10-30 Minute Podcast Features (42nd Street)

As part of the podcasting side of the brief I also have to do an interview of somebody inspiring from Manchester. I did a bit of research and came up with a few ideas that I think would work. Firstly I was trying to figure out the types of requirements I'd need for an interviewee. They have to be somebody that can inspire the younger generation suffering from mental health, as well as being down to earth and genuine.

As I said I wanted local Manchester people as it really brings it close to home. During the research I came up with a few ideas of who to use. I found a volunteer group from West Yorkshire, who helped the victims from the Manchester Arena attack over come what happened. I feel like they would be a perfect guest as they're not that well known, yet they've helped so many people overcome mental health problems.

other person I chose was Shaun Ryder. He's lived quite the life and has come out of it sane, after struggling with addiction and mental health himself. I feel like he'd be ideal for the old side of the young people we're appealing to but also everyone because he's a really funny guy. I feel like he'd be the type of person to take it very lightly and have a laugh about it, it would be a new angle to get on the subject.

And let but not least I thought of you. You being the average Joe that has struggled with anxiety, depression and has come out the other side. Whether if it was by them selves or somebody that had used the peer ambassador program. I was just thinking if somebody could tell their story and be passionate about how they've managed to see the other side. I thought it would be really inspiring.

I then wanted to work on a script for this, I was going to make a script for each person, instead I just wrote down some key points that I could talk about within conversation.

How long have you suffered from mental health? (age)

What has it done to you and your families lives?

What did you do to overcome it?

Did you ever consult help and if so where did you go?

and for the volunteer group:

How did you help?

Do you have any specific cases that you can speak about? Where somebody really came through?

Do you still speak to these victims and help them now?

How has this had an impact on your own life?

Unfortunately all this is hypothetical though, I would have loved to have Shaun Ryder in the studio for an interview, imagine the story he'd have to tell.