Former Drug Smuggler mark Dempster Tells his story

[@TheBigrab10]

wow could listen to this dude all night .Well done James great interview once again..

[@Taxiwayaviation28581]

This interview is one of the best interviews I've seen.5yrs sober Thanks

[@JamesEnglish]

Graeme Murphy thanks Graeme

[@briansmith1294]

Well I’d like to thank you James I was hammering codeine for years and since I started watching your podcasts iv managed to stay off them for 10 weeks now. I’ve never spoke about it to anybody but here I am now telling you and the whole ov youtube 😂😂. You are absolutely right it’s mindset and I agree this has been the best podcast for me personally as I now know there’s so much more I can achieve thanks you’ve been a god send 👍

[@JamesEnglish]

Brian Smith amazing brother proud of you keep it up

[@DavidThomas-yk8wh]

Making strides bro , good luck to you

[@Monty-xs7hp]

Well done Brian the first step is admitting you have a problem and the 2nd is talking about it 👏

[@janetrfc1391]

Well done Brian

[@mol588]

What an amazing life story .. big thanks to James for the podcast .. and to Mark for sharing his journey ❤

[@weechief2009]

Wow, I can resonate with so much of Marks stories, moving from one addiction to another, thanks for doing this, I’m sure it will help people like me.

[@JamesEnglish]

Geezabreak Man 👍🏼😀

[@dredlockprincesscw3400]

Funny stories with Mark on Shaun attwood.hillarious

[@twinkle3026]

What a lovely gentleman, Mr Demptser is! Against all the odds, he has risen above a very challenging childhood! ..... Thank you James, for another Ace interview! You bring out the best, in your guests! ..... Incidentally, i really love the pictures on your wall! xxxx

[@JamesEnglish]

Thanks

[@keithavery9669]

Another great podcast & a truly inspiring story & unbelievable how he’s turned his life around.

[@theweegie5800]

My favourite interview , what a man Mark is.

[@marioarciello7373]

Brilliant interview James once again ! Shows that addicts can change there lives , from the doorways to Harley street , shows addicts are not silly people , smack,crack or frosty jack you can recover ! ❤️🙏🏻

[@1984petrus1]

Your channel is becoming one of my favourites, great body of work so far James.

[@JamesEnglish]

Yan Bran thank you 👍🏼

[@marklee9650]

As always James you always deliver i have ordered both books and really enjoyed this Podcast another truly inspirational story you are Number 1 on KZbin and deserve a bigger audience

[@drsandralean8036]

I struggled with this interview, but I'm very glad I stuck with it to the end. Thanks again!

[@JamesEnglish]

Sandra Lean 👍🏼😀

[@tonymcfadyen8302]

Another brilliant interview mate. As quite a few people have pointed out, it's great how you let your guest speak. Keep up the good work.

[@JamesEnglish]

Tony Mcfadyen thanks tony

[@shaunjon6692]

real genuine guy ,can tell when somebody tells the truth ,my best podcast yet

[@JamesEnglish]

pass it 👍🏼😀

[@donna9097]

Just watched Mark Dempster with James English interview. Really nice guy and very good at explaining how addiction works. Very interesting for me as I had similar problems with family. Great stuff James. X

[@MikeSmith-rd9fi]

This guy is a legend. What a nice guy.

[@toobalkain]

He's pointing out an extremely important element of raising a healthy, stable child with proper self-esteem, namely the need for social validation but it's not enough for parents to shower a child with praise, he needs his peers to validate him as well or even more and one of the best ways is to have the child active in sports, which will also teach him the importance of goal setting and delayed gratification, they won't get fat, it's a win win even if he or she doesn't turn into a pro athlete, it doesn't matter.

[@dredlockprincesscw3400]

Watched this a few times.sent it to my friends.so many messages of hope. Nice one thanks Mark and james.✌

[@Johnny-tt5dw]

Here from the Paul interview. This is the one I needed to hear 🙏

[@martinmac2273]

Brilliant interview James started listening to you because of the ferris interview and continued because you’re a great interviewer, ask questions at the right time and also let your guests tell their story without interrupting. keep smashing it mate

[@goodauldglesgatoon163]

Keep this going fella ye will win that award good interview mate 👍✌️

[@JamesEnglish]

goodauld glesgatoon thank you

[@galluskirsty4593]

What a interesting interview another fantastic podcast well done james 🙏🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@JamesEnglish]

Gallus Kirsty thank you xx

[@hughiedavies6069]

Interesting talk .I love the awareness of both these guys.

