Swad Pod
Swad Pod
Podcast Description
Swadlincote's one stop Pod, featuring local businesses, issues and social themes.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of local culture, paranormal investigations, personal development, and community stories. Episodes include chilling paranormal tales with investigator Ian Griffiths, the creative journey of filmmaker Steve Wood, and inspiring conversations with local entrepreneurs like Ben Sherriff and Adam Stretton, focusing on mental wellness and community impact.
Swadlincote’s one stop Pod, featuring local businesses, issues and social themes.
Episode 10: Ink and Impact – Kevin Paul’s Story
In this episode, we discuss Kevin’s turbulent teenage life to tattooing A-list celebrities and changing UK laws, Kevin Paul’s journey is nothing short of extraordinary.
In this powerful episode, Kevin opens up about:
Surviving trauma and gang violence at 17
Building a world-class tattoo career and inking Ed Sheeran
Pushing for tattoo safety laws and confronting violent crime
What he learned from working with victims, prisoners and police
This one’s raw, inspiring and full of hard-won insight.
Plus… Alexander Hunt joins us live with a moving, original poem about the proposed incinerator in Swadlincote and it hits hard.
We talk about our sister bond the laughs, the love and the messy realness of running a podcast together. The missing cats in Swad we get into it, because something’s not right.
The Swad Pod goss behind the scenes, what we’ve learned, and where we’re heading. And we’re calling on local sponsors who want to back something that’s truly community-driven.
If you’re into real stories, resilience, and redemption you don’t want to miss this.
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