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Paths Podcast
by Donal Gallery
Paths is a podcast about unusual lives, often marked by dramatic change or a sense of living different lives simultaneously.It begins with an actor curiously seeking out the little-known stories of other actors who went on to do different things, such as becoming an astronomer, a CEO of a medical society or a director at Kickstarter. In the future it will encompass different kinds of stories. From all kinds of artists who went on to other professions to people who made the opposite journey becoming artists, then further still to all kinds of unusual life stories.Come with me as we see where this exploration leads.If you think you have a story like this yourself or know someone who does, please contact the podcast at [email protected] you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute to keep it running, you can do so at Patreon.com/pathspodcastFind us on twitter https://twitter.com/PathsPodcast
Episodes
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020 - Peter Wingfield: Actor to Anesthesiologist
A conversation about Peter's life. Peter grew up in Cardiff, Wales. He studied medicine first at Oxford University and then St Barts in London before leaving med school just weeks before graduation to pursue his long held passion - acting. After training at Guildhall drama school, he had a...
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019 - Conor O'Shea: Officer in the British Army in Afghanistan to Manager at Google
A conversation about Conor's life. Conor was born and grew up in Dublin. After studying Business, Economics and Social Studies in Trinity College Dublin he went to Sandhurst to train as an officer in the British Army. He served in Helmand Province, Afghanistan in the winter of 2012/2013 - a...
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018 - Bradley Birkenfeld: Banking Whistleblower to Prison to $104m Reward
A conversation about Brad's life. Born in Boston, he worked for giant Swiss bank UBS until 2005. Following his resignation, he blew the whistle to US authorities on practices enabling US citizens to evade billions of dollars in taxes. Though his whistleblowing caused UBS to pay huge sums of money...
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017 - Pete Davies: Author of All Played Out & later Sainsburys employee
A conversation about Pete's life. Pete has had a successful career as an author, writing numerous novels and non-fiction books on topics including the 1918 flu pandemic, women’s football, hurricanes and much more. He is most well-known for writing what is considered by many people to be the best...
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016 - Andrew Thompson: Actor to Priest (and Army Chaplain in Afghanistan)
A conversation about Andrew’s life. Having trained in the same school as Dame Julie Walters and Steve Coogan, Andrew spent the first part of his adult life as an actor (known as Drew Thompson) with a career full of interesting highlights including working with his hero John Hewitt in the Lyric...
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015 - Enda Gallery: Accountant to Musician & Producer (+ My Hitherto Unknown Relative)
A conversation about Enda’s life. This was an exciting one for me because Enda is both a perfect guest for this podcast - he initially set out on a career in accountancy but quickly realised that he should become a musician instead and is now really gathering steam in terms of public acclaim for...
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014 - Spencer McPherson: Corporate Finance to Professional Photographer
A conversation about Spencer’s life. If one thing rings out from Spencer's story it's the amount of hard graft he always put in. Join me to hear how he managed to turn an overheard conversation whilst serving customers in Cafe Rouge into a corporate job offer in London and, later, how a chance...
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013 - Esh Alladi: Award-winning Actor and Doctor (Simultaneously)
A conversation about Esh’s life. A classically trained and award-winning actor and simultaneously a fully fledged doctor who works in A&E whenever he’s not acting. We cover so many topics in this conversation including studying medicine at Cambridge, studying acting at Lamda, what it’s really…
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012 - Morris Robinson: All-American College Football Player to World Class Opera Singer
A conversation about Morris’ life. An All-American college football player for The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina - he suffered the disappointment of not making it to the pro leagues and headed off to a job in corporate America instead. Almost a decade later, the opportunity…
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011 - Dr. Rose Hayden-Smith: Marketing in 1980s Silicon Valley to PhD & Specialist in World War Victory Gardens & Food Systems
A conversation about Rose' life which took her from a marketing role in 1980s Silicon Valley to a PhD specialising in the Victory Gardens of the the World War Era - completing her doctorate just before her 50th birthday. Her expertise in the field of food systems and gardening has brought her all...
