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This episode features Charles Commins, Faith Howley and Ant McGinley and was produced by Ant McGinley.

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For this episode of Pods Up, our very own Charles Commins introduces us to Talk About It Mate.

Not just a podcast, Talk About It Mate is a peer support community interest organisation.

During lockdown, Charles went along to one of their online, male peer support sessions to record it for this podcast. Since that day he has become a regular member of the community.

The podcast is just one part of what Talk About It Mate has to offer, as you'll discover in this episode of Pods Up.

Find out more about what Talk About It Mate has to offer at talkaboutitmate.co.uk

If you need to talk to anyone you can call The Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK.

For lots more useful links to organisations that can help click here

Mental health unfiltered!

This week Faith Howley is showcasing Dark Coffee, a podcast that has open honest and frank conversation about mental health, hosted and created by Alice Lyons who has created a wellbeing agency off the back of her podcast, the namesake of her business. Alice has become a mental health facilitator and couldn't be better placed to give tangible impactful advice and tips to help with mental health struggles.

Click here to go to Dark Coffee to listen and subscribe and if you'd like some more support for yourself or someone you know visit Alice's website:darkcoffee.co.uk

If you need to talk to anyone you can call The Samaritans on 116 123 in the UK.

Or  SANEline on 0300 304 7000 (4.30pm–10.30pm every day).

For lots more useful links to organisations that can help click here

Did Dan Maudsley land the most amazing job in podcasting? Hopping between continents to uncover the truth about a gruesome murder, he produced a show which went on to win Gold at the 2020 British Podcast Awards. In this episode, he sits down with Ant McGinley and discusses the experience of making the series, including the technicalities of recording a search in a South American graveyard...

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The Showrunner is Ant McGinley.