All The Small Things

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Megan Jayne Crabbe on Diet Culture Apr 06, 2021

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Megan Jayne Crabbe (she/her), also known as her social media handle ‘BodyPosipanda’ is an eating disorder recovery advocate, unapologetic feminist, and body positivity campaigner. Her number one bestselling debut book Body Positive Power has taught tens of thousands of people how to stop dieting and make peace with their bodies for good.

Megan's book: Body Positive Power

Find Megan on Instagram: @BodyPosipanda

Find me: @venetialamanna

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This episode was co-produced and edited by Venetia La Manna, produced by Holly Falconer, with music composed by William Haxworth and artwork designed by Alex Sedano.

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Uju Asika on Raising Kind Children in a Prejudiced World Mar 30, 2021

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Uju Asika is a multiple award-nominated blogger, digital consultant and the author of the book 'Bringing Up Race: How to Raise a Kind Child in a Prejudiced World'. This book is for everyone who wants to instil a sense of open-minded inclusivity in their kids, and those who want to discuss difference instead of shying away from tough questions. In it, Uju draws on often shocking personal stories of prejudice along with opinions of experts, influencers and fellow parents to give prescriptive advice making this an invaluable guide.

Uju's book: Bringing Up Race

Find Uju on Instagram: @babesabouttown

Find Uju's blog: babesabouttown.com

Find me: @venetialamanna

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Book: Homegoing by Yas Gyasi

This episode was produced by Holly Falconer, co-produced and edited by Venetia La Manna, with music composed by William Haxworth and artwork designed by Alex Sedano.

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Pandora Sykes On Our Complicated Relationship With Getting It 'Right’ Mar 23, 2021

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Pandora Sykes is a writer, journalist and broadcaster. She co-created and co-hosted The High Low which is one of the most loved podcasts out there, and she’s also the host of Doing It Right and The Missing. Last year, she released her debut essay collection, "How Do We Know We Are Doing It Right?" where Pandora interrogates the stories we’ve been sold and the ones we tell ourselves, exploring themes including wellness, faster than fast fashion, millennial burnout and the rise of cancel culture.

Pandora’s book: http://bit.ly/3cdyvzz

Find Pandora on Instagram: @pandorasykes

Find Pandora on Twitter:@PINsykes

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This episode was produced and edited by Venetia La Manna, with music composed by William Haxworth and artwork designed by Alex Sedano.

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Buddhist Monk Gelong Thubten on Anxiety and Mindfulness Mar 16, 2021

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Gelong Thubten (he/him) is a Buddhist monk, meditation teacher and author. He became a monk 26 years ago at Samye Ling Tibetan Monastery in Scotland, and has spent over six years in intensive meditation retreats, the longest of which was 4 years long. He is now regarded as one of the UK’s most influential meditation teachers, with pioneering work teaching in universities, schools, companies such as Google, hospitals, prisons and rehab centres. He has lectured at Oxford University and for the United Nations, and he provides courses to medical students, doctors and nurses. He trained Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton in meditation on the set of the Marvel movie ‘Dr. Strange’ and he collaborated with Ruby Wax and neuroscientist Ash Ranpura on the book and theatre tour ‘How to be Human’. Thubten is the author of the Sunday Times bestseller ‘A Monk’s Guide to Happiness’ and his next book ‘Handbook for Hard Times’ will be published in 2022.

Find Thubten’s book: 'A Monk's Guide To Happiness'

Follow Thubten: @GelongThubten

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All The Small Things was produced and edited by Venetia La Manna, music by William Haxworth and artwork by Alex Sedano.

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Luvvie Ajayi Jones On Being “Too Political” Mar 09, 2021

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Luvvie Ajayi Jones (she/her) is an award-winning author, speaker and ‘professional troublemaker’. Luvvie thrives at the intersection of comedy, media and justice. She is the author of the New York Times bestseller “I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual” and she is the co- founder of the global movement #SharetheMicNow. Her TED Talk ‘Get comfortable with being uncomfortable’ has had over 5 million views.

Her new book “The Fear-Fighter Manual, Lessons from a Professional Troublemaker” is a hilarious and transformational book about how to tackle fear and step into lives, careers and legacies that go beyond even our wildest dreams.

Find Luvvie’s book

Find Luvvie: @Luvvie

Find me: @venetialamanna

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Luvvie’s skincare

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All The Small Things is co-produced by Holly Falconer, edited by Venetia La Manna, with music composed by William Haxworth and artwork designed by Alex Sedano.

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Rina Sawayama On Changing BRIT Awards Policy Mar 02, 2021

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Rina Sawayama (she/her) is a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter and one of the most exciting artists to break through from last year. Born in Japan and raised in London, Rina’s music confronts theissues of identity and conflict with a wild blend of nineties and early noughties influences - everything from Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera to Lady Gaga and Gwen Stefani, to Evanescence and Limp Bizkit.

Rina’s been singing since she was little, but took her first official steps into the music world by joining a hip-hop group at school with Wolf Alice’s Theo Ellis. She broke into the public eye in 2017 with her self-titled EP and in 2018, she released the sex-positive ‘Cherry’, which served as a public declaration of her pansexuality. After finishing a tour with kindred alternative pop spirit Charli XCX, Sawayama signed with Dirty Hit (also home to The 1975) and in April 2020, released her genre-defying debut album ‘Sawayama’. Rolling Stone called it a "thrilling musical adventure" and Elton John proclaimed it “the strongest album of the year by far”; "Rina Sawayama," concluded Paper Magazine, "is our favourite genre".

