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ONE HONEST HOUR.

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EP 042 · LATEST · 58 MIN

I DIDN'T CRY AT MY DAD'S FUNERAL. I DO NOW.

With Marcus Vale — founder of Vale & Co. Joinery. On grief that arrives late, and the workshop he built to outrun it.

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42 EPISODES
EP 042 58 MIN

I DIDN'T CRY AT MY DAD'S FUNERAL

MARCUS VALE · FOUNDER, VALE & CO. JOINERY

Builds heirloom furniture. Talks grief that showed up a decade late.

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EP 041 1H 04M

THE PROMOTION THAT BROKE ME

DEV OKORO · OPS DIRECTOR

Runs a 200-person warehouse floor. On the cost of being the strong one.

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EP 040 52 MIN

I SOLD THE COMPANY AND LOST THE PLOT

RYAN BEX · EX-FOUNDER

Exited at 34. Spent the next year figuring out who he was without it.

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EP 039 1H 11M

MY KID ASKED IF I WAS OKAY

TOM HALE · CARPENTER & DAD OF THREE

Hand-makes bikes. On the question that finally cracked him open.

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EP 038 47 MIN

I HAVEN’T SLEPT RIGHT IN TWO YEARS

SAM IDRIS · NIGHT-SHIFT NURSE

Runs a peer-support line for medics. On carrying everyone else first.

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EP 037 59 MIN

THE FRIEND I DIDN’T CALL BACK

NEIL ABARA · COACH

Trains amateur boxers. On regret, and learning to pick up the phone.

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WORTH SITTING FOR?

The chair is open. If you're carrying something heavy and willing to say it out loud, we'll hold the room.

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