[@JamesEnglish]

Hughie Davies thank you

[@valleyscommando40]

Inspirational. Magnificently so.

[@BobsYirUncle]

Quality as always James, got my vote too 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@JamesEnglish]

alex henderson thank you 👍🏼

[@jeancopeland9541]

Mark has 9 life,s what a life story he has , speaks so honest & seems like a great guy , great podcast James, 👍

[@JamesEnglish]

Jean Copeland thanks jean x

[@RealUKUndergroundHipHop]

As an addict myself dempster hit the nail on the head! Very relatable mate.

[@weeman8911]

Loving the jumper an hat James brother first class podcast as always cheers bro x

[@JamesEnglish]

wee man89 thank you x

[@warrenmonk1875]

One of the best ever 💯💯 wot a gent and wot a story 👊👊 #JamesEnglish

[@johngarvey5370]

Genuinely can't get over I've missed this podcast nearly seen them all. I'm from clydebank and now stay in Dumbarton. I've heard stories about "dempster" who ran the drugs in the vale dumbarton Helensburgh etc back in the 80s and 90s Heard stories about the hash runs and the "convoy" didn't realise they where an actual traveler family. Amazing listen big man makes its all the better getting surprised seeing the face to the man youve heard stories of growing up.

[@anandferguson5274]

Fantastic interview as always.

[@patriciagreen5295]

Absolutely loved this podcast 👏👏👏👏

[@JamesEnglish]

👍🏼

[@davidtaylor3318]

Super again james mate. Channel is going from strength to strength.

[@JamesEnglish]

David Taylor thanks brother

[@Glasgowlad420]

Good one mate 👍💚 there is always light at the end off tunnel for everyone just don’t give up

[@JamesEnglish]

Steven Wark yes brother 🙏🏼

[@kevinlynch9438]

Great interview James! Probably my fav one so far cause I can relate to it so much!?!? I'd love to get a chat mate but your a busy man. I'm going away on Tuesday for 6 months & I don't mean jail... 😉🙏🏻 You have no idea how much this interview is gonna help me (God willing) in the weeks & months I have ahead of me James!!?? Thanks pal Keep up the great work pal 🙏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💚

[@JamesEnglish]

kevin lynch anytime brother. And good luck with what your doing. Get a catch up when your back? 💚💚

[@strugglingsteve]

fantastic james he seems like a very genuine guy great job dude

[@JamesEnglish]

Stephen Cotterill 👍🏼😀

[@Vinseneb]

Another really fascinating character James, brilliant!

[@gracebowers3524]

Fascinating... I got alot out of that thank you.

[@JamesEnglish]

Grace Bowers 👍🏼😀

[@Derryglas1]

Great stuff. How this guy is still in this world is a mystery, but Hes made it out the other side. Great interview. Class job James

[@VinnyVincenzoYo]

Much respect from Upstate New York, definitely been enjoying these great episodes. Anyone else saying they don’t understand the accent must not be listening or paying enough attention in my opinion lol, looking forward to the Billy Moore interview as well. Keep up the great work it’s much appreciated.

[@JamesEnglish]

Vincenzo Swag thank you 👍🏼

[@VinnyVincenzoYo]

James English no problem, always happy to share and support. The hard work definitely shows and will pay off, been telling everyone to vote for your show as well.

[@ricky4mel]

The language glaswegians is not in the dictionary I'm afraid x

[@weeman8911]

Ave voted for you mate hope ypu get a winner every podcasts first class plus the way you ang your guests show an explain that there is another life away from the drugs alcohol etc. Hats off sir good luck.x

[@JamesEnglish]

wee man89 thank you

[@SaltFitness]

Well done Mark for having James on as a guest. We get it James, you've overcome plenty of addictions, however, you have a guest on your show so just let them tell their story, not turn it into some half baked ted talk. I love the episodes about the lives people have led, not so much the self help lessons.

[@andrewduffy1425]

Could listen to Mark all day👌

[@darkeyes7444]

Great I could listen to him all night good on you turning your life around making something of your like. Proud of you well done keep it coming 5 star.

