Welcome to Penny Thoughts! I’m an author, poet, journalist, speaker and disabled activist.I’ll be talking about writing, other work and maybe some surprising interests that inspire and intrigue me! From ghost stories to astronomy, Victorian freak shows – actually all things Victorian - to black cats, seaside living and adventures up the family tree. And don’t worry, there will be more under the Penny microscope, including the odd guest along the way.I’ll share my writing, my news and enjoy h ...
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Unbound is the world’s only book publisher to use crowdfunding to raise funds for the publishing process. We are proud to have published some amazing books such as the award-winning The Good Immigrant and the international bestselling Letters of Note. Our authors include the children’s writer Raymond Briggs, Monty Python’s Terry Jones, novelist Alice Jolly, the YouTuber Stuart Ashen, activist Penny Pepper, writer and film-maker Jonathan Meades and the performance poet Salena Godden.
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Of Valentines, Ancestry and My Mate Liz Carr
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It's episode three, I go in deep with Valentines, reading poems by Hardy and Baudelaire. And me! My secret passion this month is Family Trees. Every single person has a story in their ancestry. I hope you like mine - a love story between George and Hannah in the early 1800s, my wild and crazy distant ancestors. Even this episodes ghost story, set a…
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Of Birds, New York and 2021 Remembered
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In episode two I look back at the year from a disability activist's perspective. There are lows and highs, and something I'm keen to share, trigging a gleam of optimism. There's some twitching by the bird feeder as I reveal my secret passion for birdwatching. I fly you to New York with Hemingway Shorts winning story 'Hatman and Brian', set in the B…
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Of Ghosts, Freaks and Disability History Month
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Welcome to Penny world with the launching of my podcast. In this episode, I chat about the UK's Disability History Month (Nov/Dec) and other crip anniversaries. I reveal my passion for Victorian freaks, with a short story 'Mrs J Merrick' (published in Mslexia 2021) and end the episode with my regular feature on ghostly and paranormal phenomena - th…
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July 2019, Writer and Performer Sabrina Richmond
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The fourteenth episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott speaks to writer and performer Sabrina Richmond, about her one-woman play, An African in the Snow, integrating BSL into theatre, and the power of storytelling and intersectionality.Door In Visibility Today
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May 2019, Writer, Poet, and Performer Penny Pepper
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The thirteenth episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott speaks to writer, poet, and performer Penny Pepper, about her ground-breaking memoir, First in the World Somewhere, being the Naked Punk, and how Liz Carr encouraged her into Spoken Word.Door In Visibility Today
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April 2019, InvisiYouth Charity Special with Dominique Viel and Sophie Ward
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The twelfth episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott introduces a special episode highlighting the InvisiYouth charity, an international non-profit that helps teens and young adults with chronic illnesses and disabilities, access the tools they need to thrive in a life with illness. Interview guests are charity founder …
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March 2019, Blogger and Campaigner Holly Tuke
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The eleventh episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott talks to blogger and campaigner Holly Tuke about the success of her blog, lifeofablindgirl.com, making education and employment accessible, and challenging stigmas about visual impairment.Door In Visibility Today
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February 2019, YA Author Lydia Ruffles
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The tenth episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott talks to YA Author Lydia Ruffles about books, chronic migraine, harnessing creativity, and the long road to diagnosis.Door In Visibility Today
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January 2019, Journalist & Campaigner Francesca Dean
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The ninth episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott talks to Francesca Dean, a young journalist and campaigner with Cerebral Palsy, about being part of ITV’s Breaking Into News scheme, challenging disabled stereotypes, and the importance of social care for children and young people with disabilities.…
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November/December 2018, Actress and Disability Campaigner, Samantha Renke
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The eighth episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott talks to Samantha Renke, an actress, designer, journalist, and disability campaigner, about designing a new line of accessible handbags, life as a disabled actress, and the Don’t Want Our Cash campaign she’s planning on taking to Parliament.…
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September, 2018, Award-winning Blogger & Disability Activist Chloe Tear
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The seventh episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott talks to Chloe Tear, an award-winning blogger and disability activist with Cerebral Palsy, about her work with the charity Scope, life as a disabled student, and the ridiculous misconceptions about disability she deals with every day.…
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August, 2018, ME Patient and Advocate Sally Callow
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The sixth episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott talks to Sally Callow, an ME patient and advocate from the UK, about fundraising with the ME Association, the importance of breaking down stigma around this illness, and her new social enterprise to train medical professionals and health workers in how best to support t…
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July, 2018, Writer and Activist Eugene Grant
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The fifth episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott recaps the latest in disability news, and talks to Eugene Grant, a writer and activist with dwarfism, about his work with Restricted Growth UK, Peter Dinklage and the representation of dwarfism in the media, and breaking down standards of normalcy.…
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June 2018, Actress, Comedian, and Broadcaster Samantha Baines
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The fourth episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, Laura Elliott recaps the latest in disability news, and talks to Samantha Baines, an actress, comedian, and broadcaster, about her experience getting a hearing aid when she was only thirty, and the work she's been doing since then with the BBC and Action on Hearing Loss.…
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April 2018, Autistic Activist Brooke Winters, and the Autism Acceptance Special
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The third episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, in a special episode for Autism Acceptance Month, disabled journalist Laura Elliott recaps the latest in disability news, and talks to Brooke Winters, an autistic activist and social worker, about the difference between Autism Awareness and Autism Acceptance; the human rights issues …
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March 2018, Gail Ward from DPAC
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The second episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, disabled journalist Laura Elliott recaps the latest in disability news, and talks to Gail Ward, a member of Disabled People Against Cuts, about their ongoing campaign against Universal Credit, how the dismantling of the welfare state is preventing disabled people getting the support…
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February 2018, Shona Louise
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The first episode of the In Visibility Today podcast. This month, disabled journalist Laura Elliott recaps the latest in disability news, and talks to disability blogger and activist Shona Louise, about NHS wheelchair services, perceptions of disability, and how the anti-plastics environmental lobby has been leaving disabled people out of the conve…
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Inside Donald Trump Episode 2
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INSIDE DONALD TRUMP - Episode 2 -? Trump the man - in the second of this ground-breaking three part series created by Andy Hamilton, renowned journalist Michael Buerk takes us deep into the psyche of Donald Trump, the man. Michael is joined in the show by a host of talent including Ronni Ancona, Kevin Bishop, Hugh Dennis, Demetri Goritsas, Corey Jo…
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Inside Donald Trump Episode 3
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INSIDE DONALD TRUMP - Episode 3 -? Trump the President - in the third and final part of this ground-breaking series created by Andy Hamilton, renowned journalist Michael Buerk takes us deep into the psyche of Donald Trump, now the President of the United States. Michael is joined in the show by a host of talent including Ronni Ancona, Kevin Bishop,…
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Inside Donald Trump Episode 1
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INSIDE DONALD TRUMP - Episode 1 -? Trump the boy - in the first of this ground-breaking three part series created by Andy Hamilton, renowned journalist Michael Buerk takes us deep into the psyche of Donald Trump, the boy. Michael is joined in the show by a host of talent including Ronni Ancona, Kevin Bishop, Hugh Dennis, Demetri Goritsas, Corey Joh…
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*****UPDATE***** due to technical difficulties - we are investigating Russian involvement - the main link will not go live til Monday - click subscribe to guarantee delivery ******UPDATE ENDS******Writer, author and now investigative journalist Andy Hamilton introduces his new three part series, coming on May 19th. Subscribe now.…
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