Life by Misadventure is an independent interview podcast hosted by David Brown, featuring honest conversations with people whose lives have taken unexpected turns. Each episode centres on one guest and one life story. The conversations explore the moments, decisions, setbacks and strange turns that shaped them, from illness and loss to reinvention, resilience, identity, work, family and personal change. The show is not just about what happened. It is about what happened next. How did that moment change the way they saw themselves? How did it affect their choices, relationships, confidence, humour, work, family or sense of purpose? What did they carry from it? What did they leave behind? The format is simple: thoughtful long-form interviews, led by curiosity rather than sensationalism. Guests are given time to tell their story properly, without being rushed towards a neat lesson, tidy ending or polished version of events. Some stories are dramatic. Some are quiet. Some are funny, painful, surprising or strange. What connects them is the mark they leave. This is a podcast for listeners who enjoy real personal stories, reflective conversation and the messy truth of being human. It is for people navigating change in their own lives, people interested in lived experience, and anyone who knows that ordinary lives often contain extraordinary stories. Listen if you are drawn to stories about resilience, identity, loss, recovery, reinvention and the moments people carry with them. Life by Misadventure is about the things that happen to us, the people we become because of them, and the stories we only understand properly with time.
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Contact path
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Booking probability
37%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchLife by Misadventure is an independent interview podcast hosted by David Brown, featuring honest conversations with people whose lives have taken unexpected turns. Each episode centres on one guest and one life story. The conversations explore the moments, decisions, setbacks and strange turns that shaped them, from illness and loss to reinvention, resilience, identity, work, family and personal change.
Recent episodes include "24 Hours Facing Death | Tara Pyfrom" (20 October 2026, 50 minutes), "A Dead Man in the Driveway | Jody McHugh" (27 August 2026, 72 minutes), and "Three Months With a Killer | Grainne Canavan" (20 August 2026, 69 minutes).
Life by Misadventure with David Brown publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 65 minutes.
Booking probability for Life by Misadventure with David Brown is 37%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Life by Misadventure with David Brown requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Life by Misadventure with David Brown's contact route on record: public web form.
Life by Misadventure with David Brown is an education show.
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Episode #27
In September 2019, Tara Pyfrom, her wife, their six-year-old daughter and five dogs found themselves trapped inside their home in the Bahamas as Hurricane Dorian brought devastating winds and a storm surge that flooded...
Episode #26
Jody McHugh is an Atlanta storyteller and writer whose childhood changed abruptly after witnessing a fatal heroin overdose at eight years old, followed by violence, poverty and the collapse of his family’s once-stable...
Episode #25
Grainne Canavan is a former resident of 9 Wellington Terrace in Cork whose teenage search for independence placed her alongside people who would later become central to a disturbing murder investigation. In this episode...
Episode #24
Jagger Waters is a writer, storyteller and creative strategist whose life changed in an instant after a catastrophic car accident left them battling PTSD, cognitive impairment and the challenge of rebuilding both a...
Episode #23
Andrew Clough set off on what was meant to be the trip of a lifetime, but after a vehicle breakdown in Egypt's Western Desert he found himself stranded with a nomadic guide, walking nearly 100 kilometres through extreme...
Episode #22
Danijela Čolić is an entrepreneur, strategist and Bosnian war refugee who has turned personal loss, displacement and hardship into a life built around business, community and helping others grow. In this episode of Life...
Episode #21
Liam shares the story of a business trip to Dubai that turned into a terrifying fight for safety after a drone was intercepted near the Palm and explosions started echoing through the city. In this episode of Life by...
Episode #20
David Thomson is the founder of Suada whose life was shaped by growing up mixed-race in 1970s Britain, poverty, violence at home, and the fight to build a different future. In this episode of Life by Misadventure, David...
Episode #18
<p>Lyn Parent was born in Paris, raised in England, and built a life full of reinvention, risk, resilience and unexpected turns.</p><p>In this episode of Life by Misadventure, Lyn shares the story of being diagnosed...
Episode #17
<p>Sonya Black is a psychotherapist and CBT specialist whose work focuses on trauma, anxiety, depression and helping people understand what happens when the brain’s alarm system gets switched on.</p><p>In this episode...
Episode #16
<p>Greg Wasserman is a podcast industry connector, LinkedIn creator and host of Podcast Network Insights, whose life changed after a mental health crisis led him into rehab.</p><p>In this episode of Life by...
Episode #15
<p>Rachael Rodgers is a specialist in wills and estate planning who helps people understand what really happens when life, death, divorce, blended families, property, children, and money collide.</p><p>In this episode...
Episode #14
<p>Rachel Thomas is a specialist mesothelioma nurse whose work has been defined by more than two decades of supporting people and families through serious illness, end of life care, and the hard realities most of us try...
Episode #13
<p>Lena Robinson is a marketer and founder of FTSQ whose life was shaped by years spent working across advertising, branding and sales, where she learned how often businesses confuse hard selling with real...
Episode #12
<p>Rebbeca Morse is an artist whose life was shaped by epilepsy, brain surgery, and the lasting changes those experiences left behind.</p><p>In this episode of Life by Misadventure, she talks about growing up with...
Episode #11
<p>Mark Goddard is a writer and musician whose life was shaped by a 2002 road trip across America with his brother, Jeremy, chasing the roots of the music they loved and turning the journey into his book Losing...
Episode #10
<p>Emily King is a multiple-time national stand up paddle boarding champion and coach whose life was drastically changed by a dog attack that nearly killed her while she was driving a horse-drawn carriage for a...
Episode #9
<p>Heart failure might sound like a death sentence, but for Alan King, it turned out to be a life-altering experience that reshaped his perspective on health and happiness.</p><p>During a candid conversation with host...
Episode #8
<p>Alice Phillips and Danielle Emery are the hosts of Work is Weird Now, two marketing and communications leaders whose paths into work were shaped by early failure, curiosity, entrepreneurship, and a shared interest in...
Episode #7
<p>We've got a lively chat lined up today, diving into some pretty heavy topics: potholes and, well, death.</p><p>Yeah, you heard that right! We kick things off with a thoughtful discussion about mortality, spurred by...
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podcast industry connector, LinkedIn creator and host of Podcast Network Insights, Wellington Management
Senior Interactive Design Specialist, JMT Technology Group
VP of Clinical Services, InfoBionic.ai
marketing strategist and certified breathwork teacher, Prospector Portal
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