The Snooker Therapy Podcast

A life in snooker - talent, time away, and coming back

Alex talks to another legend of the local snooker scene, Martyn Weeks, about his lifelong relationship with the game - competing at national level as a youngster, returning to the game after a difficult period, and how a recent ADHD diagnosis has brought new understanding both at the table and beyond. 
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.

Half a century and still going

Host Alex Upham talks to Bristol & District Billiards & Snooker League player, committee member, referee, cue tip fitter and more recently historian, Chris Gould, about his rich life in the game. 
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.
 

Our creative, surfing, YouTubing podcast sponsor

Steve Burden from Kahuna Flooring talks to Alex about his love of snooker and surfing, how he designed and made some tools that are used on the World Snooker Tour, his YouTube channel and sponsoring The Snooker Therapy Podcast. 
You can enjoy Steve's Snookers Burden Trophy YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@SnookersBurdenTrophy 
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.

From bass to the baize

Alex has a catch up with snooker fan and record label owner Maxi Dread before a few frames at his club in Stroud. We hear about the musical connection that first brought Alex and Max together, his love of watching and playing the game as well as a look at his fabulous snooker memorabilia collection. 
You can have a look at Maxi Dread's record label Dreadwise Music at https://dreadwise.com/  and https://dreadwisemusic.bandcamp.com/music 
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.

The story so far

Host Alex Upham reflects on the podcast so far with connection at the heart of it. 
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram.

Inspiring the next generation

In this episode Alex Upham has a chat over a couple of frames with Mark Fussell from Warmley Snooker Club. Mark discusses how snooker has enriched his life as chairman of the club and coach of the only juniors sessions in and around Bristol. 
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram. 

Through adversity to the top of the game

Host Alex Upham welcomes former world number one and World Disability Snooker Championship finalist David Church to the podcast to talk about the number of challenges he has faced in life and how snooker played a pivotal role in overcoming them. 
 
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram. 
 

From makeshift table to Seniors Director

Host Alex Upham talks to Rohit Sagoo about his lifelong love of the game and how his research into the therapeutic benefits of snooker led to him becoming a Director of World Seniors Snooker (WSS) and the English Partnership for Snooker and Billiards (EPSB). 
Rohit is also a trustee of Let's Talk About Loss, a charity that helps young people aged 18-35 to talk about grief. More information is available at www.letstalkaboutloss.org 
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram. 

Relaxation, discipline and reward

In this episode host Alex Upham plays a couple of frames down at the club with fellow member Oliver Gacitua, who opens up about how snooker has been invaluable to him in many ways. 
 
The Snooker Therapy Podcast is sponsored by Kahuna Flooring - domestic and commercial floor covering specialists in the UK and beyond. You can check them out at www.kahunaflooring.co.uk as well as Facebook and Instagram. 

Snooker: a total state of mindfulness

Host Alex Upham welcomes mind coach Hannah Macpherson to the podcast to discuss why playing and watching snooker is calming and therapeutic.