ADAM ROWE: Alcoholism, Working-Class Success & Building ‘Have A Word’

Adam Rowe as you've never heard him before! He opens up about blaming himself for his parents divorce, his Mum's battle with prescription drugs and alcohol and reveals how he rose from poverty to build the country's biggest Patreon subscribed podcast, Have A Word. Adam also reveals the most controversial Home Alone-based opinion we've ever heard, and how his entrepreneurial spirit was based in a childhood that saw him sell everything from sweets to pirate DVDs! Stick around for the words of wisdom at the end as he drops gems of wisdom that every working-class person needs to here!Host: Seann WalshProducer: Adam HortonDigital Activation Producer: Alfie DundasCover Design: Ben TomsPhotography: Jack MargerisonMusic: Mike J Benwell(00:00) - Intro(00:32) - Humble beginnings(02:32) - Controversial Home Alone opinion(03:18) - Lazy Eye, Bullying and Fat Jokes(06:42) - Where his confidence comes from(09:22) - From McDonald's to his first stand up gig(15:05) - Parents Divorce(29:28) - Entrepreneurial origins, selling pirate DVDs and Have A Word(47:17) - Mum's alcoholism and relationship with Dad(01:06:51) - Blagging his way into a top uni and alternative career paths(01:14:28) - Advice to working class people

Om Podcasten

Part nostalgia trip, part confessional, part masterclass in unconventional success—this is no ordinary interview podcast. In Class Clown, Seann Walsh chats to the boldest rule-breakers in entertainment, uncovering the wild tales of childhood chaos, brushes with disaster, and the personal battles that shaped them. But beneath the mischief lies a powerful thread—how the very traits that caused trouble early on became the unexpected fuel for their biggest achievements. Expect laugh-out-loud memories, raw moments of vulnerability, and the kind of hard-won wisdom you won't hear anywhere else.