Seraphina Speaks

Anyone who thinks they don't smell is kidding themselves. Body odour is a gift that keeps on giving. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you'll learn about:

• What it takes to be an expert and why Seraphina calls herself one

• Who smells of cheese and who smells oniony

• What "bunny sniffs" are

• How our body odour is affected by what we eat

• The signature smell we each have

• How to tell someone they smell

• The link between disgust for body odour and social discrimination

The Kid CEO family friendly podcast is reviewed and listeners hear about the anti-bullying organisation Cool & Dupe!

In this episode you'll hear from 1) my trusty sidekick triplet brothers Montgomery and Horatio 2) new UK-based correspondent Gabe and 3) Benjamin Young, Associate Professor of Philosophy. They all share their views on body odour and smells, in their own ways.

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Credits:

• Hosted by Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Written and produced by Danusia Malina-Derben + Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Mixed + Mastered by Marie Kruz

• Cover art by Anthony Oram

Anyone who thinks they don't smell is kidding themselves. Body odour is a gift that keeps on giving. In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you'll learn about:

• What it takes to be an expert and why Seraphina calls herself one

• Who smells of cheese and who smells oniony

• What "bunny sniffs" are

• How our body odour is affected by what we eat

• The signature smell we each have

• How to tell someone they smell

• The link between disgust for body odour and social discrimination

The Kid CEO family friendly podcast is reviewed and listeners hear about the anti-bullying organisation Cool & Dupe!

In this episode you'll hear from 1) my trusty sidekick triplet brothers Montgomery and Horatio 2) new UK-based correspondent Gabe and 3) Benjamin Young, Associate Professor of Philosophy. They all share their views on body odour and smells, in their own ways.

Want to get involved?

• Become a Correspondent

• Join us on Substack

• Follow us on Instagram

• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (I'll shout you out!)

• Advertising Inquiries here

Credits:

• Hosted by Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Written and produced by Danusia Malina-Derben + Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Mixed + Mastered by Marie Kruz

• Cover art by Anthony Oram

Pockets are political. They're not a small item in clothes, though it could seem that way.

In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you'll learn about:

• The importance of pockets for girls and women

• The history of pockets

• How pockets became a feature then shrank

• The link between women's pockets and the gender pay gap

The Show about Science is reviewed and you'll hear from fellow child host Nate who shares what he loves about being a veteran podcaster.

In these episodes you'll hear from 1) Seraphina's trusty sidekick triplet brothers Montgomery and Horatio and 2) famous podcaster Avery Trufelman, host of Articles of Interest , a show about what we wear, sharing her views on pocket sexism and ways to secure pocket equality.

Want to get involved?

• Become a Correspondent

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Credits:

• Hosted by Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Written and produced by Danusia Malina-Derben + Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Mixed + Mastered by Marie Kruz

• Cover art by Anthony Oram

Pockets are political. They're not a small item in clothes, though it could seem that way.

In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you'll learn about:

• The importance of pockets for girls and women

• The history of pockets

• How pockets became a feature then shrank

• The link between women's pockets and the gender pay gap

The Show about Science is reviewed and you'll hear from fellow child host Nate who shares what he loves about being a veteran podcaster.

In these episodes you'll hear from 1) Seraphina's trusty sidekick triplet brothers Montgomery and Horatio and 2) famous podcaster Avery Trufelman, host of Articles of Interest , a show about what we wear, sharing her views on pocket sexism and ways to secure pocket equality.

Want to get involved?

• Become a Correspondent

• Email me

• Join us on Substack

• Follow us on Instagram

• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (I'll shout you out!)

Credits:

• Hosted by Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Written and produced by Danusia Malina-Derben + Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Mixed + Mastered by Marie Kruz

• Cover art by Anthony Oram

Opening this Season with a Big Bang: On Lying.

In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you'll learn about:

• Seraphina's Whopper Lie and how it was received

• How often people lie

• Who lies most and how often teens lie to their parents

• Different ways to think about truth telling and lies

• Social rules that expect us to lie yet to be honest also

• The most common lie

• The biggest lie of all time

The Dream Big family friendly podcast is reviewed and listeners are challenged to find out whether host Seraphina is lying or telling the truth!

In this episode you'll hear from 1) my trusty sidekick triplet brothers Montgomery and Horatio 2) new States-based correspondent Mae and 3) Glennon Doyle, Abby Warmbach and Amanda Doyle. They all share their views on lying in their own ways.

