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The Therapy CrouchFROM THE ARCHIVES: Cactus-Gate, Pube Boxes & Monkey Raids – Our Favourite Guest EpisodesOn this week’s The Therapy Crouch, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with some of our favourite moments from the archive. Abbey and Peter are joined by James and Clair Buckley, Joel Dommett & Hannah Cooper, and Rio & Kate Ferdinand in a mash-up of the most outrageous, heart-warming and downright hilarious stories from previous episodes.From disastrous first meetings, nightclub misunderstandings and awkward social media sliding, to unforgettable pet chaos, questionable furniture choices, and the infamous “Cactus-gate”, no topic is off limits. We hear about monkeys raiding minibars, heated debates over buying haemorrhoid cream, who real...
2025-08-121h 10The Therapy CrouchFROM THE ARCHIVES: Cactus-Gate, Pube Boxes & Monkey Raids – Our Favourite Guest EpisodesOn this week’s The Therapy Crouch, we’re taking a trip down memory lane with some of our favourite moments from the archive. Abbey and Peter are joined by James and Clair Buckley, Joel Dommett & Hannah Cooper, and Rio & Kate Ferdinand in a mash-up of the most outrageous, heart-warming and downright hilarious stories from previous episodes.From disastrous first meetings, nightclub misunderstandings and awkward social media sliding, to unforgettable pet chaos, questionable furniture choices, and the infamous “Cactus-gate”, no topic is off limits. We hear about monkeys raiding minibars, heated debates over buying haemorrhoid cream, who real...
2025-08-121h 10
The Roots for Churches podcastS3E17 The Silent Crisis: Emotionally-based School Avoidance, with Kate Dommett
As summer ends, the excitement of back-to-school season isn't shared by all. In England, an estimated 400,000 children are not in school, a 50% increase from 2023. Disadvantaged pupils and those with mental health issues, highlighted in the NHS England report, face significant challenges. Emotionally-based school avoidance is becoming more common due to rising anxiety levels among young people.
Many children, especially those with neurodiversity or other special needs, find traditional school systems inadequate. Home education is on the rise, often not by choice but due to unmet needs in formal schooling settings.
Melanie Cave hosts Kate Dommett from...
2025-07-2852 min
Christchurch Clevedon - SermonsJudas Iscariot: Turning AwayJudas Iscariot: Turning AwaySeries: The Twelve Disciples
Preacher: Kate DommettSunday MorningDate: 13th July 2025Passages: Matthew 26:14-30Matthew 26:47-50Matthew 27:1-10-------------------Two quotes are made during Kate's message: "Be Opened" by Steve Garnaas-Holmes and "Everything we bring To this place Finds a place here" by Gerard Kelly.
2025-07-1324 minChristchurch Clevedon - SermonsPhilip: Learning to TrustPhilip: Learning to TrustSeries: The Twelve Disciples
Preacher: Kate DommettSunday MorningDate: 1st June 2025Passage: John 6:1-13
2025-06-0127 minChristchurch Clevedon - SermonsAn Old Approach to a New IdeaAn Old Approach to a New IdeaSeries: Ephesians Lent 2025
Preacher: Kate DommettSunday MorningDate: 6th April 2025Passage: Ephesians 5:1-21
2025-04-0623 minChristchurch Clevedon - SermonsOur Faithfulness to God in Hard TimesOur Faithfulness to God in Hard TimesSeries: Faithful
Preacher: Kate DommettSunday MorningDate: 23rd February 2025Passage: Hebrews 12:1-11
2025-02-2329 min
TrendyThe digital election campaignWhat does the online election campaign look like? Who are the parties trying to reach and how effective are they? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf are joined by Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield University. Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel WolfGuest: Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield UniversityTo find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exc...
2024-06-2746 minTrendyThe digital election campaignWhat does the online election campaign look like? Who are the parties trying to reach and how effective are they? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf are joined by Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield University. Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel WolfGuest: Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield UniversityTo find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exc...