[@charliemedia5111]

Most amazing story i have watched absolutely outstanding along with the others James ,very well done 10/10 Every Single Time ...Thanks

[@JamesEnglish]

Charlie Media thank you

[@colincorcorcoran5284]

Hi James another great podcast with mark dempster growing up in partick when he was younger must have been quite difficult like other places all over Glasgow and the rest of country most people being brought up in low income areas have a high chance of following what people call the norm either offending getting into crime drink and drugs if that’s the sort of environment we live in it plays a big part in people’s life some people manage to get through it with no problems and others can’t see away without getting into trouble that doesn’t make us bad people it’s part of life growing up in the most difficult areas when I see some of the guests you’ve had on your shows a lot of them have turned their lives around and done a great job and that also means you as well James seeing you sharing the experiences you’ve encountered in your life and how hard things was for at times you wouldn’t think you had any problems you are such a natural laid back guy and when the guests come on your show they look so relaxed and comfortable talking to you with ease I would like say once again James keep the anything goes podcasts coming big yin mr Colin Corcoran

[@irishbrother4289]

I get some therapy hints and tips ouv these,great Interview Dempster really knuckled down eh the amount of diploma's and degrees it done,inspiring as an addict myself who is not sober long i have to and want to go back to education,have to kill my doubts and keep positive

[@paulward4395]

Fuck me it's great to hear someone who has been through what they teach/express, he creates and recreates the brain/mind of broken people. Thank you.

[@jakeharrison6603]

Great interview James. Mark has led a very interesting life!

[@terrymoreland2527]

Another good show mate

[@JamesEnglish]

Terry Moreland thanks terry

[@JohnDoe-hy2op]

Boys,... Am knackered, I'll watch the rest of the interview on the wake up. I may be back with a comment. Cheers. 👽👍

[@madmaz49]

superb james! voted for your podcast👍

[@JamesEnglish]

madmaz49a thank you

[@weeman8911]

How do you vote for james podcast pal

[@madmaz49]

wee man89 go to. www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote and type in james english and vote mate

[@rikkibhoy8658]

Another belter james if ye don’t win this podcast award its a fix💯eye opening shit mate n what a story👌

[@JamesEnglish]

Rikki Bhoy86 cheers brother

[@irish955]

Great interview james as usual

[@JamesEnglish]

Andrew Robinson cheers Andy

[@yahafftalaff337]

I believe Heroin addiction is and always was frowned upon in criminal circles because - as a general rule- heroin addicts are far easier to compromise esp. while in the throes of withdrawal in custody. 31.00min also its always been frowned upon as the end of the road as addiction goes. Back in the day when certain constabularies were known to use a hit as an inducement to roll over.

[@krismack1867]

Ie ray mallon so called super cop Mayer of Middlesbrough how u think he closed so many cases well known he offers heroin and needle when an addict rattling to sing 24 karrot cunt well done James Mt u one of best interviewers mt

[@Bluesmusicno1]

Class!!!

[@alecsloan2445]

Another excellent video 👌👍

[@JamesEnglish]

Alec Sloan thank Alec

[@1987djm]

I recognise this guy dont know from where but seen him before defo,Great story,great turn around in life too....Another great interview,Should have more than 15k views tbh,after johnny steele interview this is the next best,smart man with great views on life and Addiction.

[@flaminghottendons758]

A met this guy at a convention in Blackpool a few years back,, he was excellent 👌

[@simonealyssa12]

A Amazing interview james

[@JamesEnglish]

Kenneth Bridges thanks Kenny

[@jasonlogan8048]

Great one again James very interesting story on this guy but what with the gardan noam hat and jumper James your old pals from possil will be killing themselves with laughter take care mate and keep going

[@JamesEnglish]

Jason Logan 🤣🤣🤣🤣merry Xmas

[@davidshaw841]

what a life you had mark fk me man how the fk did you make it out off all that alive n kicking but fair play to u m8 from where you came from til now total respect and glad to see u helping people with the same kind of problems you had good listen guys cheers

[@glasgowrangers5583]

Quality bro keep up the good work 👍👏👌

[@JamesEnglish]

GLASGOW RANGERS cheers mate

[@glasgowrangers5583]

Time to sit back and enjoy lol 👌👍👏

[@johny2117]

Lovely. Show sounds so familiar

[@hujjesb]

Love your outfit James reminds me of a film Elf lol

[@jamesclarke8726]

Top man what an interview J .

