The Codpast
Dyslexics are some of the most creative thinkers in our society. Apple, Virgin and IKEA are just some of the examples of what a dyslexic state of mind can conceive. Listen to our guests and share their stories of how right brained thinking helped them excel in a left brained world.
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In this episode of The Codpast, Sean is invited to GCHQ (Government Communication Headquarters) to learn how dyslexic code breakers have helped keep the British isles safe for over a 100 years.
The Government Communications Headquarters provides signals intelligence and information assurance to the government and armed forces of the UK.
Rowen Colman is an Award Winning New York and Sunday Times best-selling author; she's been writing professionally for over 15 years and has published over 30 books. However, she still finds it difficult to fill in online forms and sometimes gets lost on buses.
In this episode of The Codpast, Rowen talks about how despite the general consensus dyslexics make fantastic writers, she shares her advice on writing with dyslexia and expla...
Born entrepreneur Rob Manly, used school more as a business incubator than a place for gaining grades. Although he was persistent, full of drive and bursting with innovative ideas. By the age of 17, a string of failed ventures forced him into every entrepreneur's nightmare…working for the man!
In this episode of The Codpast, we hear how Rob went from being a retail assistant to making the business pitch of his life to the panel of ...
It's said that 50% of the prison population are dyslexic or struggle with reading and literacy. Jason Cook, a veteran member of the 50% club, for the second time found himself on the wrong side of prison bars. Although he'd become hardened to the crime, drugs and violence that came with the territory, there was one thing that still filled him with dread…facing his fear of education. That was until a prison teacher helped him unlock...
In this episode of The Codpast, we speak to Tina Crawford about how an incident that could have brought her life to a halt, instead became the starting point of her new career as one of the UK's most unique artists.
It's the start of 2017 and as usual we like to take a look back at some of the great conversations we've featured throughout the last year. We've interviewed some great guests who've shared some truly entertaining and inspirational stories.
This year we've got some great guests and shows lined up for you. So subscribe to our podcast and blog to make sure you don't miss any of the fantastic guests we've got lined up for you this yea...
Like many Dyslexic entrepreneurs, Aggeliki Pappa was blessed with a set of skills and a head full of ideas that didn't quite fit into an established job role. So like many entrepreneurs that had come before her, Aggeliki was forced...
Creativity is often seen as the preserve of artists, musicians and writers, but Chris Arnold, founder of ad agency The Garage, sees creativity as an essential aptitude needed to make it in the world of business.
With dyslexia and creativity tightly linked, Chris put his money where his mouth is and courted controversy when he posted a job ad stating, 'Only dyslexics need apply'! Find out what happened next in this episode of The C...
As a kid, while her friends were watching TV dreaming of being the next 80's pop star or Sunderland United pinup, Emma was watching the news, dreaming of being a Westminster Politician.
The problem is, the children of shipyard workers from northern industrial towns don't become politicians. But as we all know, building the coping strategies to deal with dyspraxia or dyslexia gives us the tenacity to know, that a problem that seems...
For Lauren, acting had always been the perfect outlet for her to explore her talent for turning words on a 2D page, into the 3D characters that inhabited her drama classes. When, 'just for experience,' she decided to audition for a top Hollywood casting director, she never imagined she'd land a role in the latest summer release buy Hollywood legend Tim Burrton. Hear how Lauren went, from stressing out about her A –Level revision to...
Author, performance poet, theater maker and broadcaster Luke Wright joins us in the studio. This was an interesting one for me, as I often hear people that were diagnosed with dyslexia as a child; say in later life dyslexia is no longer a problem. One of the myths we at The Codpast want to bust, is that dyslexia has to be a problem that gets in the way of our ambition and stops us achieving our dreams. Initially Luke thought dyslex...
In this episode of The Codpast, stand up comic Michael Fabbri explains how his struggles in education and frustration in the workplace were the best grounding for a career in comedy. Michael's comedy career has seen him perform on some of comedy's most famous stages, write for Channel 4 'Stand Up for the Week', perform five solo comedy shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and get his two part radio series commissioned for BBC Rad...
There are still employers that see dyslexic employees as resource hungry disruptors, rather than individuals that can bring a fresh approach to their business. Graham's story clearly illustrates the benefits that are brought to a business when it makes a decision to support diversity. If you are an employer, manager or HR professional. By the end of this episode, you'll be in no doubt about why investing in a diverse work force mak...
It's been said that focusing on reading writing or spelling is not the best way to help dyslexics thrive. For many, confidence is the biggest barrier that dyslexic individuals have to climb. In this months episode of The Codpast, we here the story of business development manager, Hannah Lord and her experience from both sides of the confidence divide.
Hannah and her brother are both dyslexic and had almost identical journeys throug...
Dub Poet Benjamin Zephaniah has some impressive strings to his bow; writer, author, musician and professor of Humanities and Arts at Brunel University, to name a few. What's even more impressive is that he managed this all without ever going to university, college or even finishing high school. However far from being an ambassador for the university of life, Benjamin maintains that a formal education is the only path to a brighter ...
It's a well known fact that around 50% of the prison population are dyslexic or have issues with literacy. What's lesser known, is the effect tackling this problem could have on violence in prisons and the rate of reoffending.
If there's anyone that knows how tackling this problem could revolutionise prison rehabilitation, it's self-styled, 'Prison Mary Poppins, 'Jackie Hewitt-Main. Through story telling, nurturing and a right brai...
They say that knowledge is power and for Gavin Malcolm, this saying has some real significance. We've all heard the stories of tough kids from inner city neighborhoods finding a way out through football, boxing or making it big in the world of entertainment. However for Gavin, his way out came from behind the wheel of one of London's iconic Black Cabs.
This month master of the mind Jake O'Gorman pops into the studio to dazzle us with his superior memory skills.
Mother and author, Margaret Rooke, once had the assumption that Dyslexia was something that happened to other families. Within a family that had always done well academically and had no history of Dyslexia, Margaret was shocked to find the tell tale signs of Dyslexia in her daughters homework. This revelation was the catalyst for Margaret's latest book.
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