We Need To Talk About This
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
In their voice: Young people & social media - Part 2
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this two part episode, we talk with two young people about the juxtaposition of the mental health crisis of young people -- and -- the p...
In their voice: Young people & social media - Part 1
04 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this two part episode, we talk with two young people about the juxtaposition of the mental health crisis of young people -- and -- the p...
Reflections on 2022!
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAlas, 2022 is coming to a close, and what would the WNTTAT podcast be if we didn't talk about it?! In this episode we share our refle...
Mogens Lykketoft - Analysis from a world’s statesman (part 2)
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn part two of this incredible conversation with Mogens Lykketoft, we dive into the current economic situation in Europe with steep rises i...
Mogens Lykketoft - Analysis from a world’s statesman (part 1)
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textBuckle-up - we have the most amazing guest with us on a two part series. Elections are before us and who better to talk through the diffe...
Popcorn ...
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textPopcorn? So ... in this episode we're sharing some kernels (touché) of what caught our attention over the past week via the podcasts ...
Aging - Part 2
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn Part 2 of our episode on Aging, we talk about menopause -- should we dread it or is it actually the start of the best phase of life? We ...
Aging - Part 1
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn Part 1 of our episode on Aging, we start off by debating the different phases of life - and the different ways of framing them. Which ...
China & much more with Mette Holm, Part 1
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAuthor, journalist and commentator - we are delighted to have Mette Holm join us for a two part episode. Mette has authored some 15 books i...
China & much more with Mette Holm, Part 2
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAuthor, journalist and commentator - we are delighted to have Mette Holm join us for a two part episode.Mette has authored some 15 books in...
Shanelle and adenomyosis
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textThis week's episode is the most downloaded episode from "We need to talk about this" to date.Shanelle tells her story about ...
Jean's story: Growing up biracial in Denmark
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textBeing biracial is beautiful. But what is it like in a society that blends nationality with ethnicity? This was one of our first episodes an...
Women and friendship - Part 2
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textGrateful for women and friendship - we talk about both in this two part episode. Though especially friendship, since it is how our celebr...
Women and friendship - Part 1
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textGrateful for women and friendship - we talk about both in this two part episode. Especially friendship though, since it is how our celebr...
Adopted daughter, adoptive mother - an intimate conversation, Part 2
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe have the deep honour of facilitating a conversation between an adoptive mother, Camlynn Blumenthal, and an adopted daughter, Chanda Korn...
Adopted daughter, adoptive mother - an intimate conversation, Part 1
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe have the deep honour of facilitating a conversation between an adoptive mother, Camlynn Blumenthal, and an adopted daughter, Chanda Korn...
Portrait of a ballet dancer - Kristoffer Dahl Sakurai
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textEver wonder what the life of a professional ballet dancer is like? Kristoffer Dahl Sakurai was a Principal Dancer for the Royal Danish Ba...
A case of injustice
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIn this episode we talk about the case of two parents who are falsely convicted of female genital cutting (FGC). After serving time in pris...
Abortion & the overturning of Roe
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textMost people have a strongly held conviction on abortion. It tends to be on one side of the issue or the other: pro-choice or anti-abortion ...
Political correctness
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIt's the phrase everyone knows, but no one wants to talk about. Well, we dare to dive in. We unpack what being politically correct ...
Launch Q&A: Why this podcast and what's to come?
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textWe hosted a reception to mark the soft launch of We Need To Talk About This and this short episode is a live recording of the Q&A porti...
Our first guest! Lauren Donovan - on compassionate and accountable journalism
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textLauren Donovan brings nearly a decade of journalism experience to the podcast. She speaks about the paradox of being a compassionate journa...
The latest on Elon Musk and Twitter (well, as of 29 May)
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAs you may know by now, Jean and Shanelle have become a little obsessed with Elon's supposed buyout of Twitter. The 'on again, ...
Unions - can they restart a revolution of love?
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textLast week the first Amazon warehouse voted to be unionised. The President of the Amazon Labor Union, Chris Smalls, spoke about his motivati...
The slap heard around the world - and a look at violence in our societies
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textIt has been more than a week since the Oscars and people are still talking about the 'slap that was heard around the world.' Je...
From Elon Musk to Freedom of Speech
10 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Send a textAfter buying up more shared than anyone else, Elon Musk is now the largest shareholder of Twitter. Jean and Shanelle explore what that coul...