S4 Ep7: Alison Oliver

Emma Jane Purcell chats to people at the top of their game about failure - from their first memory of failure to how they cope with it now. On this bonus episode, Emma Jane hands over the podcast to guest host Tom Moran who turns the failure questions on her. Tom is a writer, actor, stand-up and the host of his own podcast Personality Bingo. Follow Emma Jane on: Instagram @emmajanepurcell Twitter @emmajanepurcell Music: Leah Moore Art: Shane Kelleher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma Jane Purcell chats to people at the top of their game about failure - from their first memory of failure to how they cope with it now. After recently graduating from drama school, Aggi has already made her TV debut in the BBC drama Ridley Road, where she plays the leading role of Vivien Epstein. She has also worked with Druid, playing the role of Nina in The Seagull, directed by Garry Hynes and is currently filming the lead role of Maud in the feature film Uncle Silas. Aggi is the great-granddaughter of dramatist Sean O'Casey. But Aggi is not here to talk about success - she's here to talk about failure. Follow Emma Jane on: Instagram @emmajanepurcell Twitter @emmajanepurcell Music: Leah Moore Art: Shane Kelleher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma Jane Purcell chats to people at the top of their game about failure - from their first memory of failure to how they cope with it now. After fifteen years of chronic heroin addiction, which was so bad he was deemed too much of a risk to detox, Brian has completely turned his life around. He is now a neuro-science lecturer, motivational speaker, life-change strategist and PHD student. He is also the author of the incredible Bonus-Time, a book where he tells his story of surviving the worst and discovering the magic of every day. But Brian is not here to talk about success - he's here to talk about failure. Follow Emma Jane on: Instagram @emmajanepurcell Twitter @emmajanepurcell Music: Leah Moore Art: Shane Kelleher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma Jane Purcell chats to people at the top of their game about failure - from their first memory of failure to how they cope with it now. Mia's first role was as a ballet girl in the West End production of Billy Elliot. She then went on to star in numerous T.V. shows including Tracy Beaker Returns, The Dumping Ground and Eastenders. Now as an adult, her career is reaching dizzying heights appearing in films and T.V. shows like The Witcher, The Vampire Academy (due for release next year) and Netflix feature film, Persuasion (due for release next year).  But Mia is not here to talk about success - she's here to talk about failure. Follow Emma Jane on: Instagram @emmajanepurcell Twitter @emmajanepurcell Music: Leah Moore Art: Shane Kelleher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Emma Jane Purcell chats to people at the top of their game about failure - from their first memory of failure to how they cope with it now. Having self-released her debut EP W.I.L.D, Lyra caught the attention of people around the world with her single Emerald - signing with Universal soon after. Since then she has played sold-out headline shows and Electric Picnic, had her music feature on Grey's Anatomy and performed on the U2 album The Joshua Tree. In 2019 her song Falling was nominated for Single of the Year at the RTE choice awards.  But Lyra is not here to talk about success - she's here to talk about failure. Follow Emma Jane on: Instagram @emmajanepurcell Twitter @emmajanepurcell Music: Leah Moore Art: Shane Kelleher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices