Jo Diop and Kush Burman are the winners of the latest series of hit BBC series Race Across the World.

Here they are in their FIRST podcast interview since winning.

At just 19 years old, the childhood best friends from Liverpool travelled more than 12,000 kilometres across Europe and Asia, racing from Sicily to Mongolia without smartphones, flights or modern comforts, eventually crossing the finish line first and winning the £20,000 prize.

But what made Jo and Kush stand out wasn't just the race. Viewers connected deeply with their friendship, humour, honesty and the way they supported each other throughout the journey.

In this conversation, we discuss the reality of spending 51 days together, what the race taught them about friendship, anxiety, masculinity, travel, social media, human nature, and how life has changed since becoming two of the best-loved contestants the show has ever seen.

Enjoyed this episode? You might enjoy previous episodes with the last three Apprentice winners, the winner of C4's Hunted and many others.

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Interviews that might just change your life.

And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.

Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.

Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.

After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.

This podcast is the result.

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Craig Wood is a former British Army rifleman, a triple amputee and ocean adventurer.

At 18 years old, Craig lost both legs and one arm after being blown up by a controlled IED in Afghanistan. After weeks in a coma and years of recovery, he was told he’d never sail again.

Last year, he became the first triple amputee to sail solo and unsupported across the Pacific Ocean.

In this episode, we discuss Craig’s childhood, joining the military at 17, surviving the explosion, waking up in hospital as a triple amputee, identity loss, recovery, addiction, sobriety, sailing around the world, fatherhood, and the mindset that helped him rebuild his life.

We also talk about happiness, purpose, trauma, why doctors shouldn’t define people’s limits, and what happens when you stop letting fear decide what you’re capable of.

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Interviews that might just change your life.

And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.

Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.

Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.

After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.

This podcast is the result.

Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.

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Jaz Ampaw-Farr believes it’s never too late to have a good childhood.

An internationally renowned speaker, former teacher, and advocate for resilience and human connection, Jaz has spent years helping people rewrite the stories they were born into.

Because she had to do it herself.

Jaz grew up surrounded by violence, abuse, neglect, racism, foster care and unimaginable instability. She was homeless at university, sexually abused as a child, and convinced for much of her early life that she might never make it to adulthood.

In this conversation, we talk about the five teachers who quietly changed the course of her life, the power of “everyday heroes,” and why breaking the cycle is only the beginning.

We also explore trauma, identity, shame, self-worth, education, parenting, possibility, and what it really means to rewrite your story.

Emotional. Honest. Hopeful.

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Interviews that might just change your life. And if not…? You’ll probably enjoy them anyway.

Project Possible is a podcast about resilience, ambition, grief, reinvention, success, failure and what human beings are truly capable of.

Hosted by me, Rich Leigh, each episode explores the lives, minds and experiences of extraordinary people from business, sport, entertainment, science and beyond.

After my younger brother Jordan took his own life, I sold the PR agency I’d spent over a decade building and decided to go all-in on creating something meaningful.

This podcast is the result.

Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.

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