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.

Subscribe wherever you watch or listen - it makes a huge difference to me and the success of the show.

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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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We're more polarised in the West than ever. It's tearing families apart.

Rhett Power spent years working in war zones with the Peace Corps and USAID, witnessing first-hand what happens when societies fracture - and when people stop seeing each other as human.

Nearly a million people were killed in the conflicts and genocides we discuss in this conversation - the very real cost of polarisation.

Rhett recently giving a TEDx talk called How To Host A Bipartisan Dinner that caught my eye.

I wanted to speak to him about polarisation, outrage, fear and whether modern society is heading in the wrong direction.

We discuss:

• political division and empathy
• fear, identity and human behaviour
• entrepreneurship and resilience
• grief and self-talk
• leadership and culture
• why “your self-talk becomes team talk”

A thoughtful conversation about humanity, conflict and whether we’ve forgotten how to truly talk to each other again.

Follow Rhett on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/rhettpower

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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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The D.O.C. may be one of the most influential figures in hip hop history. Your favourite rapper's favourite rapper.

Many have said that hip hop would look very different without them - but in the case of The D.O.C., none could disagree.

A foundational force behind the rise of West Coast rap, he helped shape the sound of Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg and gangsta rap itself.

He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award as an official member of N.W.A.

A car accident more than 35 years ago destroyed D.O.C’s vocal cords at the height of his powers - and in doing so, robbed hip hop of his talent as a rising star. A talent he believes can be resurrected with AI.

In this conversation, The D.O.C discusses:

- whether hip hop lost its greatest ever rapper

- his role in shaping Dr Dre’s sound

- his first thoughts of Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and lyrical greatness

- AI recreating his voice

- spirituality, loss, reinvention and purpose

and why he believes his best work may still be ahead of him.

This is a conversation about identity, legacy, creativity and what happens when the thing that defines you is suddenly taken away.

Follow The D.O.C. on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/c.d.o.c

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

While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'

Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.

Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.

I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life.

I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.

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Vanessa Ruck, also known as The Girl On A Bike, is a motorcycle racer, adventurer, speaker and content creator.

After being hit by a car while cycling home in 2014, Vanessa was told her injuries were “just bruising.” In reality, the years that followed involved seven surgeries, chronic pain, PTSD, and the complete loss of the life she once knew.

Today, she races motorcycles across some of the toughest environments on Earth, including the original Dakar route through Africa.

In this conversation, we discuss trauma, forgiveness, chronic pain, motorcycles as therapy, resilience, motherhood, extreme endurance racing, and why Vanessa believes there is “no going back, only reinvention.”

This is a conversation about rebuilding yourself after life falls apart.

If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe wherever you watched or listened.

Follow Vanessa on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/thegirlonabike

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

While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'

Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.

Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.

I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life.

I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.

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In this episode, I sit down with record-breaking endurance adventurer, former Royal Marine and author Mitch Hutchcraft.

Last year, Mitch completed a world-first 13,000 kilometre journey from the English Channel to the summit of Mount Everest.

Allow me to break the absurdity of that down for you:

He swam the Channel. He cycled across 18 countries. He ran hundreds of kilometres through India, and then - and only then - did he climb the highest mountain on Earth.

We talk about ADHD, grief, losing his dad at 20 - and the promise Mitch made to him, the mindset behind extreme endurance, and why he believes most people massively underestimate what they’re capable of.

This is a conversation about possibility, purpose, suffering, discipline, and redefining what “impossible” truly means.

If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe wherever you watched or listened.

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

While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'

Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.

Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.

I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life.

I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.

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Jason Smith is a fitness coach, cover model and the founder of Fit in Midlife.

At 49, Jason was drinking 2 to 3 bottles of wine a night, struggling with his health, and convinced his best years were behind him.

He felt stuck, isolated, and like life had quietly passed him by.

Then something unexpected happened.

A simple post online triggered a complete shift in how he saw himself… and what was possible.

Within months, he lost over 20kg, reversed serious health issues, and rebuilt his life from the ground up. He's since been on men's fitness magazines as a cover star, and continues to inspire hundreds of thousands of his followers on social media.

In this conversation, we talk about loneliness in midlife, alcohol as a crutch, identity loss, and why so many people feel it’s “too late” to change.

Jason explains what actually works when it comes to getting back in shape, why most fitness advice is overcomplicated, and how small daily actions can lead to massive transformation.

This episode isn’t really even about fitness. It’s about starting again, when you think you it's too late.

If you enjoy this conversation, please subscribe wherever you watched or listened.

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

While we're all trying to be better versions of ourselves, this podcast asks: 'what's truly possible?'

Project Possible, hosted by me, Rich Leigh, explores this with incredible guests from the world of business, sport, entertainment and academia.

Between the second and third series, I made the decision to go full-time on this show.

I sold my successful 10 year old PR agency after my youngest brother Jordan took his own life.

I realised that I needed to run towards passion and purpose, and my dream of sharing positivity and possibility as a career - this podcast is my effort to do just that. Subscribe wherever you watch or listen.

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