Refreshing Podcast - With Johnny Collins
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Refreshing Pod - Footballers' Wives The Musical (Fringe 2025)
Wednesday, 20 August 2025
Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Footballers' Wives The Musical It's Johnny's last Fringe Festival Interview for 2025 and he takes you back to the year 2002.We're delighted to be joined by Ceili O'Connor, AKA Tanya Turner, from Footballers' Wives, The Musical, that ends it's run this Sunday.A new British musical based on the iconic TV series following the fall and rise of captain's wife Tanya Turner as she schemes to save her marriage and her husband's career. Go back to 23 years, Sven as the England manager, and the WAG scene was just kicking in. Premier League football was the new rock'n'rol...
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Refreshing Pod - Alex Berr (Fringe 2025)
Monday, 18 August 2025
Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Alex BerrA scientific life & personal one collide with Alex Berr's debut Fringe show .. 'How To Kill A Mouse'The debut comedy show from a scientist reconciling her personal life with her professional one. Alex spent her adolescence studying a rare form of brain cancer; years later her mum was diagnosed with the same form of rare cancer. Reflecting on a life dedicated to science, Alex uses humour to process her mum's death, whilst hoping for moral absolution for all the mouse casualties along the way. A deeply personal, funny and at times absurd look at grief an...
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Refreshing Pod - Henry Naylor (Fringe 2025)
Saturday, 16 August 2025
Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Henry Naylor With content of a sexual nature, & drug taking from the start, this is the story of the Fringe hit called 'Monstering The Rocketman' (winner of the Scotsman Fringe First award for 2025).Hold The Front Page!'EXCLUSIVE: ELTON IN VICE BOY SHAME'. When Elton John, 39, is falsely accused of having sex with prostitutes, he launches Britain's largest libel lawsuit. Involving The Sun newspaper, it’s editor finds that sorry the hardest word, and tries bullying the Rocketman into submission with a blistering campaign of Media harassment. Elton faces punch-up...
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Refreshing Pod - Tamsyn Kelly (Fringe 2025)
Thursday, 14 August 2025
Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Tamsyn Kelly .. returns to the Refreshing Podcast. Johnny welcomes Tamsyn back, as she follows up from her 2023 Fringe debut hour, with Hot Titty Bungalow.As ever, Tamsyn is a great guest, and you'll love her energy ... and story about her Gran's nipples in this short catch up.Her 2025 show takes you on a journey from one end of the country to the other. After just four months of dating, Tamsyn blew her life up ditching Penzance for Glasgow. Leaving behind the matriarchs who raised her, and most importantly, her hairdresser, all for a boy. Now she’s questionin...
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Refreshing Pod - David Elms (Fringe 2025)
Tuesday, 12 August 2025
Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Charlie Mulliner We're halfway through the Fringe 2025.Johnny chats with David Elms, who mix's crowd work, with the art of clown & improv.'David Elms Describes a Room' builds a comedy mind palace before your very eyes.David has a small reminisce about his time at Edinburgh Uni (and how it shaped his life in a handful of ways) and the beginning of his Improv & Fringe Journey almost 15 years ago, through to his current work that combines acting, comedy and teaching workshops.Find out about how nothing is of the cards for objects that can end up in the room David ...
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Refreshing Pod - Charlie Mulliner (Fringe 2025)
Saturday, 9 August 2025
Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Charlie Mulliner Fringe Fever has taken over Edinburgh!From now, and ending late August, the Fringe Festival is here for summer 2025.This weekend (in-between Oasis taking over town), Johnny managed to catch up with Charlie Mulliner, who's on stage each afternoon with her show 'Love Hunt'A recent nominee for 'Best New Show' at the 2025 Brighton Fringe, Charlie Mulliner makes her Edinburgh debut in a character comedy playing Amber in 'Love Hunt'. After her terminally disappointing boyfriend dumps her instead of proposing on their anniversary, Amber is forced to t...
