In Conversation with Carolyn Harris MP, Welsh Labour MP, Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour and voice for women with the menopause in parliament.
Release Date: 05/04/2022
Fashion Roundtable Book Club - Patrick Grant
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Fashion Roundtable’s 5th book club and it's a special one! In this episode, is joined by from the hit BBC series - Season 12 of which aired last week! Patrick is the founder of campaigning clothing brand which supports local clothing and textile manufacturing across the UK. Patrick is also an outspoken advocate for radical change in the fashion industry and this comes across perfectly in his debut book, LESS, which was an instant Sunday Times bestseller – and that’s what this episode centres around. Patrick offers a hopeful vision for how rethinking our relationship with clothing...
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Fashion Roundtable Book Club - Eleanor Houghton, author of 'Charlotte Brontë’s Life Through Clothes’
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Today, was joined by an historian, writer, and illustrator specialising in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century dress, literature, and material culture. Eleanor has an interesting career trajectory, after reading English at Oxford, Eleanor went on to become a couture milliner, specialising in archival research. Eleanor holds a doctorate in History and is an historical costume consultant for film and television productions such as Emily and Gentleman Jack. Eleanor is the author and illustrator of ‘Charlotte Brontë’s Life Through Clothes’, based on nine years of research into Charlotte...
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Q & A with Zakia Sewell, Author of ‘Finding Albion: Myth, folklore and the quest for a hidden Britain’
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Fashion Roundtable Book Club - Zakia Sewell, with Tamara Cincik and Meg Pirie Today’s conversation with Zakia Sewell took us from the sacred springs of Glastonbury to the history of ‘Albion’ as a place of refuge. Buy the Book ‘Finding Albion: Myth, folklore and the quest for a hidden Britain’ by Zakia Sewell Listen My Albion (BBC Radio 4): The four-part series that sparked Zakia’s quest Dream Time (BBC Radio 6 Music): Catch Zakia’s latest broadcasts exploring music and myth Folklore & Activism Right to Roam: Learn more about the campaign for land access in England and...
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Q & A with Rob Hopkins, co-founder of Transition Network with Meg Pirie
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Welcome to Fashion Roundtable’s second book club! is the co-founder of Transition Network. Rob holds a PhD from the University of Plymouth, and is author of several books. Starting in lockdown Rob created the highly successful ‘From What If to What Next’ podcast, where he time travelled with guests to explore practical, imaginative solutions to the climate and ecological crisis. The interview delves deeper into Rob’s latest book, ‘How to Fall in Love with the Future: A time traveller’s guide to changing the world.’ Through the power of Rob’s book, and Rob...
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Q&A with Daisy Fancourt, author of Art Cure with Meg Pirie
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First Episode of The Fashion Roundtable Book Club featuring a Q & Q with Daisy Fancourt, author of "Art Cure - The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health" published by
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ALIX COOMBS in conversation #25 AMELIA TWINE
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For this episode of the Front Row to Front Bench podcast, Alix Coombs speaks with , Founder of Following a decade working in sustainability in food systems and hospitality, Amelia now works in campaigning for a just transition to an equitable, regenerative fashion industry. Amelia ran a sustainable womenswear platform before founding Sustainable Fashion Week (SFW) in 2020. SFW works in creative community engagement to inspire consumer behaviour change, highlighting the different entry points to sustainability in fashion to make it more relevant and accessible to people from all...
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HARRIET FLETCHER-GILHUYS in conversation with #24 KATE TURNBULL
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For this episode of the Front Row to Front Bench podcast, speaks with from where they discuss the world of natural dyes and how they can be incorporated into supply chains and regenerative practices. Kate Turnbull is natural dyeing practitioner, educator and advocate. She divides her time between Headington School, Oxford as Eco Lead and in her dye house in Oxfordshire, working either on her own projects or collaborations. Recent collaborations have included suspending naturally-dyed plant based fibres above the Chelsea Flower Show ‘Dye Garden for Fashion Revolution’, producing a unique...
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TAMARA CINCIK in conversation with #23 BARONESS LOLA YOUNG OF HORNSEY
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For this episode of the Front Row to Front Bench podcast, speaks with , a crossbench peer in the about the release of her memoir '', published by Penguin. Eight Weeks is a deeply moving and inspiring memoir that tells the remarkable life story of Baroness Young of Hornsey, from her childhood in foster care, to becoming one of the first Black women in the House of Lords. Lola Young has been an actress, an academic, an activist and campaigner for social justice, and a crossbench peer. But from the age of eight weeks to eighteen years, she was moved between foster care placements and...
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TAMARA CINCIK in conversation with #22 GREAT BRITISH WOOL REVIVAL
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For this episode of the Front Row to Front Bench podcast, speaks with , and , the team behind our collaboration with and for the , the . This October marks , which celebrates British Wool. This discussion includes the background into how the team got together and why there is a need for a Great British Wool Revival.
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TAMARA CINCIK in conversation with #21 WAYNE HEMINGWAY
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For this episode of the Front Row to Front Bench podcast, speaks with designer about his bi-annual event the , which returns to Kings Cross, London on 27th & 28th April 2024. The weekend will give the public a last chance to see Paul McCartney's iconic before it is auctioned to find a new home as well as celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Ford Mustang. The popular festival also includes quality sustainable shopping, entertainment, street food and DJ’s. Wayne founded the hugely successful British fashion brand Red or Dead in the 80’s, which went on to win the British Fashion...
info_outlineFor this podcast, Tamara Cincik from Fashion Roundtable speaks to Carolyn Harris MP about her working class background, what it means to be a working class Welsh woman in the Houses of Parliament, her vital work as the leading voice lobbying the government on the issues facing women and the menopause.
Carolyn's work on this issue cannot be underestimated and her insights on the impacts for generations of women who have been misdiagnosed or ignored, are powerful.
She also speaks about her path to a leadership role, while remaining grounded and the other campaigns, including food poverty and gambling, that Carolyn is also working hard on.
For key insights into effective politics with common sense and authenticity at its core, this is an important conversation.