ILX Podcasts

Content warning: discussions around discrimination.This week, we’re continuing our discussions around disability, hearing more from our guests and exploring how the diversity within the disabled community means that raising awareness is fundamental to becoming more inclusive.This episode was produced by Alice Crabtree.Music used: Ketsa - ‘Ascend Dub’: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/unified-division/ascend-dub Ketsa - ‘Good Vibe’: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/as...

Content warning: discussions around discrimination.This week, we’re discussing disability. We’ll be discussing preconceptions around disability, how these often skew our view of others, and why it’s important that we break the stereotypes around disability and talk about it more, both in and out of work.This episode was produced by Alice Crabtree.Music used: Ketsa - ‘Ascend Dub’: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/unified-division/ascend-dub Ketsa - ‘Good Vibe’: https://freemu...

Content warning: discussions around discrimination.In this week’s episode, we’re going deeper into the societal attitudes towards age, at both ends of the spectrum, and how the taboos around talking about women’s health are having a negative impact on older women in the workplace.This episode was produced by Alice Crabtree.Music used: Ketsa - ‘Ascend Dub’: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/unified-division/ascend-dub Ketsa - ‘Good Vibe’: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ket...

Content warning: discussions around discrimination.While our age shouldn’t matter at work, it seems that however old we are, there are still stereotypes and assumptions that often have a negative effect on us all.In our discussions around age, we’ll be delving into everything from not being taken seriously as a younger person, to the hormonal and physiological changes that affect us as we get older, to answer the question of why, with regards to diversity and inclusion, age deserves more of o...

Content warning: discussions around discrimination.For part two of our discussions around religion, we’re hearing more from our guests on why it’s important that we allow space for people to talk about their faith when they want to, and how workplaces can become more accommodating to different religions. This episode was produced by Alice Crabtree.Music used: Ketsa - ‘Ascend Dub’: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/unified-division/ascend-dub Ketsa - ‘Good Vibe’: https://...

Content warning: discussions around discrimination.Naturally somewhat polarising, religion has long been a topic of conversation that many of us choose to avoid. With our beliefs being such a personal thing, there is perhaps a presumption that discussions around religion will lead to heated debates. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. For the next two episodes, we’re talking to a variety of people about how their faith forms part of their identity, and why it’s important that they’re a...

Content warning: discussions around mental illness and mental distress, with frank conversation around suicide.Discussion around suicide starts at 5:13 and ends at 11:01.Following on from last week’s episode, today we’re continuing our discussion around mental health. As we’ve said, it’s different for everyone, so how can we spot when we or those around us are struggling? And from that, how can we then create better support systems, both at work and at home?This episode was produced by Alice ...

Content warning: discussions around mental illness and mental distress, references to suicide.Mental health is different for everyone, so in the next two episodes, we’ll be hearing from a variety of perspectives and experiences to discuss why, ultimately, it’s crucial that we create environments where people can talk about how they’re feeling, if they want to, and how we can take better care of our own and others’ mental health when things get tough.This episode was produced by Alice Crabtree...

Content warning: discussions around experiences of homophobia, mention of and references to discriminatory terms that some may find offensive.In today’s episode, we discuss coming out, homophobia, what’s it’s like to have to hide your sexuality, and what the future looks like.This episode was produced by Alice Crabtree.Music used: Ketsa - ‘Ascend Dub’: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/unified-division/ascend-dub Ketsa - ‘Good Vibe’: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/a...

Content warning: discussions around discrimination based on sexuality.For today’s episode, we’re discussing sexuality. Whether it’s through blatant homophobia, or through seemingly innocent yet often intrusive or uncomfortable questions, we discuss how much sexuality already comes into the workplace for members of the LGBTQ+ community, and how we can all become more aware or this, and therefore more inclusive.This episode was produced by Alice Crabtree.Music used: Ketsa - ‘Ascend Dub’: h...