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Refreshing Pod - Kate Owens (Fringe 2025)
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Kate OwensFringe Fever has taken over Edinburgh!From now, and ending late August, the Fringe Festival is here for summer 2025.In the 3rd Fringe Festival interview, Johnny (after some tech problems and getting the time wrong) finally managed to speak to Kate Owens, who brings 'Cooking With Kathryn' to Edinburgh in her Fringe debut. Expect eggs, some slight audience/congregation participation & lots of tin foil (or Aluminium foil) for anyone from the USA in this mad, but brilliant 60 minutes.Award-winning comedian Kate Owens presents her smash hit, critically acc...
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Refreshing Pod - Tape Face (Fringe 2025)
Saturday, 2 August 2025
Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Tape Face Fringe Fever has taken over Edinburgh!From now, and ending late August, the Fringe Festival is here for summer 2025.Johnny's been busy, and his second interview is now out, and it's with Sam Wills, AKA Tape Face.Sam is the most viewed comedian on YouTube, thanks to appearances on America & Canada's Got Talent, amassing roughly 222 million views.Tape Face is hitting the stage in Edinburgh, see him live until the 10th Aug with Tape Face: 20Sam returns with a show going back to where the worldwide journey began looking back. Mime with noise, stand-up wit...
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Refreshing Pod - Alan Davies (Fringe 2025)
Thursday, 31 July 2025
Refreshing Pod - Fringe 2025: Alan DaviesFringe Fever has taken over Edinburgh!From now, and ending late August, the Fringe Festival is here for summer 2025.Over the next few weeks, Johnny catches up with some top talent appearing live on stage.We kick off with comedian, and panel show superstar Alan Davies.Back on stage in Edinburgh for the 1st time in almost 10 years with his latest gig called 'Think Ahead'He thinks he's Marty McFly but he's older than Doc Brown. He spends more time in the pharmacy than the gym. He needs to get his blood pressure down and somehow his manhood up. Alan say'...
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Refreshing Pod - Edinburgh International Children's Festival 2025
Tuesday, 27 May 2025
Refreshing Pod - Edinburgh international Children's Festival 2025it's on now, and in full swing!!Johnny recently caught up with Noel Jordan, who's the big boss of the Edinburgh Children's Festival, and has been for the last 10 years.Ending on the 1st June, it's something brilliant to do during half-term.In 2025 the festival feature's 13 productions from 7 countries with a Spotlight on Flanders, a small region with a big reputation for quality and risk taking in theatre for young audiences. Plus, two Scottish commissions from new and established artists.Noel gives some secrets to Johnny, cha...
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Refreshing Pod - Edinburgh Science Festival Preview 2025
Friday, 4 April 2025
Refreshing Pod - Edinburgh Science Festival Preview 2025 Get ready for Blast Off! Edinburgh Science Festival 2025 starts tomorrow (5th April)Johnny has his quick 5 minute preview, giving a rough overview of the full schedule of events, that's HUGE - 135 events, across 30 venues.This half term, ending Sunday 20 April get ready to explore the challenges of living on a planet with finite resources, through the lenses of science fiction and space exploration, with the theme Spaceship Earth.‘Live like an astronaut’ in the battle cry of a new movement that urges us to learn from the constraints o...
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Refreshing Pod - Stuart Laws (Merry March 2025)
Monday, 31 March 2025
Refreshing Pod - Stuart Laws (Ending Merry March 2025)Over the past month it's been a Merry March, as the Refreshing Podcast hung out with some of the best comedians on the block.We end in style with Stuart Laws.Stuart's on tour right now with his latest hour 'Has To Be Joking', and you can watch 'Is The Guy Still Going' online today.'Is That Guy Still Going' is directed by Nish Kumar, featuring both light and dark moments ... at the end you can literally hear a pin drop.The show features tales of having the snip, being very truthful, living childfree, grief and marriage... He explains this...
