Join us as we speak to Laura Hancock about British Youth for Christ's brand new research about how young people view spirituality and are engaging with faith and the church.
Jul 18, 2025
33 min
In this drop, we dive into the latest youth culture trends; from the plush toy frenzy that’s taken over TikTok to the growing pressures around appearance and the surprising views young people have about smartphones. Let’s unpack it all...
Jun 20, 2025
25 min
Join us for an extra special episode of Youth Updates! Recorded live on May 3rd at Youth for Christ's 30-Hour Livestream Fundraiser, Hannah and Beth discuss the longevity of the Minecraft franchise in light of 'A Minecraft Movie' being released and the seemingly new openness to spirituality as highlighted by various pieces of research. We end the episode by quizzing some special guests on various youth vernacular covered in previous episodes - you don't want to miss it!
May 23, 2025
35 min
Join us as we chat about young people and youth culture, unpacking just how different it might be in a city context to a rural context! Are they worlds apart or more similar than we might imagine?!
Mar 14, 2025
46 min
Join Hannah and Beth as they reflect on what the Grammys tells us about youth culture, research on the number of single parent-households and the ever-important topic of mental health.
Feb 14, 2025
22 min
Join us as we speak to former BBC correspondent, Nicola Morrison as she chats with us about social media, peer pressure and belonging.
Jan 17, 2025
24 min
Join Hannah and Beth for the final podcast of the year as they chat about the upcoming social media ban in Australia for teens, young people's Christmas anxieties, which festive food young people would chuck and our final word of the month for 2024!
Dec 20, 2024
22 min
Hannah and Beth are joined by four young people as they grill them about what it's like to be a young person today.
Nov 22, 2024
28 min
Join Hannah, Beth and their guest Shaun (Senior Lead of Courageous at British Youth for Christ) as they unpack biblical literacy, what increases young people's wellbeing, how Gen Alpha learn new things and our word of the month!
Oct 25, 2024
24 min
It's time to kick off a new season of Youth Updates! This time we're looking at young people and worship, whether we're always too late to the party on demure trends, a switch up in freshers weeks and our world famous word of the month!
Sep 26, 2024
20 min
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