The Chat with Claire Fordham is a podcast where British writer and broadcaster Claire Fordham interviews interesting and inspiring people whom you may not have heard of but should. From a good witch to a death midwife, a creative visionary to an exonerated man, all the guests are fascinating. There will be laughter, tears and plenty to make you think. And there will be chats with celebrities, but only if they are really, really interesting. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.co ...
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Ep. 34 - British Actor & Singer Richard Shelton
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews British actor and singer, Richard Shelton. Richard has enjoyed enormous success on both sides of The Atlantic starring in film, TV and theater. Music is his passion. He's a wonderful singer. Combining his talents, Richard wrote and stars in 'Sinatra: RAW', a play about the l…
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Ep. 33 - Artist & Environmentalist Dianna Cohen
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews visual artist and co-founder of the Plastic Pollution Coalition, Dianna Cohen. The Plastic Pollution Coalition has many initiatives but one in particular is something we can all get on board with - drastically cutting down on single use plastics like straws, bags and contain…
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Ep. 32 - Democratic Activists Melanie Rothschild and Alexis Aria
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews two concerned citizens who are working tirelessly to inspire democrats to vote in the mid-terms on November 6: Melanie Rothschild and Alexis Aria. Melanie is an artist who has been campaigning for Katie Hill in District 25, one of the new wave of concerned citizens who are s…
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Ep. 31 - Producer & Songwriter Simon Climie
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In this first anniversary episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews multi Grammy award-winning Producer and Songwriter Simon Climie. Simon enjoyed great international success in the 80s as the singing half of the British pop duo Climie Fisher with smash hits including Love Changes (Everything). He also wrote hits for George…
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Ep. 30.5 - Happy 1-year Anniversary Wishes from Tracey Ullman and Julia Fordham
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Comedy Legend Tracey Ullman - a former guest of The Chat and tennis partner of Claire's - and Legendary Songstress Julia Fordham - Claire's sister and singer of The Chat theme tune - wish Claire Fordham and The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast a happy 1-year anniversary in this quick clip sent from London. You will not want to miss Tracey's spot-on…
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Ep. 30 - Homeless Activists Dr. Marilyn Wells and KamGi & Kyle Finch
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Homeless Activist and Philanthropist Dr. Marilyn Wells, KamGi and Kyle Finch who feed the homeless and "S", a homeless man. With 58,000 people currently sleeping rough in LA, one podcast can't begin to explain the enormity of the issue or discuss all the solutions but we hop…
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Ep 29 - Actress & Poker Player Jennifer Tilly
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Oscar nominated actress and star poker player Jennifer Tilly. Jennifer is perhaps best known for her role as The Bride of Chucky in the horror franchise but she is much better than that with critically acclaimed roles in Dancing at the Blue Iguana and Bound. And an Academy A…
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Ep. 28: Advertising Titan Aaron Walton
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Advertising Titan Aaron Walton. Aaron is co-founder of Walton Isaacson, a full-service advertising agency, with offices in Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Miami and Dallas. Aaron’s boundless creativity and strategic acumen have made him one of the most admired executives thr…
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Ep. 27 - Singer & Entertainer Mari Wilson
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews British singing sensation Mari Wilson. Known in the UK as the Neasden Queen of Soul, Mari had a string of hits in the 80s then ditched her signature Beehive hair do for something more manageable, carried on making great music and has never stopped writing songs and gigging. …
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Ep. 26 - Hollywood Legend Cloris Leachman
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Hollywood Legend Cloris Leachman. In a brilliant career spanning seven decades, Cloris has won eight Prime Time Emmy awards (a long standing record now tied with Julia Louis-Dreyfus), a Daytime Emmy and the big one - an Academy Award - for her role in The Last Picture Show. …
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Ep. 25 - Infectious Disease Expert Dr. Suzanne Donovan
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Infectious Disease expert Dr. Suzanne Donovan who went to Sierra Leone at the height of the Ebola outbreak where her first consult was for an American doctor infected with the deadly disease. Dr. Donovan is Professor of Clinical Medicine at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medi…