[@scuzzlerw.m3472]

Great as per ushall jamzy boi kp them coming brother, a fkn love these 1's an the gangster & crime mate aw there storys are quality pal, a could probably write a book wae aw the dodgy shit av done in ma time an am only 34 going on mate, anywayz away to watch this buddy take care pal & look forward 2 seeing the rise of the footsoldier himself gni be a blinker erm a mean blinder lol as carlton is 1 funny dude but 1 serious heavy dude also 😜😉👌 1 love brer 🤘🤘🤘

[@bmwoodphotography7260]

Amazing how we can totally reinvent ourselves when we re-emerge from the grip of addiction. Embellished drug stories

[@JamesEnglish]

brad wood 👍🏼

[@krismack1867]

Brad u know something bout this guy the rest of us don't cheers bud

[@mattgosling2657]

Looking like a gnome in this podcast James.

[@JamesEnglish]

🤣🤣🤣

[@markclarke2680]

Great stuff again,,,,,,,,,,The Doctors opinion the Big Book of AA.

[@JamesEnglish]

Mark Clarke thanks mark

[@robertoneill883]

That was a really good podcast 👍

[@JamesEnglish]

Robert Oneill cheers mate

[@MikeSmith-rd9fi]

here from attwood podcast.....

[@markjohnston3790]

James the Red Fisherman! LOL

[@paulsmith-xt6sh]

The thing is if he didn't do that in the first place I don't think you would be interviewing him..but fair play to him..really good podcast

[@davidcowley]

Great podcast, don’t know about the Noddy hat.

[@HailOdin-cz1qf]

awsome james

[@leebenstead7171]

Harley Street is the place to go for upmarket crims

[@JamesEnglish]

Can you please click the link and vote for my podcast. Thank you www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote

[@grillrs141]

First ever thing iv seen or heard from this guy I am now a bona-fide fan of the both now

[@JamesEnglish]

grill R/S 👍🏼😀

[@trebleking1641]

Cass Pennant, Les McKewan, John Reid from The Nightcrawlers, Ross Noble or Shaun Attwood's mate, Wild Man, please...

[@JamesEnglish]

Treble King 3 on that list already confirmed 👍🏼

[@trebleking1641]

Quality,. mate. Canny f#cking wait...

[@eddiewales4836]

Waw at was class m8 can't belive av never saw this one before just poped up today av seen most. What a nice guy no the way the rags make him out ats for sure 👍

[@JamesEnglish]

👍🏼

[@patacorn]

Nicely done James - you're becoming a podcast 'Parkinson' ;)

[@JamesEnglish]

patacorn 👍🏼😃

[@dannykirton6445]

Used to know Mark from 12 step meetings in Bournemouth back in 99

[@trojanjock30]

Scotlands very own Parkison

[@Bluesmusicno1]

I went to rainbow 🌈 house amazing rehab took 2 times I had 15 months relapsed at Xmas but got it back on track 👣, I learned a lot from this thanks rainbow 🌈 is cognitive behavioural therapy

[@Thatmanfox]

I love the podcasts mate, but I have a small criticism, not that I can do better, just a point to make is all. Firstly I suffer with mental health on and off, I am now disabled after long term injuries and have taken prescribed pain medication for 12 years now, each period gradually increasing dosage, so you can imagine the strength I am on now. There’s no need to promote the drug, which is why I haven’t named any. I love hearing the stories, everyone has one, and that’s why you have such a successful podcast, because of the calibre of guest. What I don’t particularly enjoy is the psychological diagnosis as to why people acted a particular way, or turned in a different direction because of x,y and z. I’m not saying you are wrong so to speak, but not every addict is borne out of a specific set of circumstances that happened in their life. Some people simply make poor choices, a lot of people make lazy choices, or are trying to show off etc. I accept some folk turn to substances which are the symptom of a greater issue, but some folk simply turn to drugs because they have been glorified in movies, or who didn’t apply themselves in school and found themselves unable to find the life they had planned for themselves. What I am trying to say is, not everyone who is showing off is doing this because their dad never gave them attention, and not every kid who started drinking at 13 is trying to numb themselves from a trauma, and not every addict parent has addict children. There are so many variables, and while in some cases they are relevant, it just seems that every episode now seems to have triggers for the poor decisions people have made. As I said, I’m not saying you are wrong in any way at all, just that this particular part of the conversations seem quite repetitive and I lose focus on the show. I hope this is taken well, as I am a fan and wish you well, I know you’d respect the honesty and would want the feedback. Take care 👍

[@goldmedalsportstv3461]

Ye ye ye ye ye, ah ye, ye ye ye, ah ye, ah yes, aye, ye ye ye ye ye. The end 😂

[@JGI43]

James rocking the double orange 🍊 🫡

[@tgh2431]

good stuff

[@JamesEnglish]

TG H 👍🏼👍🏼😀😀

[@ricky4mel]

James pal your like santas helper there mate , good to see a posso boy doing well mate,,,glesgas Joe Rogan podcast

[@JamesEnglish]

ricky4mel 🤣🤣🤣🙌🏼

[@scottclarke9843]

Great 👍

[@soulsniper43]

Red Smurf Aye ?

