{"podcast":{"title":"Unfiltered with Dave Letele","slug":"unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949","podcast_index_feed_id":7213949,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11301ccf0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unfiltered-with-dave-lete","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/46038524/46038524-1780707925405-c0e89ff19a42e.jpg","author":"Fanaticals","episode_count":62,"summary":"Unfiltered with Dave Letele. Home to raw, honest & powerful conversations with inspiring guests — unpacking their life stories and the journey behind success. New episodes every Sunday. Podcast produced by Fanaticals . Reach out for sponsorship information.","last_synced_at":"2026-08-02T14:19:35.552061+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949"},"episode":{"title":"#58 James McDiarmid: He Lost 130kg and Changed His Life","slug":"58-james-mcdiarmid-he-lost-130kg-and-changed-his-life","published_at":"2026-07-11T16:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949/58-james-mcdiarmid-he-lost-130kg-and-changed-his-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/geoff-holmes0/episodes/58-James-McDiarmid-He-Lost-130kg-and-Changed-His-Life-e3lubee","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/11301ccf0/podcast/play/122678158/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-11%2F427749305-44100-2-c95d4613324c5.mp3","summary":"At nearly 300kg, James McDiarmid was told he might not make it out of hospital. He feared dying on his son’s birthday and leaving his family behind. Today, he’s lost 130kg, works alongside Dave at BBM, and is helping others transform their lives through the very programme that changed his own. In this episode, Dave sits down with James to talk about hitting rock bottom, finding the courage to ask for help, the power of consistency, and how one decision completely changed the course of his life. A powerful kōrero about resilience, hope, and proving that it’s never too late to change. Please help us keep Unfiltered going: ⁠⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/unfilteredwithdave⁠⁠ This podcast is produced by the team at ⁠⁠Fanaticals⁠⁠ . Let us know what you thought of the conversation in the comments!","meta_description":"At nearly 300kg, James McDiarmid was told he might not make it out of hospital. He feared dying on his son’s birthday and leaving his family behind. Today…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1903,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949/episodes/58-james-mcdiarmid-he-lost-130kg-and-changed-his-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/unfiltered-with-dave-letele-7213949/58-james-mcdiarmid-he-lost-130kg-and-changed-his-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}