Sister Sounds Podcast

Sister Shack Podcast - International Women’s Day, 2023

Welcome to this special one-off podcast for International Women’s Day, 2023,  hosted by the founder of Sister Shack, Chantal Herbert.
Sister Shack is a feminist Black and Queer-led CIC that focuses on working with and promoting women and non-binary entrepreneurs, creatives, artists, musicians, and DJs. They highlight and discuss issues and experiences faced by women and non-binary people. They provide information, support and guidance.  
Joining Chantal on this panel for International Women's Day is tropical ecologist Dr Laura Braunhoultz, economics lecturer, Dr Jinrui Pan and consultant, coach and trainer, Dr Julie Scanlon.
The loose theme of this audio panel discussion is LGBTQIA+ women in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. They discuss their roles, gender identity, gender pay gaps and address the gender politics in STEM spaces, as well as their experiences and achievements. 
 
Laura Braunholtz
Laura Braunholtz is a postdoctoral researcher, currently at Stirling University. Her research interests are around understanding human impacts on species and communities, particularly in tropical ecosystems. She’s also interested in understanding how to mitigate or reduce these impacts in a way that meets the socio-economic needs of people living alongside them. Working towards science, and field ecology more specifically, as a more inclusive, accessible and safe space, and increasing the presence of minoritised people is very important to her.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-braunholtz/
 
Dr Julie Scanlon
Julie provides consultancy and training in a range of diversity and inclusion areas, with particular expertise in the inclusion of women and in sexual orientation, with a keen desire to promote the importance of lesbian visibility.  She set up her business in 2017 and draws on a previous academic career in higher education of over 14 years, where she published and taught in these fields. Julie works with clients to create bespoke solutions and interventions according to their specific needs and objectives, whether that be a single workshop or a whole programme of training for a leadership team or for all employees. She also brings her research skills to projects with organisations seeking a better understanding of their own cultures through employee consultations, particularly with regard to inclusion and belonging. Through her coaching, she supports clients 1-2-1 through various stages of their professional development. She has worked with organisations ranging in scale from Fortune 100 and 500 companies, public sector to small charities and enjoys helping organisations and individuals to be the best versions of themselves that they can be.
https://juliescanlon.co.uk/
 
Dr Jinrui Pan
Jinrui is a Lecturer in Economics at the Durham University Business School. Her research interests lie in the fields of behavioural economics, with a focus on individual decision making under risk/uncertainty, and over time.
Prior to joining Durham in 2015, Jinrui was a Lecturer at Swansea University, School of Management. She received her PhD in Economics from the University of Manchester under the supervision of Professor Horst Zank and Dr Craig Webb.
Jinrui’s current research focuses on the development of models of intertemporal choice, individual decision making under risk and uncertainty. 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jinruipan/
 
Gender Pay Gap Bot
https://twitter.com/PayGapApp
 
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https://sister-sounds.com/
 

Lesbian Visibility 2022 - Julie Scanlon

Guest Dr Julie Scanlon  - We discuss Lesbian Visibility Day/Week 2022 and more.
https://juliescanlon.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/julie_scan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-julie-scanlon-362484111
 
Julie's Bio:
Feminist | Consultant | Training in equality, diversity, inclusion | Coaching | Facilitation | Qualitative research | Ex academic living the self-employed life
Enabling organisations to enhance diversity and inclusion by providing consultancy, bespoke training solutions and interventions. Supporting individuals and organisations with executive coaching, professional development and career change coaching.With a background as an academic for over fourteen years, I now consider myself recovered! I left to run my own business to work more closely in line with my passion for social justice.Specialities:Design and delivery of training, learning programmes, workshops and events on diversity and inclusion, from introductory to advanced level. I draw on my academic background with particular expertise in supporting women and LGBT people and challenging cultural and structural inequalities;Qualitative research design and execution, including conducting focus groups, interviews, qualitative analysis, articles and reports, and evaluation.I work across the private, public and charity sectors. Clients include: a leading global tech company; Equality and Human Rights Commission; Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums; Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria; Change, Grow, Live; Northumbria University; Newcastle University; Bedfordshire University; Manchester Metropolitan University; North East Business and Innovation Centre; Northumbria University Students’ Union; Girls Friendly Society; School for Social Entrepreneurs; LGBT Fed.
 
