We need to talk about the outdoors. Not just the epic stories, but the important news, the big events and the social issues that permeate the whole of the outdoors. On The Outside is for everyone who spends their leisure time outdoors in the UK. It helps you engage in the wider outdoor community through the conversations of our diverse panel. We are enthusiasts and experts from a range of outdoors activities, and we're talking about the news stories that matter to us - from specific sports news, to headline stories about our countryside, and the viral posts that capture outdoors culture - all in a jargon and judgement free way! On The Outside is part of the Tremula Network.
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episode 1: The Olympics outdoors, water safety and a new beach wheelchair scheme
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.
We talk about 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 in the seas, and how adaptive wheelchairs can help people access beaches.
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The panel today was Eden Elgeti, Neil Russell and Oge Ejizu
Produced by Francesca Turauskis
Editing and Transcript by Jack O’Driscoll Corbett
Artwork is by Sophie Nolan
Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton
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CREDITS:
Produced by Francesca Turauskis
Podcast Art by Sophie Nolan
Social Media Assistant is Anesu Matanda-Mambingo
Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton
On The Outside is part of the Tremula Network.