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CIO Leadership Live: ASEANCIO Leadership Live ASEAN: AI at Scale-Balancing Innovation with IntegrityIn this edition of CIO Leadership Live ASEAN, I spoke with Kirsty Roth, Chief Operations and Technology Officer at Thomson Reuters, about leading transformation in a business built on trust, accuracy, and professional rigor. Kirsty’s global experience across banking, consulting, and now legal and tax intelligence gives her a unique lens on how to drive innovation at scale, without compromising on quality.
Our conversation explored how Thomson Reuters is embedding
AI across its operations and products, from legal research to engineering
workflows. Kirsty emphasized the importance of a formal AI strategy,
cross-functional leadership, and a culture of...
2025-11-0321 min
Chasing Pars Golf Podcast(Ep 179) Becky BrewertonIn this episode I was joined by 2x Ladies European Tour winner & 2x Solheim Cup participant Becky Brewerton who kindly came on for a great chat about her established career and what things are like at the minute having transitioned into a pro caddy since stopping playing in 2023.
Becky is from St Asaph in Northern Wales and turned pro in 2004 after a brilliant Junior & Amateur career which included representing Great Britain & Ireland at 2000 Curtis Cup and 2002 Espirito Santo Trophy. Becky represented Wales 3 times at European Ladies' Amateur Team Championships, she is also a 2x Welsh Girls' Amateur...
2025-09-091h 08
Reuters World NewsTrump vs Musk on tax bill, heat domes, Tuvalu and Dalai LamaU.S. President Donald Trump suggests that the DOGE should review the subsidies that Elon Musk's companies receive after the Tesla CEO renews his criticism of Trump's "big beautiful bill". Europe and the US have suffered under recent heat domes - what are they? Tiny Tuvalu, threatened by rising sea levels, seeks assurance from the US that its citizens won't be barred. Plus, how the next Dalai Lama is chosen. *This podcast has been updated to include the correspondent Kirsty Needham's name for the Tuvalu segment. Find our recommended read here. Sign up for the Reuters Econ World newsletter here. Listen to...
2025-07-0110 min
The Academic Adventures Podcast“Students are rarely taught about the social enterprise landscape.” with Kirsty ThomsonKirsty Thomson is a charity and social enterprise consultant. She has founded several organisations including The Circle and was recently CEO of The Big House. Kirsty is also a Professor of Practice at the University of Dundee and Chair of the university’s Business School advisory committee.Kirsty and Sarah exploreHer professional journey from academic to founder and back againThe support that charity founders need to be financially sustainableWhy university students rarely learn about third-sector business modelsHow professional role models can help bridge the gap between theory and practiceConnect with Kirsty on LinkedIn...
2025-06-1030 min
Reuters Econ WorldTrade and AustraliaAustralia is caught in the middle of President Trump’s trade war just weeks ahead of anational election. Host Carmel Crimmins talks to Reuters correspondents Kirsty Needham and Wayne Cole about the fallout for Canberra as Beijing and DC face off over tariffs and the U.S. puts a 10% levy on Australian imports. Plus, “no major beef”, hear how cattle farmers in New South Wales are reacting to the new charges. ** This podcast has been nominated for a Webby Award in two categories for our "Swiftonomics" episode. If you like what you he...
2025-04-0921 min
The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC ThomsonScotland Office minister on energy jobs promisesLabour politicians are getting flak over energy job promises again, but seem to think the public don’t really mind. Do you?
We spoke to UK Government Kirsty McNeill, and Scottish Labour’s Michael Marra, about economic fortunes.
And after big SNP promises of budget boosts, what do Fife paramedics on the frontline think about reality for the NHS?
2025-02-0525 min
Enabled#19 Mel Harrison - Sitting Low, Reaching HighSend us a Text Message.We're back!Welcome to Season 2 of Enabled - the podcast where we talk about, normalise and celebrate disability and mental health. We are very excited for you to hear this episode with Mel Harrison, from Sitting Low, Reaching High. Mel is a disability advocate who was born with severe kyphosis, scoliosis and arachnoid cysts, and has been a wheelchair user from the age of 14. Despite this, she only received an official diagnosis for her disability last year in ...
2024-05-0627 minEnabled#18 Talking about suicide and asking for help - Kelly Saidey and Di Lannister from Lifeline Mid North CoastSend us a Text Message.What would you do if you lost your child in a crowded, public place? Would you immediately make a scene and ask for help from the people around you? Or is your impulse to try to find them yourself, and avoid asking for help?In this episode with Di Bannister (Lifeline Trainer extraordinaire) and Kelly Saidey (Suicide Prevention and Postvention Manager) we talk about why asking for help is so hard, including the lack of modeling to children of how to ask for help, as well...
