Community Podcasts
Many small plastic human-like figures (being held in peoples' hands) to form a community

The podcast episodes listed below provide interesting information and positive suggestions about aspects of communication and community:

How to talk like a Samaritan Michael Rosen talks to the Samaritans about how language can help people in crisis (from Word of Mouth podcast) (28 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0b2jg2t

How to Disagree Exploring ways of disagreeing that could help to unite us (from Word of Mouth podcast) (27 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/m000r3nx

Talking or Texting? Michael Rosen on research into the emotional effects of different kinds of communication (from Word of Mouth podcast) (28 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/b0714nj0


Why do we text instead of talk? The popularity of texting is changing how we communicate and relate to each other (from The Why Factor podcast) (24 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/w3csyv0t


Dating Why does compatibility seem so hard to find? (from Deeply Human podcast) (23 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/w3ct2cbf

Loneliness - the last taboo? Why does talking about feeling lonely still prove so difficult? (from the Woman's Hour podcast) (39 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000f6sr

Overcoming Loneliness How do you overcome loneliness? (from the You and Yours podcast) (39 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000bx1p

Why talking to strangers will improve your mind Random conversations with strangers can have a surprisingly beneficial effect (from the Radio 4 in Four podcast) (4 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07v315c


All Under One Roof Looking at an idea that could solve two big problems: the lack of affordable housing for young people and and a growing sense of isolation amongst older people (from the Positive Thinking podcast) (28 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/favourites/m000cqbw


Running to do good Forget the treadmill - these people have turned doing good deeds into a workout (from the People Fixing the World podcast) (24 minutes) https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p080w6nc