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Death: A Funny BusinessTherapist Horror Stories, Ketamine Therapy & Ego DeathsThis week on the show, Tash is joined by special guest co-host and audio producer Talia Augustidis! Together they spoke to award-winning author Peter Godwin about his recent memoire 'Exit Wounds' and why he chooses to write about grief with humour. They also discussed his venture into ketamine therapy and how it has helped him move forward through his grief.2025-07-1655 min
Death: A Funny BusinessPutting on an Act, Death in the Media & Sex Tapes from Beyond the GraveThis week on the show, Becky and Tash were joined by award-winning audio producer Talia Augustidis, who discussed her quest to find out more about her mum Sallie who died when she was three. Talia spoke about memorialising someone you don't remember and how her family dealt with her mother's death being dramatized by the media.2025-07-0955 min
Life Working with Vicky ClarfeltE13. Hazel Gale: Embracing Fear + Self-limiting NarrativesWinning the fight within is what Hazel Gale's story is all about. As a former champion boxer and kick-boxer turned therapist, turned tech start-up founder, Hazel shares how she re-wrote her self-limiting narratives to overcome a deep-rooted fear of weakness and failure.At the prime of her fighting career, Hazel's body unexpectedly shut down, forcing her to confront her deepest fears and childhood-ingrained beliefs about herself. Exploring cognitive hypnotherapy helped her reframe these inner demons and reconnect with her inner child, and eventually she returned to the ring, stronger than ever. Today, Hazel is a tech...2025-06-2439 min
Life Working with Vicky ClarfeltE.12 Jonny Sweet: Fulfilment + StorytellingJonny Sweet is a screenwriter, novelist, and comedian - you might know him from his film Wicked Little Letters, starring Olivia Coleman, or from one of his many TV/radio performances, such as When Boris Met Dave, Chickens, and Together, or The Kellerby Code - his debut novel out now in paperback!Jonny shared his journey from being in the Cambridge Footlights with Joe Thomas and Simon Bird, skiving off his job and winning Best Newcomer at Edinburgh, to now writing screenplays for national treasures like Jesse Buckley and Timothy Spall. We chatted...2025-06-1730 min
Life Working with Vicky ClarfeltE10. Sasha Nathwani: Perseverance + PurposeFresh off his award-winning debut feature, 'Last Swim', film director Sasha Nathwani reflects on what it takes to make your creative dreams come true - the answer: a lot of personal sacrifice, intentionality, purpose, and extraordinary perseverance.Sasha shares his journey from his Persian grandma introducing him to Italian-American cinema, to going to same film school as Spike Lee and Scorcese in New York, to eventually finding his authentic creative voice back at home in London. He talks about the reality of finances as a creative, how comparing yourself to others holds you back, and the...2025-06-0329 min
Life Working with Vicky ClarfeltE9. Dwayne Fields: Adventure + ResilienceA near death experience led Dwayne on the adventure of a lifetime - an expedition to the North Pole. Today he is a professional explorer, TV presenter and the Chief Scout. Dwayne moved from Jamaica to North London aged six, after experiencing childhood depression and a violent, life-threatening experience in adulthood, Dwayne decided to walk to the North Pole - becoming the first black Briton to do so. His adventures inspired him to support a new generation of young and underprivileged kids to connect with the outdoors. We spoke about resilience, defying others...2025-05-2733 min
You Feeling This4. UnbearableHelen moves home to care for her mother who lives with Alzheimer’s, but old tensions and new memories make her feel like she’s losing her own mind. “Unbearable” is written, produced, and directed by Talia Augustidis The executive producers are James Kim and Taylor Chicoine Erica Huang is the producer Diego Perez is the lead sound designer Daniel Martinez is the sound mixer Matthew Wang is the composer Theme music by Ryo Baum and Robert Garrova Podcast artwork by...2025-04-1626 min
Candy EarsGUEST ARTIST: Florence Barrau-Adams' My HomeFlorence Barrau-Adams is an award-winning audio producer, editor, sound designer, and educator.Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.2025-02-2502 min
Candy EarsGUEST ARTIST: Julie Censullo's ProcrastinationJulie Censullo is an audio producer based in Minneapolis, MN. As a freelance creative, she is really really good at executing large media projects and really really bad at doing minor, everyday tasks. You can find more of her work at www.juliecensullo.com.Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.2025-02-2503 minCandy EarsGUEST ARTIST: Anna Van Dine's Rwanda, 30 Years AfterAnna Van Dine is an audio producer based in Vermont. She created this piece with field recordings she made on a trip to Rwanda in 2024.Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.2025-02-2502 min
Candy EarsWalk LoopI “folded” my neighborhood walk into 3 minute pieces. Then cut out a design, like a paper snowflake.Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.2025-02-2001 minCandy EarsJog LoopPlaying with folding and cutting up my neighborhood loop, like a paper snowflake.Created for “Small Packages: The Art and Practice of Short Audio Storytelling”, a course by Talia Augustidis and Jules Bradley.2025-02-2002 min
UnRealityThe GigglesJenny and her sister Beth get the giggles. Even when it's not a laughing matter.
