At the start of Challenge Poverty Week 2019, we speak with Peter Kelly from the Poverty Alliance and JRF's Deborah Hay about the importance of working with those with a lived experience of the issues facing people in poverty in Scotland today,

5. Changing the poverty narrative in art and culture - hosted by Claire Malcolm

Jul 8th, 2019 33m 8s

Recorded live at our focus day at the York Festival of Ideas, we brought together a panel of authors and film-makers to share their thoughts on changing the narrative around poverty in the UK. Speakers include Billie JD Porter, Kerry Hudson, au

4. Just Change - hosted by JRF's Paul Brook

May 22nd, 2019 39m 22s

In this episode, we talk about how children are losing out at school because of a hidden injustice in how the Free School Meals system works.

3. Fighting Shame – hosted by Jacqui Edenbrow

Feb 6th, 2019 31m 30s

This episode focuses on the new film on Guardian Films and supported by JRF, Fighting Shame, featuring women from the film plus Director Sally Ogden. The film focuses on a group of women from Leeds sharing their stories of poverty through eight

2. A Northern Soul - hosted by June Sarpong MBE

Dec 14th, 2018 51m 55s

A Northern Soul was premiered at the Sheffield Doc-Fest in June. Since its release, the film has gone on to play to packed crowds up-and-down the country and received critical acclaim. In this episode, June Sarpong MBE speaks with the films sta

1. Solving poverty after Brexit - Hosted by Ayesha Hazarika MBE

Nov 2nd, 2018 31m 45s

In the first episode of our 'Is anyone listening?' podcast, Ayesha Hazarika MBE speaks to people with lived experience of poverty to get their views on Brexit, whether their views are being listened to by politicians and what their lives will l

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