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Ep. 24: Happiness Specialist Monique Rhodes
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Happiness Specialist Monique Rhodes. Monique was born in New Zealand and is truly international having traveled and lived in many countries. She explored the length of India, from its highest northern tip in the Himalayas to the most southern tip in the south, on her own - o…
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Ep. 23: Poet & Author Philip Daughtry
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews American poet and author, Philip Daughtry. But there's much more to Philip than great writing. He’s an adventurer, a gardener, a builder, a painter, a cowboy, a true Bohemian, lover of life and people. Before he retired, Philip was a Professor of Creative Writing at several …
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Ep. 22 - British Broadcaster Russ Kane
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews British broadcaster Russ Kane. For twenty years, Russ was the voice of Capital Radio’s ‘Flying Eye’, forming an on-air partnership with Chris Tarrant to create the most listened-to commercial radio show in the world. Now, Russ has a show on BBC Radio London, is writing a nov…
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Ep. 21 - Psychologist & Librettist Dr. Terry Marks-Tarlow
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Clinical Psychologist & Librettist Dr. Terry Marks-Tarlow. Terry has a thriving therapy practice in LA, is an acclaimed author, artist, dancer and yogi who accepted the challenge to write the book for a mini opera, Oroborium, comfortably slipping into the shoes of the great …
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Ep. 20.5 - Mini-episode: Royal Wedding Reactions
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Greetings from Fiji! In this mini-episode, Claire shares her reactions to the British Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Duchess of Sussex Princess Meghan Markle, including one very juicy hot take on the lack of of maid of honour. She had to endure shoddy Wi-fi in beautiful Fiji, where she is currently visiting her son and grandchildren, to bring th…
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Ep. 020 - Business & Life Coach Gina DeVee
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Transformational Business & Life Coach Gina DeVee. As one of the world's most successful and well-known life coaches, Gina DeVee has created and runs a multi-million dollar company, Divine Living, that teaches women to say yes to our desires and take the action needed to roc…
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Ep. 019 - Singer-songwriter Judith Owen
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews singer songwriter Judith Owen. This Welsh Wonder has a new album out on May 25th, redisCOVERed, where Judith works her musical magic on some classic songs both old and new. Her live shows are not to be missed. Judith Owen rocks it real hard. A US tour to promote the album ki…
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Ep. 018: Law Professor Jeff Baker
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews law professor Jeff Baker. Jeff runs Pepperdine University's Community Justice Clinic, where he practices with law students to provide pro bono legal services to local nonprofits in Malibu and international nongovernmental organizations dedicated to justice, human rights, and…
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Ep. 017: Spiritual Leader Marianne Williamson
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews spiritual leader and best selling author, Marianne Williamson. Marianne shares her thoughts on the important issues facing America today. At a time when fear and hatred have been turned into a political force, we chat about whether it's possible to harness the powers of love…
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Ep. 016: Music Executive Nick Gatfield
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews music executive Nick Gatfield. Nick was a sax and keyboard player with Dexy's Midnight Runners, before becoming a top music exec on both sides of the Atlantic. Nick was Chairman and CEO of Sony Music UK and held President positions at EMI, Island Records, Polydor and Polygra…
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Ep. 15: War Correspondent Sue Turton
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews war correspondent Sue Turton. Spectacular Sue won two Royal Television Society Awards for her investigative reporting for Channel 4 News. She has covered conflicts in Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Iraq, and Egypt. and was one of the Al Jazeera journalists convicted in Egypt of …
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Ep. 13: Screenwriter/Producer Steven Rogers
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Golden Globe and BAFTA nominee Steven Rogers who is riding high in Hollywood having written and produced I, Tonya. Steven also wrote the hit movies Hope Floats, Stepmom, Kate & Leopold, PS I love You and Love the Coopers. Fed up working within the studio system, Steven decid…
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Ep. 14: Comedy Legend Tracey Ullman
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews comedy legend and actress Tracey Ullman. Tracey has won seven Emmys and been nominated 24 times. So far. Tracey has been awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and was the first recipient of the Charlie Chaplin Lifetime Achiev…
