Episodes
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Nick Jones, Hospitality Entrepreneur
Few people have shaped modern British hospitality quite like Nick Jones. As the founder of Soho House, he turned a single members’ club above a restaurant on Greek Street into a global name, changing the way a generation eats, drinks, stays and socialises along the way. In this episode…
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Matt Pohlson, Founder of Omaze
Gentleman’s Journal Editor Joe Bullmore sits down with Matt Pohlson, founder of Omaze, to discover the story behind the company that turned dream homes and once-in-a-lifetime prizes into a global fundraising phenomenon. They discuss entrepreneurship, building a disruptive business, lessons…
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Gentleman's Journal - Talking Cars and Yachts
Join Gentleman’s Journal founder Harry Jarman and Car Editor-at-Large Rory Smith as they discuss the latest from the worlds of cars and yachts. From new launches and industry news to the machines that have caught their eye, expect informed opinions, insider stories and plenty of debate from road...
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Thom Whiddett and Luke Sweeney, founders of Thom Sweeney
The founders of the global tailoring brand on the importance of fun, why shops should be more like restaurants, making sequined jumpsuits, the most stylish nations in the world, the health of Savile Row, the fall and rise of the tie, and the prospect of celebrating their 20th anniversary next year.
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Inside the 50th Issue of Gentleman's Journal
Founder Harry Jarman and editor Joe Bullmore look over the very special 50th issue of Gentleman's Journal — going behind-the-scenes on the stories and interviews inside, and reflecting on the long and winding history of the magazine so far.
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"Stay on the right side of wrong" — Behind the success of People's, New York's most beloved new spot
In a special episode recorded at their five-night residency below Simpsons-in-the-Strand in London, People's co-founders Margot Hauer-King and Emmet McDermott discuss the origin of the venue's name, their cinematic first meeting, and why it's important to be 'the rope and the wave'.
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Martin Kuczmarski, Restaurateur
Martin is the founder of The Dover, Dover Street Counter, and Martino's — three of the most beloved and successful new restaurants in London. Here, the former COO of Soho House Group talks about how the first seconds of any restaurant experience are the most important, the problem with members...
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Gentleman's Journal - Talking Watches
In the week before this year's Watches & Wonders, Gentleman's Journal watch editor Justin Hast makes his predictions for the event — while also touching on some landmark anniversaries this year, the breakout marques he has his eye on, and the very special new watch that he has just added to his...
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Gentleman's Journal - Talking Cars and Yachts
Join Gentleman’s Journal Editor-in-Chief Harry Jarman, Editor Joe Bullmore and Motoring Editor-at-Large Rory FH Smith on the cars to know about in 2026, the inside scoop on the teams and drivers behind the new season of Formula One and why WhatsApp's founder needs two, near identical £300m mega...
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Jeremy King, Restaurateur
Jeremy King first appeared on our podcast in the summer of 2020, when we met in a whirring office above The Wolseley, the flagship restaurant of his sprawling Corbin & King group. Two years later, following a shareholder dispute, he relinquished control of that particular empire — a difficult...
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Cosimo Gherardini, Director of Operations at Sant Ambroeus
"Kindness is always the answer," says Cosimo Gheradini, one of the family members behind the beloved restaurant group Sant Ambroeus. Here, in a conversation recorded at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower in Knightsbridge, Cosimo discusses Milanese roots, the ingredients that make a truly great dining…
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Peter Williams — Founder of Aubin and Jack Wills
Our guest on today's episode of the Gentleman's Journal Podcast is Peter Williams — the founder of both Aubin and Jack Wills, two of the most defining English style start ups of the 21st century. Here, Peter discusses his highly unlikely path into fashion; his 23-year-old midlife crisis; the…
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Topjaw turns 10: An interview with Jesse Burgess and Will Warr
It takes ten years to become an overnight success, they say. At the eight year mark, Topjaw’s Jesse Burgess and Will Warr very nearly tapped out. The pair had been making longish-form food-adjacent YouTube videos since 2015 — things like a 21-minute, three part series on the best burger in…
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Caspar Lee — founder, YouTuber and VC
Caspar Lee made his first YouTube video at the age of 16 and made his first million from the platform at the age of 21. Now, he is the founder of three businesses that have put some of what he learned in that world into action — an influencer marketing agency, a creator management company, and...