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Refreshing Pod - Ian Smith (Merry March 2025)
Friday, 14 March 2025
Refreshing Pod - Ian Smith (Part of Merry March 2025)A Friday Funny in Merry March, as the Refreshing Podcast hangs out with some of the best comedians on the block.It's a pleasure to welcome Ian Smith on the podcast, who really is 'crushing' it!Ian's critically acclaimed stand up show is available now worldwide.Ian believes in making comedy accessible both in person, and online.By watching 'Crushing', you have the chance to invest in Ian's work. Head to Ian's instagram for more info, details below.Crushing is Ian's 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show, that stand up hour was nominated for the Edinbu...
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Refreshing Pod - Derek Mitchell (Merry March 2025)
Saturday, 1 March 2025
Refreshing Pod - Derek Mitchell (Part of Merry March 2025)Merry March is back for a second year, the Refreshing Podcast hangs out with some of the best comedians on the block.First up, it's Derek Mitchell, who is on tour with Two Smash-Hit debuts shows 'Double Dutch' and 'Goblin'.Derek had a highly successful solo run at the Edinburgh Fringe last year, to go alongside his 120 international gigs and the small matter of over half a billion views on social media posting all kinds of small comedy shorts online.Derek chats with Johnny about the origins of both shows, and how playing characters, ...
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Refreshing Pod - Nick Stapleton
Monday, 10 February 2025
Refreshing Pod - Nick Stapleton (How To Beat Scammers)The annual cost of fraud in the UK is roughly £190 billion, a staggering sum.Young people are the most confident they could spot a scam, but could you? Nick Stapleton (investigative journalist and broadcaster) who you'll know from television shows such as the BAFTA winning Scam Interceptors, and BBC Morning Live speaks to Johnny and helps beat the scam.Johnny gets the lowdown from Nick on what to look out for regarding Scams, that can come in all shapes & sizes. including what he calls 'Tells' ... a tool to help identity what could be th...
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Refreshing Pod - James Fleming (The Power Within Training)
Friday, 31 January 2025
Refreshing Pod - James Fleming (Co-founder and CEO of The Power Within Training)As January comes to a close, how’s it been for motivation? … do you need to unleash some potential?Have you heard of 'Motivational Intelligence’? Or ‘Life changing leadership, Lifelong results’?Johnny had the pleasure of chatting with James Fleming, who set up ’The Power Within Training’ in 2017 after years heading up some huge companies in his career.Johnny chats business, what makes one develop from idea to superpower, and how senior management can help the whole workplace thrive. Plus, James lets Johnny in on...
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Refreshing Pod - Alex Mitchell
Monday, 23 December 2024
Refreshing Pod - Alex Mitchell The last guest of 2024! And what a joy it was to welcome Alex Mitchell (Britain's Got Talent finalist) who looks ahead to his 2025 tour, and back on life since June.'Tics Towards Puffection' is the debut tour, and tackles Alex's obsession for perfection and trying to always be the best version of himself.He chats to Johnny openly (about his darker times) plus the whole BGT experience (and how he was a little nervous to take the p*ss out of Ant, Dec & Simon Cowell) ... how being skint led to him applying, and what's followed since, from being able to quit his j...
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Refreshing Pod - Hogmanay Preview (2024)
Monday, 16 December 2024
Refreshing Pod - Hogmanay Preview 2024 It's 3 Years in a row ... Johnny & Al catch up ... Al's quite the deal, he's the big boss of all things Hogmanay!New Year celebrations will soon kick in, 2025 is just over the shoulder.Al Thompson has been kind enough to spare some time to chat with Johnny (for the 3rd year in a row) about how Edinburgh will celebrate this year.Revellers from around the globe will decent on Edinburgh for four days of incredible events! Including the legendary Street Party.Celebrations will kick off with the Torchlight Procession, creating a river of fire through the hi...
