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A Mile in My Shoes

Empathy Museumwww.empathymuseum.com

Nominated 'Best New Podcast' at the 2019 British Podcast Awards.


A weekly podcast that invites you to walk in the shoes of a stranger and listen to their story. Take 10 minutes to hear from people from all walks of life, with each story part of Empathy Museum's audio projects – including A Mile in My Shoes, From Where I'm Standing, and Brixton Memories.


More information about our projects at empathymuseum.com.


Please be aware that some stories are more appropriate for adult listeners.

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Episodes

Francella - From Where I'm Standing

“I wasn’t afraid. We need each other and we have to comfort each other and work as a team” Francella's story was produced by Eloise Stevens and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...

Aug 18, 20218 min

Maha - From Where I'm Standing

“I had no reason to tell them, because I did the job as well as anyone else” Maha's story was produced by Eloise Stevens and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 29, 20219 min

Ben - From Where I'm Standing

"I think my favourite sound is probably silence. I really like quiet” Ben's story was produced by Melissa Viney and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 28, 20218 min

Dean - From Where I'm Standing

“We do seem to be seeing an increase in people who have serious psychotic symptoms which was quite uncommon before Covid” Dean's story was produced by Dave Dodd and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Jul 21, 20219 min

Kate - From Where I'm Standing

“We need these communal outdoor spaces more and more” Kate’s story was produced by Melissa Viney and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jul 14, 20218 min

Geraldine - From Where I'm Standing

"They were so generous … we got football jerseys, we got pyjamas…we got 200 biryanis turning up at the Royal London Hospital" Geraldine’s story was produced by Sara Conkey and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’ More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See...

Jul 07, 20219 min

Michelle - From Where I'm Standing

"Rather than clapping every week, we should think about rewarding people properly for the risk they take doing their jobs" Michelle's story was produced by Joshan Chana and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’ More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See ac...

Jun 30, 20219 min

Will - From Where I'm Standing

“It has happened to me before. It will happen to me again. It doesn’t happen to my white colleagues” Will'’s story was produced by Rob Eagle and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’ More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inf...

Jun 23, 20219 min

Nina - From Where I'm Standing

"Look at that for a bad boy sheepskin. Epic” Nina’s story was produced by Rose de Larrabeiti and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’ More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 09, 20219 min

Brendan - From Where I'm Standing

"Giving a person their voice back is like giving them their personality back'' Brendan’s story was produced by Sara Conkey and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’ More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Jun 02, 20218 min

Angeline - From Where I'm Standing

“Zimbabwean names are very interesting. You have Faith, you have Patience, you have Happiness. I guarantee you someone will be named Covid” Angeline’s story was produced by Sara Conkey and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’ More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted ...

May 26, 20218 min

Alex - From Where I'm Standing

“Just knowing that my loved ones had faith in me, that’s what kept me going” Alex’s story was produced by Nada Smiljanic and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 19, 20219 min

Ollie - From Where I'm Standing

"The next 3 years of my life had been completely stopped – just because of an algorithm” Ollie’s story was produced by Rose de Larrabeiti and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’ More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...

May 12, 20218 min

Natalie - From Where I'm Standing

“I name my plants to encourage me to look after them better” Natalie’s story was produced by Deborah Shorindé and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’ More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

May 05, 20218 min

Yunus - From Where I'm Standing

“To bury the deceased without the washing and shrouding will lateron affect the grieving process of the family members” Yunus’s story was produced by Eloise Stevens and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020 More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

Apr 28, 20219 min

Jenny - From Where I'm Standing

"When I'm on my till I've just got a lot of love to give" Jenny’s story was produced by Alia Cassam and was collected as part of our new project From Where I’m Standing: audio stories and portraits from 2020’ More about our From Where I’m Standing project: https://fromwhereiamstanding.empathymuseum.com/home Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....

Apr 21, 20219 min

Leticia - A Mile in My Shoes

"It looked like one of those comedy movies where someone wants to catch a wild pig” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Leticia's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like...

Apr 12, 202111 min

Eva - A Mile in My Shoes

“You are delivered to the most magnificent view you could ever imagine” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Eva's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to respond to t...

Apr 12, 202111 min

Abdul - A Mile in My Shoes

“You should not loose your self confidence, this is my message for young people” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Abdul's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to r...

Apr 12, 202111 min

Felipe - A Mile in My Shoes

“When talking to my family not the phone, I had to pretend that everything was fine” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Felipe's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like...

Apr 12, 202113 min

Emeline - A Mile in My Shoes

“This trip was my last coach trip to London, it was the beginning of a new life abroad” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Emeline's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would ...

Apr 12, 202112 min

Anita - A Mile in My Shoes

“We used to say that the sea was angry” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Anitas's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to respond to this story, please click the l...

Apr 12, 202111 min

Morena - A Mile in My Shoes

"Slowly slowly I began to rebuild my career” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Morena's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to respond to this story, please click ...

Apr 12, 202114 min

Raquel - A Mile in My Shoes

“She fought bravely for two years against the disease” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Raquel's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to respond to this story, ple...

Apr 05, 202110 min

Rosalba - A Mile in My Shoes

“You can walk in the street and you can meet the world” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Rosalba's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to respond to this story, p...

Apr 05, 202111 min

Eva - A Mile in My Shoes

"If we were to roar our pain, the world would break" This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Eva's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to respond to this story, please c...

Apr 05, 202113 min

Nabawiah - A Mile in My Shoes

“I’m not staying in this country anymore, I don’t want to die” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Naba's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to respond to this stor...

Apr 05, 202112 min

Jorge - A Mile in My Shoes

“All the colours of Mexico are here inside my heart” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Jorge's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to respond to this story, please...

Apr 05, 202114 min

Elena - A Mile in My Shoes

“Only god could hold & comfort me in the middle of the chaos of my life” This podcast episode is part of a digital storytelling project with English as a second language learners, created in collaboration with the City Lit , Boldface and traditional storyteller Ariane Hadjilias in partnership with the GLA. Elena's story was produced by Boldface, and is part of a growing collection of footwear and stories hosted by the Empathy Museum’s A Mile in My Shoes exhibition. If you would like to respo...

Apr 05, 202114 min

Wendy - A Mile in My Shoes

"There are different ways beauty can be expressed" Try on Wendy's shoes and take a moment to see the world through her eyes. Wendy's story was produced by Meri Fatin and was collected when our A Mile in My Shoes exhibit visited Perth International Arts Festival. More about our A Mile in My Shoes project: https://www.empathymuseum.com/a-mile-in-my-shoes/ Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Mar 31, 202110 min
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