Are You Listening?: The Oxfordshire Youth Podcast

It's National Youth Work Week and we have a bonus episode of Are You Listening? for you. Courtesy of former Podcast Crew member and contributor, Jord Hailwood (He/Him) explores how the podcast supported him on his journey. On our podcast, he hosted conversations about Black History Month, Queerness in Heartstopper, and transitions in education and work. He did this with such poise and patience. Jo...

Are You Listening? is back and our first episode of 2024 is all about education. Love it or hate it, we have all had to go through it. This episode tackles a question many young people have asked throughout the generations, why is it a one-size-fits-all system? Trigger warning: Mental health, Racism, death **** This episode is brilliantly hosted by Hamzah (He/Him), alongside Syd (He/Him), T (She/H...

Are You Listening? is excited to be bringing you three episodes recorded live at our fifth annual Youth in Mind conference with Oxfordshire Mind. Trigger warning: Mental health, Domestic Abuse, Assault, self-harm Each year Youth in Mind unites those working with children and young people across Oxfordshire. Drawing on cutting-edge research and the lived experience of young people, the one-day conf...

Are You Listening? is excited to be bringing you three episodes recorded live at our fifth annual Youth in Mind conference with Oxfordshire Mind. Trigger warning: Mental health, VAWG, Assault, self-harm Each year Youth in Mind unites those working with children and young people across Oxfordshire. Drawing on cutting-edge research and the lived experience of young people, the one-day conference aim...

Are You Listening? is excited to be bringing you three episodes recorded live at our fifth annual Youth in Mind conference with Oxfordshire Mind. Trigger warning: Mental health, self-harm Each year Youth in Mind unites those working with children and young people across Oxfordshire. Drawing on cutting-edge research and the lived experience of young people, the one-day conference aims to improve th...

Are You Listening? is now on season 4! We’re so excited to be starting off with Health Watch Oxfordshire supporting the beginning of this podcast and this third episode is all about Neurodiversity.   Trigger Warning: Suicide, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Harm, Eating disorders, Abuse, Ableism, Racism, Police Brutality   Hamzah (He/Him) is joined by Molly (She/Her) to explore Neurodiversity. This insi...

Are You Listening? is now on season 4! We’re so excited to be starting off with Health Watch Oxfordshire supporting the beginning of this podcast and this second episode is all about invisible and visible disabilities.   Trigger Warning: Suicide, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Harm, Eating disorders, Abuse, Ableism   Molly (She/Her) is joined by Hamzah (He/Him) and Esah (He/Him) to explore invisible an...

Are You Listening? is now on season 4! We’re so excited to be starting off with Health Watch Oxfordshire supporting the beginning of this podcast and this first episode is all about Mental Health.   Trigger Warning: Suicide, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Harm, Eating disorders, Abuse   Hosted by Darius (He/Him), Oxfordshire Youth’s Youth-Led Content Creator, Hamzah (He/Him), Syd (He/Him) and Esah (He/...

The final #AreYouListening? episode of the year is here! Secondary school students Elijah (he/him), Josh (he/him) and Sarah (she/her) discuss black history, sport and sexism. It is such an insightful episode and we hope you enjoy the final one of the year. **** DISCLAIMER: Views and opinions expressed by the podcast hosts and their guests do not necessarily reflect those of Oxfordshire Youth.&nbsp...

This episode takes on the topic of Black history as Jord (He/Him) explores the topic with Nikki Adebiyi, (She/Her) the founder of Bounce Black. Bounce Black is a community for Black students and professionals navigating well-being and recovering from adversity whilst building a career, this is done through psychoeducation and peer support. In this episode, Jord and Nikki talk about the difference...

Trigger Warning: This episode discusses calorie counting and eating disorders.  Fresh from the Oxfordshire Youth Awards stage, Ace (He/Him) and Nabila (She/Her) talk candidly about body image. In this episode, they speak about the importance of seeing more Asian representation, what it's like to be a British Asian, calories on menus and the "perfect" body type. **** DISCLAIMER: Views and opin...

In collaboration with our friends at the Mental Wealth Academy, we spoke to one of the Mental Health Ambassadors about the transitions we go through in life and how we can deal with them. In this episode, Jord (He/Him) speaks to mental health ambassador Eva (She/Her) about her experiences of coming from another country into a new education system and navigating friendships and mental health. ****...