The Giggles was produced by Jenny Davies with support from Talia Augustidis. UnReality is created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse.
Artwork by Ariana Martinez.2025-02-1913 minUnRealityDad JokesTalia speaks to her Dad about some of the hard truths and softer lies behind her first ever stand-up comedy routine.
UnReality is created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse.
Artwork by Ariana Martinez.2025-02-1211 minUnRealityMinis!In this episode, a collection of shorter stories around truths, lies, fact, fiction and the unknown...
Talia presents stories old and new from different makers, including herself.
UnReality is created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse.
Special thanks to Savannah Spatafora, Emma Lehman, Kristina Loring and Jay Allison for sharing their work.
Artwork by Ariana Martinez.2025-02-0518 min
This American LifeGroundhog DayPeople stuck in a loop, trying to find their way out.
Visit thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners to sign up for our premium subscription.Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks to B.A. Parker about her birthday tradition. (6 minutes)Act One: Producer Aviva DeKornfeld speaks with a father and daughter who have been playing the same game for 25 years. (9 minutes)Act Two: Talia Augustidis asks a single question over and over. (5 minutes)Act Three: Editor David Kestenbaum speaks with Jeff Permar, who is trapped in a Groundhog Day situation — with an actual groundhog! (9 minutes)Act Four: Parking in a big...2025-02-0355 minUnRealityBehind The CurtainWhere does the truth lie in songwriting?
In this episode, Talia speaks to singer and songwriter Ella Bleakley (BE) about the fact and fiction behind her music. They discuss the privacy, poetry, and occasional straight up lies within BE's lyrics.
UnReality is created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse.
Special thanks to BE. You can find her at @creating_be on Instagram, and her music here: https://itsbe.komi.io/.
Artwork by Ariana Martinez.2025-01-2916 minUnRealityBreakfast on TiffanyIn this episode, Talia gets intimate with a classic. A book for the ages... of 18+.
UnReality is created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse.
Special thanks to Marnie Duke, Tom Bett, Sara McCrea and Ann Cory. The book reading was by the brilliant Suzie McCarthy.
Artwork by Ariana Martinez.2025-01-2219 min
Imaginary AdviceUnReality: Breakfast on TiffanyA special episode from the upcoming season of UnReality, by Talia Augustidis.
Subscribe to UnReality:
https://audioboom.com/channels/5093481-unreality
Listen to Talia's 2024 documentary, Dead Ends
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001rgzz
Imaginary Advice returns on Feb 10th 2025.2025-01-1522 min
UnRealityOn The CardsHow can tarot cards help you let go when you're being let go?
In this case, the answer lies in a CEO, a lost soul and a pack of picture cards.
UnReality was created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse.
Special thanks to Renay Richardson and Eleanor Bamber for the tarot reading, and to Tom Bett and Marnie Duke from The Roundhouse for their support.
