Interesting and engaging
Love listening to you two talk! Great podcast with lots of interesting guest speakers. Keep up the good work
Informative AND engaging!
For insight into all issues related to body image and appearance, this is THE podcast to tune into. Not only are the hosts and their guests tapped into the latest research and its applications in the real world, they are also engaging and entertaining. Not to be missed!
Science Podcasts
Appearance Matters: The Podcast! Is the official podcast of the Centre for Appearance Research - a world leading research centre investigating body image and appearance psychology research, based at the University of the West of England in Bristol, UK. Hosted and produced by Nadia Craddock and Jade Parnell. New music by: https://toplinefilm.com
68: Parenting a Child with Craniosynostosis
This month, Bruna and Jade discuss the topic of craniosynostosis, with a focus on the experiences of parents of children with the condition.
67: Topity - A Body Image Chatbot for Brazilian Adolescents
Listen in to learn about Topity - a chatbot designed to improve body image among Brazilian adolescents.
65: Facial Palsy
This month, Bruna and Jade discuss the topic of facial palsy.
64: Ramadan, Eating Disorders, and Body Image
Ramadan - one of the five pillars of Islam - is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar and is characterised by a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, and community. The fasting (and feasting) can be triggering for people struggling with disordered eating and eating disorders for obvious reasons.
62: Medical Tattooing
This month, Bruna and Nadia discuss the issue of medical tattooing. Guests Nicola Stock (Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Appearance Research), Amy Johnson (Operations Manager from the charity Alopecia UK), and Rae Denman (a medical tattooist), all come together to provide various perspectives on the matter.
61: Appearance Equality & The Law
What legal and non-legal changes can we introduce to protect people with a visible difference (i.e., any condition or injury which alters appearance) from discrimination in society? Nadia speaks with Dr Hannah Saunders, Director of Studies in Law at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge about her work on appearance equality and the law and then we get an exclusive from Jade on the resource she's created for primary school teachers to help promote acceptance of appearance diversity.
