Instant Laughs

An interview podcast giving the inside scoop of what happens in comedy scenes across the globe and dedicated to speaking to the mavericks in the comedy world. In this episode, after a long awaited break, we have former drug addict and convicted criminal Junior atkins talking about how he changed his life around and is now helping others do the same. Here is an overview of what we discussed:

[[03:48]] Is my life like lock stock and two smoking barrels? [[06:45]]

[[07:10]] Getting arrested for trying to smuggle drugs [[11:20]]

[[11:53]] Dropping the soap and bullies in prison [[15:20]]

[[17:08]] Prison officers smuggling drugs [[21:05]]

[[22:54]] Boiling oil and £2 hitmen [[25:03]]

[[26:20]] What is the survival guide for prison and the type of people you get in prisons [[31:30]]

[[31:35]] How a life of crime and prison taught him a lot about people and survival [[34:31]]

[[34:36]] Saving peoples lives getting back into drugs, then becoming clean [[37:59]]

[[38:03]] Changing peoples lives and the key to people who are good at changing peoples lives [[43:22]]

[[43:28]] People who are bad at this job [[46:53]]

[[47:00]] Extreme ownership is the key to getting out of addiction [[53:37]]

If you would like to contact Junior, you can contact him on

junioratkins1@gmail.com or on Instagram at @junioratkins, or if you would like to know more on Marvin, you can follow him through his Linktree at https://linktr.ee/theflopmaster. #comedypodcast #standupcomedy #podcast #podcasts #podcasting

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