Ambition is Critical

The lads are joined by old friend and one of the worlds top Bare Knuckle Boxers James Lilley and discuss where they were on 9/11, how awful cat poo is, cold water therapy at Recovhub and New Orleans. ...

The boys are joined by Swansea’s Love Island star Paige Thorne and discuss being neighbours in Port Tennant, Paige becoming a Paramedic and a relationship break up leading to her doing Love Island. Pa...

The boys are back for Season 8 after a slight delay because Paddy burnt his trotters in Ibiza, Donna held hands with Wayne Lineker and they both had a night away at the Bare Knuckle boxing in Cardiff....

The boys are joined by Aaron, Dylan and Fred of The Stray Pursuit and discuss the origins of the band, how the Bunkhouse is hugely important to the local music scene, selling live tickets and crowds s...

The boys are back fresh from seeing Liam Gallagher in Cardiff and talk about not crossing a certain level of drunk at a gig, the Euros are about to start, Paddy’s done Poppers with Jason Orange and Ry...

The boys are back and getting boozed on a Friday and talk the Willows Place Smellycopter, former girlfriends, smoking and bar room brawls. The lads talk FA Cup final day, the Manchester United “99” do...

The boys are joined again by Nigel and Pancho from San Portablo and talk about Brian Flynn, Leighton James, the current state of play at Port Talbot Town football club and the upcoming In It Together ...

The lads are joined by former Newport County defender Jay Foulston fresh off winning the National League South with Yeovil Town. The boys talk about Jay signing for Swans academy at a very young age a...

The boys are joined by local businessman and racing horse owner Salvo Gianni and discuss his parents moving to Wales from Italy, the effect that Maradona had at Napoli, the importance of manners and r...

The lads are back and realise they still love football, only to realise they don’t 2 minutes later. The boys discuss Baby Reindeer, Robert F Kennedy Jr, UFO’s and Chemtrails. Ryan’s somehow lucked him...

The boys are joined by Keep On Raving’s Nicky Cursio and Jamie Morgan and talk about how they both got into DJ’ing and their completely different paths into it, the origins of how Keep On Raving came ...

The boys are joined by Welsh MMA Prospect of the Year 2023 Ieaun Mackenzie and talk about his big fight this week in Dublin formCage Warriors, his journey as an amateur, fighting the number 1 ranked R...

The lads are joined by The Fiends and discuss how the boys go through the creative process of writing songs, putting the band together during lockdown, eating chocolate cake from a kebab house and tak...

The lads are back and discuss the potential world ending consequences of A.I, Kate Middleton potentially going missing, Neil Young being back on Spotify, arms dealing and John Cena being naked. The bo...

The boys are joined by 2 of the The Warehouse gyms most familiar faces Keri and Dylan and discuss not getting bogged down with diets, working abroad, their journey into working in the gym and the carn...

The boys are joined by Trampolene front man Jack Jones after the busiest year of his life and discuss ULEZ charges, urinating into a crisp packet, Spotify streams and Trampolene headlining the Leftfie...

The boys are joined by Swansea’s Road warrior Boxer Steve Davies and talk not thinking like a Journeyman boxer, being offered Bare Knuckle fights, Ice baths and Diabetic biscuits giving you the s***s....

The lads are joined by the main man at Au Vodka Charlie Morgan and discuss the origins of the brand, the creation of the iconic gold bottle, spending a years marketing budget on one idea and the now n...

The boys are joined by old friend Luke Thomas and he talks about getting chinned by former UFC fighter John Phillips, being on Take Me Out, working down the mines, becoming a Prison Officer and Paddy ...

The boys are back for the New Year and talk about feeling the cold, falling asleep watching films, Steve Cullens DVD collection, Paddy giving somebody the Last Rites and scooping his mothers ashes int...

The lads are back and talk about Carnivore diet, Air Fryers, not sharing Nachos in the Cinema, Michael Duff being sacked and one sighted medical thinking. Paddy has some sad news about his Dad and the...

The lads are joined by Swansea City Under 21 Coach Anthony Wright in an AiC that is over 6 years in the making. Anthony talks about the U21 schedule, the player well-being app, fast tracking players t...

The boys are joined by Twin Town director Kevin Allen and discuss the origins of Ambition is Critical, Kevin growing up as the child of a Submarine Engineer, moving to London at 17 and working in thea...

The lads are joined by Welsh MMA pioneer Brett Johns and talk about their mutual love of jackets (again), Brett meeting Nick Love, catching a cold because of queuing for Adidas trainers, visiting Ital...

The boys are joined by former WBO Cruiserweight Champion of the World Enzo Maccarinelli and talk about Enzo meeting 3 out of the legendary 4 Kings, purposely causing aggro on Twitter, his Dad Mario’s ...

