As part of our current series, and to celebrate the reopening of the Museum of London on Wednesday 19th May, Muna speaks with the museum’s Director Sharon Ament. Sharon has had a varied career working in wildlife conservation, the Zoological So

Georgie Wemyss Co-Director at the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging at the University of East London

Apr 28th, 2021 28m 27s

As part of our series looking at cultural institutions in London, as well as how we memorialise and learn from the past, we speak with Georgie Wemyss. Georgie is the Co-Director at the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging at

Katharine Alston of The Deptford Ragged School Archive and Imperial War Museum London

Apr 21st, 2021 23m 47s

Continuing our series on museums and galleries, we’re thrilled to welcome Katharine Alston, Volunteer Director of the Deptford Ragged School Archive and leading in public engagement learning at Imperial War Museum London. Katharine is passionat

Zoe Whitley, Director of the Chisenhale Gallery East London

Apr 13th, 2021 28m 46s

To kick off our brand new series on museums and galleries, we’re thrilled to start with a conversation we had with Zoe Whitley. Zoe is the director of the Chisenhale Gallery in London and we talk about all things art and galleries, including Zo

Ellie Reeves, Member of Parliament for Lewisham West & Penge

Apr 7th, 2021 26m 14s

We are excited to share with you our conversation with Labour MP Ellie Reeves, who represents Lewisham West and Penge and is also Shadow Solicitor General.Episode notes In this episode of Portrait of a Londoner, Muna speaks with Ellie Reeves MP

Francesca Specter, podcaster, journalist and author of Alonement - How to be alone and absolutely own it

Apr 1st, 2021 25m 33s

Francesca Specter shownotes Episode SummaryWe’re back with a new episode with Francesca Specter - podcaster, author, and journalist whose book Alonement was published in March 2021. Episode notes In this episode of Portrait of a Londoner, Catri

Emma Gage, Wellbeing campaign manager at Business in the Community on how to improve wellbeing at work

Feb 18th, 2021 28m 11s

In this episode we talk to Emma about:Her views on wellbeing in the workplace (3.02)How leaders should role model good practice (9.49)Examples of organisations that are leading the way (13.20)How her parents have influenced her (20.28)Challeng

Katty Janneh, owner of the Realness in Business on building business skills for creatives

Feb 11th, 2021 23m 15s

In this episode we speak to Katty about: What holds people back from starting their own business Childhood bullying and racism which informed her decision to work for herself in adult life How to get the confidence to take the plunge into entre

Rebecca Seal, Food writer and author of new book Solo, (How to work alone) discusses how to work from home well

Feb 4th, 2021 31m 15s

In this episode we discuss:How to create boundaries between home and work lifeHow to manage the dual role of working from home and home-schoolingHow to make a great lunch for one at homeHow to plan for success using present tense journalingWhy

Dr Mark Salter on changes to Hackney and the East End of London over the last 30 years, and the impact of religion and inequality on mental health

Jan 28th, 2021 25m 45s

Mark Salter qualified in East London in 1983 and after two years working at junior level as an anaesthetist began training as a psychiatrist, obtaining MRCPsych in 1989. In 1994 he became a Consultant in Adult General Psychiatry at St Barthol

Dr Mark Salter, psychiatrist on managing depression, anxiety and substance abuse

Jan 21st, 2021 28m 11s

Amina Hassan Psychotherapist discusses selecting a therapist and how she looks after her own mental health

Jan 14th, 2021 28m 48s

In this episode we discuss:Her own career journey (1.44)How people might choose a therapist for themselves (08.47)How she chose her own own therapist during training (10.36)How she maintains her own wellness and not taking on the stress of her

Amina Hassan, psychotherapist on her model of treating depression and anxiety

Jan 7th, 2021 24m 7s

In this episode we discuss:Her model of treating depression including:Beliefs that people have about themselves, beliefs that have been inherited and building a genogram (03.00)Depression can present with anger and can be a signal that life n

Director Henry Blake and producer Victoria Bavister discuss County Lines, a film which portrays the vulnerability of the boys recruited to sell drugs in the UK.

Dec 22nd, 2020 33m 4s

In this episode, we talk about: What a County Line is (01.58)Pupil Referral Units (03.00)The county lines worker demographic: 91% teenage boys (06.00)The story of the boy who inspired the film (09.00)Why they decided to make the film and how th

Kenya Hunt, Fashion director at Grazia and author of new book, GIRL.

Dec 10th, 2020 23m 57s

In this episode of our JOY series, we talk to Kenya Hunt whose new book GIRL: Essays on Black Womanhood was released in November 2020. Episode notes Kenya Hunt is an American editor and writer based in London. She is currently the Fashion Dire

Jane Martin community champion on what brings her joy!

Nov 27th, 2020 17m 51s

Jane Martin, or @JaneCanDoSE4 on Twitter, has her hand in many of the local initiatives which have helped create strong community ties in Crofton Park and South East London - including the netball team where Muna and Catriona first met. Jane ha

Jane Martin talks to us about cycling, tennis, netball, her love of community and the Crofton Park railway garden

Nov 25th, 2020 17m 53s

Dominique Beverton aka Irrelevant Styling talks walking, cycling and sustainability

Nov 19th, 2020 16m 11s

Episode SummaryNext up in our JOY series, we chat to Dominique Beverton about walking, sustainable fashion and music. Episode notes We continue our search for joy in lockdown in London as we speak with Dominique Beverton AKA @irrelevant_styling

Graphic Artist Rob Lowe aka Supermundane about the joyfulness of his art & how he finds joy in music, film and South East London!

Nov 12th, 2020 21m 15s

This week we speak to Rob Lowe AKA Supermundane, an artist based in South East London. Rob’s signature geometric images that play with line, colour and optical effects, have been published and exhibited worldwide. https://www.instagram.com/supe

Jasmine Pradissitto sculptor on how she finds joy

Nov 5th, 2020 22m 26s

This week we talk to Jasmine Pradissitto, artist and physicist. Jasmine introduces her self below in her biography, you can find out more on Jasmine on her website https://www.pradissitto.com/ and she is on instagram and twitter. “Just be yo

Muna and Catriona ask each other the #campaign for empathy questions and discuss why they love living in South East London

Oct 23rd, 2020 30m 3s

In this episode we talk to each other about why we decided to make a podcast inspired in part by the work of Action for Refugees in Lewisham. We use some of the questions provided by the Campaign for Empahy menu for conversation including Ou

Rebecca Vincent, tattoo artist on her childhood and how art can help in mental health recovery

Oct 15th, 2020 24m 49s

Portrait of a Londoner is a South-East London based podcast. In this episode we speak to Rebecca Vincent, tattoo artist at Parliament tattoo https://www.patreon.com/RebeccaVincentRebecca talks to us about: Her childhoodThe challenges of living

Naheeda Maharasingham on improving outcomes for disadvantaged students

Oct 8th, 2020 25m 31s

Portrait of a Londoner is a South-East London based podcast and in this mini-series we will be talking to people who live in London about racism within the UK education system. In this episode we speak to Naheeda Maharasingham who is headteach

Lavinya Stennett CEO of The Black Curriculum teaching Black British history to young people in the UK

Oct 1st, 2020 31m 47s

Lavinya talks to us about growing up in South london, being excluded from school but managing to sit her GCSEs and A levels at the same time @merton college before heading to @soasuni to get her degree. During her time at SOAS Lavinya started @