Long hours, unpredictable days, no appreciation. People say it’s the hardest job in the world, but what’s it really like coming straight out of uni and going back into the classroom? This is what it’s like to be a teacher… “It is like you’re an actor” Journalist: Ashley Partridge Producer: Aidan Judd

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Amy Machaj talks about the emotions that went along with the flooding in her home town over Christmas and finds out and how students dealt with the damage to their university (got drunk) “Basically I got more time to procrastinate”Journalist: Amy Machaj

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Last year, more young Italians moved to the UK than ever before. Our journalist Sandro Schiena interviewed a group of recent immigrants about why they made the trip to the UK and whether it lives up to their expectations. “I think people work harder in the UK… They want to achieve more than we do.” Journalist: Sandro Schiena Producer: Aidan Judd

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Kitty, 19, is a professional stripper and the East London Stripper Collective’s youngest recruit. The Collective is a union that fights for better workplace conditions for its members, and to break the stigma that surrounds the profession. “A lot of people, if I say I’m a stripper they’re like, ‘Oh no, let’s just say that you’re a dancer…’ And I’m like, ‘No, I’m a stripper…I like that word, I don’t think it should be a dirty word’.“Journalist and Producer: Beth Young

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Listen to an insight into what it’s like dating older men and what made Sonia go online to look for them.“All I need is company and a good time with someone interesting”Journalist: Beth Young Producer: Cheeka Eyers

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Josh talks about his decision to share his diet with the internet and talk online about his biggest insecurity – gynaecomastia (enlargement of a man’s breasts) “The goal isn’t to be able to look in the mirror and think ‘yeah, you are one handsome devil.” Journalist: Beth Young

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Jack Elsom talks about why he’s a young Conservative supporter, what it’s like being an under 20 pro-Tory and why he thinks more of us will be voting blue in the next election. “We do have to accept and be tolerant of people that don’t match the preconceived wisdom of what we judge to be normal and mainstream.”

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Nothing is more fascinating than the truth, and there's no faking it here. Real tales, real people, and real life. What's your story? Tell us here on Podium.me

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An insight into how it feels to be a woman walking alone at night, and how universal an experience it can be. This project asked seven women from around the world how they feel and what they do when walking alone at night.Journalist and producer: Katie Callin

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We spoke to 6 people that want to put a stop to mental health being so misunderstood. They share their stories about what it was like being diagnosed to where they are now."I just needed to take my anger out on something, so I decided to take it out on myself."Producer: Cheeka Eyers @CheekaEyers

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