Great Company with Jamie Laing – Details, episodes & analysis

What is ADHD? Are you born with it? How can it affect your life and the people around you? Nicole Vignola, neuroscientist and ADHD expert joins me for an expert special episode of Great Company to talk all things ADHD.

Branded as a naughty child, with difficulty regulating emotions and concentrating, I was diagnosed with ADHD while at school, and later in life struggled with chasing thrills which left me feeling empty. With Nicole, I ask all the questions I've ever wanted answered about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and discover the reason behind the rise in adult diagnoses. Nicole also shares with me what’s happening in our brains when we fall in love, or go through a break up, and how we can help ourselves when we’re in a cycle of overthinking.

This episode is a fascinating listen for anyone who’s ever felt they’re wired a little differently…

And if you want more of Nicole, you can find her on IG: @nicolesneuroscience or grab a copy of her latest book, Rewire here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/rewire/nicole-vignola/9780241661833#:~:text=CHANGE%20YOUR%20MIND%20TO%20CHANGE,to%20achieve%20peak%20mental%20wellbeing

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Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Video: Jake Ji & Ryley Kirby

Social Media: Laura Coughlan

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Growing up in a space you don’t fit in; feeling like a fish out of water around your own family, Rob Rinder’s polished accent and loquacious tone might not point to his working class roots. We're often mistaken for brothers, but Rob’s background is starkly different from mine…Opening up, Rob discusses his attitude to privilege and the undeniable love he felt from parents who perhaps didn’t fully understand him.

Concerned his sexuality might disappoint his single mother and Tottenham Hotspur obsessed father, Rob trained as a barrister, working across a vast array of cases which led to burnout and ultimately leaving the law, and turning to television, appearing on our screens as Judge Rinder, and more recently with new best friend, Rylan, exploring the art world in Italy.

This conversation is a reminder that we all carry wonderful complexities that make us unique, and despite appearances and differences, to experience love is the greatest privilege of all.

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THE CREDITS:

Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Video: Jake Ji & Ryley Kirby

Social Media: Laura Coughlan

This is a JamPot Original podcast

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Panic attacks, the value of true friendship and having a crush, Madeline Argy sits down with me for a rare interview away from her own camera.

Madeline's candour and skill in honest and hilarious storytelling has built her a Tiktok empire of over 5 million followers. As a fellow oversharer, this interview is unfiltered and dives straight into Madeline's wild distraction techniques as an anxious child, why friendships are more important than partners and the real reason she started TikTok.

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THE CREDITS

Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Booking: Ben Johns

Video: Jake Ji

Social Media: Laura Coughlan

Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Living with Tourette's, overcoming anxiety, and realising I don't resemble Judge Rob Rinder quite as much as he thought, I welcome a guest whose success has inspired millions, including myself - one of the original YouTuber's, Caspar Lee.

Having started his channel as a teenager his subscriber count quickly skyrocketed to seven million, I now have the chance to sit down with Caspar to chat about life after YouTube. Despite his massive following, Caspar battled anxiety, to the point where he couldn't even go on a date with his fiancée [13.51]. He explores how he transitioned to running four successful businesses and the pressures of entrepreneurship [22.48] and how he has learned to embrace his Tourette's diagnosis at the age of six to the point where he is now proud of it.

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THE CREDITS:

Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Booking: Ben Johns

Video: Jake Ji

Social Media: Laura Coughlan

Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: This episode contains graphic descriptions of birth loss, trauma and PTSD

Life-threatening haemorrhages, almost dying on the operating table, and suffering with post natal depression, I sit down with my old friend, Louise Thompson to simply ask: How are you?

Since growing up together on Made in Chelsea, Louise’s life drastically changed in November 2021, when she gave birth to her son, Leo, in a complicated emergency C-section [09.20] - a day she called the ‘best and worst day of my life’. Louise opens up to me about the moment she thought she had died [28.01] and the devastating fallout, both physically and emotionally following that time.

This interview is raw and open, but shows the strength of human resilience, and the love and admiration between old friends whose lives have taken turns they’d never have foreseen.

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THE CREDITS:

Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Editor: Ewan Newbigging-Lister

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Booking: Ben Johns

Video: Jake Ji

Social Media: Laura Coughlan

Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot

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Let's Go Girls....

