Best Plaid Cymru Podcasts (2024)

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Live at the Edinburgh Festivals: Matt Forde and Abby Cook 28:19

14h ago28:19

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Edinburgh’s world famous arts festival is in full swing with Emma Tracey in the Scottish capital to put on a show at Dynamic Earth in front of an audience. Comedian and host of The Political Party podcast, Matt Forde, reflects on joining the disability club just 12 months ago after receiving life-changing news at last year’s Fringe. He also throws …

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“Therapists are scared of getting it wrong on race” 26:55

6d ago26:55

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Research published by the UK parliament has revealed that talking therapies provided by the NHS, including counselling, are less effective for people from ethnic minorities compared to people from a white background. Emma Tracey hears the experience of Ayisha, a British Pakistani woman with mental health difficulties. Emma also talks to clinical ps…

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S4 EP13 Bills, Bills, Bills! 31:03

14d ago31:03

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Back to our regularly scheduled episodes now, we take a look at the new King's Speech, the first made by a new party in power since 2010. In it, 40 bills were announced, 35 new laws and 5 new draft laws, showing Labour's proirities in getting the ball rolling when it comes to the task his party now has. Julian and Chris go over the highlights of th…

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Accessible housing: ‘I lived in a hotel for 17 months’ 22:13

14d ago22:13

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We hear from activists from the 29 disability and inclusion groups who have written to the new Labour government to demand that all new housing be made accessible. The letter to 10 Downing Street was followed by a day of action. Adam Gabsi from Inclusion London, and wheelchair-user, Sam Cornelius-Light, tell presenter Paul Carter why they feel the …

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‘I was desperate’: The ads for unlicensed ADHD meds getting banned 27:12

23d ago27:12

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As the global shortage of ADHD medication continues, some people have told us they’re turning to unlicensed products being advertised to them online, in desperation. Amy Barbour tells us she felt she had no option but to spend money on products which didn’t work. While, Nicky Baker from the Advertising Standards Authority explains why the organisat…

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Bisexual Brunch - July 2024 - Coming out as bisexual in your 60s, how more people in Scotland are bi than gay, bi women react to calls for straight partners to stay away from Pride events and what exactly ... 2:58:30

23d ago2:58:30

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Let us know your views now - text us here History in the making! This is the UK's first regular mainstream show for bisexuals. Hosted by bi activist and writer Lewis Oakley and bisexual journalist Ashley Byrne with comedian and actor Samantha Baines, Bisexual Brunch is a unique podcast for people from all over the world who identify as bi to come t…

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Election Fever - Election Dissection 1:09:48

27d ago1:09:48

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Recorded 1 week after the General Election. The much anticipated General Election came and went with a result that many saw coming. Now what? We reunite Ronnie Barbour and Ethan Jones from our previous episodes to discuss the results in England, Scotland, Wales, with a special guest Megan to talk about the results in Northern Ireland. We talk about…

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‘It felt really unfair’: The disabled migrants turned away from Australia 27:12

27d ago27:12

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It is known as the land of the “fair go” but some disabled people hoping to move to Australia are having their visa applications rejected because of presumed costs around their health care. Emma Tracey speaks to the BBC’s Australia correspondent, Katy Watson, who experienced this policy first hand when filing paperwork for her son who has Down’s sy…

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Disability hate speech in football 25:26

1M ago25:26

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It’s the summer of sport, with Wimbledon and the Euros underway and the Olympics and Paralympics to come. The charity Level Playing Field, which advocates for disabled sports fans, says the sporting action has brought with it an increase in disability hate speech online and in stadiums. Emma Tracey speaks to Tony Taylor from Level Playing Field and…

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BEATING BI-ERASURE: THE BISEXUAL BRUNCH GENERAL ELECTION CONVERSATIONS. Ashley Byrne meets Sean Anstee from the Conservative Party 47:30

