27. Sam Ryder: Practising gratitude

The Joe Wicks Podcast

BBC

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

The UK’s favourite fitness coach is back with series three of his podcast. This summer, Joe will be speaking to inspirational friends and some of his favourite people to ask them what they do to keep themselves feeling mentally and physically strong. In this episode Joe chats to Sam Ryder, who he's been a fan of ever since he started posting clips of himself singing online. After representing the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest with his song Space Man – now a number one hit record – Sam's life has changed dramatically, with new fans around the world. Fresh from performing in front of Buckingham Palace at the Queen's Jubilee, Sam and Joe chat about hard graft, finding fame in your 30s, Sam's time as a wedding singer and what he does to stay grounded. This is sunshine in a podcast. Joe Wicks is here for you, and he won’t stop until you’re fit and happy. Producer: Eliza Lomas Editor: Dimitri Houtart A BBC Audio Bristol production for Radio 4

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts Hi everyone, Joe Wicks here and welcome
0:15.0	to the Joe Wicks Podcast from BBC Radio 4.
0:19.5	As the body coach, I'm obsessed with helping people feel good, both physically and mentally.
0:24.0	On this podcast, I get to have a chat with some of my favourite people to find out the
0:27.5	things they do to stay strong, healthy and happy.
0:32.4	In this episode, I got to speak to someone I've been a fan of for a couple of years now,
0:36.1	but who has just recently become globally famous.
0:39.0	He represented Britain at the Eurovision Song Contest with his incredible song, Spaceman,
0:43.4	and he now has a UK number one hit under his belt.
0:45.8	It's the hugely talented and totally charming singer-songwriter, Sam Rider.
0:51.2	I spoke to Sam a couple of days after he performed in front of Buckingham Palace as part
0:54.7	of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.
0:57.6	Sam and I chat at about a hard graph, his time as a wedding singer, and how he stays grounded
1:03.1	when things get a bit wild.
1:05.0	I really hope you enjoy our chat, here we go.
1:08.8	Sam Rider, you must be the busiest man on Earth right now.
1:12.3	Every time I turn the TV on, with his Eurovision, the Jubilee party, you're there singing on
1:17.3	stage.
1:18.3	And I was thinking to myself, is there any human beings on Earth that haven't seen you
1:21.3	singing this last couple of weeks?
1:23.8	The busiest man on Earth just watched all three episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi, so I don't
1:29.6	know.
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