The Marvyn Harrison Podcast

Co-parenting. Getting it Right, How it Works and What to do When it Goes Wrong

<p>Marvyn Harrison is joined by Aisha O'Reilly. The two talk about co-parenting, the roles that mothers and fathers play and the values they establish in their children's lives. The two also discuss topics that many people shy away from, including what to do as a family when things go wrong. </p><br><p><br></p><p>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers with the aim of creating a safe digital space within the community.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Join the conversation and the community online through our social channels:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Instagram: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Facebook Page: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.org or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><br><p><br></p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Grief and Grieving

<p>Marvyn Harrison, is in Johannesburg, South Africa this episode, and is joined by Lebogang Rasethaba, Thabo Ngobeni and Kagiso Legotlo. The four discuss loss and how to deal with it as they honour one of their deceased colleagues, Wandile. They also touch on how COVID restrictions have turned grieving into an even more isolated process, as well as grief in relation to men, who they find for the most part feel unable to express their pain freely.</p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Bias On A Grand Scale

<p>Marvyn Harrison and Marvin Crichlow discuss topics ranging from the overt racial biases harboured by the global society, and how they play out in the contrasting treatment on display in the midst of Kurt Zouma's controversy, to the online reactions to the leak of an intimate tape of Isiah Rashad, and the homophobic tone that seemed to characterise a number of them, in contrast to many others that showed a collective care for mental health. </p><br><p>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers with the aim of creating a safe digital space within the community.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Join the conversation and the community online through our social channels:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Instagram: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Facebook Page: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.org or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

New Years, Being Present and How To Be a Better Parent

<p>Marvyn Harrison is joined by Umar Kankiya, Marvin Crichlow and Marlon Bruce. The four talk about their new year celebrations and how simple moments such as spending time with family, eating good food and reading a book can be good for one’s state of mind. They also discussed how the pandemic has taught us to slow down, re-evaluate life and be present in the moment, especially when it comes to our children. How can we become better parents? One way is simply by asking your child, ‘what do you need from me?’.</p><br><p>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers with the aim of creating a safe digital space within the community.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Join the conversation and the community online through our social channels:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Instagram: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Facebook Page: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.org or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'.&nbsp;</p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Black British Fatherhood

<p>In this episode Marvyn Harrison is joined by Marcus Ryder and Colin Grant. They cover Black British Fatherhood and how it has evolved from generation to generation. Marvyn, Marcus and Colin also discuss their experiences navigating the British workplace as a Black man.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers with the aim of creating a safe digital space within the community.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Join the conversation and the community online through our social channels:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Twitter: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Instagram: @DopeBlackDads&nbsp;</p><p>Facebook Page: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.org or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'.</p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

How to Gain and Sustain Confidence through Life Coaching

<p>Marvyn Harrison and Marvin Crichlow are joined by Aurelia Michael, Founder and Lead Coach for Aurelia Michael Living (AML). Through AML, Aurelia focuses on helping people in the entertainment industry gain and sustain confidence to produce continuous results. Together they'll talk about the importance of life coaching and how it can be a powerful tool in the pursuit of personal goals.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers with the aim of creating a safe digital space within the community.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Your host is Marvyn Harrison.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Join the conversation and the community online through our social channels:</p><p>Twitter: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Instagram: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Facebook Page: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>If you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.org or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'.&nbsp;</p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Temple Wellness and Self Care for Men

<p>In this episode, Marvyn and Adam sit down to discuss the important experiences of Black fatherhood that we shouldn't take for granted. Adam goes on to share how Temple Wellness and self-reflection can help you live a motivated life with your family.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative having progressive conversations about Black fathers and creating a safe digital space for the community.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Join the conversation and the community online through our social channels:</p><p>Twitter: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Instagram: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Facebook Page: @DopeBlackDads</p><br><p>If you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.org or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'</p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Help Us Help You: Have You Been Checked For Prostate Cancer?

<p>New research found that Black people are less likely to be aware of a range of potential cancer symptoms than the general public. In this episode, Marvyn and Marvin are joined by two Dope Black Dads - consultant urological surgeon Professor Frank Chinegwundoh and Errol McKellar, Prostate Cancer UK ambassador and founder of the Errol McKellar Foundation. Together they shed some more light on the issue and give advice on getting checked for prostate cancer.</p><br><p>To find out more about this topic, visit Prostate Cancer UK and use their risk checker:&nbsp;<a href="https://prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://prostatecanceruk.org/risk-checker</a></p><br><p>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers and creating a safe digital space for the community.&nbsp;</p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Barnardo's Boloh Helpline: Support For Children with Sickness or Respiratory Infections

<p>A sick child makes any parent or caregiver anxious, particularly if you are a first time parent or looking after very young children. Barnardo's Boloh helpline will provide free confidential non-medical advice, in multiple languages, to support people caring for children suffering from respiratory infections - particularly from the Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic communities and live in deprived areas.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Boloh helpline can be contacted on 0800 151 2605 or by visiting&nbsp;<a href="https://helpline.barnardos.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://helpline.barnardos.org.uk/</a></p><p>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers and creating a safe digital space for the community.&nbsp;</p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The Black British Expereince with David Harewood

<p>Marvyn is joined by critically acclaimed actor, David Harewood, to discuss details within David's book Maybe I Don't Belong, released Sept 2021. Together they discuss the Black British experience and how being Black in the UK can have a significant impact on mental health.</p><br><p>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative by having progressive conversations about black fathers and creating a safe digital space for the community.&nbsp;</p><br><p>Join the conversation and the community online through our social channels:</p><p>Twitter: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Instagram: @DopeBlackDads</p><p>Facebook Page: @DopeBlackDads</p><br><p>If you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.org or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'.</p><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

MP David Lammy: What Is Our Vision For Britain?

<div>Host Marvyn Harrison, Ortis Deley and Marvin Crichlow are joined by MP David Lammy to explore the vision for Britain. They discuss ways the black community can come together for change, how the labour party is addressing issues faced by the community as well as exploring what the future for Britain looks like.<br><br>Dope Black Dads is a place where we are changing the narrative and having progressive conversations about black fathers, as well as creating a safe digital space for the community.<br><br>Your host is Marvyn Harrison.<br><br>Join the conversation and community online through our social channels:<br>Twitter: @DopeBlackDads<br>Instagram: @DopeBlackDads<br>Facebook Page: @DopeBlackDads<br><br>If you want to get in touch with us, email us at hello@dopeblackdads.com or follow our conversations in-depth on our Facebook Group by searching 'Dope Black Dads'.  </div><p>Welcome to <strong>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast</strong> — a story-driven conversation exploring identity, fatherhood, masculinity, relationships, culture, politics, sport, and modern life.</p><p>In each episode, Marvyn Harrison sits down with leading thinkers, creatives, athletes, policymakers, and cultural voices to unpack the defining moments that shaped them. Through image prompts, structured storytelling, and revealing game segments, guests explore pivotal memories, career turning points, personal struggles, and the beliefs that guide their decisions today.</p><p>Expect honest discussions on mental health, family dynamics, leadership, equity, ambition, resilience, and the realities of navigating success in Britain and beyond.</p><p>This is a podcast about clarity, where lived experience meets sharp cultural insight.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>