: How Life’s Hardest Moments Can Spark Business Breakthroughs | Entrepreneurship | 7 Years of YAP 46:09

13d ago46:09

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When Hala Taha lost her father to COVID-19, she realized she wasn’t honoring his legacy by playing small. Grief became the catalyst that pushed her to stop treating entrepreneurship as a side hustle and fully commit to her vision. After hitting six figures month after month, she quit her corporate job at Disney and launched YAP Media full-time. In …

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Sound Escape 252. Enjoy sunshine and peace along the seawall of the Bristol Channel 15:54

6d ago15:54

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After climbing a few steps you're atop the sea wall and the vast skies and broad seascape of the Bristol Channel open before you. You're looking south from Wales across the water to Somerset and North Devon. It's eerily quiet with just a distant roar of water, a passing plane and the calls of occasional passing gulls, curlews and goldfinches. BBC C…

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EP 419 - Questions with STRIDER WILSON 1:39:24

15d ago1:39:24

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Today we are joined by Strider Wilson for another Questions EP. Each bro has a list of 5 questions for each other. We go deep on Sandwiches vs Burritos, Speed Boats vs Race Cars, Striders first time making love and an update on the bros fantasy league going into the playoffs - Are the PARR's OUT of the post season? A chiller EP with the just the br…

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He was Martin Parr 32:12

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Martin Parr was a decades long constant in photography who was known for his super saturated, contrasty images, both literally and metaphorically. Awarded a CBE in 2021, which for non-UK listeners is rather a big deal, and the subject of a beautiful documentary in 2024, I wanted to remember Martin who for me is up there with other British cultural …

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329. Making a spun-iron frying pan at a family-run foundry in Shropshire 50:24

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Plodcast host Fergus heads to Cleobury Mortimer in deeply rural Shropshire to visit the Netherton Foundry. Here, Neil and Sue Currie and their team make beautiful spun-iron cookware using traditional skills and tools. And Fergus gets the chance to fashion frying pans from scratch – a magical insight into a thriving, family-run rural business. A hug…

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Reid Hoffman: Superagency, How AI Will Help Humans Dominate the Future | Artificial Intelligence | AI Vault 51:09

17d ago51:09

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Now on Spotify Video! When Reid Hoffman first began studying artificial intelligence at Stanford, the world wasn’t ready for it yet. Years later, inspired by conversations with top tech innovators, he recognized AI’s potential and seized the moment. As the founding investor in OpenAI and co-founder of Inflection AI, he’s at the forefront of shaping…

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#312: A tribute to Martin Parr and seeing in black and white 54:21

16d ago54:21

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A few audio gremlins in the works, but Kev's on the case and normal service will be resumed in 2026, whatever normal is. It's the last show of the year, with our regular break on the way for the holidays. Today, a special edition as we revisit an interview Kevin recorded with Martin Parr who sadly passed last weekend. Also on the show: shooting in …

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Episode 92 - Judah Passow 1:09:49

13d ago1:09:49

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Judah Passow is a photojournalist from the US who has worked and lived in the UK since the 70s. He has seen the newspaper business he came up in change significantly and we discuss the fact that he has had to self fund his most recent project because it’s nigh on impossible to find funding for projects any other way these days. His images shot over…

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Julie Solomon: How to Monetize Your Instagram Brand Even with a Small Following | Marketing | YAPClassic 1:08:04

20d ago1:08:04

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Julie Solomon didn’t just see entrepreneurs struggling with Instagram marketing; she lived the frustration herself. Despite growing an audience, her revenue stalled until she invested $25K in high-level mentorship and uncovered the real drivers of social media growth. Within nine months, she scaled from $250K to $1.3M and now shares her strategy wi…

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Sound Escape 251. Hear the song of the wind on the first icy morning of winter 13:09

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A cold front has swept down from the north overnight but it's a bright morning over the frosty marshes. A breeze pushes ripples across a lagoon of deepest blue and then gently jostles the dead rushes and reeds. Nothing else stirs. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transpo…

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DRAFT - BEST MOVIE REMAKES with BRAD FULLER and KEVIN ETTEN 1:47:34

22d ago1:47:34

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Today we are joined by our Hollywood Dad, Brad Fuller and his production partner Kevin Etten. They just wrapped on the NEW Anaconda Movie that comes out December 25th. We break down the process and how the stars, Jack Black and Paul Rudd helped create the vision for the final cut. This is an epic episode about the process of remaking older film. We…

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Brock Johnson: Is Instagram Dead? Unlock the Secret to Explosive Social Media Growth | Marketing | E377 1:05:47

