On Air With Lupton Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:25:39 -0400 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2058161 en-gb © 2026 On Air With Lupton yes 1a8f147b-6f6a-551b-a2a6-9c34269552b6 Club Success episodic false Delving into the success stories of those like never before told from all walks of life.

]]> Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) celebrity, career, inspirational, sport, business, success, achievements, podcast, Club Success https://storage.buzzsprout.com/u1p180fb1viwpu6ywipy3v1f09g2?.jpg On Air With Lupton James Lupton Paul Zanon - The Writer Paul Zanon - The Writer Against all odds Paul Zanon, who couldn't read or write properly until the age of 19, has written 11 books including number one best sellers tells us his journey from leaving school with no qualifications to being a highly sought after author and now teaching and rehabilitating prisoners.

]]> Against all odds Paul Zanon, who couldn't read or write properly until the age of 19, has written 11 books including number one best sellers tells us his journey from leaving school with no qualifications to being a highly sought after author and now teaching and rehabilitating prisoners.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-17634186 Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100 4407 writer, author, boxing, 1 18 full false Paul Zanon James Lupton Ben 'The Bane' Davis - The Combat Sports Commentator Ben 'The Bane' Davis - The Combat Sports Commentator Ben Davis is the voice of Misfits Boxing as he joins us to speak about his upbringing, wanting to become an actor throughout his childhood, falling in love with MMA aged 17, how he became a commentator to now working with Conor McGregor and KSI.

]]> Ben Davis is the voice of Misfits Boxing as he joins us to speak about his upbringing, wanting to become an actor throughout his childhood, falling in love with MMA aged 17, how he became a commentator to now working with Conor McGregor and KSI.

]]> Club Success Buzzsprout-17617289 Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100 2472 1 17 full false Ben Davis James Lupton Kartel - The Rapper Kartel - The Rapper Kartel is an up and coming singer from Liverpool, he can sing and rap and he is a huge advocate for mental health. Growing up in Liverpool Kartel talks about being released from Liverpool football academy to just a few years later being mixed up in the wrong crowd finding himself holding a double barrelled shotgun. Now aged 34 Kartel has found his purpose in life, music and fatherhood, after suffering with agoraphobia for five years where he didn't leave his house. This is a rollercoaster of a life story exclusively told to you.

]]> Kartel is an up and coming singer from Liverpool, he can sing and rap and he is a huge advocate for mental health. Growing up in Liverpool Kartel talks about being released from Liverpool football academy to just a few years later being mixed up in the wrong crowd finding himself holding a double barrelled shotgun. Now aged 34 Kartel has found his purpose in life, music and fatherhood, after suffering with agoraphobia for five years where he didn't leave his house. This is a rollercoaster of a life story exclusively told to you.

]]> Club Success Buzzsprout-17617316 Sun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0100 1479 1 16 full true Kartel James Lupton The Football Manager - Scott Rogers The Football Manager - Scott Rogers Former England Amputee manager, Scott Rogers, talks about his dreams being shattered as a player to being the coach to deliver the bad news to other kids, coaching some of Englands finest youth academies, winning an international tournament with England and being a father to budding footballers.

]]> Former England Amputee manager, Scott Rogers, talks about his dreams being shattered as a player to being the coach to deliver the bad news to other kids, coaching some of Englands finest youth academies, winning an international tournament with England and being a father to budding footballers.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-17617257 Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:00:00 +0100 2083 1 15 full false Scott Rogers James Lupton Ian McCranor - The Karate Kid Bouncer Ian McCranor - The Karate Kid Bouncer Ian McCranor reveals all about his life story from school bully to becoming a karate champion to becoming a bully working the doors of nightclubs to relocating to America to work for Chuck Norris to being the star of video games.

]]> Ian McCranor reveals all about his life story from school bully to becoming a karate champion to becoming a bully working the doors of nightclubs to relocating to America to work for Chuck Norris to being the star of video games.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-17389201 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0100 5092 Ian mccranor, video games, bouncer, street fights, 1 14 full false Ian McCranor James Lupton Marc Menchaca - The Actor Marc Menchaca - The Actor Marc Menchaca joins James Lupton to discuss the highs and lows of acting, the harsh reality in the life of an actor, starring in Ozark and much more.

]]> Marc Menchaca joins James Lupton to discuss the highs and lows of acting, the harsh reality in the life of an actor, starring in Ozark and much more.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-17389155 Tue, 24 Jun 2025 13:00:00 +0100 2524 marc Menchaca, acting, Hollywood, actor, ozark, game of thrones, 1 13 full false Marc Menchaca James Lupton Matt Le Tissier - The One Club Man Matt Le Tissier - The One Club Man Matt Le Tissier joins us to discuss his football journey including Ali Dia, staying loyal to Southampton, why he wasn't capped more for England and more.

