On this episode, to coincide with the United Nation's 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence - Bryn talks to Racheal Mutesi, Founder of Ufahari Girls in Uganda.

Racheal tells her personal story of growing up in a slum to studying apologetics at Oxford University and returning to Uganda to protect girls in the slums from sexual exploitation and violence.

Support Racheal's work by visiting ufaharigirls.com and give to their fundraiser at: https://donorbox.org/ufahari-girls-uganda

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This podcast was produced by Blue Bear Coffee Co, find out more about our mission to fight slavery through coffee, by visiting www.bluebearcoffee.com or follow us on social media @bluebearcoffeeco

The Justice and Coffee Podcast is hosted by Bryn Frere-Smith, you can follow Bryn on social media by searching @brynfreresmith 

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Studies mentioned in the podcast:

ILO Forced Marriage

Gender Based Violence in Uganda

Increase in Domestic Violence

Recorded on Thursday 9th October 2025, Bryn sits down with the Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher, for a far-reaching conversation on justice — from politics and the environment to the rise of the far right and the historic appointment of Archbishop Sarah Mullally, the first woman to lead the Church of England.

Bishop Graham reflects on the continuing turmoil in the Middle East, two years after the October 7th 2023 attacks — sharing a his account of being in Israel on that day, and in Gaza just three days before.

Amid the noise, he offers a powerful call to ruthlessly pursue peace and to rebuild mutual respect across our fractured world.

A thoughtful and hopeful listen in turbulent times.

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This podcast was produced by Blue Bear Coffee Company, find out more about our mission to fight slavery through coffee, by visiting www.bluebearcoffee.com or follow us on social media @bluebearcoffeeco

The Justice and Coffee Podcast is hosted by Bryn Frere-Smith, you can follow Bryn on social media by searching @brynfreresmith 

Write to us via either profile and suggest new themes and podcast guests.

On this episode Bryn talks to Giorgia Dona, Academic, Activist and Professor of Forced Migration and Refugee Studies at the University of East London.

The Uk seems to be pulling in different directions as we see an increasingly number of people protesting against the high numbers of immigrants coming to this country. 

With the Union flag being waved outside refugee hotels and chants of "out out out" ringing in our streets, we thought it might help to bring on an expert and bring some context to the time that we are experiencing. Is anti-immigrant sentiment at an all time high or have we been here before?

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This podcast was produced by Blue Bear Coffee Company, find out more about our mission to fight slavery through coffee, by visiting www.bluebearcoffee.com or follow us on social media @bluebearcoffeeco

The Justice and Coffee Podcast is hosted by Bryn Frere-Smith, you can follow Bryn on social media by searching @brynfreresmith 

Write to us via either profile and suggest new themes and podcast guests.

On this episode Bryn talks to film maker and campaigner Barak Laub about his documentary Volunteers Needed and the discovery he made when travelling Nepal. 

Approximately 80% of children in orphanages have at least one living parent, so why, in some parts of the world, are orphan numbers dropping whilst orphanages are increasing in number?

Is it possible that well-meaning travellers looking to volunteer in an orphanage are actually part of the problem?

Find our more about Barak and his campaign at: https://www.volunteersneededthefilm.com/

This podcast was produced by Blue Bear Coffee Co. and narrated by Bryn Frere-Smith. Follow us at: @bluebearcoffeeco @brynfreresmith

Books referred to in the Pod:

The Jungle - Upton Sinclair

Bad Aid - Dambisa Moyo

Where Helping Hurts - Steve Corbett & Brian Fikkert

Theme tune, Spotless Rose by Matt Tinsley

On this episode, ahead of the 2025 Women’s Football European Championships, Bryn has coffee with Sarah De Carvalho, former TV producer turned humanitarian, who shares the story behind IT'S A PENALTY, the largest and fastest growing anti-trafficking campaign organisation in the world.

Sarah talks about her pivot from working in TV to spending a decade serving the street children of Brazil. She also shares how she has come to partner with some of the world’s most famous faces and biggest brands around the largest sporting events, in a united mission to end human trafficking.

Great listen for budding entrepreneurs and humanitarians alike.

