ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Hodcast is hosted by Sam La Roche and features apprentices, tradespeople, and industry professionals in meaningful conversations about learning the trade, building a career, and continuous development — on site and beyond. From early experiences to leadership insights, it’s a platform for shared learning and growth.New episodes every week.Follow now for conversations worth having.
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Average audio length:
64 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
53 episodes
since April 8, 2025
episodic
LATEST EPISODE 🔗
Season One Finale.
In this episode of The Hodcast, Sam La Roche sits down with Tyler Butt — a fast-rising entrepreneur with over 4 million followers across Instagram, TikTok and YouTube.
But this conversation isn’t about social media.
It’s about something far more important:
Why everyday life feels…
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PREVIOUS EPISODES 🔗
Most people don’t choose their life. They inherit it.
In this episode of The Hodcast, Sam La Roche sits down with Will Polston to explore why so many people feel stuck, even when they’re doing everything “right”.
From identity and belief systems to high performance and burnout, this conversation go…
What happens when kindness becomes a professional standard, not just a personal choice?
In Conversation 50 of The Hodcast, hosted by Sam La Roche, Carmel Saulbrey, Founder of The Kindness Code, shares her experience leading therapeutic children’s homes and working with young people who have experie…
What does it mean to take real pride in your work?
In Conversation 49 of The Hodcast, hosted by Sam La Roche, Timmy Mercer, Hod carrier for over 4 decades, shares his experience as a hod carrier and what it means to build a reputation through consistency, discipline and graft, Hard Graft!
This epis…
What does it mean to design a life you can actually live?
In this episode of The Hodcast, Patrick Whitlock sits down with Sam La Roche to talk about his journey as a bricklayer, trainer, father and gay man working in construction.
For years Patrick felt he had to hide a part of himself in order to …
How much do you really know about the bricks around you?
In Conversation 47 of The Hodcast, hosted by Sam La Roche, Max McClean of Camtech Building Products Ltd and Marc van Rijn of Caprice Baksteen share the story behind one of the most important materials in construction.
From sourcing clay in th…
How do we genuinely prepare students with special educational needs for the workplace?
In this episode of The Hodcast, Michelle Belsey, Careers Curriculum Lead and Teacher at Castledon School Academy Trust, joins Sam La Roche for one of the most uplifting conversations we have had.
Michelle works d…
What does it take to start building a serious business at 20 years old?
In Conversation 45 of The Hodcast, hosted by Sam La Roche, Naud Van Rijn shares his journey from passion for combat sports to founding Capra Core, a performance focused combat sports brand.
We discuss
• The discipline martial …
There was a time when culture was built in rooms, not feeds.
Before everything became content.
Stu Whiffen joins Sam La Roche to reflect on representing a generation of cultural operators who worked before social media shaped how we create, share and consume.
Stu’s journey spans musician, club prom…
Why does social media feel more hostile, divided, and polarised than ever?
In this episode of The Hodcast, hosted by Sam La Roche, Charles Arthur explores how social media platforms shape behaviour and why division is not an accident, but a by product of how these systems are designed.
Charles Arth…
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