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Pope Lonergan is a comedian, Quaker, drug addict and creator of 'Pope's Addiction Clinic' and 'The Care Home Tour'. In this podcast he’ll bang on about something that’s interesting him. AS RECOMMENDED BY STEWART LEE. “Plimmin’ and Lompin’ is a very honest piece of conversation [that’s] captivating, even when it teeters towards the nauseating” ~ Robin Ince (The Big Issue) "Outrageous material [...] matched by a rambunctious delivery" ~ The Guardian "From fearless and funny to heart-stoppingly ...
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Join writer, producer and all around storytelling person Lucy Danser as she invites guests from the world of comedy to discuss some of their favourite books. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Let's Talk About Care

Jill Rennie, Angeline Albert & Sue Learner

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This podcast highlights issues related to social care. We find out the funny, shocking and inspiring stories about care and hear from ministers, care professionals, celebrities and people giving and receiving care.
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Host Jill Rennie talks to Kari Gerstheimer about why she set up the charity and how the charity is giving free legal advice to thousands of elderly and disabled people to access social care when they need it and how the lack of funding and social care workforce shortage is exacerbating the crisis and increasing the workload of the charity.…
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Host Jill Rennie talks to comedian and author Pope Lonergan about his new book where he shares his raw and honest account of his time working as a care worker, his thoughts on care workers’ wages and retention, the need for society and the government to appreciate care workers and value the work they do, and his care home tour where he performs alo…
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Host Jill Rennie talks to Dr Jane Townson about care workers being denied sick pay because the government has scrapped the infection control fund exacerbating workforce shortages, the problems providers are currently having when they try to recruit overseas care workers and how future technology used through the power of television could be a way t…
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Host Sue Learner talks to Amanda Woodvine about the importance of respecting the beliefs of older vegetarians and vegans living in care homes, many of whom have dementia and will have forgotten they don't eat meatBy Amanda Woodvine, CEO of Vegetarian for Life
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Host Jill Rennie talks to Vic Rayner, CEO of the National Care Forum (NCF) about how social care is viewed in the eyes of the government since the pandemic, how the government should have handled the mandatory vaccine policy and how technology will play an integral role in the future of social care.By Vic Rayner, CEO of the National Care Forum
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Host Sue Learner talks to Camille Leavold, managing director of Abbots Care, a home care provider in the south east of England, about how they have been coping during the pandemic, what she thinks of mandatory vaccination for home care workers and her solution for the recruitment crisis.By Camille Leavold, managing director of Abbots Care
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Host Jill Rennie talks to Jess Crawford who has found at the age of 29 she has the gene for frontotemporal dementia, why she chose to take the test, her decision to start making care plans including choosing a care home and how she is helping others by writing a blog.By Jess Crawford
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Host Jill Rennie talks to Arlene Phillips about her dancing career and the inspirational people she has met such as Freddie Mercury, Ridley Scott and Andrew Lloyd Webber. She also talks about her time on Strictly Come Dancing and her departure from the series, being an ambassador for the Alzheimer's Society as well as lockdown and how it has affect…
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Host Jill Rennie talks to Grace Meadows, programme director of Music for Dementia, a charity boosting awareness of the benefits of music and its power to connect and stimulate people with dementia and reduce anxiety. They discuss the charity’s campaign for music to be seen as integral to the care of people with dementia and how care homes can still…
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The podcast about what funny people read... In this, our final episode of 2020, Lucy speaks to Actor and Producer Charlie Russell. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy - …
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The podcast about what funny people read... This episode, Lucy is joined by writer, stand up comedian, TV presenter, producer, podcaster and wannabe Yeti hunter Dan Schreiber to talk all things books. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Bo…
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Host Sue Learner talks to Martin Jones, chief executive of Home Instead Senior Care about how caring for his father has shaped the way he leads the UK's biggest home care provider. He reveals how Home Instead Senior Care has been coping during the pandemic and his vision for home care.By Martin Jones, CEO of Home Instead Senior Care
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The podcast about what funny people read... Comedian and performance maker Elf Lyons joins Lucy to talk about her favourite books. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jon…
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The podcast about what funny people read... This week, comedian and care home assistant Pope Lonergan joins Lucy to talk all things books and reading. Who is Lucy Danser? Lucy is a writer, producer and all around storytelling person. Follow her on Twitter @LucyDanser or visit www.lucydanser.co.uk Books/Authors mentioned in this episode: Goosebumps …
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