Radio 1's Life Hacks - Adapt the World
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Show overview
Radio 1's Life Hacks - Adapt the World has been publishing since 2018, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 191 episodes. That works out to roughly 95 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 21 min and 36 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Health & Fitness show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 3.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. The busiest year was 2019, with 61 episodes published. Published by BBC.
From the publisher
Katie Thistleton and disability rights activist India Sasha are joined by some of your favourite content creators as they ask 'if the world was re-built tomorrow, what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'
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Adapt the World with Anoushé Husain
Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?In this episode they are joined by Anoushé Husain, a paraclimber with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. They discuss everything from climbing as a physically disabled person to allowing disabled people to try things and fail, rather than not letting them at all.
Adapt the World with Niall Aslam
Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'In this episode they are joined by Niall Aslam, a content creator and former Love Island contestant with Asperger's Syndrome. They discuss everything from masking your disability to disability and mental health.
Adapt the World with Fats Timbo
Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'In this episode they are joined by Fats Timbo, a comedian and model with Dwarfism. They discuss everything from replacing the term 'Dwarf' with 'Little Person' to the purple pound!
Adapt the World with Jessica Ping-Wild
Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people'. In this episode they are joined by Jessica Ping-Wild, self titled 'The Rolling Explorer'. Jessica shares her life online with a rare genetic condition called CHILD Syndrome. They discuss everything from positive inclusion when it comes to representation in the media, to being scared of disabled people!
Adapt the World with Maria Lyle
Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was rebuilt tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'In this episode they are joined by Maria Lyle, a paralympian who has competed at the highest level with cerebral palsy. They discuss everything from being less scared to ask about someone's disability to dating as a disabled person.
Adapt the World with Jazzy Whipps
Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?' In this episode they are joined by Jazzy Whipps, a content creator who shares her life as a deaf person. They discuss everything from subtitling being more commonplace, to not addressing someone’s interpreter instead of themselves!
Adapt the World with Jacob Vickers
Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?'
Adapt the World with BlindTobes
Life Hacks’ Katie Thistleton and influencer and disability rights activist India Sasha ask if the world was re-built tomorrow 'what would you change to make life fairer and easier for disabled people?' In this episode they are joined by BlindTobes, a content creator who shares his life as a visually impaired person. They discuss everything from not making assumptions as to what disabled people can do, to not parking on the pavement!
How can we be less wasteful?
Vick and Katie talk all about recycling, how you can recycle more, the benefits of doing it and reusing more often where you can, with environmental scientist Laura Young.
How to dress to save the planet
Vick and Katie discuss how to save the planet through fashion, from getting the clothes you want that are better for the environment and making the most of the clothes you already have with environmental scientist Laura Young.
How what you eat can help the planet!
Vick and Katie discuss how we can save the planet through eating less meat, wasting less food and being more conscious of the foods we buy with environmental scientist Laura Young.
How can we travel smarter?
Vick and Katie talk about how we can make more eco-friendly choices when it comes to getting around, with environmentalist Hendrikus van Hensbergen.
How you can use your time to do good?
Vick and Katie discuss the power of volunteering and how you can use your time to do good with environmentalist Hendrikus van Hensbergen.
How to reduce our digital carbon footprint
Vick and Katie discuss the impact on the environment through digital usage and how to reduce our digital carbon footprint with environmentalist Hendrikus van Hensbergen.
Careers Toolkit: How can I start up a side hustle?
Vick and Katie discuss what it takes to set up a side hustle or business, the risks involved and the important things to remember with careers coach Jaz Broughton.
Careers Toolkit: How can I stay confident in my own ability?
Vick and Katie help you understand what imposter syndrome is, why we feel it and how to move past these feelings with careers coach Jaz Broughton.
Careers Toolkit: What can I learn from work experience?
Vick and Katie discuss the benefits of work experience and when - if ever - working for free is okay with careers coach Rachel King.
Careers Toolkit: How can I make the most of working from home?
Vick and Katie talk about how to stay focussed and make your space fit for working from home with careers coach Mark Anderson.
Careers Toolkit: How can I impress when I start a new job?
Vick and Katie discuss the importance of first impressions at a new job and how to hit the ground running in any career with careers coach Mark Anderson.
Careers Toolkit: Where can I find a job that works for me?
Vick and Katie discuss where to find jobs, how to make a job application stand out from the rest and common errors to avoid with careers coach Rachel King.