21andsensory Podcast

Episode 103: Special Guest, Claire from @thejunglehaven (YouTube Planty Creator)

*Content warning* we chat about potentially triggering topics such as eating disorders, drugs and alcohol, listener discretion is advised. On today’s show I have the wonderful special guest Claire. Claire is houseplant-obsessed and has a fab YouTube channel called The Jungle Haven. She started her YouTube channel to make videos about the things she has learnt (and continues to learn) on her indoor gardening journey, and provides tips and tricks so that subscribers can keep their own house plants happy and healthy.  Claire has almost 200,000 subscribers and creates all sorts of videos on her channels including dispelling houseplant myths, how to videos such as repotting house plants and propagating them and videos on plant styling and interiors .Her lovely rescue dog Joli features in her videos lots (including in the opening intro) which of course adds to their charm and both Claire and Joli potter about in chatty plant chore videos and houseplant tours where Claire tends to her collection of almost 300+ plants so I am very much looking forward to chatting to her! Claire's Links: * www.instagram.com/thejunglehaven [http://www.instagram.com/thejunglehaven] * www.youtube.com/c/TheJungleHaven [http://www.youtube.com/c/TheJungleHaven] * www.tiktok.com/@thejunglehaven [http://www.tiktok.com/@thejunglehaven] * Alan Titchmarsh’s Gardening Club: www.itv.com/watch/alan-titchmarshs-gardening-club/10a5408 [https://www.itv.com/watch/alan-titchmarshs-gardening-club/10a5408] Mentioned: Sarah Gerrard-Jones * www.theplantrescuer.com [http://www.theplantrescuer.com] * www.instagram.com/theplantrescue [http://www.instagram.com/theplantrescue] Good Growing (Emma) * www.instagram.com/goodgrowing [http://www.instagram.com/goodgrowing] * https://www.youtube.com/c/GoodGrowing [https://www.youtube.com/c/GoodGrowing]

Episode 102: Special Guest, David Holmes (Big Life Adventure Founder & Entrepreneur)

On today’s show I have special guest David Holmes who is the founder of Big Life Adventure.  Big Life Adventure is a fun, safe, and supportive online platform designed especially for people with learning disabilities and autism. It helps you explore your interests, set goals, connect with others, and express yourself – all in one place.  David made headline news a few weeks ago when he warned that the new online safety act risks inadvertently excluding people with learning disabilities. Under the Act, social media platforms are required to carry out strict age checks - using ID checks or AI face recognition -  to keep children away from harmful content. For many people with learning disabilities, these systems are unworkable and I’ll be chatting to him more about this. Links: Big Life Adventure website [https://www.biglifeadventure.co.uk] Stand with Big Life Adventure: Stop Online Disability Discrimination Now: Petition link [https://gopetition.com/petitions/stand-with-big-life-adventure-stop-online-disability-discrimination-now.html] Big Life Adventure on: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/mybiglifeadventure/] TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@mybiglifeadventure] Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/company/mybiglifeadventure/posts/?feedView=all] My 21andsensory links:  * @21andsensory on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.instagram.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0] * @21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] * 21andsensory on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] * Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me] * 21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/] * @21andsensory on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://twitter.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/21andsensory] * @21andsensory on BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social]

Episode 101: Special Guest, Anna Zoe Quirke (Autistic Author, Librarian, and Writer)

On today’s show I have the wonderful special guest Anna Zoe Quirke. Anna is a queer and autistic author, librarian, and freelance writer from the North of England. They’ve written books, scripts, poetry (and much more). Their novel ‘Something to be Proud of’ won the Northern Writers’ Award for Debut YA Fiction in 2022, was shortlisted for the PFD Queer Fiction Prize, was published with Little Tiger in June 2024, and was nominated for a Carnegie Award in 2025. Their most recent book ‘ Sad Girl Hours’ was published in September this year. In her freelance work, Anna writes about mental health, disability, neurodivergence, and LGBTQ+ topics for various charities and organisations such as Kooth, the UK’s largest digital mental health service. They’re at their happiest writing stories about chaotic queer and disabled people finding and claiming their place in the world. Anna's Links: * Anna's website [https://www.annazoequirke.com] * Buy Anna's Books [https://www.annazoequirke.com/new-page] * Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/annazoequirke/] * TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@annazoequirke] My 21andsensory links:  * @21andsensory on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.instagram.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0] * @21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] * 21andsensory on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] * Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me] * 21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/] * @21andsensory on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://twitter.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/21andsensory] * @21andsensory on BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social]

Episode 100: A very special mystery guest!

IT'S EPISODE 100! WOOP! Thanks for listening and subscribing to the 21andsensory podcast over the years - it really does mean a lot and I hope you have enjoyed all the guests I've had on so far...more exciting guests to come too! On today's episode I have a very special guest to celebrate the 100th episode...but you'll have to click play to find out who it is! My 21andsensory links: * @21andsensory on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.instagram.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0] * @21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] * 21andsensory on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] * Work with me: ⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me⁠⁠⁠ [https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me] * 21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/] * @21andsensory on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ [http://twitter.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠⁠https://x.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠ [https://x.com/21andsensory] * @21andsensory on BlueSky: ⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social]

Episode 99: Special Guest, Lucy Powrie (Neurodivergent Author & Booktuber)

On this month's 21andsensory Podcast I have the wonderful special guest Lucy Powrie. Lucy is a neurodivergent author whose dream is to fill bookshelves with as many books featuring proudly autistic and ADHD characters as possible – just like her. She makes bookish videos as lucythereader [https://www.youtube.com/lucythereader] on YouTube to an audience of over 40,000 subscribers, and enjoys passionately sharing her love for old books, the Brontë sisters, and the BBC miniseries adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Lucy is the author of four books for teens and young adults: The Paper & Hearts Society series, and Real When I’m With You. In her spare time she also the Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Brontë Society. When she’s not writing or reading, she can be found cuddling her corgi, Margie, and looking after her herd of very cute guinea pigs. Lucy's links: linktr.ee/lucythereader [https://linktr.ee/lucythereader] My 21andsensory links: * @21andsensory on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.instagram.com/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.instagram.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0] * @21andsensory on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.tiktok.com/@21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] * 21andsensory on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.youtube.com/c/21andsensory%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0] * Work with me: ⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me⁠⁠ [https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/working-with-me] * 21andsensory Blog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://21andsensory.wordpress.com⁠⁠⁠ [https://21andsensory.wordpress.com/] * @21andsensory on X: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ [http://twitter.com/21andsensory%E2%81%A0]⁠⁠https://x.com/21andsensory⁠⁠ [https://x.com/21andsensory] * @21andsensory on BlueSky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social⁠ [https://bsky.app/profile/21andsensory.bsky.social]