What Happens Now?

What Happens Now?

Mike Oldham lost his brand new job as an Event Director right at the start of the coronavirus crisis.⁣⁣It lasted less than a day! Despite the obvious challenges that threw up for him and his family, he was determined to turn it into a positive. He decided to start this podcast from his home in SW London, creating a series of interviews in order to share stories of how the crisis was affecting other people - personally and professionally - and how they were coping as the whole world went into lockdown.⁣ ⁣Most importantly, he wanted to focus on the ways in which his guests each plan to emerge from this crisis in a positive way. ⁣⁣If you would like to support the podcast you can do so here (25% of donations go to NHS Charities Together): https://www.gofundme.com/what-happens-now-podcast

Episodes

June 29, 2020 38 mins

In the tenth (and final) episode of Season One of this podcast, I wanted to go back and re-visit the day I was made redundant from the job I was due to start just before the covid crisis hit.

So much has happened since then, and I thought it would be really interesting to speak to the CEO who actually let me go, and find out what that day - and the two months since - were like from his perspective.

Philip Ross i...

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With many borders shut and thousands of planes grounded, international travel has come sliding to a halt over the past couple of months.

Eulanda Osagiede is a travel writer, photographer and co-founder of travel and lifestyle website Hey, Dip Your Toes In and in this episode she joins me to discuss how the travel industry has been impacted, and how people like her and her husband Omo who rely on it functioning are adaptin...

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As some of the lockdown measures begin to ease, more and more people are expecting to return to work. But there is a large question mark over how many of their jobs - and even their employers - will survive as we begin to emerge from this pandemic.

It's likely things will get worse for the jobs market before they get better. So does that mean mass unemployment and disaster for the economy? Or is this the perfect mome...

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May 18, 2020 1 min

When Mike Oldham lost his job at the start of the coronavirus crisis, he was determined to turn that in to a positive.

He started the What Happens Now podcast as a way of sharing the stories of different people - including TV presenters, fitness instructors, environmental activists and more. How they were coping during lockdown, and how they can prepare for a more positive future.

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The environment has had a much-needed opportunity to breathe during lockdown. Pollution and emissions are down, and some damaged elements of nature are bouncing back.

We're presented with a unique opportunity to decide what kind of world we want to build as we emerge from the crisis.

Andrew Medhurst leads the Extinction Rebellion finance team and I had the chance to ask him how XR have adapted during this cr...

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May 15, 2020 43 mins

If you're fed up with hearing about coronavirus, this episode is definitely for you.

Mauro Gatti started The Happy Broadcast in 2018 as a way of using his art "to spread some positivity". Little did he know how much we would all need it!

Mauro's a fascinating guy; he lives in LA, but doesn't like surfing. He's an Emmy winner. And he's built up a following of nearly half a milli...

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May 11, 2020 36 mins

During our time in lockdown there's been a lot of discussion about how our mental health's been affected and the various ways we cope with the anxiety and stress it's caused.

Lynsey Crombie - better know as the Queen of Clean - is best known as one of the stars of Channel 4’s Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners and is a regular on ITV’s This Morning.

Lynsey is not only obsessed with cleaning, she also u...

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May 8, 2020 39 mins

Alan Mahon is the founder of Brewgooder, a company that uses the power of craft beer to bring clean water and life to thousands of people.

During the coronavirus outbreak Brewgooder have had to adapt, and face a battle to survive long term. But despite the challenges, they have created a unique #oneonus campaign that allows customers to buy a round of drinks for an NHS Champion.

In this episode, you can hear how ...

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May 4, 2020 49 mins

Carly Rowena is one of the UK’s top fitness influencers. With over 400,000 subscribers on her YouTube channel, she's also a mum and creates a variety of workouts for the whole family.

With the fitness (and influencer) industries in disarray due to the coronavirus outbreak, we're relying more than ever on home workouts and Carly talks to me about how she's adapting to the new "normal" and keeping her audience...

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April 28, 2020 16 mins

The first episode of this podcast is an interview with the BBC's Helen Skelton-Myler about life in lockdown, how the world of TV is being affected by the coronavirus crisis....and a positive look to the future.

Helen recently starred in the Channel 4 show Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins and is a former Blue Peter presenter who is a regular on BBC's Countryfile.

In this episode she talks about balancing her...

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April 28, 2020 56 mins

One of the most surreal parts of lockdown has been the total lack of football on TV.

In this episode, Luke Shanley from Sky Sports talks about how the coronavirus crisis has affected the game, and what positives might emerge when the players finally return to the field.

Luke is an expert in Scottish football, but also has plenty of insight in to the Premier League and we discuss various aspects of the world of f...

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