Young voices. Big issues. Welcome to Youth Rising by NCS! The podcast for young people, made by young people. It’s the final episode in Season 2 but never fear, we’re not leaving you alone. We’re wrapping up the season with three brilliant guests from the world of social media, reality TV and relationships, sharing their experiences on finding your people. First up, Youth Rising team member Nelly speaks to Finley Tapp from Love Island about what makes a healthy relationship, how to maintain...

Young voices. Big issues. Welcome to Youth Rising by NCS! The podcast for young people, made by young people. It’s episode 9 and in the penultimate episode of the series, we’re talking about overcoming hurdles, going for gold and striving for serotonin as we look at the relationship between sport and mental health. We're joined by leading voices from the world of sport to explore the benefits of exercise to physical and mental well-being, but also what happens when the pressure of pushing...

It's just call her Audrey, your mamacita Milena Sanchez and Sidje from Youth Rising by NCS… aaaooooowwwwwww! (If you know, you know!) This is the podcast for young people, by young people, and in this week’s very special episode, we’re joined by two thirds of The Receipts podcast to chat about adulting. To many young people, The Receipts are like big sisters, so who better to go to for advice? We took to social media to ask what questions you’d like to ask Audrey and Milena and boy did you...

Another episode, another incredible lineup of guests to talk about the issues that matter most to our generation. This is Youth Rising by NCS, the podcast for young people, made by young people. On today’s episode we’re having a look at privacy and ask the question: in this day and age, is privacy a luxury? Being part of online communities and participating in social media has become the norm. We’ve become accustomed to having access to people’s private lives and there can be an expectation...

Another episode, another incredible lineup of guests to talk about the issues that matter most to our generation. This is Youth Rising by NCS, the podcast for young people, made by young people. This week we’re asking the question: what’s next for the anti-racism movement? To help us answer are activist and influencer Munroe Bergdorf and author and activist Patrick Hutchinson. Through activism, social media and a growing social consciousness we are more aware than ever of all the types of...

Young voices. Big issues. Welcome to Youth Rising by NCS! The podcast for young people, made by young people. This week we’re exploring gender - what it means and the expectations society puts on it. From the perceived conceptions of gender, to how we understand it. In 2022, how do we move forward with accepting and expressing gender outside of existing binaries? Youth Rising team member Haleem speaks to Jamie Raines and Shaaba Lotun, Youtubers, couple and childhood best friends about the...

Young voices. Big issues. Welcome to Youth Rising by NCS! The podcast for young people, made by young people. With multiple world governments declaring a climate emergency and COP26 engaging many in vital conversations, this episode feels particularly timely and important. We’re so excited about our guests this week, who are all responsible for doing incredible work in service of Mother Earth. Youth Rising team member Lottie kicks off the episode interviewing Ella and Amy Meek, founders of...

Young voices. Big issues. Welcome to Youth Rising by NCS! The podcast for young people, made by young people.  This week our team chats to some great guests about how we can all work at making society less ableist. Our Youth Rising Team member Lottie kicks us off with an interview with Lucy Edwards. The wonderful Lucy is known for popularising the hashtag #BlindNotBroken and talks to Lottie about losing her sight as a teenager, relearning to pour a cup of tea, and how her guide dogs Olga...

The content in this episode relates to questions asked by young people about sex education and is intended for those aged 16 and over. If you feel affected by any of the issues raised, the incredible people at Brook.org.uk and Stonewall.org.uk offer free advice and support. Young voices. Big issues. Welcome to Youth Rising by NCS! The podcast for young people, made by young people.  We’re so excited about our guests this week, who are all here to fill the gaps in your sex education...

Young voices. Big issues. Welcome to Youth Rising by NCS!  The podcast for young people, made by young people. We have an amazing roster of guests this week starting with the inimitable creator, author and body positive activist Megan Jayne Crabbe. Megan chats to our Youth Rising producer Lottie about where negative body image starts, reminding yourself that you are not an exception to your own self-love, and toxic positivity. We’re also joined by the incredible A&E doctor, comedian,...

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our sixteenth and final episode of this series, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation. We held a Zoom discussion with Muhsin and Lottie, lead by our reporter Sofie, about how apps change the way we communicate. Talking about pre lockdown, post lockdown and the future of communication. We also look at Muhsin’s app that he has created ‘Al-Ihsan...

