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More Than A Name

Released: 2025-11-18

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4 Episodes

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Free New

4 Episodes

Audio

Released: 2025-11-18

Most Recent Episode

James Haskell on Therapy, Fatherhood, England Highs & Lows and Life After Loss

Former England rugby international James Haskell joins Max Whittle and Luke Young on More Than A Name for one of his most honest and wide-ranging conversations to date. Haskell opens up about how therapy has shaped his life (02:30), why he loved playing

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Former England rugby international James Haskell joins Max Whittle and Luke Young on More Than A Name for one of his most honest and wide-ranging conversations to date.

Haskell opens up about how therapy has shaped his life (02:30), why he loved playing rugby (9:40), dealing with retirement (11:36), the difference between rugby and football culture (16:12), his struggles with self-confidence (23:10), and how certain coaching styles affected him during the most intense moments of his career (25:22). He discusses the highs and lows of playing for England, the reality of life on British & Irish Lions tours, and his love for music and DJing.

James also reflects deeply on fatherhood (26:47), succeeding under Eddie Jones (31:10), the shambles of the 2011 World Cup (33:48), how professional sport views therapy (42:15), his view on mental health diagnosis (44:03) and how he’s been coping with the loss of his father this year (50:20).

A raw, insightful and entertaining conversation about resilience, identity, grief, pressure and finding balance as a modern athlete.

Follow More Than A Name on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morethananamepod/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@morethananamepod

Get in touch with us: morethananamepod@gmail.com

Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@MoreThanANamePodcast

Episode ID: 1000737199856

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Release Date: 18/11/2025, 05:45:00

Description

More Than A Name explores untold, unfiltered sporting stories. Hosted by former England and Premier League defender Luke Young and sports presenter Max Whittle, each episode sits down with athletes, coaches, and public figures to talk about the side of success we rarely see — identity, pressure, mental health, and the moments they felt most lost. It goes beyond career stats and media clichés to dig into the emotional and mental weight of being in the spotlight — revealing the human behind the headlines.

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Apple Podcasts: Customer Reviews

2025-11-12

Loving this podcast

Love the idea behind this podcast and have been enjoying the episodes - Max you're a natural at asking questions. Can't wait to see who else appears....

2025-11-08

Great pod

Really enjoyed this! Important topic, and an interesting discussion 🙌🏼🙌🏼

2025-11-08

Give this a listen

Authentic and honest, looking forward to hearing off more of your guests

2025-11-07

Great listen!

A brilliant insight into what life is really like as a sportsperson, and long enough to get properly in depth. Max and Luke seem to have a really easy chemistry too, can’t wait for more!

2025-11-04

Brilliant show - very honest and entertaining

Love this new pod! Max and Luke have a great rapport and the stories they dive into are shared with real honesty as well as humour at times. We don’t hear enough about this side of professional sport and what being an elite athlete really entails. A very informative and entertaining show - keep the episodes coming please!

2025-11-04

Great podcast

Really enjoyed this podcast, feels very authentic and good to hear these kind of stories

2025-11-04

Great start!

Have enjoyed the posts on their social media and as a Villa fan glad to hear from Luke after so long! Can’t wait to see who they have on now, really interesting chats!