Artwork by Ariana Martinez.2025-01-1512 min
UnRealityIntroducing: Imaginary AdviceThe first episode of UnReality Season 2 drops on 15th January but in the meantime we want to introduce you to a couple of other independent shows we think you’ll love. Up next… Imaginary Advice.
Imaginary Advice is an anthology of audio-fiction experiments by playwright Ross Sutherland.
You can listen to more Imaginary advice here: https://www.imaginaryadvice.com/
You can sign up to Ross’s patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/join/rossgsutherland
2025-01-1418 min
UnRealityIntroducing: Little DevilsThe first episode of UnReality Season 2 will be dropping on 15th January, in the meantime we want to introduce you to a couple of shows that we think you’ll love. Starting with Little Devils by Jasmin Bauomy.
It’s a show that takes a look at the things that often remain unseen. The flaws, the struggles, the mistakes and the beliefs that haunt each one of us. Or, as Jasmin calls them, our personalised “little devils”.
In this episode, Ray Christian tells the story of a “revenge prank” gone wrong. Introducing “Little Devils: Gone Too Far.”
...2025-01-0828 minUnRealityS2: UnReality is back!After an award-winning first season, Unreality is back!
Talia Augustidis presents short stories exploring truth, lies, facts, fiction and the unknown. In Season 1 we covered the subconscious, the rainforest and the North Pole, but this season we'll be finding the unreal in the everyday… inside comedy clubs, smutty novels and HR meetings.
The podcast is hosted and produced by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse, with support from Marnie Duke and Tom Bett.
Artwork by Ariana Martinez.2025-01-0301 min
Short CutsMerry ChristmasA criminal defence lawyer finds a surprising new job foisted upon him and a son attempts to recover his joyfulness on a family holiday. Josie Long presents short festive documentaries and merry sonic adventures.Family Yoga
Produced by Kit CallinA Conversation with my Mum at Christmas
Featuring Rhik Samadder
A version of this story first appeared in Rhik Samadder's memoir, I Never Said I Loved You
Music by The Enchanted Cinema
Produced by Sarah CuddonMiracle on the George Washington Bridge
Produced by Luke GreenSanta Calls
Featuring Matt Storrs
...2024-12-2431 min
FeedbackThe Archers scam week. The End of Short Cuts. The Naked WeekA raft of scam-themed programming went out across BBC channels last week, with the aim of raising awareness about the hoaxes often found hidden in plain sight. Long running drama The Archers fulfilled the brief wholeheartedly as visitors to Ambridge found themselves hoodwinked into buying fake holiday lets online, with unpleasant consequences. But did listeners think it was believable?Short Cuts, Radio 4's experimental programme showcasing short documentaries is being taken off the airwaves after the end of the current series. There's been an outcry from the audio production community as it is how many programme makers...2024-12-0528 min
SONOHR ReplayTelling Personal Stories – Talia Augustidis & Phoebe McIndoe (eng)This lecture was held on Sunday, 25 February 2024, at SONOHR.
How do you create a linear story from the fragments of your life? Join Talia and Phoebe in an exploration around telling personal stories. In this session the two audio makers will share helpful techniques for self-interview and finding your own voice. Plus, how can you create personal portraits that move beyond language and into the abstract?
Listen to Dead Ends, which explores how to remember someone you’ve forgotten. Produced by Talia.
Listen to County Lines, which explores the devastating impact of drug gang...2024-06-121h 01
Sound School PodcastThe Um, A Deep Dive"Ums." You're supposed to cut them out, right? But what if the "um" means something? Talia Augustidis noticed her boyfriend "ummed" when he was lying and she thought "radio story." Talia takes a deep dive into the importance of not cutting out all the "ums" as well as the backstory to her piece for the BBC's Short Cuts called "What's In An Um?"2024-03-2614 minSONOHR ReplaySONOHR ON AIR 2024: Talia Augustidis / Dead Ends (eng)For the first time Talia Augustidis presented a live version of her play «Dead Ends» at SONOHR 2024. Ursina from Radio Stadtfilter talked to her just before the performance.