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Refreshing Pod - Lazo (Loyalty Test Service)
Tuesday, 10 December 2024
Refreshing Pod - Lazo This is a PODCAST EXCLUSIVE ... Johnny is thrilled to share with you a interview with Lazo, a loyalty test service, that really does slide into your DM's!Have you ever thought you could be being cheated on, but need evidence either way?Lazo could be the website that helps you 'find the truth'Recently, Johnny caught up with Ashlyn, and Trinity from Lazo - and got the lowdown on what the service provides, and how it's provided.Is anxiety keeping you from having a strong connection? In the world of DMs, swipes and likes, Lazo is a tool designed to see intentions and let g...
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Refreshing Pod - 5 Minutes With Santa (2024)
Sunday, 8 December 2024
Refreshing Pod - Johnny Grabs 5 Minutes With SantaChristmas is coming .... here in just 17 days.The world’s busiest man managed to spare 5 minutes to chat to Johnny. That's right Santa (AKA ... Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle, Father Christmas) gave Johnny the lowdown on how you can see him, in Edinburgh at St Andrew Square this year.He's back for 2024, with daily sessions (roughly 14 per day) right up-to Christmas Eve, in his grotto preforming 'Santa's Stories'The big man and some very helpful elves will be tucked away in St Andrew's Square ready to welcome children and families and provide a...
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Refreshing Pod - Edinburgh’s Christmas 2024
Thursday, 14 November 2024
Refreshing Pod - 2024 Edinburgh’s Christmas Preview (A new podcast season launches with a huge exclusive).Christmas is coming .... here in just 41 days.Be it the Christmas Markets, Ice Rink, Big Wheel, Santa's Stories ... and a whole lot more. Dani (chief elf in charge of all things Christmas in Edinburgh) speaks to Johnny and gives him the 2024 preview.2024 has a few new additions, and the staple features return. It's a very magical time in Edinburgh, and one for you to make memories is guaranteed.Dani chats to Johnny (for a 3rd year in a row) and gives him all the details and what you can...
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Refreshing Pod - Paul Alland (Unusual Things)
Thursday, 31 October 2024
Refreshing Pod - Paul Alland, Unusual Things (Celebrity Grave Hunter)As it's Halloween 2024, Johnny speaks to Paul Alland, who's making a name for himself visiting well known grave stones, crime scenes, and the world of paranormal. If it's a little Unusual, Paul probably has it covered, and you can watch it all on his You-Tube channel.Paul gives a background to his channel, that's grown from 2,000 when Paul & Johnny last spoke, it's now on over 111,000.It's worth noting that Paul handles every visit, with care & dignity due the nature of the content.Paul chats Mental Health, what family mem...
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Refreshing Pod - Kiri Pritchard-McLean
Thursday, 5 September 2024
Refreshing Pod - Kiri Pritchard-Mclean Starting off September with a bang, it’s Johnny’s 2nd interview with the lovely Kiri Pritchard-McLean.Kiri is on a HUGE UK & Ireland tour, ending in December, at some point she’ll be on stage close to you!Be warned, some venues have sold out, and others are close to selling out, so be quick & get tickets ASAP (full list of dates and venues, via the link below).Kiri is in Glasgow on the 8th Sep, Aberdeen on the 27th Nov, and Edinburgh on the 29th Nov.https://www.kiripritchardmclean.co.uk/toursThe Bruce Wayne of comedy (she’s still working on securing th...
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Refreshing Pod - Jodie Grinham (Team GB)
Wednesday, 28 August 2024
Refreshing Pod - Jodie Grinham Team GB, Paralympic Games 2024The Paralympic Games are here for 2024, and Johnny chatted to one amazing athlete competing this year, representing Team GB in the field of Archery, Jodie Grinham.In a recent article for 'The Athletic' Jodie said “My team have joked a few times that my waters could just break on the podium”Jodie will be seven months pregnant when she shoots her first arrow in the compound archery competition at Les Invalides on Thursday 30th August.Johnny discovers what it takes to make it into Team GB, with long hours, and years of preparation fo...
