Straight talking. No bullshit. No sponsors. Just good conversations about endurance sport and performance.
The Brick Session is a no-nonsense endurance sports podcast hosted by Mark Livesey, where the aim is simple: cut through the noise and get to what really matters.
With a 4.9/5 rating on Apple Podcasts from his many listeners, The Brick Session has built a reputation for honest conversations, great guests and straight-talking advice.
Mark’s interviewing style is deliberately different. There’s no rigid list of questions or formal interview routine. Instead, guests are made to feel like they’re sitting down for a chat over a pint with a mate, which often leads to the conversations you simply wouldn’t get in a conventional interview.
From elite athletes and coaches to experts, adventurers and some fascinating characters from inside and outside endurance sport, The Brick Session explores what actually drives performance, the good, the bad, the mistakes, the lessons and everything in between.
No sponsors interrupting the conversation. No hard sell. No trying to sell you shit you don’t need.
Just honest conversations, practical advice and a genuine attempt to remove some of the bullshit and confusion that surrounds sports performance, endurance and multisport.
Listen to The Brick Session for the conversation, stay for the stuff you can actually use.
JOE GETS BANNED -THE GRAVEL SHIT SHOW - ICELAND DIVIDE
9 September 2026
This week on The Brick Session, Caroline and Mark get stuck into a lot.They start with the British Gravel Championships, looking at the event, the racing and, perhaps more importantly, the direction gravel racing in Britain is heading. With participation having grown to more than 1,000 riders in the 2025 edition, the move into the British Cycling structure raises plenty of questions about the future of the Championships. (britishgravelchampionships.com)Mark quickly chats about his latest mini adveture which was bike packing across Iceland. If you're thinking about bike packing the Iceland Divi
