Best IsThisOK Podcasts (2024)

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What's next? 1:10:04

5M ago1:10:04

1:10:04

Welcome to the last episode of the Right to the Streets edition of the GM Moving podcast. Throughout the whole of Right To The Streets initiative and across the last 16 episodes of the podcast, you’ve heard us say again and again that this is not the end. Far from it: it’s just the beginning, and, collectively, it feels like we've really started so…

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How public arts shift perception in place 48:27

6M ago48:27

48:27

Art and creativity are key ingredients in the Right to the Streets initiative, but why does public art matter, and can it really shift the perception of a place? In this episode, Eve is joined by Stretford Stride and OT Creative Space, two local organsations who worked closely with the community to co-design artisitc interventions that brought the …

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Local partnerships in action 51:13

6M ago51:13

51:13

Partnership working was the very backbone to the whole Right to the Streets initiative from the very start. Partnerships between cross sector and cross discipline organisations, groups and more informal social networks. In this episode, we're going to explore the strength of working with, investing in, and growing local partnerships in a neighbourh…

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Using people-powered performance to influence policy 58:15

6M ago58:15

58:15

In Manchester, we talk a lot about doing things differently. In this episode, you'll get a sense of what that looks like as we talk about using people-powered performance to influence policy. Join us as we explore the power of Legislative Theatre, one of the approaches that we took as part of the Right To The Streets project to speak directly to po…

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#IsThisOK Podcast 0:36

6M ago0:36

0:36

As listeners to the GM Moving podcast, we think you will love the #IsThisOK Podcast. Real change begins with open and honest conversations. Listen in on crucial conversations between men about gender-based violence. A diverse range of guests, including our host Eve Holt, share their opinions in this 4 part series, hosted by Nooruddean Choudry. Visi…

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Using podcasts to tell the story 43:52

6M ago43:52

43:52

This Right To The Streets edition of the GM Moving podcast has played, and continues to play, a pivotal role in growing the Safer Streets movement, facilitating authentic conversations that not only helped to shape the project but ensured that their experiences, stories and ideas were heard by people much wider than the communities we worked in. Th…

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How can public campaigns shift cultural norms? 44:56

7M ago44:56

44:56

How can public campaigns disrupt the culture of street harassment and shift cultural norms? In this episode, Eve is joined by DIVA Creative - the marketing agency who worked with GM Moving to develop the public 'No Place For It' campaign - to discuss catalysing behaviour change to make our streets, parks, and public spaces safer, more welcoming and…

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Let's talk about: gender-based violence on public transport 59:58

7M ago59:58

59:58

In this bonus episode of the #IsThisOK Podcast, Kate Green from TfGM and Eve Holt from GM Moving join our group of men from Greater Manchester for a conversation about gender-based violence on public transport. We talk about the ways men and boys can help women and girls feel safer and highlight the support that's already available across the netwo…

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Enabling more people to walk, wheel and cycle 44:22

8M ago44:22

44:22

In this episode of the Right to the Streets series of the GM Moving podcast, we explore different locally designed and locally led walking, wheeling and cycling activations, and how these support people to connect with one another and the places around them. These locally-focussed initiatives increase levels of participation, strength of social net…

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The power of bystander intervention 59:57

8M ago59:57

59:57

What is an active bystander? How do they disrupt harassment against women and girls? And how do we become one? In the second episode of series four of The GM Moving Podcast, host Eve Holt is joined by Julie Tweedale from Freedom Personal Safety to talk about how they are tackling sexual harassment in Greater Manchester through active bystander trai…

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Series 4 - Right to the Streets 2 - coming soon! 2:20

8M ago2:20

2:20

We all have a role to play in making our streets and public spaces safer for women and girls. In the fourth series of The GM Moving Podcast, we've got a second round of Right to the Streets episodes from North Trafford in Greater Manchester as we trailblaze a different approach to street harassment and gender-based violence in public spaces. Join u…

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Why does participatory data collection matter? 43:29

8M ago43:29

43:29

In the first episode of series four of The GM Moving Podcast, host Eve Holt explores all things data, to include what counts as data, who gets to decide how it can be collected and how it can be used to inform local community action. She speaks to colleagues at Open Data Manchester (ODM for short), one of the key delivery partners who steered and e…

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Let's talk about: changing the story 19:42

10M ago19:42

19:42

After exploring the why and how of gender-based violence, a group of men from Greater Manchester have a conversation about how to change the story moving forward. How can we start changing these behaviours across all spaces including those online? Trigger warning: This podcast conversation explores sensitive topics that some viewers may find upsett…

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Gender-based violence: Why does it matter? 25:56

11M ago25:56

25:56

In this second episode, a diverse group of men from across Greater Manchester delve into why gender-based violence is so harmful and why it needs to be talked about more. After watching the original #IsThisOK? video, the group reflects on experiences women often go through that they are unaware of and how they can challenge the harmful behaviours. …

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Let's talk about: gender-based violence 28:42

