Skip to content

Podcast

Question The Default

Question The Default is a podcast that challenges the hidden norms and assumptions shaping how we live, work, and think. Host Harry Corin speaks with guests about the future we’re creating – for ourselves and for generations to come – and what it takes to find better ways forward.

From mental health, masculinity, and addiction to neurodiversity and the impact of AI, each episode uncovers the unspoken “defaults” driving our choices, behaviours, and systems.

Guests come from across sport, politics, entertainment, and academia. Join us as we Question The Default.

Watch the latest episodes

Get In Touch

Shirley Ballas: Grief, Stalking and the Letter to Her Brother

Shirley speaks with extraordinary honesty about the loss of her brother David to suic*de, the seven-year stalking ordeal that changed every part of how she lives, and her own experiences of suic*dal thoughts during the menopause.

Danni Menzies: Panic Attacks and Rebuilding Life After Trauma

In this raw and honest episode, Danni Menzies opens up about the two defining moments that changed her life. She talks about the severe panic attacks and agoraphobia that hit her at university, leaving her unable to leave the house. And then the devastating moped accident that came out of nowhere years later, derailing her career, confidence and sense of identity.

Michael Chopra: The Gambling Addiction That Almost Killed Me

In this powerful, unfiltered podcast, former Premier League striker Michael Chopra opens up about his extraordinary rise from academy prospect to top-flight goal scorer, and the devastating gambling addiction that followed him every step of the way.

Amber Rose Gill & Tal Booker: ADHD, Autism and Hitting Rock Bottom

Harry is joined by fellow CALM ambassadors Amber Rose Gill – Love Island winner, broadcaster, best-selling author, DJ and creator – and Tal Booker, talented artist and top tattooist, to talk honestly about mental health and the realities of living with a neurodivergent mind.

Dame Rachel de Souza: Children’s Commissioner on porn, AI, and the price of lockdown

In this powerful episode, Dame Rachel de Souza joins Harry to speak candidly about what she’s heard from more than a million children – and why she believes we’re failing them.

Alastair Campbell: Mental Health, Breakdown & Living With Depression

Alastair Campbell joins Harry to explore how his experience of psychosis and mental illness has shaped his life – and why openness, not silence, remains his only rule.

Shirley Ballas: Grief, Stalking and the Letter to Her Brother

Shirley speaks with extraordinary honesty about the loss of her brother David to suic*de, the seven-year stalking ordeal that changed every part of how she lives, and her own experiences of suic*dal thoughts during the menopause.

Danni Menzies: Panic Attacks and Rebuilding Life After Trauma

In this raw and honest episode, Danni Menzies opens up about the two defining moments that changed her life. She talks about the severe panic attacks and agoraphobia that hit her at university, leaving her unable to leave the house. And then the devastating moped accident that came out of nowhere years later, derailing her career, confidence and sense of identity.

Michael Chopra: The Gambling Addiction That Almost Killed Me

In this powerful, unfiltered podcast, former Premier League striker Michael Chopra opens up about his extraordinary rise from academy prospect to top-flight goal scorer, and the devastating gambling addiction that followed him every step of the way.

Amber Rose Gill & Tal Booker: ADHD, Autism and Hitting Rock Bottom

Harry is joined by fellow CALM ambassadors Amber Rose Gill – Love Island winner, broadcaster, best-selling author, DJ and creator – and Tal Booker, talented artist and top tattooist, to talk honestly about mental health and the realities of living with a neurodivergent mind.

Dame Rachel de Souza: Children’s Commissioner on porn, AI, and the price of lockdown

In this powerful episode, Dame Rachel de Souza joins Harry to speak candidly about what she’s heard from more than a million children – and why she believes we’re failing them.

Alastair Campbell: Mental Health, Breakdown & Living With Depression

Alastair Campbell joins Harry to explore how his experience of psychosis and mental illness has shaped his life – and why openness, not silence, remains his only rule.