Being Alive

By Ivan Ampiah

A weird weekly podcast from an even weirder boy. Unfiltered, raw and honest all whilst making you laugh till you're wheezing for air! The Being Alive Podcast provides a candid insight into the struggl... more

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The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.

Being Alive episodes:

June 11, 2020 S1 Ep10 The Loudest In The Room
"17 is the lowest age in confidence recorded in teenagers!" Are we born naturally with talent or gain it because of our intelligence or our looks? Do we lose confidence because of trauma, a sudden fear of failure (atychiphobia) or because of things like anxiety. Join us this week as we discuss what confidence is and how we develop it and a never ending saga of constant comparison to others.
Youth Support Trust Article: https://www.youthsporttrust.org/content/new-study-warns-confidence-crisis-amongst-british-teenagers
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56min
June 04, 2020 S1 Ep9 Speak Up!
It's time that the snowflakes took over. As a generation battling serious trends in climate change, inequality and injustice; it's time that young people are allowed to take a more active role in society and begin to be "in the room where it happens!😉" Join us this week as we discuss young people's issues and ways to get the next generation involved.
Link to Politics Simplified YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/c/politicssimplified
Ways in which you can be a help and not a hindrance in your support towards the George Floyd case: https://www.innocenceproject.org/how-to-help-justice-george-floyd/
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1h 2min
May 28, 2020 S1 Ep8 For the Culture
"We aren't all Nigerians!"
Join us this week as we discuss what its like to grow up as a young African child in 2020. We discuss our experiences with stigmas,stereotypes and all the little perks that come with our culture. From everything from Imposter's syndrome to Water Aid adverts and a thousand uncles and aunties, this promises to be a fun episode!
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57min
May 21, 2020 S1 Ep7 A Vegan At A Barbeque
In recent years, the plant-based diet has taken the world by storm giving way to rising trends in veganism and vegetarianism. Supermarkets and businesses are recording increases in sales every year and the culinary world begins to shift further and further away from meat options and embracing healthier plant-based meals and products.
After all the strides we have made as a society to try and embrace this new diet, one question is still left unanswered: Do we really still need meat?
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57min
May 14, 2020 S1 Ep6 Sorry Karen
"Dark comedy is very difficult .You have to bring an audience in and push them away at the same time." Nowadays we often blur the lines between being offensive and funny.
Join as we discuss the limits of modern day comedy and changing definition of what humour is and where we answer the big question:How far is to far?
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48min
May 07, 2020 S1 Ep5 Dear Year 11s
As a society, we put so much importance on grades. We sum up a person's intelligence based on a number or a letter, a score or a percentage and then make a judgement of them based on that. And then 2020 comes along and there are suddenly no more exams.
What happens now?
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44min
April 30, 2020 S1 Ep4 Out of Context
Many of us live stressed and busy lives and to unwind we indulge in media fueled by scandal, rumour and cringe-worthy content.
Have we ever asked ourselves why these big media companies and reality tv shows have us hooked to hearing and receiving negativity on a daily basis?
Article about our addiction to reality tv: https://hellogiggles.com/reviews-coverage/tv-shows/science-behind-watching-reality-shows/
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46min
April 23, 2020 S1 Ep3 Someone Shouts Fire!
"When you undervalue what you do the world will undervalue who you are".
In a time where we are easily swayed to change and conform ourselves to the expectations of others, how much of ourselves are we really willing to give up all in the game that is social validation?
Psychology For Today Article on Social Validation:https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/communication-central/200909/the-theory-social-validation
Daniel Sloss Interview on Jigsaw:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRpOtOs45bo
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48min
April 16, 2020 S1 Ep2 Altered Realities
"It's easy to be what you are when what you are is what's popular."
In a world where we measure ourselves based on the amounts of double taps on a picture,the followers we have and by how much other people like the "perfect" versions of ourselves; what's not to love?
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51min
April 09, 2020 S1 Ep1 Fair Is Foul And Foul Is Fair
Welcome to Earth; where good is sometimes bad and bad is sometimes good and life is always hard!
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38min

FAQs about Being Alive:

How many episodes does Being Alive have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.