Latest Jeremywaite Podcast Episodes
Ep. 35 AARON SORKIN (Part Two)
Ten Words - August 27, 2019 13:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"**Scenes that can only be performed, they can't be read**". Aaron Sorkin was the inspiration behind this podcast. And his stories have influenced my life over the last twenty years. So in this extended edition, I look behind the scenes at the five scenes which Aaron Sorkin says he is mos...
Ep. 34 AARON SORKIN (Part One)
Ten Words - August 26, 2019 15:15 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"The story doesn't really begin until you've introduced the intention". He wrote some of the greatest shows that have ever been aired on TV, he has the highest grossing American play in history and he got nominated for an Oscar for his first play, which he wrote on the back of cocktail na...
Ep. 33 Sir DAVID ATTENBOROUGH
Ten Words - August 11, 2019 21:14 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Nothing stays the same and it can't remain the same". He's been in broadcasting for over 65 years and is regarded by his friends as a 93-year old trapped in a teenagers body. He's the only presenter to win a BAFTA for shows in black and white, colour, HD, 3D and 4K. This episode is devot...
Ep. 32 BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH
Ten Words - July 26, 2019 14:11 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Enjoy the journey of life and not just the end game". He's played a dragon, a sorcerer, a detective, a whistleblower, a coding breaker and an inter-galactic evil genius - and in his first ever stage performance in the nativity as Joseph on at primary school, he pushed Mary off stage beca...
Ep. 31 MARK RONSON
Ten Words - June 23, 2019 15:08 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Take the things that you love and build on them." What does Academy award-winning DJ and producer Mark Ronson have in common with marketing hustler Gary Vaynerchuk? Both of them believe that the future belongs to the DJ's. "Life is not about finding yourself, it's about creating y...
Ep. 30 JEREMY WAITE
Ten Words - June 17, 2019 05:33 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"You can change the world just by sharing your story". This episode marks a watershed moment for me as I take a new career path, inspired in part by many of the conversations we've had on this podcast. In this episode, I look back at a few of my favourite quotes, and look at the ten words...
Ep. 29 Sir DAVID BRAILSFORD
Ten Words - May 13, 2019 10:32 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"There is no 'I' in team (but there is a 'Me')". Before Sir David Brailsford took over as performance director for Team GB cycling, they had won 1 gold in 76 years. At the Beijing Olympics they won 8 gold medals with a further 17 at the paralympic games and 59 world championships over the...
Ep. 28 CHRIS HADFIELD
Ten Words - April 26, 2019 15:09 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"It's really important to remind ourselves that impossible things happen". He's flown further and faster than almost any other human. Astronaut Chris Hadfield was the commander of the International Space Station, has travelled 62M miles, is the US Navy AND Air Force's all-time top tes...
Ep. 27 GRETA THUNBERG
Ten Words - March 18, 2019 17:21 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"We can't save the world by playing by the rules". In August last year, hardly anyone knew who Greta Thunberg was. A few months later, she's inspiring millions of people to campaign governments around climate change and has been nominated for a Nobel prize. What did Greta do to become so ...
Ep. 26 STEVE JOBS
Ten Words - March 15, 2019 07:48 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"You can change the world just by sharing your story". In 1997 Steve Jobs took back the reigns of Apple when the company he founded was just three months away from bankruptcy. Fourteen years later Apple become the world's largest brand and went on to become the first trillion dollar compa...
Ep. 25 MARTIN GARRIX
Ten Words - March 10, 2019 13:14 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"I'm a dreamer, don't tell me not to dream..." Martin Garrix went from his bedroom to playing in front of 100,000 people in less than two years. At just 22, he is already the world's #1 DJ for 3 years running, but his unprecedented rise to success has not pleased everyone. So what is the ...
Ep. 24 DAVID MAMET
Ten Words - February 08, 2019 19:15 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Laws of work: Show up. Shut up. Do your job". David Mamet is a Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright, screenwriter and director known for such works as 'American Buffalo,' 'Glengarry Glen Ross,' 'The Untouchables' and 'Phil Spector.' His trademark rapid-fire dialogue are studded with obsceni...
Ep. 23 ANTOINE SAINT EXUPÉRY
Ten Words - February 05, 2019 20:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"It's only with the heart that one can see rightly". Antoine de Saint-Exupéry accidentally wrote one of the best selling books of all time. Since publishing "Le Petit Prince" in 1943 it has achieved almost mythical status having been translated into over 200 languages and has been voted t...
Ep. 22 TONY ROBBINS
Ten Words - November 19, 2018 13:39 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"What's your motivation? What's great? What's missing? What's preventing this?" He's one of the top business coaches in the world worth over $6Bn who left an abusive home, to work as a janitor on $40 a week. What was the one thing which changed his life, and what can we learn from the way...
Ep. 21 THE STORY SO FAR
Ten Words - November 03, 2018 17:36 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"You can change the world just by sharing your story". What started out as a bit of fun earlier this year has taken on a life of its own. Around 20,000 people now listen to the Ten Words podcast each week, to look behind the scenes and who said what and why. So in this episode, I re...
