This Is How You Do It: Coiled's Leanne Alie
Warning: Some strong language Media Storm hosts Mathilda and Helena meet their mainstream media matches! In this crossover bonus series with The Guilty Feminist, they interview journalists trying to m...
1 Dec 202220min
S2E11 Menopause, sexism, ageism: What's driving women out of work? - with Karen Arthur and Emma Goswell
Warning: Some strong language Welcome to The Menopause Revolution! A new era for a bodily phenomenon we were once too scared to call by name. Menopause is starting to show its face in our mainstream ...
24 Nov 202250min
Polyamory in pop culture
Warning: Some strong language Following on from Media Storm's episode about polyamory, the law, and the mainstream media, Media Storm co-hosts bring you this bonus episode with Leanne Yau from the hu...
17 Nov 202213min
S2E10 Polyamory: Love and the limits of the law - with Leanne Yau aka Poly Philia
Warning: Some strong language Imagine getting fired for your relationship status. Imagine a nosy neighbour deciding they knew what was better for your children. This is the reality for polyamorous pe...
10 Nov 202246min
White (Other): Anti-Eastern European prejudice
Media Storm’s latest investigation looks at a new, post-Brexit era of exploitation targeting Central and Eastern Europeans in the UK. Today’s bonus episode looks at the attitudes behind this exploitat...
3 Nov 202226min
S2E9 “Low-skilled”: The exploitation of Eastern European workers - with Alex Bulat
A post-Brexit Britain has halted visas to low-paid, so-called “low-skilled,” foreign workers - primarily coming from Central and Eastern Europe. Policymakers hoped to increase wages and decrease unemp...
27 Okt 202246min
Managing mental health and the media
Warning: This episode contains references to mental illness and suicide. If you need someone to talk to, contact Samaritans.org or call 116 123. Recorded the day after #WorldMentalHealthDay, Media St...
20 Okt 202214min
S2E8 Mental Health: The pros and pitfalls of diagnosis - with Scarlett Curtis and Kamilah McInnis
Warning: This episode contains mentions of mental illness, suicide, and self-harm. Recently, doctors have recognised a strange phenomenon: patients turning up with mental health diagnoses in hand. An...
13 Okt 202249min
