"I don't think people think enough what it is like for children and teenagers. Adults always think about what it was like for them and they think that it was the same, but we have very different experiences"A teenager reflects on the world that she knows, the life that she sees before her and the extent to which she feels she feels she has influence over eitherPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 30, 2016•6 min
"We didn't know what to call ourselves and we thought, 'Well, we could be dead in the future', so Future Dead became the club's name"Having set up a bike club with his friends before serving in the Falklands War together, a man talks about sense of solace and brotherhood it has served him in good times and badPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2016•8 min
"At the moment I'm reflecting a lot on what I haven't done ... change the world, be an activist, make money, organise a techno party"A woman talks about coming to terms with a challenging time in her life and considers what she wants and needs to do nextPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 12, 2016•7 min
"As I was running, I felt something go "Bam!" on my shoulder. It felt like a bat had hit me - it was actually a small pick-axe"A 25 year old man recounts his story of becoming embroiled in gang culture, the difficult circumstances that lead him there and turning his back on his former lifePhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 02, 2016•25 min
"I went to clown school in Paris, I found it so hard because I wasn't funny. Now, doing drag I feel like I've found my clown"Having recently started performing on the drag scene, Gingzilla talks about having child bearing hips, fighting preconceptions and blowing glitter at the British stiff upper lipPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 21, 2016•19 min
"From the first day I did meditation I never touched drugs again, even though it had almost been an addiction"A yogic monk talks about the accidental interactions in his youth that determined the path he took in life and caused him to reassess his prioritiesPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 08, 2016•23 min
"It felt like I was being my more authentic self - that's my true colour. Now I'm showing that to the world"A woman talks about making the decision to say "Fuck that!" to dying her grey hair and how she has experienced being her natural self sincePhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 29, 2016•12 min
"I was standing there for a couple of minutes and everybody was shagging. Then my Dad turned around and he said, 'You'd better go upstairs'"Having been brought up by what he called a crooked dad, a man talks about his influence on living a life free from conventional caresPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 17, 2016•20 min
"Not necessarily embarrassed, but sometimes I would be scared to say that I am Christian"A teenager explains how rap has allowed him to worship his own way Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 06, 2016•4 min
"It felt like I was really putting myself out there and opening myself up to mockery from people. That just wasn't true"Ten years on from her father's death, a young woman speaks about the importance of grieving privately and openlyPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 27, 2016•28 min
"I was 65 when I got married to a Thai girl. Rumtip her name was - I met her on a website called 'Thai Love Links'"A man talks about learning to smoke in 1960s Eastend London, his love of old romantic songs and his journey through love and marriagePhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 16, 2016•21 min
"When I found out that lip reduction was real, I wrote down the price, the age limit and the address of the doctor in London"What is it like to be a black young woman today? A 16 year old speaks about sexism, colourism and becoming a feminist Photo by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 06, 2016•11 min
"We might be able to fly our Union Jack now"In the wake of June 23rd's referendum, Londoners react to Britain's decision to leave the European UnionPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 25, 2016•23 min
"You get called 'banana', which means yellow on the outside, white on the inside"A British man of Chinese-Malay birth talks about a life straddling different cultures and working with children to overcome their identity issuesPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 19, 2016•6 min
"We did go to bed together, because my motto was, 'What men can do, women can do better'"Looking back on the relationships that shaped her life, an 80 year old woman offers the lessons she has learnt from themPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 09, 2016•8 min
"When you park people in a cage, they become animals"A man from St. Denis, Paris, talks about the Paris attacks of November 2015 and growing up in the district of the city where the attackers came fromPhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 31, 2016•7 min
"The interview is: Can you get to Benghazi?"Having taken a job in Libya during the revolution of 2012, a journalist and his colleague get stopped at a check point shortly after releasing a news piecePhoto by Tori Ferenc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 27, 2016•52 min
"My mum told me I was not stupid or dumb"A girl talks about the difference her Mum is making to her journey through dyslexia Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 25, 2016•4 min