2024-06-2746 min
The News MeetingTrendy: The digital election campaignWhat does the online election campaign look like? Who are the parties trying to reach and how effective are they? John Curtice and Rachel Wolf are joined by Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield University. Hosts: John Curtice and Rachel WolfGuest: Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield UniversityTo find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for early access and exc...
2024-06-2746 min
Anchor Change with Katie HarbathThe Reality of Data-Driven CampaigningKate Dommett, a professor of digital politics, discusses her book “Data-Driven Campaigning and Political Parties” and her research on how political parties use data in election campaigns. She explores the prevailing narratives around data-driven campaigning and how they often do not match reality. Dommett also discusses the role of regulation in data-driven campaigning and the potential threats to democracy. She emphasizes the need for a nuanced understanding of data use in campaigns and the importance of considering the regulatory environment and data security.Takeaways* Data-driven campaigning is not a new phenomenon, but the use of digi...
2024-05-1642 minTrendyThe election campaign starts hereThere’s feverish speculation about the timing of the next election, so in this episode Rachel and John look at how campaigns have changed with the help of Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield University.Guest: Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at The University of SheffieldHosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel WolfTo find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for ea...
2024-03-2139 min
The News MeetingTrendy: The general election campaign starts hereThere’s feverish speculation about the timing of the next election, so in this episode Rachel and John look at how campaigns have changed with the help of Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield University.Guest: Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at The University of SheffieldHosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel WolfTo find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for ea...
2024-03-2139 minTrendyThe election campaign starts hereThere’s feverish speculation about the timing of the next election, so in this episode Rachel and John look at how campaigns have changed with the help of Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at Sheffield University.Guest: Kate Dommett, professor of digital politics at The University of SheffieldHosts: Professor John Curtice and Rachel WolfTo find out more about Tortoise:- Download the Tortoise app - for a listening experience curated by our journalists- Subscribe to Tortoise+ on Apple Podcasts for ea...
2024-03-2139 min
Social Media and PoliticsData-Driven Campaigning: How Political Campaigns use Data, Analytics, and Technology, with Prof. Kate Dommett and Dr. Simon KruschinskiProf. Kate Dommett, Professor of Digital Politics at the University of Sheffield, and Dr. Simon Kruschinski, Postdoctoral Researcher in Communication at the University of Mainz, discuss their new book: Data-Driven Campaigning and Political Parties.We discuss the book's theoretical framework on how system-level, regulatory-level, and party-level factors explain variation in data-driven campaigning across five democracies: the US, UK, Canada, Germany, and Australia. Prof. Dommett and Dr. Kruschinski also break down their findings on how data, analytics, targeting, and personnel differ across these five cases, and how regulation might need to focus on broader structures in t...
2024-02-1150 min
Never Mind The Bar ChartsWill it be the TikTok general election … or the Zoom general election?Professor Kate Dommett is one of the UK’s absolute top rank experts on political campaigning, data and the internet. So who better to have back on Never Mind The Bar Charts to talk about how parties use data and what the next general election might bring?
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Data-Driven Campaigning and Political Parties: Five Advanced Democracies Compared by Katharine Dommett, Glenn Kefford and Simon Kruschinski: available from Amazon, Waterstones and independent bookshops.*
My pr...
2024-01-1249 min
The Bunker – News without the nonsenseThe digital hacks Sunak and Starmer will use to fight the election – with Ros Taylor and Kate DommettInternet culture has changed a lot since the last general election – so the way politicians use it will have to evolve too. Facebook may no longer be the king of social media, but have Sunak and Starmer mastered Tiktok, Instagram or YouTube? Today in The Bunker, Ros Taylor speaks with professor of digital politics at Sheffield University, Kate Dommett, about the tricks politicians will be using to win your votes.• "Political parties are trying to reach out to younger voters and they aren’t using Facebook anymore.” – Kate Dommett• “A code of conduct on digital campaigning am...
