• Movers and Shakers: a podcast about life with Parkinson's

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Movers and Shakers: a podcast about life with Parkinson's

By: Podot
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  • Movers and Shakers finds six friends – Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, and Jeremy Paxman – gathered in a Notting Hill pub to discuss the realities of life with Parkinson's. And maybe find a few silver linings!

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  • Sports! (Live from The Belfry)
    Nov 16 2024

    In this special live edition of Movers and Shakers half of the gang – The Judge, Rory and Paul – head to the famous Belfry golf club, where Sport Parkinson's were hosting their annual Four Nations golf tournament. In this wide-ranging conversation about the merits of sports (and a few pitfalls), special guests join to discuss the various initiatives for motivating Parkies into athletic endeavour. From golf and football to horse riding and – you guessed it – ping pong, this will be the inspiration you need to get off the couch and dust off those trainers!


    Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman.

    Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.

    Sound mixing by Ewan Cameron.

    Music by Alex Stobbs.

    Artwork by Till Lukat.

    PR by Sally Jones.


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    26 mins
  • Women and Parkinson's
    Nov 9 2024

    Women make up about 40% of all Parkinson's cases – but the Movers and Shakers panel doesn't often reflect that! Do we pay enough attention to women's experience with the disease? And does medical science have the same blindspot? On this week's episode of the show, we're talking about the female experience with PD, how the disease differently impacts the genders, and what we need to do to even the playing field for biomedical research.


    Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman.

    Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.

    Sound mixing by Ewan Cameron.

    Music by Alex Stobbs.

    Artwork by Till Lukat.

    PR by Sally Jones.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    34 mins
  • Bas Bloem
    Nov 2 2024

    In the world of Parkinson's, Bas Bloem is something of a rockstar. The Dutch neurological giant (in more ways than one) joins the Movers and Shakers in the Notting Hill pub for this special interview, where he talks about his personal journey into PD research, his suspicions on the causes of the illness, and his pathological optimism for the future of the condition.


    Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman.

    Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot.

    Sound mixing by Ewan Cameron.

    Music by Alex Stobbs.

    Artwork by Till Lukat.

    PR by Sally Jones.


    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    33 mins

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Great insights into DBS with leading neurosurgeon

As usual, well formatted easy to listen to podcast. Certainly should not be missed.

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Fantastic.

Great panel and podcast idea. Humour, occasional belligerence, honesty and insight. Neurologists will likely prescribe it next in the letter when they inevitably cancel our next appointment. Pah.

Brilliant to hear all the different experiences - we'd never heard of the brain implant. Particularly liked Mark's openness when interviewed on R4 trailer interview about how he felt his voice now made him sound "querulous and a bit pathetic". Dad used to be a choral and opera singer/conductor and his speaking voice is now tremulous at times but he can still sing at his almost former best. Cruel disease when you're aware of it reducing you.

My Dad has Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) - very similar to Parkinson's but with a tendency to fall backwards rather than forwards. (As a result, I walk behind him with due deference rather than walking backwards in front of him ;-) Small mercies.

Thanks again - it cheered us both up. Dad's now re-listening as he forgot most of it (!) but when I asked for his assessment he smiled and said "brilliant". What more could a podcast hope to achieve?

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enlightening support. I can't wait for the next 1

thankyou movers and shakers. I will be sharing thus with my mother in law and her carer, my 86yr old father in law. they both have a wicked sense of humour, and I hope this weekly podcast brings them a ray of sunshine and enlightenment

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SUCH a good podcast

I have listened to every episode of this most fantastic podcast and have told many friends, both, who have and also those who do not have PD. The weekly programmes are, I think, an absolute MUST for everyone, particularly the ‘older’ generation so that we can all have an insight into this horrid ‘condition’. Thank you all of you for your wonderfully open discussion, your thoughts, your advice, your own stories and also for getting together every week to put this podcast together. I do not have PD and am now so much more aware the many different aspects of it. Thank you. Hilly Ward

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Comforting

Makes you feel less alone with this horrible condition. Thank you for making these podcasts and hope you will continue!

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Thank you

I am 4 years since diagnosis ,living in France 35 years . I cannot fault my care or treatment here, but, I do miss being able to "chat" in my natural first language.
I wish you all a Happ

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Very welcome, interesting and informative Podcast

In a nutshell this is excellent podcast from a bunch of reprobates talking about Parkinsons disease and the subtext is to de-grimify the condition. Thoroughly recommended for Parkinsons patients and their families.

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Best episode yet

I found this episode interesting, informative and helpful. it gave me hope Thank-you. As a fairly new PD sufferer this podcast is one of the most helpful things I have found.

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PK very good thanks

Good pod cast. covered a wide range of topic ŵell presented an informative range of topic

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informative AND funny!

this podcast is enormously helpful at disseminating information about Parkinson's Disease to both patients and family. The hosts are honest, informative and very amusing!

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