Latest Campaigning Podcast Episodes
Ann Marie Flanagan - Disability Rights Champion
Love and Courage - March 30, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsAnn Marie Flanagan is a disabled human rights activist from County Clare in the west of Ireland. Growing up in a tight-knit, supportive community, she says attitudes towards her physical impairment were generally inclusive. However, that changed when Ann Marie hit the age of 12 and entered secon...
2. Frodsham Woods, Cheshire: a new lease of life
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - March 28, 2024 11:17 - 36 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin us for a jam-packed visit to Frodsham Woods, Cheshire, where 80 volunteers were planting thousands of trees to help transform a former golf course into a fantastic new space for wildlife and people. We visit the neighbouring ancient woodland and admire hilltop views with site manager Neil a...
Financing, Fundraising, Moving
Imagining Tomorrow - March 05, 2024 11:00 - 1 hourWhen the average person can’t control how the funds in their own bank accounts or pensions are used by institutions, is there any way to stop terrible things being done with our money? Inspired by conversations with the leader of a grassroots movement empowering women to take control of their f...
1. Sheffield's Tree Story
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - February 22, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsOur setting for this episode, Sheffield’s Endcliffe Park seems like many other popular green spaces, but it has a hidden history: its waterways once helped fuel the Industrial Revolution in the ‘Steel City’. We discover how Sheffield’s past intertwines with trees as local urban forester, Catheri...
John Seed - Legendary 78 year old Australian environmental activist
Love and Courage - February 20, 2024 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsJohn Seed is a 78-year-old world-renowned Australian environmental educator, author, activist, artist and filmmaker. A recipient of the Australian government’s Order of Australia medal, John is the founder and director of the Rainforest Information Centre and, since 1979, has been involved in 10...
Warming, Decarbonising, Celebrating
Imagining Tomorrow - February 06, 2024 11:00 - 52 minutesAcross the UK there are thousands of faith buildings playing important roles in their communities. Churches, mosques, gurdwaras, all host gatherings for worship and for community activities such as playgroups, choirs, support groups and many more. Recently, many have been serving as warm banks, ...
The Young Changemakers Movement
Roots to Change - January 30, 2024 13:25 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I interview two incredibly self-aware, compassionate and driven young people Ashleigh & SJ who participated in the Young Changemakers programme, a collaboration between UK Youth, Centre for Mental Health and Diana Award. We talk about what systems change means to them, their ...
Growing, Feeding, Nurturing
Imagining Tomorrow - January 05, 2024 15:00 - 54 minutesOver the past couple of years, extreme weather events, the energy crisis and Brexit have put a visible strain on the UK’s food supply chain and increased prices for the consumer. What if we increased the amount of food that we grow in cities, and thus increased biodiversity and reduced food mil...
Heating, Cooling, Empowering
Imagining Tomorrow - November 20, 2023 14:00 - 50 minutesMost homes in the UK are still heated by burning fossil fuels. Struggling households are faced with unnecessarily high bills and cold winters, or bearing the financial burden of replacing old-fashioned central heating. So is there a better way to heat and cool our buildings, accelerate decarbon...
20. Tring Park, Hertfordshire
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - November 03, 2023 12:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis was certainly an episode with a difference - we begin in a Natural History Museum packed with 4,000 taxidermy animals! The Woodland Trust site and museum now share space once owned by the famous Rothschild family who collected stuffed species, as well as live exotic animals that roamed the ...
Imagining Tomorrow- Trailer
Imagining Tomorrow - November 01, 2023 15:00 - 4 minutesComing soon, a new podcast, Imagining Tomorrow shows how we can create a future that is good for people and for nature, based on innovations in technology and community action that are already having a positive impact. Join Emma Newman as she pieces together the roadmap to utopia by interviewi...
19. Day 79 with 'Tree Pilgrim' Martin Hügi
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - September 27, 2023 11:53 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsSheltering from the rain under a yew tree in a Shrewsbury churchyard, we chat to 'Tree Pilgrim' Martin Hügi, the Trust's outreach manager in the South East. He’s taken a four-month sabbatical to walk from Land’s End to John O’Groats and visit thousands of incredible trees along the way. Hear Mar...
18. Coppicing at Priory Grove, Monmouth
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - August 25, 2023 09:27 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsDiscover the fascinating ancient art of coppicing as we visit Priory Grove in Wales' Wye Valley, where the technique is still practised on a small scale to benefit both people and wildlife. We meet site manager Rob and contractor Joe to learn more about the coppicing carried out here, and how th...
17. Wye Valley ancient woods with Kate Humble
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - July 04, 2023 13:33 - 59 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin us as presenter, author and farmer Kate Humble guides us through magical ancient woodland near her remote Wales home in the Wye Valley. With infectious enthusiasm and occasional impressions, she tells us about the plants and animals along our route as well as the story of her accidental car...
Intersectionality: Exploring our Identity
Roots to Change - June 22, 2023 13:15 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode, I interview a stand-out leader Craig Pinkney, criminologist, youth specialist and chief executive of SOLVE, the center for youth violence & conflict (https://solvecyvc.com/home). We talk about his journey into youth work, why self-exploration is so important for systems chang...
