Tea with the Changemakers
Connecting with changemakers every Tuesday. Inspiring you to be the change. Launched in 2022, Tea with the Changemakers is fast becoming essential listening for people from all over the world who want to make a difference. Inclusive, informative and with unquenchable optimism, each 20-to-30-minute episode takes a deep dive into the way tenacious leaders are tackling the challenges of the day and bringing hope to those without voices. Tea with the Changemakers is presented by hosts Kelly Evans and Andy Senyszyn.
Episodes
47 episodes
Dad La Soul - The Bizness of Fatherhood
Fatherhood is a brilliant yet daunting concept in any man’s life. While you’re worrying whether you’ve sterilised enough bottles or how many nappies to take out friendship is the least of your worries. But as we age and become fathers it can be...
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Episode 46
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1:05:03
Jennie Agg - The Uterus Monologues
This week on the podcast we're opening the box marked too difficult once again - we're talking about miscarriage, discussing it openly and tackling the stigma surrounding it.Jennie Agg, an award-winning freelance health journalist, who ...
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Episode 45
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1:01:24
Sebbie Hall - A real life superhero
If you could have a superpower, what would it be? Invisibility, or maybe the ability to fly? Well, in this week’s episode, we’re speaking to a real-life superhero called Sebbie Hall, whose superpower is perhaps the greatest of all - his superpo...
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Episode 44
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38:55
Gina Martin - The Voyeurism (Offences) Act 2019
Upskirting, as defined by the UK government, is a highly intrusive practice which typically involves someone taking a picture under another person’s clothing without t...
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Episode 43
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52:42
Extinction Rebellion - "It's not ****in' rocket science!"
‘Extinction’ – probably a word you associate with long-gone dinosaurs. How about ‘rebellion’? Thousands giving all for the cause on historical battlefields? Well, on this week’s Tea with the Changemakers, we welcome you to the rebellion, as we ...
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Episode 42
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59:47
Jack Monroe - The Duracell bunny of anti-poverty campaigning
Did you know there are now more food banks in the UK than there are branches of McDonald’s?Shocking we know, but foodbanks are now vital and sadly accepted part of society; and for the survival of an ever-increasing number of people up ...
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Episode 41
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35:09
ape2o - The anti-plastic bottle water company
Globally, 500 billion plastic bottles are used every year – that’s 66 bottles for every person on the planet! This week, we’re chatting to ape2o’s Anthony Newman, the man on a mission to tackle that alarming statistic. Anthony id...
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Episode 40
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27:51
3 Dads Walking - Campaigning for suicide prevention, one step at a time
This episode contains conversations about and references to suicide.This week on the podcast, we’re talking to Mike, Andy & Tim, the 3 Dads Walking. Coined ‘the club that no one want...
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Episode 39
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44:23
Simon Akers - Embracing neurodiversity in the workplace
Neurodiversity and equality should be present in every business, and there’s one man who’s built his entire business around those principles.This week, Simon Akers joins us on Tea with the Changemakers for a chat about his marketing age...
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Episode 38
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24:48
The Oliver King Foundation - 64+ lives saved, 20,000 defibrillators rolling out
Mark King, the man responsible for the rollout of over 20,000 defibrillators to over 18,000 state-funded schools, joins us on the show this week.Mark founded The Oliver King Foundation after his son, Ollie, sadly and unexpectedly died f...
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Episode 37
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57:53
WeAre8 - A responsible social media platform?!
A new social media platform that’s committed to being socially responsible... What?! This is definitely not the Metaverse! This week on Tea with the Changemakers, we introduce you to a new way of doing social media. In this episode, And...
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Episode 36
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43:18
The Social Mobility Foundation - Working with and for young people
“Life’s not fair” - ever had anyone tell you that? Isn’t it time that life was ‘fair’? This week on the podcast, Andy's chatting with Sarah Atkinson, CEO of The Social Mobility Foundation, and Hannah Ayane, a graduate from th...
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Episode 35
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35:52
Taming Olivia - Living with OCD
This week on the podcast Kelly's chatting with Catherine Benfield, a mother and qualified teacher who's living with OCD. Catherine, who was diagnosed with OCD after giving birth to her son, started a blog on her experience of...
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Episode 34
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34:21
Mind - Fighting for mental health
This week on the podcast Andy's chatting with Stephen Buckley, head of information at Mind; the charity who are actively fighting for mental health by providing advice and support to empower anyone experiencing a mental health problem. Stephen,...
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Episode 33
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24:28
bio-bean - Not your average cuppa joe
On the show this week, we’re joined by bio-bean’s Managing Director, George May, and he'll be chatting to Andy about how bio-bean are utilising spent coffee grounds from the 98 million cups of coffee that the UK consumes every day.bio-b...
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Episode 32
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19:58
Zoe Burnett - Life is more than self-hatred and celery sticks
This week’s episode contains conversations about eating disorders and suicide. Zoe Burnett has first-hand experience in conquering atypical anorexia, and depression and is a suicide survivor. Now as a published a...
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Episode 31
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26:27
Jess Visser - Strength & Stem UK
“Where flowers bloom, so does hope”— Lady Bird JohnsonThis week on Tea with the Changemakers we're chatting with Jess Visser, founder of Strength & Stem, t...
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Episode 30
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17:54
Bobby Kolade - BUZIGAHILL
This week on the podcast we’re joined from Uganda by ex-Balenciaga designer Bobby Kolade, who has set up his fashion house BUZIGAHILL in Kampala, to challenge the Global North's consumption of fast fashion.Bobby set Buzigahill up as a r...
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Episode 29
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37:03
Our B-Corp Journey - In Conversation With Kelly Evans
This week Kelly Evans, your usual host, joins Megan our Marketing Executive for a chat about how Social Change became a B-Corp.Social Change, founded by Kelly Evans, became a B-Corp in March 2022 and was awarded a B Corp score of 109. M...
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Episode 28
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17:10
Dame Esther Rantzen - The Silver Line Helpline
Arguably one of the most influential changemakers in the UK joins us on the show this week, founder of The Silver Line Helpline and Childline; Dame Esther Rantzen.On this week's episode, we're talking about loneliness and how it's a gro...
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Episode 27
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16:06
Alasdair Stewart - Age UK & The Silver Line Helpline
“Knock on the door, pick up the phone”This week on Tea with the Changemakers we’re chatting to Alasdair Stewart, director of National Services at Age UK and manager of
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Episode 26
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26:05
Tracey Secker - The Haven Wolverhampton
This week on the podcast we’re chatting to Tracey Secker, enterprise manager at The Haven Wolverhampton, the independent charity which supports women and dependent children who are affected by domes...
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Episode 25
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16:50
Maggie Norris - The Big House
This week Andy’s chatting with accomplished actress Maggie Norris who founded The Big House, a theatre company that focuses on supporting care leavers and young people within society.In t...
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Episode 24
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30:46
Jill Tolfrey - The Fire Fighters Charity
“Health and well-being should not be hard work” - Dr Jill Tolfrey, The Fire Fighters Charity This week on Tea with the Changemakers, Kelly’s chatting with Dr Jill Tolfrey, Chief Executive of
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Episode 23
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26:05
Kate Wareham - The Choir with No Name
This week on Tea with the Changemakers Kelly’s chatting with the Chief Executive of The Choir with No Name, Kate Wareham. The Choir with No Name was founded on the premise that singing makes you feel good and invites those who are homeless, dis...
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Episode 22
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