Youth Rising is a podcast made by young people for young people, with stories from across England. We’ve strictly adhered to the government’s lockdown rules and this episode was recorded entirely remotely. For our 15th episode we’re discussing homelessness. We’ve got a jam-packed episode with interviews ranging from what is homelessness and how we can help, to period poverty and how the situation has changed since the pandemic. Firstly Callen speaks with Jonners Baker from Revive Cafe....

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our 14th episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation.    Firstly we look at communities, the groups that have continued to grow and new groups that have formed in the lockdown. Our reporter’s Llewelyn, Eva and Samuel held a discussion with Pinewood Judo Club’s Head Coach Mark Fricker and Tom Ottway the founder of ‘From Home’  In this week’s...

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our 13th episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation.  Firstly we look at coming out stories, focusing on ethnic minority families. Our reporters Lottie and Chloe talk to their friends who still haven’t told their families that they are gay and talk about how they are coping in lockdown. We challenged some of the team to upscale items in their...

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our twelfth episode, we are sticking to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you youth driven stories from young people across England in isolation. Firstly our reporter Pubudika is finding out what it’s like as a young carer and how that’s changed since lockdown.  Inspired by last week’s interview episode about keeping fit, some of the team take on the Joe Wicks PE challenge for the isolation...

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our 11th episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation. In this episode we speak to Manchester City and England footballer Jill Scott. Jill has been inspiring everyone with daily football drills on social media encouraging us to stay active and help improve our footballing technique.  We also hear how the lockdown has effected the daily routines...

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England. For our tenth episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from isolation. In the first section we held a zoom discussion lead by our reporter Tapiwa on the effect’s Covid-19 has had on Education. Then we hear how the lockdown has effected the daily routines of Chloe and Marcel. We also bring you our Lockdown Lowdown: Talking about all the interesting things we’ve...

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England speaking about Youth Driven Stories. For our ninth episode, we have strictly adhered to the UK’s Covid-19 lockdown rules, recording remotely to bring you stories from young people across England in isolation. Firstly Sofie, Callen and Abraham share how their week has changed in their isolation diaries, then Abbie and Pubudika discuss what the impact of the school closures may have on their futures. We also bring you our Lockdown...

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England speaking about Youth Driven Stories. In our eighth episode we look at the effects the music industry has on mental health. Singer, Songwriter and Musical Theatre star Joe McElderry lifts the lid on his career from winning X Factor at 18 to recently celebrating 10 years in the industry and talking about the impact the music industry has had on his mental health.   In our second story, we held a round table discussion led by reporter...

Youth Rising by NCS is made by young people from all over England speaking about youth driven stories and showcasing campaigners doing amazing things in their community. In this seventh episode we look at the story which is turning the world upside-down, the coronavirus. Steph, our reporter, talks to two people who have been socially and economically impacted since news of the virus broke in January. Firstly we hear from Yajing, who talks about the increase in racist abuse both she and her...

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England speaking about youth driven stories. In our sixth episode we lift the lid on Knife Crime. Amani Simpson, social entrepreneur and founder of AVIARD Inspires shares his story. Amani was set upon by a gang of 20 people and stabbed 7 times after intervening in a burglary in 2011, he was stabbed in the chest, arms and legs. Now he’s a motivational speaker and has made a short film about his attack called ‘Amani’. In our second story,...

Youth Rising by NCS is made by young people from all over England speaking about youth driven stories and showcasing campaigners doing amazing things in their community. In our fifth episode we take out the magnifying glass on Veganism. Firstly, our reporter Callen goes to Warwick University to interview Will Gildea, a vegan writer and researcher to chat about how animal rights plays into making the decision to go vegan. We then have presenters Elena and Muhsin and reporter Pubudika round the...

Youth Rising is made by young people from all over England speaking about youth driven stories and showcasing campaigners doing amazing things in their community. In our fourth episode we’re looking at diversity in football and loneliness. Our presenter Muhsin dives into the story of diversity in football focusing on Bangladeshi footballers, speaking with Aneel Javed the Inclusion Manager for the England Football League. For the second story our reporter Eva talks to Toni Finnimore founder of...

Youth Rising by NCS is made by young people from all over England speaking about youth driven stories and showcasing campaigners doing amazing things in their community. In this episode the roundtable discussion on Prison Reform is led by our reporter Stephanie. She's joined by Alex from Prison Reform Trust, Callum from Prisoner's Education Trust and Elena our presenter for this podcast. For the second story Elena speaks with Laura Bartlett from House of Coco about the pressures of social...