The Third Culture: Recent Episodes
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Welcome to The Third Culture podcast, where we like to talk about diversity, inclusion, equity and culture. In this podcast, we focus on real-life personal and organisational challenges big and small: with lots of love, and plenty of humour. All of this in the hope of enlightening and educating- so that we can all live in a better, kinder and more understanding society. Join me, your host, Emily Foster, as I take you through my own journey of learning and discovery, and as I interview people from all walks of life and backgrounds who perhaps haven’t had as much of a voice as they deserve. We believe that most issues don't have binary answer, so although we’re not perfect we try to avoid sensationalist language. We’re here to talk about the grey and the pink and not just the black and white. This is The Third Culture way, and this is The Third Culture podcast. Music by 8er41 from Pixabay
In this podcast episode, we speak to an EDI advocate and professional Susan Rooney. We loved hearing about how Susan’s personal experiences have influenced her journey into this space and helping organisations and society be more accepting and kind.
We focused on ‘Inclusive Communications’ – a topic that is truly huge and can cover so many areas, from active listening to working with communication leads to internal and external communications, banter…idioms—you name it!
Join us to be truly inspired.
The Third Culture creates spaces for fearless and human, inclusion conversations.
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Welcome to the second in the Inclusion Conversations series by The Third Culture.
We’re delighted to welcome the truly inspiring Carol Watson, the Global Chief Inclusion Officer of BCW. She shares her fascinating story of moving from marketing and media to studying organisational development and then the world of leading inclusion for one of the leading communications agencies in the world.
Carol shares some precious lessons and resources we hope you will find helpful.
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Welcome to the first episode in a hugely exciting new season and new format for The Third Culture podcast. This season we will be focusing on inclusion conversations on a range of topics from psychological safety to creating an inclusive culture.
Today we welcome Shruti Saujani who is the EDI Lead at the FA (The Football Association). Shruti picked ‘Celebrating Difference’ as the topic of conversation. She shares some of her lived experience as well as some fantastic personal and organisational learnings.
We hope you enjoy!
The Third Culture creates spaces for fearless and human, inclusion conversations.
Music by 8er41 from Pixabay
We finish 2023 with an inspiring podcast from Joyette Jopson, a woman of many talents and achievements including, most recently, being the first Filipinx woman to run an arctic marathon.
We talk about how inclusive triathlons can be, what it's like to be a pioneer in sport and also some of the challenges that come with that.
We also talk about the importance of cultural mindset, not just 'funding' when it comes to the future of sport in countries that are challenged with funding and infrastructure.
This will be our last podcast before we launch a new format in 2024 which we're very excited about, so enjoy and stay tuned.
Today we interview transgender activist and founder of Transgender Equality Hong Kong Henry Tse who was recently named one of Time Magazine’s Next Generation Leaders. We learn about his work, his landmark victory in the Hong Kong courts and what is happening now for transgender rights in Hong Kong. We also hear from Henry about how sustains himself in the battle for equality and learn about some of the other aspects of the LBGTQ+ movement in Japan and Taiwan.
For more information on Henry’s work you can also go to the Transgender Equality Hong Kong website: http://www.tehk.org.hk/index.html . For help and support you can send an email to this address: info@tehk.org.hk .
Social media links are:
https://www.facebook.com/TransEqualityHK
https://www.instagram.com/tehk.ig/
https://www.youtube.com/@transgenderequalityhongkon8210
In this episode, we talk to Ruth Geyer who is a Wim Hof Method instructor who helps people with various ailments including MS, burnout, and menopausal symptoms amongst other things. We talk about our challenges with mental health and how we are overcoming them. We also share some of the fascinating science behind the Wim Hof Method and breathing. This is a fantastic opportunity to think about some of the simple ways we can keep our body, mind, and soul healthy.
You can get in touch with Ruth for help on Wim Hof or breathing via: https://www.wimhofmethod.com/instructors/ruth-geyer and ruthgeyer@hotmail.com
Trigger warning: we talk about some of the difficult aspects of mental health in this episode so please take care of yourself by pausing the podcast or listening to our next podcast instead.
In this episode, we have the pleasure of welcoming Emily Iveson-Pritchard who is the Head of Sustainability at the Surrey County Cricket Club. We talk about the link between sustainability and ‘EDI’, inclusion in sport and what is happening in the world of cricket. Coming to you from the famous Kia Oval in London, we hope you enjoy.