16. Designing Yonder Oak Wood, Devon
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - May 26, 2023 08:35 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsI met the Yonder Oak Wood team back in March to discover how this landscape will be transformed for people and wildlife, and what designing a new wood involves. The vision is to attract plentiful wildlife with healthy habitat that offers refuge from weather extremes and fights climate change. Th...
Rev Tim Costello - Renowned Australian Humanitarian
Love and Courage - May 03, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsTim Costello is one of Australia's most well-known and respected community leaders. In recent times he was voted one of Australia’s 100 national living treasures. A recipient of Victorian of the Year and Victoria's Australian of the Year accolades, as well as an Officer of the Order of Australia...
15. Tristan Gooley, the natural navigator
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - April 21, 2023 08:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsYou'll never look at a tree in the same way again after this episode. Our guest, Tristan Gooley, is known as the natural navigator and gives us fascinating insight into the stories nature is telling us and how they can help us find our way. At Eartham Wood, West Sussex, he teaches us how each pa...
14. The rainforest of Bovey Valley Woods, Devon
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - March 17, 2023 16:19 - 29 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsDid you know we have rainforest right here in the UK? Visit magical Bovey Valley Woods in Devon with us as we walk alongside a babbling brook and over a Tolkien-esque stone bridge among trees dripping with lichens and mosses and learn all about it. Site manager David Rickwood describes the featu...
Part 2 YLCSC What do we stand for in the UK?
Roots to Change - March 15, 2023 11:28 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPart 2 This is a 2 part episode, featuring an inspirational group of young people known as the Youth Led Commission on Separated Children (YLCSC) and Hilda, Youth Led Campaigns officer at the Children's Society. They are campaigning for all unaccompanied young refugees, who arrive in the UK...
Part 1 YLCSC 'They see you as a document, they don't see you as a human'
Roots to Change - March 15, 2023 10:58 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingPart 1 This is a 2 part episode, featuring an inspirational group of young people known as the Youth Led Commission on Separated Children (YLCSC) and Hilda, Youth Led Campaigns officer at the Children's Society. They are campaigning for all unaccompanied young refugees, who arrive in the UK...
Cultural Competency and Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw
Roots to Change - March 02, 2023 10:37 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 1 ratingIn this episode I interview Ghino Parker, Centre director at Barnardo's who has worked across many communities to ensure that diverse voices are heard. In this episode we talk about: Systems Change as 'common sense youth work' Kimberle Crenshaw's movement around intersectionality Cultural...
13. Londonthorpe Wood, Lincolnshire
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - January 24, 2023 10:10 - 18 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsLondonthorpe Wood has been a haven for wildlife and people for 30 years. Colourful meadows and lush grassland open out amidst trees both old and new, where butterflies, grass snakes, wildflowers and woodpeckers all live. Now the Woodland Trust and National Trust are working together to make it e...
Don O'Leary - Director of Cork Life Centre
Love and Courage - December 31, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThis episode features a conversation with Cork man Don O'Leary. Don is the Director of the Cork Life Centre, which is a voluntary organization established over 20 years ago to offer an alternative learning environment to young people aged 12-18 who have not thrived or coped in a mainstream educa...
12. Ancient trees at Hatfield Forest, Essex
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - December 02, 2022 12:48 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin us for an episode of virtual time travel to visit Hatfield Forest, Essex and explore over 2,000 years of rich history. As we journey through this outdoor museum, we chat to Tom Reed, a Woodland Trust ancient tree expert, and Ian Pease, a National Trust ranger, who explain why the wildlife a...
Wallis Bird - Musician and Songwriter
Love and Courage - November 28, 2022 07:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsWallis Bird is one of my favourite artists and perhaps my favourite all-time performer. Originally from Wexford Ireland, Wallis has been based in Berlin Germany for over a decade. She has 7 albums to her name including her latest called Hands, which is in many ways is a celebration of uniqueness...
11. Tree ID top tips
Woodland Walks - The Woodland Trust Podcast - November 04, 2022 11:25 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 3 ratingsMuch as I love a woodland walk, my tree identification skills leave a lot to be desired, so I travelled to Londonthorpe Wood, Grantham for a lesson from the experts. We join tree ID guru Sally to learn how to recognise common trees from their leaves, catkins, bark and berries. From apple and ash...
Michael Barron - Human Rights Activist, Founding Director of BelongTo (LGBTI+ org)
Love and Courage - October 12, 2022 12:27 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsMy guest in this episode I Michael Barron. Michael is a well-known Irish human rights activist originally from rural Co Kilkenny where he grew up as a young gay man dancing to Madonna while many of the other boys focused on hurling and sports. He shares some fascinating stories and insights from...
Eugene O'Brien - Playwright, Screenwriter, Former Actor
Love and Courage - August 28, 2022 18:08 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsEugene O'Brien is a playwright, screenwriter, and former actor originally from County Offaly in the Irish midlands. He has written for the stage, screen and radio. His work includes the critically acclaimed TV drama Pure Mule, winner of five IFTA Awards, and which, according to the Irish Times,...
Shortcast #87 Charlie Moores | Choosing sides on August 12th
Off the Leash - August 14, 2022 10:00 - 13 minutesI tweeted recently - I'm @charliemoores if you'd like to check this out or follow me - that I'd been a little bit quiet on Substack, the blogging platform I use.I explained why in a post I wrote called 'Choosing sides on August 12th'...and it occurred to me that actually I'd been a bit quiet on ...
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