A new podcast, TRANSFORMING has been launched by influencer and magician Neil Henry and ex celebrity agent Stuart Piper.
Throughout the series, the podcast will “peel back the curtain on the most extraordinary transformations on Planet Earth”.
After lockdown Neil, alongside his friend and former agent Stu, decided to make the podcast together, which they describe as “Super Soul meets a twist of QI: speed dating for the spirit, if you will”.
Neil Henry is one of the most viewed social media magicians in the world with over 1 billion views annually. His visual magic tricks, crazy stunts and hilarious comedy and prank viral videos often get more than 100 million views and have got him worldwide recognition working alongside some of the biggest artists and brands in the game. Mixing magic and comedy in original and engaging viral videos is not just a living for Neil, it’s a full-time passion.
Stu Piper was the co-founder of InterTalent UK (formerly Cole Kitchenn), managing agent to high end celebrities for over 15 years. He produced & exec produced Timothy Spall in ‘Mrs Lowry & Son’ (Netflix), Joan Collins in ‘The Time of their Lives’ (Amazon Prime), Nicholas Hoult in ‘New Boy’ and Pixie Lott in ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ (West End theatre). He placed Alexandra Burke in ‘The Bodyguard’, Katherine Jenkins in ‘Carousel’, Amy Nuttall in Downton Abbey and Victoria Yeates into Call the Midwife. His numerous other clients included soap star Rita Simons and Dame Arlene Phillips.
Their first guest on the podcast is the current star of BBC’s ‘Freeze The Fear’ and Sunday Times best-selling author, iceman Wim Hof
He has smashed world records and pushed perception of what is possible for the human body and mind to achieve: he set the Guinness World Record for the farthest swim under ice, climbed Mount Everest in nothing but his pants, ran the fastest half marathon barefoot on ice and snow and set the world record for the longest time in direct full body contact with the ice 16 times: for 1 hour 53 mins 2 secs. He also ran an Ultra Marathon through the Sahara Desert without drinking any water.
Wim talks to Neil and Stu about his method and his inspirational life story – how he spreads his hope and optimism around the world after overcoming the adversity of his wife sadly taking her own life in 1995 after suffering with a schizophrenic mood disorder and leaving him to raise their four children on his own, without any money.
The remaining guests on Season One of TRANSFORMING are soon to be announced and include a Hollywood Oscar Winner and a multi-gold medallist Olympic Champion. Episode one with Wim Hof is available now on all podcast platforms.
