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False Economy

Ep9: Sean Smith

Season 2, Ep. 9

Sean Smith, frontman of The Blackout and Raiders and host of the brilliant Sappenin’ Podcast joins Vix and Paul to reveal why he’ll never spend money on a car, an incredible deal on some expensive Jordan 1s, and to tell us about the time he nearly - just nearly - went on Big Brother.





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