Who We Are Now with Izzy & Richard Hammond

May 05 2024 358
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In 2006 Richard Hammond broke his brain. The high-speed jet-powered car he was piloting crashed at 319mph… and the thing that stopped the car from rolling? That was his head. Richard’s been on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth ever since, and now, he’s on a mission to demystify and destigmatise conversations around masculinity, mental health, and the issues that affect us all, in a bid to discover who we are now. Joined by his co-pilot and grown-up daughter Izzy, they’ll dive into the worlds of mid-life crisis’, what makes a modern man, how to raise daughters, and even question what it means to be a little shorter than average... Join Richard, Izzy and Dr Jim, as they try to figure out Who We Are Now.

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Dr Tharaka on the burnout epidemic, grind culture and the busyness fallacy

May 05 2024 55 mins  
This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond unpack burnout. Is it real? Are you just stressed? Dr Tharaka is on the case as Richard and Izzy learn that busyness is NOT a badge of honour, doing a 5-9 before your 9-5 might not be getting you the most of out life, and why you shouldn't use instagram as a barometer for your own personal and professional life. Listen on Gl

The Bonus Episode: The elephant and it's rider

May 02 2024 31 mins  
This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez take a look back on this week's episode with 'last of the lads' Spencer Matthews. The two ponder if society will pay a price on it's reliance on digital socialisation, understand that you simply cannot turn each of your emotions off without some serious repercussions, and learn that anger can b

Spencer Matthews on lad culture, harnessing anger and the social media trap

Apr 28 2024 50 mins  
This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond, they ask the question, should we ever be angry? And can it be harnessed to move us to a better place? Joined by "last of the lads" Spencer Matthews, they discuss feeling everything vs. feeling nothing, the dangers and traps of social media, and whether anger is ever a useful tool. Listen on Global Player to hear the next ep

The Bonus Episode: How did you get into my house?

Apr 25 2024 33 mins  
This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now, Richard and Dr Jim continue the zen vibes left by comic Paul Chowdhry as they attempt to put the lens on the subject that's been hovering all season... cancel culture. Dr Jim explains how comedy is psychologically pro-social, cracks a few jokes himself, and teaches us the history of ostracisation. Even the cave men were doing it! Li

Paul Chowdhry on offensive jokes, racism and cancel culture

Apr 21 2024 51 mins  
This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond they ask the questions that have been simmering in the background all season long... what does it mean to be cancelled? And can you be cancelled for just telling a joke? Joined by stand up comedian and host of The Pudcast, Paul Chowdhry, they explore the business of being offended, the science of comedy, and how generational

Jodie Kidd on racing super cars, heroin chic and using the girl card

Apr 14 2024 49 mins  
This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond they're joined by ex-supermodel, entrepreneur and race car drive Jodie Kidd. With quite the height difference between them, they discuss what it's like to exist just slightly outside the physical norms height wise, how modelling is not all it's cracked up to be, and exactly how and when to play the girl card. Listen on Globa

The Bonus Episode: How do I be?

Apr 11 2024 29 mins  
This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez they take a look back at this week's chat with comedian and writer Jen Ives. It's a big week for this chapter in the collective trans story, with the Cass review landing and the Vatican weighing in. Dr Jim and Richard discuss how binary can both help and hinder humans, how gender specific trait

Jen Ives on Toby Carvery's, main stream media and the trans story

Apr 07 2024 49 mins  
This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond they talk to comedian and writer Jen Ives about the trans story. Together, they discuss whether comedy simply represents the present or has the possibilities to forge new futures, they speak candidly about gender identity and finding yourself, and they revisit some sketchy content that may have reached it's expiration date..

The Bonus Episode: Mens sana in corpore sano

Apr 04 2024 28 mins  
This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now, Dr Jim takes us on a journey of peacocking and meal prep, whilst Richard ponders the idea of a pre-historic food industry before they try to answer the controversial question... is there more pressure on men to look good than women in 2024?Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Downl

Gregg Wallace on six packs, the obesity epidemic and Masterchef secrets

Mar 31 2024 51 mins  
This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond they ask the question, what is a Dad bod? Joined by Masterchef icon, entrepreneur and host A Piece of Cake Gregg Wallace they explore the idea that the pressure on men to look a certain way now might be more than women face, how we've been de-skilling generations of at home cooks, and how you really can't judge a book by it'