2023-12-1826 min
The Public Affairs in Practice PodcastInterview with Kirsty McHugh, Carers TrustIn an interview episode, I talk to Kirsty McHugh, CEO of Carers Trust.
We talk about her impressive career, how it all started, and the benefits of serving of a local councillor.
Learn more about me and my services @CWE Communications
Thanks to my editor Callums World.
2023-12-0422 minEnabled#17 International Day of People with Disability - Nate CastelliSend us a Text Message.Happy International Day of People with Disability!!This year we are partnering with Port Macquarie-Hastings Council to celebrate the day, and to create this episode. We interview young Port Mac local Nate Castelli, our youngest ever guest at 14 years old. Nate is non-verbal, and uses his "talker" - an assistive device that allows him to communicate through pushing buttons - to share his thoughts with us. Nate and his Dad Hugh talk to us about what it's like to...
2023-12-0219 minEnabled# 16 We Told You So... (NDIS and autism - special bonus episode)Send us a Text Message.Special bonus episode!The day we have been dreading (and predicting) has arrived. Bill Shorten, Federal Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, has this week announced that NDIS funding will be restricted for people with autism. Which is a huge blow for autistic Australians who have benefited from receiving funding that enables them to live the ordinary lives that other Australians take for granted. In this episode Kirsty raises her concerns that au...
2023-11-2309 minEnabled# 15 Luke Taylor on Men's Mental HealthSend us a Text Message.In this episode we talk Men's Mental Health with Luke Taylor. Luke spent 14 years as a Detective in the NSW Police Force, including stints as a Homicide Detective and in the Child Protection Squad. He then spent several years as a Highschool teacher, and now is the founder of Crime Story, an experiential learning venture. Listen in as we talk about why it's harder to talk about men's mental health, what's broken in the way that the Police Force responds to the...
2023-11-2026 minEnabled#14 Simone Fitzgerald (Part 2 of 2) - Trauma informed therapySend us a Text Message.In this episode we talk trauma-informed therapy with Simone, a neurodivergent speech pathologist who owns and operates a multi-disciplinary clinic in Port Macquarie, staffed almost entirely by neurodivergent clinicians. Simone discusses the relativity of trauma for children, from a stubbed toe to a scary interaction, that can have varying impacts on children and others. Does a trauma informed approach results in raising a generation of victims? Or does it empower c...
2023-11-0617 minEnabled#13 Simone Fitzgerald (Part 1 of 2) - severe combined type ADHD and AutismSend us a Text Message.Diagnosed with Autism and ADHD later in life, Simone Fitzgerald owns and operates a multi-disciplinary clinic, staffed almost entirely by neurodivergent therapists. Diagnosed with severe combined-type Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at 34, and then Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) a few years later, Simone says that she never felt more validated than when she was being diagnosed. In this episode we discuss what it feels like to have unmedicated A...
2023-10-2332 minEnabled#12 Everything I Know, I Learned From Stella YoungSend us a Text Message.Stella Young was a prolific disability advocate with a disability called osteogenesis imperfecta. She died in 2014 at the age of 32. Stella coined the term "inspiration porn", which she discusses in her viral TEDx Talk (link below). She also championed the social model of disability, which promotes the view that people with disability are disadvantaged by the inaccessibility and ableism of the world around them, rather than by their disability itself. In this episode we...
2023-10-0914 min
Start Into A Riveting Full Audiobook In The Car.Under Ground: Jem Flockhart, Book 6 by E S ThomsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702485to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Under Ground: Jem Flockhart, Book 6
Series: #6 of Jem Flockhart Mysteries
Author: E S Thomson
Narrator: Rachel Atkins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Release date: October 5, 2023
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
A plague is coming to London. Dreaded more than the Devil himself, cholera - the 'blue death' - spares no one. As fear grows across the city, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain are called to the bedside of a dead man, murdered, and with his throat torn out, in the back room of a brothel. When an innocent man i...
2023-10-0510h 47Experience Your Day With A Heart-Pounding Full Audiobook.Under Ground: Jem Flockhart, Book 6 by E S ThomsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702485to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Under Ground: Jem Flockhart, Book 6
Series: #6 of Jem Flockhart Mysteries
Author: E S Thomson
Narrator: Rachel Atkins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Release date: October 5, 2023
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
A plague is coming to London. Dreaded more than the Devil himself, cholera - the 'blue death' - spares no one. As fear grows across the city, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain are called to the bedside of a dead man, murdered, and with his throat torn out, in the back room of a brothel. When an innocent man i...