11M ago28:42

28:42

Nooruddean Choudry guides a conversation between a group of men that explores topics around gender-based violence. Where does it happen? What are the causes and solutions? How are gender-based norms playing a role in this? How have men been raised to act a certain way or have a certain mindset towards women? What about men that are affected by gend…

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#IsThisOK Podcast - Intro 0:39

11M ago0:39

0:39

Listen in on crucial conversations between men about gender-based violence. Real change begins with open and honest conversations. A diverse range of guests share their opinions in this 3 part series, hosted by Nooruddean Choudry. Trigger warning: This podcast conversation explores sensitive topics that some viewers may find upsetting or triggering…

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Sports - Right to the Streets 56:32

1y ago56:32

56:32

This is the last episode of this current series of the Right To The Streets GM Moving podcast and we certainly couldn’t finish the series without exploring one of the biggest attractions in Trafford: sport. The area is home to two of Greater Manchester’s biggest sporting venues, Manchester United’s Old Trafford ground and Lancashire Cricket Club, w…

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Young People - Right to the Streets 1:02:52

1y ago1:02:52

1:02:52

How do young people experience our streets and public spaces and what role can they can play in making places more welcoming and joyful for everyone? In episode 7 of the Right to the Streets series of the GM Moving podcast, we are powerfully reminded of how far we still need to go to end, the normalisation of misogyny, racism, Islamophobia, and oth…

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Culture and Nightlife - Right to the Streets 47:00

1y ago47:00

47:00

Manchester is known around the world for its sports, culture and music venues. Trafford is home to some of the biggest concert venues including Lancashire Cricket Ground, Victoria Warehouse and Old Trafford Football Ground, all of which are popular venues for international artists and gig-goers. In episode 6 of the Right to the Streets series of th…

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Active Lives - Right to the Streets 1:03:15

1y ago1:03:15

1:03:15

What changes do we need to make to create the conditions, communication and cultural shifts that can better enable active lives for all in Greater Manchester? Welcome to the Right to the Streets series of The GM Moving Podcast, where we invite you to join the conversation about what makes our streets, parks, and public spaces joyful, welcoming plac…

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Public Health - Right to the Streets 58:52

1y ago58:52

58:52

Welcome to episode 4 of series 3 of The GM Moving Podcast. This is our Right to the Streets series where we invite you to join the conversation about what makes our streets, parks, and public spaces joyful, welcoming places. In this episode, we're talking all things public health. We head back to Old Trafford to chat to Reverend Christine Aspinall …

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Active Travel - Right to the Streets 59:30

1y ago59:30

59:30

More than two thirds of people in GM say they would walk and cycle more if they felt safer, which is especially true of women and girls. Welcome to episode 3 of series 3 of The GM Moving Podcast. This is our Right to the Streets series where we invite you to join the conversation about what makes our streets, parks, and public spaces joyful, welcom…

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Public Space Design - Right to the Streets 1:04:17

1y ago1:04:17

1:04:17

How do public spaces and streets play a role in supporting active lives for all? How do long-term planning and urban design, to the more immediate changes that local people can make to make the place feel welcoming and cared for, support safer streets? Welcome to episode 2 of series 3 of The GM Moving Podcast. This is our Right to the Streets serie…

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Crime - Right To The Streets 54:18

1y ago54:18

54:18

Welcome back to The GM Moving Podcast. This is our Right to the Streets series where we invite you to join the conversation about what makes our streets, parks, and public spaces joyful, welcoming places. In Episode 1 we're talking about crime and the community with Kate Green, Deputy Mayor for Greater Manchester, Jim Faulkner, a Superintendent wit…

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The GM Moving Podcast: Right to the Streets trailer 2:20

1y ago2:20

2:20

The GM Moving Podcast is back with a bang for series 3 as we embark on our Right to the Streets project. Funded by the Home Office and supported by a network of local partners, Right to the Streets is working with people and communities in North Trafford to make our streets and public places safer for women and girls.…

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Bonus episode: How far we've come 42:35

1+ y ago42:35

42:35

"Ultimately, we know we've got a whole network of people who are massively influencing for this agenda across the whole great Manchester... We need everybody in Greater Manchester to be supporting people to move more, whether that's in their community and their job, in their school or wherever, and we can't say we've done it until then." Hayley Lev…

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Catalysts: Marketing and Communications - GM Moving in Action 44:55

1+ y ago44:55

44:55

"People quite often get a bit nervous about telling stories and then they start and you discover how everybody has brilliant stories, everyone has some form of relationship to physical activity that is relatable to others. So just providing that space and that platform and that invite to share your story and know that that will resonate and that yo…

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Catalysts: Monitoring and Evaluation - GM Moving in Action 49:40

1+ y ago49:40

49:40

"We need to be able to become more comfortable with the uncertainty that there is [...] I think we can learn about these patterns. We can learn about some of the things that seem to produce really interesting, exciting, new things, but we can't predict what those things are going to be, but we can have more certainty that we can work in ways that a…

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Catalysts: People and Leadership - GM Moving in Action 34:26

