The Full Circle: Linking Songs with Musicians & Friends

I need to stop having these ideas that doing food challenges that are also in the Guinness World Records after doing a night shift is clever, because I'm not entirely sure they are!It was still a fun show to make following a set of night shifts and I hope you enjoy listening to a solo show after an incredible 2 week run of musicians! I answer some tough Would You Rather Live Music Edition questions, Abid shares his first Words of Wisdom of 2026, and I try and beat the Guinness World Record for the most Maltesers I can swallow when thrown in the air in 60 seconds! And of course, I create The Full Circle, and this week's songs are bit more dance orientated, ranging from Avicii to DJ Fresh!Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/701Dv0CRj3gHafyTMpHYzr?si=1qjsc6XTRBWWbPh0-XYCDgAll this and so much more on this week's Full Circle! I hope you enjoy it!Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC

House & Home Vocalist and Guitarist Pat Williams is the very special guest on The Full Circle! House & Home are an incredible alternative rock band from Richmond, Virginia in USA and they released their superb sophomore album I Won't Look For You on 14th November 2025, and I would recommend checking it out and their back catalogue, but maybe only from 2020 as Pat explains why not the earlier stuff on The Full Circle...He shares a great fun fact, answers some tough Would You Rather questions, and plays a great quiz (title marginally inferior) called House & Home or Houseless & Homeless! We take a deep dive into House & Home's music as well as their new album!Pat also creates a great Full Circle, songs ranging from Down To Nothing to The National! Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0psHpokSHECTaOhW4UMexw?si=TIDsLdl8TdCAkm4quC6NhQIf you're in Virginia on 31st January 2026, check out House & Home live where they will be playing the latest album in full and the classics too! Tickets available here: https://www.houseandhomerva.com/showsFollow House & Home on social media:https://www.instagram.com/houseandhomeva/https://www.facebook.com/houseandhomeband/https://www.tiktok.com/@houseandhomevaThank you to Pat Williams for coming on The Full Circle and thank you for listening and the ongoing support!Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC

VUKOVI's incredible vocalist Janine Shilstone is the first guest on The Full Circle in 2026! What an absolute honour to have had her on The Full Circle for a great chat, talk about the songs Janine has chosen for The Full Circle, and features such as Would You Rather and a quiz called "VUKOVI or Baloney"! VUKOVI have an upcoming UK tour from January 30th 2026 and they are not to be missed live! Tickets available here: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/vukovi-tickets/artist/1711526Janine's Full Circle song choices were great, ranging from Evanescence to Faithless! Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7IvULlxV3dN1JNj6cQgxCM?si=D3irFT3MRrmJ2E9MUTZwZAFollow VUKOVI on social media:https://www.instagram.com/vukoviband/https://www.facebook.com/vukovibandhttps://www.tiktok.com/@vukovibandFollow Janine on Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/janinevukoviThank you to Janine for coming on The Full Circle and thank you for listening!Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC

*To avoid any doubt, the last sentence on the title is a joke. All award shows are as important as each other. You may interpret that in any way you wish.The final Full Circle of 2025 is the DC Awards 2025! The categories are as follows:Artist of the YearOne(s) for the FutureGig of the YearAlbum of the YearSong of the YearDC's Life Moment of the YearLet me know your thoughts!The Full Circle songs this week are 5 of my favourite songs chosen by musicians I have had on the show, ranging from Enter Shikari to New Order! So many incredible songs chosen for the show, and I cannot thank all the incredible musicians that have been on the show on the Full Circle's first year! I also reveal two musicians that are going to be on the first two shows of 2026! And we cannot end 2025 without some Abid's Words of Wisdom and this week's an old school one from a decade ago! Thank you for listening to the show and I'm super excited to continue The Full Circle journey in 2026!Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC

Merry Christmas! It's The Full Circle Christmas Special, which features my top Christmas songs.... criteria are either a song that has been crowned Christmas no.1 or a conventional Christmas song!Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5323LPwIE0zE4uX7tDMwet?si=DTRdHy0VTmufzG8S_T2zsQThere's also a Christmas Edition of Would You Rather and Abid's Christmas Words of WisdomI also did a Buzzfeed Christmas Quiz where I learnt my Christmas Aesthetic! Try the quiz for yourself and let me know what yours is in the comments!https://www.buzzfeed.com/laughingduck465/plan-your-perfect-christmas-day-and-ill-tell-youI hope you have a lovely Christmas and enjoy The Full Circle Christmas Special!Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC

