Journalist and father of 3, Bob Diggles, has spent a year getting to know the drug landscape in the UK.
On this podcast Bob meets scientists, criminologists, festival organisers, musicians, politicians, bereaved parents and many more people with fascinating narcotic insight.
He then discusses those interviews with his teenage son in an open, honest and definitely not cringingly embarrassing hip-dad way.
*** Shortlisted for a People's Choice Podcast Award - Best Education Podcast ***
19 Available Episodes (19 Total)Average duration: 00:46:26
Oct 18, 2019
Episode 18: I Feel A Bit Funny…
00:50:07
With comedian Jacob Hawley. He’s made a brilliant podcast for the BBC, called Jacob Hawley – On Drugs – it’s one of the most successful on the BBC Sounds app. I met him to talk drugs, podcasting and what he hopes will come out of his public honesty around the subject. Please rate on your […]
Oct 10, 2019
Episode 17: The Compassionate Copper
00:00:01
With T/Detective Chief Inspector Jason Kew, Heroin & Crack Action Area Coordinator for the South East of England. In this episode you’ll find out… What the T stands for in Jason’s rank. What a Heroin & Crack Action Area Coordinator actually does. What Jason’s learnt from his two careers as a navy diver and a […]
Oct 04, 2019
Episode 16: Performance & Image Enhancing Drugs
00:00:53
With Dr Ian Hendy – two times World Bodybuilding Champion for the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation. He’s stacked… but not jacked – Ian doesn’t take any steroids or illegal supplements – he works out HARD and eats a lot of chicken! If you’ve ever wondered about the pros and cons of steroids this is the […]
Jul 10, 2019
Episode 15: Drug Users Read This…
00:57:40
Michael Linnell has been writing and illustrating drug information leaflets, posters, flyers and comics for nearly 40 years – and he’s a great podcast guest. His characters Peanut Pete, Dr Nuke, Tough Shit Thomas, Fanny & Dick and Grandpa Smack Head Jones were conveying harm reduction messages before the internet became an easy source of […]
Jun 26, 2019
Episode 14 : Bonus Brian!
00:00:31
Brian Reed is a volunteer chemist for drug testing charity The Loop and a speaker for drug reform charity Anyone’s Child. Why? He calls it Lydia’s Legacy, his daughter died when she was 26, in 2016 of a heroin overdose. He’s felt compelled to learn more about drugs and to communicate a harm reduction message […]
Jun 19, 2019
Episode 13: I Buy Heroin For My Son
01:02:43
With Professor Sue Pryce, a lecturer in politics at the University of Nottingham, who teaches a module called Politics and Drugs after becoming aware of how close all our lives come to the drug trade when her son became a heroin addict. Sue chose to buy his smack for years to keep him out of prison, […]
Jun 12, 2019
Episode 12: Politics and Drugs
00:55:48
With Norman Lamb MP, former Lib Dem health minister and one of few MPs who is vocal about drug policy reform. Norman wants to see cannabis legally regulated and possession of all other drugs decriminalised. He also wants to see Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, Andrea Leadsom, Rory Stewart, Jeremy Hunt and all the other confessional […]
Jun 05, 2019
Episode 11: Meeting Mr MDMA
00:00:01
Emmanuel Sferios is the founder of Dancesafe. He’s making MDMA The Movie. He’s the host of the drug positive podcast. And he’s a really thought provoking guest, especially if all you’ve ever heard of ecstasy are horror stories. Next week the guest is Norman Lamb MP, a former Lib Dem health minister and one of […]
May 29, 2019
Episode 10: Who is Harry Shapiro?
01:15:31
It depends, this is the one I spoke to, he’s the director of Drugwise. Don’t get him confused with this one. And certainly not this one The one we want has written a couple of hit books about drugs and music and drugs and Hollywood. Then Bob talks to his 13 year old son Credence […]
May 22, 2019
Episode 9: Cannabis with Dr Suzi Gage
01:20:32
Dr Suzi Gage is a psychologist. She looks at the links between lifestyle behaviours (like drug taking) and mental health. She’s also the host of a super science podcast, Say Why to Drugs, and tells Bob all about that, her research and some evidence based truths about cannabis. Then Bob talks to his teenage son […]
Oct 18 | 00:50:07
Episode 18: I Feel A Bit Funny…
Oct 10 | 00:00:01
Episode 17: The Compassionate Copper
Oct 04 | 00:00:53
Episode 16: Performance & Image Enhancing Drugs
Jul 10 | 00:57:40
Episode 15: Drug Users Read This…
Jun 26 | 00:00:31
Episode 14 : Bonus Brian!
Jun 19 | 01:02:43
Episode 13: I Buy Heroin For My Son
Jun 12 | 00:55:48
Episode 12: Politics and Drugs
Jun 05 | 00:00:01
Episode 11: Meeting Mr MDMA
May 29 | 01:15:31
Episode 10: Who is Harry Shapiro?
May 22 | 01:20:32
Episode 9: Cannabis with Dr Suzi Gage
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