Joe Marler's Things People Do
Crowd Network
Joe Marler used to hate people, but then he met Tom Fordyce, and a load of ordinary people doing extraordinary things, and a podcast was born that changed his mind forever. It might just change your life too. Because everyone is interesting if you ask the right questions. And this is a show about all the weird and wonderful things people do. Together, Joe and Tom meet astronauts, teachers, marine biologists, cheesemakers, prison guards and everyone in between. Along the way, they’ve learned things that have blown their minds, heard stories that have made them laugh until it hurts, and – well, felt a whole lot better about the world around them and the people that fill it. To be on the show, fill in this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1rfSo3PVJgtBRZHCCAZndem-iyy2EdvGcEYDqycsM2aQ/viewform?ts=62602129&edit_requested=trueYou can now watch full episodes on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@thingspeoplepod?si=CEFK6nZhJQftyS8I Hit follow, and tell a friend to #growtheshow.
Episodes
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Jul 15, 2025 • 55min
About Conductors: Where are the biggest egos in the orchestra?
Enyi is potentially the coolest conductor we've ever seen. Which isn't a huge compliment, because we've not seen many. But he is very cool, and he is a conductor (the music type, not the train type).
He teaches us about the various swish and flick motions he uses to direct the audience, how he chooses his baton and who are the biggest egos in an orchestra. And it seems like Joe, is a natural at conducting?!
🎵 More about Enyi: https://www.enyiokpara.com/
MANUAL are offering Things People Do listeners a discount on their procedure. Say the code JOEMARLER while booking your consultation for 10% off. Book your consultation here.
If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here
To watch the show on YouTube, watch here
To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click here
On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link
To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo
To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk
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Jul 10, 2025 • 51min
Classic About Ultra Runners: Bleeding nipples and losing toenails mid race
Ultra Tom, a former British Army Captain, joins Joe and regular Tom to talk ultra running. He's ran some insane distances in some of the most intense terrains in the world, including mountains and deserts. But of course, Joe asked him about his testicles and his feet.
If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here
To watch the show on YouTube, watch here
To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click here
On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link
To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo
To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk
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Jul 8, 2025 • 54min
About Gardeners: What is the ultimate gardening tool?
Martha joins Joe and Tom to settle a very serious debate. What is the ultimate gardening tool? All while Joe tries very hard not to laugh at the word “hoe.”
Martha shares her top tips for small-space gardening and she reveals which plants in your garden might actually kill you… assuming Joe hasn’t already hacked them to bits with a pair of shears.
🌸Buy Martha’s book and find her on socials: https://linktr.ee/Marfskitchengarden
Thriva are offering Things People Do listeners 20% off your first blood test. Just go to thriva.co to sign up, fill out a very quick questionnaire and use the code THINGSPEOPLEDO
MANUAL are offering Things People Do listeners a discount on their procedure. Say the code JOEMARLER while booking your consultation for 10% off. Book your consultation here.
If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here.
To watch the show on YouTube, watch here.
To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click here.
On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link.
To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo
To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk
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Jul 7, 2025 • 15min
Introducing... Zookeeper in Training
Hello Things People Do listeners! We've got a bonus Monday treat for you.
Remember Jonathan from our episode About Birds? He's shared with us a teaser of a brand new podcast that he appears on. Hosted by friend of the show, Abi Clarke.
Listen to more of Abi Clarke: Zookeeper in Training here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Jul 3, 2025 • 56min
Classic About Drug Trafficking: Building an ecstasy empire and facing 200 years in prison
This episode is bonkers. Joe and Tom meet former ecstasy trafficker Shaun Attwood to talk about his extraordinary life story. Shaun is banned from America for life, and was facing 200 years in prison for his crimes. He tells us how he created his drugs empire, about his rivalry with Sammy “the Bull” Gravano, his dealings with the Mexican Mafia and why most of his “co-defendants” are now dead.
Thriva are offering Things People Do listeners 20% off your first blood test. Just go to thriva.co to sign up, fill out a very quick questionnaire and use the code THINGSPEOPLEDO
If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here
To watch the show on YouTube, watch here
To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click here
On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link
To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo
To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk
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Jul 1, 2025 • 53min
About Stress: How to cope when you're struggling to switch off
Breathe in... and out. Today we're tackling stress with Dr Claire Plumbly, a clinical psychologist who specialises in stress and burnout. We ask her why we're finding it so difficult to switch off. If burnout is more common nowadays than ever before. And what to do when you're reaching breaking point.