Overcoming grief, illness, heartbreak, sexism, losing her voice, Shania Twain is a cultural icon whose resilience is truly astonishing. Selling over 100 million albums worldwide, her story is one of fearlessness and strength.

Shania joins me to share her wisdom and optimism, always finding the silver lining in life. Growing up in a home marked by domestic violence, she reached a pivotal moment at her lowest point; choosing to never feel so miserable again, she convinced her mother to leave her father [18:45]. From there she eventually went on to becoming an international superstar, but not without much grief and hardship, losing both her parents in a car crash [36:02], she also opens up about learning to let go and forgive [32:52].

This episode reveals the human side of the pop star we know as Shania. And, of course, we could let her leave without finding out - what does impress her?

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THE CREDITS:

Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Booking: Ben Johns

Video: Jamie Gilbert

Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot

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Reframing the narrative on psychedelics, how alcohol is the most destructive drug in society, and the debate on legalising drugs, leading expert in psychedelic research, Dr Rayyan Zafar joins me to change your perspective on this fascinating topic.

With only 30% of the population actually responding to anti-depressants, Dr Zafar reveals the potential of psychedelics as an alternative to anti-depressants [17.53], the REAL reason why drugs are illegal [35.48] and explains how gambling addictions are a serious mental health illness [48:44].

This is an eye-opening conversation aiming to really challenge your perception of these subjects.

To find out more on Dr Zafar you can find him on:

Instagram: @rayyanzaf @icaro.events

Twitter: @RayyanZafar6

Websites: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/psychedelic-research-centre/ // https://www.drugscience.org.uk

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THE CREDITS:

Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Booking: Ben Johns

Video: Jamie Gilbert

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From the cult-like world of Playboy, financial abuse at the hands of her husband and building her life up after leaving the “bunny” empire at 31, Crystal Hefner is a NYT best selling Author, American model and the third wife of Hugh Hefner.

Crystal reveals how she entered the Playboy mansion as a young, introverted women; the collateral damage of a highly competitive and misogynistic environment. Running away from a cover-shoot 5 days before her wedding, and how she took back her power over the last decade.

This is an empowering conversation about choosing yourself after years of objectification and misogyny.

If you want to read Crystal Hefner’s book, 'Only Say Good Things', find it here: https://amzn.eu/d/44SrACp

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THE CREDITS:

Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Booking: Ben Johns

Video: Jamie Gilbert

Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot

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Misconceptions about the gut, its astonishing connection to our mental wellbeing, and the truth about Ultra-Processed Foods, leading expert and Head Nutritionist at ZOE, Dr Federica Amati joins me for this special guest expert episode of Great Company.

Dr Federica reveals staggering statistics, sheds light on alcohol's direct impact on risk of cancer [16.12], unpacks common misconceptions [05.50] and explains the surprising link between diet and our personal lives - from dating, to fertility [29.20]

This is a fascinating conversation that will nourish your mind and change your eating habits.

If you want to read Dr Federica’s latest book, you can find it here: https://amzn.eu/d/8cEF7hp

If you enjoyed this episode, please click follow - we have so many great guests like this one, you won't want to miss out!You can also follow us on Instagram and Tiktok @greatcompanypodcast

THE CREDITS:

Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Booking: Ben Johns

Video: Jamie Gilbert

Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TW: This episode contains discussion of suicide

Living in fear, burying the past and discovering magic in unusual places, Steven Frayne is one of the most successful magicians of our time, having overcome health issues, bullies, and an alter-ego that came to be too much to live up to.

Having destroyed his alter-ego, Dynamo, in December 2023, Steven chats to me about the beauty of naiveté, arriving in London on a £1 Megabus from Bradford, to taking a leap in the states, which ultimately led to him to find the persona of Dynamo. It’s a story inspired from humble origins of watching his grandfather perform magic [06.55], which has enabled him to overcome shyness and connect with people all over the world [28.22]. Steven also opens up about finding light after dark times [34.59]

AND of course, Steven blows me away with some sleight of hand, and real magic. 

This episode is truly inspiring and shows that everyone has their own magic to share…

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THE CREDITS:

Exec Producer: Jemima Rathbone

Assistant Producer: Gurlina Heer

Booking: Ben Johns

Video: Jamie Gilbert

Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.