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Ciara's Pink Sparkle Podcast!
Ciara Lawrence
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Ciara's Pink Sparkle Podcast is about helping to raise positive awareness of people with a learning disability by challenging attitudes & perceptions. I'm joined by a fab interview guest for every episode!
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03-09-2024
Charity Gracewomen - Gynae Cancer Awarness Month Episode
This episode is about this month of September which is Gynaelogical Cancer Awarness Month. I teamed up with Sara from the gynae cancer awarness charity Gracewomen who I am a voluntary ambassador for and with NHS Dr Jay Chaterjee for a joint interview to help spread awareness of the 5 gynae cancers and the importance of checking yourself, booking your smear tests, cancer screening and the early symptoms of different cancers.
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03-09-2024
Charity Gracewomen - Gynae Cancer Awarness Month Episode
This episode is about this month of September which is Gynaelogical Cancer Awarness Month. I teamed up with Sara from the gynae cancer awarness charity Gracewomen who I am a voluntary ambassador for and with NHS Dr Jay Chaterjee for a joint interview to help spread awareness of the 5 gynae cancers and the importance of checking yourself, booking your smear tests, cancer screening and the early symptoms of different cancers.
18-08-2024
Episode - Chat with Graphic Designer Stephen Averill
I chatted with the Graphic Designer Stephen Averill about his career as a graphic designer, but also about his work career involvement with the rock band u2. he told me about how he helped come up with the name u2 for the band and about some of the u2 album covers that he designed for the band too! https://x.com/hashtag/CiarasPinkSparklePodcast?src=hashtag_click
16-08-2024
Kate Nash OBE - disability and Employment & Careers
I chatted to Kate Nash OBE the founder of PurpleSpace about her career, we chatted about an event on employment and recruitment we were both part of last year and we talked about how employers can hire people with a disability and the benefits of employing people with a disability like using reasonable adjustments!
15-08-2024
Comedian Ria Lina - talks disability & comedy
I had a fantastic chat with fab Comedian Ria Lina for my podcast recently about her career and she talked about having autism herself. We also talked about comedy and why jokes that are made by comedians could be offensive and hurtful towards people with a learning disability like me.
08-08-2024
Jon Lee - pop band SClub talks pop music & LGBT!
I had a chat interview with Jon Lee from pop band S Club. We talked about their recent reunion & their Good Times Tour, their recent Brighton Pride gig, about LGBT awareness & about how the band paid tribute to their band mate Paul Cattermole who sadly died from an underlying heart condition. Jon is an Ambassador for the British Heart Foundation to help them raise awareness of heart issues. https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/who-we-are Jon and Jo from S Club will also be doing a gig soon at Pizza Express in Holborn! https://www.pizzaexpresslive.com/whats-on/choose-seats/jon-lee-jo-omeara/1430608
07-08-2024
John Byrne - Careers Advisor
I chatted with John Byrne who is the Careers Advisor for The Stage which is a famous theatre performers newspaper which started the career of singers like the Spice Girls. We talked about our work careers, about representation of people with a learning disability within theatre and the media and chatted about our own Irish Connections!
05-08-2024
Gina Patel
For this episode, I chatted with Gina Patel. She recently won the Rising Star for Diversity Award and she is also the host of the Podcast Ordinary People, Honest Lives! https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/ordinary-people-honest-lives/id1720058087
03-08-2024
Jack Welch - disability Advocate
Chat with Jack Welch who is a fantastic disability advocate for people with a learning disability. we chatted about our careers and about our work jobs and we chatted about disability issues like employment!
02-08-2024
Mr Cookfulness Ian Taverner!
Ian Taverner is known as Mr Cookfulness. He is a disabled cook, food writer. He is also a presenter. In this episode we chatted about his experience of cooking on TV show Sunday Brunch, his enjoyment of getting into cooking & helping to make cooking become more accessible for lots of people!
25-07-2024
Wayne Tunks from My88 Fm in Australia!
Chat with Wayne Tunks from my 88 fm in australia. we talked about music and learning disability and our careers and fun places to visit in Australia
14-07-2024
Pro Dancer Vincent Simone
Chat with professional dancer Vincent Simone about his career, being on Strictly & about his new theatre tour dance show Legends of the Ballroom with other Strictly pro dancers Pasha, James Jordan and Ian Waite! Web: https://vincentsimone.com/
08-07-2024
Epsom Picture House!
Chat with Cris, General Manager of Epsom Picture House Cinema. We chatted about disability access in the cinema & about our favourite films too! https://www.picturehouses.com/cinema/epsom-picturehouse
05-07-2024
Katie Fraser Disability campaigner
My friend Katie Fraser chats to me about being a disability advocate and about her love of theatre!
21-06-2024
Mark & Ciara's podcast!
Chat with my husband Mark. We talked about learning disability & difficulties & how we met, our relationship & our wedding day & our hobbies like my podcast!
17-06-2024
TV GP Philippa Kaye
I chat to TV GP & Dr Philippa Kaye. We chatted health & disability & smear Tests & Screening & charity Eve Appeal which raises awareness of 5 Gynae cancers. I'm a Get Lippy Ambassador!
16-06-2024
Corrie Actress Cherylee Houston
I chat with Coronation Street Actress Cherylee Houston about people with a disability & Media Representation & her character on Corrie & we chatted about this week which is Learning Disability Week 2024!
13-05-2024
Fiona O'Carroll Mrs Browns Boys
I chat with Actress Fiona O'Carroll who plays Maria Brown in TV comedy Mrs Browns Boys. We chat about her career, disability,& autism, family & work, Mrs Browns Boys & tea making!
30-04-2024
Shaun Wallace ITV The Chase
I chat with Shaun Wallace aka Dark Destroyer from ITV quiz show The Chase. He chatted with me about his legal career & being on ITV show The Chase & we had a short fun pink theme quiz!
01-04-2024
John Verge - CEO Golden Lane Housing
Chat with John Verge CEO of Golden Lane Housing. This episode is about people with a learning disability & housing & the right we have to have a home like anyone else!
27-03-2024
Actress Juliet Aubrey
Chat with Actress Juliet Aubrey about her career. She has recently been in Radio 4 The Archers & ITV drama ProfessorT in which she plays DCI Christina Brand. We also chatted musicals & family & singing!