2023-10-0510h 47Get Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Under Ground: Jem Flockhart, Book 6 by E S ThomsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702485to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Under Ground: Jem Flockhart, Book 6
Series: #6 of Jem Flockhart Mysteries
Author: E S Thomson
Narrator: Rachel Atkins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Release date: October 5, 2023
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
A plague is coming to London. Dreaded more than the Devil himself, cholera - the 'blue death' - spares no one. As fear grows across the city, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain are called to the bedside of a dead man, murdered, and with his throat torn out, in the back room of a brothel. When an innocent man i...
2023-10-0510h 47Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalUnder Ground: Jem Flockhart, Book 6 by E S ThomsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702485to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Under Ground: Jem Flockhart, Book 6
Series: #6 of Jem Flockhart Mysteries
Author: E S Thomson
Narrator: Rachel Atkins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 47 minutes
Release date: October 5, 2023
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
A plague is coming to London. Dreaded more than the Devil himself, cholera - the 'blue death' - spares no one. As fear grows across the city, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain are called to the bedside of a dead man, murdered, and with his throat torn out, in the back room of a brothel. When an innocent man i...
2023-10-0510h 47Enabled#11 Vanessa Jennings: On Grief (Pt 2 of 2)Send us a Text Message.When Vanessa lost her husband of 19 years, she questioned whether the right spouse had died.As a person with disability (Spina Bifida), Vanessa struggled with the question of whether she was as valuable to her children as her able-bodied husband had been, because she was unable to play sport with her children, or physically support them in the ways that he had.In Part Two of our chat with Vanessa she talks about her grief journey, why the second year is harder, her expe...
2023-09-2524 minEnabled#10 Vanessa Jennings: Spina Bifida and Grief (Pt 1 of 2)Send us a Text Message.When Vanessa lost her husband of 19 years, she questioned whether the right spouse had died.As a person with disability (Spina Bifida), Vanessa struggled with the question of whether she was as valuable to her children as her able-bodied husband had been, because she was unable to play sport with her children, or physically support them in the ways that he had. Join us in Part One of this two-part episode, as we discuss internalised ableism, whether it's important to un...
2023-09-1125 minEnabled#9 Jerusha Mather: Dating, The Bachelorette, and MedicineSend us a Text Message.Jerusha Mather is a Neuroscientist and disability advocate with cerebral palsy.In this episode we talk to Jerusha about her campaign to be the first disabled Australian Bachelorette, why the producers turned her down, as well as the work that she is doing with dating apps like Tinder to make them more safe and inclusive spaces for people with disability. We also discuss Jerusha's long-held dream to become a Doctor, and the barriers that she faces in that quest that have...
2023-08-2830 min
Discover The Full Audiobook That Keeps Curious Minds Hooked.Surgeons' Hall: Jem Flockhart, Book 4 by E S ThomsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702124to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Surgeons' Hall: Jem Flockhart, Book 4
Series: #4 of Jem Flockhart Mysteries
Author: E S Thomson
Narrator: Rachel Atkins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes
Release date: August 24, 2023
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
What secret grips Corvus Hall? Visiting the Great Exhibition to view the wax anatomical models of the famous but reclusive Dr Silas Strangeway, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain find a severed hand, perfectly dissected and laid out amongst the exhibits. Assuming it to be a prank by medical students they return it to Dr Strangeway, who works at Corvus H...
2023-08-2410h 41Get Top Full Audiobooks in Fiction, LGBTQ+Surgeons' Hall: Jem Flockhart, Book 4 by E S ThomsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702124to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Surgeons' Hall: Jem Flockhart, Book 4
Series: #4 of Jem Flockhart Mysteries
Author: E S Thomson
Narrator: Rachel Atkins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes
Release date: August 24, 2023
Genres: LGBTQ+
Publisher's Summary:
What secret grips Corvus Hall? Visiting the Great Exhibition to view the wax anatomical models of the famous but reclusive Dr Silas Strangeway, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain find a severed hand, perfectly dissected and laid out amongst the exhibits. Assuming it to be a prank by medical students they return it to Dr Strangeway, who works at Corvus H...
2023-08-2410h 41Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Fiction, HistoricalSurgeons' Hall: Jem Flockhart, Book 4 by E S ThomsonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/702124to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Surgeons' Hall: Jem Flockhart, Book 4
Series: #4 of Jem Flockhart Mysteries
Author: E S Thomson
Narrator: Rachel Atkins
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 41 minutes
Release date: August 24, 2023
Genres: Historical
Publisher's Summary:
What secret grips Corvus Hall? Visiting the Great Exhibition to view the wax anatomical models of the famous but reclusive Dr Silas Strangeway, Jem Flockhart and Will Quartermain find a severed hand, perfectly dissected and laid out amongst the exhibits. Assuming it to be a prank by medical students they return it to Dr Strangeway, who works at Corvus H...
