This week's episode features a Founder and CEO of Thred Media and Diana Award Recipient, Jenk Oz. A young person who knows first hand the incredible power behind young people's voices. Here, he shares his own personal story setting up the social initiative goliath Thred Media and its mission to educate and encourage youth voices to tackle the biggest problems facing Gen Z. Check out Thred Media here: https://thred.com/

In the business of breaking down barriers, co-founders of social initiative Sistem: Abigail and Donna, join us this week to discuss the importance of creating opportunities for young girls and women in STEM. We discuss the journey of their postgraduate endeavours and their valiant mission of transforming the lemons of their experiences into lemonade for the next generation of female scientists, researchers and engineers to come! Follow SISTEM on Instagram @sistemuk.

Belonging to one, both and sometimes neither. This week we delve deep into the experiences of second generation immigrants, exploring the difficulties of balancing conflicting cultural traditions, determining your own sense of identity and the importance of representation legacies that transcend borders. Spoiler: Be ware of the giggles and over-enjoyment!

As a proud feminist activist who seeks to challenge inequalities by campaigning for social, cultural and economic change, this week's guest Laura Coryton knows all about the power of young people's voices. Her "End Tampon Tax" campaign threw her fantastic advocacy into the spotlight when in 2021, the government reconsidered its commitment to period poverty and abolished the VAT tax on feminine hygiene products. Now, her attention turns to empowering young people with essential information through her new social initiative, Sex Ed Matters.  For all the up-and-coming activists seeking to effect change in the world, this one is for you. As usual, remember to buckle up before jumping on this mind-blowing ride!

Starting Season 3 of with a bang, we talk all things education mobility related with the founder of Target Oxbridge, Naomi Kellman. Join us this week as we discuss the importance of diversifying prestigious higher education institutions like Oxford and Cambridge, creating opportunities for BAME pupils and Naomi's personal story of getting to Oxford as a black female student and later graduating with a 1st in PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics)!  As usual, make sure to give as a follow @the_being_alive_podcast Links: Target Oxbridge Website: https://targetoxbridge.co.uk/ Target Oxbridge Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/39Bl3irYCAMnOAycV6u9L7?si=d042b88a19b74ba1 Being Alive Website: www.strictlybeing.com

About one year we made the craziest decision ever! To create a podcast that inspired conversation, grappled with difficult topics and brought a laugh to as many young people as we could reach. A little show that became known as The Being Alive Podcast. Join us in this season finale as we pull back the curtain and show you how we got here.

With many students being in and out of school for most of the year since the outbreak of Covid-19- things haven't exactly always gone smoothly according to plan. Join as this week as we discuss everything from the Free School Meals scandal that took place last year to university students having to pay full tuition fees and the devastating effects on mental; health young people are experiencing as a result of the pandemic. When Gavin Williamson (Education Secretary) promised students a "high quality education" he probably meant something completely different to what we had all imagined.....

Thin, thinner, thinnest. With the body positivity movement on the rise, and with more fashion and beauty brands having an open conversation about weight and size stigmatization we give a review on the "progress" of how we talk about our bodies and the unfortunate stigma identified as "thin/skinny privilege". From everything from the "I Weigh" movement to eating disorders we tackle the old age question: Does Size Matter?

Usually whenever you hear the phrase "making history" we expect something wonderful or glorious-probably not an act of domestic terrorism! As Donald Trump "makes history " as the first US president to be impeached twice and the American people divided more than ever before, we take an in depth look into the horrifying and outrageous incident that took place on Wednesday the 6th of January 2020 and how we should have all have seen it coming.

"Shut up and grieve!" Don't worry the R Word isn't anything weird or strange, just something we as young people hardly ever talk about. Join us this week as we uncover the truth and societal stigma around rejection and exploring  skills to get back up again!