Inspireland

Patrick Foster spent his life chasing his sporting dreams in the hope the darkness he felt would disappear - but even huge success on the outside couldn't fix how he felt on the inside. He appeared to 'have it all' but he was distressingly hiding a debilitating gambling addiction. Huge bets led to hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of debt - even losing £50k on a single horse. But gambling to him was never about the money. It was something else which he only found out during his recovery.

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Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s stories to enrich our own lives? Former BBC newsreader Rory Smith has lived with mental health issues for most of his life so he knows what adversity feels like. He set up his podcast to delve into the minds of the world's most extraordinary people, seeking life lessons and wisdom that could change your life and to amplify the voices of those fighting for meaningful causes and injustices

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Ben Kaye is the recipient of an Attitude Pride Award in 2021 in recognition for overcoming chemsex addiction and the work he has done since to help others. He spent years feeling lost, alone and unhappy in his own skin, constantly wanting to change the way he felt. Drugs and sex became his escape. But one journey to Brighton would change his life forever. A remarkable story of one man learning to accept, embrace and love who he was always meant to be.

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Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s stories to enrich our own lives? Former BBC newsreader Rory Smith secretly battled mental health issues for most of his life so he knows what adversity feels like. He set up his podcast to interview people who share their stories to help others. Rory asks the questions no one else will to challenge your thinking about the world, give you the unique opportunity to learn life transformative lessons and amplify the voices of those fighting for meaningful causes and injustices

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***TRIGGER WARNING: CONTAINS CONVERSATIONS OF CHILD ABUSE AND OTHER MATURE THEMES***

This is a deeply disturbing, brutal and harrowing story. But one that needs to be told. Belgium born Anneke Lucas was sold by her mother as a child sex slave to a murderous paedophile network. She was raped by hundreds of men, most of them prominent Belgian politicians, aristocrats and businessmen. At just eleven years old she was brutally tortured and was sent to be killed. But she escaped death and eventually the network. Combining her traumatic experience and healing work Anneke now has a deep insight into the minds of power addicts, psychopathic criminals and famous paedophiles. A traumatic and moving story of a once powerless young victim who claimed back her power to uncover the truth of some of the most elite using the world as their playground and people as pawns

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Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s stories to enrich our own lives? Former BBC newsreader Rory Smith secretly battled mental health issues for most of his life so he knows what adversity feels like. He set up his podcast to interview people who share their stories to help others. Rory asks the questions no one else will to challenge your thinking about the world, give you the unique opportunity to learn life transformative lessons and amplify the voices of those fighting for meaningful causes and injustices. On Spotify, Apple & Youtube.

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She's an activist and content creator with more than 2.9 million fans on TikTok where she teaches her followers about dwarfism or in her words, little people, with her trademark humour and warmth. Fats Timbo is a force to be reckoned with. But life wasn't always this way for her. In her teens she struggled with her condition and wanted to hide herself from the world. In this intimate conversation Fats opens up about the hard work she undertook to learn to love her body, how she took control back from the bullies and the inspirational path she walked down from not wanting to leave the house to standing proudly on the global stage as a role-model, advocate and ambassador for millions to see, follow and celebrate.

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Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s experiences to enrich our own lives? In 'Be My Guest with Rory Smith', former BBC newsreader Rory asks the questions no one else will to uncover the emotions and thoughts that connect us all as humans and opens our eyes to new perspectives through the prism of other people’s stories. 

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He may not have huge financial wealth but to me Jon Jandai is the richest farmer on earth. After growing up in one of the poorest areas of rural Thailand he moved to Bangkok in search of money and opportunities. But it was there that he realised he already had back home what he was searching for in the city. He now lives a life that is fun, easy and abundant and he shares with me his profound wisdom and unique perspective on the world to help us all do the same. A remarkable story of defining what is most important in life and living it on your own terms.