The lads are back for Season 7 of AiC. During their little break Ryan’s survived Storm Betty and the very next day Storm Lewi at Noel Gallagher’s big gig in Caldicot Castle, Paddy has travelled to Mer...

The lads see out Season 6 with a bang as they do another “Ask AiC” where listeners get to ask any question they want and it must be answered by the boys. From Dream Pubs to tours of Wales, who would y...

The lads are joined by one of the hottest prospects in UK MMA Ioan Harris and talk about crazy food portions in America, how Ioan recovers from a weight cut, his love for Ice Cream, being on the Briti...

The boys are back and alcohol free as Ryan has had to give up the booze, Paddy has bought mouthwash to stop stinking of garlic and the lads talk extortionate alcohol free beer prices, Ryan has been to...

The boys are joined by Professional Boxer Josh Kaighin and talk about how injuries have effected his early career, the protocols for wrapping hands and the ups and downs mentally on fight week. Josh t...

The lads are joined by Swansea City’s Head of Media Sophie Davies and discuss her rise through the club, travelling with Swansea City Ladies, how being authentic is important, hosting the Welsh Cup dr...

The lads are back and talk about Paddy’s wild Glastonbury Festival weekend, flash Motorhomes, Gummi Bears and Alex Turner being up his own arse. Paddy’s been on the Nitrous Oxide and nearly got kicked...

The boys are joined by Glastonbury Veterans, Jack Carter and Nicky Harris and discuss the Glasto ticket buying process, food stalls, needing the toilet, having an itinerary and the lost years due to M...

The lads are joined by former Head of Coaching at Swansea City Jonny Grey and talk about how it’s been a long time coming for Jonny’s appearance on AiC, signing a special contract with the Swans as a ...

The boys are sneaking one in and discuss the mental week following the Nathan Dyer episode of AiC. The boys talk Benidorm Segway Sex Shows, Ryan asks “Do we really need women”, Tilley is best mates wi...

The boys are joined by Swansea City legend Nathan Dyer and discuss growing up in Trowbridge, the need to protect young players, being mates with Gareth Bale, training on Christmas Day and getting tapp...

The lads are joined by former WBF Champion of the World Cornelius Carr and discuss YouTube Boxing, the success of the Ingle Gym, Pig Farming and Corney turning pro with Frank Warren. Cornelius talks a...

The lads are back on the eve of the big 200 and they discuss man hugging, freezing in beer gardens, bum bags and Swansea Market. Paddy doesn’t know what a Macaroon is, Ryan kicked the arse out of the ...

The boys are joined by Swansea’s globe trotting dance duo Trutopia as they talk about selling out Heaven on the night previous, their introduction to dance music through Escape and moving to London an...

The boys are joined by former BKB World Champion Daniel Lerwell has he returns for his hat trick appearance on AiC just days before his return to the ring. It’s been nearly 4 years since Dan was last ...

The lads are fresh off their 1st (and potentially last) foray into the world of modelling but still have time to talk about going bald, manscaping your private parts and getting teeth done in Turkey. ...

The boys are back after a couple of busy weeks. Port Tennant has a new One Stop shop and Paddy is concerned that he’s already banned, Ryan has been to Old Trafford and the lads discuss the Munich Memo...

The lads are joined for the 2nd time by Roan Crocker, fresh off his silver medal performance at the IMMAF World Championships. Roan discusses how he’s grown personally, as well as physically since he ...

The boys welcome back Richard Mylan and talk about the huge response the 1st podcast got, Richard talks about how he wants to challenge people’s response to addiction, the boys talk about social media...

The boys are joined by Welsh MMA star Scott Pederson and discuss his young start in combat sports, Jon Jones being a wild man, Scott’s early days of MMA and how win streaks can push a fighter into the...

The boys are back and are joined by legendary Welsh singer Mal Pope and discuss his love for football as a kid, the changing face of Swansea over the years, sending a tape to John Peel when he was 12 ...

The boys are back and talk about their respective snow days, Christmas and banter at the Darts. Ryan has been to his 1st ever Pantomime, Paddy is still sugar free and the boys have chanced their way i...

The boys are back are back with Jack Jones from Trampolene after the pre-Christmas podcast got cancelled twice due to sickness. Jack talks about voice loss, celebrating 5 years of Poundland with a gig...

The boys are back and Paddy has got the Christmas decorations out. The lads talk about ruining excursion’s, transferring money in the 90’s, Denny’s wild Christmas party and Paddy has been hosting the ...

The lads are joined by Nigel and Pancho from clothing label San Portablo and discuss Nigel’s “Dizzy Angel” clothing shop in the 90’s, Terrace culture and clothes and San Portablo wanting to pioneer We...