Follow their latest campaign on social media @its_apenalty and find out more by visiting itsapenalty.org

This podcast was produced by Blue Bear Coffee Co. visit us for coffee, blogs and podcasts for coffee lovers with hearts for justice at bluebearcoffee.com and follow us on social media @bluebearcoffeeco and @brynfreresmith

In this episode, relaunching the new season of the J&C Podcast, Bryn sits down at the Blue Bear Coffee Shop in Tombland, Norwich to discuss all things politics with local Labour Member of Parliament Clive Lewis.

Clive has spent ten years in Westminster campaigning against examples of blatant cronyism, corruption and political hypocrisy and is currently leading the charge against the UK's exploitative private water industry. 

Follow Clive on social media in his fight against dirty water @labourlewis

Watch the BBC Panorama episode on Severn Trent Water here.

Follow Blue Bear Coffee Co. and our Blue Bear Freedom Foundation on the below handles.

@bluebearcoffeeco @bluebeartombland @brynfreresmith

This show is sponsored by Oakwood Risk & Resilience Ltd, find out more at www.oakwoodriskgroup.com and www.oakwoodrisktraining.com 

In this episode, Ryna Sherazi, Director of Communications from Anti Slavery International, takes people through the fundamentals of modern slavery and human trafficking.

Released on International Anti-Slavery Day, we wanted to return to this issue and review what has changed since the estimated number of people living in slavery rose from 40 to 50 million people, that's 1 in every 150 of us! How can this be!?

Please share this episode with a friend, family member or colleague who may be interested in finding out more about this issue and what they can do about it.

Find out more about Anti Slavery International by visiting their website: www.antislavery.org

Sign the petition to ban imports from countries who profit from forced labour at: www.coalitiontostopslavery.org 

This podcast was recorded on 17th October 2022 and produced  by Blue Bear Coffee Co. discover how to fight slavery through coffee at our website: www.bluebearcoffee.com

In this episode Bryn talks to the UK Barrister and Founder of the Malawi Bail Project, Charlotte Mackenzie.

Charlotte grew up in south London with an interest in law that prompted her to take an evening class. She went on to pass the bar and take chambers in 42 Bedford Row where she currently practices as a family law Barrister.

When she was 21, Charlotte took a short-term legal internship in Malawi which changed her life forever and led to the creation of a charity aimed at educating thousands of Malawian people to their rights and releasing hundreds from illegal detention and imprisonment.

You can find out more about the work of the Malawi Bail Project by visiting their website here.

You can find out more about The Centre for Human Rights Education Advice and Assistance (CHREEA) here.

This podcast was recorded on 1st September 2022 and produced by Blue Bear Coffee Co. Visit us at bluebearcoffee.com

In this episode Bryn talks to the Lawyer, human rights Advocate and Beauty Queen Eleonora Penagos. Since being crowned Miss Bogota, Eleonora has used her profile to raise awareness about the issue of human trafficking and the exploitation of children in Colombia. As she competes in the country's largest beauty pageant we ask, is this the right platform to use?

Listen in and share your thoughts.

Message us on instagram @bluebearcoffeeco or tweet Bryn @BrynFrere

You can follow Eleonora's progress on instagram @eleonorapenagos

The organisations Eleonora mentions in the podcast are:

Fundacion Vida Nueva - https://vidanuevaparacolombia.org/

Refugee and Immigration Centre for Education and Legal Services https://www.raicestexas.org/

This podcast was recorded on 10th August 2022 and produced by Blue Bear Coffee Co. Visit us at bluebearcoffee.com

Cristina shares her story of growing up in post-communist Romania and how her early life experiences prepared her for a future of fighting today’s war on injustice. She also discusses the current state of modern slavery in the UK and highlights some of the areas in urgent need of improvement.

You can find out more about Justice and Care by visiting their website: www.justiceandcare.org and following them on social media @justiceandcare

This podcast was recorded on the 25th of March 2022 and produced by Blue Bear Coffee Co. follow us on social media @bluebearcoffeeco or visit us at www.bluebearcoffee.com

Show notes

BBC Documentary on Romanian teenage girls being trafficked into the sex industry: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0013x9q/sold-sex-slaves-next-door