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OPEN UP EXTRA: Gemma, Dandelion & Songhoy Blues
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Ahead of news that Dandelion, the bus will be returning to Glastonbury, we’re dropping a couple of ‘extra’s’ as part of our OPEN UP series (recorded and never released before now) at Glasto ’17. This is an inspiring discussion with ground breaking and fantastic musicians - Songhoy Blues, who met Gemma in Mali, West Africa a few years ago after they’d fled their hometown of Timbuktu due to an enforced music ban, making it unsafe for them to play music any longer. They have had a whirlwind journey ever since.. Touring the world and releasing records. Here they are reconnecting with Gemma and hanging out on her bus.. in the fields of the one of the world’s most magical music festivals..
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OPEN UP EXTRA: Gemma, Dandelion, Sali Highes & Caitlin Moran.
45:03Ahead of news that Dandelion, the bus will be returning to Glastonbury, we’re dropping a couple of ‘extra’s’ as part of our OPEN UP series, recorded (and never released before now), at Glasto ‘17. This one features an ‘in conversation with..’ esteemed beauty writer Sali Hughes and her best friend author Caitlin Moran (who turned up for the fun of it) on the theme of image, beauty and the future. All recorded in front of a small crew, who turned up having seen the Q&A advertised on a chalk board outside the bus.#6 Love and Sex
25:58We’re opening up about love, heartbreak, sex, consent and rape culture. Writer Louise O’Neill joins Gemma. Get info on sexual health here www.brook.org.uk and https://whenitsonitson.durex.co.uk/ Support for rape and sexual offences www.rapecrisis.org.uk The age of consent in the UK is 16 for men and women#5 Who Am I?
26:12Hosted by Gemma Cairney with guests Emma Gannon and Jamz Supernova. Based on Open: A Toolkit For How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be. Music by Toddla T and words from James Massiah.Extra: How Trees Can Make Us Happy
08:09Gemma Cairney talks nature and mental health with Holly from the Woodland Trust.#4 Stress and Anxiety
19:43Gemma Cairney hits the road with her book Open to talk to young women and men. This ep is about what stresses us out and what you can do when times get tough. This ep also discusses self-harm. For advice and support please go to www.selfharm.co.uk (Music by Toddla T)Extra: Gemma’s Letter
06:44Gemma reads her ‘Letter To My 14 Year Old Self’. Taken from Open: A Toolkit For How Magic and Messed Up Life Can Be, published by Pan Macmillan (Contains some strong language)Extra: Clean Eating Interview
13:39Gemma’s full interview with Nutritionist and Dietician Leo Pemberton on clean eating, good food and why you need to be careful following online “experts”. This interview was recorded at a party so there’s a bit of background noise but it’s full of wisdom!#3 Body Image
27:41Gemma Cairney hits the road with her book Open to talk to young women and men. This episode: Food, fitness and how wonderful your body actually is! Guests: Bangs aka Muireann Carey-Campbell and Nutritionist Leo Pemberton.