The Central Club Podcast

Send us Fan Mail What does growing up in the care system really feel like? In this episode of The Central Club, Sam Gardiner from Lessons From Care joins us to share his remarkable personal journey through the UK care system. Sam opens up about his childhood, the experiences that shaped him and the realities of growing up in care. We explore identity, belonging, resilience and the challenges that care-experienced children and young people can face. It's an important conversation about the peo...

Send us Fan Mail CONTENT WARNING: This episode discusses childhood sexual abuse, grooming, drugs and trauma. This is one of the most powerful conversations we've ever recorded on The Central Club Podcast. Harriet Richards sits down with us to tell the full story of the childhood sexual abuse she suffered at the hands of someone she should have been able to trust — her own older sister. Harriet was just 13 when the abuse began. Her older half-sister, Jassey Snooks, was later convicted of inc...

Send us Fan Mail After a break from the podcast, we're finally back — and for the first episode of the return, I'm joined by boxer and Traveller Willy Gilheany, from the Gilheany family in Swansea. This is a proper, open conversation covering boxing, fighting, family, Traveller life, growing up, values, respect and the way the world is changing around us. Willy speaks openly about his experiences inside and outside of boxing, life within the Traveller community, the importance of family, and...

Send us Fan Mail This episode is brought to you by absolute vans. Sam Warburton joins The Central Club Podcast for one of the most in-depth conversations of his career. The former Wales captain and British & Irish Lions captain sits down to tell his life story, discussing the highs, lows, sacrifices and lessons that shaped him into one of rugby's most respected leaders. In this exclusive interview, Sam opens up about resilience, dealing with pressure, injuries, mental toughness, leadersh...

Send us Fan Mail REHAB SAVED ME. In this powerful episode, I sit down with Giles, the founder of White River Recovery, to hear his incredible journey from addiction and alcoholism to owning one of the most respected rehabilitation centres in the world. Giles entered rehab as a client, got his life back, worked within the recovery field, and eventually built White River Recovery in South Africa — helping others do the same. We talk about: ✅ Addiction & alcoholism ✅ Recovery and relapse ✅ ...