Podcast appearances and mentions of jen wakefield

Fred speaks with Jen Wakefield of Lucas County Suicide Prevention Coalition, and Earlean "Queen Cookie" Mack Belcher about suicide and depression during the upcoming holidays.

In this conversation I chat to actor, comedian, presenter and writer Jen Wakefield (https://www.jenwakefield.co.uk).Jen's debut solo Edinburgh Fringe Show ‘Girl in da Corner’ was transferred to Soho Theatre and she has performed stand-up on the BBC Asian Network comedy showcase. Jen starred in Channel 4's hidden camera show 'Riot Girl's' and BBC 3’s ‘Blindboy Understroys the World’. She has also presented on numerous radio stations and hosted BBC Radio 1's podcast series ‘The Comeback', interviewing comedians and personalities such as London Hughes, Jamali Maddix and Amelia Dimoldenberg.Jen explains how she went from being a full time teacher to an actor and comedian. We share our debut Edinburgh Fringe experiences and Jen describes how her first solo character show Girl in da Corner led to numerous opportunities, from getting signed to an agent and starring in Channel 4's Riot Girls. Jen very honestly breakdowns how all this success led to a feeling of overwhelm and left her struggling with imposters syndrome.We talk about how Jen got Soho Theatre onboard for her debut fringe show and the experience of joining their comedy lab course. What it was like starring in Riot Girls and ‘Blindboy Understroys the World’. Why Jen decided to stop performing and focus solely on being a writer, what writing projects she's been working on. We also discuss why she's strict about how she spends her time, what she does when she hits a creative brick wall and loads more!Happy listening :)Steve - @offkeysteve See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Monday November 11th (00:00) Hi! Good luck in the snow today. I’m worried how problematic this week. (5:54) Floyd discovered a new late night place to eat downtown. My kitchen appliance purchasing fiasco. (13:36) It’s a challenge but two songs identified in Monday’s Manic Music Mix. And what does a vet look like? (21:59) Canadian auto supplier to bring 250 jobs here. BGSU not going with pluses and minuses. Whitmer’s debate team doing big things. OSU wins, BG and UT play Wednesday. Lions lose, Browns win. (28:29) Still trying to get this music mix solved. People’s Choice Awards winners and speeches from Jennifer Aniston and Pink. (34:44) Will Floyd meet Christian from Cleveland? Friends who’ve never met. (44:12) I’ll give you the Disney characters you give me the movie, K? (51:42) Surprise box office weekend winner. Soup returns to E! Kevin Hart returns to the public. Pink is STILL awesome. (59:54) My good friend Jen Wakefield, our director for the Lucas County Suicide Prevention Coalition, is here to talk about Veterans Day. She’s a navy vet. (1:07:44) 22 veterans take their lives each day. There are resources for help, so we can bring that number down. (1:15:03) Casey Boyle Max’s sister is here because tonight’s show is LIVE, and there’s a watch party at Central.

Wednesday August 28th (00:00) Floyd’s changed his diet and already noticing the affects. I visited Jaden University yesterday. (11:49) Help. There’s a BWG (basic white girl) trapped in Floyd and she needed her vanilla pumpkin beer and Dunkin’ coffee ale. (18:27) My radio friend Lauren in Detroit JUST went on maternity leave, and lost her baby L. Eat this not that with local and national junk food. (28:27) Closing nuisance or unsafe places downtown. GAF set records. Fremont’s downtown revitalization. Little GAF is coming! (38:57) White House responds to Taylor. I almost watched the Dave Chappelle special, and I’m not a comedy fan. VMA viewer ratings dropped again, but wait… (45:44) More Disney shows for Jojo tix. (52:29) The new Taylor songs performing best off of Lover. (57:26) One of my work wives is here! Jen Wakefield from Team Recovery and the Lucas Co. Suicide Prevention Coalition. Intl Overdose Awareness Day is Saturday AND we’d love to come present to your school or work place about prevention. (1:08ish) Big time SNL cast member leaving, but one isn’t. The most streamed song of the summer is… (1:13:23) PFOL for ladies with multiple kids. Biggest mess they’ve ever made. Which is your favorite. What if he had to buy your feminine products? (1:20:05) Mike Carter from the Mental Health Board, with our friend Alex from the Wellness + Recovery Center, because they’ve kindly invited me to host the Recovery Is Beautiful festival next Saturday. (1:29:30) MLT. Dumb kids.