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Harry Stebbings, Podcaster and VC
“You really have to be unwaveringly obsessed..." Harry Stebbings’ career began at the age of 13, when he watched The Social Network — David Fincher and Aaron Sorkin’s brooding portrayal of the earliest days of Facebook. But whereas many of us watched that film and thought: “I’d quite like to be a...
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In conversation with Daisy Knatchbull, Editor of Kultura
In this special episode of the Gentleman's Journal Podcast we sit down with Daisy Knatchbull and Harry Jarman to discuss the launch of Kultura — a new magazine about pioneering women redefining success on their own terms. The entrepreneurs talk about how the venture first came about; the struggle...
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Tom Gearing, CEO and Co-Founder of Cult Wines
The co-founder of the wine investment giant talks earliest wine memories, investment-grade riesling, and the enduring power of Burgundy.
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Michael Kliger, LuxExperience, CEO
Among a slew of high-profile luxury e-commerce casualties, Mytheresa has enjoyed remarkable and sustained success — a trajectory that has been masterminded, in no small part, by the company's affable CEO, Michael Kliger. Now, Kliger has spearheaded the formation of LuxExperience — a new group…
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GJ LIVE: A guide to alternative investments
This talk will serve as a comprehensive guide to alternative investments, offering insights into diverse asset classes beyond traditional stocks and bonds, empowering investors to explore opportunities in areas like real estate, wine, watches, art and cars. Joe Twyman (Classic Car Investment)…
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GJ LIVE: Michael Lohscheller, CEO of Polestar
Michael Lohscheller, CEO of Polestar, reflects on mobility’s evolving scope, the geopolitics of car making in 2025, and what consumers really want out of the cars they drive today.
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GJ LIVE: Jon Connell, Founder of The Week and The Knowledge
Jon Connell, Founder of The Week and The Knowledge, navigates the maelstrom of the modern media world — touching on the rise of digital platforms, the voices that actually shape culture, the publications and outlets that will survive and thrive (and those that seem destined to sink), and the...
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GJ LIVE: What good hospitality really means
Our panellists will dive deep into what good hospitality looks like in 2025, exploring common trends, frequent pitfalls, and the businesses and industry leaders renowned for getting it right. Jesse Burgess (Presenter and Co-Founder of TOPJAW LTD), Santiago (Lastra Chef and co-owner of KOL) and...
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GJ LIVE: Matthew Freud, PR maestro
As the influential Freuds Group turns 40, its founder and chairman Matthew Freud gives a rare interview on his life and career as a public relations guru.
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GJ LIVE: Building a luxury brand from scratch, with Nick English and Luca Faloni
In a live panel discussion, two of the leading voices in modern luxury discuss origin stories, the importance of names, why you should open your first shop as soon as possible — and where they think luxury will go next. Nick English (co-founder of Bremont; executive chairman of Moke) Luca Faloni...
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GJ LIVE: Start-up investment and how to get it
In the first of our special series of live panel conversations, three seasoned VCs share invaluable insights into securing funding, navigating the investment landscape — and the start-ups they passed over that they wish they hadn't... Dinika Mahtani (partner at Cherry Ventures) Harry Destecroix...
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Graydon Carter, Editor
The legendary editor's new memoir, 'When the Going Was Good', is a delicious dispatch from the golden age of magazines — and a guidebook to the good life, even now.
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The Tao of Toto Wolff
“Play hard, forgive quickly, and apologise when you’re wrong,” says the Mercedes Formula One boss on the eve of a poignant new season.
