In this episode of Behind The Mic we checked in with Tyler Shea. Tyler is a singer/songwriter, currently based in Cornwall and is a mutual friend of friend of the pod Lily Ward. After writing his first album at the age of 14/15 years old, Tyler took the leap to become an artist in 2019 with his Tyler Shea project. Since then, he has released his debut EP, ‘Still Not Over You’ in 2025 and is looking to define his pop-based sound going forward. In this episode we discuss his m...

In episode 357 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Miles Spencer. Miles is a business leader and entrepreneur with over 30 years’ experience in the industry. He has started, built, and led three unique companies and ‘exited’ from them, which means a founder, owner, or investor has sold their stake in a company, effectively cashing out their investment. Today, he is the Co-Founder and CEO of an AI company called Reflekta. Reflekta is an AI-powered ‘digital legacy pla...

In episode 356 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with David Maywald. Born and raised in Australia where he resides today, David has worked in finance for over two decades as an investment professional, holding roles of Research Analyst and is a top-quartile Portfolio Manager. He currently works as a governance specialist and holds a portfolio of board roles across the fields of health, education, families, active lifestyles, infrastructure, investment, and sustainability.&nb...

In episode 355 of The Just Checking In Podcast our Founder Freddie flew solo to remember a very special woman who sadly died last year. We interviewed a woman called Claire Johnson on JCIP #66 all the way back in October 2021, where we discussed her incredible life, from dating the lead singer of 1970s rock band Deep Purple, to working in the Police service during the Yorkshire Moor murders, to the London 2012 Olympics and finally, becoming a mental health advocate. Prior to that, in JCIP #45...

In episode 354 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Adam The Sartorial Gardener. Adam runs an Instagram account where, as the title suggests, he documents his life tending and working on his garden whilst looking very dapper and elegant at the same time. Adam also posts on the account to cherish the memory of his wife Evanne, who tragically died of brain cancer on April 29th 2025. Adam and Evanne met at university in Lancaster where he met her on the very first...

In episode 353 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with academic, author and commentator Dr Ashley Frawley. Ashley currently works as Senior Editor at Compact Magazine, as well as holding roles of sociologist and Visiting Researcher in the Centre for Parenting Culture Studies at the University of Kent, as well as Visiting Research Fellow at the MCC Brussels in Belgium. We first checked in with Ashley in JCIP #253 in August 2024. In Ashley’s Part 1, we discussed her academ...

In episode 352 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Tom Festa. We came across Tom through friend of the pod Mark Ferris as Tom was fundraising for Mark’s stepson Callum and his treatment for brain cancer through his ‘Race Around The World’ journey. Initially starting it as a personal journey for himself, Tom came across Callum’s GoFundMe page. He didn’t know Callum or his family but after finding out about Callum’s love for education, as a teacher himself, he chose C...

In episode 351 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Stephen Hall. Stephen is a qualified therapist and a Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, providing walk and talk as well as online therapy for his clients. Based in Cumbria, Stephen is also the Founder of Stand Tall Empower C.I.C, a social enterprise which organises events and activities outside in nature and helps men step out of survival mode and reconnect with themselves and others. Prior to...

In episode 350 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with academic Dr James Nuzzo. James is an Exercise Scientist and Men's Health Researcher. He also runs his own SubStack called 'The Nuzzo Letter'. In this episode we discuss his academic journey and how he got to where he is today, his academic cancellation from Edith Cowan University (ECU) in Australia, how it impacted his mental health and how he rebuilt his career after that point. We also discuss why there is a life ...

In episode 349 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Jessica Nguyen. Jess is an entrepreneur and the Founder of Oh Tuesdays! Microbakery. Based in Bristol, Oh Tuesdays was launched in August 2025 after Jess sat in a café on her way home from work and had a very expensive cookie and thought she could create one just as delicious but at a much more competitive cost! We came across Jess through her interview with friend of the pod JD on his platform ‘What’s On Your...