S4 Ep28: Exercise with Stu Heritage

Emma Gilleece is an architectural historian, activist and writer. She is currently working on a series '100 Buildings of Mid-20th Century Architecture' for the RTÉ Culture website.

Benji Davies is an award-winning illustrator and author. Creator of the bestselling, acclaimed The Storm Whale, Grandad's Island and The Grotlyn, Benji's books have been co-editioned in over thirty-five languages and countries, gaining recognition worldwide.

Leah Boleto is a presenter and news journalist. She worked in radio before starting to present on the small screen working on some fab shows like BBC Breakfast, BBC Sport, Stargazing Live and Newsround. She now works for sky news as an anchor. 

Spencer lodge is an entrepreneur, a business strategist, award winning podcast host of ‘Unscripted’ and in the top 100 most influential people in Dubai. 

Karen Guggenheim is a pioneer in the global happiness movement, a leader in promoting the science behind well-being to an international audience, and a motivational speaker inspiring people about how to grow post-trauma and rebuild a life focused on meaning, purpose, and happiness. She is the producer of the World Happiness Summit(R), the leading well-being conference promoting the benefits of an evidence-based approach to increasing happiness in all areas of life. Her new book ‘Cultivating Happiness’ is out now.

5 July 2023 marks 75 years of the National Health Service     Treating over one million people a day in England, the NHS touches all our lives.   As part of the celebrations, NHSE has partnered with Things I Forgot Were Good For Me to create an episode dedicated to the NHS 75th Birthday and celebrates the incredible role that volunteers have played and continue to play within the NHS  We are joined by Emma Easton is NHS England’s Deputy Director of Voluntary Partnerships, supporting partnership working with the voluntary sector and sharing and scaling volunteering within the NHS, Karen Weites is a volunteer since August 2019, at North Tyneside General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sumia Mohamed is a St John Ambulance NHS cadet based in Bristol

Born in London to professional, touring musicians, our musical director and founder Jane Reeves has always had music in her life. She started learning the piano when she was seven years old and by the time she reached 14 she was studying at Grade 7. She also reached a respectable standard playing the clarinet, French horn and cello and later gained accreditation as a registered ABRSM piano teacher. At 16 she was performing in professional musicals, as well as penning her own soul, jazz and dance music, and gigging UK clubs and venues. Drawn to the bright lights of the big city, as a young woman she moved to central London and served time with various professional bands and a capella groups, an apprenticeship which furnished her with a solid grounding in musicianship and professional practice.

Naomi is a television presenter, a dancer and a complete superstar. She has been working non-stop in children’s television since 1999. You will know her from CBBC. She is a panto star and always finding ways to educate and entertain in a fun way.

Stuart Heritage is a feature writer and columnist for The Guardian, The Times, Air Mail and Men's Health. In addition to this, he has written for a range of publications and television programmes, and founded and edited award-winning blogs. For two years running he was named as one of the 50 most influential emerging figures in the British media by The Independent. Stuart’s first book, a biography of his brother called DON’T BE A DICK, PETE, was published by Square Peg (Random House) in 2017. His second, BEDTIME STORIES FOR WORRIED LIBERALS, was published by Profile in 2019. His first picture book JONATHAN THE MAGIC PONY (illustrated by Nicola Slater) was published by Puffin in 2020.

In this week’s special episode of @forgotpod, we are teaming up with Sharon, a former health care worker who has gone on to use her many years of industry experience to inspire the next generation of learners by teaching in further education.  No matter what stage you’re at in your life, whether you are nearing retirement or looking for a career change, making the move to further education is a great opportunity to try something new whilst passing on your invaluable expertise. There are a wide range of subjects that can be taught part-time alongside your current career. Whether that’s teaching health & social care, law, agriculture and much more. Whatever your background, explore teaching in further education and #ShareYourSkills. @getintoteaching #TeachinFE #Ad video sponsored by Teach in Further Education https://www.teach-in-further-education.campaign.gov.uk/?utm_source=Podcast&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=PR_Mar23_Dr_Radha_Health-&-Social