This pilot episode of On The Outside features Black Girls Hike London Leader Oge Ejizu, handcyclist Neil Russell and LGBQTA swim group leader Eden Elgeti.
Topics covered include the new adventure sports in the Olympics, Becky Meyers having to withdraw from the Paralympics, and controversies around the length of women’s shorts and the Soul Cap for afro hair. We also talk about water safety following 31 deaths in water in the last month, Southern Water dumping sewage and how adaptive wheelchairs can help people access beaches.
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CREDITS:
The panel today was Eden Elgeti, Neil Russell and Oge Ejizu
Produced by Francesca Turauskis
Editing and Transcript by Jack O’Driscoll Corbett
Artwork by Sophie Nolan
Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton
Special thanks to Sarah Myles from Rise ad Shine, Imriel Morgan from Content Is Queen, Laura Blake, Adam Richardson of Pod Bible and our Patreon Support Crew - Wild For Scotland and Charlie’s Supply Shop.
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ARTICLES SPOKEN ABOUT:
Green-fingered boom as Covid drives people to reconnect with outdoors
Did the Olympics give cycling a boost?
New in 2020 Olympic sports participation England
Paris 2024: UK Sport will invest £352m in British sports for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics
The Mawem Brothers - Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
Team USA's Carissa Moore wins first ever Olympic women's surfing gold (I’d watch the little video at the bottom of this!)
Norway's beach handball team fined £1,300 for wearing shorts not bikini bottoms
Becca Meyers: Paralympic athletes need more support at Tokyo Games
Southern Water fined record £90m for deliberately pouring sewage into sea
Drowning Facts | Royal Life Saving Society UK
Open water: Swimmers urged not to take chances
Fleet of beach wheelchairs rolling out this summer
Rare 'sheep-eating' plant blooms outdoors in Surrey for first time after being planted 10 years ago