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🗓️ 17 March 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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We think stand-up comedy is possibly one of the most terrifying professions on the planet - and today, we’re speaking to a man who has mastered it.
In this episode, we’re speaking to the multi-award-winning comedian, presenter, actor, author, and scriptwriter Russell Kane.
He tells us about this experience growing up funny in a working class household with a hyper-masculine father and how that experience built his career and how it has been reflected in his own attitude to fatherhood.
This conversation goes so much further than comedy - as we touch on everything from evolutionary biology, male sperm counts to emotional vulnerability - to unpack what Russell sees as a new vision for young men.
This episode was recorded in November 2024.
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You can find all of Russell’s work at https://www.russellkane.co.uk/
Russell is on tour throughout 2025 - you can find a date near you here!
Evil Genius with Russell Kane is available on BBC Sounds - or wherever you get your podcasts!
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0:00.0 | This episode is sponsored by Get Into Teaching. Can you believe that we're already well into the new year? |
0:05.7 | It just feels like it's flying by. And if you haven't taken a moment to reflect yet, now's the perfect time. |
0:11.5 | And you know, reflection isn't just about your hobbies or relationships. It's also about looking at |
0:15.8 | your personal growth and career and whether you're challenging yourself enough or whether |
0:20.3 | you're growing in ways |
0:21.3 | that excite and inspire you. And that's something I think that the podcast has really brought |
0:25.4 | into my life. It's continuously challenging in really good ways and it's something that I value |
0:30.2 | having so much in my life. I know it can be really difficult, but I think it's so important to |
0:34.5 | have a career that fulfills us and makes us the best version of |
0:37.9 | ourselves, which is why I wanted to talk to you about a career in teaching. It's a profession |
0:43.0 | that doesn't just shape the lives of students, but it also gives the teacher room to grow too. |
0:47.3 | Teaching is a career where every day is different, whether it's like sparking a love for learning |
0:52.1 | in young people or mastering leadership skills, |
0:55.4 | teaching shapes you as much as your students. It's about pursuing your subject, developing your |
0:59.9 | knowledge and building a fulfilling, purpose-driven life. Every lesson shapes a life, start shaping |
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1:24.7 | have lots of sisters and my mum and great friends like M who make up a lot of |
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