The Just Checking In Podcast
The Just Checking In Podcast is another step in VENT’s mission to give people a voice, change the conversation around mental health and provide an outlet where everyone, but especially men and boys, can express themselves. In each pod we check in with a special guest. We have a natter and a chat about all things mental health as well as anything and everything else they're passionate about. If it helps that person with their mental health, we'll discuss it!
Episodes
474 episodes
JCIP #367 - Firefighters Check-In
In episode 367 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with friends of the pod Dean Corney and Jason Reeves. Dean is a firefighter in the London Fire Brigade who has worked in the service for over 20 years. De...
JCIP #366 - Jamie Dennis - Part 2
In episode 366 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with Jamie Dennis. Jamie Dennis is the Founder and CEO of Mandem Meet Up, a grassroots charity which promotes, corrects and improves the conversation around men’s men...
Behind The Decks - Jafunk - Part 3
In this episode of Behind The Decks we checked back in for a third time with Australian DJ and producer, Jafunk. Lachy was the very first special guest on Behind The Dec...
JCIP #365 - Dr Emily Setty - Part 2
In episode 365 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with academic Dr Emily Setty.Emily is currently Associate Professor in Criminology at the University of Surrey. Emily has a particular focus on young people’s online and o...
JCIP #364 - Dr Sophie King-Hill
In episode 364 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Dr Sophie King-Hill.Sophie is currently Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham and has worked in academia since 2013....
JCIP #363 - Simon Whitmore
In episode 363 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Simon Whitmore.Simon is part of an organisation called Spoke To A Bloke. Spoke To A Bloke is a men’s mental health...
JCIP #362 - Mick Rowe
In episode 362 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Mick Rowe.Mick is the Founder of Suicide Sucks C.I.C, a mental health organisation centred around suicide prevention, which aims to provide a safe space to talk about suic...
JCIP #361 - Jenny Tomei
In episode 361 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Jenny Tomei. Jenny is the Founder and CEO of JenUp C.I.C. JenUp is a social enterprise specialising in training teachers on how to spot the early signs of...
JCIP #360 - Tom Maberly
In episode 360 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Tom Maberly.Tom is now a decade into managing his own business, &Friends, a content studio servicing global clients with content strategy, creative, production and del...
JCIP #359 - Kenny Bartonshaw
In episode 359 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Kenny Bartonshaw. Kenny is the Founder and Director of Headspace FC C.I.C. Headspace FC is a weekly football group for adults (18+) who want to stay activ...
JCIP #358 - Martyn James
In episode 358 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Martyn James. Martyn is a freelance journalist, broadcaster, presenter and consumer rights expert. He has over two decades of experience working for the U...
Behind The Mic - Tyler Shea
In this episode of Behind The Mic we checked in with Tyler Shea. Tyler is a singer/songwriter, currently based in Cornwall and is a mutual friend of friend of the pod Lily Ward.After writing his first album at the age of 14/1...
JCIP #357 - Miles Spencer
In episode 357 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Miles Spencer. Miles is a business leader and entrepreneur with over 30 years’ experience in the industry. He has started, built, and led three unique com...
JCIP #356 - David Maywald
In episode 356 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with David Maywald. Born and raised in Australia where he resides today, David has worked in finance for over two decades as an investment professional, holding roles of R...
JCIP #355 - A Pod For Claire
In episode 355 of The Just Checking In Podcast our Founder Freddie flew solo to remember a very special woman who sadly died last year.We interviewed a woman called Claire Johnson on JCIP #66 all the way back in October 2021, where we di...
JCIP #354 - Adam The Sartorial Gardener
In episode 354 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Adam The Sartorial Gardener. Adam runs an Instagram account where, as the title suggests, he documents his life tending and working on his garden whilst looking very ...
JCIP #353 - Dr Ashley Frawley - Part 2
In episode 353 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked back in with academic, author and commentator Dr Ashley Frawley.Ashley currently works as Senior Editor at Compact Magazine, as well as holding roles of sociologist and Visiting R...
JCIP #352 - Tom Festa
In episode 352 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Tom Festa. We came across Tom through friend of the pod Mark Ferris as Tom was fundraising for Mark’s stepson Callum and his treatment for brain cancer through his ‘R...
JCIP #351 - Stephen Hall
In episode 351 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Stephen Hall.Stephen is a qualified therapist and a Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society, providing walk and talk as well as online therapy for h...
JCIP #350 - Dr James Nuzzo
In episode 350 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with academic Dr James Nuzzo. James is an Exercise Scientist and Men's Health Researcher. He also runs his own SubStack called
JCIP #349 - Jessica Nguyen
In episode 349 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Jessica Nguyen. Jess is an entrepreneur and the Founder of Oh Tuesdays! Microbakery. Based in Bristol, Oh Tuesdays was launched in August 2025 after Jess ...
Reel Stories - Jude Vause-Walsh
In this episode of our Reel Stories series, we checked in with Jude Vause-Walsh. Jude is a voiceover actor and coach.Jude’s career started out after she completed her university degree, where she began carving out an acting c...
JCIP #348 - Nick Isles
In episode 348 of The Just Checking In Podcast we checked in with Nick Isles. Nick is the Director of the Centre for Policy Research on Men and Boys (CPMRB).The Centre was established in May 2025 and is a research organisatio...
