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VENT Weekly episodes

May 18, 2020 #26 VENT Daily: Anxiety
This week, we’re putting out an episode every single day. Five conversations, all about mental health. And our hosts are choosing what to talk about. Today, Suprina wants to talk about Anxiety. We speak to PHD candidate in neuroscience Michael Papasavva and radio producer Jack Howson about their personal experiences with anxiety, and we discuss how you can tell the difference between every day anxious feelings and a possible anxiety disorder.

This episode was produced by the VENT production team: Jess Lawson, Emilia Gill, Moeed Majeed and Arlie Adlington.

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26 min
May 13, 2020 #25 'The conversations we're having will matter in the future'
This week, we're serving you a history lesson. Santos and Surpina discuss the life of British Black Panther, Olive Morris, and the importance of archives with LSE graduate and Podcaster Oumou Longley and Archive Volunteer Michael Appouh. What can history teach us about the present, and what happens when the history we learn leaves us out?
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21 min
May 11, 2020 #24 Bonus: Covid-19 Fact Checkers #2 The Virus Does Discriminate
People from Black and Asian ethnic minority backgrounds are being hit the hardest by Covid-19 and it’s got Suprina and Amelia asking some important questions. Why are their communities losing more lives to the pandemic and what can be done about it?

Part of our new Covid-19 Fact Checkers mini-series which aims to answer your questions and anxieties around Covid-19. This episode, Amelia is joined by co-host Suprina Thapa, Science Journalist, Layal Liverpool and Epidemiologist Prof. Nishi Chaturvedi.

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22 min
May 06, 2020 #23 'They're supposed to be on your side'
Amelia's a feminist, but sometimes she feels like there’s a separation between the fact she's a woman and the fact she's black - she doesn't always feel ‘seen’ in feminist spaces that are mainly full of white women. This week, we've invited scholar and activist Dr Stephanie Davis and VICE Executive Editor Zing Tsjeng to talk about the term related to Amelia's feeling: intersectionality.

This episode was produced by the VENT production team: Jess Lawson, Emilia Gill, Arlie Adlington and Moeed Majeed.

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25 min
April 29, 2020 #22 VENT Weekly Presents: VENT Documentaries S01E01
This week, we're taking a break from VENT Weekly to introduce you to our *BRAND NEW PODCAST* - VENT Documentaries. Young people from one London Borough, telling you the stories you need to hear. Episode 1 of our first series is all about Drill. If you like this episode, subscribe to VENT Documentaries wherever you listen to podcasts.
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33 min
April 22, 2020 #21 Bonus: Covid-19 Fact Checkers #1 5G?
Covid-19 is changing so much of our lives so quickly - the news is overwhelming and it’s hard to know what to believe right now. So we are launching a new mini-series on VENT Weekly: Covid-19 Fact Checkers.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed with Covid-19, this episode might not be for you. But if you do have questions or anxieties around Covid-19 that you want talked about, we got you. This episode, Amelia invites on Isaac Adjokacher and Sarah Manavis to get to the bottom of whether 5G is connected to Covid-19.

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17 min
April 15, 2020 #20 'Oh my God this is the connection I've been waiting for'
As it turns out, recording a podcast isn't the only thing you can do remotely in a Covid-19 lockdown. This episode, we're talking about getting lit - quarantine style. We speak to Club Quarantine co-founder, Brad Allen and VICE Researcher Tir Dhondy about online parties and virtual raving.
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20 min
April 08, 2020 #19 'Swimming isn't made for us'
Ok so obviously we can't go swimming right now (thanks a lot Covid-19), but we've recorded an amazing conversation on the topic anyway. We got to speak to two ex-competitive swimmers, Seren Jones and Sharna Piercy, about the barriers that stop many black women from getting involved in the sport. Seren is also a BBC journalist and her radio documentary 'Black girls don't swim' went out on the World Service last year - you can listen to it here.

This episode was produced by the VENT production team: Jess Lawson, Arlie Adlington, Emilia Gill and Moeed Majeed.

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25 min
April 01, 2020 #18 'They’re in an arena fighting 10 dragons'
We're still in isolation, and VENT Weekly host Nuradean has been playing a LOT of Fortnite recently. We invited VICE Associate Editor Ryan Bassil, and Brent-based avid gamer Kyle Edwards into our virtual studio to discuss when gaming is a healthy pastime, and when it becomes an addiction.

This episode was produced by the VENT production team: Jess Lawson, Emilia Gill, Arlie Adlington and Moeed Majeed.

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22 min
March 25, 2020 #17 'I tried to achieve my way out of stuff'
We're in self isolation baby! The world is feeling hard to deal with right now, and most of us are feeling more anxious than normal. So we thought this would be a good time to talk about mental health. We video-chat with comedian and BBC Journalist Jordan Dunbar and a fellow Brent resident of ours, Andre Sylvester, about our own experiences of therapy, and the state of the therapy industry in the UK.

This episode was produced by the VENT production team: Jess Lawson, Arlie Adlington, Emilia Gill and Moeed Majeed.

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28 min