Young, Female & Opinionated

In this special episode of Young, Female and Opinionated, Maisy and Poppy talk to some of their peers to find out about their intentions and priorities ahead of 16 and 17 year olds being able to vote for the first time in Wales on May 6th.  Sponsored by the Raise Your Voice project, this episode provides an insight on the thoughts of young people ahead of the upcoming Welsh elections, as well as, of course, those of Maisy and Poppy. 

In this episode of Young, Female and Opinionated, Maisy and Poppy talk religion, spirituality and science. Expect lots of ideas, lots of thoughts and, as always, lots of opinions. 

In this episode of Young, Female and Opinionated, Maisy and Poppy discuss issues around sex and relationship education and their wish to see a more progressive curriculum to ensure that children and young people feel empowered and in charge.

In this episode of YFO, Maisy and Poppy talk about climate change and how simple and accessible changes can have a big impact. This podcast was recorded within COVID-19 guidelines.

Recorded under a gazebo in Poppy’s garden in October, prior to the first regional lockdown in Newport, Maisy and Poppy are accompanied by a strange echo (that couldn’t be lost in editing), ambulance sirens and crows crowing. In this episode, the girls ask each other a selection of questions using the 36 questions game (don’t worry they don’t ask them all!) and find share lots about themselves. Not particularly ticking the opinionated box, this podcast offers an insight into the lives of two 16 year olds in a pandemic.

Recorded via Teams, in this episode of Young, Female & Opinionated, Maisy and Poppy speak to period dignity campaigner Molly Fenton who can be found on Instagram as Love Your Period. Talking taboo issues, period plastic and period poverty, this episode really gets to the root of the issue. (PS The quality of this podcast is a little all over the place due to the nature of the recording during lockdown).

In this episode of Young, Female & Opinionated, recorded the night before the start of Wales’ circuit breaker in Poppy’s garden accompanied with Storm Barbara, Maisy and Poppy talk about the impact of Covid-19 and lockdowns on their lives. Covering school, isolation, birthdays, Drag Queens (of course) and their 2021 AS Level exams, this episode leaves no stone unturned.

In this episode, Maisy and Poppy talk about the expectations they feel are placed on them in the many strands of their lives.

In this episode of Young, Female & Opinionated, Maisy and Poppy introduce themselves and talk about their reasons for establishing the podcast and their hopes for it as it grows.