16/7 - I Survived A Plane Crash

 “It doesn't matter how badly injured you are, or what's happened to you. You have to pick yourself up, and you have to carry on. There is no hiding behind what was yesterday.”

Perry Burns was just 13 when his once-in-a-lifetime trip on an RAF plane ended in a devastating crash.

It left him with burns over nearly half his body.

In this gripping conversation with Olly, Perry relives the moment he thought he’d died; the fireball he escaped; and the chain of miracles that saved his life...

He shares the pain of recovery, the power of one relentless teacher, and how love helped him rebuild.

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Meanwhile, in The Zeitgeist, dog-fan Ollie Peart is on a mission to Make Running Fun. 

While apps like VoiceMap offer self-guided audio tours you can create (and sell!), and GoodGym adds community purpose to your jog…

…his true champion is Zombies, Run!, a thrilling, GPS-triggered story game where undead hordes chase you into cardio greatness.

(And, it seems, makes Olly Mann sweat buckets around the Regent’s Park Running Track.)

Two VoiceMap routes Ollie recommends 👇

London half-mararthon | Bristol

… and Ollie’s musical contribution to gamifying running 👇

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In music corner, our record of the month is the folktastic ‘Cow Song’ 🐄

from The New Eves👇

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The Miles Messenger plane they set off in

Perry, aged 13

Perry finally learns to fly

Olly Mann and his cousin Perry Burns, July 2025

Ollie, Olly and Buzz ‘gamify’ their run… 🏃

And finally… Alix Fox - fresh from National AIDS Trust fundraiser Drag Raise - is back to answer listener’s sex and relationships questions in The Foxhole.

First up, a new gadget in development by Polari Labs to clean up back-door sex…

… and then:  What actually happens at sex-themed swingers holiday resorts, like Hedonism in Jamaica, and what should prospective travellers bring with them to the hotel? 

With the help of Sex Advice for Seniors’ Suzanne Noble, Alix reveals all… 

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We’ll see you on 10th August - with our annual How To Be A Dad special!

x Olly, Ollie, Alix and Producer Matt

13/3 - Beneath The Avalanche

“The mountains are not out to get you. One reason they're so inspiring is because they’re also quite dangerous.”

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After surviving an incredible 200ft plunge from the Selkirk Mountains, British Columbia, multi-sport athlete Adam Campbell thought his mountaineering days were behind him.

But, thanks in part to his wife, Dr. Laura Kosakoski, Adam was able to return to the slopes.

Then, one day in 2020, he triggered an avalanche - with catastrophic consequences for both of them…

As Adam explains in this emotional interview with Olly, dealing with the fallout has meant coming to terms with guilt, accepting his vulnerability, and tackling the notion of ‘high-performance grief’.

Adam’s blog, Muddy Socks, can be found here.

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Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart - fresh from interviewing Mann-fan Lizzy Yarnold for his Winter sports podcast The Apres - investigates the environmental impacts of the death care industry and the trend in Washington State for… human composting!

How does the process work? What takes the place of traditional funeral rituals? And what can you do with the compost that results? Ollie reveals all…

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Elsewhere, our record of the month is this toe-tapping romp from Gang of Youths - it's called In The Wake Of Your Leave, and the video is even better than the song 👇

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CONTENT WARNING: interview includes account of extreme sports injury, moment of death, and suicidal thoughts. Zeitgeist section includes description of body decomposition.

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12/5 - Please Don't Eat Me, Mr. Crocodile

“My will to live was so strong. I really was not ready to die.”

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When Rosie Mitchell went canoeing on a dam in Zimbabwe’s Matobo National Park, she thought she’d soak up the views, and soon be back on shore to toast the New Year.

Instead, she endured a terrifying close encounter with a 3m-long crocodile, who chomped down on her arm and ripped open her chest.

In this vivid and intense conversation, she explains to Olly how her determination to prevail - borne of her experiences ultra-running - helped her survive a seemingly impossible ordeal. 

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Meanwhile, in the Zeitgeist, Ollie Peart pores over a menu of post-pandemic dining trends, from nutritionist-inspired gnocchi to pizza a la Gordon Ramsay.

Are ‘dark kitchens’ and outdoor seating here to stay? And can you get a boozy buzz from non-alcoholic spirits?

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Elsewhere, in the Foxhole, Alix Fox celebrates the thirtieth anniversary of Ann Summers’ iconic Rampant Rabbit, and responds to a listener whose wet dreams seem to coincide with her menstrual cycle.

Is there a hormonal link to her mid-sleep orgasms? Or are nocturnal emissions just for the lads? 

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Finally, our record of the month is ‘Creature of Mine’ from singer-songwriter Billie Marten, who’s back on tour across the UK in September:

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