Diversify

Earlier this year, commedian Katie Price was trying watching a football game in a London pub when she was the victim of antisemitism, aimed at her by her fellow team's fans. The incident and the way it was dealt with by management rightfully sparked outrage, and reignited an important discussion about antisemitism in modern Britain.  Katie spoke to Diversify's Kate and Holly about what happened that day, why people seem so content to brush off anti-Jewish behaviour , and what football needs to do next. Find Katie at @_KatiePriceComedy And don't forget to rate & subscribe to #DiversifyPod, and check out all our other episodes! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com.

A. M. Colman MBE is an author, activist and champion of Diversity, so we just HAD to have her on our podcast! She chatted with us about a life of helping others, going to Buckingham Palace and what made her want to write a children's book celebrating diversity! You can buy her wonderful book "Love My Hair" and see what else she's doing here: https://www.angelbooks.net/love-my-hair   And don't forget to rate & subscribe to #DiversifyPod, and check out all our other episodes! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com.

We're spoiling you this season with an extra episode! Dr Rachel Evans is a therapist who specialises in disordered eating as well running her own podcast "Just Eat Normally", and she spoke to Kate and Holly about everything from developing disordered eating, to recovery, and what you can do if you or someone you love may be dealing with similar issues.  The holiday season can be triggering for a lot of people, and we hope these resources might be of some use. Find Rachel at https://eatingdisordertherapist.co.uk/ or on Instagram @rachel.evans.phd And don't forget to rate & subscribe to #DiversifyPod, and check out all our other episodes! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com.

Race, religion, gender, sexuality, politics, kids, pandemics...all in under an hour? We don't know how we managed it either, but in our final episode of season 3, we covered it all! Ria Lina isn't just a hilarious comedian, she was also a virologist, and her intellectual curiosity took us on some of our favourite tangents yet! Follow her on Twitter/Insta @rialina_ We're afraid you'll have to find her on Linkedin yourself... And don't forget to rate & subscribe to #DiversifyPod, and check out all our other episodes! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com.

In the wake of the recent Noel Clarke allegations it's never been more important to tackle workplace bullying and harassment, and Meriel Beale is at the forefront of the push for change. This week we chatted to Meriel about her anti-bullying campaign "Unseen On Screen", as well as "Cheer Up Love", which offers comedy professionals a forum to discuss sensitive subjects in a safe environment. But this is Diversify, so we also swapped stories of mistaken identity, favourite musicals, and why we should feel free to dance like no-one's watching!! Follow Meriel on Twitter at @MerielBeale and check out her projects @UnseenOnScreen_ and @cheeruploveorg too! Please spread the word about the podcast!! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. 

Comedian Tez Ilyas has written a book and he's pretty proud of it! Holly and Kate were also pretty proud to have him on the podcast. From growing up as a Muslim in 90's Blackburn to finding his drag name with the help of our hosts, this episode is full of "top bantz" and of course, our standard sociological hot takes.  Join us for the latest episode of #DiversifyPod where we journey from pre-9/11 England, all the way to the post-Olympics wasteland of 2021. It's not to be missed! Tez's book can be found at: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-secret-diary-of-a-british-muslim-aged-13-3-4/tez-ilyas/9780751582185 Or on Audible: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Secret-Diary-of-a-British-Muslim-Aged-13-3-4-Audiobook/1405548622  Find Tez on Twiter & Insta @tezilyas Spread the word about the podcast! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded & email us at ourteamq@gmail.com. 

Nikola Vasakova is the founder of Girls in Film and she's here to change things for the better! Back before the pandemic was all anyone talked about, Nikola dropped by Diversify towers (IN PERSON! WHAT EVEN IS THAT!?) to talk about being a woman in the film industry, championing diversity & breaking down barriers. Find GiF on Instagram @girlsinfilm_gif And their website at: http://girlsinfilm.net/ Spread the word about the podcast! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded & email us at ourteamq@gmail.com. 

We're back with the second half of season 3 and we're chatting to Catherine Flay of Lafiy Press who takes us through exactly why the publishing industry needs a shake-up, and then firmly convinces both Holly and Kate that she might well be the one to do it! Find out more about Lafiy Press here: https://www.lafiypress.co.uk/ Spread the word about the podcast! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded & email us at ourteamq@gmail.com. 

This week Holly & Kate talk with the wonderful Amelia Twine about sustainable living, notably the food & fashion industries. From crops to tops, Amelia taught us so much about what we can all do to live a better, more sustainable life! Sustainable Fashion Week: www.sustainablefashionweek.uk Info on OddBox: https://www.oddbox.co.uk/ Fashion Revolution Fanzines: https://www.fashionrevolution.org/resources/fanzine/ Ecobricks: https://www.ecobricks.org/  Good On You site & ap: https://goodonyou.eco/ Wilding: https://www.waterstones.com/book/wilding/isabella-tree/9781509805105 Please spread the word about the podcast!! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. 

Season 3 of Diversify continues with another exciting comedian, Kai Samra, who talks to Holly & Kate about his debut show Underclass, & what his experiences of racism, classism & homelessness taught him about his place in the world.  For more information on Centre Point, see this link: https://centrepoint.org.uk/ Please spread the word about the podcast!! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. 

