Why In The World
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Why In The World
Join Ben Sheppard as he asks adventurers, athletes, and those with inspiring stories, why? * NEW EPISODES SOON * #WhyInTheWorld 🌍
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Fran Turauskis
Fran Turauskis is an lover of everything adventure, from hiking the Camino solo to running ultras. Fran also champions epilepsy awareness after being...
Fergus Crawley
Fergus Crawley is a mental health advocate who has turned his hand to ultra endurance. With an impressive adventure CV that is constantly growing Ferg...
Ben Sheppard & Jake Lowe
Something a little different as our host Ben Sheppard recounts his experience pre, during and post his 24 hour track challenge with fellow podcaster a...
Alex Staniforth
Alex is a record-breaking adventurer, endurance athlete, author and mental health activist, in both 2015 and 17 he ventured to Nepal to take on Everes...
Cameron Jeffers
Cameron Jeffers is a high level cyclist and YouTuber who has 100K subscribers, he’s done some amazingly imaginative challenges on his channel and work...
Rhys Jenkins
In 2019 Rhys Jenkins became the first Welshman to complete what is widely considered the world's toughest footrace, The Badwater 135. He’s now set his...
Tom Warburton
Tom Warburton is a student at the University of Nottingham and is looking to become the youngest person ever to walk to the South Pole from the coast...
Megan Al-Ghailani
Megan is the youngest ever female to run the famous route from John O’Groats to Lands End unsupported, a fact made even more impressive because she’d...
Damian Hall
Damian Hall is an elite Ultra runner who’s achievements stack up. He’s now the holder of both the Summer and Winter Paddy Buckley record and back in 2...
Jamie Ramsay
Jamie Ramsay is a British adventurer who after packing in his job in the big city has gone on to complete some incredible feats of endurance across th...
Jessica Mather
Imagine getting a phone call telling you a loved one has been involved in a mountain accident. It’s not something you’d ever expect to happen, but whe...
Gary House
From the Manchester hairdressing scene to a successful running coach, it’s been quite the journey for Gary House who’s seen the running world change t...
Sarah Stirling
For some, adventure is a weekend thing, for others it’s not only their passion but their livelihood. Sarah Stirling is an Adventure Journalist, trail...
Katrina Megget
Sometimes a challenge may not go the way you planned it. You might have to alter it, change it or end up with a DNF. In late 2018, Katrina Megget set...
Huw Jack Brassington
Huw Jack Brassington is an Ultra Runner, Journalist, Presenter, Adventure Seeker and all-round good guy! He recently completed arguably the hardest UK...
Scott Jenkins (Post MOAB 240)
Scott Jenkins is a Moab 240 FINISHER. He completed the race in 93 hours 58 minutes and 14 seconds, finishing 35th and in doing so became the first Wel...
Isaac Kenyon
Isaac is undoubtedly ‘One To Watch’. At the age of just 25 he already holds a World Record, has swam the English Channel and has rowed The Atlantic; a...
Harrison Ward
You may know Harrison from his instagram account @FellFoodie, but you might not know the story of the man before the mountains, his battle with alcoho...
Mark Dodgson
There are endurances challenges and then there is the Continuous Deca. Ten back to back Ironman triathlons with each disciplines distance added up to...
Jamie McDonald
You may know him as ADVENTUREMAN, but the man behind the cape is Jamie Mcdonald. Double World Record holder and charity champion who's run across both...
Jessica Shuman
Rowing an Ocean is a very daunting prospect, but what exactly goes into an Ocean Row? A year out of her journey from California to Hawaii with the ‘Gi...
Scott Jenkins (Pre MOAB 240)
It all started back in 2010 when Scott and his brother decided to run from Boston to Austin. 75 marathons in 75 days. Since then he’s put together one...
Fiona Quinn
After Fiona walked and cycled the length of Britain, she fancied another challenge, something that had never been done before, so she grabbed her stan...
Jordan Wylie
Described as, “A determined, fearless adventurer and an inspiring man” - Sir Ranulph Fiennes OBE, Jordan has served in the British army, protected boa...
Nikki Love
Nikki has completed huge multi day adventures in the UK, projects in Malta & Ireland and now she’s heading back to her homeland of Australia for her b...
Rory Southworth
Rory Southworth is a Jack of all trades, he’s a climber, trail runner, mountaineer, skier, route linker and most recently open water swimmer, an ambas...
Sarah Williams
The Tough Girl podcast was the brainchild of Sarah Williams. Over the years Sarah has taken on numerous adventures including The MDS, Appalachian Trai...
David Mellor
Where are the next generation of adventures going to come from? David Mellor is an Ordnance Survey Get Outside Champion and runs award winning family...
Liv Bolton
Liv completed a 1300km thru-hike of New Zealand’s South Island & is the host of the podcast ‘The Outdoors Fix’.
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My 1st 50 (Ft. Tom Duthie)
If you have ever done a long distance race you'll know that you tend to make mates along the way, in this episode you will hear a race report of Ben’s...
Francis Benali (Post Ironfran)
Ben catches up with Southampton footballing legend & endurance athlete Franny Benali following his Ironfran challenge, during which he attempted seven...
Luke Tyburski (Part 4)
WITW In Depth 4/4 - A honest, no holds barred account of Luke Tyburski's Ultimate Triathlon, the challenges he faced and his road to recovery.
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Luke Tyburski (Part 3)
WITW In Depth 3/4 - Luke takes us step by step through The Double Brutal and we get stuck into the big one The Ultimate Triathlon!
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Luke Tyburski (Part 2)
WITW In Depth 2/4 - Incoming, the rest of Luke's MDS experience, his life changing Nepalese adventure & his first ever triathlon, which in true Tyburs...
Luke Tyburski (Part 1)
WITW In Depth 1/4 - Luke turned to Ultra Endurance after a football career plagued by injury. Feeling a loss of identity, at 28 he signed up to his fi...
Racecourse 100
Announcement - Our host Ben Sheppard will be running 100 miles in three days around the Racecourse in Chester! Follow the whole thing on Instagram @Wh...
Francis Benali
Francis Benali is a Southampton football legend who in recent years has turned his hand to endurance challenges, his latest sees him taking on 7 Ironm...
Susie Chan
Susie is an elite endurance runner who has overcome adversity and competed in some of the worlds most famous ULTRA races.
Laura Hughes
Laura Hughes is a Welsh weightlifter and Commonwealth Games Bronze medalist, she has also competed in Crossfit.
Seb Morris
Seb Morris was the 2017 British GT Champion, he currently races for Bentley and has competed all over the world at some of the most iconic circuits.