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Under the Surface

You never know what is going on in someone's life #UnderTheSurface. Our Podcast series with the Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM) aims to drive conversations and challenge the stigma surrounding mental health. Listen to hosts, 'Smithy' (Sky Sports) and co-host ex-player Marvin Sordell speak to guests from the world of sport, as they open up about the battles they have kept #UnderTheSurface. 

Autor: Smithy and Marvin Sordell

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16 hr 46 min

Último Episodio: S4E5 - Caspar Lee: YouTube Pioneer Opens Up About Tourette’s, OCD and Building a Business Empire

In this powerful episode of Under The Surface, Smithy sits down with YouTube pioneer and entrepreneur Caspar Lee. Despite his outgoing online persona and business success, Caspar opens up about his lifelong journey with mental health, starting with his diagnosis of Tourette’s, OCD, and ADD at the age of six.From making videos in his bedroom in South Africa to building multiple successful companies, including Influencer.com and an investment fund, Caspar's story is one of resilience and adaptation. However, beneath the success, he shares his raw battle with severe anxiety that surfaced during lockdown—a struggle so intense that he questioned whether he could even attend his own wedding.Caspar provides an unfiltered look at living with Tourette’s in his early years, from disrupting classes to making involuntary monkey noises while on safari near an elephant. He discusses how therapy became his turning point, teaching him not to fight his anxiety but to …

Publicado: 6 de febrero de 2025 | Duración: 1 hr 2 min


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S4E5 - Caspar Lee: YouTube Pioneer Opens Up About Tourette’s, OCD and Building a Business Empire
06 Feb, 2025

In this powerful episode of Under The Surface, Smithy sits down with YouTube pioneer and entrepreneur Caspar Lee. Despite his outgoing online persona and business success, Caspar opens up about his lifelong journey with mental health, starting with his diagnosis …

Duración: 1 hr 2 min
S4E4 - Billy Monger: How a Near-Fatal Crash Changed His Life and Mindset
18 Oct, 2024

In this episode of Under the Surface, we visit Billy Monger at his home to explore how he transformed a life-altering racing accident into a new chapter of opportunity and advocacy, keeping his passion for racing alive.At just seventeen, Billy's …

Duración: 1 hr 10 min
S4E3 - Tour de France and Olympic champion Sir Bradley Wiggins opens up about childhood trauma and abuse.
23 Jul, 2024

For the third episode of Season 4, host Smithy is joined by Sir Bradley Wiggins, the renowned British cyclist celebrated for world titles, eight Olympic medals, and a historic Tour de France victory.Following our enlightening episode with Emmett J. Scanlan …

Duración: 1 hr 7 min
S4E2 - Emmett J. Scanlan: 'Kin' and 'Fool Me Once' star on personal struggles with depression and loss
17 Jun, 2024

For the second episode of Season 4, host Smithy is joined by Emmett J. Scanlan, the acclaimed Irish actor known for his roles in Kin, Peaky Blinders, and Fool Me Once. Following our inspiring first episode with Tubes at his …

Duración: 1 hr 14 min
S4E1 - Tubes: Overcoming Alcoholism, Surviving a Heart Attack, and How Golf Saved Me
14 May, 2024

For the launch of Season 4, host Smithy is joined by Peter Dale, better known as Tubes to millions of fans from his work on Soccer AM. This season, we're on the road, and for episode one, our journey takes …

Duración: 1 hr 9 min
S3E5 - Podcaster and content creator JaackMaate opens up on his battles with health anxiety and OCD
06 Dic, 2023

For the latest release, host Smithy and co-host Leon McKenzie are joined by Jack Dean, better known as JaackMaate to his millions of social followers.Despite his meteoric social media fame, Jack candidly shares his lifelong struggles with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) …

Duración: 1 hr 3 min
S3E4 - Rugby Star Danny Cipriani shares his battles with depression, suicidal thoughts and the tragic loss of close friend Caroline Flack.
14 Sep, 2023

In this latest episode of Under The Surface, host Smithy and co-host Leon McKenzie are joined by Danny Cipriani, the English rugby union player who bravely discusses his lifelong struggles with acceptance and mental health.Danny opens up about the difficulties …

Duración: 1 hr 8 min
S3E3 - Jack Fincham, the winner of Love Island 2018, talks about his struggles with anxiety and money problems since winning the show.
11 Jul, 2023

In this latest episode of Under The Surface, we talk to Jack Fincham, the winner of Love Island 2018 and current British boxer who bravely discusses his battles with anxiety from an early age, as well as his struggles since …

Duración: 53 min
S3E2 - Former professional footballer turned TV star Ashley Cain, discusses his daughter's passing, along with his daily struggle with grief and loss.
26 Abr, 2023

In this latest episode of Under The Surface, we talk to former professional footballer turned TV star Ashley Cain, who bravely opens up on how he's dealing with the tragic loss of his 8-month-old daughter Azaylia, to cancer two years …

Duración: 1 hr 9 min
S3E1 - Comedian Romesh Ranganathan opens up about his own personal struggles with depression and grief
27 Mar, 2023

Comedian, Actor and TV Host Romesh Ranganathan is the first guest for the new season, produced by Original Penguin and Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).Romesh joined hosts Smithy (Sky Sports) and Marvin Sordell, a fellow CALM ambassador and former footballer, …

Duración: 1 hr 7 min