We're kicking off season 3 with our first ever virtual interview! The hilarious (& lovely) Maisie Adam joined Holly & Kate for a chat about the future of comedy, being diagnosed with epilepsy when she was a teenager, and the problem with labelling things "normal". Follow Maisie on Twitter & Instagram at @MaisieAdam. Please spread the word about the podcast!! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. 

In a mini episode, before the launch of season 3, Diversify is back with a starter list of things that white people can do to support the Black Lives Matter movement. Mainly, we need to seek out and absorb information (without burdening people of colour to aid us in that journey) but we also need to accept that we have a lot to learn. With love and humbleness, from two hosts who acknowledge that they have a load of stuff left to learn. Also, Kate struggles to keep inanimate objects in her house from making a ruckus. Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge Free PDF: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/3673/ b310023621c0a48313e84b35e6386bdfa901.pdf? _ga=2.108365122.1182732778.1593601344-492070206.1593601344 The Good Immigrant: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781783523955 Natives: Race And Class in the Ruins Of Empire: https://www.waterstones.com/book/ natives/akala/9781473661233 I know Why The Caged Bird Sings by Maaya Angelo: https://www.waterstones.com/ book/i-know-why-the-caged-bird-sings/maya-angelou/9780860685111 Brit-Ish - Efua Hirsch: https://www.waterstones.com/book/brit-ish/afua-hirsch/ 9781784705039 James Baldwin - Notes on a Native: https://www.waterstones.com/book/notes-of-a- native-son/james-baldwin/9780241334003 How to Support Black Lives Matter: https://www.timeout.com/things-to-do/how-to- support-black-lives-matter A link to an article in the Guardian archiving underreported deaths of black lives in police custody in the UK: https://www.theguardian.com/uk/deathsincustody

It's time for Season 2 to draw to a close (waaaaa) but never fear, this finale is a corker! Holly and Kate chatted to Samuel Oatley, known amongst other things as the guy with all the teeth from the latest season of Doctor Who! Sam talked to us about his role on the iconic show, why Sci-Fi continues to be at the forefront of modern storytelling and why we need to embrace diversity of sound in the modern creative industries. Sam is a huge Shakespeare lover so he spoke about why he feels much of the bard's work feels stagnant for modern audiences and we talked about how it links in with society's views on class and people's assumptions on capability. Please spread the word about the podcast!! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com.  We'll see you next year!!

This week, historian and educator educator Afia Ahmed Chaudhry. dropped by Diversify Towers to talk about her experience as a Muslim woman in the UK, living the best version of her faith and the double standards society imposes on men and women. She dropped some hard truths on the patriarchy and also told us how to satisfy a very specific craving for chicken and waffles (Holly's little vegan heart is pretending it didn't hear that bit)... You can find "It's Not About the Burqa" in UK bookshops and online now! We're on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast and you can email us your thoughts on today's episode at ourteamq@gmail.com

This week, we spoke to yoga teacher and creator of the website Balance Garden Jasmine Pradhan about finding balance in your life, not beating yourself up for not being perfect, and her experience moving to the UK having spent her younger years in Nepal.  We also hear about her awesome Nepalese grandma everybody should meet, and what having family abroad has meant for her feelings on feminism. We're on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast and you can email us your thoughts on today's episode at ourteamq@gmail.com  

After a short break, Diversify Season 2 is back to delve into the stories and life experiences we don't hear enough. This week, Holly and Kate headed to West London to talk to international British model Milly Simmonds about her personal experience of loss. Milly spoke honestly about losing both parents and the effect their deaths have had on all aspects of her life. Get ready to laugh, cry and remember why it's so important to talk about this stuff... If you've been affected by what we discussed on the podcast, know that you're not alone. Grief affects everyone in different ways and help is out there. Kate recommends "The Grief Network", but there are hundreds of organisations that can cater to your personal needs. Milly is on Instagram at @millysimmonds. We're on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast and you can email us your thoughts on today's episode at ourteamq@gmail.com

Whilst Holly was off pretending summer is for working rather than holidays, Kate found herself in a basement at the Edinburgh Fringe, talking to two mightily creative people from Extinction Rebellion! Natalie Taylor and Monster Chetwynd chatted to Kate about the power of art to affect change and what's coming up in the world of XR. Friday 20th September is Global Climate Action Day and Climate Strike - learn more and join the Rebellion at https://rebellion.earth/

Welcome to our first ever Diversify Bonus Ep! The wonderful tones of Aisha Weise-Forbes are back this week as she takes us through Passion Fruut, a brand new dating app for lady-loving ladies & Non-Binary peeps!  Listen to Kate transform from straight blonde girl to pansexual, brown-haired recruitment consultant Jo Button. Then, be inspired to follow your own path & follow Aisha's advice to seize the day Look out for Passion Fruut which will drop ANY DAY NOW & sign up to their mailing list to get all the info as it comes out https://www.passionfruut.co.uk/ Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to rate and subscribe!!

