Podcast – Growing up with gal-dem
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