MALDWYN POPE

I don’t know if you’re the same as me but lately I’ve had trouble working out what day it is. Not any more. Now I know Today is …September.

LIVING WITH THE TALIBAN. This week I managed to track down Sian, the aid worker I almost went to visit in Afghanistan back in 2000. Why did she go, and why did she leave? She also shares the stories she is now hearing from her friends still there. This is her story of life under the Taliban. www.themalandjohnnyshow.com

Saying yes is powerful. It has taken me all around the world. Sometimes we say yes but circumstances say no. That’s what happened to me in 2001 but I still feel Hireath for Herat, Afghanistan and admiration for the woman from Wales who stood her ground in the face of the Taliban

I thought I knew the story about Steve Balsamo’s journey from the pubs of South Wales to the West End but in this week’s Mal & Johnny Show podcast I found myself speechless as the tail unfolded.

Awful weather and it’s all my fault. I know I shouldn’t have tempted fate releasing a new song called ‘Summer’s Gone’.

These Olympic Games might more low key than normal but they can still set the heart racing and the tears streaming.

Press Ups in the mud made a lasting impression. The passing of former Wales Manager Mike Smith this week reminded me of an important lesson learnt on a wet muddy football pitch over 40 years ago.

I’ve really enjoyed broadcasting during daylight hours again and the chance to learn lots more about my friends than I knew before. This opportunity came to me because the world has changed. I expect your world has changed too. We can’t turn back the clock or put the genie back in the bottle so maybe now is the time to embrace it.

I Still Think About You …Chris Needs! It was wonderful to be back performing again. Reopening the Grand Pavilion Porthcawl was a joy and responsibility but as I stood in that room I couldn’t help but think about the last time I had performed there.

Entering the world of ‘Glitch’. I’m just about to release my first ‘Glitch’ recording. Is it possible to teach this old dog new tricks? The story of how I came to work with ‘Glitch’ music producer Dai Griffiths and ‘Glitch’ Artist Luna Lie Lot.