“You’d look so beautiful if you lost some weight”How many of us have received comments like this and suffered crippling damage to our self-esteem as a result? Our society’s views of beauty are deeply damaging. And the cultural implications of this problem are profound. And far more than just skin deep. They go beyond the propaganda of movie posters, social media influencers and pharmaceutical companies pushing injections. This problem has led to trauma that has built up over the generations. ...
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Based in Northern Ireland, comedian Marcus Keeley documents the in-the-moment feelings and reflections of performers before and after they get on stage. Also featuring interviews and chats with creative people about their projects, thoughts and whatever else they want to give their own feedback on!
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We speak to our People Experience community to discuss the latest HR, People & Talent trends. Register for the People Experience Newsletter to get exclusive access to our latest events, weekly news updates, and insight. www.handle.co.uk/the-people-experience
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Fatherhood at work and fair parental leave, with Elliott Rae
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44:102016 was a pivotal year for Elliott Rae. After the traumatic events surrounding the birth of his daughter, and an eventual PTSD diagnosis, Elliott Rae set up MusicFootballFatherhood.com, an outlet for dads to have open conversations about the ups and downs of parenthood. Since launching the blog, Elliott has become one of the UK’s most prominent sp…
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Why are we so disengaged at work? With Lindsay Kohler
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28:18What is it that makes us disengage with our jobs? We've all heard the scary stats surrounding employee burnout, disengagement, and how quick people are to leave if their needs aren't being met. Whether it's not feeling rewarded for your work, valued properly or being micro-managed to the point of exhaustion - there could be a million reasons why we…
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How to make work not suck, with Carina Maggar
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19:15Carina Maggar has, by her own admission, had a lot of jobs. From MTV host, to voiceover artist, and now author, she’s spent a lot of time in workplaces, and has a lot of thoughts on how we should navigate them. In 2022, Carina published How to Make Work Not Suck; stories and advice compiled from her own experiences and beyond. In the first episode …
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Are we in a confidence crisis? With Mikaela Jackson
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23:49As we bring the year to a close and prepare for (a hopefully fantastic!) 2023, it's time to look inwards. That's where Mikaela Jackson comes in very handy. She's an award-winning confidence and career coach, and the founder of coaching collective She Almighty. In this conversation, Mikaela and I discuss the state of confidence and wellbeing, the im…
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In our skinny-obsessed culture, fat people are stigmatized. And discriminated against. This is common in travel-related situations. Lindsay has experienced this treatment firsthand. Here’s her story…
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S1:E4 Lindsay Shares Her Extremely Vulnerable Period of Her Life
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22:53Today, Lindsay gets extremely vulnerable and shares parts of her story most people don’t know. She reveals one of the biggest things she’s had to do to move forward with her life.
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Why we’re scared to talk about menopause, with Kate Usher
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30:231 in 4 people consider leaving their job due to menopause symptoms... but 56% of managers and employees are reluctant to talk about it at work. 🤷♀️ Last time we talked about this issue, the feedback was enormous. It's clear that this is an issue people care a lot about - so we wanted to dive deeper. Enter, Kate Usher - a leading menopause and gend…
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S1:E3 Coach Wendy Stevens' Journey to Self Love
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18:31Today’s episode features an incredible guest, Coach Wendy Stevens. A renowned Guerrilla Marketing expert, co author of The Best Of Guerrilla Marketing, and former NCAA Division I Head Lacrosse Coach, Wendy also has her own inspiring journey to self-love and felling confident
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Holiday insecurity… It affects us all. It impacts our emotional and physical health. Why do we feel this insecurity? Because we’re afraid of being judged. So what can we do about it? Lindsay tells us in this special holiday episode.
