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Gobsmacked Welcome to the Gobsmacked! Podcast, hosted by Catherine Williamson ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Welcome to my podcasts. All with me, Catherine Williamson.

Gobsmacked: Extraordinary stories from ordinary people; Gobstopper: Leadership, resilience & talent , and Assa Marra: Celebrating all that is the heart of West Cumbria.

05/11/2025

Marc Goodwin, my delightful guest on Assa Marra, is more than a Town Crier; he's the embodiment of tradition with a modern, mischief-filled twist! This ninja natural connector is blindingly brilliant at pulling people together, making West Cumbria feel noticeably brighter and more hope-filled simply by being around.

He's a true Tigger not an Eeyore - he is warm, funny, and thoroughly decent.
Marc is about to swap his Town Crier bell for the bright lights as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar. The irony isn't lost on me, as he is as far from a despot as you can imagine!

This is a conversation about the things that matter most: family and love. It also touches on the delicate subject of grief, as Marc shares his experience of losing his mum and makes the perfect analogy with grief and glitter.

Settle in for a story that feels very close to home.

The Assa Marra "People with Purpose" series is proudly sponsored by

Listen here:
https://bit.ly/AssaMarraMarcGoodwin

Hear ye, Hear ye marra!Our next guest Marc Goodwin is a Tigger not an Eeyore. He is the Town Crier, the beautiful collis...
03/11/2025

Hear ye, Hear ye marra!

Our next guest Marc Goodwin is a Tigger not an Eeyore. He is the Town Crier, the beautiful collision of theatre and tradition. He is also a ninja natural connector who is blindingly brilliant at pulling people together. West Cumbria feels brighter more hope filled when he is about. This fine fella is warm, funny, thoroughly decent, and the role in his hands becomes something bigger, the true embodiment of centuries of tradition with a hint of mischief.

Marc is about to step on stage as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar. Let me say it plainly, he is as far from a despot as you can imagine. If Herod had Marcโ€™s heart, we would be telling a different story.

This conversation is about family and love. It also touches the tender place of grief, as Marc speaks with care about losing his mum.

Settle in Marra. This one feels very close to home.

The Assa Marra "People with Purpose" series is proudly sponsored by

Listen here: https://bit.ly/AssaMarraMarcGoodwin

Congratulations to Darren Blanks Blind Runner for his amazing hat-trick of wonderful awards at the - incredible and des...
25/10/2025

Congratulations to Darren Blanks Blind Runner for his amazing hat-trick of wonderful awards at the - incredible and deserved recognition for this amazing man who has achieved extraordinary things!

๐Ÿ† He received his Guinness World record certificate, won Inspiration of the Year Award, and was also chosen as Overall English Veterans Awards Champion ๐Ÿ†

I interviewed Darren at the back end of last year (with a guest appearance by our fabulous mutual friend & fundraiser Marathon Man 365). It's another extraordinary story from Assa Marra land, West Cumbria. If you haven't heard it yet, here's the link โฌ‡
https://bit.ly/AssaMarraDarrenBlanks

Congratulations again Darren!

Did you hear my conversation with Javina Greene in Episode 49 of Gobsmacked!? If you didn't catch this first time round,...
21/10/2025

Did you hear my conversation with Javina Greene in Episode 49 of Gobsmacked!? If you didn't catch this first time round, check out the link below - this is about turning piercing pain into power!

๐๐จ ๐…๐ข๐ฅ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ: ๐‘๐š๐ฐ. ๐‘๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ. ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ฅ. is our most powerful episode yet, featuring the incredible Javina Greene. This is an unflinching conversation about surviving the seemingly impossible. Javina shares how she went from being a promising student to battling addiction, grooming, exploitation, trafficking, and abuse. It is a story of going to hell and back, and a return journey fuelled by a moment of extraordinary clarity and strength, combined with a fierce refusal to be defined by her past.

Her strength, drive, and passion power her work as a rap artist, music producer, and advocate. As a national trainer, Javina helps services such as the police to better support survivors. It's not an easy listen, but it's a necessary and incredibly powerful one that leaves you feeling hopeful. The feedback has been phenomenal, and I hope you will take the time to tune in here:

https://bit.ly/GobsmackedPodcastJavinaGreene

What youโ€™ll hear is more than survival, it is about transformation. Her pain has become her power. Her past fuels her mission to create safe spaces for women and galvanise their recovery through music and creative expression.

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ ๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ญ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ฌ - ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฏ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.

A few months ago, Gerard Richardson joined me on the Assa Marra podcast. It was a wonderful experience. I love getting f...
21/10/2025

A few months ago, Gerard Richardson joined me on the Assa Marra podcast. It was a wonderful experience. I love getting feedback about the conversations I have with my incredible guests, and this episode sparked many discussions as well as obvious love and respect for this entrepreneur and community champion.

Gerard Is very honest about the harsh reality of living with cancer, the fight to keep beating it, and the importance of his loved ones. He shares his passion for Whitehaven and his mission to champion the town.

And then there are the stories... from helping Jean Christophe Novelli & Aldo Zilli hide on Celebrity Hunted, to walking with the Queen around Whitehaven, to his John Paul Jones charter that now hangs in the White House ๐Ÿ˜ฏ and many more!

It's a mix of real laugh-out-loud moments, tears, and a fresh, uplifting perspective on life. An absolute must-listen if you havenโ€™t yet heard it.

And if you havenโ€™t yet visited Richardsons of Whitehaven you are also in for a treat ๐Ÿฅ‚

๐Ÿ”— Listen here: https://bit.ly/AssaMarraGerardRichardson (Link in bio!)
What's your favourite Gerard story? Loving hearing them!

This episode of Gobsmacked features Wendy Boast a woman who left school at 16, when the world of work beckoned brighter ...
13/10/2025

This episode of Gobsmacked features Wendy Boast a woman who left school at 16, when the world of work beckoned brighter than the underwhelm of the classroom. Later discovering she has a remarkable IQ, and went on to build a career in the City with big jobs in complex information systems and major corporate achievements.

Wendyโ€™s journey hasnโ€™t been without heartbreak and betrayal, but she has come through wiser, sharper, and more grounded โ€” the most informed and insightful friend you could ever hope for.

Her worldview is vast and surprising, flipping perspectives a full 180. In this conversation she takes us from the rat race to aliens, from ancient wisdoms to global jitters, from Shakespeare to Plato, with the 2012 Olympics woven in along the way.

Bright, centred, and compelling, Wendy Boast will put your brain in shaker-maker mode. This is an episode that will stretch your thinking, shake your assumptions, and leave you wide awake to possibility.

https://bit.ly/GobsmackedWendyBoast

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