2024-03-1212 minCandy EarsShades of MoonlightJaimie Zhu on piano. Recorded and produced by Emily Shaw in 2023. Inspirations:The WikisingerRagnar Kjartansson’s "The Visitors" (2012) exhibitNils Frahm“In Another Room” trendCaptain Monk’s “Settle Down”Checking One’s Levels by Talia AugustidisHarry Potter Library ASMR Room2024-02-1603 minShort CutsMinisThe moment of time before a camera shutter closes, a symphony of ums reveals a partner's untruths, and two women linked by a phantom thread reflect on their changing bodies. Josie Long presents even shorter short documentaries.Is This An Image?
Produced by Jon TjhiaDeath from Above
Written and read by Joe DunthorneBody of Work
Featuring the voices of writer Marleen Kruithof and cinematographer Babette Mangolte
Music by Nicola Mecca
Produced by Georgia WalkerWhat's in an Um?
Produced by Talia AugustidisCharon
Composed, produced and performed...2024-01-0929 min
AnthemsCharlie Craggs x Kenny Ethan Jones | REALNESS | Anthems TalksWhat makes you come home and feel safe, lean into that, and stay away from things that tend to hurt you, or discourage you, or make you feel less than, or less deserving.” – Kenny Ethan Jones
We invited two best friends to sit in front of some cameras and have a chat. The result? A conversation full of laughter, joy, unreserved honesty and heartfelt reflection. From contemplating gender euphoria, to frank discussions about transphobia, and…gay dolphins. In this final episode of Anthems Talks, Kenny Ethan Jones and Charlie Craggs talk about what it means...2023-11-1733 min
AnthemsJuliet Jacques x Jackson King | CULTURE | Anthems Talks"As long as there's people there will be ideas, and there will be ways to express them" - Juliet Jacques
Misinformation, erasure, and dangerous, transphobic rhetoric has noticeably intensified across mainstream media outlets in the past decade, with “debates'' around trans rights seeking to delegitimise and disempower the trans community. So how has this landscape changed, if at all, in recent history? How can cultural engagement combat this toxicity? Seasoned journalist Juliet Jacques and emerging writer Jackson King candidly consider the present and future state of the British media.
Ju...2023-11-1635 min
AnthemsXandice Armah x Sabah Choudrey | BELONGING | Anthems Talks“Let me figure out what’s going to have the best impact whilst keeping me intact.” – Sabah Choudrey
It’s important everybody has the opportunity to find communities wherein they feel free, loved, and accepted. What’s just as crucial is having access to spaces where people can seek out such communities. Two facilitators who have carved out inclusive, joyful spaces for trans people to connect are Sabah Choudrey and Xandice Armah. What is the meaning of community? How do you balance political activism and personal wellbeing? Listen now to hear their thoughts.
2023-11-1536 min
AnthemsFelix Mufti x Mika Onyx Johnson | OWNERSHIP | Anthems Talks“As if people who aren’t trans can’t take something from our experiences and our stories. Well, we’ve been watching cis people tell stories forever, and we still take stuff from stories because we’re all human beings.” - Mika Onyx Johnson
The arts have always played a powerful role in influencing public perception. That’s why it matters what stories we decide to tell, and who we choose to tell these stories. Stars of stage and screen Felix Mufti and Mika Onyx Johnson share their thoughts about what genuine inclusivity looks like, as well...2023-11-1432 min
AnthemsJuno Dawson x Nicola Dinan | RESPONSIBILITY | Anthems Talks“I generally feel like everything is on the table for a writer, but the further away you move from your experience, the greater responsibility you have to do the work to close that gap.” – Nicola Dinan
Juno Dawson and Nicola Dinan are two powerhouse authors who are well-versed in the art of creating empathetic and entertaining stories. In this episode, the writers provide thoughtful insight into their craftsmanship. They sat down to discuss the different ways genre can facilitate creative freedom, how they incorporate lived experiences into their writing, and what makes a character authen...2023-11-1333 min
The Radio Academy PodcastIn the Dark: Stories Told Through SoundHost Hayley Hayes chats to Talia Augustidis, an accomplished producer whose work has graced BBC Radio 4’s Short Cuts, Times Radio, and the Financial Times. Talia is not only a powerhouse producer at Broccoli Productions, but also a passionate advocate for audio storytelling and collaboration. She organises engaging listening events with In the Dark, bridging the gap between audiences and the captivating world of audio narratives. Tune in to hear Talia's insights on audio storytelling and her innovative approaches to connecting people with the magic of sound.
