D&I Spy - Inclusion, Uncovered

Peter Harding suffered a brain injury in his teens. He has since founded ‘Why Can’t We?’ and raises awareness of disability sports, whilst challenging the media to do more. Resources: https://www.whycantwe.co.uk/ @whycantwe_1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recorded live at the Include Summit 2023, the UK's number-one conference for Diversity in Sports. The panel discusses how the media represents minority communities in their sports content and what they can do to increase representation at decision maker level. We also tackle audience questions such as the use of ‘woke’ language by journalists and broadcasters. Panel guests are: Peter Harding - Fou...

Author, EDI consultant, Stonewall co-founder and broadcaster, Simon Fanshawe OBE talks about his book ‘The Power of Difference’. Citing academic research and business case studies, Simon brings diversity and inclusion to life using the lens of ‘difference’.  Hear why organisations with generic DEI values or mission statements are often misguided and how passion can be DEIs worst enemy.  Simon also...

Our D&I Spies, Dr. Julie and Natasha, gather around the good ole Zoom to have a chat about their favourite bits from the third season... and tease a couple of the guests coming up in Season 4! As ever, thank you for listening and we'll be back soon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steven Dowd talks about his life-changing cycling accident and the effect that positivity can have on your reality. Hear Steven’s account of becoming tetraplegic and how he maintains positive mental health in the face of such trauma. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We speak to Pepi Sappal, Senior PR & Content Director at myGwork, she is also Founder of fairplaytalks.com.  Pepi has been writing and researching diversity, business, management and HR internationally for the past two decades. We discuss a recent report that myGwork has released after engaging with over 700 Gen Z students and graduates. We cover the importance of authentic employee engagement, al...

We speak to Iain Wilkie, founder of 50 Million Voices TEDX speaker, and talk about ‘the gift of stuttering’ and how workplaces can be more supportive of employees who stammer. We learn about quiet leadership and how listening attentively to voices that are different from our own is an ‘open door’. RESOURCES: https://www.meganreitz.com/blog/how-you-show-up-affects-my-voice BBC iPlayer documentary l...

Dr Willard Wigan MBE, creator of the world's smallest handmade sculptures talks about being neurodiverse. From being a young boy and skipping school to becoming a world-famous, Guinness World Record holder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Activist and Founder of PurpleSpace and #PurpleLightUp, Kate Nash OBE, talks about the changing nature of language around disability and the levers businesses can pull to advance inclusion for people with disabilities. Resources: https://www.purplespace.org/ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Positively-Purple-Inclusive-Disabilities-Flourish/dp/1398608475 #PurpleLightUp https://businessdisabilityforum.org.u...

Mirror Editor-in-Chief and Chair of Women in Journalism (WiJ), Alison Phillips, talks about the online harm women are often subjected to, along with the results of groundbreaking research undertaken by WiJ and Reach plc. Alison calls on media and publishing companies to pledge to take action in supporting women and reducing the abuse they receive. https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/women-...

As season 2 comes to a close, Natasha and Dr. Julie crank up the old Zoom again for a remote episode looking back at the six episodes and one magnified episode of season 2. They chew the fat reflecting on the conversations with our fabulous guests and showcase their highlights. We’ll be back with season 3 for International Women's Day and a special episode. Don't forget, you can find us on Twitter...

Hear from author Joy Burnford about the behavioural traits of inclusive leaders (using her PACE model), the need for flexibility in the workplace and how men can be active allies. Joy’s book is called Don’t Fix Women and is out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Terence heard our episode on labels and the discussion around the word ‘queer’, he contacted us with his views on how this relates to the ‘N’ word.  Resources discussed: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/08/whites-refer-to-the-n-word/596872/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Baldwin https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/08/07/another-professor-under-fire-using-n-word-class-w...

We talk to Franstine Jones, campaigner and director of Aspire Black Suffolk CIC, about the treatment that Black women can face from police and the criminal justice system when reporting domestic abuse. Hear about the barriers Black women face and Franstine’s suggestions for improvement. Resources discussed: https://www.sistahspace.org/ https://refuge.org.uk/ https://www.womensaid.org.uk/informatio...

Hear from super dads, Paul and Michael Atwal-Brice. Fathers to two sets of twins, one set with severe disabilities, Paul and Michael candidly share their journey into fostering and adoption as gay men and the joy, along with the challenges, that they have experienced. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are joined by Dr Heather Currie MBE, co-founder and Managing Director of MenopauseMatters.com and Associate Specialist Gynaecologist, specialising in Menopause. We talk about menopause in the workplace, what managers should know and how affected employees could start conversations with their managers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk to Jason Wilson, author and son of a career criminal, about his experience growing up with a parent in prison and how this affected his life choices. Also hear about Jason’s ‘Break the Cycle’ campaign.  Jason’s book is called The Old Man And Me and is out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the first episode of Season Two, we talk to Paul Russell, founder of Standing Ovation Choir and vocal coach and choir director to West End and Broadway stars. We explore labels - how we can give ourselves labels and how others allocate labels to us. We also discuss the positives and negatives of labeling. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Small little treat as we round off Season 1, as Producer Dan puts Doctor Julie and Not Yet A Doctor Natasha on the spot and into the guest seats. Why did they want to do a Diversity and Inclusion Podcast? Who are their heroes? How many fits of laughter does an audio editor have to remove when these two invade the studio? Season 2 of D&I Spy will be with you on 5th January 2023. Have a very merry C...

As we approach the end of season 1, Natasha and Dr. Julie boot up the old Zoom for their first remote episode. The pair look back at the six episodes of season 1, reflecting on the conversations with our amazing guests and their takeaways and highlights. And we briefly look forward to what listeners can expect from season 2 in 2023. Don't forget, you can find us on Twitter and we'd love to hear su...

Hear from military veteran, paralympian and adventurer, Jaco Van Gass as he talks about the importance of finely balancing our mental and physical health.  Jaco’s book is called Unequivocal and it's out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We talk to Olympic athlete, Anyika Onuora about her experiences of gender and racial bias growing up in Liverpool, UK, the importance of visible role models and standing up for what you believe in. Anyika’s book is called My Hidden Race and is out now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is banter just friends and colleagues having a laugh or is it a more serious problem? Hear from ex-Arsenal player, Paul Davis talk about how banter affected him, his performance, and how his race affected his career. Also we ask if today's England football players, under Gareth Southgate, are less likely to suffer racism and whether Paul's unprecedented 9-match ban was the result of bias. Paul’s b...

Are women targeted by trolls on social media more than anyone else? We talk to blogger and ex-Love Islander, Anna Vakili about the trolling she has received, how it affected her and her experience as a woman in the male-dominated field of pharmacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hear Olympic champion Dame Kelly Holmes’ thoughts on inclusion, coming out as a gay woman, being accepted into the LGBTQ+ community and her struggles with mental health. We ask - why is psychological safety important? You’ll also hear her ‘call to action’ for all persecuted LGBTQ+ military veterans.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices