Women Today

A jam-packed Women Today Podcast with Love Tech's Lydia Barbara, Elissa Morris and Jade Zorab, cancer-survivor Millie Blenkinsop-French talks about her self-confessed activism, Chloe Sloane and Finnola Martin discuss the work they're doing for the Developing Orphans Charity, Rona Halsall gives us an insight into the making of her latest book and we have Roy Moore and Connor Cummins on the Conister Rock!

Alison Lynch talks about a positive start to 2019 after her battle with cancer , "Mrs Yorkshire" the Baking Bard (Carol Ellis) reads her wonderful New Year poem and the legendary Mitch Murray joins us on Conister Rocks.

Christy was joined on the #MRConisterRock on January 4th 2019 by Mitch Murray, multi-award winning songwriter, author, after dinner speaker and proud father to two daughters who are themselves West End Stars. He shared fantastic stories about rubbing shoulders - and working with - some of the biggest names in showbiz, from The Beatles to Georgie Fame, Tony Christie Gerry and the Pacemakers; he gave hints and tips on how to write a hit song, told tales of escaping German bombers in the 2nd World War and of course shared some of his favourite music by other artists, from Bing Crosby through to little known Italian bands who have covered his own songs.

Social media gets blamed for a great many things in our daily lives nowadays; it does have its benefits for sure, but when it comes to love, are those rose-tinted glasses blinding us to what true love really is - and possibly even ruining our relationships? Christy speaks with two women from very different backgrounds - anthropologist Dr Anna Machin and dating expert, Kate Taylor from Match.com - to try and find out about what is being called The Love Filter...

You’d think that mums who are bold enough to set up business from home while also looking after the children and all that goes with would be admired and respected for their choices. But of course we live in a labels world now and apparently the incredibly patronising term ‘mumpreneur’ is increasingly in use - and it's putting people off. Part of the problem of course is that you would never hear the equivalent ‘Dadpreneur’. But should this put you off starting a new business from your kitchen table? Christy caught up with Jo Fairley – founder of Green and Black’s chocolate – to find out what’s really wrong with terms like this. And if you’re on a mission this New Year to start a New Venture, don’t be put off - she has some great advice from MoneyCorp to help break through some of those business barriers.

Beth and Christy find out about break-dancing, the First Point Portal Project, a special chair at Milntown, naturopathy and men's mental health.

Did you know that the fashion industry is responsible for 92m tons of waste dumped in UK landfills every year? Oxfam has conducted some research showing that almost 3/4 of Brits will buy one or more new item of clothing specifically for the Christmas party season, splashing out an average of £106... the spend equates to about £3.5 BILLION on new clothes for Christmas, with eight million items that will only be worn ONCE. The charity wants people to think about the implications for buying disposable – or ‘fast’ - fashion that is worn once at Christmas and then thrown away – whether that means wearing an item again or giving it away..Christy DeHaven and Sarah Hendy spoke with fashion activist and former Clothes Show presenter,Caryn Franklin MBE, to find out what little bits we can do to help turn the textile tide.

University College has a huge number of Higher Education courses, from cookery to ceramics, gardening to astronomy. And last week, there was a very special occasion at the Homefield Road building, which highlighted not only the diversity of classes and students, but also the importance of these courses to the community. Christy went to find out more- and ended up coming away with rather a lot of cake... In this interview are Principal Jo Pretty, Programme Manager for Leisure Courses Cathy Lord, Yoga teacher Barbara Thorn and class members Thelma Singler, 90, and 82 year old Jennifer Kissack

Features include dealing with pet grief, meeting the new chairman for the Manx Music Festival, the hospital chapel, QUING and Ned Kennaugh on Conister Rocks.

By now, some of you may already know the name Lale Sokolov. The remarkable story of his time in Auschwitz has become a best selling book after an encounter with screenwriter Heather Morris led to the formation of a very important friendship. Lale was largely responsible for creating the most iconic, identifying feature of the Holocaust- the blue numbers that he was made to tattoo onto fellow prisoners' arms. What makes this story so memorable is his incredible zest for life – and the love story that developed against all odds, one that became a romance surviving for 60 years, decades after the camps closed. Difficult though the story is, it is a story of hope and of courage. Christy spoke with Heather to find out more about Lale and how she came to write the extraordinary book.