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Almost 40Almost Assessment: Leanne AliePodcast Comissioner, Producer + Presenter, Leanne Alie checks in with the Nurse for an Almost Assessment (an almost medical check up where guests are asked the most annoying/offensive questions women get asked on a regular basis). Leanne gets into being single at 30, feeling out of the loop after watching Adolescence, her love/hate relationship with dating apps, creating her smash hit podcast Coiled, Love Is Blind and more...almost40thepodcast@gmail.comFollow@_rajpander @almost40pod @leannealie_xoxo Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...2025-05-021h 12
The Media Club with Matt DeeganWhy is Tortoise bidding for The Observer?Is the world’s oldest newspaper about to be bought by the UK’s youngest news brand? Media news and analysis, with presenter Matt Deegan and guests Charlotte Tobitt, UK editor at Press Gazette, Faraz Osman, owner of TV indie Gold Wala and Leanne Alie from Unlocked Podcasts.Plus: could you benefit from a new podcast accelerator programme? Leanne Alie, head of Unlocked Podcasts, tells us more - as well as the gossip from this week’s Radio Festival.Also on the programme: we run through some of the big telly stories of the we...2024-09-2041 min
Media StormThis Is How You Do It: Coiled's Leanne AlieWarning: Some strong languageMedia Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they interview journalists trying to make an imperfect industry a little bit less so, about their noble goals and - you guessed it - the hypocrisies and insecurities that undermine them! Brought to you by The Guilty Feminist, every other Thursday.This week’s episode features all-around broadcast queen Leanne Alie (TW: @leannealie / IG: @leannealie_). The host and creator of Coiled - an award-winning documentary podcast about Black hair - also pu...2022-12-0120 min
The Guilty FeministThis Is How You Do It: Leanne AlieWarning: Some strong languageMedia Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they interview journalists trying to make an imperfect industry a little bit less so, about their noble goals and - you guessed it - the hypocrisies and insecurities that undermine them! Brought to you by The Guilty Feminist, every other Thursday.This week’s episode features all-around broadcast queen Leanne Alie (TW: @leannealie / IG: @leannealie_). The host and creator of Coiled - an award-winning documentary podcast about Black hair - also pu...2022-12-0118 min
The Media Club with Matt DeeganSPECIAL: British Podcast Awards 2022Faraz Osman was backstage at last weekend's British Podcast Awards to find out what makes an award winning podcast in 2022, including insights from creatives and businesses at the top of the audio sector.We speak to the top brass at indies Mags Creative, Message Heard and Reduced Listening; gossip with Jon Sopel about his forthcoming show with Emily Matliss, discover the moment of the year in podcasting with Leanne Alie (who you'll have heard on our deep dive interview last week) and head to Nairobi for a call with the Podcast Of The Year winner Namulanta...2022-07-2541 min
The Media Club with Matt DeeganNew PM, new media policy? Plus BBC's news consolidation & inaugural Audio Lab podcastsA special LIVE edition recorded from the rooftop of The Broadcaster at the Television Centre. Matt is joined by UK Press Gazette Editor Charlotte Tobitt to explore what Boris Johnson's exit means for the Government's media agenda - has Channel 4 been reprieved?The BBC sets out plans for a consolidated TV news channel launching in 2023, seventy UK jobs are on the line. Radio expert and technologist Ann Charles is on hand to assess the BBC's new news offering.Plus, we hear all about the BBC’s Audio Lab creator programme. Commissioning Producer Leanne Al...2022-07-1543 min
Podcast Radio HourTips for new podcastersChris Pearson and Laura Grimshaw invite podcasters to offer up tips and advice on podcasting. Leanne Alie joins us from BBC Sounds Audio Lab, and discusses her independent podcast Coiled.The producer Charlie Dinkin and the stand up comedian Olga Koch talk comedy podcasts, and the value of collaboration.BBC Brexitcast creator Dino Sofos talks about the pressures of making daily podcasts, and his new production company Persephonica.Plus, broadcasters from the BBC and beyond offer their advice, with contributions from:Bad People's Dr Julia Shaw
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The Ease DropBEING BLACK WHEN IT SUITS YOU | GREAT MARKETING (extended version)Peter Mudahy the owner of the Pak's beauty supply store has recent come out and said that he is BLACK?! In an interview on the coiled podcast (linked below). When asked his ethnicity he claimed the he is Jamaican. I found this very interesting because this is the first time that it has come to light in public. I am not disputing his ethnicity although by my passion it sounds as though I am.Just for context Pak's is known to be a Pakistani Family run business which dominates the hair industry here in London.UK.2021-11-2847 min
