Richard Bacon returns to the microphone for a new podcast

Richard Bacon returns to his broadcasting roots with a new ongoing interview series asking successful people the question that keeps him up at night: Why Are You More Successful Than Me?

Launching today, the new ongoing weekly audio and video podcast sees Richard sitting down with people he finds genuinely fascinating - from cultural powerhouses to broadcasters, writers, athletes, CEOs and creatives who have achieved extraordinary things.

Richard says: “I’ve missed interviewing. I’ve missed sitting down with people I’m genuinely interested in, people who are driven, who’ve built things, who’ve taken risks, and really finding out what makes them tick. Success fascinates us all. I want to understand what it actually is, and how it really happens.”

On the show, Richard meets people he believes are more successful than him to ask them why. Don’t be thinking Richard isn’t successful. He is. He’s doing absolutely fine. But this series isn’t about Richard’s insecurity. It’s about curiosity, ambition and what really drives people who operate at the top of their fields.

Each episode dives deep into what success actually means. Is it money? Freedom? Recognition? Impact? Security? Or something harder to define? Through candid, probing and often disarming conversations, Richard explores the habits, psychology, advantages, failures and turning points that shape high achievement.

The series launches with Gary Lineker, Dexter Fletcher and continues with Elizabeth Day, Emma Barnett, Lynda La Plante, Chris Chibnall, Caroline Hirons, Chris McCausland, Ash Atalla, Miles Kane.

For Richard, the podcast marks a return to the broadcasting he loves most. After more than two decades as a television and radio host on both sides of the Atlantic, and currently an inventive and influential global format creator, this series brings him back to his favourite place: sitting across from someone interesting and getting them to talk.

Why Are You More Successful Than Me? is produced by Yes Yes Media and launches today, 23rd April, on all major podcast platforms, with full video episodes available on Spotify & YouTube.