Movers and Shakers: a podcast about life with Parkinson's

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Episodes

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Movers and Shakers finds six friends – Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, and Jeremy Paxman – gathered in a Notting Hill pub to discuss the realities of life with Parkinson's. And maybe find a few silver linings!

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Episodes

Work

What do the Movers & Shakers know about the world of work? Well, quite a lot it turns out. Ably assisted on this episode by Guy Monson, we're turning our attention to managing your professional life after the Parkinson's diagnosis. Can you continue to work? What accommodations can be made? What legal protections are available? And what do you do if it all feels a bit too much? All that, and a couple of special guests in the Notting Hill pub. With Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mar...

May 06, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Exercise

This week on Movers and Shakers we're talking about nature's remedy: exercise. The Notting Hill pub where we gather is a rather sedentary place, but the gang get up to all sorts. From windsurfing and horse riding to tennis, boxing and tai chi, exercise can make all the difference. But how do you motivate yourself? What are the real impacts of exercise on the human brain? And how long can a Judge hold a plank? With Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Ni...

Apr 29, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

The Movers and Shakers are back in the Notting Hill pub, and this week they're joined by an illustrious guest. Professor Ludvic Zrinzo is a world renowned specialist in Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) and, in her own words, the "only man to have been been inside [Gillian's] brain". DBS is an exciting but often misunderstood treatment in the world of Parkinson's care, and the gang are going to put Prof Zrinzo under the microscope. Who is right for DBS? Are there symptoms it won't help? And why are w...

Apr 22, 2023•34 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Coping

This week we're talking about coping. How did you cope with your diagnosis? How do you cope with the condition itself? How do your family and friends cope with the onset of symptoms? And we'll also be finding out one of the most important questions to face our panel: who's a mover and who's a shaker? With Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, and Jeremy Paxman. Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot. Music by Alex Stobbs. Artwork b...

Apr 15, 2023•30 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Mailbag #1

This week, as a little Easter treat, we're shaking the mailbag at the pub, and the Movers and Shakers are reading your letters! The response to the first few episodes of the podcast has left everyone overwhelmed – and we wanted to take a moment to reflect some of the correspondence we've had over the past few weeks. Please do get in touch via feedback@moversandshakerspodcast.com (and make sure to leave your name, if you want to, so we can shout you out on a future mailbag episode). Presented by ...

Apr 08, 2023•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Young Onset Parkinson's

The Movers and Shakes – Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman – are back in their Notting Hill pub. And this week, they're joined by two special guests: Gaynor Edwards, from Spotlight YOPD, and Deborah Carnwath. We're talking Young Onset Parkinson's, the special form of the condition that affects people under-50. Which of the Movers and Shakers falls into this special category? How do you fix a missing appendix? And what...

Apr 01, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Diagnosis Stories

The gang – Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, and Jeremy Paxman – are back in the pub in Notting Hill to talk about life with Parkinson's. This week, they're looking at the stories of their diagnoses: the good, the bad, and the ugly. How does it feel to hear those words "you have Parkinson's"? And how to family and employers react? Is it easy, or even possible, to find support structures in the hard-to-navigate world of Parkinson's? A...

Mar 25, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Who are the Movers and Shakers?

In a quiet back corner of a pub in leafy Notting Hill, six friends share a drink and their experiences of life. They are the Movers and Shakers: Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, and Jeremy Paxman. They are united by two things: their fascinating and wide-ranging careers, and having Parkinson's disease. In this first episode of Movers and Shakers, the gang introduce themselves and their experiences with the condition. Honest yet upli...

Mar 18, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast

Coming soon... Movers and Shakers!

Movers and Shakers is a new podcast about life with Parkinson's! Each week, our stellar cast of Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman will be gathering in a Notting Hill pub to discuss the highs and lows, trials and tribulations, of living with the condition. Subscribe now to get new episodes as they drop. Movers and Shakers is kindly sponsored by Boardwave. With Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Pa...

Mar 15, 2023•59 sec•Transcript available on Metacast