25d ago1:05:47

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Brock Johnson was passionate about social media and surrounded by influencers, yet it took nearly a decade of consistent content creation before he finally went viral on Instagram. Through years of trial and error, he cracked the code for organic growth on the platform. In this episode, Brock shares his blueprint for Instagram success, breaking dow…

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Episode 91 - Kevin Fickling 59:28

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Kevin Fickling is an American photographer, producer and craftsman. He wears many hats and our chat covers how he got into stills photography by way of video, some lenses he’s shared with the world that are now being used in big name productions and we even treat ourselves to the shutter sound of one of his favourite cameras. It’s a treat to sit do…

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Stephen Wolfram: How AI Works and How to Use It to Stay Ahead | Artificial Intelligence | AI Vault 1:12:17

28d ago1:12:17

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Now on Spotify Video! Most people have been using AI for decades, but only a few understand how to leverage it. After more than 40 years in the field, Stephen Wolfram has seen how breakthroughs like ChatGPT seem to emerge out of nowhere, and he believes the real power isn’t the technology itself, but learning how to think in a way machines can work…

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Sound Escape 250. Swollen by days of rain, the stream has a new song 13:54

23d ago13:54

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After 36 hours of rain, the town floods and then the waters recede, surging down brooks such as this. You pause on a bridge above, hearing a stranger, bolder song in a stream you thought you knew so well. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countryside to help you relax and transport you somewhere beautiful…

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EP 417 - BRO Fell in Love With a Chatbot… And It Got Complicated 1:25:25

29d ago1:25:25

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Today is another Classic Solo with just the bros. We start off the pod recapping the holiday travels and talk about JT’s kids’ first experience at Disneyland. What is the correct age to introduce the churro at the parks? We recap the “bests” of 2025 - Best Song, Best News Story, and Best Sports Moment. We take some calls and dive deep into internet…

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327. Venture out onto the wild Essex marshes with author Michael J Warren 1:02:56

24d ago1:02:56

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This week, we're heading to the bleakly beautiful Essex marshes to meet historian and birder Michael J Warren – and thousands of waders and wildfowl in this stunning area of big skies, haunting calls and endless water. Michael's celebrated new book, A Cuckoo's Lea (published by Bloomsbury) explores how our medieval ancestors included birds in so ma…

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#311: Lighting up nature and working for free?! 42:06

24d ago42:06

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Stand well back from the podcast player today, because Kev's brought man flu to the airwaves! What he needs is a week-long retreat in Scotland, which Neale shares details about during the show. Today, photographic mishaps, when things don't quite work out as you plan, post professional gig rituals, wedding fair conversions, and we ask the question,…

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Kevin O'Leary: The Game-Changing Habits That Set Top Entrepreneurs Apart | Entrepreneurship | YAPLive | E376 1:16:23

1M ago1:16:23

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Now on Spotify video! Starting a business is brutally hard, and Kevin O’Leary is a living example of that truth. Despite early failures, he went on to build and sell The Learning Company for $4.2 billion in one of the most competitive tech markets in history. As an investor in over 50 companies, he can spot true entrepreneurs from a mile away and k…

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Episode 90 - Richard Koek 1:01:35

27d ago1:01:35

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Richard Koek is a photographer born in The Netherlands who moved to the US and now calls New York his home. He has made a name for himself shooting the streets around the world making commercial work and two books on New York and Tokyo respectively. I really enjoy his outsiders perspective on the places he goes and we discuss in the conversation wh…

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Michelle Tillis Lederman: 7 Mindset Shifts That Turn Networking Into Your Greatest Advantage | Leadership | YAPClassic 49:41

1M ago49:41

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After being laid off, Michelle Tillis Lederman landed a new job in just three days, thanks to her mindset of intentional relationship-building, not luck. That experience inspired her to create the “Connector’s Advantage,” a framework for building authentic connections that drive faster and better results. In this episode, Michelle reveals how organ…

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Sound Escape 249. The haunting calls of waders and wild geese on forgotten Essex coast 14:59

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Deep in the Essex Marshes, you find solitude on a path that skirts marsh and lagoon. But you're not entirely alone – from the creeks and open water the fluting calls of waders and ducks and the deeper gutteral utterances of Brent geese create a haunting soundtrack of true wilderness. Wilderness, that is, a sole fishing boat chugs by on its lonely m…

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EP 416 - IS KEVIN TOP DONG? 43:35

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On today's ep we are joined by Kevin aka The Shmole. This episode is truly a rollercoaster of events. Kev comes in hot with a message from JOE to the bros about who really is TOP DONG. Two weeks ago, Chad declared Amir as top dong after he blessed the studio with his cover of The World I know. IT INSTANTLY GETS HEATED when kevin presses Chad for an…