Youth Updates
Government
Hi, hello and welcome to Youth Updates: a regular drop of information around what’s going on in youth culture. Exploring the digital world, trends, language, pop culture, issues, faith & spirituality and hot topics; each drop gives you a snapshot into 3 areas of youth culture designed to raise awareness and inspire you for your context. Listen to each podcast and never miss a beat by subscribing or to get a quick glimpse why not read the blog under each episode at yfc.co.uk/youthupdates. From us to you – we present Youth Updates!
Location:
United States
Description:
Hi, hello and welcome to Youth Updates: a regular drop of information around what’s going on in youth culture. Exploring the digital world, trends, language, pop culture, issues, faith & spirituality and hot topics; each drop gives you a snapshot into 3 areas of youth culture designed to raise awareness and inspire you for your context. Listen to each podcast and never miss a beat by subscribing or to get a quick glimpse why not read the blog under each episode at yfc.co.uk/youthupdates. From us to you – we present Youth Updates!
Language:
English
Website:
https://yfc.co.uk/youthupdates
Episodes
Season 3 Episode 8: A Tortured Poet, The Future & The Rise Of Crafting
4/26/2024
Join us as we chat about the tortured poet that’s breaking loads of records, what young people think their future will be like, how crafting is gaining popularity again and of course – our word (or abbreviation!) of the month!
Duration:00:19:22
Season 3 Episode 7: No School, No News And A Surprise Trip To The Country
3/15/2024
Join us as we think about the drop in school attendance, where young people are finding their news, a genre shift by a musical icon that’s made waves and why our podcast isn’t spenny.
Duration:00:20:57
Season 3 Episode 6: Our Digital World Special Is A Green Flag
2/16/2024
Dive into our digital world special looking at the new game on the scene that you NEED to know about, how social media has spurred young people to take up an off-line hobby and what young people think about gaming! Plus find out more about flags in our word of the month.
Duration:00:18:36
Season 3 Episode 5: ACES aren’t ACE
1/12/2024
Our first Youth Updates of 2024 is a focused special all about ACES. Join us as we chat to our guest, Jon Needham (Director of Safeguarding for a large multi-academy trust) about Adverse Childhood Experiences and what we might need to know about them.
Duration:00:26:43
Season 3 Episode 4: What A Drunk Elephant Has To Do With Christmas
12/15/2023
It’s our final drop of the year! In this festively-timed Youth Updates we look at the trend that’s sweeping teen girls Christmas lists, how spirituality benefits mental wellbeing, our word of the month and how you should never call a young person out of the blue!
yfc.co.uk/youthupdates
Duration:00:19:40
Season 3 Episode 3: Don’t Have A Menty B Over Gen Z
12/12/2023
If e-Sports doesn’t ring a bell, you wonder what Gen Z searches for most on Spotify or you're concerned over fake news on social media, then this Youth Updates is for you!
Duration:00:21:33
Season 3 Episode 2: Phase Trust Talks About Exploitation Of Young People
10/20/2023
Join us as we chat to Hannah and Pete from Phase Trust about young people and exploitation; including what the big concerns are right now and things to watch out for. Plus...get not one, not two but three words of the month!
Duration:00:22:13
Season 3: Episode 1: Issues Facing Young People That Might Send You Into A Coma
9/22/2023
We're back for Season 3 of Youth Updates! Join Hannah and Beth as they chat with Neil O'Boyle, National Director of British Youth For Christ, about 3 things he sees going on in youth culture. You don't want to miss it!
Duration:00:19:01
Season 2 Episode 10: This Isn't Mid
7/14/2023
Today we look at the humour of young people, the fresh wave of year 7s coming up into youth groups this Autumn, our word of the month and changes affecting those thinking about higher education.
Duration:00:15:07
Season 2 Episode 9: Don’t Sleep On This Episode!
6/16/2023
A 10% increase in counselling sessions about exam stress since the pandemic? This month in Youth Updates, Beth and Hannah discuss this NSPCC article as well as decoding the world of AI and ChatGPT alongside which artists are doing huge arena tours garnering a huge following online. Not forgetting our usual word of the month - give it a listen!
Duration:00:16:53
Season 2 Episode 8: What Would You Tell Your Younger Self
5/19/2023
Join Beth as she asks 3 guests to unpack their answer to the question 'If you could go back in time to when you were a young person, what would you tell yourself?', exploring what they would say and how it links to young people today. And, of course, there's also our word of the month (with the intro sung beautifully by one of our guests!)
Duration:00:12:47
Season 2 Episode 7: Tate, Faith, Reels & Side Eye
4/21/2023
Join us as we talk about Andrew Tate, reflections from a festival, our word of the month and a run down of some basic social media terms!
Duration:00:18:41
Season 2 Episode 6: Prime, Tiktok & Being A Young Adult In Church
3/24/2023
Join us as we welcome a special guest, Rebecca, to chat about being a young adult in church and that key transition from youth to 'grown up' church. Alongside this we chat about the 'Prime' drink craze, Tiktok's new safety features and our word of the month!
Duration:00:23:05
Season 2 Episode 5: Do rising costs, award shows and bullying give you the ick?
2/24/2023
Join Hannah and Beth as they unpack some reports on bullying and young people in the cost of living crisis, alongside talking about notable moments from the awards season so far and what 'the ick' is.
Duration:00:17:49
Season 2 Episode 4: We Are Tearfund Takes Over
1/13/2023
We are kicking off the new year in the best way we can possibly imagine – with a We Are Tearfund Takeover! Join us as we chat to Lian about the topic of racial injustice, the refugee crisis and being a leader in justice and what this means for young people and what they can do. We also hear from voices of young people and young adults on these topics too. You don’t want to miss it!
Duration:00:35:15
Season 2 Episode 3: Youth Takeover
12/9/2022
This time, Hannah and Beth are joined by two young people who give their thoughts on everything from the best part of Christmas dinner, whether their generation is obsessed with the digital world and what they want youth-workers to know!
Duration:00:21:36
Season 2 Episode 2: Ye or Nay, Midnights & Qatar Controversy
11/11/2022
Join us in our latest podcast where we talk about some contentious points of late regarding the Qatar world cup and Ye's wide-scale cancellation. Alongside this we talk about Taylor Swift's latest album which has taken the pop world by storm and of course, our world famous word of the month.
Duration:00:19:57
Episode 1: Alpha, Halloween, Vaping and SLAY!
10/14/2022
Join Beth and Hannah as they kick off season 2 of Youth Updates. Of course, word of the month has returned alongside looking at the new Year 7's that have entered the youth-work world, Halloween and the rise of vaping!
Duration:00:18:46
EPISODE 14: Handling Trauma, Festivals, Authentic Social Media and Glowing Up
5/6/2022
Hop in and listen to the latest Youth Updates looking at how young people talk about *trauma*, the return of festivals, what a glow up is and a new up-and-coming social media platform!
Duration:00:19:28
Episode 13: Happy Birthday, 'That' Oscars Moment & Peer Evangelism
4/8/2022
Youth Updates is one year old! Huzzah! In this special drop of Youth Updates we reflect back on what we were talking about one year ago and how things have moved on since then. Alongside this, we take a look at 'that' moment from the Oscars and the importance of young people sharing their faith with their mates.
Duration:00:18:58