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The beauty propaganda machine… It impacts all of us. Lindsay is certainly no exception. In this inaugural episode, she reveals what she had learned about the beauty propaganda machine. And she tells us how we can begin our journey from self-hate to self-love. You’ll discover a struggle even Lindsay’s self-love heroes have, as well as an important a…
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The importance of switching off and showing up, with Ryan Hopkins
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31:18Ryan Hopkins knows a thing or two about fostering work cultures that attract, and keep, the best talent. As Future of Wellbeing Lead at Deloitte, Ryan is looking to move away from what he calls Wellbeing 1.0, and towards 2.0, a more proactive and complete approach that avoids the classic gimmicks and bells we're all sick of seeing. Molly and Ryan h…
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Paddle’s Amy Turner on creating a standout employer brand in a tight tech market
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28:33Amy Turner is the person to talk to if you want to know how to create an Employer Brand that attracts top talent. Previously Global Employer Brand Manager at Bumble, Amy Turner now works at Paddle, a SaaS fintech company that recently reached coveted Unicorn status. For episode 5 of the People Experience Podcast, Molly West and Amy discussed the di…
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Embarking on the 4-day week, with Charmaine St. John
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33:42In episode 4 of the People Experience Podcast, we're discussing a very hot topic - the 4-day workweek! By now, we're sure you've probably heard a lot about potential benefits and ideas surrounding reducing our time spent at work. But a lot of conversations leave out the all-too-crucial practicalities of actually putting things in motion. Someone wh…
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Finding your workplace ’why’, with Simone Fenton-Jarvis
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25:33Episode 3 of the People Experience Podcast is on a topic we've been thinking about a lot in our team: What exactly is the purpose of an office now? COVID laid to rest the days of just accepting the office as a given. And what's becoming clear is that moving forward, the companies with successful physical workspaces will be the ones that define, exe…
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Creating a health and wellbeing strategy your employees deserve, with MVF’s Hannah Meredith
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26:30For our second People Experience Podcast, Molly West (Community Manager at Handle Recruitment) sat down with Hannah Meredith, MVF's Health and Wellbeing Partner. At MVF, Hannah has created the much-celebrated 'Be Well' policy, and is herself the winner of the Great British Workplace Wellbeing Awards 'Most Inspiring Employee'. Their chat covered all…
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Employee Advocacy: the secret weapon in your employer branding toolkit, with Richard Turrell
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29:46In our first ever People Experience podcast, Molly speaks to Richard Turrell, Marketing Director and all around branding enthusiast on Employee Advocacy. We spoke about the impact of a truly excellent employee advocacy program, how to get genuine buy-in from people across your business, and what happens when it all goes wrong...…
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Marcus chats with Rachael Campbell-Palmer, Director of The Black Box, an arts and entertainment venue in Belfast. The pair talk about how The Black Box has kept busy during lockdown, past, ongoing and future projects, and sharing fond memories of the venue. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. …
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Marcus chats with London-based writer, voiceover artist and visual artist Sarah Sumeray. They discuss social media lockdown tendencies, the voiceover industry and her upcoming book - "A Vintage Picture Book of Swell Modern Moments"! Links of interest for this episode: Sarah's voicereel. Comedy Central UK's Slightly Sensual Guide to Being Really Rea…
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Marcus speaks with broadcaster, DJ and friend Joe Lindsay about how he's been the past year. While reflecting upon the lockdown, they discuss travel, live audiences, DJing bugbears and what they've learned about themselves. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Marcus is now also on Twitch at tw…
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Marcus meets Lorcan McGrane in the corrupted digital world of Cyberpunk 2077 to reminiscence about episodes from earlier this year with the help of Father Christmas himself (Richard Dadd)! Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Marcus is now also on Twitch at twitch.tv/marcuskeeley, if that's you…
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Marcus chats with Northern Ireland's premiére "gamer girl", Céilí Rae Minogue. They discuss gaming, Twitch, aspirations to appear on Cameo, early 2000s TV memories and Céilí is quizzed on her Mario knowledge. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Marcus is now also on Twitch at twitch.tv/marcusk…
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Marcus chats with horror media YouTuber Ryan Hollinger. They discuss the ins and outs of producing content on the platform, managing an online audience, navigating YouTube's nebulous rules and much more. Ryan is put on the spot with Marcus' quiz, "Who're You Talking About?". Ryan's YouTube channel can be found here. The Vince Vaughn documentary men…
