A Mile in My Shoes
A Mile in My Shoes

A Mile in My Shoes

Empathy Museum

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Nominated 'Best New Podcast' at the 2019 British Podcast Awards.


A weekly podcast that invites you to walk in the shoes of a stranger and listen to their story. Take 10 minutes to hear from people from all walks of life, with each story part of Empathy Museum's audio projects – including A Mile in My Shoes, From Where I'm Standing, and Brixton Memories.


More information about our projects at empathymuseum.com.


Please be aware that some stories are more appropriate for adult listeners.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Recent Episodes

Down the Rabbit Hole #6 – Angel's story
SEP 2, 2022
Down the Rabbit Hole #6 – Angel's story

In this episode, Angel tells her personal story to accompany the letter she wrote and read in episode five.


Down the Rabbit Hole is a series of letters and personal stories from three women, Elizabeth, Rita and Angel. They all access The Beth Centre – a space supporting women living in Lambeth who are at risk of, or affected by, the criminal justice system.


Take a look at a beautiful book of images made to accompany this series: https://www.empathymuseum.com/podcast/down-the-rabbit-hole/ 


To create this audio storytelling project, Elizabeth, Rita and Angel worked with course facilitators Jesse Lawson, Donna Everett and Brenda Birungi through 10 weeks of workshops on storytelling, writing, public speaking, recording techniques, and more.


This project was produced by Boldface in collaboration with Women in Prison, a charity working to end the harm caused to women, their families and our communities by imprisonment. The audio was produced by Jesse Lawson and Nada Smiljanic.


More about:

Boldface: https://www.boldfacecic.org/

The Beth Centre: https://www.lambethandsouthwarkmind.org.uk/directory/the-beth-centre-women-offenders/

Women in Prison: https://womeninprison.org.uk/



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9 MIN
Down the Rabbit Hole #5 – Angel's letter
AUG 31, 2022
Down the Rabbit Hole #5 – Angel's letter

In this episode we hear a letter written and read by Angel.


Down the Rabbit Hole is a series of letters and personal stories from three women: Elizabeth, Rita and Angel. All three access The Beth Centre – a space supporting women living in Lambeth who are at risk of, or affected by, the criminal justice system.


Take a look at a beautiful book of images made to accompany this series: https://www.empathymuseum.com/podcast/down-the-rabbit-hole/ 


To create this audio storytelling project, Elizabeth, Rita and Angel worked with course facilitators Jesse Lawson, Donna Everett and Brenda Birungi through 10 weeks of workshops on storytelling, writing, public speaking, recording techniques, and more.


This project was produced by Boldface in collaboration with Women in Prison, a charity working to end the harm caused to women, their families and our communities by imprisonment. The audio was produced by Jesse Lawson and Nada Smiljanic. Transcripts are available at https://www.empathymuseum.com/podcast/down-the-rabbit-hole/


More about:

Boldface: https://www.boldfacecic.org/

The Beth Centre: https://www.lambethandsouthwarkmind.org.uk/directory/the-beth-centre-women-offenders/

Women in Prison: https://womeninprison.org.uk/



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Down the Rabbit Hole #4 – Rita's story
AUG 25, 2022
Down the Rabbit Hole #4 – Rita's story

In this episode, Rita tells her personal story to accompany the letter she wrote and read in episode three.


Down the Rabbit Hole is a series of letters and personal stories from three women, Elizabeth, Rita and Angel. They all access The Beth Centre – a space supporting women living in Lambeth who are at risk of, or affected by, the criminal justice system.


Take a look at a beautiful book of images made to accompany this series: https://www.empathymuseum.com/podcast/down-the-rabbit-hole/ 


Content note:

This episode involves brief discussion of racial discrimination and financial abuse.


To create this audio storytelling project, Elizabeth, Rita and Angel worked with course facilitators Jesse Lawson, Donna Everett and Brenda Birungi through 10 weeks of workshops on storytelling, writing, public speaking, recording techniques, and more.


This project was produced by Boldface in collaboration with Women in Prison, a charity working to end the harm caused to women, their families and our communities by imprisonment. The audio was produced by Jesse Lawson and Nada Smiljanic.


More about:

Boldface: https://www.boldfacecic.org/

The Beth Centre: https://www.lambethandsouthwarkmind.org.uk/directory/the-beth-centre-women-offenders/

Women in Prison: https://womeninprison.org.uk/



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9 MIN
Down the Rabbit Hole #3 – Rita's letter
AUG 24, 2022
Down the Rabbit Hole #3 – Rita's letter

In this episode we hear a letter written and read by Rita.


Down the Rabbit Hole is a series of letters and personal stories from three women: Elizabeth, Rita and Angel. All three access The Beth Centre – a space supporting women living in Lambeth who are at risk of, or affected by, the criminal justice system.


Take a look at a beautiful book of images made to accompany this series: https://www.empathymuseum.com/podcast/down-the-rabbit-hole/ 


To create this audio storytelling project, Elizabeth, Rita and Angel worked with course facilitators Jesse Lawson, Donna Everett and Brenda Birungi through 10 weeks of workshops on storytelling, writing, public speaking, recording techniques, and more.


This project was produced by Boldface in collaboration with Women in Prison, a charity working to end the harm caused to women, their families and our communities by imprisonment. The audio was produced by Jesse Lawson and Nada Smiljanic. Transcripts are available at https://www.empathymuseum.com/podcast/down-the-rabbit-hole/


More about:

Boldface: https://www.boldfacecic.org/

The Beth Centre: https://www.lambethandsouthwarkmind.org.uk/directory/the-beth-centre-women-offenders/

Women in Prison: https://womeninprison.org.uk/



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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3 MIN
Down the Rabbit Hole #2 – Elizabeth's story
AUG 18, 2022
Down the Rabbit Hole #2 – Elizabeth's story

In this second episode of the series, Elizabeth tells her personal story to accompany the letter she wrote and read in episode one.


Down the Rabbit Hole is a series of letters and personal stories from three women, Elizabeth, Rita and Angel. They all access The Beth Centre – a space supporting women living in Lambeth who are at risk of, or affected by, the criminal justice system.


Take a look at a beautiful book of images made to accompany this series: https://www.empathymuseum.com/podcast/down-the-rabbit-hole/ 


Content note:

This episode involves discussion of physical abuse.


To create this audio storytelling project, Elizabeth, Rita and Angel worked with course facilitators Jesse Lawson, Donna Everett and Brenda Birungi through 10 weeks of workshops on storytelling, writing, public speaking, recording techniques, and more.


This project was produced by Boldface in collaboration with Women in Prison, a charity working to end the harm caused to women, their families and our communities by imprisonment. The audio was produced by Jesse Lawson and Nada Smiljanic.


More about:

Boldface: https://www.boldfacecic.org/

The Beth Centre: https://www.lambethandsouthwarkmind.org.uk/directory/the-beth-centre-women-offenders/

Women in Prison: https://womeninprison.org.uk/



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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9 MIN