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It's my final episode of the BALANCE podcast (this is James typing here) - but the podcast will continue!

So there was no one better to welcome back than returning hero: the great Freddie Fox. Freddie can be seen stealing the show in The Pursuit Of Love (on iPlayer).

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What a man. What a life. What energy.

We chat with the great Gennaro Contaldo about a remarkable life dominated by his great passion: food.

The icon of Italian cuisine also shares tips for eternal youth. And we chat about another great love of his: Parmigiano Reggiano.

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We sit down with one of the truly great Britons: the iconic Barry Hearn.

The self-made sports promoter talks about an extraordinary life packed with ups and downs - with the ups proving genre-defining.

Barry is a hugely inspiring figure, having made his fortune from his proud working-class roots with hard work, passion, a lust for life and a never-say-die attitude putting him on top of the world.

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We chat with one of the icons of the world of wellbeing: the great Fiona Arrigo.

Fiona is founder of The Arrigo Programme, she is an internationally acclaimed and much-loved psychotherapist, intuitive healer, mentor and Life teacher. We talk about Fiona's remarkable journey into wellbeing, and what her thoughts are as we all come out of lockdown.

To find out more about Fiona and to work with her, please visit her site to find out more.

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Talk about a timely episode: we chat with renowned breath guru to the stars: the remarkable Alan Dolan.

To find out more about Alan - including a chance to book sessions with him - please visit his site.

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Egads - what a pleasure it was for BALANCE to chat with the sort of chap you'd take home to meet your mum: the great Nikesh Patel.

We chat Nikesh's life and career, diversity and much more - including Nikesh's insightful process for picking a project (something we can all be inspired by).

Starstruck is out now on iPlayer

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Say hello to your new favourite person: the great Jessie Mei Li.

Jessie makes for warm and wonderful company as we chat her life, how she is an inspiration to so many and how she will continue to inspire. This makes for an incredibly powerful and very special episode.

Shadow & Bone is out now on Netflix. And you can follow Jessie on Instagram here.

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Henry Lloyd-Hughes has a career to die for - but you wouldn't know it to spend time in his company.

Henry has shone in hit after hit: Killing Eve, Les Miserables, The Pale Horse and, now, global smash The Irregulars on Netflix. Yet he somehow undercuts everything with winning self-deprecation.

It was a pleasure to chat with Henry, who truly lifts the lid on the world of acting.

The Irregulars is available to watch now on Netflix.

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Madeleine Shaw is positive force of nature - listen for yourself. Talk about someone who has found their calling in life!

Here, the wellbeing influencer, nutritional therapist and author talks about finding her calling, her work with BetterYou and much more.

Feeling stressed or anxious? Madeleine's soothing tone will change all that.

To find out more about Madeleine's work with BetterYou, please visit here.

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