John Robbins

Hello, I'm John Robbins, and I'm here to tell you about a brand new series of my podcast, How Do You Cope?

Each week, I'm joined by remarkable guests as I ask one simple question, how do you cope?

I'll be speaking to the likes of Richard Osman.

If someone is opening up to you, please accept that to them it is unbelievably real.

Comedian Alison Spittel.

And former communications director to Donald Trump, Anthony Scaramucci.

Every one of those shows that made fun of me, I went on the show.

I faced the music.

If you're searching for reassurance, inspiration, or just an honest conversation that reminds you you're not alone, join me every week for How Do You Cope?

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Hello listeners, welcome to Elliot and John, and because of the unique way we record this podcast, I'm having to predict the future.

We are recording this a few days before the London Marathon, though it will have happened by the time you hear this.

It is an event that has dominated the thoughts of Dave and John, has seen them both raise an astonishing £71,000 for standing together against domestic abuse and prevent breast cancer, and in the opinion of some,

The end of the marathon will conclude a period of constant running chat that has proven to be an all-time low in the history of this show.

Our Raja figures are down, the show's no longer funny, but our agent has assured us that Dave and John's incredible efforts in turning a programme that used to be two stand-up comics chatting into the greatest public health initiative since the polio vaccine will not go unnoticed when we renegotiate our contract with the BBC.

When we first began our tenure on Five Live in May 2019, people said the frustration that has largely news and sport remit, we were too different, too challenging, too dangerous.

Over the last six months, there has been so much running chat, Steve Cram sent a letter to the head of the station asking us to chill out for his own mental health.

But let's look at that figure again.

At time of recording, it's over £71,000 raised for charity.

John used to claim that he couldn't run because his bones were so dense that it made his body too heavy.