From primary school teacher to comedian, Jen Wakefield is funny, talented and uses some great words. “I have a love/hate relationship with the word ‘urban’”, she says as she slips easily into her comedy patter. There is a depth to Jen’s work and her humour is an excellent foil for challenging some deep seated societal stereotypes and issues. She is passionate about representation, something she mentions a lot. Her first character, 'Natasha G Stormflex’ - a grime artist on mission to bring grime to The Cheltenham Women’s Institute (can you imagine...) gained her some initial micro-celebrity. She has appeared at Edinburgh Fringe and on BBC Asian Network Showcase. Music is central to Jen’s work. Her 'WhatsApp Song’ a brilliantly hilarious 3 minute beatbox rap about a Hen Party WhatsApp Group highlights some of the home truths and behaviours that we will all recognise in others and ourselves. Initially inspired by sketch comedy and MTV, Jen describes herself as Anglo-Indian. She talks about her ‘brown side’ and her ‘white side’ and how she uses her experience of growing up with both to expose some uncomfortable truths that still permeate our society's attitude to race. She is also making a stand against what she sees as a lot of middle classness in the world of comedy. Her latest collaboration and event, Speakerbox is currently performing regularly in London. If laughter is the best medicine, then this episode opens the cabinet on comedy, music, representation, “othering”, coaching and empowerment. After it all, Jen reveals she is still a teacher at heart. As well as being really funny, Jen Wakefield also is real. I think you’ll like her! Smash The Box is a personal development business. Everything I do is with the aim of inspiring you to find your purpose so you can make your mark on the world. One way I do this is by sharing people’s stories. Inspiring stories that the world needs to hear. Stories of breakthroughs, of adversity overcome, of achievements, successes, of setbacks and turnarounds, of realisations and lightbulb moments. This audio experience is a natural and perfect complement to the existing services of Life Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Breakthrough Workshops and Inspirational Talks - all of which forms something quite unique and special. If you are looking to find your purpose in life, in work, or both, then don’t just think outside the box. It’s time to Smash The Box! Connect with us! www.smashthebox.me www.youtube.com/channel/UC7fEEvjX52qS928oyLGCtuQ www.facebook.com/SmashTheBoxMarkPitcher/ www.instagram.com/markpitcher_smashthebox/

How do we meet the people we love? Comedians share stories that led to love, friendship, happy endings, heartbreaks. In this episode, I talk to Jen Wakefield about finding yourself in a relationship after being single forever, how to leave your comfort zone, and maintaining your comic voice.  Music: Isobel Rogers - Twitter: @isobel_roge Artwork: vulgadrawings - Instagram: @vulgadrawings

Good morning. Listen as we’re on the air the delays come in. Floyd has his cold, I have heat (kinda) and a note on customer service at the Home Depot and Menard’s on Airport. Rated Game. Baby Shark, homeless shelters, 98 Degrees, wind and more. In news, it’s cold. Almost the end. Watch for fancy new lights on the 280 bridge. Black Panther is being rereleased with free screenings. Cardi does the AVN Awards. Jagged Little Pill the Broadway music. Tacos + Trivia Tuesday with boy bands, for Jim Gaffigan tix. First, super quick update on Bachelor and Big Brother. Let’s bang out TTT for these tix. Do it Antonia. Also, a V-day gift from Chick Fila. The Grammy’s did not leak. John Mayer and his third nipple are going on tour. There’s a tarantula on Iggy’s shoulder. PFOL strange diet tips, best places to people watch, your dream job growing up and what derailed it. Fights at the Bijou and porn shot here at Toledo clubs. My buddy Jen Wakefield is here…because school presentations for the Lucas County Suicide Prevention Coalition were cancelled. Margot Robbie also breaks some Barbie movie news. Gina Rodriguez goes from TV to movies. That’s our theme for this week’s Trailer Game with Jeffy McGee. MLT hell is freezing over and allergies.

