Hello British Scandal listeners. I'm John Robbins, comedian and host of another Wondery podcast, How Do You Cope? And I think you might know my recent guest.

It's me, Matt Ford, co-host of British Scandal, the podcast you're currently listening to. John's podcast is excellent. It's full of honest and very funny conversations about mental health and the way people manage to bounce back when times are tough.

You will know that my dear friend Matt has had a tough time in recent years.

And in the episode we've just recorded, we talk about the operation to remove the cancer from your spine.

We talk about your pain journey.

We talk about erections, don't we?

Yeah.

I think we would have talked about them anyway.

Yes, that's true.

Regardless of my situation.

We talk about how you were able to reframe your experience,

which from the outside looks like a just wall-to-wall difficulty, suffering, bad luck.

But you're able to reframe that, and I think it will give people hope who are going through

similar things, which is so important. So do listen to Matt Ford on how do you cope on the

Wondery app or wherever you get your podcasts. And John, do listen to British scandal.

I'm going to. What's it about? Hello and welcome to How Do You Cope with me, John Robbins.

Each week here on How Do You Cope, I sit down with extraordinary people to talk about moments and journeys

that have shaped their lives.

It's a show about resilience and self-discovery and an exploration of how we cope in the darkest times. Today's guest is the comedian and broadcaster Matt Ford. Matt is one of the country's

leading political comedians and impressionists. He's presented shows on radio and

television, including Unspun with Matt Ford on Dave, and Rock and Roll Football on Absolute Radio.

He wrote and voiced numerous characters for the return of spitting image. He also hosts the podcasts

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