Poor Lass Podcast

Eyuppp, we're back! It's been a while and we can't even tell you what we've been doing honestly but here we are. Back chatting again aren't wi.

In this episode we chat about class identity these days with everyone dealing with the cost of living crisis, what it's like for young people and how they see class in 2023, the price of lurpak, trying to create new and joyous content when the world is shiiiit (tiktok here we come), going back to analog, creating a fan club and looking forward to what Poor Lass could be in the future!

As part of our 10th anniversary celebrations, we're going back to where it all began - the zine!

This special episode has us go back and read all the amazing stories from our first ever issue all about WORK! We read a bunch of excellent quotes from some top working class legends and also chat about some of the main themes shared by lots of folks: working class work ethic, the things our parents and guardians instill in us from young, how we understand money(catalogue life represent), realising when your family and home life isn't like your mates and of course featuring some choice regional dialect!

OMG we're only bloody turning 10! Can you believe it?!

OK so the podcast is only 5 buuuut we've been doing Poor Lass a whole TEN big years. We started out as a collective zine and put out 7 issues that totally paved the way for everything we do and say today!

In this episode we talk about our plans for our 10th birthday (we're gonna milk it for the full year btw), we reminisce, we talk about what's changed in the last 10yrs when it comes to class, what it's like to be "working class influencers" (hahaha!!) and the biggest most exciting thing...

WE HAVE A MASSIVE GIVEAWAY REVEAL (1hr 7mins in) you're not even gonna believe it. Listen in to find out what's at stake and what you have to do to win, make sure you use #PoorLass10 to enter!

Just in time for xmas, here's another bumper 2hr edition banger of an episode with a theme we know you're gonna buzz off - home decor!

In this episode we talk about how live laugh love is a class issue, we introduce a new segment 'is it posh or is it not,' we discuss how pot animals have been gentrified, how it's an Instagram trend to make it look like your house is half finished, what appliances make you nouveau riche, decorative plates, what working class people have on their fridge and SO MUCH MORE!

This is a super special episode in partnership with Barnsley Civic as part of their No Boundaries season. No Boundaries is a season of exhibitions, performances, community projects and workshops amplifying the voices and creativity of disabled artists as well as other communities under-represented in the arts and exploring the barriers that those communities face in society.

For this episode, we're teaming up with the incredible Drawn Poorly zine to talk about the intersections of class with disability & illness. Drawn Poorly collates stories from people of all backgrounds and experiences and creates a safe space to tell them. We chat to Rose who is behind the zine and two contributors: Bhav & Peg. Bhav shares her experience of PCOS & endometriosis and Peg shares their experience of fibromyalgia & mental health. We talk about access to diagnosis and support, what it's like to work while in pain, benefits and the UK system (including PIP assessments) and as always, how we can all be kinder and have more empathy for those around us.

This is a super special episode in partnership with Barnsley Civic as part of their No Boundaries season. No Boundaries is a season of exhibitions, performances, community projects and workshops amplifying the voices and creativity of disabled artists as well as other communities under-represented in the arts and exploring the barriers that those communities face in society.

For this episode, we're exploring the intersections between class and disability and have invited special guest Sarah along. Sarah talks about what it's like to be autistic and looks back on her childhood, discusses the fact women are under-diagnosed, what it's actually like to get diagnosed, how becoming a parent shifted things for how she was able to cope and where she's at now. As ever, we finish on what people can do to be kinder and how the world can be more accommodating to those with autism

This is a super special episode in partnership with Barnsley Civic as part of their No Boundaries season. No Boundaries is a season of exhibitions, performances, community projects and workshops amplifying the voices and creativity of disabled artists as well as other communities under-represented in the arts and exploring the barriers that those communities face in society.

For this episode, we're exploring the intersections between class and disability and have invited the very excellent Rachel along. Rachel shares her experience of hearing loss and discusses what diagnosis looks like, disclosure and agency, being able to share her needs, societal and internalized shame, the politics behind identifying with the word Deaf and also disabled, barriers to work and communication, how covid-19 impacted on the Deaf and hard of hearing community and how we can all help to make their lives easier

Welcome to our suuuper special episode LIVE from London's Southbank Centre! We've hit the big time guys, check us out. Em's Dad said she'll be a diva now 'like Katie Price.'

Big thanks to Scottee for inviting us to take part in Council Culture, a weekend full of awesome working class legends doing their thing on the Southbank's outdoor stage.

For this episode, our theme is TALKIN TELLY!

We talk about our fave working class TV shows, characters and actors. We discuss who would play us in a film (dahling!), what shows we'd watch if we had to pick one forever, the set up for watching telly, big tellys being a classic way to shame the way working class folks spend their money and lot's more

PETITION TO GET US ON GOGGLEBOX!

This is part two of our new series where we chat to people about their experiences of the pandemic. What have people's set ups been like, how has it affected them, what are they most looking forward to doing once it's over and the big question - if the press came up to you in the street and asked you for a quote in one sentence on how the government dealt with the pandemic - what would you say?

2 mins in..Lou - Gov worker, Mum of 3 kids

23 mins in... Sy - HR worker and Mum

40 mins in... Maryam - Early Years Teacher

53 mins in... Lowri - Legal Asst

This is a super SPECIAL episode of Poor Lass Podcast where we meet 4 young people who are part of the Creative Protagonists project. Daniel, Hazel, Ed and Jevan share their experiences with us of what it's like to be a creative working-class young person in the world today. We also welcome Izzy who is part of the great work being done by Reclaim.

Working in partnership with RECLAIM, Creative Protagonists is a programme of eight young working-class artists developing their skills and creating radical artistic work. The group have been exploring social issues and themes and are creating new poetry films, exhibitions, theatre pieces and an EP. These projects are now in progress and more information will be on the Contact website soon!

RECLAIM’s groundbreaking programmes have enabled over 1,000 young leaders to critically explore the world around them and to implement powerful social change initiatives aimed at readdressing the status-quo of class-based inequality, wherever it occurs.

Contact is the leading national theatre and arts venue to place young people at the decision-making heart of everything.

Creative Protagonists is funded by Young Manchester.

To find out more head to:

https://www.reclaim.org.uk/

https://contactmcr.com/