2024-01-1031 minChristchurch Clevedon - SermonsGod's Presence in Our Community (TLG)God's Presence in Our Community (TLG)Series: Presence
Preacher: Kate DommettSunday MorningDate: 18th September 2022Passages: Isaiah 40:1-4Matthew 5:13-16-------------------Supporting Videos: TLG Introduction, Charles' Story, Coaching
2022-09-1833 min
The Constitution UnitElections and referendums - updating campaign regulation for a digital eraThis is a recording of a panel session from our conference looking at the government's constitutional reform agenda. The panel discussed why political campaigning regulations aren't fit for purpose in a digital era and how regulations should be updated. Speakers: John Pullinger, Chair of Electoral CommissionDr Kate Dommett, SheffieldProf Rachel Gibson, Manchester.Chair: Dr Alan Renwick, Constitution Unit, UCL.The two-day conference was jointly organised with the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Oxford University and UK in a Changing Europe. This episode was recorded on 17 June 2021. Suggested reading: Why w...
2021-07-0755 min
Never Mind The Bar ChartsWhat really happens at the grassroots when political parties push new ways of campaigning?What impact is digital campaigning having on politics, and is it for the better or the worse? That's what I discuss in the latest episode of Never Mind The Bar Charts with Kate Dommett, Senior Lecturer in the Public Understanding of Politics at the University of Sheffield. We started off with her research into how new ways of digital campaigning do - or don't - take root at the political grassroots of parties.
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Katharine Dommett, Luke Temple and P...
2020-07-1643 min
Main channelMicro-targeting and political ads transparencyWe spoke with Dr. Kate Dommett about her research on micro-targeting and political ads. Dr. Kate Dommett a senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on digital ca...
2020-06-2500 min
Main channelMicro-targeting and political ads transparencyWe spoke with Dr. Kate Dommett about her research on micro-targeting and political ads. Dr. Kate Dommett a senior lecturer in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Sheffield. Her research focuses on digital campaigning, democratic politics and data use.
2020-06-2500 min
You'll DoModern Love with Joel Dommett and Hannah CooperComedian Joel Dommett and model Hannah Cooper join Catherine Bohart and Sarah Keyworth to discuss "Modern Love".In the relationship podcast that goes beyond social media filters, Joel and Hannah talk about their marriage, taking out the bins and sliding into the DMs. And Joel reveals his secret to a happy relationship...Producer: Kate Holland
Executive Producer: Lyndsay FennerA Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4
2020-03-3143 minSocial Media and PoliticsHouse of Lords Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee, with Lord David Puttnam and Dr. Kate DommettLord David Puttnam and Dr. Kate Dommett guest to discuss the work on the British House of Lords select committee "Democracy and Digital Technologies."The committee seeks to investigate the pros and cons of digital technologies around six key areas: transparency in political campaigns; privacy and anonymity; misinformation; the effects of digital technology on public discourse; how technology can facilitate democracy; and the development of effective digital literacy. We discuss the motivations behind forming the committee, the status of the inquiry so far, as well as get into a broader discussion about policy recommendations for t...
2020-03-1529 min
Reasons Revisited113. WHY AM I SEEING THIS AD: regulating campaigns in the digital ageHello! Why are political adverts banned on TV and radio but allowed all over websites like Facebook and Google? Is it time to update our campaign laws for the 21st century? Sam Jeffers explains how campaign group ‘Who Targets Me’ are opening up the black box of online ads in elections. Then digital campaigning expert Kate Dommett talks about why current electoral rules aren’t up to the job and what we need to do to fix them.ANDThe wonderful Sooz Kempner is here to chat through this week of the election campai...
2019-11-1848 min
Tech WeeklyA tale of two platforms: Chips with Everything podcastKari Paul and Alex Hern join Jordan Erica Webber to discuss how the big social media platforms are tackling the sticky issue of political adverts. Dr Kate Dommett also talks about how UK political parties could use or misuse social media as they launch their general election campaigns.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod
2019-11-0426 min
Chips with EverythingA tale of two platforms: Chips with Everything podcastKari Paul and Alex Hern join Jordan Erica Webber to discuss how the big social media platforms are tackling the sticky issue of political adverts. Dr Kate Dommett also talks about how UK political parties could use or misuse social media as they launch their general election campaigns.. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/chipspod
2019-11-0425 min