Video podcast
The BEYOND Podcast
Hosted and produced by Aleksandra King. Fearless conversations on resilience, ambition and success with entrepreneurs, leaders and cultural voices.
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I Weaponised Empathy So Criminals Would Trust Me | Neil Woods
Former undercover detective Neil Woods on 13 years inside Britain's drug gangs, moral injury and why prohibition fails. The BEYOND Podcast.
The show
What this podcast is (and isn’t)
BEYOND is the interview podcast where Aleksandra King– entrepreneur, media personality and the BBC Apprentice candidate who chose to walk– cuts through noise and niceties to get to the truth: no fluff, just direct, challenging conversations with founders, deal-makers and cultural voices who have taken punches and kept moving.
Built on real power moves
- How people actually build status, survive rejection and turn shame into momentum.
- Conversations that go past the edit: Aleksandra’s calm, confident style invites candour and calls out waffle.
- Signal over spin: straight talk, clear takeaways and the courage to say what others won’t.
Why listeners stay
- Unfiltered lessons on confidence, rejection, status, power and the psychology of winning.
- Episode structures that respect your time: clean intros, ruthless edits and actionable debriefs.
- A host who won’t blink: composed, incisive and impossible to bulldoze.
If you rate Diary of a CEO for founder stories, Modern Wisdom for depth, or Piers Morgan for the hard questions, BEYOND sits alongside them with its own edge: accountability in the room, sharp truths you can act on the same week, and heat channelled into purposeful conversation rather than theatre.
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You're Paying Too Much for Bad Food. A Michelin Expert on What's Actually Worth It | Andy Hayler
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12 November 2026
“Prohibition Is the Lack of Regulation”: Neil Woods's Case
Former undercover detective Neil Woods argues prohibition creates the violence it fights, and sets out what legal regulation would look like.
12 November 2026
“I Don't Know Who I Am”: Neil Woods on 13 Years Undercover
Neil Woods spent 13 years undercover in Britain's drug gangs. He tells Aleksandra King what weaponising empathy cost him. The BEYOND Podcast.
4 November 2026
How Michelin Really Judges a Kitchen: Andy Hayler's Guide to Paying for Food That Is Actually Worth It
Food critic Andy Hayler explains the four things Michelin scores, why some one-stars beat three-stars, and how to spend your restaurant money wisely.
The host
Aleksandra King
Aleksandra King is the host and producer of The BEYOND Podcast. Entrepreneur, agency founder and communications specialist, born in Poland, raised in South Africa, known to millions as the BBC Apprentice candidate who famously walked out to redefine success on her own terms.
I just listened to the podcast with Nicola Vaughan and I was so captivated by her story.Apple Podcasts review
Aleksandra was one of the best candidates ever. Confident, elegant and amazing on camera.Apple Podcasts review
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