2023-08-2410h 41Enabled#8 Is Barbie bad for us?Send us a Text Message.Barbie has been a much beloved and popular doll since her creation, and has spawned many offshoots, including the current Barbie movie, which is hugely popular and making cinema history. But is Barbie good for us? Or are there mental health impacts to Barbie that we should think about?In this episode Colin and Kirsty discuss this very question. Kirsty explains why she does not let her kids play with Barbie, as well as the impact that unrealistic beauty standards have ha...
2023-08-1417 minEnabled#7 Dawn Bayly (Pt 2 of 2): To homeschool, or not to homeschool?Send us a Text Message.In Part Two of our chat with Dawn Bayly, we talk education, homeschooling, and flexible learning. Dawn was a teacher for over 20 years, and is a Mum to seven children, including two children on the autism spectrum. In this episode Dawn talks us through why she pulled her children out of mainstream schooling after COVID lockdowns, and left her job as an employed teacher to homeschool her children. We also talk about when and how some of her children returned to...
2023-07-3131 minEnabled#6 Jasmine Ferguson: UndefeatedSend us a Text Message.Meet Port Mac local Jasmine Ferguson (Jas), future ParaMatilda. When she was born, Doctors said that Jas would never walk or talk. Now she's training with the CommBank ParaMatildas, the national women's football team for athletes with cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury, or symptoms resulting from stroke. She's also a role model for girls in sport, people with disability, and indigenous athletes. In today's episode we talk about cerebral palsy, low vision, f...
2023-07-1732 min
ADHDAFBonus Blether: ADHD Events, Ableist Media & the next chapterSURPRISE Bonus Blether ahead of Season 2 in which we reunite The Too Much Tour Trio at Edinburgh's Royal Scots Club & are blessed by Comedian Lee Brophy's dulcet Irish tones. We're tired having partied like it's 1776 with Nicole but couldn't pass the chance for a chinwag!Topics include: plans for next season, upcoming ADHDAF events, our Anti Ableist ADHD Media Coalition, Nicole's Fringe Show, The Most ADHD Thing in real time & a plea to vote for us in The British Podcast Awards. PLEASE! CLICK HERE TO VOTE: type ADHD As Females (NOT ADHDAF) votes will not be counted unless y...
2023-07-1044 minEnabled#5 Dawn Bayly (Pt 1 of 2): Super Mum, Cycle-BreakerSend us a Text Message.Imagine going through life not wanting children, and then ending up with seven? That's Dawn Bayly's story. As a result of her own challenging upbringing, Dawn did not want to have any children, or to even get married. Now she has been married for over 20 years, and has seven children through a mix of biology, kinship and fostering. Two of her children are neurodiverse, with autism spectrum disorder and ADHD. In this episode we talk what it takes to break a cyc...
2023-07-0335 minEnabledEpisode 4: NDIS and AutismSend us a Text Message.In the episode Kirsty would prefer you to skip (or only listen to the first 4 minutes!), hear about the pattern of media coverage for autism, and Kirsty's concerns about the future of supports for autistic Australians under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Tune in as Kirsty discusses why it's unhelpful for autism to be consistently linked to the apparent "unsustainability" of the NDIS, and whether the benefit of the NDIS actually outweighs the cost (spoi...
2023-06-1918 minEnabledEpisode 2: IndefatigableSend us a Text Message.In this episode we interview Bron Lowe, the force behind Ability Advocators. Get some raw insight into her back story, as we discuss the importance of names, sexism in the workplace, single parenting, and her unlikely love story. This is part one, of a two-part feature with Bron. Join us for part two as we discuss Bron's experience with toxic relationships, and the unexpected impact that this had on Bron's mental health. Read the transcript here:http...
2023-06-0731 minEnabledEpisode 3: Toxic relationshipsSend us a Text Message.Join us for part two of our interview with Bron Lowe, as we talk toxic relationships, narcissistic abuse, and the toll this takes on mental health. Dr Ramani - leading expert on narcissistic abuse https://doctor-ramani.com/Taming Toxic People, by David Gillespie https://davidgillespie.org/portfolio/taming-toxic-people-2/Ability Advocators website https://www.advocators.com.auIf you or someone you know is struggling with mental health, abusive relationships, o...
