Sexy lies: The silver-tongued threat to our communities
Will and Kaneez talk truth, lies and community news with Jonathan Heawood, the champion of public interest journalism.
When fibs can sound so alluring, how do we fight back? Is the naked truth enough?
What role should community news play in our media operations ... and what can we learn from the Birmingham electrification team?
Tune in to find out...
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3 Nov 2026
Sexy lies ... new episode incoming!
Good liars tell sexy fibs. And that's a challenge for our communities
Set your alerts for Saturday, when Will and Kaneez will be talking truth, lies and community news with Jonathan Heawood, the champion of public interest journalism.
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24 Oct 2026
The money trap
Kaneez and Will are joined by Baroness Jo Valentine for a masterclass on the links between business and community.
Lady Valentine is Director of Place at Business in the Community, seeking to improve economic and social outcomes for some of Britain's “forgotten” towns.
There is some fantastic insight here for anyone involved in community work (and, frankly, for everyone else too), not least into how money can get in the way of rebuilding communities – and why there is no point in trying to sort all the social ills in a city if the place is going down the pan.
This one's a must-listen!
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20 Oct 2026
Coming up: Business, squalor and community transformation, with Baroness Jo Valentine
This weekend's episode features a masterclass from Baroness Jo Valentine on how to work with the business community to transform left behind areas.
Join Will and Kaneez on Saturday to find out how money can get in the way!
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11 Oct 2026
Talking change with Sir Paul Collier
This week, Will and Kaneez's quest for better communities takes them to Sir Paul Collier, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government, in Oxford University.
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10 Oct 2026
Coming up soon – Sir Paul Collier!
Listen out for our next fantastic episode featuring Sir Paul Collier!
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26 Sept 2026
Community: A quest begins
Welcome to our fantastic new podcast featuring two people on a quest to find the ideas and communities making a positive change to our world. If you're in local government or the Third Sector – or if you just give a damn about community – then this is a must-listen.
Dr Kaneez Shaid MBE – former Chair of Citizens UK – and her fellow traveller Will Higham, who has been a leader in some of Britain's biggest charities, know this world intimately.
Kaneez and Will are hunting for ways to make communities happier and less angry and, en route, talk with some of the county's leading thinkers and doers about how to solve a problem like ... everything.
They look at the 'five giants' of the Beveridge Report – what do want, squalor, idleness, disease and ignorance look like in 2026, starting in Grimsby, where Kaneez did so much work.
There's no apple pie on the menu. Just a serious quest to find out what will work – for those who want to improve the world around them and be able to articulate hope for the future.
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15 Sept 2026
How Do You Solve... Trailer 1
Coming soon, a fantastic new podcast featuring two people on a quest to find the ideas and communities making a positive change to our world. If you're in local government or the Third Sector – or if you just give a damn about community – then this is a must-listen.
Kaneez Shaid and Will Higham know this world intimately, having worked in it and campaigned for it for a quarter of a century. They are very different individuals but there is no disguising their shared passion for building a better world from the grass roots up. Enjoy!
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