The Convex Conversation

Mar 30 2025 210 ep. 40 mins 6
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The podcast series hosted by award-winning journalist & broadcaster Helen Fospero

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Crime Reporter Martin Brunt Reveals Undisclosed Stories Behind the Headlines

Mar 30 2025 49 mins  
Crime reporter Martin Brunt has covered some of the biggest, shocking and most notorious crime stories in British history for Sky News over the last four decades. Still working in 24-hour breaking news, his book - No One Got Cracked Over the Head for No Reason – filled with previously undisclosed details and fascinating inside track is about to come out in paperback. Martin sha

Robin Greenfield - The Robin Hood of the Modern World

Mar 23 2025 46 mins  
Inspired by the teachings of Mahatma Gandi, social reformer, author and Ted Talk speaker Robin Greenfield explains why and how he’s simplified his life - strand by strand - so others can simply live. 38-year-old Robin was on his way to his first million in his 20s, drove a new car, ran a marketing business in the States and was immersed in consumerism. Now he undertakes extreme

Surgeon Gabriel Weston’s Alternative Look at Our Anatomy

Mar 16 2025 57 mins  
ENT surgeon Gabriel Weston’s new book is a deeply personal and provocative journey through the human body. In this captivating, alternative exploration of our anatomy, Gabriel dissolves the boundaries which often divide surgeon and patient, pushing beyond the limit of what science can tell us about who we are. Gabriel has just sold the rights to her first book Direct Red, about

Ungovernable by Former Chief Whip Simon Hart

Mar 09 2025 43 mins  
Simon Hart reveals why he’s published his personal diary entries in his new book, Ungovernable – The Political Diaries of a Chief Whip, lifting the lid on what really went on at Westminster during one of the most turbulent times in British politics. Simon had a front-row seat at the heart of government - in the cabinet under Boris Johnson; as Chief Whip for Rishi Sunak and cas

How Five Minutes a Day Can Transform Your Life

Mar 02 2025 44 mins  
Successful entrepreneur and co-founder of Intelligent Change Alex Ikonn shares how he turned his life around through the simple habit of gratitude. Alex’s teenage years were tough - he lost his father to cancer, suffered hardships at home with little money, mum worked round the clock to make ends meet – but by changing his mindset and practising daily gratitude, things started

A Life in Music with Exec Producer Malcolm Gerrie

Feb 23 2025 51 mins  
In part two of our special with music legend and CCO of Whizz Kid Entertainment, Malcolm Gerrie gives an insight into the new film he’s just finished shooting with blind tenor Andrea Bocelli. Malcolm and the team from Lionsgate have had incredible access to the star and his family at their home and venues all over the world. The much-anticipated film comes out in the autumn. Mal

Breaking the Rules with Music Legend Malcolm Gerrie

Feb 16 2025 48 mins  
In part one of our two-part special, the story of how a teacher from Newcastle pushed the boundaries in music, creating the legendary eighties show The Tube. Malcolm Gerrie booked ‘low priority act’ Madonna for her first UK performance, helped U2 break America at Red Rocks, breathed fresh life into Tina Turner’s career and exec produced live performances from Elton, REM, The

Hacked Off’s Emma Jones on Prince Harry’s Press Victory

Feb 09 2025 42 mins  
Hacked Off board director Emma Jones explores Prince Harry’s ‘monumental victory’ against News Group Newspapers and what it means for hundreds of other victims of press intrusion. Emma was at London’s High Court when Rupert Murdoch’s group settled with the Duke of Sussex at the eleventh hour, minutes before the trial was due to start. NGN issued an unequivocal apology fo

John Hajdu MBE Shares His Story of Survival as a Boy During the Holocaust

Feb 02 2025 45 mins  
80 years since Auschwitz-Birkenau was liberated, 87-year-old Holocaust survivor John Hajdu MBE shared his story of survival with the Princess of Wales this week and got a big hug. So, we’re re-running our episode where John tells Helen about his harrowing life as a young boy in Budapest seeing Jews persecuted & killed and his parents forced to labour camps. Comforted by his

Drawing Testimonies in Situ in War Zones with Illustrator George Butler

Jan 26 2025 48 mins  
Award-winning artist George Butler creates ink and watercolour drawings in situ in war zones, refugee camps and disaster areas all over the world and some of his work can be found in museum archives, including at the V&A. His testimonies of ordinary people capture suffering, courage, moments of hope, and introduce us to real characters behind the headlines, whose situations we