Ep. 20 EUGENE PETERSON
Ten Words - October 29, 2018 13:44 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"God, let it be with me just as you say". He's a poet, pastor, preacher, philosopher and storyteller. He's the author of 40 books but is best known for The Message. A translation of the bible which took him over 20 years to write and has sold over 17M copies, making him one of the most im...
Ep.19 YUJA WANG
Ten Words - October 24, 2018 14:31 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"I don’t practice. Practice is for beginners. I rehearse". Yuja Wang is regarded among classical music aficionados as being one of the most important artists of our generation. So wide is her appeal and influence on artists of all genres that Red Bull even sponsored her for a documentary ...
Ep. 18 TOM HANKS
Ten Words - October 16, 2018 11:29 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Life is a grand adventure, so keep writing and reading". His films have grossed over $9Bn, he has won two Academy Awards and is regularly referred to as "the nicest man in Hollywood". In this exciting episode of the Ten Words podcast I look beyond Tom's filmography and focus on how he ap...
Ep. 17 BRENE BROWN
Ten Words - October 07, 2018 15:43 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Connection is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives". Brené Brown is a Texan researcher storyteller, and she is one of the most reluctant public speakers you will come across. Ironic considering that she's now a global phenomenon around the topic of vulnerability, the author of sev...
Ep. 16 THOMAS BURBERRY
Ten Words - September 30, 2018 22:21 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"There's no such thing as bad weather just bad clothing". This is not just the story of how I fell in love with a 'brand' in 3 minutes, but a tale of passion, purpose, love, loss, tragedy and adventure. In this special episode I dig deep into the archives to discover the real story behind...
Ep. 15 TAYLOR SWIFT
Ten Words - September 23, 2018 06:18 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Happiness and confidence are the prettiest things you can wear". After a short break Ten Words returns with an epic 80 minute episode on one of the world's most influential women (TIME) and a singer who many (including Rolling Stone Magazine) also call, one of the greatest song writers o...
Ep. 14 LINCOLN
Ten Words - August 08, 2018 14:24 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends". Containing just 272 words, the Gettysburg Address packs more greatness into two minutes than any other speech ever given. (Including MLK’s I have a dream speech IMHO). What was it that made this ten sentence speech so powerful? What exac...
Ep. 13 TARANTINO
Ten Words - June 30, 2018 16:22 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Violence is one of the most fun things to watch". He is obsessed with cinema and loves plundering the history of film like some kind of pirate director. He's a big believer that good artists copy but great artists steal and thinks that the comic book violence in his films has no real con...
Ep. 12 DITA VON TEESE
Ten Words - June 15, 2018 17:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Only mediocrity is safe from ridicule. Dare to be different". She's "The Queen of Burlesque", an American vedette, burlesque dancer, model, costume designer, entrepreneur, singer and actress. She's a 'glamour evangelist' and repopularized burlesque performance after creating a persona mo...
Ep. 11 MAYA ANGELOU
Ten Words - May 26, 2018 12:06 - 55 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"I've learned that I still have a lot to learn". Maya Angelou was a civil rights activist, writer, poet, performer and responsible for some of the most famous quotes you've ever heard. In this episode I dig into her past to try and discover what made her such a prolific writer and despite...
Ep. 10 JOCKO WILLINK
Ten Words - May 20, 2018 20:13 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Good". He's an ex-NAVY S.E.A.L. and one of the scariest people you're likely to come across. His mindset and his attitude towards getting things done has now been turned to the business world and he's shaking things up as much inside companies, as he did on the battlefield. He's Jo...
Ep. 9 BEYONCE
Ten Words - May 11, 2018 20:33 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"Growth. Love. Happiness. Fun. Belief. Enjoy your life (it's short)". She’s a worldwide sensation – and it's not without good reason. Her music is bouncy and uplifting, her looks are stunning, she is worth over $350M but the most intoxicating aspect about Queen Bey is her empowering s...
Ep. 8 JERRY SEINFELD
Ten Words - May 04, 2018 14:54 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"The road less traveled is less traveled for a reason". In this episode we dive into the mind of a comedy legend in order to see what makes him tick and discover his secrets to successful storytelling. We also hear some surprising insights into his about work-life balance. He's a writer...
Ep. 7 J.K. ROWLING
Ten Words - April 27, 2018 20:53 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"The stories that we love will live in us forever". In this raw and 'unpolished' episode of the Ten Words Podcast I go on a personal and professional journey with J.K. Rowling to uncover what drove her success, how she coped through the darker days and what inspired her to be a writer. I ...
Ep. 6 GARRY KASPAROV
Ten Words - April 20, 2018 18:38 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratings"A good human plus a machine is the best combination". Garry Kasparov is a former World Chess Champion, writer, and political activist. He is widely regarded as the greatest chess player of all time, but it was his famous matches against the IBM super-computer Deep Blue in 1996-97 where...
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