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Dom Hamdy
We sit down with Dom Hamdy, the London-based restaurateur who oversees Crispin, Bar Crispin and Bistro Freddie.
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Is this the end of the chunky sports watch? Justin Hast's predictions for 2024
Justin Hast is a watch collector and Gentleman's Journal's Watch Editor-at-Large. Today, he sits down with Harry Jarman to talk trends for 2024, the problem with watch boxes, and the time he let a priceless Louis Vuitton timepiece go for next to nothing.
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Cruising the savannah with Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Motoring Editor-at-Large Rory Smith talks us through his interview with Ineos's Sir Jim Ratcliffe — including the unlikely pub origins of the Grenadier car; his surprising shyness; and the Manchester United takeover. Plus! The most exciting new car launches of the year.
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Inside the American Issue
Harry and Joe turn the pages on the new American(ish) Issue of Gentleman's Journal — including tangents on the good life down in Miami; reasons why the 1994 Volvo Estate is the apex of modern culture; booze-less lunches with the creators of Industry; and Rolf Sachs's endless oomph.
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Michael Murray — CEO, Frasers Group
Michael Murray is the CEO of Frasers Group, which owns some of Britain's best known retail brands — including House of Fraser, Sports Direct, Flannels, Jack Wills, and Gieves & Hawkes. Appointed to the role in May last year at the age of just 33, Michael has overseen an impressive leap in…
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”Hollywood used to be so much fun...” Charles Finch: film producer, businessman, and party host extraordinaire
When young men, starting out in life, their eyes wide and dreams un-crushed, say they wish to ‘work in the movies’ (whatever that means), it is because they hope one day to have an office like Charles Finch. They don’t make them like this any more — the office or the career. It is a serious room.…
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Tom Straker, chef
People sometimes describe Tom Straker s a “TikTok chef” or an “Instagram chef,” and yes, it’s true that he has millions and millions and millions of followers on Instagram and TikTok, and that he’s known across the globe for his mesmeric butter-making videos, among many other things. But Tom’s…
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“For a long time I didn’t know my shadow…” — Reggie Yates, director, documentary-maker and presenter
It's remarkable to think that Reggie Yates is only 39 years old. In a career spanning more than three decades, Reggie has been a presenter, actor, radio host, screenwriter, director, and documentary filmmaker — but also a sort of spiritual older brother to the nation; a friendly, dependable,...
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10th Anniversary Special! Harry Jarman, founder of Gentleman’s Journal
To celebrate Gentleman's Journal turning 10 at the end of last year, we thought we'd invite, Harry Jarman, founder of Gentleman’s Journal, to sit down in the hot seat. Harry takes us on the meandering, rollercoaster journey the publication has been on from a small bedroom start up (and one that...
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”Winning is addictive — but I hope not to experience a year like 2021 again anytime soon...” Christian Horner, Red Bull Formula One team boss
This is the last episode of the podcast for 2023. But fear not — we’re going out with a bang. Or a roar. Or whatever the noise is that Formula One cars make. Because our guest on today’s show is Christian Horner, the Team Principal at Red Bull and one of the sport’s most compelling ambassadors....
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”He said: ’I’ve seen a lot of ideas — but this has got to be the worst...’” How Tim Brown built Allbirds into a multi-billion dollar giant
Tim Brown sometimes talks about how much he used to dread dinner parties — and especially that moment when the conversation would turn to him and what he was up to for work. The truth was, Tim wasn’t entirely sure. A former professional football player in New Zealand who went to the 2010 World…
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Restaurant critic Giles Coren on Twitter beef, the problem with triple cooked chips, and advice to young writers
Our guest on today’s show is Giles Coren, the Times restaurant critic and columnist. We recorded with Giles for an hour, but it felt almost like we got two hours of content — and often at times, listening back to the recording, I was convinced I had my player going at double speed, such is the…
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”I was a homeless bohemian, sleeping in the studio and eating jammy dodgers...” — Labrinth, musician and super-producer
Our guest on today’s episode of the Gentleman's Journal podcast is Labrinth, the musician and super producer. We first met Labrinth back in 2019, just after his last album, 'Imagination and the Misfit Kid', came out — but before the wild, runaway success of the giant HBO show Euphoria, which…
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“It felt as if the air around Twickenham was shaking…” — Maro Itoje, England and Saracens rugby star
Our guest today is Maro Itoje, the England and Saracens rugby player and Frieze London committee member. Maro has won four English Premiership titles with Saracens, three European Rugby Champions Cup titles, three Six Nations titles, and has played in a world cup final — that agonizing defeat, of...