1+ y ago34:26

34:26

"People don't necessarily fear change, they fear the loss associated with that change. So, if you're trying to work in a very different way, you can get resistance because it feels very counter-cultural to traditional ways of working. So just helping people to recognise that and give themselves a break and come up with some strategies to connect wi…

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Catalysts: Engagement - GM Moving in Action 41:33

1+ y ago41:33

41:33

"I'm always amazed at what people can come up with with five hundred pounds. It is absolutely incredible and I've seen examples where people will tell you this has actually been life changing." In episode 13 of The GM Moving Podcast, host Eve is joined by GM Moving's Engagement lead Kat to talk about the way that we engage and involve communities t…

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Bury - GM Moving in Action 35:04

1+ y ago35:04

35:04

"It's okay to test and learn and fail. And if it fails, there's still massive learning that we can take from that [...] Let's take the learning, whether it's good or bad, as long as we're feeding that learning back into the process, we can discuss it as a group, and we can learn from that." In Episode 12 of The GM Moving Podcast, Local Pilot lead J…

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Glossop - GM Moving in Action 33:00

2y ago33:00

33:00

"When you start off on a project that you think is targeted at that level of community or age group or cohort people, but then actually it spirals out and you get these wins [...] it's an added bonus." Eve Holt talks to Helen, Glossop's Local Pilot lead, about how they are helping people out of work or at risk of becoming workless, and their plans …

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Tameside - GM Moving in Action 37:49

2y ago37:49

37:49

"We've got a great local resource that's been co-designed by people, but that relationship that's left in place now [...] is going to leave a bit of a legacy." Eve is joined by Local Pilot lead Annette to discuss Tameside's borough-wide approach to physical activity and their particular focus on working with young people and families, people out of…

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Trafford - GM Moving in Action 37:15

2y ago37:15

37:15

"We're still learning about how to get to people and through all the noise of different things that challenges people's lives." Eve is joined by Tom Haworth, Trafford Council, and Richard, GreaterSport, to talk about how they are making connections, building relationships, and creating energy for change to tackle gaps in people's activity levels ac…

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Oldham - GM Moving in Action 44:02

2y ago44:02

44:02

"So often we hear everything just stops during Ramadan. But these ladies have gone on a journey whereby they really know how important one that social interaction, and also having that walk. And even though they were fasting, they've not had water for so many hours. They were still going out for a walk. I absolutely loved that." I'm speaking to Cla…

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Stockport - GM Moving in Action 47:27

2y ago47:27

47:27

"Sometimes it can quite easily slip through the net and people don't always see that journey of things that happened. So I certainly can’t, and wouldn't want to take the credit. It has been this partnership community approach, and hopefully we can continue with that ethos." Here, we hear about the importance of going beyond community consultation t…

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Manchester - GM Moving in Action 35:45

2y ago35:45

35:45

"We didn't know if anyone would turn up and we had probably 25 plus ladies that came through the door. Many couldn't cycle, but they were just really eager to hear more and they wanted to learn to ride a bike. It was like a real thing they wanted to achieve." In this episode, Angela Martin and Stacy Partridge from Manchester Active join Eve to disc…

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Salford - GM Moving in Action 37:27

2y ago37:27

37:27

"We've talked about retrofitting to people's homes around energy efficiency, we've talked about retrofitting people's cars potentially around emissions, but it's almost getting to the point well actually we need to almost retrofit and make some of our roads and our places more accessible." Host Eve caught up with Salford's Local Pilot Lead Pete alo…

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Rochdale - GM Moving in Action 31:05

2y ago31:05

31:05

“We did some ladies only cycling sessions, we linked in with six different partners and it probably took us six months to get that up and running. Those ladies voices haven't been heard before and we really started to link in to the community and spoke to them... We've had 80 ladies take part in the last couple of months.” Host Eve Holt speaks to S…

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Wigan - GM Moving in Action 25:41

2y ago25:41

25:41

"For me it's the frustrations that Wigan was in a good place. We had the deal, we'd had all the networks, we had the steering group, everything was there." In this episode, Eve is joined at the Manchester Central Library by Chris Essex-Crosby, from Inspiring healthy lifestyles in Wigan, and Nicole McKeating-Jones, the GM Local Pilot Network Lead. H…

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Bolton - GM Moving in Action 42:46

2y ago42:46

42:46

"The Power of the Community was so successful that behaviour change happened instantly....We threw the rule book out of the window." Host Eve Holt speaks to Tracy Lumer, Public Health specialist at Bolton Council, about the approach they've taken in Bolton and how the Local Pilot ways of working have gone beyond physical activity and even supported…

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Greater Manchester - GM Moving in Action 32:11

2y ago32:11

32:11

"I'd say we're the test and learn...when things go wrong we don't get told off for it, we are praised for it, as long as we learn or reflect or go back and try something different." GM Moving podcast is back for series 2, and this time our host, Eve Holt, speaks to Locality Leads from across Greater Manchester to see how place based working is goin…