About this episode
<p>Wow. What a year.</p><br><p>2025 has been an unforgettable year for Great Company. We’ve had so many incredible guests who’ve shared funny, inspiring and truly special conversations on the show. </p><br><p>To celebrate another amazing year, I wanted to look back at some of those moments with you. These are conversations that made me see things differently, learn new things and reminded me how powerful it is to connect with others.</p><br><p>In this episode, we look back at six incredible guests: </p><ul><li>Cat Burns on small talk </li><li>Riordan Maynard’s time in US prison</li><li>Jessie J opening up about her cancer diagnosis </li><li>Amol Rajan on coping with the loss of his Dad </li><li>Spencer Matthews reflecting on our friendship </li><li>Alain de Botton on how to make friends and build meaningful connections</li></ul><p><br></p><p>You can listen to their full episodes here: </p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5Kd2M4haIslbND5DN4E08C" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/show/5Kd2M4haIslbND5DN4E08C</a> - CAT BURNS </p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/635kWmmWQ0OL0QrtBbIzj1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/635kWmmWQ0OL0QrtBbIzj1</a> - RIORDAN </p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CbT2rzMmUQl67iBsIEwRW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/3CbT2rzMmUQl67iBsIEwRW</a> - JESSIE J </p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MnO1ZfAcdJgDgdsVyu8Kd" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/2MnO1ZfAcdJgDgdsVyu8Kd</a> - AMOL RAJAN </p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6raoq8XWiSxRe1vkABkCev" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/6raoq8XWiSxRe1vkABkCev</a> - SPENCER MATTHEWS</p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gfbmWug0Od4MiwP5J0Xaq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/episode/3gfbmWug0Od4MiwP5J0Xaq</a> - ALAIN DE BOTTON</p><br><p>And a BIG thanks to you for listening to the show - whether you’ve been here from the beginning or it’s a recent find, I really appreciate every single listen so thank you! </p><br><p>YOU are Great Company. </p><br><p>If you enjoyed the show, you can also follow us: </p><p>Instagram- <a href="https://www.instagram.com/greatcompanypodcast/#" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@greatcompanypodcast</a></p><p>TikTok - <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/611e511b4ec6dc00134bced2/shows/65d737dfdc02e00016c413b2/episodes/www.tiktok.com/@greatcompanypodcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@greatcompanypodcast </a></p><br><p>And if you've got thoughts, questions and comments, you can email us at: <a href="mailto:greatcompany@jampotproductions.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">greatcompany@jampotproductions.co.uk</a> </p><br><p>THE CREDITS </p><p>Executive Producers: Ewan Newbigging-Lister & Jemima Rathbone</p><p>Producer: Helen Burke</p><p>Assistant Producer: Issy Weeks-Hankins</p><p>Video: Jake Ji & Josh Bennett</p><p>Social Media: Laura Coughlan</p><p> </p><p>Great Company is an original podcast from JamPot </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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