Talking with human rights campaigner Zita Holbourne from BARAC (Black Activists Rising Against Cuts) about the UK summer of deportations which has seen chartered flights to to Ghana, Nigeria, Pakistan, Vietnam Jamaica and Zimbabwe. We talked ab

Women's Safety in Public Space: Katy Sadler, Sarah Taylor Silverwood, Feminists Work For Change

Aug 18th, 2021 31m 1s

I talked with Katy Sadler and Sarah Taylor Silverwood from Feminist Work for Change about women’s safety in public space. We touched upon the public response to the murders of Sarah Everard , Blessing Olusegun, Nicole Smallman, and Biba Henry a

Maternal Mental Health: Joanne Masding, Katie MacLeod Peters, Rachel Nolan

Apr 2nd, 2021 34m 17s

Talking about mental health and motherhood with other mothers working with maternal support, birth education and art. We each talked about our professional and lived experiences of what the reality of early motherhood is for many vs the magical

The Minimum Income Standard, Poverty Today, Dr Juliet Stone

Dec 15th, 2020 33m 51s

In this episode I talked with Dr Juliet Stone about the way poverty is impacting society today. We frame the conversation by looking at the Minimum Income Standard which is used as a base line to set the Real Living Wage, an opt in scheme for e

Climate Justice & Race; Angela Chan & Sahjan Kooner

Nov 2nd, 2020 32m 34s

In this episode Angela Chan and Sahjan Kooner talk about their personal family histories in relation to land rights, ancestral knowledge and flora. They explore issues that connect climate action and race, whilst touching on wider issues of pow

No Victim Left Behind, Jess Phillips

Aug 19th, 2020 31m 34s

I chatted to Labour MP Jess Phillips about her campaign to improve the Domestic Violence bill. We talked through the key areas she is asking to change including migrant women’s access to support why the government are more likely to acknowledge

Mental Health & Class, Chloë Maughan

Jul 22nd, 2020 42m 7s

In this episode Chloë and I explore mental health and class, looking closely at how wealth and poverty impact access to services. We explore how poverty can exacerbate mental illness and wealth has the potential get you quicker support, potenti

Mental Health & Policing; Dr Samantha Weston

Jun 22nd, 2020 38m 50s

This episode explores the ways in which the police come into contact with people suffering from mental health conditions. Running throughout the conversation is the impact of austerity and cuts to services and how this affects people on a daily

Equality is your bedrock; Women’s Aid, Shazna Islam & Anna Fawcett

May 25th, 2020 43m 38s

This episode explores the circumstances that might push a woman into a crisis position and leave her homeless. We talk about the impact of domestic violence on families, and how their isn’t enough council housing to support people needing to le

Be Part of the Solution: Sharon Thompson Interview on Homelessness

Apr 18th, 2020 41m 21s

I met with Labour Councillor Sharon Thompson to talk about what Birmingham is doing to help homeless citizens in the West Midlands. Sharon has played a key role in setting up Birmingham's prevention strategy and has been the first Homelessness

I don't look back: Mental Health (With my Mum)

Apr 9th, 2020 23m 28s

This first episode is a statement of intent, having interviewed my mother about her journey with mental health from childhood to now. We talk about the dwindling support available to her and her re-diagnosis from Depression to Bipolar and now S

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