On The Comeback, host Jen Wakefield is joined by comedians who want to arm you with the perfect putdown for situations when someone has thrown some serious shade your way. In this episode, Lauren Pattison from the Ed and Lauren podcast, tells us about dealing with a uni friend spreading rumours about her. Plus, Adam Hess vents about being involved in an unbelievable case of mistaken identity. In the rest of the series, hear Jamali Maddix, London Hughes, Sophie Duker, Olga Koch, Camille Ucan, Rose Johnson, Sarah Keyworth, Chris Washington, Tolani Shoneye and Amelia Dimoldenberg getting things off their chest. This is a Whistledown production for BBC Radio 1.

On The Comeback, host Jen Wakefield is joined by comedians who want to arm you with the perfect putdown for situations when someone has thrown some serious shade your way. In this episode, Tolani Shoneye from the Receipts podcast, tells us about being sent a creepy present from a commuter. Plus, Amelia Dimoldenberg from Chicken Shop Dates, vents about being name called by a patronising producer. In the rest of the series, hear Jamali Maddix, London Hughes, Sophie Duker, Olga Koch, Camille Ucan, Rose Johnson, Sarah Keyworth, Chris Washington, Lauren Pattison and Adam Hess getting things off their chest. This is a Whistledown production for BBC Radio 1.

On The Comeback, host Jen Wakefield is joined by comedians who want to arm you with the perfect putdown for situations when someone has thrown some serious shade your way. This episode was recorded live during the Edinburgh Fringe festival with comedians Sarah Keyworth and Chris Washington. Sarah tells us about awkward encounters she experiences with her girlfriend at the supermarket and Chris vents about the regular dealings he had with a man and his dog when he was a postman. Coming up in the rest of the series, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Tolani Shoneye and Lauren Pattison will all be coming on the podcast to get things off their chest. This is a Whistledown production for BBC Radio 1.

On The Comeback, host Jen Wakefield is joined by comedians who want to arm you with the perfect putdown for situations when someone has thrown some serious shade your way. In this episode, Camille Ucan, from Birthday Girls' House Party, tells us about being bombarded by cut downs about her fashion sense at a family wedding. Plus, fellow Birthday Girl Rose Johnson lets rip about a builder with the world’s worst cat call. Coming up in the rest of the series, Sarah Keyworth, Chris Washington, Amelia Dimoldenberg, Tolani Shoneye and Lauren Pattison will all be coming on the podcast to get things off their chest. This is a Whistledown production for BBC Radio 1.

Ever been left speechless by an insult, powerless to get your own back on the person who wronged you? The Comeback podcast feels your pain. Over six episodes, Jen Wakefield is joined by comedians who want to arm you with the perfect putdown for situations when someone has thrown some serious shade your way. In this episode, Sophie Duker tells us about how a pompous chartered accountant cut her down over her lack of cafetiere skills. Plus, Olga Koch revels in talking to Jen about an ungrateful ex-boyfriend and how she’d make him see the error of his unappreciative ways. Coming up in the rest of the series, Camille Ucan, Rose Johnson, Sarah Keyworth, Chris Washington, Amelia Dimoldenberg and Tolani Shoneye will all be coming on the podcast to get things off their chest. This is a Whistledown production for BBC Radio 1.

Ever been left speechless by an insult, powerless to get your own back on the person who wronged you? The Comeback podcast feels your pain. For the next six episodes, Jen Wakefield is joined by comedians who want to arm you with the perfect putdown for situations when someone has thrown some serious shade your way. In this episode, London Hughes tells us about an excruciating encounter with an ex-boyfriend when she wasn’t looking her best. And, Jamali Maddix talks about getting cut down old man style in America. Coming up in the rest of the series, Olga Koch, Sophie Duker, Sarah Keyworth, Chris Washington, Amelia Dimoldenberg and Tolani Shoneye will all be coming on the podcast to get things off their chest. This is a Whistledown production for BBC Radio 1.