]]> Matt Le Tissier joins us to discuss his football journey including Ali Dia, staying loyal to Southampton, why he wasn't capped more for England and more.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-17002372 Fri, 02 May 2025 00:00:00 +0100 2341 football, le Tissier, ali dia, mo Salah, 1 12 full false Matt Le Tissier James Lupton Olympic Gold Medal 20 years on - Darren Campbell, Jason Gardener, Mark Lewis-Francis & Marlon Devonish Olympic Gold Medal 20 years on - Darren Campbell, Jason Gardener, Mark Lewis-Francis & Marlon Devonish Darren Campbell, Jason Gardener, Mark Lewis-Francis & Marlon Devonish join James Lupton to discuss the unbelievable Gold Medal winning race at the Olympics defying the odds when nobody thought they could do it.


A huge thank you to Paul Zanon for your help in arranging this interview.

]]> Darren Campbell, Jason Gardener, Mark Lewis-Francis & Marlon Devonish join James Lupton to discuss the unbelievable Gold Medal winning race at the Olympics defying the odds when nobody thought they could do it.


A huge thank you to Paul Zanon for your help in arranging this interview.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-17002259 Fri, 25 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0100 3200 athletics, olympics, Olympic Games, gold medal, running, relay race, 1 11 full false Darren Campbell MBE Jason Gardener MBE Mark Lewis-Francis MBE Marlon Devonish MBE James Lupton Andy Liddell - Proud to be Wigan Athletic's Top Goalscorer Andy Liddell - Proud to be Wigan Athletic's Top Goalscorer Andy Liddell is Wigan Athletic's all time top goalscorer and we delve deep into his story from watching his first game of football to having a successful playing career and moving into the coaching staff after retirement.

]]> Andy Liddell is Wigan Athletic's all time top goalscorer and we delve deep into his story from watching his first game of football to having a successful playing career and moving into the coaching staff after retirement.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-17002127 Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:00:00 +0100 3902 football, wigan athletic, latics, goalscorer, goals, goal, 1 10 full false Andy Liddell James Lupton Emmerson Boyce - The Barclaysman Emmerson Boyce - The Barclaysman In this episode Emmerson talks about his footballing journey from his apprenticeship at Luton Town to making his premier league debut, winning player of the year accolades at almost every club he played for to winning the fa cup for Wigan athletic in one of footballs greatest underdog stories to now his journey in coaching. 

]]> In this episode Emmerson talks about his footballing journey from his apprenticeship at Luton Town to making his premier league debut, winning player of the year accolades at almost every club he played for to winning the fa cup for Wigan athletic in one of footballs greatest underdog stories to now his journey in coaching. 

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-16302831 Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000 3036 1 9 full false Emmerson Boyce James Lupton Vinny Shoreman - The Mind Coach Vinny Shoreman - The Mind Coach Vinny Shoreman discusses his career journey from combat sports to commentating to mindset coaching and hypnotherapy. Vinny shares stories of working with fighters to astronauts and recalls hypnotising Joe Rogan.

]]> Vinny Shoreman discusses his career journey from combat sports to commentating to mindset coaching and hypnotherapy. Vinny shares stories of working with fighters to astronauts and recalls hypnotising Joe Rogan.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-16241897 Sun, 08 Dec 2024 20:00:00 +0000 2635 1 8 full false Vinny Shoreman James Lupton Sam Venables - My Grandad The England Manager Sam Venables - My Grandad The England Manager Sam Venables joins James Lupton for this episode, Sam tells stories about his grandad, Terry Venables. The highs and lows of having a famous grandad, hilarious Paul Gascoigne stories and of course Euro '96. Sam also reveals publicly for the first time the cause of death and what it was like during Terry's last few months before his passing one year ago.

]]> Sam Venables joins James Lupton for this episode, Sam tells stories about his grandad, Terry Venables. The highs and lows of having a famous grandad, hilarious Paul Gascoigne stories and of course Euro '96. Sam also reveals publicly for the first time the cause of death and what it was like during Terry's last few months before his passing one year ago.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-16163207 Sun, 24 Nov 2024 11:00:00 +0000 2010 1 7 full false Sam Venables James Lupton The Actress - Jodie McNee The Actress - Jodie McNee Jodie has featured alongside the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Michael Gambon, Stephen Graham, Rene Zellweger and more across film, tv and theatre work. 

