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If I Can Do It

Rachel Shenton

A few years ago, Rachel Shenton had an idea for a film about a deaf girl born to a hearing family. She’d never written a screenplay before, but she put it to paper -- and ended up scraping together enough money to get it made.  What happened next took everyone by surprise. ------------- Links: Action on Hearing Loss www.actiononhearingloss.org.uk For more from Rachel: https://twitter.com/RachelShenton For Bryony's latest column: http://bit.ly/2TMy439 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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  • Introducing The Telegraph Women's Sport podcast

    01:06
    Join Olympic hockey legend Sam Quek and a host of top guests to discuss all the big issues and talking points of women's sport, from from ACL injuries and activism to menstruation and motherhood.Follow now wherever you're listening to this.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
  • Mad World, with Charlie Mackesy

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    After the year we've all just had, we wanted to give you a taster of our newest podcast. It's a brand new series of Mad World with Bryony Gordon - and if you liked If I Can Do It, we think you'll like this too.Each episode features an intimate conversation about mental health with guests from household names to nurses on the frontline, because mental health deserves to be talked about.In a sea of beauty hacks, home inspo and brunch snaps, Bryony Gordon's first guest of this new series of Mad World might seem an unlikely Instagram star. But artist Charlie Mackesy’s poignant and heartfelt illustrations have taken the platform by storm - and have earned him over a million followers.His debut book, The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, is billed as a vehicle for ‘hope in uncertain times’, and after a year of true uncertainty, he tells The Telegraph's Bryony Gordon that giving that glimmer of hope to his readers is worth more than any plaudits.Plus Charlie talks about how he’s struggling to feel connected to others, why he sees drawing as a form of therapy, and how grief for a lost friend reared its head in an unusual form as a teenager. And if the conversation doesn't leave you feeling just that little bit calmer, the soothing sounds of nature outside Charlie's barn certainly will.To hear future episodes, search 'Mad World' in your preferred podcast app or click this link: www.playpodca.st/madworldFor 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/madworld |See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
  • Mad World, with Katy and Natalie

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    During this strange time, we wanted to give you a taster of our newest podcast. It's a brand new series of Mad World with Bryony Gordon - and if you liked If I Can Do It, we think you'll like this too.Each episode features an intimate conversation about mental health with guests from household names to nurses on the frontline. Because even when you’re isolating - you are not alone.In the first episode we meet infection prevention nurse Natalie Mounter and mental health nurse Katy Lowe, who know just what it's like to face a pandemic. They tell Bryony Gordon how working in Sierra Leone during the 2014 Ebola outbreak taught them the importance of team support, avoiding burnout and why they feel the burden of being called 'superheroes'.To hear future episodes, search 'If I Can Do It' in your preferred podcast app or click this link: www.playpodca.st/madworldGet 30 days' free access to the Telegraph: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/madworldSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
  • The women who left everything behind

    37:39
    In this special episode, Bryony speaks to female refugees who have fled South Sudan’s deadly civil war - and the women who’ve helped them rebuild their lives in Uganda with the support of Save the Children. ---------------------------- To donate to the projects Bryony visited: http://bit.ly/2XyBqbG To sign Save the Children’s petition encouraging the government to implement a new strategy to protect children in conflict: http://bit.ly/2IDvH14 For Bryony's latest column: http://bit.ly/2TMy439 For more Telegraph podcasts: https://apple.co/2B1H518 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
  • Bobby Berk

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    Bobby Berk grew up in a devoutly religious household in one of the most conservative parts of the US. He knew he was different from a lot of the people around him - but he didn’t have a way to figure it out. So he decided to run. He talks to Bryony about taking an unconventional path to success, the joys of working on Queer Eye -- and the bravest thing he ever did.  ---------------------------- For Bryony's latest column:http://bit.ly/2TMy439   For more from Bobby: www.instagram.com/bobbyberk For more Telegraph podcasts: Mad World - candid conversations about mental health, with everyone from Prince Harry to Fearne Cotton www.playpodca.st/madworld Fashion Unzipped - interviews and exclusives from the Telegraph's fashion team www.playpodca.st/unzipped     It's Your Money - an audio crash course in personal finance, from investing in stocks and shares to going freelance www.playpodca.st/iym     Audio Football Club - top-flight analysis and reaction, every Monday www.playpodca.st/afc       See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
  • Eddie Marsan

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    Eddie Marsan grew up without much money about, and in a place where wanting to be an actor was like wanting to be an astronaut. It took him years to break through. But the struggle taught him some invaluable life lessons. He talks to Bryony about family, hard graft, and working with Scorsese and Spielberg. ----------Links: For Bryony's latest column:http://bit.ly/2TMy439 For more from Eddie: https://twitter.com/eddiemarsan For more Telegraph podcasts:https://apple.co/2B1H518 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
  • Chidera Eggerue - a.k.a. the Slumflower

    49:44
    Chidera Eggerue started a movement with one simple question: why does society insist she wear a bra?  Her quest for answers has made her one of the UK's leading campaigners for body positivity - and an inspiration to anyone feeling overlooked by 'traditional' notions of beauty.  But she wasn’t always so comfortable in her own skin. ---------- Links:  For Bryony's latest column: http://bit.ly/2TMy439 For more from Chidera: http://www.theslumflower.com/ For more Telegraph podcasts: https://apple.co/2B1H518   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
  • Adam Pearson

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    For the best part of thirty years, Adam Pearson has been living with a genetic condition which drastically affects his appearance. As a result, he knows more than most people about being stared at and bullied - but, far from hiding away, he’s faced it head on. ------ To find out more about the charity mentioned in this episode, Changing Faces: https://www.changingfaces.org.uk/ For more on Adam: http://bit.ly/2H7oeqV For Bryony's latest column: http://bit.ly/2TMy439 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.