Ever been left speechless by an insult, powerless to get your own back on the person who wronged you? The Comeback podcast feels your pain. For the next six episodes, Jen Wakefield is joined by comedians who want to get some closure by telling their side of the story and then delivering the bile-drenched comeback they’ve been waiting weeks, sometimes years, to say. We also hear some top examples of bad behaviour that listeners have experienced and our comeback Kings and Queens arm you with the perfect putdown for situations when someone has thrown some serious shade your way. Jamali Maddix, London Hughes, Olga Koch, Sophie Duker, Sarah Keyworth, Chris Washington, Amelia Dimoldenberg and Tolani Shoneye will all be joining us on the podcast to get things off their chest. This is a Whistledown production for BBC Radio 1.

To launch us into action we have not just one, but TWO Edinburgh Fringe Festival Roundtable episodes! In late July I sat down with two pairs of actor/writer/comedians to discuss their upcoming Edinburgh Fringe adventures. Through our chats we discuss what led them to work in the arts, the highs and lows of the Fringe experience and the self-care/community communication tips they have learnt along the way to help themselves & others have the most fun possible! In Episode Part 1, I chat to the fabulous Jen Wakefield & Joz Norris!**PLEASE NOTE - I relay some advice from the legendary Karamo Brown (Culture Expert on the TV series Queer Eye, & TV host, author & activist) at 51.25 on this episode. I am very embarrassed to say I get his name wrong TWICE. My correction is also WRONG. Huge apologies to listeners and Karamo himself, and hope you don’t mind that I kept it in in order to pass on his/your wonderful wisdom!**-----------------------------------------------------------If you’ve been affected by anything we’ve talked about on our podcast today, here are some resources for you to seek the help you need.Mind Mental Health CharityConfidential Mind Infoline: 0300 123 3393 (9am – 6pm Mon – Fri excl. bank holidays)www.mind.org.uk SamaritansConfidential 24 hour helpline 365 days of the week: 116 123 www.samaritans.orgYoung MindsFor parents or carers worried about a child or young person’s welfare: 0808 802 5544 www.youngminds.org.uk NELFT NHS Foundation Trust Serving communities in Barking, Dagenham, Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest. Visit www.nelft.nhs.uk/homefor information on how to get help if you live in any of those areas. NHS Support www.nhs.co.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depressionfor advice and a link to their mental health helpline page. Arts Industry Support Theatre Helpline:0800 915 4617 + advice@theatrehelpline.orgA 24 hour confidential service of advice and support for any theatre professional, from mental health support to helping with harassment struggles at work. ArtsMinds: www.artsminds.co.ukSupport and information to help those working in the creative industries. Edinburgh Fringe Support SpecificFringe Central is available to any and all performers, producers, company members, arts industry or members of the media wanting to make use of our services and meet up with fellow Fringe participants.Find us at Fringe Central, Appleton Tower, corner of Windmill St and Chapel St, EH8 9LE (view on map)https://www.edfringe.com/take-part/putting-on-a-show/fringe-centralFringe Blueprint Contact Details: blueprint@edfringe.com, or call +44 (0)131 226 0026. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kate Spade, Anthony Bourdain Why? I enlisted the experts to help discuss. Dr. Andrea Mata from behavioral science at UF and Jen Wakefield my friend and partner from the Lucas County Suicide Prevention coalition. Before that, Jen and Andrea, both moms, help me answer what do kids play with that aren't tech or toys? Like adult people stuff.  Then some speculation why Bourdain's act was so close to Spade's. Is there an appropriate way to phrase suicide without offending? How does one decide to go through with it? A really eye opening dialogue about why we don't have better medications for mental health.  Thanks for listening!

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