2023-06-0727 minEnabledPilot: Should we even be doing this?Send us a Text Message.Get to know Kirsty and Colin, in this introductory episode of Enabled. Find out whether Colin is a fan of The Bachelor, the gelato controversy, and whether or not they should even be hosting this podcast. Listen in as Kirsty and Colin discuss the discomfort in the able-bodied community around disability - and why it's important to talk about it - and hear from surprise guest Dennis Owen (Mid North Coast Community College) about opportunities for Port Macquarie...
2023-05-1821 min
ADHDAFEpisode 53:ONE YEAR OF ADHDAF!1 year ago today two rebels with a cause launched this podcast!In this very special episode we share our proudest moments from all of the legends who volunteered their voices for the cause. WE CANNOT SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH! And we SERIOUSLY can’t say thank you enough to all of you for listening and supporting us. Tonight we are on stage at Old Woollen in Leeds for our 1st Birthday Party extravaganza of The ‘Too Much’ Tour. Magnificent leopard print hun cake of dreams created by Fairybakes Leeds …What a way to end this monumenta...
2023-05-0259 min
ADHDAFEpisode 52 - Laura & Dawn get real!1 day until we go on Tour,1 week until our 1 year anniversary of ADHDAF!This penultimate blether of Season 1 is the most ADHDAF episode of the lot!There's so much going on; including an epiphany and tears. STRAP YOURSELVES IN as we lay ourselves bare after almost falling at the final hurdle.It's time to face reality in order to give ADHDAF longevity. This year of weekly episodes (& bonuses, merchandise, tour planning, community creating and activism!) has been one hell of a ride,we honestly can't say thank you enough!EXTRA SPECIAL THANKS to Big for letting this podcast take...
2023-04-251h 28
ADHDAFEpisode 51: ADHD Coaching, Meditation & MishapsBIG announcement:Episode 53 is the last of season 1! We're pressing pause to get our ducks in a row and plot the next move. We realised 'the most ADHD thing' we've done this season is mess-up the guest scheduling(!) the good news is there are interviews with three legends in this very special episode!Zoe Joanna Coaching and Jessi B ADHD Lifecoach show us two different approaches to ADHD Coaching, and the importance of finding the right coach to suit your unique and individual ADHD support needs. BOTH legends are at the extra special Closing Party of The...
2023-04-181h 06
Unmade: media and marketing analysisHow Kirsty Muddle is making the single-brand holdco a local reality, even if that means taking creativity off its pedestalWelcome to an audio-led edition of Unmade.Today’s edition features an interview with Kirsty Muddle, boss of Dentsu Creative, the biggest holding company yet to move to a single brand model.Tim Burrowes writes:The biggest implication of Dentsu’s creative rebrand deserved more attention than it got when it occurred last June.The company was the first holding company of any significant size to move to a single global creative brand. Globally, that meant folding in DentsuMcGarryBowen, Isobar, 360i and its Dentsu-branded creative agencies. In Australia, this also included BWMd...
2023-04-1341 min
ADHDAFEpisode 50! ADHD, Self-acceptance & Community with CocoEPISODE 50?! For 50 weeks we've managed to put out 1 episode per week (plus 5 Bonus Blethers and 3 Activism Extras) we just can’t believe it, can you?! :)Joining us for this very special chinwag, is a VERY special person indeed; Cardiff’s finest…the one and only Coco. Award winning Mental health Activist, Writer and Poet. This Non-Binary, Neurodivergent LEGEND recently became a Mother. * We asked Coco her preferred pronouns to which she told us that she didn’t care; so in this episode we refer to Coco as she with her permission *Having...
2023-04-111h 07
ADHDAFEpisode 49: ADHD, 'Adulting', Motherhood & Chaos with Stacey HealeWriter and TedX Speaker Stacey Heale shares 'honest conversations on how to rebuild your life after hard times’… and we are so grateful to this legendary lady for her honesty and insights in this wonderful conversation. At 43, Stacey is freshly diagnosed with ADHD. The Mother of two, and jack of all trades is just as chaotic as we are! Part of our ADHDAF mission is to eradicate the shame around the symptoms and struggles we battle daily and to celebrate the messy ‘too-muchness’ and rebellion so many of us relate to. Which is why we ADORE this blether a...
2023-04-041h 05
ADHDAFEpisode 48: ADHD, Mental Health & Sacrifices with Cat OwensThis is a VERY IMPORTANT and emotional episode in which we learn the extent of the sacrifices faced by Disability Campaigner Cat Owens due to undiagnosed ADHD. Though yet to be confirmed, it is suspected that Cat has been on the wrong medication for SEVENTEEN YEARS -at great cost! Cat's story helps us understand the drive for ADHD Activism. NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US! We are all in this together. In demystifying the politics surrounding ADHD, we uncover further unexplained mysteries from the Parliamentary Debate... WHERE ARE THE MISSING NUMBERS?! This is a call t...