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Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s experiences to enrich our own lives? In 'Be My Guest with Rory Smith', former BBC newsreader Rory asks the questions no one else will to uncover the emotions and thoughts that connect us all as humans and opens our eyes to new perspectives through the prism of other people’s stories. 

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At the time of this recording her book is Oprah's Book Club selection and it's clear to see why. Lara Love Hardin has spared no details in sharing the darkest moments of her life, innermost thoughts and disguised feelings in her book 'The Many Lives of Mama Loves'. Whilst battling addiction Lara found herself in prison facing at one point a potential 27 years away from her four boys. Her story is a powerful journey with a 'surprising final act' but even after reading Lara's candid no hold barred account I still wanted to know more about her healing path, shame, acceptance and her next chapter.

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Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s experiences to enrich our own lives? In 'Be My Guest with Rory Smith', former BBC newsreader Rory asks the questions no one else will to uncover the emotions and thoughts that connect us all as humans and opens our eyes to new perspectives through the prism of other people’s stories. 

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Lisa Plumb's mother and father were paedophiles. At the age of eleven she was also forced to spend time with a couple she had never met, becoming a prisoner in their pedophile den before being introduced to a child murderer. It took a miracle for Lisa to finally escape a life of perversion, addiction, and abandonment.

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***CONTENT WARNING: This episode is for adults only and includes conversations and details around child abuse, child sexual abuse, violence, substance use and other mature themes throughout that some people may find disturbing and or triggering. Listener discretion is advised.

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Be My Guest with Rory Smith is a podcast that will change your life. Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s experiences to enrich our own lives? Former BBC newsreader Rory Smith asks the questions no one else will to uncover the emotions and thoughts that connect us all as humans and opens our eyes to new perspectives through the prism of other people’s stories. 

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On Spotify, Apple & YouTube

Lisa Plumb's mother and father were pedophiles. At the age of eleven she was also forced to spend time with a couple she had never met, becoming a prisoner in their pedophile den before being introduced to a child murderer. It took a miracle for Lisa to finally escape a life of perversion, addiction, and abandonment.

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***CONTENT WARNING: This episode is for adults only and includes conversations and details around child abuse, child sexual abuse, violence, substance use and other mature themes throughout that some people may find disturbing and or triggering. Listener discretion is advised.

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Be My Guest with Rory Smith is a podcast that will change your life. Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s experiences to enrich our own lives? Former BBC newsreader Rory Smith asks the questions no one else will to uncover the emotions and thoughts that connect us all as humans and opens our eyes to new perspectives through the prism of other people’s stories. 

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How often have you heard a man sharing their deepest thoughts and feelings about the unborn child or children they have lost? In this honest and raw interview Kelly Jean-Philippe shares the pain, confusion and depths of despair he experienced as he and his wife navigated their way through multiple miscarriages. Kelly hopes by doing so that it removes the stigma of dads openly talking about its impact on men and fathers.

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Be My Guest with Rory Smith is a Spotify podcast that will change your life. Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s experiences to enrich our own lives? Former BBC newsreader Rory Smith asks the questions no one else will to uncover the emotions and thoughts that connect us all as humans and opens our eyes to new perspectives through the prism of other people’s stories. 

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New Episode On Spotify, Apple & YouTube Every Monday

Santis O'Garro is a mum of two who found herself in 15k debt at the height of her shopping addiction in 2018. With nowhere to turn and ashamed of her situation Santis hit her 'rock bottom'. In a self-described 'Hollywood movie' Santis was able to clear her debt in under one year. How did she do it? And what she learn from the experience? Some people continue to trivialise shopping addiction but my intimate conversation with Santis proves why it needs to be taken seriously.

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Be My Guest with Rory Smith is a Spotify podcast that will change your life. Everyone has a story to tell but what can we learn from other people’s experiences to enrich our own lives? Former BBC newsreader Rory Smith asks the questions no one else will to uncover the emotions and thoughts that connect us all as humans and opens our eyes to new perspectives through the prism of other people’s stories. 

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New Episode Every Monday