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Positive Negative creates discussion with a wide range of people around the same set of questions, building a picture of how a certain topic or event is affecting them. In series one we’re discussing the Coronavirus and the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown. With COVID-19's sudden and dramatic spread across the globe, we'll be connecting with people from varying personal and professional backgrounds to see what impact the virus, and its repercussions, are having on them personally, p ...
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Ep16| "The solutions need to be structural" - Dr Sara Reis, Women's Budget Group
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Josh speaks with Dr Sara Reis, Head of Research & Policy for the Women's Budget Group (WBG). They discuss the impacts the lockdown has had, is having and will continue to have on women. Episode Links Dr Sara Reis: Twitter Women's Budget Group: Website | Twitter The blog that Josh stumbled across was Personal debt is a feminist issue on the Brave Ne…
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Bonus | “It’s about the years and years and years of being stood on and stamped on” - Black Lives Matter Protest in Cardiff
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Today we hear from the voices from the crowd at the Black Lives Matter protest that took place in Cardiff's Bute Park on Saturday, June 6th 2020. Black Lives Matter is an international human rights movement which began in 2013 with the #BlackLivesMatter in response to the acquittal of Trayvon Martin’s murderer and has been active ever since. The ki…
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Ep15| "It's amazing that we're having to issue guidelines about face masks" - Melissa Lee, Aerospace Project Manager & Pole Dance Instructor
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In this episode, Laurence chats to Melissa Lee, an Aerospace Project Manager and award-winning pole dancer and instructor. They discuss life in lockdown just as restrictions begin to ease, as well as adjustments Melissa has had to make by working and teaching from home. Episode recorded on May 26th. Episode Links Melissa on Instagram: @melee.x Watc…
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Ep14| "There's power when we work together" - Kirsty Haigh, Social Justice Activist & Chef
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Josh talks to social justice activist and chef, Kirsty Haigh. She's currently working for Edinburgh's Food For Good Coalition, who've - to date - cooked around 30,000 meals for the people of Edinburgh (the "second cash richest city in the UK", at £16.9bn in 2017 figures). They also talk about the need for a better work-life balance, zero-hours cont…
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Ep13| "I feel it's going to shape the future in a very positive way" - Godwin Josiah, The Critics Company, Nigeria
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In today's episode Laurence speaks with Godwin Josiah, one member of The Critics Company; a group of young filmmakers in Nigeria. Last year they gained global recognition for their work on the short film Z: The Beginning which went viral mainly due to the skills they showed in creating visual effects on a very low budget. Laurence and Godwin discus…
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Ep12| "The planet will not keep going if we don't make changes" - Kelly Edney, Owner & Managing Director of The Dust Dolly
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Josh speaks with Kelly Edney, Owner and Managing Director of The Dust Dolly, to find out the impact that the pandemic and lockdown has had on her as a small business owner and employee of 10. As well as the financial and administrative hoops, she also talks about the challenges of being in the process of moving house, the community spirit that's in…
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Ep11| "Every day I wonder, if today was the day I contracted Covid-19" - Dr Katherine Witter, NHS Psychiatrist
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In episode 11 of Positive Negative, Laurence speaks with Dr Katherine Witter a trainee psychiatrist working in Saint Albans. Katherine is working on the front line with Covid-19 patients, they discuss this and the mental health implications for those coming out of a serious viral infection and those that aren't getting support through their usual n…
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Ep10| "To have all your income taken away from you is terrifying" - Andrew Walmsley, Photographer
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In episode 10 of Positive Negative Laurence is joined by professional photographer Andrew Walmsley. They discuss his work and how, as a freelancer, he is adjusting to life in lockdown and dealing with having all his income virtually stopping overnight. Episode Links Andrews Website Andrews Instagram Walms Wild Andrews Instagram Ginger Snaps Media A…
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Ep9| "What kind of people do we want them to be?" - James, Secondary School PE Teacher
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In our ninth episode, Josh speaks with his friend James, a Secondary School PE Teacher, to find out how he's adjusting to teaching and working from home and what effect he hopes all of this might have on the direction that Education takes in the future. Recorded on April 29th. Positive Negative Links Website Twitter Facebook YouTube Join in the dis…
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Ep8| "I think the whole fitness industry will change" - Vicki Landi, VLM Fitness
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In this episode of Positive Negative, Laurence speaks with Vicki Landi from VLM fitness. They discuss the changes Vicki has had to make to her job in order to still support her clients, juggling home life while working and what impact COVID-19 will have on the future of fitness, even if social distancing continues even if lockdown restrictions are …
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Ep7| "Every day at school is about much, much more" - Penny Rabiger, Educationalist
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In his next conversation, Josh speaks with Educationalist, Penny Rabiger who he met at a Global Citizenship conference for educators run by Highland One World in Inverness. She was the guest speaker alongside Lisa Williams of the Edinburgh Carribean Association. Recorded on Friday 1st May. Links for this Episode Penny is Director of Engagement at L…
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Ep6| "We need to rethink how we're going to interact with nature" - Cyprian Ogoti, Environmental Journalist & Activist
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In this episode of Positive Negative Laurence speaks with Cyprian Ogoti an environmental journalist and activist from Niarobi, Kenya. Laurence met Cyprian last year at an environmental conference and wanted to catch up with him to discuss how he and his family were coping during the COVID-19 pandemic and to learn about the similarities and differen…
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Ep5| "I lost an emotional connection to music" - Simon Tucker, Music Journalist & DJ
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Our next guest is Music Journalist, DJ and friend, Simon Tucker. We've both known Si for almost 20 years since meeting at Uni in Wales. In this conversation he talks about Tangled Parrot, the independent record shop where he works, his love for radio and how he’s adjusting to the challenges of homeschooling a 7 year old! Recorded on April 16th, he …
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Ep4| "It wouldn’t take much for the virus to get in and wipe out a whole population" - Lucy Radford, Sumatran Orungatan Society (SOS)
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In Laurence's next conversation, he speaks with friend and former collaegue Lucy Radford, Engagement Manager for the Sumatran Orangutan Society (SOS). She explains the impact that the pandemic has had on their work in both the UK and Indonesia - including how their forest patrols (which help to protect Orangutans from illegal activities) have been …
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Ep3| "We're seeing in real-life, in real terms, what matters" - Anna Myers, Whistleblowing International Network
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For Josh's second conversation, and our third episode, he spoke with Anna Myers, Executive Director of WIN, the Whistleblowing International Network. Recorded on Good Friday, she tells us about her career as a lawyer and in the field of whistleblowing, before going on to discuss the pandemic and her hopes for the future. Links for this Episode - Fo…
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Ep2| "We've had to push forward" - Lee Allen, Occupational Therapist
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Our second episode is a conversation between Laurence and Lee Allen, an NHS Occupational Therapist. They talk about mental health and the surprising effect the lockdown is having for some of Lee's patients. Links for this Episode - NHS Mental health & staying at home - Mental Health UK Managing your mental health during the coronavirus outbreak - S…
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Ep1| “The kindness of people will always win through” - Cathi Bertin, Befrienders
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In our first episode, Josh speaks to Cathi Bertin, the Projector Director for Befrienders; a voluntary organisation which has been working with children and young people and their families in Argyll and Bute since 1989. Links for this Episode Befrienders website Befrienders Facebook page Positive Negative Links Website Twitter Facebook YouTube Join…
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