This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond unpack burnout. Is it real? Are you just stressed? Dr Tharaka is on the case as Richard and Izzy learn that busyness is NOT a badge of honour, doing a 5-9 before your 9-5 might not be getting you the most of out life, and why you shouldn't use instagram as a barometer for your own personal and professional life. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app store or...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez take a look back on this week's episode with 'last of the lads' Spencer Matthews. The two ponder if society will pay a price on it's reliance on digital socialisation, understand that you simply cannot turn each of your emotions off without some serious repercussions, and learn that anger can be a force for positive change. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond, they ask the question, should we ever be angry? And can it be harnessed to move us to a better place? Joined by "last of the lads" Spencer Matthews, they discuss feeling everything vs. feeling nothing, the dangers and traps of social media, and whether anger is ever a useful tool. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app store or go to globalplayer.com. And...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now, Richard and Dr Jim continue the zen vibes left by comic Paul Chowdhry as they attempt to put the lens on the subject that's been hovering all season... cancel culture. Dr Jim explains how comedy is psychologically pro-social, cracks a few jokes himself, and teaches us the history of ostracisation. Even the cave men were doing it! Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond they ask the questions that have been simmering in the background all season long... what does it mean to be cancelled? And can you be cancelled for just telling a joke? Joined by stand up comedian and host of The Pudcast, Paul Chowdhry, they explore the business of being offended, the science of comedy, and how generational trauma and racism could still be at play today. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond they're joined by ex-supermodel, entrepreneur and race car drive Jodie Kidd. With quite the height difference between them, they discuss what it's like to exist just slightly outside the physical norms height wise, how modelling is not all it's cracked up to be, and exactly how and when to play the girl card. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app store or go...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez they take a look back at this week's chat with comedian and writer Jen Ives. It's a big week for this chapter in the collective trans story, with the Cass review landing and the Vatican weighing in. Dr Jim and Richard discuss how binary can both help and hinder humans, how gender specific traits don't actually have to be gender specific and how cancel culture might just be erasing important lessons from...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond they talk to comedian and writer Jen Ives about the trans story. Together, they discuss whether comedy simply represents the present or has the possibilities to forge new futures, they speak candidly about gender identity and finding yourself, and they revisit some sketchy content that may have reached it's expiration date... (Alf Garnet, we're looking at you). Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now, Dr Jim takes us on a journey of peacocking and meal prep, whilst Richard ponders the idea of a pre-historic food industry before they try to answer the controversial question... is there more pressure on men to look good than women in 2024? Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app store or go to globalplayer.com. Have a question for the team? Email [email protected]...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond they ask the question, what is a Dad bod? Joined by Masterchef icon, entrepreneur and host A Piece of Cake Gregg Wallace they explore the idea that the pressure on men to look a certain way now might be more than women face, how we've been de-skilling generations of at home cooks, and how you really can't judge a book by it's cover. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez we find out what it really means to run away... and why it might not always be a bad thing. They unpack what it means to make 'blokey' television, if cooking is a masculine trait, and whether it's even possible to have purely feminine or masculine traits to begin with. After all, James May did point out they're all human first! Thanks for that James... Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond, they pose the question, why do we run away? And does it make us any less of a man? Joined by James May, they relive some of their more tantrum inducing Top Gear and The Grand Tour Moments, they try to induct Izzy into the May and Hammond drunken philosophical debating society and James all but answers the question of this entire show... thanks James! Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez, Dr Jim gets personal about his own experience of living with ADHD as they unpack this week's main episode with Tony Lloyd and Simon Mundie from the ADHD foundation. They uncover the reasons to some of the backlash online and in real life about the rise of diagnoses across the world and they find out just how essential ADHD and neurodivergence is to human evolution. Listen on Global Player to hear the...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond, they dive deep into ADHD and neurodiversity. After having an assessment himself, Richard's always wondered what exactly it means, and who better to explain than the founder of the ADHD foundation Tony Lloyd and host of the Life Lessons podcast Simon Mundie. Together they unpick exactly what neurodiversity means, they learn the hidden superpowers of an ADHD brain, and find out Richard's own results. Listen on Global Player to hear the...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez they reflect on our anxiety episode with Josh Fletcher. After unpacking a potential nut based error, the pair dive into the science of anxiety, learning just how our brain works and how to harness it. Plus, Jim reveals helpful tips to deploy when your cashew nut (other nuts available) goes off right before a big meeting. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond they unmask a word used so much it's almost lost it's meaning... anxiety. Joined by Joshua Fletcher, host of the podcast Disordered, best selling author and actual real life anxiety therapist, they unpick what the word actually means, hear stories of what panic attacks actually look like, and learn that to get through it, you really just have to get through it! Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez they unpack the open and honest conversation with the co-founder of Talk Club, Ben Akers. Dr Jim explains the science behind isolation, Richard gets technical with vibrations of sound and they both find out how algebra can help us understand ourselves. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app store or go to globalplayer.com. Have a...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond, they learn about one of the biggest growing epidemics in men today - depression. Joined by Ben Akers, filmmaker and co-founder of the incredible Talk Club (loved by the likes of Liam Gallagher and Tyson Fury), they learn the rules of how to talk, consider the impact of the 'L' word on men of a certain age, and mull over the biggest question Talk Club has to offer- How are you? Out of 10? This episode contains open and honest...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez they unpick the fascinating interview with Mark Blundell. Dr Jim teaches us about the relativity of being a 'bad boy', how William Shakespeare was competitive in his writing, and how 6 pillars of human behaviour impact and influence us every day. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app store or go to globalplayer.com. Have a...

This week on the bonus episode of Who We Are Now with Richard Hammond and Dr Jim Alvarez they look back on the impressively open and vulnerable chat with Dr Alex George. Dr Jim has a bee in his bonnet about shoes, we learn how one persons struggle can help another grow, and Dr Jim advises on just how to open up to your friends. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app store or go to globalplayer.com. Have a question...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond, they talk all things motor racing and competition. Joined by Mark Blundell, a man who has motor racing in his DNA, they figure out what drives men (and women) to be competitive, Izzy gets to talk about her number one favourite subject (Formula 1), and Mark and Richard re-live their most difficult moments behind the wheel. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app...

This week on Who We Are Now with Richard and Izzy Hammond, they ask the question "is it okay to be masculine?". Joined by unlikely Love Island-er, Doctor, and the UK's Ambassador for Mental Health Dr Alex George, they pick apart questions on toxic masculinity, what it means to be a man today, and what do you do if you don't feel like the world belongs to you anymore. Listen on Global Player to hear the next episode a whole day earlier than anywhere else. Download it from the app store or go...

In 2006 Richard Hammond broke his brain. A high-speed jet-powered car he was piloting crashed at 319mph… and the thing that stopped the car from rolling? That was his head. Richard’s been on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth ever since, and now, he’s on a mission to demystify and destigmatise conversations around masculinity, mental health, and the issues that affect us all, in a bid to discover who we are now. This week, join Richard, Izzy and Dr Jim Álvarez as they talk about...

In 2006 Richard Hammond broke his brain. The high-speed jet-powered car he was piloting crashed at 319mph… and the thing that stopped the car from rolling? That was his head. Richard’s been on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth ever since, and now, he’s on a mission to demystify and destigmatise conversations around masculinity, mental health, and the issues that affect us all, in a bid to discover who we are now. Joined by his co-pilot and grown-up daughter Izzy, they’ll dive...