Special Forces. PTSD. Dangerous Thoughts. Purpose. This is Jason Fox, beyond the usual portrayal.

In this episode of Boys Will Be Boys, we sit down with Foxy for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had.

Most people know him as the hard, uncompromising figure from SAS: Who Dares Wins. What you don’t often see is the complexity behind that image.

This is a conversation about aggression, control, identity, and what happens when the thing that defines you disappears.

We talk about:

- Life inside the Special Forces and the reality of combat

- The difference between aggression and anger, and why it matters

- PTSD, denial, and the slow breakdown that followed leaving the military

- Hitting rock bottom and confronting suicidal thoughts

- Why purpose isn’t what you think it is

- The role of relationships in building a meaningful life

- Learning to be a better man after getting it wrong

This isn’t a neat story of redemption. It’s a messy, uncomfortable, honest look at what it takes to rebuild.

If you’ve ever struggled with identity, control, or knowing where you fit, this one matters.

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From gang life to prison to purpose. This is Adam’s story.

In Episode 4 of Boys Will Be Boys, we sit down with Adam Raja to unpack a life that could easily have gone a very different way.

Adam grew up in a gang environment on the outskirts of Glasgow, where violence, drugs and survival were part of everyday life. What follows is an unfiltered conversation about identity, fear, masculinity, and the long road back from prison to becoming a man he’s proud of.

We talk about:

• Growing up in gang culture and the pull of belonging
• Violence, fear, and the reality behind “toughness”
• Prison and how quickly it becomes normal
• The moment everything changed
• Masculinity, empathy, and becoming a better man
• Finding purpose through the outdoors and community
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This is not a story about redemption in neat lines. It’s messy, honest, and deeply human.

It’s also exactly why we started this podcast.

Boys Will Be Boys is a series of conversations with men we respect. Men who have lived, failed, learned, and changed. We’re trying to understand what it actually means to be a good man in the modern world.

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What happens when everything you thought defined you is taken away?

In Episode 3 of Boys Will Be Boys, we sit down with Dave Smith MBE — a man who has lived through cancer, paralysis, repeated spinal surgeries, and the constant reality that his life could change overnight.

But this isn’t a story about fighting. It’s about what comes after. After the identity. After the ego. After the drive to prove something.

This is a conversation about stillness, acceptance, and what it actually means to live well when time becomes real.

In this episode Dave opens up about:

• Living with a tumour that could end his life at any time
• Why chasing highs can become a way of avoiding reality
• Losing identity through sport, injury, and illness
• The role of ego in recovery and resilience
• Learning to let go of control
• The difference between happiness and true contentment
• Why most men struggle to sit with themselves
• The power of stillness, presence, and human connection

Boys Will Be Boys is hosted by Ed Jackson and Matt Pycroft.

We speak to men we respect, not for what they’ve achieved, but for how they think, how they’ve struggled, and what they’ve learned.

This is about modern masculinity, without the cliches and the bullshit.

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