We met with Jess & Matt from The Museum of Homelessess and talked about a ton of interesting stuff. From government legislation to what makes working on social projects so rewarding and why the hard work is all worth it! Enjoy.http://museumof

Crack + Cider with Scarlett Montanaro

Jul 10th, 2017 22m 54s

This week we interviewed Scarlett Montanaro of Crack + Cider, an online shop where you can buy items for the homeless.We discussed how Crack and Cider came about, what it's like running a social enterprise, going global and franchising the bu

Arlington Hostel's EMMA magazine with Brian Baderman

Jul 4th, 2017 19m 36s

We sat down with Brian Baderman, producer of EMMA magazine, a creative project of the Arlington Hostel in London.http://emma-magazine.com/http://www.baderman.tv/

Ethical fashion with Sophie Slater, Co-Founder of Birdsong

Jun 26th, 2017 32m 54s

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#6 - Stray Further - Josh & Kate

Jan 31st, 2017 14m 50s

We speak to Kate and Josh of Stray Further about how an experience in Morocco completely changed their lives. As well as starting a clothing brand to raise money for animal refuges, they have decided to take a hands on approach to animal welfar

#5 David Tovey - The One Festival of Homeless Arts

Dec 28th, 2016 13m 55s

David Tovey is a Hopeful Traders designer and founder of The One Festival of Homeless Arts. David is a keen advocate of creativity in the homeless community. You can find some of David's art at davidtoveyart.co.uk and his collection at hopefult

#4 Fat Macy's - Meg Doherty

Dec 21st, 2016 13m 6s

This is episode two and we are hearing from Meg Doherty of Fat Macy’s, a culinary response to the lack of opportunities offered to young people from unstable backgrounds. Through her job in a youth hostel in north London, Meg discovered a passi

#3 Cariad Lloyd - Homeless Period & Griefcast

Dec 5th, 2016 16m 2s

We spoke to comedian Cariad Lloyd. What started as part of her act became a campaign to provide a local shelter with feminine hygiene products. We discuss our own sanitary products project and discussed her own podcast about dealing with death;

#2 Accumul8 - Marice Cumber

Dec 5th, 2016 14m 20s

Opportunity through creativity is at the heart of what we do at Hopeful Traders and this is also true for the subject of today’s episode, Accumul8. Marice Cumber shares how Accumul8’s work has already changed lives and will continue to change m

#1 Cafe Art - Paul Ryan

Dec 5th, 2016 16m 13s

In our first episode we speak to Paul Ryan of Café Art. Their MyLondon photography competition aimed at people affected by homelessness has caught attentions on a global scale. Hear how the concept was conceived and how a viral campaign took it

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