60 acast.com Very Necessary https://www.wateraid.org/uk/verynecessary en WaterAid WaterAid,Melissa Hemsley,Vick Hope,AJ Odudu,Rachel Ama,Anna Jones,water,aid,headphones,music,toothpaste,dentistry,food,health,contact lenses WaterAid Brought to you by WaterAid Learn all about the surprising stories behind the everyday objects we just can't live without. In each episode chef and author Melissa Hemsley is joined by a special guest who brings along their very necessary object. Think Desert Island Discs, but for things!


Vick Hope, Rachel Ama, Anna Jones, Cel Spellman and AJ Odudu will join us for five episodes released every other week from Thursday 20 May. Subscribe to keep up to date!


Very Necessary is a brand new podcast brought to you by WaterAid. Find out more at www.wateraid.org

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]]> Learn all about the surprising stories behind the everyday objects we just can't live without. In each episode chef and author Melissa Hemsley is joined by a special guest who brings along their very necessary object. Think Desert Island Discs, but for things!


Vick Hope, Rachel Ama, Anna Jones, Cel Spellman and AJ Odudu will join us for five episodes released every other week from Thursday 20 May. Subscribe to keep up to date!


Very Necessary is a brand new podcast brought to you by WaterAid. Find out more at www.wateraid.org

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

]]> false Nicholas Chowdrey nickchowdrey@wateraid.org 609a8bdb79051b6d3d6e7a26 very-necessary episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/undefined/1620741127459-a7b2ae11a35cfe29c3b3b760b7f58221.jpeg https://www.wateraid.org/uk/verynecessary Very Necessary Toothpaste with AJ Odudu Toothpaste with AJ Odudu Wed, 14 Jul 2021 23:01:34 GMT 27:52 60e861df0a579f001af4d5ee false https://bit.ly/verynecessaryhygiene 60e861df0a579f001af4d5ee 609a8bdb79051b6d3d6e7a26 toothpaste-aj-odudu full 1 5 Learn why TV presenter AJ Odudu can't live without toothpaste! We discover the sometimes disgusting history behind oral hygiene: from the blacksmiths of Medieval England who took care of loose teeth, through the teeth nicking grave robbers of the Victorian era, to the bright white Insta smiles of today.


Find out more about WaterAid's good loos project at https://bit.ly/verynecessaryhygiene

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]]> Learn why TV presenter AJ Odudu can't live without toothpaste! We discover the sometimes disgusting history behind oral hygiene: from the blacksmiths of Medieval England who took care of loose teeth, through the teeth nicking grave robbers of the Victorian era, to the bright white Insta smiles of today.


Find out more about WaterAid's good loos project at https://bit.ly/verynecessaryhygiene

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]]> Hemp backpack with Cel Spellman Hemp backpack with Cel Spellman Wed, 30 Jun 2021 23:01:26 GMT 34:31 60dcbe8cdaf0ac00132d1630 false https://bit.ly/goodloos 60dcbe8cdaf0ac00132d1630 609a8bdb79051b6d3d6e7a26 hemp-backpack-cel-spellman full 1 4 Learn why actor and broadcaster Cel Spellman can't live without his hemp backpack - and why he wants to grow the hemp revolution! We discover the sometimes confusing history behind hemp: from how it helped the Allies win World War II, via some dodgy back allies of Camden Market, through to the houses being built out of hemp today.


Find out more about WaterAid's good loos project at https://bit.ly/goodloos

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]]> Learn why actor and broadcaster Cel Spellman can't live without his hemp backpack - and why he wants to grow the hemp revolution! We discover the sometimes confusing history behind hemp: from how it helped the Allies win World War II, via some dodgy back allies of Camden Market, through to the houses being built out of hemp today.


Find out more about WaterAid's good loos project at https://bit.ly/goodloos

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]]> Contact Lenses with Anna Jones Contact Lenses with Anna Jones Wed, 16 Jun 2021 23:10:46 GMT 31:32 60c9cfaa8159e4001ab4de60 false https://www.wateraid.org/uk/trachoma 60c9cfaa8159e4001ab4de60 609a8bdb79051b6d3d6e7a26 contact-lenses-anna-jones full 1 3 Learn why cook and author Anna Jones just doesn't feel herself without her contact lenses. We discover the sometimes excruciating history behind these ingenious eye gadgets, from the first pairs created by an amateur German glass blower, to the latest frontier in wearable tech.