The boys are in agony as Ryan has wrecked his shoulder and Paddy has tried to copy Marv from Home Alone. Ryan discusses his love of Crocodiles and fear of London’s tube system, Paddy talks about the n...

The boys are back with Rhys Herbert as he prepares to go to Qatar with Wales for the World Cup. Is he Technical Director of Football, Head of Team Operations or just the ball boy? As per usual AiC mak...

The boys are going back Lockdown style over the phone as Paddy is In Trecco Bay ready to go and watch Pete-loaf. Ryan’s on the Aldi Red Wine and the boys discuss over competitive Germans playing water...

The boys are back and are joined by Swansea’s most popular young DJ, Smiley, and discuss him being a literal Giant, nicknames, Smiley starting out at House parties and the current state of the music s...

The boys are back with Greg and JT from 100% Old Skool and are talking about drinking on a school night watching Pastel in the Bunkhouse, Greg discusses his 18 month up and down ride since opening Bar...

The lads are back for Season 6 after an extended lay off, both with explanations as to why Season 5 ended so abruptly and the lay off was extended. The lads discuss tipping, how you don’t want your fo...

The boys are back and Ryan is a new man after finally getting a decent Kip in. The lads discuss the Senna documentary, We Own This City, Stranger Things and The Comedy Store. Paddy is off to London to...

The lads are joined by Oliver Treviso and discuss him having Ticks pulled out of his ass by a stranger, banana farming in Australia, living in a cave and experiencing Covid while in Morocco. Oli talks...

The boys had a week off to go and see Rob Beckett but are back and Ryan’s Fox issues have returned, Paddy’s trying to handle life without his phone and Newt has been smuggled into Benidorm. The lads d...

The lads are joined by one of their favourites as Bare Knuckle boxing Poet James Lilley returns to AiC. James describes how Covid effected his career, the Achilles injury that sidelined him, the sacri...

The boys are back and discuss fighting family members, competitiveness in kids and standard differences in eras of the Senior league. The Spanish  are trying to stop All inclusives, Ryan’s been slande...

The boys are back with another instalment of Ask AiC where all manner are questions are fired at the boys….@ambitioniscritcal1997 on Instagram @TheAiCPodcast on Twitter

The boys are joined by a pioneer of the skateboard scene Paul “Skin” Phillips and discuss him being ground zero of the skateboard scene in Swansea, playing football with Dean Saunders, starting out in...

The lads are joined by James Todd and discuss his new venture JT Boxing, how The Warehouse is the best gym in the country, Josh Kaighin’s impressive pro debut and Ryan’s trip to Wales/Austria. James t...

After an over 2 year absence, one of the boys favourites Brett Johns is back on AiC and discusses meeting Connor McGregor in Dublin, being seen as an old dog these days and nearly getting pulled from ...

The boys are going to have to keep their heads down for a bit as they go deep on Ukraine/Russia, Pfizer having the largest criminal fine in history, Canada going full dystopian nightmare and also Padd...

The boys are joined by ex-Swans midfielder Shaun Macdonald and discuss his move into property, how having kids changed his outlook on football, pressure put on youngsters in the game and his time in S...

The lads are joined by Ray Jones and discuss growing up in Greenhill, the Sex Pistols playing at Dora’s, Rays band getting sued by The Sun and giving up drink after an unfortunate wedding incident. Ra...

The lads are joined by former Ospreys hooker Scott Otten and discuss him being from a football family, coaching at Swansea Uni, being wired from coffee tasting and thankfully Paddy informs us that he ...

The boys are back after an extended Christmas lay off.  The boys played football together for the 1st time in years, the Darts was massive over the Yuletide period and Paddy’s been caught pissing in a...

The boys are joined by James and Jack from Pastel and Jordan from The Bunkhouse 2 weeks out from their huge homecoming gig. The lads talk about Covid cancelling their tour, learning how to write songs...

The boys are back on the phone as Paddy has his turn at getting Covid and Ryan has already planned his funeral. The boys find out that Superman is now gay, talk about Government cover ups, Gihslaine M...

The boys are joined by Swansea rave scene pioneers Steve Lomas and Paul Whittaker and discuss Lomas starting off as a Hip Hop DJ, Paul moving to Swansea and starting Pulse club night, the pair meeting...

The boys are joined by one of the original Swansea terrace casuals Kevin “Newt” White and discuss starting going to watch the Swans, being at ground zero for the casual culture scene, travelling to Sh...

The boys are joined by Trampolene front man Jack Jones and talk about him being 2 years sober, being a decent footballer as a kid, growing up in the same neck of the woods as Ryan and moving to London...