[@OldManRocketLeague]

Great interview, funny outfit, James.

[@francislea4700]

No need for beeswax. Caramelloed 1 Kilo from Spain once. 2 day journey and still 3 layers of clingfilm on the gear. Stomach acid does not digest decent clingfilm. Resin still smells a bit though. Put me off eating hash for good. Always burn it first.

[@Chris-qn1by]

Look at times when you've messed up or for into trouble, is there a common factor at play i.e alcohol, is it essential to you, if not substitute it with something. Instead of buying beer, get innocent smoothie or s something healthy, go to the gym instead of pubs to replace the social hit. Your life and body will thank u

[@cvgodd1432]

I never realized how much drugs ravaged the UK until I started watching these interviews and other British crime channels on KZbin. It’s like everyone is affected by it from using or selling! I’m in Boston and you can go outside for a hr to see how bad the drug problem is even in the suburbs. We have a place in the inner city called methadone mile where a bunch of addicts stay in a shelter but are outside for the day. It literally looks like the Michael Jackson thriller video when you go at night. I’ve seen people with poop all over their pants and hand begging for change lol. I honestly feel bad because you know they don’t want to be in that position but addiction has consumed their life. A lot of them just give up trying to get clean and just use until they die. They have a methadone clinic across the street from the shelter too. So they’re never sick, they take their methadone and than go out trying to hustle up some money for fentanyl or crack. Idk if I agree with just giving them methadone without a plan of getting off one day. Methadone withdrawals are just as bad if not worst than fentanyl. People who never been through withdrawals have no idea how bad it is. When you read about it they just make it seem like a flu but I would take the flu 10x over one withdrawal. After the physical part is over like throwing up, diarrhea,muscle pain and other symptoms. The mental part comes and it’s ROUGH! Like they said the brain is a crazy thing! The depression, anxiety, insomnia,anhedonia, depersonalization, suicidal ideation,guilt,shame and regret. All at once is just too much for some people, that’s why relapse rates are so high. Imagine not feeling happy about anything for a year or two at a time, imagine not sleeping right for a year straight and living with the regret of doing drugs in the first place. On top of all of that you have to sit there an try to rebuild your life while you watch friends buy homes and new cars with their gf or bf. You are just trying to get a job, get your license back, save some money, repair relationships, and a lot of other things. Drugs just ruin everything and you don’t care until you’re clean and think to yourself “what now”. For anyone who is drug free I salute you and PLEASE don’t think you can experiment without getting hooked. Every addict thought they were in control at a time until they lose everything. The minute you use drugs, you lost control of your life. Even weed can ruin your life if you have a addictive personality. I’ve watched friend go homeless because they spend all their money on weed, living in a Drop top BMW with a custom paint job lol. I go in his car one day and he has a pillow, blanket, cereal, milk and plastic bowls/spoons! It was one of the saddest things I’ve seen, I offered him a room for a while but he had too much pride. Now he lives with a girl who literally weighs 300+ pounds. If you take the weed addiction out he would probably own a home and multiple cars. He just can’t stop or even slow down. Sorry for the long post but I hope this helps someone before they ruin their life. If you’re depressed please be patient and try other things instead of going to drugs. That’s what I did after a bad break up and I regret it so much. I’m not going to lie, opioids do help when you’re depressed. You just numb yourself mentally and physically but when you get clean all of those feeling hit you like a train.

[@FanatikJ]

Yank, here. 41:20 is where the exciting stories about his crimes begin.

[@alanross2790]

Heroin is lethal

[@TheGeniegenius]

one of santa's elves is moonlighting

[@JamesEnglish]

stoke bloke 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@TheGeniegenius]

@@JamesEnglish wear what you want mate. i voted for your podcast last night

[@stuartmcpherson9823]

Another top scottish lad

[@emmab132]

Let him speak James