Tonic Music, a charity who is aiming to establish good mental health within music communities is the only charity in the UK that supports musicians and music fans' mental health.Jeordie Shenton, the Programmes Lead for Tonic Music is the very special guest on The Full Circle! He talks about his role in Tonic Music, the challenges in the music industry, and why he chose to work for Tonic Music! He also takes part in Would You Rather, shares his favourites and shares a great fun fact!And, of course, he creates his Full Circle, all Tonic Music related, ranging from The Specials to The Libertines! Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6kOHJDQgN0VPu9dhjDAK6H?si=FxD-VUH7TQ-Z49eLgxl-dgTonic Music is available to those in the music industry and music fans for support with mental health through multiple ways. For more info, head over to their website https://www.tonicmusic.co.uk/Follow Tonic Music on Social Media:https://www.facebook.com/tonicmusicmhhttps://www.instagram.com/tonicmusicmh/https://www.youtube.com/@tonicmusicmhhttps://bsky.app/profile/tonicmusicmh.bsky.socialhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/tonic-music-for-mental-health-ltdThank you to Jeordie for coming on the show and thank you for the ongoing support!Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC

Reels of Cinema Podcast Host, High School English & Film Teacher and Film Speaker Frank Mandosa is the very special guest on The Full Circle this week! It was an absolute honour to have him on The Full Circle!In between all the chat, Frank shares a great fun fact, answers some tough Would You Rather questions (including never teach again or never watch/talk about movies again), shares some of his favourites and also does a Buzzfeed quiz where he had to plan a winter weekend and Buzzfeed would choose a Christmas Movie! Have a go yourself, and let me know which Christmas Movie you got! https://www.buzzfeed.com/annahidri456/plan-a-perfect-winter-weekend-to-see-which-movie-y-clymcj75j9And of course, Frank creates his Full Circle ranging from Coldplay to Green Day! Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3Ga0WjUEhU7rZjMBM4CILm?si=40pPwEdGT_SpJIvPT1s9eQCheck out Frank's Podcast Reel of Cinema here: https://linktr.ee/reelsofcinemaFollow Frank on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frankmandosa1974/Thank you for the support as always and thank you to Frank for being an incredible guest on The Full Circle!Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC

All those photos you see of your favourite musicians? Jude Harrison may have been involved! He has accomplished so much at such a young age, and photographed many musicians including Soft Play, Kate Nash & Kneecap amongst a whole load of others!He's also available to hire! Head over to https://www.judeharrisonphotovideo.com/ for full details on how to get in contact and also follow him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/judeharr8He also drums for the bands Caledonia and Sevy Verna - the latter have a show in London on 4th December 2025 fundraising for The Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants, which provides legal advice, information, and support for migrants across the UK; please do check them out if you can! Tickets are available here: https://ra.co/events/2307427On the show: Jude shares a great fun fact! He also talks about his love of photography, how he got himself into photographing musicians, answers some tough Would You Rather questions, and shares some of his Favourites!He also spoke in detail about playing the drums for Everything & Nothing by Soft Play on the Other Stage at Glastonbury in 2024 (and going straight back to taking photos of the band after!!), which had a whole range of emotions!And, of course, Jude creates his Full Circle ranging from Horse Jumper of Love to Smoking Room!Links to the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2VwVaxVah1D94UY555tqga?si=hKkWPfaQQfarW20dNn71vgA pleasure to have had Jude on the show, thank you! And thank you for checking out the episode and the ongoing support!Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC

A very special Japan Themed Full Circle episode as Abi and I talk about our time in Japan; it was an incredible holiday capped off with us becoming engaged! Hear the story of that and our time in Japan in general, including getting quite a few CDs for the Japanese Bonus Tracks haha!Keeping the Japan theme, all The Full Circle songs this week are by Japanese Musicians, ranging from Babymetal to One Ok Rock! Link to songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DmTIbuQ1tXfxUYopAeYz5?si=JQ2qRArwS1KnqnOALViTwQThank you for listening to the show, and thank you for the ongoing support!Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC

Christian Hesford is a qualified Doctor, GP & Sports Medicine Expert. He is also a massive music fan and a great friend! It was a pleasure to have him on The Full Circle this week!He answers some tough Would You Rather questions, including whether he'd rather listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers only forever, or Taylor Swift, two of his favourites!His Full Circle songs are great ranging from Pendulum to Bring Me The Horizon!Playlist for the songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5jDQqpvL5DGpPAwGGpTJdW?si=0QGeat0LQsSkddIbyJUgTw&pi=-9bhtu7oQDaqNHe also shares some of his favourites including his favourite music gig amongst others!And we also do a Buzzfeed Quiz to determine what type of gym go-er Christian is as he is massive fan of exercise and hitting the gym. Have a go yourself here: https://www.buzzfeed.com/jstabile/what-type-of-gym-go-er-are-you-c92wzptezjAll this and so much more on The Full Circle this week! Pleasure to have had him on the show this week, I hope you enjoy our chat :)Follow the Full Circle on social media! https://www.instagram.com/fullcirclepodcastDC https://www.tiktok.com/@fullcirclepodcastdc https://www.facebook.com/DCFullCircle/ https://www.youtube.com/@FullCircleDC