Trigger Warning: Abortion Let's talk about Activism. Our final episode is the continuation of why they got into activism, you're in for a 4 part mini-series that dives into some very interesting topics. In this episode, Molly (She/Her) and Nabila (She/Her) is joined by Nor (She/her), Faustine (She/Her), and Maryam (She/Her) to discuss how they got into the activism space. They explore themes such...

Trigger Warning: Domestic Abuse Let's talk about Activism. Our third episode is all about why they got into activism, you're in for a 4 part mini-series that dives into some very interesting topics. In this episode, Molly (She/Her) and Nabila (She/Her) is joined by Nor (She/her), Faustine (She/Her), and Maryam (She/Her) to discuss how they got into the activism space. They explore themes such as d...

Let's talk about Activism. Our next episode is all about climate activism, you're in for a 4 part mini-series that dives into some very interesting topics. In this episode, Molly (She/Her) is joined by Jemima (She/her) from Oxfordshire Youth Strike to explore the climate crisis and ways in which people can get involved in the strikes.  They explore themes such as sustainability, greenwashing...

Let's talk about Activism. Starting off with women's rights, you're in for a 4 part mini-series that dives into some very interesting topics. In this episode, Nabila (She/Her) is joined by Maryam (She/Her) of Help the World Oxford, Molly (She/Her) from the podcast crew, and Faustine (She/Her) who is from the Make it Mandatory Campaign to explore women's rights.  They explore themes such as in...

Happy Pride Month! This month, our episodes will be led by the brilliant Jord Hailwood!  In this episode, Jord (He/Him), Jas (She/Her), and Molly (She/Her) explore the importance of everyone knowing more about LGBTQIA+ history, who belongs at pride, and the queer music icons that they are hoping have more success in the future!  We hope you enjoy this episode.  **** DISCLAIMER: View...

Happy Pride Month! This month, our episodes will be led by the brilliant Jord Hailwood!  In this episode, Jord (He/Him), Jas (She/Her) and Molly (She/Her) explore the importance of the Netflix hit Heartstopper, the impact it would have had on their lives if they saw something like this at a younger age. They also discussed the importance of representation for queer youth and labels being some...

Are you ready to meet the last 3 members of the Are You Listening? Podcast Crew? In this episode, you get to meet Elijah (He/Him), Joshua (He/Him) and Sarah (She/Her) as they share a bit about themselves. Listen out for their love for sports and their ideas for future episodes. **** DISCLAIMER: Views and opinions expressed by the podcast hosts and their guests do not necessarily reflect those of O...

You have already met 3 members of the new Podcast Crew for season 3 of Are You Listening? Are you ready to meet some more? In this episode, you get to meet Jord (He/Him) and Nabila (She/Her) as they share a bit about themselves. Listening out for their mutual passion for activism and for deeper conversation. **** Make sure you check out Jord's podcast: https://www.instagram.com/thewinningsidepod/&...

Are you ready to meet the new Podcast Crew for season 3 of Are You Listening? There will be 3 episodes where you will meet some of the amazing personalities that will be on the podcast. In this episode, you get to meet Molly (She/Her), Jas (She/Her) and Ace (He/Him) as they share a bit about themselves. Listening out for some of the brilliant episode ideas they have and their love for art, music a...

We are back for season three! And we are back with a new podcast crew that we can’t wait for you to meet. Before you meet them, it’s time for a reflection with Darius (He/Him), Teya (She/Her), and Sam (He/Him) about the last 2 years of Are You Listening? They discuss their next steps, what they learned from the podcast, and their side hustle ideas for Oxfordshire Youth. They even leave some advice...

Here is another throwback from our Takeover Day in August 2021. This time, you have the amazing vocals of Everybody Loves Hummus. We know that you are going to love every moment of this. **** DISCLAIMER: Views and opinions expressed by the podcast hosts and their guests do not necessarily reflect those of Oxfordshire Youth. For more information on Oxfordshire Youth's values please visit www.oxford...

In the third episode of the LGBTQ+ miniseries, Ben (They/Them) was joined by Darius (He/Him) to host a brilliant array of guests to talk about the intersection between being a person of colour and being part of the LGBTQ+ community. Xiao (She/Her), Mimi (She/Her) and Eva (She/It) discussed how personal identity is, the fetishisation of queer women of colour, representation, colonisation, and many...