I have never looked back
Podcast episode [23 minutes]. Waiting for remix. Excerpts from a much longer conversation about retirement – with people who have done it and others who haven’t. Jump in » “I have never looked back”
Making connections
Can the government end loneliness with postmen?
Podcast episode [26 minutes]. Waiting for remix. On the day that Tracey Crouch announces the UK government strategy to combat loneliness, Hackney elders discuss their own understanding and experiences of loneliness and isolation. Jump in » “Can the government end loneliness with postmen?”
Meet Miss Kakande
Podcast episode [65 minutes]. Waiting for remix. Miss Kakande brings her talk show to Whitmore Community Centre. Jump in » “Meet Miss Kakande”
How to cope with loneliness
Podcast episode [25 minutes] from Whitmore Community Centre. Hackney elders talking about how their friends, family and neighbours cope with loneliness – and how they would cope with it themselves. Jump in » “How to cope with loneliness”
Pets against loneliness
Podcast episode [38 minutes]. Waiting for remix. “We are a group of volunteers bringing together older members of the community who may feel isolated, with well-behaved dogs and their owners, for the purposes of joy and the alleviation of loneliness for all” Jump in » “Pets against loneliness”
You have to look after yourself
Podcast episode [26 minutes]. Waiting for remix. Hackney elders continue their conversation about social isolation – drawing particularly on the experiences of older carers. Jump in » “You have to look after yourself”
Isolation kills people
Podcast episode [22 minutes]. Waiting for remix. ‘The drop-in project tries to rescue people from the isolation that might otherwise kill them’. Jump in » “Isolation kills people”
Beating social isolation
Podcast episode [42 minutes]. Waiting for remix. "... the best way to understand social isolation it is to talk to older people who have direct experience of it in their own lives or the lives of their friends – and the best way to combat social isolation is to follow the lead of older people who deal with it as part of their everyday lives." Jump in » “Beating social isolation”