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Following on from the last episode on 'interviewing as an ally', this is the first episode in a series of crossovers where we share interviews with some of our previous panellists. This episode comes from a podcast called Prompted by Nature, from the very aptly named Helen Forester. Helen chats to creative people to learn how nature feeds into and inspires there work, and in this episode she speaks to Soraya Abdel-Hadi.

Listeners of On The Outside will know Soraya from episode on horses in sport, climbing topless and Kendal Mountain Festival 2021. She has often spoken from her position as the Founder of All The Elements, a nonprofit community working to increase diversity in the UK outdoors .

But I know Soraya as a writer, creative and artist who draws in nature and draws from nature. This conversation between Helen and Soraya is a lovely insight to that side of her work, and it will resonate with anyone who is likewise, Prompted by Nature.

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Plus - it's been busy at OTO HQ, and in this episode there is a little bit of an update on where my energies have been over the past few months....

On The Outside is part of the Tremula Network, sharing unheard stories of adventure, nature and the outdoors. Find out more and listen to our other shows at tremula.network.

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This episode was inspired by the idea of 'interviewing as an ally'.

Robert Darfi is another podcasters who describes himself as the "least diverse person around," and in the episode, Fran flips the microphone on him to explore how podcasts can be a powerful tool for activism...

LINKS:

• Listen to ‘The Outdoors Adventure Podcast’ here: https://pod.link/1660116904
• Listen to ‘Outside/In’ here: https://pod.link/1061222770
• Find the other podcasts in the Tremula Network: tremula.network/podcasts
• Read ‘How To Interview as an Ally’ on All The Elements: Blog: How to interview as an ally — All The Elements
• Find out more about The Outdoors Podcast Club: The Outdoors Podcast Club
• Read Fran’s article ‘Footsteps’ exploring her Polish heritage was published in Issue 11 of BASE magazine: base-mag.com/free-adventure-magazine/

On The Outside is part of the Tremula Network, sharing unheard stories of adventure, nature and the outdoors. Find out more and listen to our other shows at tremula.network.

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In the latest episode of the On the Outside podcast, Fran shares some feedback from listeners on the previous episode about the UCI Cycling World Championships, including a trans woman cyclist who is affected by the UCI's trans policy.

Fran also shares a quick outdoor news round-up, including

- The Ultra Distance Scholarship for people of colour
- The return of the Climb Out Festival
- A new mentoring programme for women in cycling
- The cancellation of the MTB4All event due to low sign-ups :(
- The Right to Roam 'Right to Foam' campaign in Lush stores across the UK

Find more on the CSES paper referred to here: Literature Review Does Not Support Bans on Transgender Women Athletes | Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport

CREDITS:

Produced by Francesca Turauskis
Assistant Editor is Takudzwa Mudiwa
Podcast Art by Sophie Nolan
Social Media Assistant is Anesu Matanda-Mambingo
Music is Bassbeat by Alex Norton

On The Outside is part of the Tremula Network.