You can find out more information about the movie Delikado references in this podcast here: https://www.delikadofilm.com
Today’s podcast is focused on talking about my lived experience as a mixed-race or multi-racial person who is white presenting. I’d like to direct you to two pieces of content: my article ‘Snow White’ https://thethirdculture.space/snow-white/ as well as this interview of my brother Matt Foster from the ESEA Echo https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reclaiming-esea-pre-colonial-identity-filipinx-diaspora-tan/
It’s been a while since our last podcast so welcome back. In Episode 4 we interview Jeff D’Sangalang who is an actor, writer and creator who has performed at the National Theatre and the National Youth Theatre and has several short films under his belt. We talk about the challenges of being in the performing arts in the United Kingdom, particularly for those from minority backgrounds. We met at the Maharlika UK Second Wave event and you can watch the whole event here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvmt9s-7tMI
In this episode we have the honour of talking to Dr Otis Johnson and Ashni Niemeyer from Clario, a clinical trial data management company. This is a world that I never really thought about but now, I am becoming more and more familiar with it. And I think it's critical that we understand what has happened and is happening in this space. I learn from Otis and Ashni what the company is doing to improve representation and therefore transform lives more equitably and how they came to do what they do today for their own workplace. Have a listen...
This week’s podcast is a special one focusing on a visit to the new Queer Britain Museum in London. Not only that but Emily is joined by her brother Matt Foster who is also an inclusion and diversity practitioner in the workplace. Join us as we review the museum and we share our fears, our sorrows and our hopes. Please be aware that sensitive topics about marginalisation and discrimination are discussed in this podcast.
Season two kicks off with me interviewing one of the best brains and thinkers of the media industry in the UK, Katrin Schlenzka. We talk about the big diversity elephant in the room of the media and advertising industries: ageism! We share our personal experiences and talk about potential strategies. This was a pleasure to record with someone I deeply respect. If anyone would like to share thoughts and ideas please get in touch via our website www.thethirdculture.space on the Get in Touch page.
It's just me today talking about what I've learned about allyship. This is my humble opinion on what you can do to be a more than just a friendly and accepting face. From daily interventions to fighting for rights. This podcast is just me doing my tiny bit to make a difference. Thank you for listening.
In this week’s podcast I interview Em Somera. Businesswoman, entrepreneur, coach, healer, mother and just an all-inspiring person. We talk about building culture, the benefits of coaching, and societal expectations on women, particularly in the Philippines. This is a really joyous and beautiful podcast (and please forgive the dog barking in the background).
This week’s podcast welcomes Miguel Diaz, aka Lady Imelda, the famous drag queen who I’ve been dying to have on the show. We talk about how Miguel came to the UK, and his unique life journey. We talk about what constitutes comedy, the role of drag acts, and how things have evolved over time. Warning! This show is full of laughter, humour and fascinating stories including how Lady Imelda is so good at balancing a glass on her head. I hope you enjoy it.
Podcast Number 7 welcomes Alex Lucas from Wasabi Sushi and Bento who gives us his insight on the challenges for Learning and Development in the new post-Covid World and what it also means for a company’s Diversity and Inclusion practice. We talk about training, culture, interventions, organisational development…and more. Hope you enjoy it!
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day which was just yesterday, and Women’s History Month by interviewing two inspiring women: Michelle Yao and Nina Bual from Cyberlite in Singapore. We talk about how they are creating social impact with the work that they do on cybersafety, diversity, inclusion and much much more for children, for adults and for all sorts of organisations. We also share stories about our lived experiences – from our upbringing to code-switching. We hope you enjoy it.
This podcast is focussed on the topic of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). I interview David Adamson and Marion McDonald from WPP Unite who are award-winning LGBTQ+ leaders, and who tell us their honest and personal stories about setting up an ERG, and what they see as the challenges for the future: for leaders, for employees and for HR and Diversity & Inclusion specialists.
Today it’s just me, talking to you about the Met Police challenge in the area of culture. I am going to do something different and step away from the noise in the media, and go deep in to the Competency and Values Framework for Policing. It is my opinion only based on my experience in the documents that are publicly available. I hope you find it useful and thought provoking. You can access the framework on this link: http://sscl-innovation.com/MPScandidatepack/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/CVF-Overview-v2.pdf
Episode Three of The Third Culture interviews Deepak Sabharwal about his book Courageous Adventure, which tells his life story and experiences as an Indian man who has travelled around the world with his diverse family. It was not so long ago that Deepak experienced discrimination and prejudice in various places, including the UK. His stories are important reminders about how far we have come, but also how far we need to go. Please be aware that this podcast mentions racial slurs and language to tell a story of discrimination which may be disturbing for some listeners.
In Episode 2 of The Third Culture Podcast, we talk to Emy Mendoza, an inspiring and award-winning advocate and leader for the LGBTQ+ community in the advertising industry. He also has the healing hands of a Reiki master and yoga teacher and a beautiful story to tell about his life journey. Check out Outvertising on Outvertising.org and Emy’s website Choku Reiki Healing at chokureikihealing.com and his insta @ChokuReiki_Healing
The Third Culture's inaugural episode interviews Angelo and Joyce from the Pinxy Creatives UK. They tell us about their fascinating backgrounds and the challenges they have faced being actors who don't fit a 'box' in the UK, and they tell us how and why they set up Pinxy Creatives. We hope you enjoy. We only say the 's' word once here so I have put an explicit warning just to be safe, but overall, this is a very wholesome show for anyone who is interested.