In the Dark's upcoming London event here:
http://www.inthedarkradio.or...2023-10-2516 min
Lights OutDead Ends“Should we delete the sex tape?” Should we get rid of the crime scene photographs? How do I find a true image of my mum amidst the recordings, fragments and images she left behind?"Exploring an archive of home videos, photographs, memories and news reports, Talia Augustidis reflects on how we choose to remember someone. Told through five chapters, each part focuses on a single image of her mum, who died when Talia was three. Dead Ends is an exploration of what privacy and control is afforded to people who sit at the heart of our...2023-10-1728 min
URSAIssue 21 News & Climate: France's Failings & A Tattoo For Your TravelsIssue 21: September 2023 Welcome to another issue of URSA, Europe’s audio magazine! In this first section you’ll hear the latest news headlines from Europe, including France’s ban of the Abaya, how data centers in Norway are helping the country’s lobster industry, and Germany’s proposed citizenship reform. You’ll also hear climate updates, including Poland's pushback against climate policies, how France is managing its oyster waste, as well as a story out of Austria where their climate minister is finding "hip" new ways to connect with the youth. In the secon...2023-09-0529 minURSAFeatures: Grief, Imagination and Murder-On-SeaIssue 21: September 2023Our theme music is from Lucas Carey, with audio from Epidemic Sound. Cover art by Sian Amber Fletcher. Our first feature comes from Talia Augustidis, called The Sound Collector, from her podcast, UnReality. In this piece, she speaks with her sister, Teia, about the year their mother died when they were both young children, and a truth she learns almost two decades later about that time in 2004. Our second feature comes from Caroline Crampton and the Shedunnit podcast. In this segment, from the episode titled ‘Murder-on-sea,’ Caroline speaks to historian Dr Kathryn Ferr...2023-09-0525 min
AnthemsChloe Filani | CHANGEChloe Filani is an Artist of Poetry, Performance, Black Feminism, Public Speaker and workshop facilitator. Her artistic practice/poetry works with her lived experience of being a black trans woman and the broader themes of identity of power structures and finding hope in the imagination and storytelling. Her work is an exploration of the metaphysical, the feeling and things. ‘Why black joy Why black sorrow why negro spirituals’.
Chloe’s word of the day is CHANGE.
CONNECT WITH CHLOE:
I: @1.chloe.f
#Anthem...2023-07-0907 min
AnthemsTracey Ottomey | JOYTracey Ottomey is a Nashville native who is quickly becoming a Nashville staple in the drag scene. She initially began performing as a dare but soon found her calling in drag. She hosts a popular podcast called "Gay Space" and is a regular performer on the Big Drag Bus, as well as at Tribe and Play. When not performing, Tracy enjoys spending time with her dogs Bear and Waylon.
Tracey’s word of the day is JOY.
CONNECT WITH TRACEY:
I: @traceyottomey
T: @TraceyOttomey
...2023-07-0810 min
AnthemsHan | ALIENBorn and raised in Cairo, Egypt, Han is a multidisciplinary artist, musician, writer, and activist exploring analog and electronic audio, visual and literary mediums as a means to champion vulnerability, and authenticity and tell stories that they believe have the power to heal in their telling. As a certified NLP, Hypnosis, and Timeline Therapy practitioner, inner work, healing, and growth are at the core of what Han does; they are what emboldens them and allows them to be present and demand space for themselves and all oppressed, underrepresented and marginalised communities. They create for catharsis; internal and external, individual...2023-07-0706 min
AnthemsDJ Ritu | CONNECTIONDJ Ritu is a London-based DJ and broadcaster. She presents and produces a radio programme called A World in London which champions under-represented music and artists from the entire globe. The show is 17 years young and it began at BBC London. It now airs at Resonance 104.4FM and on Mixcloud. Her DJ career began 37 years ago and she now manages two of the UK’s longest-running club nights.