Coiled8. The Next GenerationThe ban on Olympic swim caps for afro hair shows that we still have to fight for the protection of afro hair, however there are some brilliant Black changemakers that are changing the narrative when it comes to afro hair.In this episode Leanne speaks to Michelle DeLeon founder of World Afro Day, Lekia Lee of Project Embrace, Serlina Boyd of Cocoa Girl and Cocoa Boy magazine and Zine Alfa, member of the Halo Collective who is petitioning for the discrimination against afro hair to be added to the 2010 Equality Act. All of these women are paving...2021-11-1951 minCoiled7. Black Men Don’t Cheat...On Their Barbers!We cannot underestimate the relationships that Black men have with their hair. Getting a fresh trim is very important and it is criminal to cheat on your barber, but the relationship that Black men have with their hair and what really matters to them is something that isn’t discussed as widely.In this episode Leanne explores the changing relationship between Black men and their barbers and the importance of the barbershop space to the Black community by speaking to Dr Karis Campion from the Stephen Lawrence Research Centre and Mark Maciver, founder of Slider Cuts, as we...2021-11-1253 minCoiled6. The Science of Afro Hair and Tips & TricksWelcome to the Coiled School of Black Hair Studies! In today’s class, led by Trichologist Ebuni Ajiduah we cover the science behind how afro hair is structured and how this differs from Caucasian hair, the fundamentals of what afro hair needs to be healthy as well as the easiest and simplest wash day routine you can follow. We also get a lesson in Black hair hacks from hairstylist Mimi Kone from how to keep your hair moisturized, to how to protect your crown when wearing protective styles. You better take some notes because you’...2021-11-0550 minCoiled5. The Natural Hair Movement, Texturism and The Big Chop!The Natural Hair Movement has thrived online in the last 10 years which has empowered Black women all around the world to wear their natural hair with pride but this movement was born out of political unrest in the 1960s in the USA. To understand the origins of the Natural Hair Movement and how this has grown today Leanne speaks to journalist and writer Valley Fontaine as well as three natural hair influencers, Curl Lea Travel, Stephy Lately and Yaa Yaa Asare. They touch on the extent to which the Natural Hair Movement is representative of all hair textures today...2021-10-2958 minCoiled4. The Truth About Hair RelaxersHair Relaxers; a way to chemically transform your hair from curly to straight but are relaxers a modern cosmetic science or a health risk to Black women? As someone who relaxed her hair from a very young age, in this episode Leanne goes on a journey to discover the truth about the chemicals that are in relaxers and the effects that this can have on our hair and health by speaking to trichologist Shirley McDonald, as well as finding out whether you can have healthy relaxed hair by speaking to relaxed hair YouTuber Fayola Douglas. 2021-10-2248 minCoiledBONUS: Black Owned Hair Brands We Think You'll LoveIf you listened to the last episode we learned that Black people own a really small percentage of the Black Hair industry and that there is so much power in buying Black as Black businesses are more likely to hire Black people, have Black supply chains and are more likely to serve the Black Community. We wanted to spotlight some smaller Black owned businesses that we think you'll love so that you can buy Black owned for when it comes to your hair products. Brands featured in this episode:@niyohairandbeauty...2021-10-2113 min
The Trowers PodcastBlack History Month: Trowers in conversation with CoiledIn celebration of Black History Month, Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Trowers & Hamlins, Rebekah Gougeon and Chair of the Race, Ethnicity and Heritage Network, Claire Ezekwe talk to diversity consultant and creator of the podcast Coiled, Leanne Alie about the historical and societal significance of Afro-textured hair, hair discrimination and her aspirations for how her new podcast will educate and inspire a generation.2021-10-2134 minCoiled3. Who Owns The Black Hair Industry?The Black hair industry is worth an estimated £88 million in the UK, with Black Women spending 6 times more on hair care than their white counterparts, yet Black people only own around 5% of this industry. It is widely thought that the South Asian Community dominates the ownership of the Black hair sector but how did this come about and was this always the case?In this episode of Coiled Leanne explores the evolution of the Black hair industry and how the UK’s first afro hair care distributor, Dyke and Dryden, set the foundations for the industry that we...2021-10-1559 minCoiled2. Where Does Human Hair Come From?Black women have been wearing wigs for centuries and today the human hair trade is big business. Black women can spend hundreds of pounds on human hair wigs and weaves, but have you ever thought about where this hair comes from? In this episode Leanne explores the different ways that human hair is sourced, how ethical the hair trade is and which communities benefit the most from this industry. To explore this she speaks to Sandra Brown Pinnock who manufactures her own human hair extension range called XSandy’s as well as Professor Emma Tarlo whose research specialises in th...2021-10-0840 minCoiled1. The History of Afro Hair‘How did our African ancestors look after their hair? I’m sure they didn’t use 5 products!’ Black hair is a lens that we can use to discuss culture, race, identity and history, and in this first episode of Coiled, join host Leanne Alie as she starts her transitioning journey from chemically straightened back to natural and explores the evolution of attitudes towards Black hair throughout history.To start this journey she speaks to Dr Kadian Pow to explore the history of Afro hair, how attitudes to Black hair changed with colonialism and how these at...2021-10-0157 minCoiledWelcome to CoiledJoin Leanne Alie in this 8 part documentary series as she goes on a journey to transition from chemically straightened hair back to natural as well as dispelling the myth that Black Hair is complicated. You can listen to the full series from 1st October 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-09-1304 min