Episodi

  • 10: Episode 10 with Luciana and Rebecca
    May 11 2021
    Wish Luciana and Rebecca a Happy 40th Birthday! on insta @lucianaberger @RSi_themumcampaigner Keep up the couch to 5k action https://tinyurl.com/ub6wckx5 Subscribe to Time Magazine https://time.com/ and read Climate is Everything (together with a whole raft of other things) In on a Saturday night? Watch (re-watch) A Star is Born on Amazon Prime https://www.amazon.co.uk/Star-Born-Bradley-Cooper/dp/B07Q47R8P4and listen to the soundtrack again and again on any music streaming service. Don't miss the Oscar performance: https://tinyurl.com/2xu3ecjb Or get involved with Back to the Future (why wouldn’t you?) on Netflix.com Treat yourself to a really good bottle of whisky www.thewhiskyexchange.com – top tip being a Belvenie 14 Caribbean Cask Visit The Eden Project https://www.edenproject.com/ if you’re heading to Cornwall
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    41 min
  • 9: Episode 9 joined by Seyi Akiwowo, CEO and founder of Glitch
    May 4 2021
    Follow our guest Seyi Akiwowo on social media: insta @seyiakiwowo and twitter @seyiakiwowo  Visit https://tinyurl.com/6thttyv4 for more information about Glitch and to access free online resources, support and toolkits for dealing with online abuse. https://tinyurl.com/2a9c2mh4 Become an activist consumer with Which which.co.uk 
    Watch Seaspiracy on netflix.com and then consider whether we should all stop eating fish by listening to the Guardian's Today in Focus podcast which is a great daily news briefing. https://tinyurl.com/28brbu7y

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    Luciana (twitter & insta): @lucianaberger 
    Rebecca: @RKSi (twitter) @rsi81_themumcampaigner

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    44 min
  • 8: Episode 8 joined by author Michal Oshman "What would you do if you weren't afraid?"
    Apr 27 2021
    Follow our guest Michal Oshman on social media
    instagram: @michaloshman 
    facebook: facebook.com/michaloshmanofficial
    twitter @michaloshman  Pre-order Michal's book 'What would you do if you weren't afraid?' https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Would-You-Werent-Afraid/dp/0241472334 due to be published on 6th May Have a pre-dinner shot of Cafe Patrón if you feel inclined https://tinyurl.com/nctyvyh8 Keep ploughing on with couch to 5k https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/exercise/couch-to-5k-week-by-week/ And make sure you have an excellent playlist to accompany it that includes Never Be Alone, David Guetta &.Morten [feat. Aloe Blacc] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3c2nTiN152I or He's a Pirate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMricITrfr0 (so good!) which is available on ALL music streaming services  Listen to some (other) news/ political junkie podcasts -The FT news briefing https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ft-news-briefing/id1438449989 The London playbook https://www.politico.eu/westminster-insider/

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    Luciana (twitter & insta): @lucianaberger 
    Rebecca: @RKSi (twitter) @rsi81_themumcampaigner

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    44 min
  • 7: Episode 7 joined by Social Work Manager, Natasha Langleben
    Apr 21 2021
    Follow our guest Natasha Langleben on insta: @tasha_17 and on twitter @tasha_a7 Get involved in Natasha's social impact projects - @twogenhomeshare and @linkey_uk Watch the Bold Type https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6116060/ on www.netflix.com/theboldtype Get involved generally with some Scandi thrillers across all streaming platforms. Enjoy some serious (but reasonable) skincare products https://share.beautypie.com/x/QbsJA9 but don't dismiss the power of Clean and Clear www.cleanandclear.co.uk - it's still working for Luciana more than 25 years on! Get your old T-shirts made into a hand made memory blanket or pillow to aid and abet your sleeping by Gwen on Etsy https://tinyurl.com/59r7tsst

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    Luciana (twitter & insta): @lucianaberger 
    Rebecca: @RKSi (twitter) @rsi81_themumcampaigner

