Welcome to gal-dem‘s first ever podcast, Growing up with gal-dem. Every week join Liv Little and Charlie Brinkhurst Cuff as they invite a different guest to respond to old diary entries, text messages, or letters from their younger selves – nurturing important conversations about growing up.

Click below to find transcriptions of each episode.

Season 1

Episode 1: Candice Carty-Williams on why she’s over being the strong friend

Episode 2: Finding beauty in friendships with Elizabeth Gabrielle Lee

Episode 3: Munroe Bergdorf on ending toxic relationships

Episode 4: Rejecting heteronormativity in queer relationships with Naeem Davis

Episode 5: Sasha Keable on destigmatising mental health and medication

Episode 6: Growing Up With gal-dem live with Anita Sethi, Reni Eddo-Lodge and Mariam Khan

Season 2

Episode 1: Michaela Coel on feedback and ‘taking the note’

Episode 2: Ruby Tandoh on finding strength through friendships

Episode 3: Travis Alabanza on silencing shame and discovering queer spaces

Episode 4: Analysing family ties with Joy Crookes

Episode 5: Emma Dabiri on growing up with boys as a number one hobby

Episode 6: Yomi Adegoke on the power of manifestation

Episode 7: Kelsey Lu on finding freedom

Episode 8: Raveena on growth in and out of relationships

Episode 9: Amanda Seales on setting boundaries online

Episode 10: Motherhood and music with Tiwa Savage

Episode 11: Clara Amfo on what success looks like to her

Episode 12: Letting your guard down with cktrl

Episode 13: Basma Khalifa is obsessed with telling stories

Episode 14: Chanel Miller on the freedom and craft of speaking her truth

Episode 15: Diane Parish on why there is no one way to be black

Episode 16: Aja Barber on the importance of of inclusivity in sustainability

Episode 17: Diane Abbott on maintaining hope as a political activist

Episode 18: Lady Phyll on religion, queerness, and learning to love yourself

Episode 19: Becoming different people with Mariel Richards

Episode 20: Tanya Compas on the beauty of being different

Episode 21: Sharmane Lovegrove on creating her own family and finding home

Episode 22: Nicole Dennis-Benn on growing up with colourism in Jamaica