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Tussling with Trump, leaving the BBC, and asking the deadly question with a smile — Jon Sopel, journalist and broadcaster
“My phone was exploding, mainly with texts from my kids: ‘Donald Trump knows who you are — do we need to leave the country?!’” Jon Sopel was the BBC's North America editor from 2014 to 2021 — perhaps the most eventful seven years in modern American history. Last year, he announced he was leaving...
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Shooting Tom Hiddleston — Overheard at the Clubhouse with Tomo Brejc
"The older I get, the more I am interested in simplicity..." To celebrate the launch of our Summer 2022 Issue of Gentleman's Journal, the wonderful celebrity photographer Tomo Brejc talks us through his shoot with cover star Tom Hiddleston — and tells us how we can all take better portraits, no...
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Confessions of a Dilettante — Dana Brown, former Deputy Editor of Vanity Fair
In this episode of 'Overheard at the Clubhouse', we sit down with writer and editor Dana Brown to discuss his new book, Dilettante: True Tales of Excess, Triumph and Disaster, which is excerpted in the Summer Issue of Gentleman's Journal. The book is brilliant. Charting Dana's clamber up the...
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The return of the mullet and the rise of the LinkedIn Man — Overheard at the Clubhouse
"Men will always find a way to show off, no matter how uncool it makes them look..." To celebrate the launch of our Summer 2022 issue of the magazine, we sat down with Ed Cumming (a regular contributor and Senior Feature Writer at the Telegraph) to discuss the unlikely return of the mullet and…
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George Ezra, singer
George Ezra is a singer, songwriter, and perhaps the loveliest and most thoughtful man in pop music. He is about to release his third album — The Gold Rush Kid — a record he says is his most personal and honest yet. But it is also a huge amount of fun, of course — that sort of sun-baked…
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Munya Chawawa: “I’m just waiting for Matt Hancock to challenge me to a celebrity boxing match…”
Munya Chawawa is the brilliant comedian and satirist whose viral videos have skewered the likes of Matt Hancock (in a memorable cover of Shaggy’s ‘It Wasn’t Me’), Piers Morgan, Will Smith, Nigella Lawson, vacuous influencers, American YouTubers, and most of the current cabinet. He is also the…
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”A sunny industry for shady people” – Inside the world of Oligart
On the latest episode of Overheard at the Clubhouse, regular contributor Harry Shukman talks us through his piece about Oligart: a story of how the art market helped launder the reputations of the kleptocratic classes — and created a modern monster in the process.
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Ollie Dabbous, Head Chef at HIDE: ”It’s a pretty extreme existence, the life of a chef...”
Ollie Dabbous is the head chef at HIDE, the beautiful, Michelin-starred restaurant overlooking Green Park in London. Having worked his way up through some of the most renowned and intimidating kitchens in the world, Ollie burst onto the scene with his eponymous restaurant Dabbous in 2012 when he...
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Oliver Bullough, Investigative journalist: ”If anyone really cares, they’ll just kill me. So why worry about it?”
Oliver Bullough is the author of Butler to the World: How Britain became the servant of tycoons, tax dodgers, kleptocrats and criminals. The book does exactly what it says on the tin, as they probably don’t say in Moscow: it tells the story of how, as the British empire declined, we found a new...
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