Ritu’s word of the day is CONNECTION.
CONNECT WITH RITU:
I: @djritu
T: @djritu1
2023-07-0609 min
AnthemsMoud Goba | REFUGEEMoud Goba currently works as a National Manager for Micro Rainbow, the leading organisations in the UK supporting LGBTQI migrants. She leads the organisation programmes at national level: their safe housing work which provides 30,000 bed-nights a year to homeless LGBTQI asylum seekers and their social inclusion and employability schemes. More recently Moud has managed the integration process of LGBTQI people who arrived in the UK from Afghanistan. Moud is one of the founding members of UK Black Pride and she is the current Chair of their Board of Trustees. Moud was recently named as one of the BBC 100 women...2023-07-0507 min
AnthemsJacqui Bardelang (Sigi Moonlight) | VOICEJacqui Bardelang is a queer Eurasian actor, voiceover artist, director and drag king known as Sigi Moonlight. After seeing her first drag king in 2017, Jacqui‘s performance career began a month later when she came third in Man Up!, the UK's biggest drag king competition. Since then a regular on the London cabaret scene, Jacqui has performed at Shakespeare's Globe, Manchester Pride, The Garrick Theatre, Glastonbury Music Festival and the Greenwich Maritime and has featured on Netflix, Vox, Hunger and BBC Three. A member of collectives The Bitten Peach and Pecs Drag Kings, Jacqui's performances investigate toxic masculinity while al...2023-07-0407 min
AnthemsManeo Mohole | PANICManeo Mohale is a South African editor, feminist writer and poet. They have been long-listed twice for the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Anthology Award, and their debut collection of poetry, Everything is a Deathly Flower was published by uHlanga in September 2019. The collection was shortlisted for the Ingrid Jonker Poetry Prize, later winning the 2020 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry. They currently serve as a research associate with the Centre for the Study of Race, Gender and Class at the University of Johannesburg.
Maneo’s pronouns are ba/ū, or they/them.
...2023-07-0309 minUnRealityRunning WildWhat happens when an unbelievable truth is swept away by imagination? An author is inspired by a real life event, and creates a world of his own.
UnReality was created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse.
The executive producer for this episode was Suzie McCarthy.
Special thanks to Amber Owen and Michael Morpurgo.
Artwork by Ariana Martinez.2023-01-1014 minUnRealityThe Sound CollectorWhat happens when memory is patched with imagination?
Two sisters rifle through an old exercise book. And in discovering forgotten memories, they create some new ones.
UnReality was created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse.
The executive producer for this episode was Nina Garthwaite.
Special thanks to Thea and Dimitri Augustidis, Amanda Knight Surie and Roger McGough.
Artwork by Ariana Martinez.2023-01-0312 minUnRealityEmail SantaHow can one of the biggest acts of collective imagination cooperate with the logic of a machine?
In this episode, one kind man and an imperfect coding system work together to create Christmas magic.
UnReality was created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse.
Special thanks to Alan Kerr. The elves were voiced by Suzie McCarthy and Jacqueline Levitan. 2022-12-2013 min
UnRealitySleep TalksWhat happens when a real life relationship gets carried away by dreams?
In this episode, Talia gets a glimpse into her boyfriend’s dream world, only to find out she’s not invited.
UnReality was created by Talia Augustidis and powered by Transmission Roundhouse. Special thanks to Suzie McCarthy, Jules Bradley, Zo Bailley.
