Been there, doing that.

21 miles. One of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. No wetsuit. No touching the boat. And absolutely no looking at France.In this episode I’m joined by Georgia, 33, who has swum the English Channel twice (relay 2023, solo July 2025 in 11 hours 51 minutes) and Matt, 39, a mechanical engineer from Somerset who is in training for his own solo attempt.An honest, funny, and completely addictive conversation covering everything you never knew about open water swimming and how to cross the English Channel — the two-year waiting list, the £10k cost, the 4am fog starts, the jellyfish, and the mental tricks that get you through 12 hours in open water. From the why, the how, and the moments that made them go: I wish someone had told me that. We might not have a time machine or a crystal ball, but this is as close as we can get.

Rob quit his corporate job to become a sports journalist. James is sitting in his right now, wondering if he should.Same path. Different points. One conversation.This is Episode 1 of Been there, doing that:Quitting corporate to become a sports journalist.Rob is a renowned journalist for TNT Sports who 8 years ago took the courageous leap to quit his corporate career and pursue his passion. In this conversation he meets James, a budding sports writer who's currently working in corporate, deciding if he took should take the leap.An honest, inspiring, and practical conversation covering everything when it comes to career changing, retraining, how you make decisions, how it feels, from they why, the how, and the moments that made them go - I wish someone had told me that. We might not have a time machine or a crystal ball, but this as close as we can get them.