
Hard-earned lessons from people who've faced the worst and come back stronger. Hosted by Andy Coulson. Follow for weekly insights into the art of the rebuild. Crisis What Crisis? is powered by Kingsley Napley — the lawyers you want in your corner when the pressure is on. Visit kingsleynapley.co.uk
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 219 | Founded | 6 years ago |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Listeners | Categories | Personal JournalsEducationSelf-ImprovementSociety & Culture | |||

This is a very unusual episode. It is rare that we would choose to have someone join us on the podcast so close to their crisis – usually our guests come to these conversations with the clarity that a few years' distance can bring. Erin Baker is just... more
Julian Lloyd Webber spent half a century as one of the world's great cellists — and then had to discover who he was without the instrument that had defined his existence.
In this bonus episode of Crisis What Crisis, Andy sits down with Julian to di... more
Julian Lloyd Webber is undoubtedly one of the country's greatest living musicians – the man who, perhaps more than anyone of his generation, took classical music out of the concert hall and into the mainstream. But in October 2013, ten minutes into a... more
Frank Gardner has lived, by his own description, two very different lives — and found a way to carry the best of the first into the second. Twenty years on from the attack in Riyadh that nearly killed him, the BBC Security Correspondent is still repo... more
People also subscribe to these shows.





Couldn’t recommend this podcast enough. It’s refreshingly real, insightful and highly entertaining. I’m always excited to see who’s coming up next, but I also love going back through the back catalogue and revisiting the incredible stories and conversations from past episodes. A truly brilliant listen.
Really interesting insights that span a wide range of topics, from business and sport through to politics, to suit everyone’s taste. The balance between crisis, resilience and life lessons means each episode has its own distinct spin, with insights and research not found elsewhere.
The guests are engaging and honest about challenges they have faced, making the lessons relatable and practical. Andy Coulson is an excellent host who asks thoughtful questions, keeps the conversations engaging, and... more
What a wonderful idea to explore the concept of strength of character. Incredible guests with outstanding stories.
I tune in every Tuesday. Always informative and interesting. 👊
Absolutely horrendous and heinous this man is given a platform. Having watched The Hack on ITV I didn’t realise how vile Coulson’s actions were.
Key themes from listener reviews, highlighting what works and what could be improved about the show.
How this podcast ranks in the Apple Podcasts, Spotify and YouTube charts.
Apple Podcasts | #15 | |
Apple Podcasts | #134 | |
Apple Podcasts | #88 | |
Apple Podcasts | #74 | |
Apple Podcasts | #77 | |
Apple Podcasts | #86 |
Recent interactions between the hosts and their guests.
Listeners, social reach, demographics and more for this podcast.
| Listeners per Episode | |
|---|---|
| Gender Skew | |
| Location | |
| Interests | |
| Professions | |
| Age Range | |
| Household Income | |
| Social Media Reach |
Crisis What Crisis features candid conversations with high-profile leaders, artists, journalists, and entrepreneurs who have navigated severe upheaval, trauma, or major career pivots. Episodes center on resilience, practical crisis navigation, and rebuilding identity after loss or shock, often drawing on rituals, support networks, and external expertise (including legal and advisory perspectives). A standout pattern is the host's calm, probing style that elicits actionable takeaways from guests' personal and professional crises, making it a strong fit for listeners seeking real-world frameworks for crisis management, leadership under pressure, and rebuilding after adversity. The show often blends personal storytelling with strategic lessons... more
Rephonic provides a wide range of podcast stats for Crisis What Crisis. We scanned the web and collated all of the information that we could find in our comprehensive podcast database. See how many people listen to Crisis What Crisis and access YouTube viewership numbers, download stats, audience demographics, chart rankings, ratings, reviews and more.
Rephonic provides a full set of podcast information for four million podcasts, including the number of listeners. View further listenership figures for Crisis What Crisis, including podcast download numbers and subscriber numbers, so you can make better decisions about which podcasts to sponsor or be a guest on. You will need to upgrade your account to access this premium data.
Rephonic provides comprehensive predictive audience data for Crisis What Crisis, including gender skew, age, country, political leaning, income, professions, education level, and interests. You can access these listener demographics by upgrading your account.
To see how many followers or subscribers Crisis What Crisis has on Spotify and other platforms such as Castbox and Podcast Addict, simply upgrade your account. You'll also find viewership figures for their YouTube channel if they have one.
These podcasts share a similar audience with Crisis What Crisis:
1. Political Currency
2. Rosebud with Gyles Brandreth
3. Political Thinking with Nick Robinson
4. Radical
5. Desert Island Discs
Crisis What Crisis launched 6 years ago and published 219 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
Our systems regularly scour the web to find email addresses and social media links for this podcast. We scanned the web and collated all of the contact information that we could find in our podcast database. But in the unlikely event that you can't find what you're looking for, our concierge service lets you request our research team to source better contacts for you.
Rephonic pulls ratings and reviews for Crisis What Crisis from multiple sources, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and Podcast Addict.
View all the reviews in one place instead of visiting each platform individually and use this information to decide if a show is worth pitching or not.
Rephonic provides full transcripts for episodes of Crisis What Crisis. Search within each transcript for your keywords, whether they be topics, brands or people, and figure out if it's worth pitching as a guest or sponsor. You can even set-up alerts to get notified when your keywords are mentioned.
Recent guests on Crisis What Crisis include:
1. Julian Lloyd Webber
2. Frank Gardner
3. Johnny Mercer
4. Dr. Richard Shepherd
5. Jill Halfpenny
6. Jeremy King
7. Sir Jeremy Hunt
8. Jeremy Hunt
To view more recent guests and their details, simply upgrade your Rephonic account. You'll also get access to a typical guest profile to help you decide if the show is worth pitching.