{"podcast":{"title":"Full Disclosure with James O'Brien","slug":"full-disclosure-with-james-o-brien-242753","podcast_index_feed_id":242753,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/full-disclosure/","website_url":"https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/james-obrien-podcast-full-disclosure-interview/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4e7d8709-3985-48f5-9a9d-4ed6b2cdfdca/JBQwprF9WilDB4wS-t-iRtlF.jpg","author":"Global","episode_count":330,"summary":"Award-winning LBC presenter and best-selling author James O’Brien hosts a series of compelling conversations with fascinating people from the worlds of politics, news and entertainment. These are thoughtful conversations with a curious and interested interviewer. Full Disclosure with James O'Brien is a Global Production For advertising opportunities on this podcast email: dax@global.com","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-disclosure-with-james-o-brien-242753"},"episode":{"title":"Russell Kane: “Today’s the Day I Change My Life”","slug":"russell-kane-today-s-the-day-i-change-my-life","published_at":"2026-05-15T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-disclosure-with-james-o-brien-242753/russell-kane-today-s-the-day-i-change-my-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-disclosure-with-james-o-brien-242753","url":"https://www.lbc.co.uk/radio/podcasts/james-obrien-podcast-full-disclosure-interview/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b369c57c-732c-4c1a-9a71-42c2c9ccc882.mp3?aw_0_1st.showid=95158cfb-f74f-4f9c-8f47-00bd976ab01d&aw_0_1st.episodeid=b369c57c-732c-4c1a-9a71-42c2c9ccc882","summary":"He is one of Britain’s most high-energy comics, but Russell Kane’s story begins far from the world he now inhabits: on a council estate, in a home shaped by discipline, class tension and a rigid idea of masculinity. What followed was not a straight line to success, but a series of reinventions powered by anger, ambition and the discovery that books could open doors his upbringing never knew existed. In this episode of Full Disclosure , James O’Brien sits down with Russell to explore how a bright, restless boy from Enfield became a comic, writer, broadcaster and storyteller with an insatiable appetite for reinvention. Russell looks back on a childhood dominated by his father’s force of personality, a school life in which fitting in often mattered more than applying himself, and the moment everything changed: a late awakening to education that sent him hurtling towards A-levels, university and a career in advertising. He explains how that same momentum eventually pulled him towards stand-up, where the risk of failure became part of the thrill. They discuss class, reading and the seductive force of self-improvement; the emotional legacy of being loved but not always understood; the tension between public success and private insecurity; and why children’s books, biohacking and Shakespeare all make sense within Russell Kane’s ever-expanding world. Funny, frank and full of nervous energy, this is a conversation about family, class, ambition and the lifelong process of working out who you are. Find out more about When Brian Met Terry by Russell Kane here Full Disclosure is a Global Production Listen or watch every Friday on Global Player, YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal -> https://nordvpn.com/fulldisclosure Try it risk-free now with a 30-d…","meta_description":"He is one of Britain’s most high-energy comics, but Russell Kane’s story begins far from the world he now inhabits: on a council estate, in a home shaped…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4081,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/full-disclosure-with-james-o-brien-242753/episodes/russell-kane-today-s-the-day-i-change-my-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/full-disclosure-with-james-o-brien-242753/russell-kane-today-s-the-day-i-change-my-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}