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In this episode of Marcus Matters, the titular Marcus talks about Cool Times TV - an upcoming online event, scheduled for Friday 11th September 2020, taking place on Twitch. It will feature Mary Flanigan, Ceili Rae Minogue, Robert J.E. Simpson and Marcus Keeley. More details here, and within the podcast episode. Remember to check us out on Twitter …
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Marcus chats to journalist Victoria Steveley about how she began her career, advice on getting into the busy newsrooms, the Belfast Giants ice-hockey team, her experience of working as a producer on UTV's "Taste of Success" programme before ending on a Gordon Ramsay quote quiz. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @Marc…
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Marcus chats with Paris-based podcaster, comedian and English language teacher Luke Thompson. Accents, the French comedy scene, living in France and "Luke's English Podcast" are discussed, before Marcus puts Luke through his linguistic paces with an Ulster-Scots quiz. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley o…
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Marcus delivers the results of an online personality test before introducing a chat with returning guest Kieran Majury. The pair discuss blogging, writing discipline, approaches to performing stand up comedy and Kieran exclusively reveals his top 5 English towns/cities. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley…
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It's Instant Feedback's first birthday! To celebrate, Marcus Keeley has thrown a party and invited previous guests and friends of the show! Pour yourself a drink (or five) and listen as he is ably assisted by Lorcan McGrane and welcomes Vicky Blades, Emmet McDonough-Brown, Sara Jade Davidson, Sarah Firby, George Firehorse, Mary Flanigan, John Patri…
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Marcus Keeley chats to comedian Mary Flanigan about gigging online, her work on BBC1's continuing drama "Doctors", lockdown lists, comfort TV and the future of live comedy. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Support Instant Feedback by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/…
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Marcus chats with friends of the show, John Patrick Higgins and Graeme Watson about their latest podcast project - "Inside John Patrick Higgins". Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Support Instant Feedback by donating to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/instant-feedback Find out m…
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27. Rory McSwiggan - Chicken Box Comedy Live
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39:16Marcus chats with organiser and host of Chicken Box Comedy, Rory McSwiggan, who has taken the weekly Derry-based comedy night online during the lockdown. They discuss the challenges of broadcasting a live comedy show, retail-based nightmares and Marcus turns the tables on Rory with a twist of one of Chicken Box's own regular features. Remember to c…
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26. Caitlin Magnall-Kearns - The Monologues
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35:21Marcus chats to theatre-maker and performer Caitlin Magnall-Kearns about her current Arts Council funded project, "The Monologues". Marcus asks Caitlin to explain Tik Tok to him, and they also discuss Animal Crossing, soap opera spin off DVDs and whether Caitlin prefers working on the screen or stage, before Marcus attempts to muscle in some pitche…
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Marcus chats to Twitch streamer RiotBananas about the ins and outs of Twitch.tv, becoming a full time streamer, dealing with performance nerves, being a member of "Limmy's Stream Team" and a part of a supportive online community. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Support Instant Feedback by …
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Marcus checks in online with Lorcan McGrane to see how he's getting on. Taco Chip chat, shopping tips and has he transformed fully into the Monaghan Marauder known as "Livid Lorcan" during the pandemic? Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Support Instant Feedback by donating to their Tip Jar: …
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23. Give Larne a Chance with Graeme Watson
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47:41Take an audio trip to Larne and the surrounding environs! In November 2019, Marcus was shown around the greater Larne area by comedian, promoter and Glynn native, Graeme Watson. Graeme's favourite Larne locations include cemeteries, Glenoe Waterfall, Ballygalley, and more! You can find specially recorded footage of some of these locations along wit…
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22. Kill Your Darlings 3rd Birthday
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1:00:23Another pre-pandemic episode where Marcus goes along to the 3rd birthday celebration show of Saturday afternoon comedy gig "Kill Your Darlings" at the Black Box, Belfast. He chats to co-hosts Alan Irwin & Ronan Linskey about the ins and outs of the afternoon, Micky Bartlett discusses appearing on TV panel shows, Frazer Robb has another blistering c…
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Marcus meets with poet, writer and friend Séamus Fox. They discuss how they first met and Séamus' beginnings in Belfast's live spoken word scene, as well as Séamus' experiences of alcoholism, homelessness and the writing process. Now living in England, Séamus is involved with Emmaus, a charity providing housing and employment to the previously home…