Buy Claire's book here.
This episode is sponsored by MANUAL. MANUAL are offering Things People Do listeners a discount on their procedure. Say the code JOEMARLER while booking your consultation for 10% off. Book your consultation here.
You can now get all episodes of TPD on YouTube, watch here
If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here
To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click here
On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link
To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo
To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk
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Jun 26, 2025 • 51min
About Joe’s Hair Transplant: Is the mohawk saved?
This episode is brought to you by MANUAL, the UK’s largest hair loss clinic.
He’s finally done it. Joe has gone and got a hair transplant. And today he’s telling us all about it. He answers everything, like did it hurt? What actually happened? And could he just get the mohawk done?
Then we speak to MANUAL's lead hair transplant surgeon, Dr Raja, to check if Joe's giving us the full story about his surgery day.
MANUAL are offering Things People Do listeners a discount on their procedure. Say the code JOEMARLER while booking your consultation for 10% off. Book your consultation here.
You can now get all episodes of TPD on YouTube, watch here
If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here
To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click here
On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link
To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo
To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk
📪 Send us items for our new studio Things People Do Crowd Network The Boardwalk Floor 3 21 Little Peter Street Manchester England M15 4PS
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Jun 24, 2025 • 55min
About Birds: Are geese horrible or misunderstood?
Brace yourself. You're about to learn more about birds than you ever thought possible. Including, a duck with a penis as big as its body. And that's all thanks to Jonathan, a bird keeper at Chester Zoo. We talk about some of the most unusual birds he looks after, if Joe looks like an owl and are penguins really the romantics they're painted out to be?
Listen to Jonathan on Abi Clarke: Zookeeper in Training.
This episode is brought to you by Thriva. Thriva are offering Things People Do listeners 20% off your first blood test. Just go to thriva.co to sign up, fill out a very quick questionnaire and use the code THINGSPEOPLEDO
You can now get all episodes of TPD on YouTube, watch here
If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here
To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click here
On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link
To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo
To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk
📪 Send us items for our new studio Things People Do Crowd Network The Boardwalk Floor 3 21 Little Peter Street Manchester England M15 4PS
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Jun 19, 2025 • 58min
Pub in the Park London: What happened when we forced Joe onto a ferris wheel?
We've gone behind the scenes at Pub in the Park London, to find out who deals with backstage divas, how bags of litter get filled at a festival, and who is in charge of the power / what happens if it goes wrong. We also dragged Joe onto a ferris wheel against his will. Plus, there is a cameo from Things People Do fan favourite... Daisy's mum. Because all good festivals should include your mother-in-law.
☀️There are two more Pub in the Park festivals this summer - tickets here ☀️
Thriva are offering Things People Do listeners 20% off your first blood test. Just go to thriva.co to sign up, fill out a very quick questionnaire and use the code THINGSPEOPLEDO
If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here
You can now get all episodes of TPD on YouTube, watch here
To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click here
On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link
To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo
To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk
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Jun 17, 2025 • 58min
About Cricketers, with Stuart Broad: What happens when a ball hits you in the face at 90mph?
Our guest today is an England legend, and all-round top bloke (although some Australians may disagree)... it's Stuart Broad! He's here to tell us about the weird and wonderful world of Cricket. Why are you allowed two meal breaks during a game? Why does it sometimes take five days and it's still a draw? And what happens when a cricket ball hits you in the face at 90mph? He also tells us the greatest player he ever played with, and the reason a whole stadium of Aussie's once shouted 'Stuart Broad is a w*nker' for a whole day.
To listen to Stuart's new podcast with Jos Butler, For The Love of Cricket, click here!
You can now get all episodes of TPD on YouTube, watch here
If you would like to be a guest on the show, click here
To get ad-free and longer episodes on Apple, hit the 'grow the show' button or click here
On Spotify you can subscribe for £1 a week by clicking this link
To become an official sponsor, go to Patreon.com/thingspeopledo
To grow the show on socials, look for @thingspeoplepod on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok
If you'd like to enquire about commercial partnerships with our podcast, email Ryan Bailey ryanb@crowdnetwork.co.uk
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