Ben is eager to come on the show to talk about his new organisation, ‘Change of Heart’, dedicated to researching and protecting changelings. Accompanied again by Kora, Dave begins to see tensions within their relationship. Meanwhile, the threat posed by information disappearing online looms ever-larger.
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***CONTENT NOTE: This episode generally deals with interpersonal, systemic and state violence but the section from 9.29 min to 26.10 min involves the experience of living in prison and includes graphic descriptions of violence.***
In the third Cutting of season 2, Dave looks at the ways that systems and structures hurt people considered different, other or lesser, in order to contextualise the ways that society might treat Changelings.
We hear from Schools ABC about their work fighting to keep immigration checks out of UK schools (1.55-9.29); from writer, activist and ex-prisoner Shaun Attwood about his experience in the Arizona Prison system (9.29-26.10); from intersectional feminist, therapist and equality consultant, Guilaine Kinouani, who reflects on how the mental health system operates for marginalised people (26.10-48.33); and from Marlo Mack from the How to Be A Girl podcast, who considers how being a parent of a transgender child feels in Trump’s America (48.33).
The Family Tree's Cuttings discuss the real issues raised in the show with special guests from podcasting, journalism, religion and the arts.
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Find our Guests!
Against Borders For Children: https://www.schoolsabc.net/
Schools ABC crowdfunder: https://www.crowdjustice.com/case/againstbordersforchildren
Wasi Daniju: http://wasidaniju.com/
Shaun Attwood: http://shaunattwood.com/
Guilaine Kinouani: https://racereflections.co.uk
Marlo Mack: http://www.howtobeagirlpodcast.com/
On Getting Better Acquainted:
https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-314-wasi
https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-218-shaun-attwood
https://soundcloud.com/gettingbetteracquainted/gba-274-guilaine-kinouani
Previously on The Family Tree Cuttings:
http://thefamilytreepodcast.co.uk/cuttings/the-family-tree-season-2-cuttings-1-flesh-and-blood-bark-and-seed/
Many years ago, Mark recorded stories for Ben and Nathan to listen to on a car journey. The cassette has turned up in Jane’s loft. But perhaps there’s more to these stories than the family ever realised: from what Melanie has revealed about her pre-Mark history, it would seem that in one of them, Mark may have been subtly telling his family what had happened to him.
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