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Refreshing Pod - Fringe 24: Laura Rose
Thursday, 22 August 2024
Refreshing Pod - Laura RosePart of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival FringeFrom Australia to Edinburgh, Johnny welcomes Laura Rose to the podcast, to chat about her debut Fringe show 'Bushpig'Be quick, Laura's run ends on the 24th Aug 2024.Bushpig has many meanings (google it, it's worth it) ... and Laura chatted with Johnny fresh off the plane from Queensland.An autobiographic comedic look at stories from growing up on an Australian pineapple farm, misadventures abroad, Laura’s crazy family, and her forever loving husband. Sweet in appearance, but dark in humour, Laura is a classic "don't judge ...
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Refreshing Pod - Fringe 24: Dani Johns
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Refreshing Pod - Dani JohnsPart of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival FringeDani Johns is in Edinburgh, sharing stories about all things cringe!Hoots, at the Apex (Hoot 5) 7.40pm (ends bank holiday Monday 26/08).It's the 1st time Johnny has ever spoken to anyone from the Bristol Live, Bristol Cool List.Dani made it onto that list (amongst others such as Stephen Merchant, Maya Jama, Lee Evans & James May) to name a few.Dani chats Cringe (the interactive and explorative show about laughing off your mistakes and owning your cringe-worthy past).Plus, Johnny and Dani share an experience that not many p...
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Refreshing Pod - Fringe 24: Grace Mulvey
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
Refreshing Pod - Grace MulveyPart of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival FringeNow living in London, but originally from Ireland, Edinburgh has the pleasure of witnessing the debut hour for Grace Mulvey with her Fringe show 'Tall Baby'on until the 25th Aug, at Assembly Roxy, daily at 7.05pm.It's a show about wanting to be a human adult, and have fun, in her 30's.The only thing that’s holding her back is…. everything.From her Catholic fear of sex, not knowing what the hell Retinol is, being diagnosed with foot trauma and having to read her very own missing person’s report. Grace unpicks quite a-lot,...
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Refreshing Pod - Fringe 24: Sian Davies
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
Refreshing Pod - Sian DaviesPart of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival FringeSian takes Johnny back to his Merseyside roots, she's from Liverpool, but on tour in Edinburgh with her 3rd solo show 'Band Of Gold' & she's super proud of it.It's a show about regret and owning up to your mistakes. Everything that has happened in your life so far has led to this point. The good, the bad and the 90's tribal tattoo..... Sian doesn’t regret a thing…or does she?.. oh and have you got an antihistamine handy?Sian (in Johnny's words, as she is too humble to go along with it) is a champion of working class comed...
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Refreshing Pod - Fringe 24: Dan Wye
Friday, 16 August 2024
Refreshing Pod - Dan WyePart of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival FringeJohnny had the pleasure of chatting with Dan Wye, already a legend due to the award winning Séayoncé. Dan is now half way through the debut Fringe run with a production named 'Dan .. Wye Am I Sam Smith?' (Pleasance Courtyard, Bunker One 9.55pm)Amazing reviews are coming in quick and fast for Dan's show, don't miss it!Dan kicks off the interview with a view on why Johnny's little baby boy is a devil every-now and then overnight, and both dive into the intensity of being famous without any of the perks? Been doppelgäng-banged t...
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Refreshing Pod - Fringe 24: Rachel Fairburn
Thursday, 15 August 2024
Refreshing Pod - Rachel FairburnPart of the 2024 Edinburgh Festival FringeThe Fringe 2024 is mid-flow, and Johnny's been out and about catching up with some of the best talent in Edinburgh.Rachel Fairburn is a busy bee this Fringe, doing two shows in Scotland ...Showgirl: Underbelly, Bristo Square : 5.20pm Side Eye: Monkey Barrel 2 (Hive 2) : 12.30pmJohnny & Rachel got on like a house on fire, right from the off in this interview, you can find out the process behind getting the perfect picture for the must have Fringe flyer/poster or Showgirl. Rachel explains the inspiration behind her bran...