 
 
 
 

Lesbian Visibility, BLM and Gender Bias - Julie Scanlon

Guest Dr Julie Scanlon  - In June 2020 Julie joined me (virtually) via my then show on Pride Radio to discuss, Lesbian visibility, BLM, gender bias, protests, feminism and more.
 
Julie's Bio:
Feminist | Consultant | Training in equality, diversity, inclusion | Coaching | Facilitation | Qualitative research | Ex academic living the self-employed life
Enabling organisations to enhance diversity and inclusion by providing consultancy, bespoke training solutions and interventions. Supporting individuals and organisations with executive coaching, professional development and career change coaching.With a background as an academic for over fourteen years, I now consider myself recovered! I left to run my own business to work more closely in line with my passion for social justice.Specialties:Design and delivery of training, learning programmes, workshops and events on diversity and inclusion, from introductory to advanced level. I draw on my academic background with particular expertise in supporting women and LGBT people and challenging cultural and structural inequalities;Qualitative research design and execution, including conducting focus groups, interviews, qualitative analysis, articles and reports, evaluation.I work across the private, public and charity sectors. Clients include: a leading global tech company; Equality and Human Rights Commission; Tyne and Wear Archives and Museums; Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria; Change, Grow, Live; Northumbria University; Newcastle University; Bedfordshire University; Manchester Metropolitan University; North East Business and Innovation Centre; Northumbria University Students’ Union; Girls Friendly Society; School for Social Entrepreneurs; LGBT Fed.
 
https://juliescanlon.co.uk/
https://twitter.com/julie_scan
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-julie-scanlon-362484111
 
 
 
 
 

Sister Sounds Lockdown - Covid-19 Series - Anna Knight

TW for this episode - Discussions about domestic abuse.
This podcast series looks at how individuals and businesses are being affected by Covid-19.
Guest Anna Knight  - Coach and Speech Therapist
Guest Anna Knight helps women and non-binary people take the steps they need to reclaim their personal power, to make big, long lasting transformations, and to fall in love with themselves. She’s survived domestic abuse and she has multiple disabilities. Her mission now is to share the tools which saved her life (and her sanity) within her communities.
We discuss, coaching, Covid-19, domestic abuse, public shaming, self employment,  speech therapy, LGBTQI+, trauma and disability and more.
https://www.annaknightcoach.com 
https://www.facebook.com/annaknightcoach/
 

Sister Sounds Lockdown - Covid-19 Series - Caroline Hayes

This podcast series looks at how individuals and businesses are being affected by Covid-19.
Guest Caroline Hayes - Creator of Gym Goddess, Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor.
Caroline is the creator of Gym Goddess, Personal Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor. She has been teaching classes since 2009 and Personal Training since 2016. Having been a client as well as coach, Caroline has a unique insight into her own clients as she has experienced many of the same issues as the women who she works with and understands the struggles they face. As a result she has helped many women achieve their fitness goals and continues to do so.
We discuss, keeping people active during Covid-19, home workouts, sensible nutrition, the body positive movement, being self employed during Covid-19 and more. 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gymgoddessNE
Instagram: @gymgoddessne
Twitter: @GymGoddessNE
15 min HIIT: https://youtu.be/hTHCVlZu_jE

Sister Sounds Lockdown - Covid-19 Series - Aimee Carroll

This podcast series looks at how individuals and businesses are being affected by Covid-19.
Guest Aimee Carroll - Artist & Freelance Music Producer
Aimee Carroll is freelance artist and music producer with a fiery passion for the alternative. 
We discuss, exercising your creative genes in the time of Covid-19 art, music production, fiery passions cultural differences, being safe online and more. The episode also features tracks by Aimee.  These are "2" and a cover version of "Tainted Love".
http://rinkydinkart.com/
https://www.instagram.com/rinkydink_art/
info@rinkydinkart.com
 