Want to get involved?

• Become a Correspondent

• Join us on Substack

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• Advertising Inquiries here

Credits:

• Hosted by Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Written and produced by Danusia Malina-Derben + Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Mixed + Mastered by Marie Kruz

• Cover art by Anthony Oram

Opening this Season with a Big Bang: On Lying.

In the Main Episode and the Behind The Scenes Bulletin you'll learn about:

• Seraphina's Whopper Lie and how it was received

• How often people lie

• Who lies most and how often teens lie to their parents

• Different ways to think about truth telling and lies

• Social rules that expect us to lie yet to be honest also

• The most common lie

• The biggest lie of all time

The Dream Big family friendly podcast is reviewed and listeners are challenged to find out whether host Seraphina is lying or telling the truth!

In this episode you'll hear from 1) my trusty sidekick triplet brothers Montgomery and Horatio 2) new States-based correspondent Mae and 3) Glennon Doyle, Abby Warmbach and Amanda Doyle. They all share their views on lying in their own ways.

Want to get involved?

• Become a Correspondent

• Join us on Substack

• Follow us on Instagram

• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (I'll shout you out!)

• Advertising Inquiries here

Credits:

• Hosted by Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Written and produced by Danusia Malina-Derben + Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Mixed + Mastered by Marie Kruz

• Cover art by Anthony Oram

Season 2 of Seraphina Speaks: For Children Who Think is coming soon! This is a trailer to let you know that early next month we'll begin dropping eight regular-season episodes again.

In this trailer you'll learn about which topics I'm tackling this season. Plus you'll also hear from a mighty legend of a podcaster who is one of my featured guests this season!

Want to get involved?

• Become a Correspondent

• Email me

• Join us on Substack

• Follow us on Instagram

• Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts (I'll shout you out!)

Credits:

• Hosted by Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Written and produced by Danusia Malina-Derben + Seraphina Malina-Derben

• Mixed + Mastered by Marie Cruz

• Cover art by Anthony Oram

Closing our this Season with a quick review of how featuring my triplet brothers, Montgomery and Horatio, is going. I couldn't tell if it would be a smooth experience until I tried, obviously. You'll hear my update on the situation in this tiny behind the scenes bulletin. Share your tips on managing your siblings to [email protected]

You'll also learn that Seraphina Speaks is expanding to now work with sponsors as this show has grown even more popular. Plus if you'd like to know more about what I'm doing as a social commentator, come on over and subscribe to my Substack here

Time is precious whatever our age. Wasting our time on conversation topics that bore us can feel pretty mindless. In todays episode I explore the idea of things I don't care about. You'll hear examples of conversations that fall into this category. My triplet brothers, Montgomery and Horatio will probably make you almost fall sleep UNLESS you're into the topics they are passionate about. I find that hard to believe but it's possible!

You'll learn about one topic I drone on about to anyone who will listen. That's also possibly a subject my family would say they don't care about! Perhaps you have topics you like to talk over but secretly people roll their eyes about! We really do all have things we don't care about.

If this is true, we might want to reflect on how we manage ourselves when people decide to share about things they care about but we don't. I explore ways I deal with these situations and accept I may need to develop different strategies.

In this episode I also review the Growing Up Powerful Podcast from Rebel Girls. I'm a fan of Rebel Girls in general. I'm committed to examining things critically so you'll hear the question I have about the hosts I can't find the answer for online. It's an important question. If you have the answer let me know.

I hope this episode sparks ideas for you . If it does, could this be the day you leave me a positive review on whichever podcast platform you prefer to listen in on?

And don't forget, if you want to get involved and join my correspondent team, all you have to do is leave a review for this show on your favorite podcast app (you name and what you like about this podcast) and send me a screenshot. Then I'll be in touch with more information about coming on my show!

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Sponsorship ideas and offers are always welcome to land in my email at [email protected] or to my Substack.

Let's make bad habits normal, could we agree on this?. In todays behind the scenes bulletin you'll hear about even more so-called bad habits including how a particular one sparked a mega successful TV show.

You'll learn why I believe that asking neurodiverse people to change bad habits may be unkind. Plus, I encourage listeners to start up conversations about reframing bad habits at school, at home and in friendship groups. Let me know about your bad habits and how you reframe them!!

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