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Hi Guys, Sorry for the late upload it was due to technical difficulties. In this episode, we discuss how having to read between the lines can either help or hinder effective communication between partners, colleagues, friends etc. How skilled are you at Reading Between the Lines? Have you ever gotten it wrong?Join the conversation and let us know!

For this season, we are airing our episodes LIVE on our Facebook page and Youtube channel every Friday at 8pm GMT! Join us and participate live in our conversations!

** A very special thank you to Northern Ireland and UK Artist Tanaka X for our new theme music! ** Go follow and check him out on IG @TanakaX and across Social Media!

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Hello Guys!

We are back with a new and dynamic Season 3! In this our first episode, the ladies give you an idea of what they have been up to over the past few months and discuss Code Switching. Do you use it? When and why? Is there a good reason to code-switch sometimes?

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Season 3 Ep 1 airs 9:30pm GMT Friday 18th November, 2021!

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Love is in the air and wedding bells are ringing this season - but what happens when things don't quite go as planned?  In this light hearted episode, the ladies share hilarious stories of their wedding experiences - for one of the hosts, it's a case of 'if anything could go wrong, it definitely did'!  They also give some insights into how weddings are done in their own cultures and offer some advice for intending couples.  Sit back with a cuppa and enjoy this laugh out loud episode.   

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In today’s episode, in recognition of Africa Week, we highlight the United Nations designated International Decade for People of African Descent. The decade runs from 2015-2024. The theme of the Decade is: “People of African descent: recognition, justice and development.” 

We would like to raise the volume on this so that it gets the recognition and buy-in that it should within our community and beyond.

We welcome guests: Dr. Livingstone Thompson – a theologian, lecturer and cultural competency consultant of Jamaican descent who is the current Chair of the African & Caribbean Support Organisation Northern Ireland (ACSONI) and Ms. Lori Gatsi-Barnett- originally from Zimbabwe who is an entrepreneur, co-founder of Join Her Network and Chair of the Strategy Group at ACSONI.

Together, we speak on the need to amplify this decade. We hope you enjoy the conversation.

This episode and all other episodes can also be viewed on our YouTube Channel: UnMute Now. Find us on Social Media: FB and IG - UnMute Now and Twitter: UnMuteNow1.

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The 25th of May is Africa Day and we have partnered with the African & Caribbean Support Organisation Northern Ireland (ACSONI)  to highlight brilliant stories  and initiatives being undertaken in various fields across a few  countries on the continent. Technological and Social advancements are  playing a big role in shaping and re-shaping many African countries. We start the conversation with our guests Nigerian Gloria Bolarinwa a Biomedical Scientist currently based in Wales and Elly Omondi Odhiambo originally from Kenya who is a journalist and activist based in Northern Ireland.

Enjoy a special feature with drumming by Ghanian Thomas Anang and listen as we describe some tasty food prepared by Kamissa Tacogne from Cote D’Ivoire.

This episode and all other episodes can also be viewed on our You Tube Channel: UnMute Now. Find us on Social Media: FB and IG - UnMute Now and Twitter: UnMuteNow1.

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In this episode, UnMute Now lifts the veil & raises the volume on domestic violence against women. DV cases have risen sharply since the pandemic, not just in Northern Ireland but across the globe. Our guests Rev. Nicole Ashwood (World Council of Churches) Rebecca Grounds (Belfast & Lisburn Women's Aid) offer practical solutions, advice and support. One brave survivor who goes by "Precious" shares her story. We have distorted her voice for the purpose of anonymity. Find us on: YouTube and on other Podcast platforms: @UnMute Now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeart radio, PocketCast! Like, comment, rate and review!

#triggerwarning #DomesticViolence #genderbasedviolence #breakthesilence #unmutenowpodcast #raisingthevolume on the whispered conversations in our communities. 

Since the 8th and 9th of April, the La Soufriere volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent & the Grenadines has been erupting consistently. There was an evacuation of over 10,000 people from the Red Zone to a safer part of the island in the Green Zone. However, recurrent eruptions and thick clouds of ash which cover a large portion of the island has traveled as far as St Lucia and Barbados; this has compounded the disastrous effects of the volcano on the people and island itself. The island is also dealing with the current Covid-19 pandemic like the rest of the world and also a recent Dengue fever outbreak. In this special episode, UnMute Now speaks with guests Dr. Rose-Ann Smith who is a Natural Disaster Management Consultant and Lecturer at the University of the West Indies (Mona Campus) and the St. Vincent Consul General in Northern Ireland Dr. Christopher Stange about the impact of this humanitarian crisis on St. Vincent and if there is a way to move forward.

** A very special thank you to Northern Ireland and UK Artist Tanaka X  for our new theme music! ** Go follow and check him out on IG @TanakaX  and across Social Media!

Leave us a voice message on Anchor, follow, like and rate us on Apple Podcasts and across our other Podcast and social media platforms!

We are @UnMuteNow on Instagram, On FaceBook www.facebookcom/unmutenow , Twitter: @unmutenow1

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