(0:00) Start

(0:23) Introducing the episode

(2:12) Why Sarah brought this topic onto the podcast

(3:37) Why conversations about these topics are so important

(4:09) Self-Promotional Break

(4:39) End of Self-Promotional Break

(4:44) On Trump's ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

(5:03) What DEI stands for (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion)

(6:07) