Aspects: The Series of Life: Recent Episodes
Beth Hemmings
This podcast delves into all those fascinating little facets of life. Covering topics that range from cults, modern day witches, drag queens, climate change and much, much more.
Produced and presented by Beth Hemmings.
Taken from The Beth Hemmings Show on Reform Radio, this episode of Aspects: The Series of Life is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community.
In the episode you'll hear from drag artist, TV superstar and androgynous unicorn Cheddar Gorgeous, Manchester Pride's CEO Mark Fletcher- discussing the importance of the MCR Pride festival and their year round charity work. LGBT+ radio station Gaydio's Matt Crabb about having LGBT+ representation in broadcasting and Gareth Smith from Si Walking Tours Manchester- to give us some of Manchester's LGBT+ history.
On this episode of Aspects: The Series of Life you'll hear from drag and TV superstar Cheddar Gorgeous.
You'll hear about how Sci-Fi influences her drag aesthetic, how her research in anthropology has influenced her drag, how mainstream drag can conform to societal dynamics, takes breath her Channel 4 show Drag SOS, Ru Paul’s Drag Race, Netflix’s The Social Dilemma and much, much more.
In this episode of Aspects: The Series of Life, you'll hear about Tony's story and what it was like to be raised in an evangelical Christian cult.
This cult, The Family International, was most prominent in the 70s, 80s and 90s. Today, the cult is somewhat disbanded but still has a big impact on the lives of those who were in it.
Tony's childhood and teenage years in The Family were overtly positive and in this episode we hear all about the daily routine of Family members and what it meant to be one.
On this episode of Aspects: The Series of Life, you'll hear Stuart's story of his experiences with the Corona Virus.
Stuart has been in and out of hospital three times with his symptoms- the worst, pneumonia and two collapsed lungs.
Stuart is now dealing with hundreds of miniature blood clots surrounding this lungs and could be on medication for the rest of his life.
In this episode of Aspects: The Series of Life, you'll hear about Covid-19 recovery and immunization and the likelihood of future pandemics.
Guest: Dr Arturo Casadevall
Dr Arturo Casadevall is the Chair of microbiology and immunology at the John Hopkins Bloomberg's School of Public Health.
Dr Casadevall's lab is spearheading the global monitoring of the spread of the Coronavirus.
He'll tell you about what we know so far about this pathogen and how pandemics could become the new normal as a result of climate change.
Taken from The Beth Hemmings Show on Reform Radio, Beth investigates post university blues.
Post university blues can manifest in many ways: it can become an identity crisis, impostor syndrome or even just low feelings.
It is a common thing for graduates to experience but, surprisingly, is not something that's spoken about much within society.
On the show you'll hear from graduates who have experienced the blues, we offer advice on what you can do to help your mental wellbeing if you are experiencing the blues and more.
If you do need more help with your mental wellbeing, please reach out to the following resources for help:
Mind- www.mind.org.uk/information-suppo…alking-therapies/
Samaritans- www.samaritans.org/how-we-can-help/
NHS- www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-a…e-mental-wellbeing/ & www.nhs.uk/Services/clinics/Se…View.aspx?id=342075
Wu Wei Wisdom- www.youtube.com/user/WuWeiWisdom