Youth Rising by NCS

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our sixteenth and final episode of this series, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation.

We held a Zoom discussion with Muhsin and Lottie, lead by our reporter Sofie, about how apps change the way we communicate. Talking about pre lockdown, post lockdown and the future of communication. We also look at Muhsin’s app that he has created ‘Al-Ihsan Marriage’, designed to help Muslims meet their future partners. 

Then Tapiwa and Eva share their thoughts about life after lockdown; their hopes of what life will be like, based on what they’ve learned about themselves, about others and about the world.

We want to hear from you and your thoughts on life after lockdown. Follow this link to find out how you can get involved: https://wearencs.com/blog/life-after-lockdown

This is the final episode of this series as we’ll be taking a short break before returning, please subscribe to the podcast and keep an eye on our socials for updates. 

 

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind this episode is:

Presenter – Elena 

Presenter – Muhsin

Researcher - Lottie

Reporter – Tapiwa

Reporter – Eva 

Reporter – Sofie 

Editor – Paige 

Editor – Marcel

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Youth Rising is a podcast made by young people for young people, with stories from across England. We’ve strictly adhered to the government’s lockdown rules and this episode was recorded entirely remotely.

For our 15th episode we’re discussing homelessness. We’ve got a jam-packed episode with interviews ranging from what is homelessness and how we can help, to period poverty and how the situation has changed since the pandemic.

Firstly Callen speaks with Jonners Baker from Revive Cafe. The cafe is part of Restore in Sheffield, which looks after vulnerable people in the area from shelters to soup kitchens, they’re supporting the homeless. Pubudika chats to Anita Kerwin-Nye from the Youth Hostel Association, about how they’ve transformed their hostels into emergency accommodation; and Katherine from The Bloody Box Project speaks to Sofie about their campaign against period poverty. And if that wasn’t enough, we’ve also got the Lockdown Lowdown, and it’s all about acts of kindness.

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind the episode is: 

Presenter – Elena

Researcher – Abraham

Reporter - Callen

Reporter - Pubudika

Reporter - Sofie

Editor - Solly

Editor - Joe

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Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our 14th episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation. 

 

Firstly we look at communities, the groups that have continued to grow and new groups that have formed in the lockdown. Our reporter’s Llewelyn, Eva and Samuel held a discussion with Pinewood Judo Club’s Head Coach Mark Fricker and Tom Ottway the founder of ‘From Home’ 

In this week’s isolation diaries we challenged Caitlin to learn Spanish and Samuel to play the guitar. And if you’re stuck for some new games to play The Lockdown Lowdown is all about games and gaming. 

 

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind the episode is: 

Presenter – Muhsin

Researcher – Caitlin

Reporter - Eva

Reporter - Llewelyn

Reporter - Samuel

Editor - Opeyemi

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Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our 13th episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation. 

Firstly we look at coming out stories, focusing on ethnic minority families. Our reporters Lottie and Chloe talk to their friends who still haven’t told their families that they are gay and talk about how they are coping in lockdown.

We challenged some of the team to upscale items in their wardrobe for our isolation diaries. And if you’re stuck for something to listen to The Lockdown Lowdown is all about Music and Podcasts

 

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind this episode is:

 

Presenter – Muhsin

Researcher/Reporter - Lottie

Reporter – Tapiwa

Reporter – Chloe

Editor – Sofie

Editor – Paige 

Editor – Marcel

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Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our twelfth episode, we are sticking to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you youth driven stories from young people across England in isolation.

Firstly our reporter Pubudika is finding out what it’s like as a young carer and how that’s changed since lockdown. 

Inspired by last week’s interview episode about keeping fit, some of the team take on the Joe Wicks PE challenge for the isolation diaries, and finally - after all that exercise, we’re off to the kitchen for the Lockdown Lowdown: Cooking Edition. 

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind this episode is: 

Host – Elena

Researcher – Abraham

Reporter – Pubudika

Reporter – Callen

Reporter – Sofie

Editor – Abbie

Editor - Solly

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Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our 11th episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation.

In this episode we speak to Manchester City and England footballer Jill Scott. Jill has been inspiring everyone with daily football drills on social media encouraging us to stay active and help improve our footballing technique. 

We also hear how the lockdown has effected the daily routines of Eva and Llewelyn during the Easter Break. Plus we bring you our Lockdown Lowdown: Talking about all the things we’ve done to stay active during this time. 

 

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind this episode is:

Presenter - Elena 

Researcher – Caitlin

Researcher – Lottie

Reporter - Chloe

Reporter - Eve

Reporter - Llywelyn

Editor - Opeyemi

Editor - Samuel

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Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our tenth episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation.

In the first section we held a zoom discussion lead by our reporter Tapiwa on the effect’s Covid-19 has had on Education. Then we hear how the lockdown has effected the daily routines of Chloe and Marcel. We also bring you our Lockdown Lowdown: Talking about all the interesting things we’ve done during this time. 

 

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind this episode is:

Presenter – Muhsin

Researcher - Lottie

Reporter – Tapiwa

Reporter – Chloe

Editor – Paige 

Editor – Marcel

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Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England speaking about Youth Driven Stories.

For our ninth episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from young people across England in isolation. Firstly Sofie, Callen and Abraham share how their week has changed in their isolation diaries, then Abbie and Pubudika discuss what the impact of the school closures may have on their futures. We also bring you our Lockdown Lowdown: Streaming Edition where the Youth Rising team recommend the best things to watch during lockdown.

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind this episode is:

Presenter - Elena

Reporter - Sofie

Reporter - Callen

Reporter - Abraham

Reporter - Abbie

Reporter - Pubudika

Editor - Joe

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Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England speaking about Youth Driven Stories. In our eighth episode we look at the effects the music industry has on mental health. Singer, Songwriter and Musical Theatre star Joe McElderry lifts the lid on his career from winning X Factor at 18 to recently celebrating 10 years in the industry and talking about the impact the music industry has had on his mental health.

 

In our second story, we held a round table discussion led by reporter Chloe Taylor focusing on Non-Binary awareness and the challenges the North, South divide has on raising awareness. Chloe is joined by our group editor Paige and makeup artist, writer and model Umber Ghauri. 

 

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind this episode is:

 

Presenter - Muhsin

Researcher – Caitlin

Researcher – Lottie

Reporter - Chloe

Reporter - Eva

Reporter - Llywelyn 

Editor - Opeyemi

Editor - Samuel 

Editor - Paige

Editor - Marcel 

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Youth Rising by NCS is made by young people from all over England speaking about youth driven stories and showcasing campaigners doing amazing things in their community. In this seventh episode we look at the story which is turning the world upside-down, the coronavirus. Steph, our reporter, talks to two people who have been socially and economically impacted since news of the virus broke in January. Firstly we hear from Yajing, who talks about the increase in racist abuse both she and her family have experienced in the last few months. Then Joshy, the general manager of La Yuan restaurant in Newcastle, explains how news of the coronavirus has been affecting his restaurant since the start of the new year. 

Since recording this episode, things may have changed, so please head to gov.uk or nhs.ukfor all the latest information, and if you are worried about your mental health, visit mind.org.uk for some helpful advice.

This podcast is created by a group of young content creators and the team behind this episode is:

Presenter – Elena

Researcher – Abraham

Reporter – Steph

Reporter – Andrew

Editor – Joe

Editor - Abbie

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