The lads are back on opposite sides of the city as Ryan has Covid and is feeling rather smug about it. Paddy’s house got a visit from a squirrel, junkies are showing greater signs of durability and Ry...

The boys are joined by Swansea’s jet setting DJ Ed Kurno and talk about him being Yellow Cabs number 73, fighting on a longboat in Thailand, headlong a New Year Eve gig in Johannesburg and how he got ...

The boys are back for Season 5 and have been up to all sorts during their break. Speedy Gonzales has been cancelled, Jack Shore is flying in the UFC, Ryan has been above his level of peasantry by goin...

The boys have finally reached the end of season 4 and Ryan has some exciting work news and Paddy has been hanging about with Big John Fury. Port Tennant has got a flasher, the Olympics is becoming a b...

The lads are joined by “The Cocktail Man” James Vyes and discuss the ridiculously hot weather, Donna’s Band connection, working in Sunny Beach and meeting the love of his life. James talks about being...

The boys are joined by their good friend Darrell Jones and discuss Americans not knowing what Wales is, HBO documentary “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark”, Darrell being in America when Richard Ramirez was ar...

The lads are joined by former WBU Middleweight Champion Gary Lockett and discuss how he keeps boxing separate from his home life, being hit really hard by Ryan Rhodes, getting abused by Kelly Pavlov f...

The boys are joined by actor Richard Mylan and discuss being spoilt for choice these days when it comes to TV programmes, Richard leaving for London at age 12, trying to keep his ballet dancing award ...

The boys are joined By Greg and Justin from 100% Old Skool and discuss the origins of 100%, building a brand during lockdown, persistence in trying to stage events and the AiC boys appearances on the ...

The boys are joined by one of Swansea’s brightest Boxing prospects Ben Crocker and discuss his amateur days, training in the Premier Club, the Fury/Wilder 3 Press Conference and how Covid has effected...

On the eve of the Euro 2021 competition the boys boys are joined by Jack Carter to discuss Wales hopes for the tournament. The lads discuss the 1st Euro’s they ever watched, the potential of Chris Col...

The lads are back with what should be a very special 150th episode but in true AiC fashion they’ve organised nothing. They talk the benefit of Covid being table service in pubs, the Swans play-off fin...

The lads are joined by Swansea’s own Mr Saturday Night Karl Lewis and talk about him starring in Oliver as a kid, supporting the Backstreet Boys, being involved in pub brawls at gigs and and embarrass...

The lads are joined by Luke Powell from Instagrams fasting growing clothes resale site SA4 Lockup and talk about the beginning  of their mutual love of fashion, Ryan and Paddy’s crash course in smashi...

The lads are joined by Swansea’s on internet sensation JPH and discuss the beginnings of the JPH persona, being recognised on the streets, fighting at a Goldie Looking Chain gig and the beef with ABM....

The lads are back and the boozers are open and there’s been scrapping in the Union. The boys talk about binning face masks, Bill Gates being an absolute rogue and trying to look at life differently. F...

The lads are joined by Swansea’s most famous food critic and host of Can We Talk Food, Dan Baglow and talk about his time on Royal Mail TV, the European Super League debacle, the success of Bar Stool ...

The boys are back and joined by current BKB World Champion Dan Chapman as he talks about his amateur career, Jay Harris success in the pro game, training Andrew Selby and opening his own gym. Dan talk...

The lads are back and are still recovering from the super session that occurred before, during and after Swans loss to Cardiff. It’s been a year since the 1st lockdown, Kim Jong il was hell of a boy b...

The boys are joined by Bristol Rovers defender Mark Little and former Swan Kurtis March as they discuss starting Swansea’s newest football academy, how Covid has effected their plans and fears of a nu...

The boys are back and feeling tense as it’s the South Wales derby this weekend and Ryan goes off on one early. The boys discuss Jamal Lowe’s s*****g, stats are nonsense yet again, Piers Morgan is a t*...

The lads are backed and joined by 11 times Mr Wales Neil Andrews and discuss his start in Bodybuilding, drug taking within the sport, misinformation on diets and having to take lie detector tests. Nei...

The boys are back in the room and completely taking a chance by letting the Twitter followers choose the name of this Podcast. Paddy has bumped into to a former owner of Barons, Ryan describes breakin...

The boys are joined by Mindset coach Ryan Stephens and discuss the effects of lockdown on Mental Health, the benefits of cold water swimming and the birth of the Wet Bandits, challenging yourself and ...

Big week for the boys as Ryan has sold his soul to mass media after appearing on Talksport and bought a Hot Tub while Paddy is buying Gillets with the help of Klarna. The lads talk missing out at bein...

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