The Social Matters Podcast
Three friends that happen to be social workers discuss current social issues from their front room/studio. Expect debate and hard hitting real talk with a sprinkle of top drawer humour to keep it moving.
Podcasting since 2018 • 134 episodes
The Social Matters Podcast
Latest Episodes
Episode 7 (S8). The Kamelion app: Youth Mental Health, Reimagined (feat. Vivian Tanaka)
In this episode, we’re joined by the insightful Vivian Tanaka, creator of Kamelion, a gamified mental health and personal development app for 11–18-year-olds. Rooted in Positive Psychology, co-designed with young people, and centred on curiosit...
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Season 8
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Episode 7
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36:08
Episode 6 (S8). Allyship in Action
We have a new episode for you! In this conversation, we discuss allyship almost three years on from our first episode on the topic, a conversation that remains essential for building stronger, fairer communities.What does allyship reall...
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Season 8
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Episode 6
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28:38
Episode 5 (S8). What Does It Mean to Be British in the Current Climate?
In this episode, we dive into an important and timely question: what does it mean to be British today? Against the backdrop of a rising far-right movement and growing social divides, we explore how ideas of identity, belonging and commun...
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Season 8
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Episode 5
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37:26
BONUS EPISODE. The Next Chapter: Inside the Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding
In this episode, The Social Matters Podcast team takes you inside the launch of the Global Centre for Contextual Safeguarding, a two-day international event hosted by Durham University and created by Professor Carlene Firmin.The Centre ...
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Episode 4 (S8). Turning Experience into Empowerment. (feat. Jade Barnett)
In this episode, we’re joined by the inspiring Jade Barnett, co-founder of Power2Prevail, an organisation dedicated to empowering vulnerable young people to see that their past and present circumstances don’t define their future.Jade’s ...
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Season 8
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Episode 4
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36:47