1M ago47:30

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Let us know your views now - text us here The fifth in our series of Bisexual Brunch conversations with the political parties sees Ashley Byrne chat to Sean Anstee of the Conservative Party. We’re been attempting to speak to all the main parties ahead of the General Election in our fight to end bi-erasure and get the parties taking the B in LGBT se…

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BEATING BI-ERASURE: THE BISEXUAL BRUNCH GENERAL ELECTION CONVERSATIONS. Ashley Byrne meets Sioned Williams from Plaid Cymru 53:54

1M ago53:54

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Let us know your views now - text us here The fourth in our series of Bisexual Brunch conversations with the political parties sees Ashley Byrne chat to Sioned Williams of Plaid Cymru. We’re attempting to speak to all the main parties ahead of the General Election in our fight to end bi-erasure and get the parties taking the B in LGBT seriously. (U…

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Election Q&A: Employment, cost of living and Carer’s Allowance 30:50

1M ago30:50

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In our final general election special we’re working through a few more topics you told us you wanted to hear about. Cost of living impacts everyone, but it can be particularly challenging if you’re disabled – how do our panel envision the situation could be improved? And while many people work, we also know lots of you care for someone you love, so…

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BEATING BI-ERASURE: THE BISEXUAL BRUNCH GENERAL ELECTION CONVERSATIONS. Ashley Byrne meets Ria Patel from the Green Party 50:53

1M ago50:53

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Let us know your views now - text us here The third in our series of Bisexual Brunch conversations with the political parties sees Ashley Byrne chat to Ria Patel of the Green Party. We’re attempting to speak to all the main parties ahead of the General Election in our fight to end bi-erasure and get the parties taking the B in LGBT seriously. (Upda…

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BEATING BI-ERASURE: THE BISEXUAL BRUNCH GENERAL ELECTION CONVERSATIONS. Ashley Byrne and Lewis Oakley meet Charley Hasted from the Liberal Democrats 50:36

1M ago50:36

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Let us know your views now - text us here The second in our series of Bisexual Brunch conversations with the political parties sees Ashley Byrne and Lewis Oakley chat to Charley Hasted of the Liberal Democrats We’re attempting to speak to all the main parties ahead of the General Election in our fight to end bi-erasure and get the parties taking th…

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Election Fever - Can Labour Really Win? 28:08

2M ago28:08

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In our last episode of our miniseries, Election Fever, we look at the bookies' favourites to ask the King's permission to form a Government on 5th July, The Labour Party. In this episode we voice our frustrations, our hopes, Labour's policies and our feelings on Sir Keir Starmer. Thank you all so much for giving so much support to our little minise…

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Election interviews: The Green Party, Reform UK and Plaid Cymru’s disability policies 33:42

2M ago33:42

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Emma Tracey interviews representatives from all the major parties to find out what they are pledging when it comes to disability and mental health, ahead of the general election on 4 July. In this edition, we hear from Mags Lewis of the Green Party and Liz Saville Roberts from Plaid Cymru. Reform UK did not put forward a representative for this int…

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Election interviews: The Liberal Democrats and Scottish National Party’s disability policies 36:29

2M ago36:29

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Emma Tracey interviews representatives from all the major parties to find out what they are pledging when it comes to disability and mental health, ahead of the general election on 4 July. In this edition, we hear from Liberal Democrat leader, Sir Ed Davey, and Marion Fellows, disabilities spokesperson for the Scottish National Party. Kate Lamble, …

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Election interviews: The Labour Party’s disability policies 26:29

2M ago26:29

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Emma Tracey interviews representatives from all the major parties to find out what they are pledging when it comes to disability and mental health, ahead of the general election on 4 July. In this edition, we hear from Angela Rayner, deputy leader of the Labour Party. Kate Lamble, from More or Less, a Radio 4 programme all about numbers, also offer…

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Election interviews: The Conservative Party’s disability policies 25:22

2M ago25:22

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Emma Tracey interviews representatives from all the major parties to find out what they are pledging when it comes to disability and mental health, ahead of the general election on 4 July. In this edition, we hear from Mims Davies, the Minister for Disabled People, Health and Work for the Conservative Party. Kate Lamble, from More or Less, a Radio …