2023-03-2852 min
ADHDAFEpisode 47: ADHD, Self Diagnosis & Dopamine Dressing with L.O.M.SELF DIAGNOSIS IS VALID. What's more, it is ESSENTIAL amidst the current ADHD Diagnosis crisis! Our guest Louise O'Mahony's experience is a perfect example of why.Berlin and Brighton based Fashion Designer Louise is yet to receive an ADHD diagnosis. An admin error sent her to the back of a very long queue she thought she'd already been on for months! Whilst awaiting assessment, Louise has found conversations with other ADHDers, online information and podcasts like ours invaluable in supporting herself through this period of diagnosis and treatment limbo. Our podcast was secretly lis...
2023-03-211h 11
ADHDAFEpisode 46: Celebrating Neurodiversity with Priyanka PatelIt’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week and we have got the perfect blether for the occasion! The wonderful Priyanka Patel AKA @littlemiss_adhd_ hops aboard the late ADHD diagnosis roller coaster with us and alongside sharing her experience she also highlights how following our passions leads ADHDers to thrive. Her positivity is inspiring and this chinwag has helped reframe Laura’s perception of her achievements. ‘Quite often the focus is on the challenges rather than the many strengths and talents of neurodivergent individuals, ever neurodivergent individual has a unique pattern of strengths and challenges. It is important to harness...
2023-03-141h 13
ADHDAFEpisode 45: Embracing Equity & Too-MuchnessIt's International Women's Day (Wednesday 8th March) and also just a couple of days after our first ever live event! We reflect on the unbelievable premier of our Too Much Tour and this year's IWD theme 'Embracing Equity'. Having just painted Aberdeen leopard print with our celebration of the neurodivergent community, and receiving the most INCREDIBLE REVIEW from reporter Jamie Saunderson of Aberdeen Live, we are on an absolute high! MASSIVE THANKS to The Chester Hotel, Sam Brill (photo credit), Anti Wedding Wedding DJs, Nicole Nadler, Phionna McInnes, Honesty Aberdeen, Zoe Joanna Coaching, Tarot by Rihannon...
2023-03-0751 min
ADHDAFEpisode 44: The 'Too Much' Tour SpecialOUR FIRST EVER LIVE SHOW IS IN FOUR DAYS TIME! We utilise the little time we had by recording some of this on the road to Glasgow to see Dr James Brown talk: The Science of ADHD, IT WAS INCREDIBLE! We reunite Team Weird with Phionna McInnes, who is joining us THIS SATURDAY 4th March at The Chester Hotel for the first date of The Too Much Tour!Phionna talks medication & relationships and her expertise in theatre with relaxed performances; how adapting to cater to all is neither possible nor fair. We've been guided by her wisdom, 'a...
2023-02-2853 min
ADHDAFEpisode 43: ADHD, Fatherhood & Self Care with Jacob KellyYou'll likely know Bristol's finest as @adhdfatheruk. The self proclaimed 'old hag of the ADHD online community', was diagnosed 20 years ago. Jacob created his platform to highlight, educate and inspire people about ADHD, as well as spotlighting positive ADHD figures and the power of ADHD representation. Jacob very kindly invited us on an Insta LIVE interview back in December and we hit it off right away. We LOVE talking to this legend; so much so that we were recording this for over two hours and we could've blethered on longer! Despite not being a newbie to...
2023-02-211h 08
ADHDAFEpisode 42 : The Anti-Valentine's Day SpecialWith ep. 42's release date falling on Valentine's Day, we decided to explore the date dedicated to romantic love through an ADHD lens, from our own perspectives, and share findings from far more reputable resources. Valentine's Day ain't all roses, is it?! Whether you're single or attached; marrying societal pressures and ADHD can make for one hell of a toxic relationship! Speaking of which, if you haven't already heard our deep dive into ADHD and 'Romantic' Relationships, have a listen to Episode 8. In this blether we explore the growth that ADHD identification has brought. Our...
2023-02-1459 min
ADHDAFEpisode 41: Black Women have ADHD too, Abigail Agyei MBEAbigail Agyei is SOMETHING ELSE! This award-winning Senior Policy Advisor, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Champion and Neurodiversity Advocate has late diagnosed ADHD and Dyspraxia. Alongside being awarded MBE in 2022, she previously won the 2020 Civil Service Rising Star Award for her dedication to public service & amplifying the voices of ethnic minority people to create inclusive, safe and accountable culture. Give the woman a medal...actually, don't bother THE KING ALREADY DID! :) Abigail is passionate about intersectional identities and raising Neurodiversity Awareness, especially in Black girls/Women who are mis/underdiagnosed due to gaps in addressing Black wo...