2022-12-1314 min
UnRealityComing soon...What happens when fact and fiction collide?2022-12-0900 minShort CutsScenes from a LifeA car ride tumbles through grief, teenagers howl in the woods and a snapshot of a day's answering machines across America - Josie Long presents short documentaries and audio adventures where all the action unfolds in the present.Church in the woods, Louisiana, USA at 6pm in April 2020
Produced by Mara LazerThe Balloon
Produced by Talia AugustidisAnimal Tracking Class
With Andrius Gaidamavičius
Produced by Vaida Pilibaitytė
This recording was originally broadcast in the documentary Širdies formos pėdsakais (Heart Shaped Footprints)Thank you for Calling
Produced by Jules Brad...2022-09-1329 min
Money Clinic with Claer BarrettRepeat - How to ask for a pay rise - and get one!REPEAT: This week, Money Clinic is having a pay rise takeover - we’ll be pulling apart that big, scary box labelled ‘Asking for a pay rise’ - and unpacking the dos, the don’ts, the tips and tricks for getting the salary you think you are worth.Visiting our pay-rise clinic today are three podcast listeners with three different financial predicaments: Natalie keeps getting knocked back when she asks for a raise; Max knows that he could get paid more elsewhere, and Charlotte is trying to negotiate a bonus that really matches the effort she puts int...2022-01-1130 minMoney Clinic with Claer BarrettHow to ask for a pay rise - and get one!This week, Money Clinic is having a pay rise takeover - we’ll be pulling apart that big, scary box labelled ‘Asking for a pay rise’ - and unpacking the dos, the don’ts, the tips and tricks for getting the salary you think you are worth.Visiting our pay-rise clinic today are three podcast listeners with three different financial predicaments: Natalie keeps getting knocked back when she asks for a raise; Max knows that he could get paid more elsewhere, and Charlotte is trying to negotiate a bonus that really matches the effort she puts into her...2021-11-2329 minMoney Clinic with Claer BarrettHow to invest for a greener futureFollowing the COP26 conference in Glasgow, many climate-conscious investors want to know how to match up their investments with their values. The short answer is environmental, social and governance investing — ESG for short. But there are plenty of questions around how ‘green’ this really is.Thirty-year-old Harri appeared on one of the first episodes of Money Clinic last year, and his decision to invest in ESG funds appears to have paid off: he has made a decent return. However, he wonders how much this has been down to the underlying investment performance and how muc...2021-11-1623 minMoney Clinic with Claer BarrettThe financial secrets of footballers, part twoMany dream of being an elite footballer, but what’s it like actually earning a professional player’s salary? In the second half of this two-part podcast special, Claer Barrett explores the darker side of earning staggering sums as a young player. Unscrupulous financial advisers, risky investments, gambling, injuries and early retirement can all cut short your earning potential - and there are lessons here for all of us. She hears from Gareth Farrelly, a former Premier League footballer who narrowly avoided death - and financial ruin - when his playing career ended, but has now reinve...2021-11-0924 minMoney Clinic with Claer BarrettThe financial secrets of footballers, part oneMany dream of being an elite footballer, but what’s it like actually earning a pro player’s salary? Top football players earn staggering amounts of money, but even they are not immune from financial challenges. These range from planning for a career that could end by the age of 35 to teenage players struggling to manage such large financial windfalls. In the first half of this two-part podcast special, Claer Barrett speaks to former England player Sol Campbell and AFC Bournemouth full back Jack Stacey about the reality, both good and bad, of earning a footballer’s salary. Plus, Daniel...2021-11-0224 minShort CutsRepetitionShort documentaries about repetition with Josie Long. 195 ways to thank someone for their letter, avoiding getting stuck in a thought loop and a tender exchange over breakfast.Thanks For Your Letter
Written and read by Joe DunthorneMeditation
Produced by Ellie Lightfoot and Miles Mercer Checking One's Levels
Produced by Talia AugustidisCuratorial team: Alia Cassam and Andrea Rangecroft
Series Producer: Eleanor McDowall
Executive Producer: Axel Kacoutié
A Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 42021-09-0729 min