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BEATING BI-ERASURE: THE BISEXUAL BRUNCH GENERAL ELECTION CONVERSATIONS. Ashley Byrne meets Ross Clark of the SNP 51:30

2M ago51:30

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Let us know your views now - text us here The first in our series of Bisexual Brunch conversations with the political parties sees Ashley Byrne chat to Ross Clark of the SNP. We’re attempting to speak to all the main parties ahead of the General Election in our fight to end bi-erasure and get the parties taking the B in LGBT seriously. The full lis…

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Election Fever - Are the Tories Doomed? 25:46

2M ago25:46

25:46

We're in the Endgame now. This week, we take a look at the incumbant Party, their chances and their polls numbers and we ask the question if this will all lead to another 5 years of Tory Rule. No prizes for guessing the answer I'm afriad but we take a look to after the election too, to see if a loss could actually lead to a fight for the heart of B…

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Election Q and A: mental health, children and housing 32:53

2M ago32:53

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Another episode dedicated to election-related topics suggested by you, the audience. This time round, we look at mental health, Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), housing and how, for many immunocompromised, disabled people, the COVID pandemic never ended. This week’s panel – Fazilet Hadi from Disability Rights UK, and veteran of ou…

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Bisexual Brunch - Are straight male partners of bi women welcome at LGBT Pride events? A woman in her 40s tells us what it feels like to find out your partner is bi, results of research into being a bi ... 2:52:56

2M ago2:52:56

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Let us know your views now - text us here Ashley and Sam guide us through nearly 3 hours of bi chat including the rather bizarre and worrying debate over whether straight male partners of bi women should be allowed to attend LGBT Pride events. A straight woman from London tells us how she felt when her long term partner revealed he was bisexual. We…

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Election Fever - Will the Lib Dems be Successful? 23:16

2M ago23:16

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It's time for the Diva of Props' turn for analysis. The Liberal Democrats arelooking to regain the number of MPs they won in 2010, if the polls are to be believed, it looks like they're on their way, with some even saying they could become leaders of the opposition! Can the Lib Dems bank on the Tories 14 years of mis governance? Can they win back v…

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Election: Why is it so hard for blind people to vote in secret? 28:05

2M ago28:05

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BBC Scotland political reporter Ian Hamilton joins Emma Tracey on this week’s podcast. Both of them are blind and they discuss why they and other blind people can’t confidently vote in secret. They talk about the pitfalls of tactile voting templates and share their experiences of polling station staff. They also consider whether technology might of…

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Election Fever - Can Plaid Cymru Make An Impact? 29:10

2M ago29:10

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At every election, there's always a few parties that seems to reurn the same amount of MPs, Plaid Cymru is one of them. As Englishmen, our hosts know very little about the Welsh Party so we call upon our friends in Bylines Cymru to tell us about them. What are their policies? Are they the Welsh version of the SNP? And can they have an impact in thi…

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Election Fever - Are the SNP Really in Trouble? 29:38

2M ago29:38

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This week on election Fever, we look at the SNP with the host of our Podcast across the border, Ronnie Barbour. A few weeks before an election was called, the previous First Minister Humza Yousaf stepped down following an impolsion of the deal made with the Scottish Greens. Now they have a new leader facing the same problems, will they come back to…

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Election Q+A: PIPs, social care and voter ID 29:18

2M ago29:18

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We asked what was on your mind ahead of the General Election and you answered in your droves. Despite an estimated 16 million people being disabled in the UK many of you told us you feel invisible - why is that? People with learning disabilities are said to be the group least likely to own photographic ID, such as a driving licence, potentially add…

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S4 EP12 Elections Galore! 33:29

3M ago33:29

33:29

In this episode, we look back on and preview two elections. Julian and Chris look back on some major results from the Local elections that took place at the beginning of May and react to the news that broke at the end of May. What could this mean for the Tories? Is there any battlegrounds that Labour could lose? Will we get Election Fever done befo…

