Episodes

  • What is missing from mental health care? Is it love, actually?

    What is missing from mental health care? Is it love, actually?
    Dec 17 2024
    “In this episode, Lara and Andy talk with Paul Standbrook, a therapist, counsellor, and coach, who has held trustee and executive roles across a wide range of organisations working on mental health provision. They discuss Paul’s own personal journey, the silos that exist between physical and mental health care, and why love actually needs to shape the mental health system.”

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    50 mins
  • In activism, what if the game of two halves isn't equal?

    In activism, what if the game of two halves isn't equal?
    Dec 11 2024

    In this episode, Lara & Andy talk with Huda Jawad, an intersectional Muslim feminist, co-founder and Executive Director of the Faith and VAWG Coalition, and one of The Three Hijabis whose campaigning with fellow football fans has been influential in building a movement of anti-racism. They talk people power, identity, community, and what it takes to share responsibility for change.

    Please note: this episode contains references to racism, domestic violence, and sexual violence, as well as strong language.

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    41 mins
  • What if local communities could be fund managers?

    What if local communities could be fund managers?
    Nov 20 2024
    What if local communities could be fund managers? How would money work differently and could a community still make a return? In this episode Lara and Andy talk with Jack Webb, Programme Manager at Barking & Dagenham Giving, about a collaborative project with Curiosity Society that established the UK’s first community-led investment fund.To find out more about Democratic Money visit https://www.curiositysociety.org/welcome-democratic-money

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    38 mins
  • Why can't Social Housing be more like the NHS?

    Why can't Social Housing be more like the NHS?
    Oct 29 2024
    What’s wrong with social housing and how can we fix it? Lara and Andy talk with John Swinney, CEO of Just Housing Group and a long-time innovator in the social housing sector, about how to give real decision-making power to people, why pride matters (and where it comes from), and how the different parts of the housing system affect each other.

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    37 mins