It isn't always easy being a female-fancying female or non-binary person in the dating world. Lucky for us all, Aisha Weise-Forbes is here with a new dating app aimed just for us! Aisha popped by Diversify-towers (aka Holly's flat) to chat about Passion Fruut app - which will be out later this year - being the only bisexual in a group of straight mates, and how the dating scene can be a minefield for female & non-binary people.  We also tackled the topic of racism, because frankly it's time us white people stopped telling people of colour what is and isn't racist... Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to rate and subscribe!!

If you haven't heard of Extinction Rebellion, the rock you've been living under must surely have eroded by now because #ClimateChange is real and they're hear to make sure we're talking about it! We got the lowdown from Kay Michael from Culture Declares Emergency about the science behind the movement, why immediate action is so important and what it all has to do with Emma Thompson... Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to rate and subscribe!!

Joelle found his calling in diversifying the world of fitness, so you can imagine we thought he'd be the PERFECT guest for us - and we weren't wrong! Season 2 continues with the CEO & founder of At Your Beat studios Joelle D'Fontaine. We chatted about living diversity not just preaching it, finding joy in keeping fit & showing the haters what's what. Also, this may be the most positive episode we've ever recorded, so get ready to feel uncharacteristically uplifted after listening to 40 minutes of this gem of a man... Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to rate and subscribe!!  

WE'RE BAAAAAACK - and we sure do have a great first episode for you! Holly and Kate kick of Season 2 in style with Neo-Burlesque legend Lolo Brow. Not only does Lolo give us the lowdown on the art of political, feminist performance, but she also has some awesome opinions on sexuality, gender and the art of saying no.  Oh, and she taught us something about cats that rocked our world... Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to rate and subscribe!!

It's the final episode of Diversify season 1! Join hosts Kate & Holly as they look back on what they learnt over the past 7 episodes and go on some philosophical tangents that make loads of sense to them but might make you wonder what goes on in their brains... Kate & Holly will be back for season 2 of Diversify next year with even more guests and an even bigger dollop of aspirational wokeness. Until then, enjoy this final episode! Disclaimer: as much as we like to think we're the great thinkers of our time, this is not a philosophy podcast. Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to subscribe!!

Episode 7 welcomes the epic actor, producer and spoken word artist Kamari Romeo to Diversify! Kamari dropped by to chat about finding creative outlets, what being transgender means to him and his experience growing up in a black church community.  Listen to the track "Burn" and the rest of Kamari's poetry album on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/user-873729987/albums Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to subscribe!!

Episode 6 of Diversify is our first ever episode with two guests! (we know, we spoil you...)  Libby Welsh and Jack Silver join us to talk about the D/deaf community, how ableism (discrimination in favour of able-bodied people) affects every aspect of life and why it's important we all become aware of it.  Libby Welsh is a deaf dancer and actress. Jack Silver is a writer and theatre director. He's also our first straight white man guest. Groundbreaking stuff! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to subscribe!!

In Episode 5 of Diversify we speak to a Junior Doctor about life working in a hospital, what caused the recent Junior Doctors strike & what the current political climate means for the NHS... We have changed or removed some details to maintain patient confidentiality & a quick warning, there is some talk about fairly unpleasant stuff. There's also a bunch of fun stuff in there too though so it's all worth it we promise! Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to subscribe!!

In Episode 4 of Diversify we learn all about Parliament from a Lobbyist. A Lobbyist? Yeah a Lobbyist!  Connie explains what a Lobbyist does and what really goes on in those hallowed halls of Westminster... Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to subscribe!!

In episode 3 of Diversify we chatted to model and mental health blogger Sam Elson about living with borderline personality disorder, how to manage your mental health and why cute doggies make everything better! Sam is a London based model known for her love of 1920s-1950s style. Her instagram account @blossomandbuttercups has over 100,000 followers and she uses it as a platform to open up discussion about mental health. In this episode we reference the app Headspace, the Amy Winehouse documentary "AMY" and various books on BPD Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to subscribe!!

In episode 2 of Diversify we welcome actor and writer Daniel York Loh. Daniel has a decorated acting CV including work for the National Theatre and the RSC. He's also a voice for the British East Asian acting community in the UK. We chatted about his work both on and offstage, what the industry wants from British East Asians and why embracing diversity is so great! There's also a bit of Doctor Who chat at the end, because, why the hell not!? The book we read an extract from is called "The Good Immigrant". Learn more about it here: http://www.nikesh-shukla.com/the-good-immigrant Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to subscribe!!

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Diversify! Our first ever guest is Zack Polanski (Actor, Activist and Green Party Candidate) who chats to us about politics, proportional representation, universal basic income and why millennials are parking bikes in fields... Follow us on Twitter @DiversifyPod, Instagram @DiversifyPodcast or embrace the long-winded at ourteamq@gmail.com. Check out our producer's site www.wearetheq.com for more awesome content and don't forget to subscribe!!

Coming to your ear-holes October 2018! Welcome to Diversify - the podcast that celebrates diversity in all its forms and invites you to the conversation. Tune in each week and Diversify your mind. Don't forget to subscribe!