Welcome to IN RECOVERY - THE ARK HOUSE PODCAST, your weekly essential companion guide to recovery and well-being. We have recently been nominated for 3 Independent Podcast Awards.

In this episode we bring you a Criminal Justice Special. With over 50 percent of people currently in prison in active addiction and 80 percent of crimes committed because of addiction, this is a vital episode.

IN RECOVERY is a companion guide for those on their addiction recovery journey. We also want to offer advice and support for those still suffering and offer solutions for those who just want to know more. This is a well-being podcast produced and presented by people with lived experience who want to carry the message of recovery.

In this episode...

ANDY FLUTE is a former British world-class professional boxer and England amateur team captain. He had a professional record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw and shared the ring with Nigel Benn, Chris Eubank and Joe Calzagne.

But behind the scenes of his athletic success, he battled severe alcohol dependency and a crack cocaine addiction that resulted in prison sentences and destruction around him.

He credits his sudden, complete liberation from drug and alcohol dependency to prayer and his newfound faith.

Today, he travels across Europe sharing his story as a Christian evangelist, visiting prisons, rehabilitation clinics, and churches to support others facing addiction.

KERRIE WHITEHEAD-BLAKEMORE from The Forward Trust, a social justice charity that supports people to recover from addiction or leave behind crime, helping them to move on with life. She is based at HMP Millsike, a Category C men's resettlement prison located in Full Sutton, East Riding of Yorkshire, near York. She is in recovery herself from addiction so offers valuable lived experience.

PATRICK is a former resident of Ark House Rehab and spent 17 years in prison and 9 weeks in Rehab. He learnt more in those 9 weeks than in the past 17 years and has turned his life around. He has been clean and sober for over 10 months now and is volunteering and giving back to the community.

IN RECOVERY - THE ARK HOUSE PODCAST is thrilled to be named one of the Best Podcasts by The Sunday Times (June 2026) and is riding high in the charts (Number 10 in the global Mental Health charts), as we continue our second season. We are so grateful to everyone for their support. If you are listening on Apple or Spotify - we would love you to leave us a review.

SAM AND RICHARD - THE HOSTS

Are both in recovery themselves and so have lived experience of alcoholism and addiction.

If you or a loved one need help from addiction, please know there is help. Reach out and speak to Ark House today....

PHONE 01723 371869

EMAIL info@arkhouserehab.co.uk

ADDRESS 15 Valley Road, Scarborough, Y011 2LY

WEBSITE www.arkhouserehab.co.uk

FACEBOOK @arkhouserehabltd

INSTAGRAM @in_recovery_podcast

Welcome to IN RECOVERY - THE ARK HOUSE PODCAST, where we are celebrating this week after being shortlisted for 3 Independent Podcast Awards.

IN RECOVERY is a companion guide for those on their addiction recovery journey. We also want to offer advice and support for those still suffering and offer solutions for those who just want to know more. This is a well-being podcast produced and presented by people with lived experience who want to carry the message of recovery.

This is the third of several special bonus episodes where we bring you the full length interviews with some of our most popular guests.

This week, hosts Sam and Richard are joined by someone who really resonated with our listeners when he appeared a few months ago.

TV presenter and Strictly Come Dancing champion ORE ODUBA joins host Richard for a powerful, candid conversation about his personal battle with online pornography addiction. During the episode, Oduba bravely confronts the heavy stigma and shame surrounding this specific dependency, outlining his personal journey toward recovery. By sharing his story openly on the platform, he emphasizes his desire to act as an advocate for change, highlighting the need for greater public awareness, open education, and accessible support systems to protect future generations from the pitfalls of digital explicit content

IN RECOVERY - THE ARK HOUSE PODCAST is thrilled to be named one of the Best Podcasts by The Sunday Times (June 2026) and is riding high in the charts (Number 10 in the global Mental Health charts), as we continue our second season. We are so grateful to everyone for their support. If you are listening on Apple or Spotify - we would love you to leave us a review.

SAM AND RICHARD - THE HOSTS

Are both in recovery themselves and so have lived experience of alcoholism and addiction.

If you or a loved one need help from addiction, please know there is help. Reach out and speak to Ark House today....

PHONE 01723 371869

EMAIL info@arkhouserehab.co.uk

ADDRESS 15 Valley Road, Scarborough, Y011 2LY

WEBSITE www.arkhouserehab.co.uk

FACEBOOK @arkhouserehabltd

INSTAGRAM @in_recovery_podcast

Welcome to IN RECOVERY - THE ARK HOUSE PODCAST, where we are celebrating this week after being shortlisted for 3 Independent Podcast Awards.

IN RECOVERY is a companion guide for those on their addiction recovery journey. We also want to offer advice and support for those still suffering and offer solutions for those who just want to know more. This is a well-being podcast produced and presented by people with lived experience who want to carry the message of recovery.

This is the first of several special bonus episodes where we bring you the full length interviews with some of our most popular guests.

This week, hosts Sam and Richard are joined by someone who really resonated with our listeners when he appeared at the start of Season Two.

His incredible book THIRST tells the story of his life through the lens of alcohol. The drinks that made him and the drinks that broke him. It takes us to his last drink in 2022 and the journey into sobriety.

JOHN ROBINS is a critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Taskmaster champion and an award winning broadcaster.

Richard picks some favourite quotes from the book and together - him and John talk honestly about addiction and life in recovery.

IN RECOVERY - THE ARK HOUSE PODCAST is thrilled to be named one of the Best Podcasts by The Sunday Times (June 2026) and is riding high in the charts (Number 10 in the global Mental Health charts), as we continue our second season. We are so grateful to everyone for their support. If you are listening on Apple or Spotify - we would love you to leave us a review.

SAM AND RICHARD - THE HOSTS

Are both in recovery themselves and so have lived experience of alcoholism and addiction.

If you or a loved one need help from addiction, please know there is help. Reach out and speak to Ark House today....

PHONE 01723 371869

EMAIL info@arkhouserehab.co.uk

ADDRESS 15 Valley Road, Scarborough, Y011 2LY

WEBSITE www.arkhouserehab.co.uk

FACEBOOK @arkhouserehabltd

INSTAGRAM @in_recovery_podcast