{"podcast":{"title":"Begin Again with Davina McCall","slug":"begin-again-with-davina-mccall-7046397","podcast_index_feed_id":7046397,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/beginagain","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a68950da-8231-11ef-a3ad-378608465ad7/image/d69c9b415369f2b59504ae308cd2a5ec.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"FlightStory","episode_count":132,"summary":"Begin Again with Davina McCall is your reminder to live a life that you love! We’re all guilty of staying inside our comfort zone. We’ve convinced ourselves to settle, to accept our lot in life, that it’s too late, too scary, too much. But what if you could approach change in your life differently? What if you could be excited about stepping outside of your comfort zone? What if you gave yourself permission to reinvent yourself? Every week, Davina grabs you by the hands and sits you down on the big green sofa for honest, personal conversations with the people who chose change. These are national treasures, everyday heroes, and leading experts, who help you step outside of your comfort zone, embrace reinvention, and get excited about what comes next. Begin Again is a space where both big changes and small shifts are celebrated as a chance to grow, rediscover yourself, and start again. So come on in, get comfortable, and join Davina in Britain’s living room where you get to begin again and again and again! Instagram: @beginagain LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/davina-mccall-82204a19b/","last_synced_at":"2026-09-03T14:18:52.906077+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/begin-again-with-davina-mccall-7046397"},"episode":{"title":"Gary Lineker: The Private Battles Behind a Public Life","slug":"gary-lineker-the-private-battles-behind-a-public-life","published_at":"2026-09-03T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/begin-again-with-davina-mccall-7046397/gary-lineker-the-private-battles-behind-a-public-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/begin-again-with-davina-mccall-7046397","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1651/traffic.megaphone.fm/FLIGHTSTUDIOGROUPLTD9517909812.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/1651/traffic.megaphone.fm/FLIGHTSTUDIOGROUPLTD9517909812.mp3","summary":"What happens when you stop seeing your hardest tests as failures and begin to see them as a life well lived? In this episode of Begin Again, Gary Lineker joins Davina McCall for a deeply personal conversation about fatherhood, relationships, football, leaving the BBC and learning to embrace change. Gary opens up about the terrifying moment his son George was diagnosed with leukaemia at just six weeks old, the fear his family lived with during seven months at Great Ormond Street Hospital, and why they “could never relax” even after returning home. He also reflects on his two marriages and challenges the idea that divorce means failure. Gary reveals why he considers both marriages a success, how he has remained close to his ex-wives, and why, after years of being single, he has become comfortable with his own company, while remaining open to finding love again. After 30 years at the BBC and 25 years presenting Match of the Day, Gary shares what it feels like to step into a new chapter, why life outside the BBC means no longer “treading on eggshells”, and how he built Goalhanger into a hugely successful podcast business. From his father quietly believing in his football talent to becoming a dad himself, this is a warm and moving conversation about family, divorce, love, resilience, career change and finding the courage to begin again. 🌟Like, comment and subscribe for more honest conversations about purpose, resilience, love, loss and beginning again. Follow us here: 📸www.instagram.com/beginagain  🎥https://www.tiktok.com/@beginagainpod  ✨Sign up for the Begin Again newsletter for behind-the-scenes access, recommendations and much more: https://linkly.link/2g2xm  Follow Gary here: https://www.instagram.com/garylineker/?hl=en  We'd love you to share your…","meta_description":"What happens when you stop seeing your hardest tests as failures and begin to see them as a life well lived? In this episode of Begin Again, Gary Lineker…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3756,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/begin-again-with-davina-mccall-7046397/episodes/gary-lineker-the-private-battles-behind-a-public-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/begin-again-with-davina-mccall-7046397/gary-lineker-the-private-battles-behind-a-public-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}