Find out more about WaterAid's work fighting Trachoma at https://www.wateraid.org/uk/trachoma

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]]> Learn why cook and author Anna Jones just doesn't feel herself without her contact lenses. We discover the sometimes excruciating history behind these ingenious eye gadgets, from the first pairs created by an amateur German glass blower, to the latest frontier in wearable tech.


Find out more about WaterAid's work fighting Trachoma at https://www.wateraid.org/uk/trachoma

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]]> A cup of tea with Rachel Ama A cup of tea with Rachel Ama Wed, 02 Jun 2021 23:01:46 GMT 31:50 60b77c5c078b270012e48a94 false http://bit.ly/tea-pickers 60b77c5c078b270012e48a94 609a8bdb79051b6d3d6e7a26 tea-rachel-ama full 1 2 Learn why vegan chef Rachel Ama just can't live without her morning cup of tea. She takes it with sugar and a splash of (plant-based) milk - but why are Brits the only people in the world to have their tea like this? And what does it have to do with China? The mysteries of tea will all be revealed!


Find out more about WaterAid's work at http://bit.ly/tea-pickers

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]]> Learn why vegan chef Rachel Ama just can't live without her morning cup of tea. She takes it with sugar and a splash of (plant-based) milk - but why are Brits the only people in the world to have their tea like this? And what does it have to do with China? The mysteries of tea will all be revealed!


Find out more about WaterAid's work at http://bit.ly/tea-pickers

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]]> Headphones with Vick Hope Headphones with Vick Hope Thu, 20 May 2021 07:41:58 GMT 30:05 609a965974a5853f1276f8a3 false https://www.wateraid.org/uk/radio 609a965974a5853f1276f8a3 609a8bdb79051b6d3d6e7a26 headphones-vick-hope full 1 1 Learn why TV and radio presenter Vick Hope just can't live without her very necessary object, headphones. We discuss our incredibly emotional connection with music and trace the story of our trusty audio companions way back from the bulky, army telephone sets of the 1890s, via Sony's famous Walkman, all the way to today's tiny Bluetooth power houses.


Find out more about WaterAid's work at www.wateraid.org.



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]]> Learn why TV and radio presenter Vick Hope just can't live without her very necessary object, headphones. We discuss our incredibly emotional connection with music and trace the story of our trusty audio companions way back from the bulky, army telephone sets of the 1890s, via Sony's famous Walkman, all the way to today's tiny Bluetooth power houses.


Find out more about WaterAid's work at www.wateraid.org.



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]]> Very Necessary - The Trailer Very Necessary - The Trailer Tue, 11 May 2021 23:30:37 GMT 0:49 609a8e6c108a6174a1624e6d false https://www.wateraid.org/uk/verynecessary 609a8e6c108a6174a1624e6d 609a8bdb79051b6d3d6e7a26 very-necessary-trailer trailer 1 Learn all about the surprising stories behind the everyday objects we just can't live without. In each episode chef and food writer Melissa Hemsley is joined by a special guest who brings along their very necessary object. Think Desert Island Discs, but for things!


The first episode will be released on Thursday 20 May, with new episodes released every other week. Subscribe to keep up to date!


Very Necessary is a brand new podcast brought to you by WaterAid. Find out more at https://www.wateraid.org/uk/verynecessary

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]]> Learn all about the surprising stories behind the everyday objects we just can't live without. In each episode chef and food writer Melissa Hemsley is joined by a special guest who brings along their very necessary object. Think Desert Island Discs, but for things!


The first episode will be released on Thursday 20 May, with new episodes released every other week. Subscribe to keep up to date!


Very Necessary is a brand new podcast brought to you by WaterAid. Find out more at https://www.wateraid.org/uk/verynecessary

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

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