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    43 min
  • 6: Episode 6 joined by student, Evie Sultman
    Apr 13 2021
    Follow our guest Evie Sultman on insta and snapchat @eviesultman Follow @everyonesinvited on insta to read testimonials exposing rape culture Get yourself a home exercise bike (if that’s your thang) - good list of options in recent article https://tinyurl.com/nh26bbm9 Download the Rummikub app and test yourself against Evie https://rummikub-apps.com/ available at android and apple app stores Watch series 3 of Shtisel on www.netflix.coms/shtisel Get some light relief with the Ken Jeong Netflix Special on https://tinyurl.com/6p49st4e Read the brilliant, thought provoking Home Going https://g.co/kgs/Ns4HC4 available at all good bookstores (online and in an actual shop https://tinyurl.com/28bannbr) Drink vodka and bitter lemon. It's good. Think about purchasing or renting a hot tub www.robertdyas.co.uk or www.hirehottub.com and Happy BIG Birthday @nickyaustin_mua
    Download the couch to 5k app for free: https://tinyurl.com/ub6wckx5
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    45 min
  • 5: Episode 5 joined by Ace Lifestyle fitness experts Anna and Charlotte
    Mar 29 2021
    Our Guests: Anna and Charlotte, Ace Lifestyle Follow them on insta @ace.lifestyle  Find out all about ace transform programme www.ace-lifestyle.com/transform  Add some magic to your fire pit: search mystical fire sachets on Amazon, E-bay, Etsy etc etc  Get busy labelling with a dymo labelling kit which you can literally buy everywhere... https://tinyurl.com/5xmrja7f  Read your little ones Land of Stories https://thelandofstories.com  Watch the Serpent on BBC iPlayer: https://tinyurl.com/2wh4ujpy Get everything you could possibly need for Passover (including cinnamon balls and coconut pyramids!) from Kosher Kingdom at https://kosherkingdom.co.uk/ Give your couch (or anything else) a new home with https://www.freecycle.org Download the couch to 5k app for free: https://tinyurl.com/ub6wckx5
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    Luciana(twitter & insta): @lucianaberger 
    Rebecca: @RKSi (twitter) @rsi81_themumcampaigner
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    49 min
  • 4: Episode 4 joined by Isabel Hardman, Journalist and Author
    Mar 23 2021
    Follow Isabel on twitter @IsabelHardman and insta @Isabel.Hardman
    Buy Isabel's book: The Natural Health Service. How Nature Can Mend your Mind https://tinyurl.com/7yeutms5

    Read the ONS Covid Report - the different effects on men and women https://tinyurl.com/y2zk3vvz
    Read the Maternal Mental Health Alliance Report - How Has Covid Affected Maternal Mental Health? https://tinyurl.com/478ufze2
    The Maternal Mental Health Alliance: https://tinyurl.com/5dhw7zrj
    The National Childbirth Trust: NCT nct.org.uk
    BBC Comedy with Jason Manford: Lockdown 1 Nostalgia https://tinyurl.com/5772cdkj
    Parliament Hill Lido: http://parliamenthilllido.org/
    Games: 1. Qwirkle https://tinyurl.com/yv3mknu 2. Dixit: https://tinyurl.com/9hu62s4n
    Marmite: marmite.co.uk  - we found the marmite houmous!
    (Our shared (big) birthday is on the 13th May)

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    Luciana(twitter & insta): @lucianaberger 
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    49 min
  • 3: Episode 3 joined by Dr Emily Simon
    Mar 16 2021
    ***this episode was recorded following a February half term (a new lockdown low)/ before schools went back**

    Our guest: Dr Emily Simon 
    Follow her on insta: @emily.simon.756 
    Get some in depth sleep stats via the autosleep app https://tinyurl.com/fhkkkcmz
    Watch The (Le) Bureau on AmazonPrime: https://tinyurl.com/8buccdus
    Read: Jews Don't Count, David Baddiel @Baddiel https://tinyurl.com/yku657u5
    Read: She Made It, The Toolkit for Female Founders in the Digital Age, Angelica Malin @jellymalin https://tinyurl.com/hhj5f968
    Lemon tree (if you want to get your own) https://plants4presents.co.uk/
    Freddies Flowers www.freddiesflowers.com @freddiesflowers 

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    Luciana (twitter & insta): @lucianaberger 
    Rebecca: @RKSi (twitter) @rsi81_themumcampaigner
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    43 min