Spare a Thought
By Be the change. Media Network and Tom Spare
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Welcome to Spare a Thought. The podcast for curious minds, exploring creativity, culture and stories from the margins.
Join host Tom Spare for conversations that go to unexpected places, from the Welsh landscape and Japanese architecture, to media ownership and hidden British history.
Whether you're on the morning commute, taking a Sunday stroll or looking for a lunchtime listen, take time out of your day to Spare a Thought.
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Windrush Day
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Jun 21, 2026 |
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Refugee Week
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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Making Political Theatre
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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Who Owns the Media?
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Olivia Dean Live Review
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May 25, 2026 |
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Writing for Joy
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May 18, 2026 |
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Catch up with Spare a Thought
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May 12, 2026 |
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Tadao Ando: To Create is to Live
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May 05, 2026 |
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The Waters that Raised Us
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Rethinking Student Loans
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Help shape next week's episode
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Apr 07, 2026 |
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Was King Arthur Welsh?
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Mar 31, 2026 |
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The Welsh Language Part 2
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Mar 17, 2026 |
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Long Covid Awareness Day
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Mar 15, 2026 |
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The Welsh Language Part 1
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Mar 10, 2026 |
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Monumental Welsh Women Part 2
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Monumental Welsh Women Part 1
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Mar 03, 2026 |
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St David's Day
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Feb 24, 2026 |
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The Rewind: Paternity Leave
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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The Rewind: A Matricentric Future
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Feb 10, 2026 |
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The Radical Act of Writing
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Feb 03, 2026 |
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The Rewind: Spare a Thought for Creativity
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Jan 27, 2026 |
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Curly's War Episode 5 - A Life Well Lived
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Jan 20, 2026 |
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Curly's War Episode 4 - War's End
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Jan 13, 2026 |
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Living a Creative Life
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Jan 06, 2026 |
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Curly's War Episode 3 - From D-Day to the Winter War
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Dec 30, 2025 |
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Jesus was a Refugee
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Dec 23, 2025 |
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Curly's War Episode 2 - Joining the Royal Marines
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Dec 16, 2025 |
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Long Covid Kids
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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Curly's War Episode 1 - The Interwar Years
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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How Refugees Transform Cities
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Paternity Leave
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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Curly's War - introduction
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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It Ain't Half Racist Mum
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Nov 04, 2025 |
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The life and legacy of Dorothy Height
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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How to Fall in Love with the Future
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Neighbourhoods of the Future
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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Black Authors of the Future
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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A Matricentric Future
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Universities and Climate Justice
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Filmmakers of the Future
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Getting Kids into STEM
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Generation Covid
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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Going Spare in the USA Part 4: Election Night in DC
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Going Spare in the USA Part 3: A Pilgrimage to Atlanta
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Going Spare in the USA Part 2: The Big Easy
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Going Spare in the USA Part 1: Trump Headlines the Garden
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Going Spare in the USA: Preview
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Jul 15, 2025 |
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Made in Wales - Driftwood Designs
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Access to Justice
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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Life in Gaza - Dalia's Story
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Saving the NHS
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Supporting Migrant Communities
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May 27, 2025 |
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Wales and the Media
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May 20, 2025 |
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Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Season 1 Highlights
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Compassionate Leadership and Purpose-Driven Business
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Cuts at Cardiff University
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Apr 08, 2025 |
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Supporting Those Living With Long Covid
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Living with Long Covid
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Spare a Thought for Feminism
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Spare a Thought for Welsh Women's Football
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Spare a Thought for Wales
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Spare a Thought for Creativity
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Jan 01, 2025 |
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Spare a Thought for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
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Dec 25, 2024 |
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Spare a Thought for Dima Hamdan
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Spare a Thought for International Students - Part 3
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Spare a Thought for International Students - Part 2
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Spare a Thought for International Students - Part 1
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Spare a Thought for the Care of Refugees
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Spare a Thought for the Iris Prize
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Dec 18, 2024 |