THE GOOD SAMARITAN

Every issue, Jason Reed from Leap UK & the Stop and Search podcast speak to the people behind podcasts from the charity and causes sector. The Good Samaritan of Issue #021 was a recent winner of the new UKAN Audio Awards, Lou Mensah from Shade. This interview was first published in June 2022. JR: Lou Mensah’s list of achievements in...

It’s Mental Health Awareness Week in the UK, and we’re returning to an interview for Issue #022 of the magazine. Jason Reed talks to Tom Davies from the Proper Mental podcast in The Good Samaritan… The inspiration for starting a podcast is intrinsically personal – Tom Davies has used his own journey as the foundation for his highly regarded Proper...

Every issue, Jason Reed from Leap UK & the Stop and Search podcast speak to the people behind podcasts from the charity and causes sector. The Good Samaritan of  Issue #023 was Gigi Robinson of Everything You Need Is Within JR: At the age of 14 Gigi Robinson was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, but Gigi has used her experience...

Every issue, Jason Reed from Leap UK & the Stop and Search podcast speak to the people behind podcasts from the charity and causes sector. The Good Samaritan of Issue #017 is Race Reflections’ AT WORK…  JR: It’s ever more apparent that we need to listen to the voices who are directly impacted by race, inequality and oppression. Speaking to...

Each issue, Jason Reed recommends a podcast from the charity and causes sector in his Good Samaritan column. His choice for Issue #011 was Insane In The Fem Brain… How do you go about bettering an already popular and very respected podcast? Well, comedian Rich Wilson has done just that. His show, Insane In The Men Brain has addressed men’s...

Each issue, Jason Reed recommends a podcast from the charity and causes sector in his Good Samaritan column. His choice for Issue #016 was Russell Kane’s Man Baggage. Do men really talk? We’re currently facing a major mental health challenge in society with suicide being the biggest killer of men under the age of 45, so what can we do...

June is Pride Month, so what better time to share this article from the magazine archive. Each issue, Jason Reed recommends a podcast from the charity and causes sector in his Good Samaritan column. His choice for Issue #010 was the great LGBQT+ podcast Out with Suzi Ruffell. This article was first written in August 2020. Comedian Suzi Ruffell is...

Mental Health Awareness Week 2021 takes place between 10th-16th May, and we’re bringing you some great podcasts about mental health, and mental illness. First up, we have this reminder from the magazine archive. Each issue, Jason Reed recommends a podcast from the charity and causes sector in his Good Samaritan column. His choice from Issue #006 was Mentally Yours, a...

The Team at Pod Bible have been looking through the magazine back catalogue with more than a hint of nostalgia. Each issue, Jason Reed recommends a podcast from the charity and causes sector in his Good Samaritan column. His choice from Issue #005 was the health podcast Stroke Survivor. After broadcaster Mark Goodier suffered a stroke in 2016, he found that...

The Team at Pod Bible have been looking through the magazine back catalogue with more than a hint of nostalgia. With 12 issues worth of great articles and interviews, we thought it was time to make our archive as accessible as possible by sharing it here on the website. From Issue #001, Jason Reed recommends the mental health podcast Learning...