Limbik Theatre is a theatre production company that makes work for physical and digital spaces. Based in the UK, they create live performances and immersive digital experiences, and host workshops and outreach programs for professionals and community groups here and internationally.

In this podcast series, we'll be talking with the people behind the organisations Nesta supports who are working tirelessly through the COVID crisis to shape their communities for the better.

Music credit:

"Organisms" by Podington Bear

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Seneca Learning is an online homework and revision platform used by students across the UK from primary school to A-levels. In this episode, we talk to Seneca about how lockdown has propelled the use of their ed tech platform, supporting teachers and students to catch up on missed time in the classroom.

In this podcast series, we'll be talking with the people behind the organisations Nesta supports who are working tirelessly through the COVID crisis to shape their communities for the better.

Music credit:
"Organisms" by Podington Bear
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Football Beyond Borders supports young people who are passionate about football but disengaged at school to build the skills they need to make a successful transition into adulthood. In this episode, we're joined by co-founder Jack, to talk about how the COVID-19 crisis has made their work with young people even more important now than ever before.

In this podcast series, we'll be talking with the people behind the organisations Nesta supports who are working tirelessly through the COVID crisis to shape their communities for the better.

Music credit:
"Organisms" by Podington Bear
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The Bristol Cable is a community-owned local news outlet, reporting from an independent and diverse community rooted in the city. In this episode, we're joined by Cait, Lucas and Alon from The Bristol Cable, to talk about their role in shaking up local journalism and how the organisation has approached reporting the COVID crisis.

In this podcast series, we'll be talking with the people behind the organisations Nesta supports who are working tirelessly through the COVID crisis to shape their communities for the better.

Music credit:
"Organisms" by Podington Bear
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In this episode, we're joined by one of the founders of BlackOut UK, Rob Berkeley. He discusses the challenges he and others in the black gay community have faced during lockdown and more recently in relation to the global protests and demonstrations following the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis.

Music credit:
"Organisms" by Podington Bear
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The Cares Family connects older and younger people through activities such as social clubs and befriending schemes. The face-to-face element has always been crucial in ensuring the best of human connection. But on the 13th of March of this year, The Cares Family suspended all face-to-face activity due to the COVID-19 crisis.

In this episode, Cares Family CEO Alex Smith speaks about the organisation's journey so far through the pandemic and how he led his small organisation through rapid reinvention of their core programmes.

Music credit:
"Organisms" by Podington Bear
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The world of work is changing rapidly. How can we make sure people can learn the skills they need for the jobs they want?

Nesta research shows that six million people currently work in jobs that are likely to change radically or disappear entirely by 2030 because of automation and other changes to the way we live and work. That's a scary figure, but who are these people?

Often the people who are most affected by these issues are not part of the conversation, so we've been asking people whose jobs have changed because of technology about their experience and how it has affected them, to help us paint a better picture about what's needed to make sure we're ready for the future world of work..

In this special, one-off edition podcast, Nesta's Ksenia Zheltoukhova is joined by special guests:

• Mike Linstead, who has lost his job several times due to automation
• Maryvonne Hassall, head of Digital and Transformation at Aylesbury Vale District Council
• Saf Mckenzie, researcher and visual artist and medical engineering student.