Interview EMMET KENNEDY: Emmet was broadcasting on live radio as a teenager. Becoming disillusioned with spinning the wax he realised his passion was sport, particularly horse racing. That passion manifested itself in the form of fledging media and podcasts. Fast forward and his baby ‘The Final Furlong’ podcast is one of the leaders in the genre, attracting big sponsorship and bigger name guests. It’s not all be plain sailing, behind the genial Irish tone lurks memories of a troubled childhood – victim of an abusive father, bravely laid bare here. More recently under attack from Twitter trolls while supporting a mother battling cancer, Emmet proved to be a battler too. Here’s his very candid story. Meeting Emmet Kennedy. (interview by Simon Nott)