Why Are You More Successful Than Me? with Richard Bacon

Richard Bacon

Booking Overview

This is an interview series focused on the lives, careers, motivations, and defining choices of highly successful people, with external guests typically drawn from business, publishing, fashion, law, and other prominent fields. Credible pitches would include accomplished founders, authors, designers, broadcasters, and other recognized professionals with distinctive career stories and substantial achievements; booking difficulty is high because the show targets notable, established figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 28

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.3/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Listener location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

moresuccessfulpod@yesyesmedia.com

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Host

Richard Bacon - British broadcaster, journalist, and presenter with extensive experience in radio and television.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Established founders, bestselling authors, prominent creative professionals, senior practitioners, and other accomplished public figures with a distinctive career journey and demonstrable success.

Required Achievements:

Building or leading a recognized company or brand, Publishing commercially successful books, Establishing a notable creative career, Achieving distinction in a prominent professional field, Developing expertise through high-profile or consequential work

Recent Guest Discussions

Paul Bacon - Criminal Defence, Miscarriages Of Justice, Mental Health Law, And The Cases That Shaped His Career.

Tom Molnar - Entrepreneurship, Building A High-street Food Business, Outside Investment, Brand Development, And Operational Growth.

Matt Haig - Writing, Mental Health, Addiction, Social Media, Artificial Intelligence, And Personal Resilience.

Matt Haig - Writing, Mental Health, Social Media, Publicity, ADHD, And The Experiences That Influenced His Career.

Bella Freud - Fashion Design, Entrepreneurship, Confidence, Creative Careers, Brand Building, And Personal Identity.

Recent Topics

Success, Entrepreneurship, Publishing, Fashion, Law

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Why Are You More Successful Than Me? with Richard Bacon

Derren Brown

October 08, 2026

Why Is Derren Brown More Successful Than Richard? On this week's episode, the unique mentalist, illusionist and creator of some of the most incredible TV shows of the past decade talks to Richard about the greatest magic trick he ever saw, how hypnotism actually works, why he isn't ambitious, and how you can't really use the word 'mentalist' since Alan Partridge. Derren's new West End show Only Human starts on the 10th October and it will be AMAZING. You can follow us on Instagram: @yes...

Jonathan Yeo

October 01, 2026

Why is Jonathan Yeo More Successful Than Richard? On this week's episode the wonderful Artist talks to Richard about his iconic portrait of King Charles that went viral, creating a portrait of George W Bush using vintage pornography, how the camera used to never lie but now definitely does, his fascination with AI, being a judge on Portrait Artist of the Year on Sky Arts out in October and how a near death experience changed his thoughts on spirituality. You can follow us on...

Johnny Vaughan

September 24, 2026

Why Is Johnny Vaughan More Successful Than Richard? On this week’s Live episode from the London Podcast Festival, the legendary broadcaster Johnny Vaughan talks to Richard about his thoughts on self-driving cars, behind the scenes stories from The Big Breakfast and how he was able to leave prison and become the highest paid man on TV. Also, Johnny recites a really long quote from disgraced US President Richard Nixon which is quite impressive. You can follow us on Instagram: @yesyesmediatv...

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