This Is How You Do It: Coiled's Leanne Alie

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12/01/22 • 20 min

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Media 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 pulls the strings behind-the-scenes as a podcast commissioner for BBC Sounds, where she advocates to bring unheard voices into the mainstream media. She spills the beans on the Black hair industry, shares some surprising stories she’s brought to the table in her role as BBC commissioner, and explains why more Black joy is needed in our news.

The episode is hosted by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia).

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The episode is hosted by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia).

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S2E11 Menopause, sexism, ageism: What's driving women out of work? - with Karen Arthur and Emma Goswell

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Warning: Some strong language

Welcome to The Menopause Revolution! A new era for a bodily phenomenon we were once too scared to call by name. Menopause is starting to show its face in our mainstream media, but how accurate is the coverage that has emerged? How much of it is stigma-smashing, and how much of it is scaremongering? And has all this talk resulted in any actual change?

This week, Media Storm speaks to older women in the workplace, with a close inspection of the regularly-reported story that 900,000 women in the UK population have been driven out of work due to menopause. We’ll meet some of the people behind those numbers, assess the reliability of its source, and question whether anything besides the midlife mistress is to blame. Working women often speak of feeling invisible, overlooked and unconfident as they get older, despite becoming increasingly knowledgeable and experienced in their fields. So is it menopause - or good old fashioned ageism and sexism?

We are joined in the studio by Menopause Whilst Black host Karen Arthur and Effin' Hormones host Emma Goswell to talk about how the media covers menopause, rethink the representation of women in midlife, and pick apart some hare-brained headlines on hormone replacement therapy and more.

The episode is hosted by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia), with research by Eliza Meller.

Guests:

Sally Leech @MenopauseClub, Henpicked @T4W_Henpicked
Rachel Lankester, Magnificent Midlife @MagnifMidlife
Lisa Nicholls, Fair Treatment for the Women of Wales @FTWW_Wales
Riannon Palmer @lemuhn_
Emma Goswell @emmagoswell @effinhormones
Karen Arthur @thekarenarthur @menopausewhilstblack

Sources:

BUPA Research https://bit.ly/3u0EFuR
Channel 4 survey https://bit.ly/3UXkF8d
Workplace menopause policies https://bit.ly/3EE3UI2
Fastest growing workplace demographics https://bit.ly/3EI26y6

Resources:

Henpicked free resources: https://henpicked.net/menopause-hub/resources/
Rachel Lankester's book https://magnificentmidlife.com/book/
Fair Treatment For The Women of Wales Menopause Campaign
Map your symptoms with the Balance App
Where to find a menopause clinic in your area

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S2E12 Death: Terminal illness and the right to die

Warning: Discussions around suicide and assisted dying. If you need someone to talk to, call the Samaritans on 116 123.

It happens to everybody but nobody wants to talk about it: the irony is, it's often the not talking about death that makes it such a terrible thing.

For our season finale, we bring you a special-length investigation into the real-life consequences of silence and stigma around dying. Doctors are restricted by it, patients isolated and otherised for it, families unable to prepare and grieve properly, and those who want choice about how they die are denied it and even criminalised. Media Storm speaks to families and individuals affected by terminal illness and grief about the choices and conversations they’d like to have more of.

The episode is hosted by Mathilda Mallinson (@mathildamall) and Helena Wadia (@helenawadia), with research by Eliza Mellor. The music is by @soundofsamfire. With special thanks to On Road Media.

Guests:

Ellie Ball @wee_ellster
Dignity in Dying @dignityindying
Dr Finella Craig, Great Ormond Street Hospital @GreatOrmondSt
Simon Blake @simonblake
Hospice UK's Dying Matters Campaign @hospiceuk @DyingMatters
Aongola's Story https://bit.ly/3uDnX4N

Resources:

On Road Media's Children's Palliative Care project: https://bit.ly/3FyNdiY
Jessie May Children's Hospices at Home: jessiemay.org.uk
Together For Short Lives: https://bit.ly/2s8yYuu
Simon Blake's blog https://bit.ly/3izLxNa
Sisters & Brothers: Stories about the death of a sibling, by Julie Bentley and Simon Blake https://amzn.to/3VCFcPG

Sources: