This is Us
Paige Mackenzie chats to estranged and care experienced students as they journey through university and beyond; the highs, the lows, the places to go and the importance of having somewhere to call home.
Episodes
30 episodes
Episode 31: Katharine
In the final episode of the season, Paige chats to Katharine Sacks-Jones, the chief executive of the charity Become. They discuss the support offered by Become, the music that reminds Katharine of her university experience, the impa...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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34:53
Episode 30: Holly
Holly, who is studying Applied Humanities at Birmingham Newman University, chats to Paige about social media, the friendships she has made at university, and a song that reminds her of her university experience. To find out more ab...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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35:34
Episode 28: Shanti
The This is Us podcast is back with a brand new season! Paige chats to Shanti- from the This is Us social team about life as an estranged student, what it's like to study medicine and a song that reminds her of university! We reall...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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42:23
Episode 27: Mark Riddell
It's the season finale! To the end this season of the podcast, we've got something a bit different from the usual student and uni life chats. In this episode, Paige speaks with special guest Mark Riddell MBE. Mar...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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41:04
Episode 26: Cereza
This week on the podcast we've got something a bit different! In this episode Paige and Cereza swap uni stories and chat through anonymous accounts of flatmate disasters!Cereza graduated Queen Mary University London on the Unite...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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32:38
Episode 25: King
Paige chats to King Balusa, who is studying Business Management and Marketing on the Unite Foundation scholarship in London. They discuss music, creativity, and King's transgender journey. To find out more about the Unite Foundation sch...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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34:49
Episode 24: Lauren
In this episode Paige speaks with Lauren, who is currently studying a masters degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Edgehill University. They chat through Lauren's experience and learnings around creative counselling, movement ...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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47:19
Episode 23: Lisa
To launch our 5th series of the This is Us podcast, Paige chats to Lisa who is a first year global law student at Queen Mary University London. They talk about the importance of support for care experienced young people, the journey to ...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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45:41
Be Our Guarantor podcast special
In this special 'Be Our Guarantor' podcast episode, host Paige Mackenzie explores the issue of rent guarantors for care experienced and estranged students. She chats to Sam and Ezra who have been affected by the issue, as well as Unite Foundati...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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20:25
Episode 21: Danu
In episode 21 of the This is Us podcast, Paige chats to Danu, who is studying Hispanic Studies and Comparative Literature at Queen Mary University London. They talk about the books that made them cry, how going to university felt li...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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46:20
Episode 20: Becki
In this episode of the podcast, Paige chats to an old school friend Becki. They talk through Becki's experience of working in a school and the memories attached to her song choices by Sam Smith, Panic at the Disco and Tom Odell. Ple...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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52:46
Episode 19: Saeed
In this episode of the podcast, Paige chats to Saeed Atcha about challenges at university, his career journey and his self-confessed obsession with Taylor Swift!Saeed studied PR and Marketing at university and is the founder of Youth Lea...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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51:05
Episode 18: Aura
In this episode of the podcast, Paige chats to Aura, an estranged student at the University of Bristol. They talk about the importance of education, how they navigated the challenges of lockdown and Aura's love for Bristol. Aura also talks abou...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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54:46
Episode 17: Daniel
[TW] We're back with a brand-new series! In the first episode of our 4th series, Paige chats to Daniel who is currently studying criminology and forensic psychology at Kingston University London. They chat about mental health, trying to be vege...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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42:33
Episode 16: Sedil
In the latest episode of This is Us, Paige chats to Sedil, who’s in her final year at Newcastle University studying Civil Engineering. Sedil is going to be specialising in transport (think railways and airports) and, for her, being a woman in e...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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34:28
Episode 15: Leah
As she finishes her final year studying Event Management at Leeds Beckett University, Leah talks to Paige about her experiences as an estranged student; the challenges, the opportunities and finding a sense of community. Guided by ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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35:33
Episode 14: Jamie
[TW] A very special episode of the This is Us podcast this week, we welcome Paige's sister, Jamie! Paige and Jamie talk about growing up together, their different paths in life and their university experiences - while she may not have enrolled ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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35:07
Episode 13: Josh
Having recently graduated, Josh talks to Paige about his journey to uni (literally arriving in his Corsa!), his time studying Politics, a visit to Parliament and his current role with his local authority working to make a difference for young p...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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36:28
Episode 12: Jax
It's the first episode of our 3rd series! Paige talks to Journalism student, Jax, about self confidence and belief, nights out in Aberdeen and Jax's work with This is Us, raising awareness of food insecurity through the #DineInFor2Pounds campai...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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30:26
Episode 11: Emily
In the final episode of 2020 Paige chats to Emily who's studying International Business and Marketing at De Montfort University. Emily talks about her experience being part of the Unite Foundation and her role in the recent rebrand and launch o...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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42:55
Episode 10: Lewis
In this episode of This is Us, Lewis chats to Paige about the power of a positive mindset, his reconnection with his parents, defying expectations and the society he’s setting up for care experienced and estranged students in Manchester – with ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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41:57
Episode 9: Stephen
In Episode 3 or our second series, Stephen – a 3rd year Graphic Design student at DMU – talks to Paige about relationships, his journey to and through university and discovering his career path – with some little detours along the way. Sometime...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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32:22
Episode 8: Tiyana
In episode 2 of our second series, Paige chats to Tiyana who's studying at Kings College London and keeps very busy alongside her studies as a stylist on fashion shoots and music videos and writing for Woman to Woman.Paige and Tiyana di...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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43:41
Episode 7: Paige and Beki
Hello and welcome to series 2 of the This is Us podcast! We're starting the season with something a little bit different. In this first episode, Paige chats to Beki from the Unite Foundation. There's a lot of talk about tea (it's serious busine...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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34:18