Talks with a Teacher - S1 Ep9- Aaron Aby

S1 Ep9- Aaron Aby

04/18/22 • 37 min

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Joining the pod this week is the hugely talented Mixed Martial Artist, Aaron Aby. Aaron is a skilled fighter but that is because he has been fighting his entire life. The doctors discovered he had cystic fibrosis when he was only days old but he not only defied the doctors by taking part in sports, he excelled at them. Even being diagnosed with cancer at just 27 couldn't keep Aaron down and he turned pro after an astonishing amateur record in MMA. Now fighting for the leading MMA organisation in Europe, Cage Warriors, Aaron has set his sights on attaining the flyweight belt but also harbours ambitions of fighting in the UFC. If history is anything to go by, Aaron will smash those goals as he doesn't let anything stand in his way. Listen now to his astonishing life story as he tells us why he is continually #fightingtobreathe.

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S1 Ep8- Danielle Brown MBE

This week I am joined by two-time Paralympic gold medallist Danielle Brown. Danielle won gold at Beijing in 2008 and on home soil at London 2012 and has received the recognition she deserves with a sports centre in Leicester donning her name, a golden postbox and of course an MBE. Danielle's success hasn't slowed down since hanging up her archery bow and is now a successful author with 'Be Your Best Self' and 'Run Like a Girl' hitting the shelves to inspire the next generation to achieve their dreams. Listen now as we discuss her life in education, balancing competing with university and revisiting the dream she held as a little girl.

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S1 Ep 10- Series Summary

The series finale is a breakdown of my experience of starting my own podcast. No guest this week- just me and a mic and I discuss why I decided to start this journey, how I contacted people and the daunting task of conducting interviews with people I had only briefly (and in some cases had never) met. I talk about each guest and give a bit of insight into how each episode went. Spoiler alert- they were all brilliant! I hope you enjoy my very rambly final episode and if you have made it this far, a massive thanks! If you would like a second series to happen, follow the podcast on social media, like, comment, subscribe and all that jazz and I might just return in the future!