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End Of Year Review
To mark the 50th episode of Aarballs, we look back on our first year of great guests. There's also the countdown of the Top 10 Most Downloaded Episodes!The moment almost nobody has been waiting…
The Racing Driver
Jason Pribyl is a Chicago-based racing driver currently competing in the UK’s Formula Ford category. At only 19 years of age Jason has over a decade of racing experience. At age 7 he won his first…
The Fishmonger
Mike Warner is a Suffolk fisherman, fishmonger, food writer, and chairman of the Shellfish Association of Great Britain He talks to us about the decline of a once thriving fishing industry, its…
The Jailer
This week we talk to Carter who has recently started working on a small county jail in Oklahoma. We hear all about what life inside an American jail is like, how he was thrown in the deep end in…
The Ukrainian Drone Pilot
An extraordinary episode this week in which we hear from “Lito”, a Ukrainian drone pilot on the front line in the war fighting the Russian invasion. We hear his extraordinary personal story of…
The Climate Change Warrior
Pallavi Sethi is a Policy Fellow at the Grantham Institute, part of the London School of Economics which focuses on climate change and the environment. Her work centres around trying to combat the…
The Croupier
Are you feeling lucky? Gabor has worked as a croupier for 11 years and talks to us about spinning the roulette wheel, the biggest wins and the biggest losses. We hear about chips and cheats, card…
The Makeup Artist
From early days with Bros, to working with many of the biggest names in music, Kate Strong worked as a make-up artist to the stars for 24 years. The list of artists she worked with is far too…
The Theatrical Composer
Marc Teitler is an award-winning musical theatre composer whose works include Baddies, The Grinning Man, and The Magician’s Elephant. He was kind enough to chat to us here about his journey to…
The Conservationist
We’ve been to some far flung corners of the globe on this podcast but none have been flung further than Ascension Island, a lone rock in the middle of the Atlantic, and home to this week’s guest…
The Whisky Guru
After more than 20 years working with the biggest names in whisky, Ken Grier has now set up his own company, De-Still Creative, driving a wide range of drink brands. He talks to us (ignorant novices)…
The Genealogist
This week we chat to Gemma Simms, a frontline police sergeant of 17 years service, who is also professional genealogist with a special interest in genetic genealogy, and a tutor in adult education…
The Miniaturist
Ffion Morgan is an incredibly talented artist, creating miniature replicas of houses and other amazing projects. Before listening to this week’s episode make sure you first check out her creations on…
The Radio Presenter
As always, our overly reductive episode titles do not do our guest justice - for Claudia Hammond is not ONLY an award-winning broadcaster who presents All in the Mind on BBC Radio 4 covering…
The Conservative MP
In addition to having gone to the same school as Aarballs Podcast's very own Aar and Bailles, Richard Fuller's main achievement is to have become the MP for North Bedfordshire and the current…
The Anti-Poaching Ranger
Nyaradzo Hoto is an original member of Akashinga, an all-women anti-poaching team in ZimbabweShe explains to us the fantastic positive impact the team has had, not only on massively reducing poaching…
The Wedding Florist
From the Appalachian Mountains, Madelaine moved from starting off in science and agriculture to setting up her own wedding floristry company in Durham, North Carolina. She talks to us about some of…
The Priest
After becoming a nun in (the then shabby) Notting Hill, Anne became a teacher, working mostly in challenging schools in London’s East End. Joining the St Hilda Community, a group pursuing the…
The Stoat Detection Dog Handler
The Aarballs Award for Best Job Title 2024 goes to Chantel who works as a Stoat Detection Dog Handler on the Orkney Islands. Chantel tells us how she broke into conservation working with newts at…
The Expedition Leader
Ex-soldier and expedition leader Rory talks to us of the perils of RAF trousers, joining the army at 18 and rising from the ranks to become an officer, cuddling toffs on the moors, running…
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AarBalls has published 50 episodes since December 2023, covering topics in Arts, Comedy.
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