The Unexceptionals

This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) are interviewing James; an aspiring voice actor. We chat to him about how offensive language can insidiously enter people's everyday vernacular, how academic success is praised too highly and his very own Goofy Movie moment in high school.

[Recorded October 2020]

This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) are interviewing Shayla; a British postal worker by day and burlesque performer Petit Pois (@petitpoisburlesque) by night. We chat to her about the struggle of getting into drama school, managing a day job AND a creative job and why we feel so awkward when we see people crying on trains.

Hey everyone and welcome to The Unexceptionals podcast.

This podcasts celebrates every day people and we get a chance to share their amazing stories. Each episode we interview and 'everyday person' - someone just like me or you. We chat to them about some of their unexceptional moments as well as laughing and learning.

So come on down and have a listen to hosts Ciara and Anita interviewing someone truly exceptional.

This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) are interviewing Annie; a ROTC college student. We chat to her about what it’s like training with students from Ivy League colleges, living in a fit n’ healthy town and her at-home DIY beauty projects.

This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) are interviewing Jemma; the Vice Chair of Norfolk based charity ‘Breastfeeding Mum Meets’ (Twitter - @BFMumMeets and Instagram - @breastfeeding_mum_meets). We chat to her travelling to Japan with a baby, how ‘Informed in Best’ is better than ‘Breast is Best’ and her amazing experience travelling across Europe as a solo female traveller.

[Recorded February 2020]

This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) are interviewing Fran; a high school sociology teacher. We chat to her about living and working abroad in Malawi and Berlin, her earlier teaching life as an English teacher and her time working under a former MP.

[Recorded February 2020]

This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) are interviewing Em; a software tester. We chatted to her about what drove her to create her film podcast Verbal Diorama (@VerbalDiorama), what life is like as the only female software tester in her team and her rebellious teenage years.

This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) aren’t interviewing anyone because this is the second part of the bonus episode. This special episode sees the pair spending some time talking about Black Lives Matter, racism and the far right.

This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) aren’t interviewing anyone in this bonus episode. This special episode sees the pair spending some time talking about COVID-19, lockdown and transphobia.

Recorded June 2020.

This episode, hosts Ciara Jack (@_ciarajack) and Anita Ncube (@anitancubed) are interviewing Sophie (@InfraRedRum); a fourth year PhD student. We chat to her about all the science she's doing, the relief that came with her bipolar disorder diagnosis and the meaning behind her social media handle.

*DISCLAIMER: We do talk about mental health, depression and eating disorders in this episode.

[Recorded June 2019]