In this episode of Chancing My Arm, we head far from familiar shores — to Laos — through the eyes of Gareth Carter. What began as time spent living and working in a country shaped by complexity and resilience became something much bigger: a belief in young people, and a chance to open a door that had never felt reachable before.

Gareth shares the story of taking a group of Lao teenagers from their everyday reality to the world stage, guiding them all the way to the Gothia Cup — the largest youth football tournament on the planet. It’s a story about trust, responsibility, and what can happen when opportunity meets belief.

This isn’t just about football. It’s about courage, connection, and what it really means to give young people a shot — and then stand back and watch them rise.

Welcome back to Chancing My Arm – The Pod With Purpose.

This is part two of my conversation with Ric Jupp — drummer, songwriter, and founding member of Elbow.

In this episode, we talk about what it really feels like to walk out onto a stadium stage with thousands of people waiting for you… winning the Mercury Music Prize… and what it’s like to create something that somehow finds its way deep into other people’s lives.

We also get into the decision to step away from Elbow, sessioning at the legendary Muscle Shoals Studios, and a whole load of other beautifully random stuff along the way.

It’s reflective, funny, honest — and full of those small human moments that sit behind the big public ones.

This is part two with Ric Jupp on Chancing My Arm – The Pod With Purpose.

Welcome back to Chancing My Arm – the pod with purpose.

In this episode, I’m joined by Craig Bracefield, also known as The Amped Surfer. Craig is at a turning point in his life — following a serious motorbike crash, he’s made the life-changing decision to undergo the amputation of his leg.

We dive deep into his journey: the crash itself, the out-of-body experiences that followed, and how his faith and signs from above have guided and validated this decision. And, of course, we talk about his love of surfing, the waves that keep calling him, and how he’s finding purpose and perspective in the face of extreme challenge.

This is Episode 6 of Chancing My Arm — a story of courage, faith, and the extraordinary ways life can guide us when we truly listen.