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Living with a disability in Gaza and Ukraine 24:55

3M ago24:55

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We hear what it’s like to live with a disability in a war zone. Boshra is an 18-year-old woman who lives in Gaza and has muscular dystrophy. She and Oleksii, a man with a learning disability from Ukraine, share their experiences with presenter Emma Tracey. Emma also speaks to George Graham, CEO of Humanity and Inclusion, a charity which supports di…

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Election Fever - Can the Greens Double their MPs? 27:31

3M ago27:31

27:31

At the Local Elections, interesting things have been happening for the Green Party. They continued to rise in terms of councillors, gaining 74, and came very close to gaining the Bristol City Council. However, the most interesting result could be incoming. With all the Councillors in teh newly created Bristol Central constituency now Green ones, wi…

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Will AI be helpful or ableist towards disabled people? 33:14

3M ago33:14

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The launch of Chat GPT-4o is already making it easier for blind and visually impaired people to live independent lives, and promises to open up accessibility for people with many other disabilities. Emma Tracey gathers a panel of experts, featuring technology journalist Paul Carter; the CEO of Be My Eyes Mike Buckley; and Professor Annalu Waller, D…

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Paralympics boss Dave Clarke: the unwitting trailblazer 33:20

3M ago33:20

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The boss of Paralympics GB joins us, with just over 100 days to go until this summer’s Games in Paris. From studying politics to a spell in banking – not to mention playing blind football for England - we explore the work Dave Clarke’s done to help innovate the workforce – and the playing field. Plus, is Right Care, Right Person the right approach?…

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Mims Davies MP: “My dad was disabled for twenty-five years” 24:48

3M ago24:48

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Mims Davies knows first-hand about disability having been a carer for her dad after he sustained a head injury. But how is the Minster for Disabled people, Health and Work faring in the job? In an extended interview, Emma Tracey quizzes her on a variety of topics including the government's decision to make people on a modest income pay back money f…

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Liz Carr talks to us about her new documentary about assisted dying 26:09

3M ago26:09

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Activism has been a part of Liz Carr’s career since the start, particularly when it comes to assisted dying, also known as assisted suicide. She’s made a documentary on the world service, and even a musical on the topic, and now she has a new BBC documentary, provocatively named Better Off Dead? In this special episode, Liz chats to Emma about maki…

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S4 EP11 Local Elections 2024 - What's at Stake? 43:27

4M ago43:27

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Welcome to the Bumper Episode where our hosts look at the Mayorals and the Council elections, and what they could mean for our PM. There are brand new positions being made that could be targets as well as interesting elections happening in Bristol and London.

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PIP Consultation: Vouchers instead of money? 31:29

4M ago31:29

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The government has published its consultation on changes to the Personal Independence Payment benefit, PIP. Emma Tracey asks Scope's Head of Policy James Taylor for his analysis. With GCSEs, A-levels and other exams starting this month, Emma speaks to one of the people responsible for working out exam access arrangements for students who need it. H…

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BISEXUAL BRUNCH - Ashley, Lewis and Sam set out their Bisexual Brunch Manifesto demands for the UK's political parties ahead of the forthcoming General Election. Funding, representation, health care and ... 2:33:35

4M ago2:33:35

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Let us know your views now - text us here History in the making! This is the UK's first regular mainstream show for bisexuals. Hosted by bi activist and writer Lewis Oakley and bisexual journalists Nichi Hodgson and Ashley Byrne, Bisexual Brunch is a unique podcast for people from all over the world who identify as bi to come together and celebrate…

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Life in a mental health unit when you shouldn't be there 32:49

4M ago32:49

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Emma Tracey speaks to the mother of a 35 year old woman with learning disabilities who has been living in a mental health facility “unnecessarily” forthree years. She says there is no reason for her to be living there and that it's due to lack of appropriate housing and care in the community. Wealso hear from autistic author Alexis Quinn who feels …

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Access All’s 100th episode 38:25