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010 - Padraic McMahon: Guitarist in The Thrills to Google, LinkedIn & HubSpot
A conversation about Padraic's life which brought him from being the guitarist/bassist in platinum-selling band The Thrills - playing Glastonbury and Conan O'Brien, hanging out with people like Hulk Hogan and the Gallagher brothers - to working in managerial roles at Google, LinkedIn and Hubspot....
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009 - Sally Bankes: Bank Manager to Actor at age 36
A conversation about Sally's life which took her from a successful twenty-year career with Natwest Bank on Merseyside, where she eventually became manager of a branch. At age 36, the death of a friend and a cancer diagnosis for her mother was a moment of epiphany. She handed in her notice and...
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008 - John Duddy: Boxer in Madison Square Garden to Actor working with Robert De Niro
A conversation about John's life which brought him from being a professional boxer with a stellar record (31 fights, 29 wins, 18 KOs) to retiring suddenly in the midst of training for the biggest fight of his career, to becoming an actor performing on stage and screen, working with Robert De Niro...
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007 - Mark Ward: Premier League Footballer to Convict to Key Worker
A conversation about Mark's life which took him from living out his childhood dream of being a top level football player in England to being convicted and serving time for drug trafficking, then to the present day as he works for a water treatment company purifying water for dialysis machines in...
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006 - Andy Hogben: Actor to Head Chef and Founder of London Restaurant Alter
A conversation about Andy's life, which took him from being an actor, graduate of Mountview Drama School, performing plays in Vienna and Lagos amongst other places to being the head chef and founder of his own London restaurant, Alter, which specialises in vegan food done in a new and exciting…
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005 - Josh Dunford: Blues Rock Singer (who has played the O2 Arena) and Primary School Teacher
A conversation about Josh's life, from being lead singer in blues rock band Sal Vitro whose highlights included playing supporting slots to Jeff Beck, Thin Lizzy and Status Quo, whom they supported in the O2 in Dublin (now 3 Arena) to a crowd of 10,000 people. They also released an album and…
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004 - Ray Castleton: Carpet Retailer to Actor/Playwright at age 60
A conversation about Ray's life which led him from working in the carpet trade in and around Sheffield between the ages of 15 to 60 then, in response to a breakdown, pursuing his long-held desire to study drama at University. Now, aged 72, Ray is a professional actor and prolific, acclaimed...
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003 - Alex Teachey: Actor to Astronomer
A conversation about Alex's life which brought him from being an actor, graduate of the Atlantic School of Acting in NYU to an Astronomer, on the verge of completing his PhD in Columbia University where his research focused on the search for exomoons - moons in other solar systems - which are as...
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002 - Elise McCave: Actor to Senior Director of Film at Kickstarter
A conversation about Elise' life, which took her from being a graduate of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) and performing Twelfth Night in India to being the Senior Director of Film at Kickstarter in NY. Guest: Elise McCave Produced and hosted by Donal Gallery Recorded in...
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001 - Jono Bruun: Actor to CEO of British Pharmacological Society
A conversation about Jono's life, which led him from being an actor working with people like Sarah Kane, Susan Sarandon and James McAvoy to being the CEO of the British Pharmacological Society. Guest: Jono (Jonathan) Bruun Broadly episode can be divided into two chapters: Mainly talking about...
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000 - Intro and context
A brief intro to the podcast explaining where I got the idea and what my plans are for it. Artwork by Anna Obert https://www.instagram.com/annaobertillustration/ Music by Donal Gallery
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Paths is a podcast about unusual lives, often marked by dramatic change or a sense of living different lives simultaneously.It begins with an actor curiously seeking out the little-known stories of other actors who went on to do different things, such as becoming an astronomer, a CEO of a medical society or a director at Kickstarter. In the future it will encompass different kinds of stories. From all kinds of artists who went on to other professions to people who made the opposite journey becoming artists, then further still to all kinds of unusual life stories.Come with me as we see where this exploration leads.If you think you have a story like this yourself or know someone who does, please contact the podcast at [email protected] you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute to keep it running, you can do so at Patreon.com/pathspodcastFind us on twitter https://twitter.com/PathsPodcast
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Donal Gallery
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