In the final episode of the season, Elizabeth and Charlotte sit down with sexual health communicator, author and specialist, Ruby Stevenson A.K.A Ruby Rare. Host of the InTouch Podcast, Author of Sex Ed: A Guide for Adults - and, a former Ambassador for Brook, The UK's leading sexual health and wellbeing charity for young people. Ruby is devoted to de-stigmatising sexual knowledge and promoting body positivity.

In this conversation, we explore body acceptance, how to openly communicateabout sex for people of all ages and what Ruby’s recent dyslexia diagnosis means to her.

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Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves and Nathanael Mayho

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

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In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte are joined by British television presenter, columnist, and creative tastemaker Laura Jackson. When not on TV for the BBC and ITV, or presenting on the “So, How Do You” Podcast, Laura curates across the world of food, interiors, travel and culture on her platform Hoste and as co-founder and CEO of Glassette.

In this conversation, we discuss Laura’s creativity across her wide ranging career, her struggles with dyslexia and anxiety and how passion, drive and a strong work ethic can carve out the career of your dreams.

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Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves and Nathanael Mayho

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

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In this episode, we’re joined by a global industry leader, tech entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of professional networking platform The Dots, Pip Jamieson.

Despite the challenges of dyslexia from an early age, Pip’s infectious passion and drive has seen her revolutionise the networking space through her creation of the Dots platform, earning her the title of one of the Top 100 Disruptive Entrepreneurs from The Sunday Times.

Today we explore her early career and first steps as an entrepreneur, what it takes to be a trailblazing systemic disrupter and the ambitions and ideas that propelled her to create one of the UK’s most inclusive creative networking platforms. 

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Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves and Nathanael Mayho

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

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In this episode, we talk with curator, educator and founder of Black Blossoms School of Art & Culture, Bolanle Tajudeen.

After taking an interest in fashion and creativity at a young age, Bolanle has honed her craft as an artistic creator, promoting and exhibiting the work of black and non-binary visual artists and inspiring others to tackle socio-political change through their creative practices. With sold-out exhibitions and performances in the Tate Modern and Tate Britain and great acclaim from the likes of Vogue, Dazed and the BBC, Bolanle continues to reshape traditional narratives across the world of arts and culture.

In part 2 of this conversation, we continue our exploration of Bolanle’s experience as a young black artist in London, how she is decolonising education in the art space and why she believes art and culture can be the ultimate tool for change.

Welcome Bolanle Tajudeen to the Move Beyond Words podcast. 

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Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we talk with curator, educator and founder of Black Blossoms School of Art & Culture, Bolanle Tajudeen.

After taking an interest in fashion and creativity at a young age, Bolanle has honed her craft as an artistic creator, promoting and exhibiting the work of black and non-binary visual artists and inspiring others to tackle socio-political change through their creative practices. With sold-out exhibitions and performances in the Tate Modern and Tate Britain and great acclaim from the likes of Vogue, Dazed and the BBC, Bolanle continues to reshape traditional narratives across the world of arts and culture.

In part 1 of this 2 part conversation, we explore her experience as a young black artist in London, how she is decolonising education in the art space and why she believes art and culture can be the ultimate tool for change.

Welcome Bolanle Tajudeen to the Move Beyond Words podcast. 

To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk

Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords

Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte chat with Artist, Creative Director and Events Manager Lu Williams.

Propelled by a desire to platform womxn, trans and non-binary artists and zine-makers, Lu creates cross disciplinary artworks, social practice and events to foster accessibility, working-class and DIY culture and intersectional feminism.

We discuss Lu’s experiences as a queer working class artist, how their neurodivergent tendencies have influenced their work and what prompted Lu to create the ‘Grrl zine’, bringing different communities together.

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Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

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In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte sit down with photographer, activist and cultural connoisseur Misan Harriman.

Labelled as “The most talked about photographer of our time”, Misan has experienced a prolific career, photographing countless high profile celebrities including Meghan Markle, Tom Cruise, Julia Roberts, Rihanna and more. He has also founded and developed What We Seee, a global platform providing cultural nutrition to over a billion people per year and continues to use his art and role as Chair of the Southbank Centre to empower and propel activism and social change.

In this conversation we dive into, Misan’s thoughts on a world in transition, the impact of dyslexia on his self-expression and what it means to become the first black person in 104 years to shoot the cover of British Vogue.

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Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

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In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte chat with Actor Michael Parr.

Originally from St Helens, Merseyside, Michael rose to fame through his portrayal of the notorious Ross Barton on ITVs Emmerdale, and has since enjoyed success working across film and television on both sides of the Atlantic.  

In this honest conversation, Michael describes what it’s like to be a dyslexic television star, the impact dyslexia has had on his confidence and outlook on life, and the profound experience of working as a teaching assistant for a class of children with learning difficulties. 

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Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

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In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte take a deep dive with speaker, writer and advocate, Marcia Brisset-Bailey.

Alongside championing special education needs as a disability case officer, Marcia is the co-founder of the BDA Cultural Perspective Committee, trustee of a London based Dyslexia Association and a passionate and outspoken supporter of Dyslexia awareness from both a societal and cultural perspective. 

In this conversation, Marcia speaks candidly about the barriers and experiences of her childhood as a dyslexic British Born, Jamaican woman, the importance of finding your voice and her ambitions to reshape the social and cultural narrative surrounding Dyslexia.

To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk

Support us on Patreon - www.patreon.com/MoveBeyondWords

Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

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In this episode, Elizabeth and Charlotte sit down with British Columnist, TV Critic andBroadcaster, Scott Bryan.

When not attempting every technical challenge on The Great British Bake-off, Scott is writing extensively about television for the likes of the Guardian and i-Newspaper, sharing thoughts on BBC News and Radio 4, or co-hosting the ‘Must Watch’ Podcast on BBC Radio 5 Live.

In this conversation, Scott speaks about his learning experiences at university, how his love of television has seen him navigate the barriers he’s faced and the resilience and drive that pushed him to chase a career inundated with words.

To find out more about us and the Move Beyond Words project, visit movebeyondwords.co.uk

Credits

Hosts: Elizabeth Rose Arifien & Charlotte Edmonds

Producer: Chris Bristow

Art & Design: Alex Colehan

Marketing: Lucy Alves

Original Score: Tom Parker

Sound Design & Production: Serendipity Studios

This podcast has been made with the generous support of Arts Council England.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.