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Be the change. Podcast is a platform for young leaders, activists, and changemakers to share their powerful stories and transformative ideas.
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Troy Njenje Mbanga on the Youth Sector's Purpose Problem (opens the original)
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Pay, recognition, competition for opportunities... oh my! Somewhere along the way, the youth sector may have lost the plot on why it does this work in the first place. In this episode of Be the Change Podcast, recorded to mark the second anniversary of The Forgotten Generation Podcast, Lily Mott chats with its host, Troy Njenje Mbanga, to talk about what's really missing in the youth and charity sectors today. Troy traces the podcast back to a poem he wrote about disability and feeling unheard,
Tom Spare on Creativity, AI, and the Future of Politics (opens the original)
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What does creativity mean in a world increasingly shaped by AI? And how does creativity shape politics? In this episode, Lily Mott is joined by Tom Spare, the creator of Spare a Thought and co-host of The Political Dispatch, to explore both of these questions. Lily and Tom talk about what creativity actually means, why expressing the ideas in our heads can help us understand ourselves and the world around us, and what happens when we start relying too heavily on technology to do that thinking fo
Natasha Pavey on Turning Climate Anxiety Into Action (opens the original)
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For climate activists, watching the impacts of the climate crisis unfold can bring a particular kind of anxiety: knowing what is happening, understanding what is at stake, and still having to find the energy to keep fighting for change. In this episode of Be the Change Podcast, Lily Mott sits down with climate activist and refugee rights advocate, Natasha “Tash” Pavey, during the UK’s fifth heatwave of 2026 to talk about climate anxiety, rising temperatures, and what it means to keep taking acti
Folusho Bello on Finding Confidence as an Autism Practitioner and Advocate (opens the original)
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For many young people, the biggest barrier to making change isn't a lack of ideas or opportunities. Instead, it's the confidence to act on them. In this episode of Be the Change Podcast, Lily Mott sits down with autism practitioner, researcher, and #iwill Ambassador Folusho Bello to talk about how confidence has shaped her journey. Folusho shares how her early volunteer work sparked a passion, what it was like to deliver a keynote speech at the Council of Europe despite deeming herself "very shy
De-Mario Knowles on Why Real Human Connection Still Matters (opens the original)
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In a world of AI and algorithms, it's easy to feel more connected than ever... and further apart than ever, all at once. In this episode of Be the Change Podcast, Lily Mott talks with award-winning public speaker and poet De-Mario Knowles about how a single poem, written almost by accident during the pandemic, launched him into a speaking career built around connecting with people. De-Mario shares how losing his community involvement to COVID lockdowns pushed him toward public speaking, the mome
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