In this podcast we talk about performing comedy sketches on stage around Liverpool from the age of 8 to Shakespeare. Going from Broadway to Hollywood. Receiving harsh critics who'd made her feel like she didn't belong in the industry to reaching the heights of acting.

]]> Jodie has featured alongside the likes of Tom Hiddleston, Michael Gambon, Stephen Graham, Rene Zellweger and more across film, tv and theatre work. 

In this podcast we talk about performing comedy sketches on stage around Liverpool from the age of 8 to Shakespeare. Going from Broadway to Hollywood. Receiving harsh critics who'd made her feel like she didn't belong in the industry to reaching the heights of acting.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-16071152 Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 3644 1 6 full false Jodie McNee James Lupton Ian Darke - The Voice Ian Darke - The Voice In this episode ESPN commentator Ian Darke talks about his passion for sports and Portsmouth FC. Ian reveals the first game he ever commentated on had zero listeners and that his big break came after interviewing Muhammad Ali.

]]> In this episode ESPN commentator Ian Darke talks about his passion for sports and Portsmouth FC. Ian reveals the first game he ever commentated on had zero listeners and that his big break came after interviewing Muhammad Ali.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-15993921 Sun, 27 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100 2261 Muhammad Ali, Football, 1 5 full false Ian Darke James Lupton Paul Hardcastle - The Musician Paul Hardcastle - The Musician Paul Hardcastle is quite simply music royalty. Paul shot to fame when he reached number one in the UK with '19' which was a daring song to release at the time. After having knocked Madonna off of number one in the charts in America and to then hold Duran Duran off of the top spot in the UK the world was Paul's oyster and it was as he went on to work with the likes of Phil Lynott and Barry White to Top of the Pops and Chelsea Football Club. 

]]> Paul Hardcastle is quite simply music royalty. Paul shot to fame when he reached number one in the UK with '19' which was a daring song to release at the time. After having knocked Madonna off of number one in the charts in America and to then hold Duran Duran off of the top spot in the UK the world was Paul's oyster and it was as he went on to work with the likes of Phil Lynott and Barry White to Top of the Pops and Chelsea Football Club. 

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-15913388 Sun, 13 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0100 4099 Paul hardcastle, the hard way, Paul Zanon, hardcastle, Chelsea, Chelsea fc, Chelsea football club, 1 4 full false Paul Hardcastle James Lupton The Singer - Anthony Russell The Singer - Anthony Russell X-Factor finalist, Anthony Russell discusses his journey as an independent artist whilst working a full time job in construction. The Liverpudlian also talks about his past addictions, being clean and sober for almost five years and why it's made him a better person.

]]> X-Factor finalist, Anthony Russell discusses his journey as an independent artist whilst working a full time job in construction. The Liverpudlian also talks about his past addictions, being clean and sober for almost five years and why it's made him a better person.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-15831284 Sun, 29 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100 2300 #music, music, liverpool, #liverpool, #musicartist, xfactor, x factor, #xfactor, 1 3 full false Anthony Russell James Lupton The Fighter Shem Rock The Fighter Shem Rock Shem Rock is an MMA fighter from Liverpool who trains alongside the likes of Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett and 'Meatball' Molly McCann. The journey to MMA was like no other for Rock as he found himself on the run for a crime he didn't commit spending over 10 years running from country to country when in Asia he stumbled across a gym where he decided to learn Brazilian Jujitsu and the rest, as they say, is history.

]]> Shem Rock is an MMA fighter from Liverpool who trains alongside the likes of Paddy 'The Baddy' Pimblett and 'Meatball' Molly McCann. The journey to MMA was like no other for Rock as he found himself on the run for a crime he didn't commit spending over 10 years running from country to country when in Asia he stumbled across a gym where he decided to learn Brazilian Jujitsu and the rest, as they say, is history.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-15752496 Sun, 15 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100 1854 mma, oktagon, ufc, paddy the baddy, Paddy Pimblett, Shem Rock, Liverpool, 1 2 full false Shem Rock James Lupton The True Jamie Jewitt Story The True Jamie Jewitt Story Jamie Jewitt opens up revealing publicly for the first time the cause of his depression, battling addictions and how Love Island was a turning point in his life.

]]> Jamie Jewitt opens up revealing publicly for the first time the cause of his depression, battling addictions and how Love Island was a turning point in his life.

]]> On Air With Lupton Buzzsprout-15671164 Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0100 2666 Jamie Jewitt, Love Island, #LoveIsland, mental health, depression, addiction, 1 1 full false Jamie Jewitt James Lupton