White Fox Talking

About White Fox Talking

Talk About Mental Health & Well-Being… Why Not? Mark ‘Charlie’ Valentine suffered life changing mental illness, before beginning a journey to recovery and wellness; the darkness of PTSD transformed by the light atop mountains and beyond. Mark is now joining forces with Seb Budniak, to make up the ‘White Fox Talking’ team. Through a series of Podcasts and Vlogs, ‘White Fox Talking’ will be bringing you a variety of guests, topics, and inspirational stories relating to improving mental well-being. Find your way back to you! Expect conversation, information, serious discussion and a healthy dose of Yorkshire humour!

Publisher

Mark Charlie Valentine, Sebastian Budniak

Category

education · health & fitness · health & fitness

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 May 2022

Latest episode

26 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   26 Sept 2026

   E91: The Fight Beyond the Ring with Matthew “The Spider” Morton – Trauma, Addiction and Healing

   Send White Fox Talking a Message WATCH THE PODCAST He went from being a kid carrying secrets no child should carry to a man trying to turn pain into purpose, and he doesn’t soften a single edge. We’re joined by Matthew Morton, known in the fight world as The Spider, a professional bare knuckle fighter who lays out the real timeline: childhood trauma, sexual abuse, crack and heroin addiction at 12, years of crime and chaos, and the moment it all finally started to shift. We talk about ADHD t...

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   11 Sept 2026

   E90: More Than The Miles with Andy North – Endurance, Purpose And Giving Back

   Send White Fox Talking a Message A 4am bike ride to a boardroom meeting sounds ridiculous until you hear what it does for your head. We sit down with endurance fundraiser Andy North to talk about why the outdoors keeps pulling him back, how he started taking on big challenges at 50, and how training can make you better at work without stealing your whole life. Andy shares his connection to Candlelighters, the children’s cancer charity in Leeds, and what it means to keep showing up for ...

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   12 Aug 2026

   E89: Climb Your Own Mountain with Jonny Pain – What Resilience Really Takes

   Send White Fox Talking a Message We sit down with coach and endurance athlete Jonny Pain to talk about what actually creates resilience, not the social media kind, but the kind that holds up when you’re tired, stressed, and tempted to quit. Jonny breaks down Project Vertical, his attempt to complete a “vertical marathon” by climbing Ben Nevis again and again until the total elevation gain equals 26.2 miles. He shares what changed between the first attempt and the successful second run, inclu...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,579

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

71

Social presence

0

YouTube

68

Engagement

82

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