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Ep. 012: Singer-Songwriter Jeff Young
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews noted singer/songwriter and keyboardist, Jeff Young. With a rich musical history, Jeff has toured and recorded with some of the world’s most celebrated artists - Steely Dan, Jackson Browne, Sting, Tracy Chapman, Donald Fagen, Alanis Morrissette, Bonnie Raitt and Bruce Spring…
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Ep. 11: Actor and Activist A. Martinez
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews actor and activist A. Martinez. A has worked solidly in film and TV for four decades including over 1600 episodes of the groundbreaking TV soap, Santa Barbara. His most recent role, Jacob Nighthorse on the Netflix series Longmire, is a perfect fit for this terrific actor and…
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Shaman Mandy King. Mandy talks about her work as a spiritual healer and we listen in as Mandy locates Claire's inner soul during a session and gives advice on how to be more effective in work and life in general. Also, hear Mandy's thoughts on why Claire broke her elbow. Mak…
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Ep. 09: Plastic Surgeon Dr. David Alessi
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews top Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, Dr. David Alessi. Dr. Alessi gives Claire some beauty advice and talks about his work with non-profit Face Forward where he uses his skills to help people who really need it - people whose faces have been severely disfigured following a vio…
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Ep. 08: Actress Denise Welch and Artist Lincoln Townley
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews top British actress Denise Welch and her husband, artist Lincoln Townley. The couple has defied tabloid predictions that their showbiz marriage wouldn't last. Since they both gave up booze and drugs five years ago, their careers, health and happiness have gone from strength …
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Ep. 07 - Musical Warrior Tony Selvage
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews Musical Warrior Tony Selvage. A renowned electric violin player, Tony has been playing healing music for more than 40 years with celebrated artists like Bob Dylan, Brian Wilson and the Grateful Dead. Fabulously eccentric, Tony reads Claire's astrological chart, shares storie…
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Ep. 06 - Creative Visionary Kathy Eldon
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, Claire interviews creative visionary Kathy Eldon about the non-profit Creative Visions that she set up to honor her photo journalist son, Dan Eldon, who was killed while covering a story for Reuters in Somalia in 1993. Rather than be embittered, Kathy forgave her son's killers and established…
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Ep. 05 - Exonerated Man Bruce Lisker - Part 2
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This is Part 2 of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast episode where Claire interviews exonerated man Bruce Lisker who spent 27 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit, his fight for freedom and justice. And we learn who did kill Bruce's mother. Bruce is joined by his wife, Kara Noble Lisker, who began writing to Bruce when she read about his…
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Ep. 04 - Exonerated Man Bruce Lisker - Part 1
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham, Claire interviews exonerated man Bruce Lisker who spent 27 years in prison and his fight for freedom and justice. Bruce is joined by his wife, Kara Noble Lisker, who began writing to Bruce when she read about his case in the LA Times. The couple, who married in 2011, talk openly about their relations…
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Ep. 03 - Fashion Designer Kym Gold
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham, Claire interviews Fashion Designer Kym Gold, who co-founded clothing brand True Religion that sold for almost $1 billion in 2013. Kym chats with Claire about clothes, money, men, family, how to recover from a messy divorce and what went so wrong with the company that True Religion just filed for bank…
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Ep. 02 - Death Midwife Olivia Bareham
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In this episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham, Claire interviews Death Midwife Olivia Bareham who teaches us to not fear death but treat it like the incredible event it is. Not everyone gets a terminal diagnosis where they can plan their end but Claire and Olivia discuss how they'd like their deaths to be - given the choice. Far from depressing, …
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Ep 01: Good Witch Coco Blignaut
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Coco Blignaut is a real witch - a good witch. In this premiere episode of The Chat with Claire Fordham podcast, British writer and broadcaster Claire Fordham interviews Coco who welcomed Claire to her beautiful home in Topanga Canyon, California for a chat in her garden and a spot of tea and magic. Please share our podcast with your friends on soci…
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