2023-02-0756 min
ADHDAFEpisode 40: The Non-cisgender & ADHD overlap with Katie HarrisonNon-binary neurodivergent counsellor Katie Harrison LPC, based in Misouri is a total ledge! Their unique perpective as all of the above enables Katie to identify neurodvergence in clients the world over. Please note, that identification is not the same as diagnosis! Once identified, Katie helps clients navigate the adult ADHD diagnosis process in their country. Which comes with added difficulties when you are non-cisgendered.It's been said that ADHDers are highly intuitive, Katie argues that the so called ‘intuition’ of people who are Assigned Female At Birth; especially those with late diagnosed ADHD is actually due t...
2023-01-311h 06
ADHDAFEpisode 39: ADHD, Medication & ActivismDawn started ADHD Medication last month! in this episode we discuss her experience of Titration so far and look back at Laura's, which began ten months prior. As ever, our experiences are entirely different, and we were both prescribed different medication. We then dive into the topic of ADHD Activism. We unmask our true intentions of ADHDAF. Nine months ago we cautiously dipped our toes in (THANKS RSD!) but we are finally brave enough to tell the full story and what led us to treading carefully. As discussed in the Emergency Bonus Blether; what we ar...
2023-01-241h 01
ADHDAFEpisode 38: ADHD, Humour and Personal Relationships with Merrill DavisAfter last week's tear jerker, be prepared to cry again, but this time with laughter! LA based Comedian/Actor Merril Davis, originally from Miami, is one of the funniest people we have had the absolute pleasure to interview! Like us, Merrill basically has a neon flashing ADHDAF sign on her forehead, and is as perplexed as we are as to how they all went unnoticed. Alongside the words that haunt our dreams such as 'could try harder', or 'you're too much'; we discovered Merrill through another one of 'those phrases'... Merril 'means well'. This was the tit...
2023-01-171h 01
Last WordPope Benedict XVI, Dame Vivienne Westwood, James Caan, Georgia HoltMatthew Bannister onPope Benedict XVI, the religious conservative who was the first Pontiff to resign from the job in almost 600 years.Dame Vivienne Westwood (pictured), punk pioneer, high fashion designer and eco warrior.James Caan, the American actor best known for playing Sonny Corleone in The Godfather.Georgia Holt, the singer who enjoyed success late in life thanks to her daughter Cher. Producer: Tim BanoInterviewed guest: Catherine Pepinster
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2023-01-0628 min
Reading Between The Lines – the story podcast from The People’s Friend“Changing Heart”Season 3 is starting off with a bang! "Changing Heart" by Margaret Scott, first published in July 1945, gets the team feeling quite emotional. Jacky, Judey, Kirsty and David talk war-time at the "Friend" and using personal experience to interpret stories.
If you don’t already get “The People’s Friend” delivered to your door, because you listen to “Between The Lines” you’ll be able to get your first 13 issues for just £6. Visit thepeoplesfriend.co.uk/podcast for more information and to sign up.
Remember to follow “The People’s Friend” on social media for more from the world’s longe...
2022-09-0552 min
DumTeeDum - A show about BBC Radio's 'The Archers'DTD: 426 - Kirsty says "no" to Rex for Lex.On this episode we are lucky enough to hear thoughts from: Katherine, Our Brian, Rob, Jen our Ambridge Pony Club, Bill in Ukraine, Matthew from Coventry, Dusty Substances, New York Nigel, Kevin from Dorset, Claire from Clapham, Young Keith, Iain, Daniel from St Andrews, Martin from Sheffield, Purple Pumpkin and Anon of Ambridge. Plus: DumteeBOOKdum item with author Lesley Thomson, Facebook roundup and welcoming new members of the group, Tweet of the week, information about our Instagram account and predictions for next week.Please call in to the show using this link: https://www.speakpipe.com/dumteedum
2022-02-201h 28
Anyone's Game: Women's football podcastOpinion: Rangers are finally the real deal this seasonFollowing the exciting, yet ultimately fruitless false dawn last season, Rangers now look like a side who are ready to take the next step and dethrone reigning champions Glasgow City. A commanding 3-1 victory on Sunday represented a major step forward for Malky Thomson’s side. It also moved them above City to the top of the table once more, with an additional game in hand on their rivals.Goals from the terrific Lizzie Arnot and lively Jane Ross either side of a Niamh Farrelly own goal put the hosts firmly in command at the Ra...