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Marcus meets writer, editor, publisher, artist, photographer, broadcaster, educator, film historian and actor Robert J.E. Simpson. They have a brief chat in an alley by the bins about online dating, Robert's Cinepunked podcast and interviewing Tony Slattery. Separately, Marcus prattles on about videogames and how he's spending his time during the l…
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Marcus has a chat with visual artist and LOFT luminary, Brian Kielt at the opening of his new solo exhibition “Confessional” at University of Atypical. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Email enquiries to [email protected]. If you enjoy the show, consider giving us a rating on App…
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Marcus goes along to the opening night of a new solo exhibition by artist Miguel Martin, entitled "Fire in the Middle" at Belfast's Naughton Gallery, as part of NI Science Festival 2020. Marcus chats with the artist about his work, the now defunct Vine app and how it feels to reveal the exhibition to the public. John Patrick Higgins returns to the …
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Full of festive cheer and beer, Marcus is joined by Lorcan McGrane as they take a meandering and rambling look back at some favourite moments of the podcast in 2019. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Email enquiries to [email protected]. If you enjoy the show, consider giving us a…
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Marcus visits writer and theatre producer John Patrick Higgins for a chat about writing, music, his experience of reviewing stand up comedy, seeing his own work come to life on stage and a general natter about Translink. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Email enquiries to instantfeedbackpod…
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Marcus grabs a lift with former Wonder Frog member Kieran Majury and takes a road trip to Chicken Box Comedy at Bennigan's Bar in Derry. Organiser and MC of the evening Rory McSwiggan discusses the night and the meaning behind the "Chicken Box" name, the ethos of the night and talks about his gameshow character "Les Ismore". On the long way back to…
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Marcus Matters #1 - The Man Who Is Afraid of Flies
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5:13In a break from usual programming, the first episode of "Marcus Matters" fills the void with a short tale entitled "The Man Who Is Afraid of Flies". Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Email enquiries to [email protected]. If you enjoy the show, consider giving us a rating on Apple …
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Marcus does some laundry before introducing this episode's trip to a live performance by improv group Wonder Frog. Recorded at Black Box, we get a listen behind the curtain of the group's alley-based warm up exercises, tales from the group's resident doormen Jim & Alan, some Wonder Frog Super Fans give their own "instant feedback", plus a few clips…
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13. Iain Lee & Katherine Boyle at The Rabbit Hole Live
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57:58Marcus speaks with broadcaster, comedian and “I’m A Celebrity” finalist Iain Lee, and his producer and talkRADIO co-host Katherine Boyle! Recorded backstage at Belfast's Black Box, topics discussed include Iain's experience on the celebrity version of ITV's "The Chase", mental health, Brexit, and the infamous "Patter Theft" incident involving Limmy…
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Marcus chats with actor, improviser and life coach Vicky Blades about her new voice coaching service, "Generally Speaking". They discuss the inspiration behind Vicky's new business and some of the common challenges people face around public speaking. Marcus also listens to some voicemails left to the show and ponders the best confectionary for a li…
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Marcus chats once more with fellow Wonder Frog improviser Aaron Marshall. The pair discuss DIY, moving house, 90s television shows and Aaron divulges details of how he smashed up someone's kitchen. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook, and @MarcusKeeley on Twitter. Email enquiries to [email protected]. Support Ins…
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Marcus goes along to Coven Comedy Club, a newly established comedy night based at The 343 on the Newtownards Road, Belfast. He speaks with the gig's sole organiser, Sarah Firby, acts Louise Sexton, Sean Tanuvasa and headliner Teresa Livingstone. Apologies are made to Sara Jade Davidson and Sarah Firby, and this episode also features an exclusive be…
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Marcus speaks with comedians at Monday Night Comedy at The Pavilion Bar about what they remember about their first ever stand up gigs. Derry-based comic Peter E Davidson discusses current and future Edinburgh Fringe plans, brand new comic Joel Whitall gives his pre and post first gig thoughts, Lorcan McGrane divulges details of his recent American …
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Marcus improvises scenes with Frazer Robb (fellow Wonder Frog) as part of their twoprov act, "Bearlingus". Expect tips from a worrisome voice actor, real life tales of internet bullying, Belfast City Hall goths that receive a new lease of life and family dynasty call centre conspiracies. Remember to check us out on Twitter at @IF_Pod, and Facebook,…
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