On this episode I sit down with Jamaica football aficionado and current JFF Media Officer, Simon Preston.

When it comes to Jamaican football history and the importance the Reggae Boyz have played in the cultural zeitgeist of Jamaica there can be no better individual to sit down with and chop it all up.

How can a small island like Jamaica have such a cultural sway in the world of football when it has only been to one World Cup in 1998?

We discussed that, the emerging role of the Jamaican diaspora and so much more.

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On this episode I sit down with Feng Shui practitioner, Michelle Lillicrap.

Michelle has been on a life journey that has taken her from Occupational Therapist via her own cancer diagnosis to a eventual life calling through the medium of Feng Shui.

Michelle is a beautiful soul and this is a heartfelt story that speaks to how helping to facilitate healing so that everyone can be their best version of themselves is maybe the real purpose of life itself.

In truth this episode is about so much more than Feng Shui, Michelle and I have known each other for over 15 years when we were random housemates in our younger years. This episode was really two friends sitting down and talking about life. I hope you enjoy it.

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Michelle's website can be found here - I highly recommend you check it out.

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The Game is the Game is an independent venture founded by Machel St Patrick Hewitt. If you'd like to buy me a coffee as an appreciation for this podcast - you can do so here.

On this episode I sit down with renowned international spoken word poet, Storm Cecile.

It's the first time I've sat down with a former student of mine to delve into their story and career arc and it was a truly humbling experience.

Storm is a beautiful soul and her story is an inspiring one. There are so many different ways to be creative and Storm gives us a real insight into the spoken word journey and finding your voice.

You can follow Storm on Instagram here

Storm's website can be found here - I highly recommend you catch her live

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The Game is the Game is an independent venture founded by Machel St Patrick Hewitt. If you'd like to buy me a coffee as an appreciation for this podcast - you can do so here.

On this episode I sit down with international sportscaster, Alex Jordan

It almost seems reductive to narrow Alex Jordan down to 'just' being a sportscaster as she has done so much more than that.

From leaving Barbados and backpacking solo across Europe to being an award winning 1Xtra radio host to the Alex Jordan Morning Show and eventually sportscasting around the world.

It's a fascinating insight into a journey in sportscasting and presenting that was far from conventional and as Alex freely admits also involved being in the right place at the right time. Yet even that would be a disservice to the path she has taken and travelled.

Lock in for this episode - you'll love the story told in only a way that Alex could tell it.

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The Game is the Game is an independent venture founded by Machel St Patrick Hewitt. If you'd like to buy me a coffee as an appreciation for this podcast - you can do so here.

On this episode I sit down with professional footballer, Callum Reynolds

Callum has a unique football story that saw him go from non-league football to the Premier League and back to non-league football with no stops in between.

A journey that could have broken him instead saw him forge a successful professional career at the top of the non-league game.

It's a fascinating insight into the journey of a pro footballer but outside the glamorous lights of top flight football.

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The Game is the Game is an independent venture founded by Machel St Patrick Hewitt. If you'd like to buy me a coffee as an appreciation for this podcast - you can do so here.

On this episode I sit down with Illiyin Morrison (Mixing up Motherhood)

Illiyin is a midwife, birth debrief facilitator, author and mother of two. She qualified as a midwife in 2017 and went on to work in a busy south London hospital. Upon leaving clinical work she embarked on a journey to support those in the perinatal trauma.

In this episode we spoke about everything from difficulty with conception, to miscarriage, still birth and difficult birth, postnatal, infant feeding and relationship difficulties.

This was an eye-opening and raw conversation that was as much a learning experience for me as I hope it will be for the listener.

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The Mixing up Motherhood website is here

Buy the Birth Debrief from your local independent bookstore but if not here

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The Game is the Game is an independent venture founded by Machel St Patrick Hewitt. If you'd like to buy me a coffee as an appreciation for this podcast - you can do so here.

On this episode I sit down with DJ Godfather (UK).

DJ Godfather has been in the DJ game for the best part of 20 years and he joined me to chop up the nuances of the DJ world, from money pull ups to the changing nature of the industry.

This was a real deep dive into the artistry of being a DJ and one for all who love music.

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The Game is the Game is an independent venture founded by Machel St Patrick Hewitt. If you'd like to buy me a coffee as an appreciation for this podcast - you can do so here.

I've been fortunate in life to meet an array of inspirational individuals across varied professions. The Game is the Game is an opportunity for them to tell their stories and hopefully inspire others to find their calling.

On this episode I sit down with Carl Anka. Carl Anka is a journalist for The Athletic and a best selling author having co-authored two books with Marcus Rashford

You Are A Champion was WHSmith’s Book of the Year in 2021, and was the number one bestselling children’s book.

That said most probably know Carl Anka as a football journalist who covers Manchester United but his story is so much more than football journalism. The goal was never to end up in the field and his career journey has not followed a conventional or linear path.

This episode is one for all listeners but will particularly interest those who have a desire to work in sports journalism or are interested in the minutiae of creative writing.

You can follow my Carl on Twitter here

Alternatively you can find him on LinkedIn here

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The Game is the Game is an independent venture founded by Machel St Patrick Hewitt. If you'd like to buy me a coffee as an appreciation for this podcast - you can do so here.