Very cool conversation with Johnny Nelson, former Cruiserweight World Champion about the teachings of his boxing trainer and life mentor Brendan Ingle.

Brendan's opening question when educating people through boxing: "Who are you?"

James Gemmell is a very experienced sports broadcaster, mainly presenting rugby union live coverage, including 12 years at Sky Sports in the UK.

He's now pivoted into a role as Executive Lead Australasia for Whisper TV.

He's a husband and father of two - and the family are preparing to return to James' native New Zealand for his new job. 

James Golden - distinguished fitness professional and friend of the podcast - is putting on fitness session for kids in association with the Bamford Wellness group over the UK half-term.

Sessions are at 10:45AM Feb 15 - Feb 17. 

Sign up at James' Instagram Page: aka_thefitnesspro

Here we chat about what he's got in store for the kids in the sessions, the importance of fun in any exercise plan, homeschooling mayhem and more. 

Adventurer Paula Reid is part of a team planning to row non-stop from the Canary Islands to the Caribbean in December 2021 - in the Talisker Whiskey Atlantic Challenge. 

The Mothership team is raising money for the Noah's Ark Children Hospice and The Felix Fund (the bomb disposal charity). To lean more and contribute: https://www.facebook.com/MOTHERSHIPTWAC/

It's the latest adventure for Paula, who's also an adventure psychologist and expert on maintaining a positive mindset.

Previously, she's ski'd, sailed and cycled on several awe-inspiring expeditions, but she's new to rowing. That said, she recently warmed up for the atlantic row, by rowing a marathon in her living room to support Eddie Izzard's latest running challenge.

For more about Paula: https://www.paulareid.com/adventures

Running through answers to the following football hypothetical posted on social media on February 3rd 2021: 

"Footballers In the Mind's Eye: 

Picture a player scoring with a wedged chip - bags of backspin, floating over a flat-footed keeper and dropping just under the crossbar into the net.

  Who'd you see?  Glen Hoddle, for me."

To join the conversation, I post these scenarios on Twitter (eddraper81) and Instagram (ed_draper81)

Alex Payne was a presenter at Sky Sports for nearly 15 years - for Sky Sports News and then covering rugby.

He's the host of a fantastic podcast - The Good, The Bad and The Rugby with James Haskell and Mike Tindall: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-good-the-bad-the-rugby/id1524156217

He's also co-founder of a connection technology business that puts brands together with people of influence - The Room.

You can follow Alex here: @AlexPayneTV