2022-02-0814 min
That Comic SmellThat Comic Smell Episode 91 - 5 Year Anniversary (General Comics Catch Up)The Tay Bridge Disaster Comic by David Robertson is a collection of comic strips concerning the fall of the Tay Bridge in 1879 and is available now from fredeggcomics.bigcartel.com.
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2021-08-091h 50
Atlantic: A Scottish StoryTethered1898 - Ms Cameron oversees the construction of new cottages on the island. Fiadh distances herself. Arlo grapples with his lack of responsibility on Hirta. And Evie receives a letter.
1963 - Old Quinn reaches Skye.
Featuring:
Kirsty Findlay as Evie Mccormick
Sebastian Lim-Seet and David Hayman as Quinn Whyte
Blythe Duff as Fiadh Mccormick
Kate Dickie as Ms Cameron
John Kielty as Carey Whyte
Lawrence Smith as Arlo Mccormick
Brian James O’Sullivan as Archie Thomson
Ainsley Ha...
2021-07-0528 min
Whisky With GreatDramsWhisky with GreatDrams - Season One - Episode FourIn this week's episode we talk to some whisky illuminati about that they are missing from pre-lockdowns and what they are looking forward to when we are all released. We also introduce the new news section and the new whisky of the week section as well as answering a couple of BIG whisky questions around adding water, ice and more... Make sure you follow our friends featured in this episode: Bushmills https://www.instagram.com/bushmillsuk/IDL Master Distiller Kevin O'Gorman - https://www.instagram.com/kevin.ogorman/
2021-04-2734 min
Scottish Independence PodcastsDaytime show special - International women's day - part 4For the final programme of our four part series of programmes celebrating International Women's Day, Indylive.Radio Daytime Show presents interviews with six more inspirational and interesting women who were kind enough to share their time with us: Kirsty Hughes, Michelle Thomson, Nighet Riaz, Lynne Copland, Heather Anderson and Julie Bell.
Our thanks go to all the wonderful women who joined is for this series of #IWD2021 programmes and to Val and Marlene on the Indylive Radio team who put the series together.
2021-03-091h 36
Chief RadioBurns Night with Kirsty Baird and Kerry ThomsonJoin Chief Kirsty and Kerry Thomson this Burns night, to celebrate Rabbie Burns and listen to two hours of great Scottish artists
2021-01-252h 00
Anyone's Game: Women's football podcastZoe Ness: 'A credit to herself and women's football' - Malky ThomsonIn nine days time, Zoe Ness will try to ignore an unwanted anniversary. In October last year, the-then Lewes forward was stretchered off and taken to hospital in a 3-0 loss to London City Lionesses. The defeat was inconsequential; Ness’ season was in tatters and her knee in a bad way.In February, despite still nursing the injury, she signed for Rangers knowing long before the lockdown began it would be a while before she would kick a ball in a Rangers shirt. In Sunday’s 5-1 win over Hearts, after months of toil to get back to f...
2020-10-1900 min
Creative Chit Chat - DundeeKirsty Thomson - Creating 'more than profit' businessesKirsty is the founder and CEO of the Circle, a “More Than Profit” organisation focused on working with social entrepreneurs, community activists, charity leaders, commercial business leaders, trustees and non-executive directors.
Kirsty starts her journey on her return to Dundee after being in academia for many years she found herself unemployed. After signing on, a careers advisor asked if she had considered starting her own business. From there she started ACK (Along Came Kirsty) a business offering consultancy services and ended up working primarily with organisations and charities in the third sector.
After some ups and downs Kirsty identified the need...
2020-03-3151 min
Bolus: education delivered statS04E02 Cytomegalovirus With Kirsty ThomsonEpisode Two is an exploration into the issues Cytomegalovirus cause in Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplant patients. Kirsty Thomson is the Clinical Lead for UCLH Haematology and a Transplant Consultant. She guides us through the biology, screening, prophylaxis and treatment of CMV.
We also discuss the issues caused by respiratory viruses in transplant patients, including coronavirus. We recorded this podcast in December 2019, prior to COVID-19, so this is just referring to common coronavirus. Kirsty also takes some time to discuss the strengths of the Haematology Nursing service as well as how she balances her variety of roles
2020-03-1629 min
Be The DropBuild Your Film Industry Profile At Fleurieu Film Festival - Sn3, Ep128The film industry can be notoriously difficult to break into. Gaining experience on a film project, and having your film shown in front of a large audience, is an incredible opportunity for aspiring film makers to get their foot in the door. A passion for short film and a desire to support film makers has inspired the Fleurieu Film Festival, which was launched in 2016. Under the Direction of Director Alison Alcock, the film festival has steadily grown each year. In today's episode of Be The Drop, recorded live at the Fleurieu Film Festival, we hear fr...
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