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Why Are You More Successful Than Me? with Richard Bacon

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September 17, 2026 · 1 hr 16 min

Why Is Matthew Rhys More Successful Than Richard? Fresh off making Emmy history with his double win for Widow's Bay and The Beast In Me, the hottest actor on earth Matthew talks to Richard about everything under the sun - from trying to…
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September 10, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

Why Is David Shrigley More Successful Than Richard? On this week’s episode, the iconic artist talks to Richard about his new book Creative Writing (out at the end of September), creating art for Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth, being…
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September 3, 2026 · 1 hr 14 min

Why Is Lynsey Addario More Successful Than Richard? On this week's episode, the warzone photojournalist joins Richard to talk about her era-defining work covering the world’s most dangerous conflicts, being kidnapped twice, the realities…
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August 27, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

Why is Richard's Dad More Successful Than Richard? Leading criminal defence barrister Paul Bacon argues the case as to why he’s more successful than Richard. Paul tells us about representing the convicted murderer Michael Stone for over 20…
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August 20, 2026 · 57 min

Why is Tom Molnar More Successful Than Richard? On this week’s episode, the co-founder of the fast-growing, high street behemoth Gail’s talks to Richard about how he got obsessed with bread, running 197 stores (and counting), how they…
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August 13, 2026 · 38 min

Why Is Matt Haig More Successful Than Richard? On this week's episode, Part 2, the best-selling author talks to Richard about the importance of recognising the moment, how social media changes people in ways we don't yet understand, his…
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August 6, 2026 · 33 min

Why Is Matt Haig More Successful Than Richard? On this week’s episode, Part 1, one of the biggest fiction writers in the world today talks to Richard about the worrying rise of AI, online bullies from Brazil which led to some great…

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About the show

Richard Bacon returns to his broadcasting roots with a new ongoing interview series asking successful people the question that keeps him up at night: Why Are You More Successful Than Me? Richard meets people he believes are more successful than him to ask them why. Don’t be thinking Richard isn’t successful. He is. He’s doing absolutely fine. But this series isn’t about Richard’s insecurity. It’s about curiosity, ambition and what really drives people who operate at the top of their fields. You can follow us on Instagram: @yesyesmediatv @whyareyoumoresuccessfulthanme You can follow us on TikTok: WhyAreYouMoreSuccessfulThanMe - Full episodes are available to watch on Spotify & YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@WhyAreYouMoreSuccessfulThanMe - If you have any questions and comments you can email us at: moresuccessfulpod@yesyesmedia.com