Sister Sounds Lockdown - Covid-19 Series - Maia Nikitina

This podcast series looks at how individuals and businesses are being affected by Covid-19.
Guest Maia Nikitina - Russian-born novelist and short story writer.
Maia Nikitina is a Russian-born novelist and short story writer from Manchester. Maia’s stories have been published in Necessary Fiction, Manzano Mountain Review, and Crazy Oik, and her debut novel Fugue was longlisted for the Bath Novel Award last year. She has been described as an unusual writer who is interested in exploring the experience of being out of place.
We discuss writing, language, cultural differences, women in writing, Covid-19, being lost in translation and much more. Maia also reads and excerpt from one of her stories "Fugue".
https://maianikitina.contently.com/

Sister Sounds Lockdown - Covid-19 Series -Isabelle Kenyon

This podcast series looks at how individuals and businesses are being affected by Covid-19.
Guest Isabelle Kenyon - Managing Director of Fly on the Wall Press and Freelance Editor and Book Marketing Consultant.
Isabelle Kenyon is a northern poet and the author of This is not a Spectacle, Micro chapbook, The Trees Whispered (Origami Poetry Press) and Digging Holes To Another Continent (Clare Songbirds Publishing House, New York) and Potential (Ghost City Press). She is the editor of Fly on the Wall Press, a socially conscious small press for chapbooks and anthologies. In 2020, she will be published by Indigo Dreams Ltd (Poetry Chapbook 'Growing Pains' and Wild Pressed Books (Short Story 'The Town Talks').
She was shortlisted for the Streetcake Experimental Writing Prize 2019 and for The Word, Lichfield Cathedral Competition 2019.
She has performed at Leeds International Festival as part of the 2019 'Sex Tapes' and for  Apples and Snakes' 'Deranged Poetesses' 2019.
Poetry Readings by Isabelle Kenyan 
                       &
Emily Burton - Rising - https://tinyurl.com/wjkntx3
Links
https://www.flyonthewallpoetry.co.uk/
@kenyon_isabelle @fly_press – twitter
@Fly on the Wall Poetry @Isabelle Kenyon – Poet – Facebook
@isabellekenyonpoetry – Instagram @flyonthewall_poetry
https://www.flyonthewallpoetry.co.uk/mancunian-ways-anthology
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=share&v=7SEW5k_1kNE

Sister Sounds Lockdown - Covid-19 Series - Lisa Arnott

This podcast series looks at how individuals and businesses are being affected by Covid-19.
Guest Lisa Arnott, is the Director of SilverHub Jewellery School and Studios -www.silverhubstudios.com
Lisa has worked within the arts, health and culture sector for over 25 years and began her career as a volunteer artist at Pilton Triangle in North Edinburgh. Her career has included working as an artist or project coordinator for leading socially engaged community arts organisations including , Out of the Blue, Craigmillar Community Arts, Whale arts and North Edinburgh Arts Center in Edinburgh.
She spent 5 years living in Australia where she worked for a variety of community arts organisations, setting up artists networks, working with the indigenous community and within mental health art organisations. Before leaving in 2008, she was the Cultural Planner at Maribyrnong City Council in Melbourne.
Alongside her career within arts and culture she has had her own successful artistic jewellery practice. Whilst in Australia she developed the idea for SilverHub Studios an incubator for jewellers so that they could collaborate, share resources and business networks whilst also providing education opportunities within the field of jewellery design.
As a social enterprise SilverHub provides professional space for 12 independent jewellers to evolve their own business. The studios also run a variety of day and evening leisure classes. Alongside this they also have provided community-based projects with a variety of charities to bring the act making to people and communities who would traditionally not have access.
She is passionate about equality within arts and design education, community development and the arts and design for empowerment. She is a mother to her amazing 14-year-old daughter Aildih (pronounced Alee).
Her qualifications include an MFA Sheffield Hallam (with outstanding distinction), a Post Graduate Certificate in Community Education and a BA Honours Degree from Edinburgh College of Art.
 
 

DJ & Violin Duo, Kintra - Jozette Allan

KINTRA is a DJ and electric violin duo, formed by identical twin sisters, Frankie and Jozette Allan. Having played the violin for many years, the girls decided to fuse this traditional instrument with melodic house beats, creating a hypnotic and unique sound. Their sets shift effortlessly across minimal house, acid techno, breaks and disco, with the girls picking out key moments within the music to compliment with a violin melody. Guest Jozette discusses music, Polka Dot Disco Club, Violin and much more.
https://www.facebook.com/kintramusic/
https://soundcloud.com/kintramusic