Despite all this, Rina found out she was not eligible for Mercury Prize or BRIT Award nominations because she doesn’t hold a British passport, despite having lived in the UK for 25 years. Her story inspired a social media campaign and she has been in discussions with the BPI to get these rules changed - and she's succeeded!

Rina is a change-maker and true visionary and I feel honoured to be kick-starting this series with her.

Find Rina: @rinasonline

Listen to Rina’s music: http://dirtyh.it/sawayama

Find me: @venetialamanna

Find the show: @ATSTpodcast

Award nomination updates: Rina changes the game

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All The Small Things is co-produced by Holly Falconer, edited by Venetia La Manna, with music composed by William Haxworth and artwork designed by Alex Sedano.

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Talking Tastebuds with Lydia Morrow: Sustainable Fashion and Size Inclusivity May 19, 2020

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Lydia Morrow is a self-taught sustainable and ethical fashion designer, specialising in underwear for all sizes and genders. She studied Painting and Printmaking at Glasgow School of Art, Lydia began making underwear as she couldn’t find bras that were stylish in her size. She refers to it as “outside of the male gaze” and began showcasing it via her instagram account.

In this episode we talk about: her joint hyper-mobility disability, size and gender inclusivity in fashion, her issues with calling for slower consumption from people in low income households, her tips for shopping sustainably for all body types, keeping costs and waste low when producing garments, body neutrality, how to get into sewing as a beginner.

FIND LYDIA

Website: https://www.whatlydiamade.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatlydiamade/

FIND ME:

https://www.instagram.com/venetiafalconer/

USEFUL ARTICLES

I’m Plus-Size & Making My Own Clothes Helped Me Reclaim My Wardrobe: https://r29.co/2ZqMqMH

Ethical Shopping For Plus Size Bods (March 2019)

http://www.therevivalcollective.com/simple-tips-ethical-shopping-for-plus-size-bods-guest-post-by-lydia-morrow-founder-of-what-lydia-made/

5 Independent UK Plus Size Brands That Are Changing The Fatshion Game (July 2019)

https://www.bustle.com/p/5-independent-uk-plus-size-brands-that-are-changing-the-fatshion-game-18186370

The Term Plus Size Debate: https://www.glamour.com/story/term-plus-sized-debate

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Laura Thomas on Intuitive Eating and Body Neutrality: https://apple.co/2zPObYG

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Aja Barber: On Planet and Privilege: https://apple.co/3cKdJVP

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Talking Tastebuds with Kenny Ethan Jones May 05, 2020

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Kenny Ethan Jones is an activist and model. He is perhaps best known for his lead role in Pink Parcel's I'M ON campaign, in which he made history by being the first trans man to front a period campaign. Kenny’s work focuses on menstruation, body politics, mental health and intimacy.

Find Kenny: https://www.instagram.com/kennyethanjones/

Kenny’s #internalperiods post: https://www.instagram.com/p/B5IgdY1lz-Z/

Kenny’s sex Q&A video: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-xL_r_FNM4/

The Gender Recognition Act: https://www.stonewall.org.uk/gender-recognition-act

MP Liz Truss’ recent statements: https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/04/24/liz-truss-healthcare-trans-youth-women-equalities-gender-recognition-act-protest-backlash/

Please read: https://twitter.com/WhatTheTrans/status/1253433872563372032

Please sign this petition to protect young transgender individuals: https://www.change.org/p/uk-parliament-liz-truss-threatens-the-future-of-young-transgender-individuals-this-needs-to-be-stopped

Find me: https://www.instagram.com/venetiafalconer/

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Pattie Gonia on online activism: https://apple.co/3fjQiUY

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Talking Tastebuds with Xiye Bastida: The Indigenous Immigrant Leading The Youth Climate Movement Apr 21, 2020

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Xiye Bastida is an 18-year-old climate justice activist, originally from Mexico and now living in New York City where she is a senior in High School.

Xiye has been a leading voice for indigenous and immigrant visibility in climate activism. Xiye is a member of the indigenous Mexican Otomi-Toltec nation and she has witnessed the impacts of climate change first hand, when her hometown in Mexico experienced prolonged drought followed by widespread flooding.

She is one of the major organisers for youth climate movement Fridays Future New York City, she is on the administration committee of the People's Climate Movement and she’s a member of Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion.

Find Xiye: https://www.instagram.com/xiyebeara/

Find We The Planet: https://www.instagram.com/we.theplanet/

Find me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/venetiafalconer

Find me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2QgZEGc

This episode was recorded remotely, so please excuse any audio issues.

Disclaimer: This episode is kindly sponsored by the incredible team at VivoLife: https://www.vivolife.co.uk/

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Talking Tastebuds with Pattie Gonia (Wyn Wiley): Bringing Drag Outdoors Apr 07, 2020

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Pattie Gonia is a heel-stomping, trail-blazing social media sensation who brings drag, advocacy and activism into the outdoors. She burst onto Instagram back in October 2018 thanks to Wyn Wiley, a photographer, educator, creative director and passionate hiker from Nebraska.

In this episode we discuss: coming out, homophobia, toxic masculinity, drag, artistic expression, queer and environmental activism, food as love and so much more.

Find Pattie: https://www.instagram.com/pattiegonia/

Find Wyn: https://www.instagram.com/wynwileyphoto/

Find me on Instagram: https://instagram.com/venetiafalconer

Find me on YouTube: https://bit.ly/2QgZEGc

Disclaimer: This episode is kindly sponsored by the incredible team at VivoLife: https://www.vivolife.co.uk/

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