The Bare Truth Podcast
'The Bare Truth' is a celebration of the extraordinary in day-to-day living, from the unsung hero to those on a bigger stage. Each week, Julia interviews someone from a different area of interest who is passionate about what they do, who is expressing themselves in their own unique way, and who wants to share what they do with others.
Please feel free to contact Julia with any comments about the show, or if you would like to be interviewed yourself. We also include contact details of our guests where possible - if you'd like more information, why not get in touch?
Latest Broadcast
Bare Truth 81: Tom Roper - Runner, Observer and Commentator on Life
03 April 12

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I was invited as guest of honour to the 25th anniversary of Seaford striders which is where I met Tom. He said very nice things about my ‘few words’ at the dinner in his blog and in an e mail exchange following this arranged to meet to record a podcast. Tom is amongst other things an observer and commentator on life. He writes an excellent blog which had made Andy aka ‘doctorpod’ and I laugh out loud. The day that he was coming for our ‘podcast philosophique’ as it transpired to be, Tom had been enjoying and writing about ‘The spirit of Schubert’ which was a series on radio 3 and on our podcast day it was Schubert the Wanderer, which was very fitting way to herald a podcast on running and the bigger ‘wandering journey’ therein.
It was very enjoyable interviewing Tom, his dry self effacing humour only slightly hid his intense curiosity and passion for life which appears to inform his desire to connect through the written word and as a social media voice for both the running and sailing club. Sharing himself through his own running journey connects us all, because if we run we know that it is a journey that never ends keeping us engaged wondering where it will lead us to next? Tom’s blog reflects this perfectly…
Would you like to be interviewed?
Would you like to be interviewed by me, about any subject or any aspect of your life? Is there something you want people to know about: maybe your work, your hobby, an event, work you are doing, a charity, your art, your writing, your music, your business, your politics, your spiritual beliefs – anything at all? What motivates and excites you, what you’d like to achieve, what you have achieved and how – anything that you would like to say, then I would like to listen to you and so would the people who are subscribing and tuning in every week!
‘The Bare Truth’ offers a chance to speak and be heard and to make a difference in the process of the dialogue as it unfolds! If this is something you would like to do, then please get in touch and we can schedule an interview!
Archive
2012
August
Bare Truth 99: Phil DhingraBare Truth 98: Mike Holgate - Ironman Triathlete
July
Bare Truth 97: Paul HideBare Truth 96: Rob Harley
Bare Truth 95: The Rock Ride
Bare Truth 94: Pat Bowley - League of Mercy award for 40 years of voluntary work
Bare Truth 93: John Stirk - Creative Movement and Yoga Practitioner
June
Bare Truth 92: Julia Armstrong - Running for England - Part 1Bare Truth 91: Peter Greaves - aspiring ironman
Bare Truth 90: Beanzz Coffee Shop
May
Bare Truth 89: Sharon Aviva Jones - Applied Drama PractitionerBare Truth 88: Kevin Marshall - Nordic Walker and Ultra Runner
Bare Truth 87: Iwona Stepien - Painted T-shirts
Bare Truth 86: Mark Kleanthous - double and triple triathloner
Bare Truth 85: Hazel Lawrence - Advanced Skills Teacher
April
Bare Truth 84: Andy White - First time marathonerBare Truth 83: Kay Aplin - Architectural Ceramisist
Bare Truth 82: Jerry Rothwell - Documentary Film Maker
Bare Truth 81: Tom Roper - Runner, Observer and Commentator on Life
March
Bare Truth 80: Cas Holmes - Textile and Mixed Media ArtistBare Truth 79: Matt Shore - Personal Trainer and Healer
Bare Truth 78: Kevin Izzard - The South Downs Double (Part 2)
Bare Truth 77: Kevin Izzard - The South Downs Double (Part 1)
February
Bare Truth 76: Fiona Bugler - Runner and WriterBare Truth 75: Don Came
