Jake Humphrey got his big break on CBBC, before moving into sports presenting and launching his hugely successful podcast High Performance.He wasn’t always a high-performer, and in this conversation with Pete he talks about being rubbish at everything growing up, lacking close male friendships and the importance of two amazing role models:his dad, and F1 boss Eddie Jordan.

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For Biscuit Jim

Lead producer–Elly Lazarides

Talent Booker–Lana Webb

Assistant Producer–Beth Linnell

Executive Producer–Geoff Jein

For Bauer Media Group:

Social Media Producer-SerenaBhardwaj

Lead Video Producer Editor-Greg Stocks

Camera Operator and Edit Assistant-Owen Nosal

Head of Video–Edie Jefferys

Chief Creative Officer–LucieCave

This week’s guest on the pod is Olly Alexander. You may know him from playing Ritchie Tozer in the Channel 4 series It’s A Sin, or maybe as the lead singer in the band Years & Years, or when he represented the UK in the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest.

Olly has achieved so much in such a short space of time, but as this conversation shows, it wasn’t always that easy. He and Pete tackle the issue of identity, self-loathing and learning to accept and be proud of who you are – and the difficulties of the concept of pride in general.

If you want to find mental health support where you live, or talk about your feelings, visit the Hub of Hope (www.hubofhope.co.uk) where you can find links to services across the UK.

We’d love you to join in the conversation, to do so follow @manmadepod on Instagram & TikTok

For Biscuit Jim

Lead producer – Elly Lazarides

Talent Booker – Lana Webb

Assistant Producer – Beth Linnell

Executive Producer – Geoff Jein

For Bauer Media Group:

Social Media Producer - Serena Bhardwaj

Lead Video Producer Editor - Greg Stocks

Camera Operator and Edit Assistant - Owen Nosal

Head of Video – Edie Jefferys

Chief Creative Officer – Lucie Cave

Dominic Harrison is much better known by his stage name Yungblud. Pete gets him talking about all sorts to find out a bit more about the man behind the persona. They discuss the transformative power of boxing, the importance of taking time out for creativity and learning more from failure than from success.

If you want to find mental health support where you live, or talk about your feelings, visit the Hub of Hope (www.hubofhope.co.uk) where you can find links to services across the UK.

We’d love you to join in the conversation, to do so follow @manmadepod on Instagram & TikTok

For Biscuit Jim

Lead producer – Elly Lazarides

Talent Booker – Lana Webb

Assistant Producer – Beth Linnell

Executive Producer – Geoff Jein

For Bauer Media Group:

Social Media Producer - Serena Bhardwaj

Lead Video Producer Editor - Greg Stocks

Camera Operator and Edit Assistant - Owen Nosal

Head of Video – Edie Jefferys

Chief Creative Officer – Lucie Cave