4M ago38:25

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It's Access All's 100th edition! To mark the occasion we’ve provided a bumper episode – including an interview with Rose Ayling-Ellis talking about how she is changing the conversation around British Sign Language. Also on the show: A glimpse behind the scenes – what really goes on when making Access All. Plus celebs give their advice on how to liv…

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Outrage at ableist ‘prejudice’ 27:09

4M ago27:09

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Disability activist and commentator Samantha Renke says the law on disability hate speech needs to be strengthened after a podcast discussion about dating someone in a wheelchair goes viral. Also on the show: Actress and comedian Ashley Storrie talks about the autistic character she plays in the new BBC Three comedy drama Dinosaur. The episode was …

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S4 EP10: Discussing the Budget! 26:00

5M ago26:00

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In March, we saw the Chancellor announce the last budget before the next General Election. Our host comb through some of the major announcements, including the abolishment of None-Dom status, whether these policies will help those who need it the most and whether or not this spells an early General election. This episode also features an interview …

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Disability academic Tom Shakespeare: Why I've started writing novels with a disabled hero 22:43

5M ago22:43

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Tom Shakespeare is Access All presenter Emma Tracey's special guest for an Easter spectacular edition of the podcast. He talks about becoming a novelist for the first time in his 50s, and why he created a disabled character to be the hero of his first non-fiction book. He also discusses the work he is better known for - a lifetime of disability act…

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Bradley Riches: autism, Celebrity Big Brother and me 28:11

5M ago28:11

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Heartstopper star Bradley Riches lifts the lid on how he coped with having autism as a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother. Also on the show: the inventor of a new dating app which he says is fully neuro-diverse friendly. The episode was made by Daniel Gordon with Niamh Hughes and Emma Tracey. Recorded and mixed by Dave O’Neill. The editor is Alex …

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Election Fever - Are Reform UK Really Rising? 28:11

5M ago28:11

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There's an election happening in 2024. But who's running? What are their policies? Are they really doing as good or as badly as the media say? Welcome to our new mini-series, Election fever, wghere our hosts look at each of the main political parties and anaylyse their chances when the British public go to the polls. First up are Reform UK. Hot off…

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UK government questioned on commitment to disabled people’s rights 27:08

5M ago27:08

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The UN in Geneva questions the UK government on its commitment to disabled people. We speak to two people who followed the proceedings - disability reporter Rachel Charlton-Dailey and Rensa Gaunt from Inclusion London, which campaigns for equality for deaf and disabled people. Actress and broadcaster Madison Tevlin on challenging assumptions about …

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What was in the budget for disabled people? 31:00

5M ago31:00

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In this episode, Emma Tracey gets reaction to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s spending plans from Fazilet Hadi of Disability Rights UK. Plus Stephen Kingdom from the Disabled Children’s Partnership on the Budget announcement that £105 million is to be spent on building schools for students with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities. There’s also an i…

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I can’t work without my ADHD meds 36:05

6M ago36:05

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The ADHD medication shortage is still not over – and promises made by the main manufacturer and the government to fix the problem by April are being questioned. Drugs prescribed to help manage the condition – and one in particular, called Elvanse – have been in short supply since last year. People who have ADHD – Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity…

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I’m a disabled student about to leave college, what next? 26:04

6M ago26:04

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Emma Tracey speaks with 20-year-old disabled student Laith , who fought for a good accessible education at the National Star specialist college in Gloucestershire. He feels he's got education under his belt but for what? After college, will he be able to live with his disabled girlfriend who also needs 24-hour care? Will he have independence and be…

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Bryony Gordon and the conjoined twin ‘warriors’ 30:59

6M ago30:59

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Journalist and mental health advocate, Bryony Gordon, joins Emma Tracey in the studio to talk about her new book, Mad Woman. It’s all about her OCD, alcohol addiction, binge eating, recoveries and relapses. Bryony dives deep into what she calls her “chorizo blackouts”, why she’s named her OCD Jareth (from 80s film Labyrinth), and why she has increa…

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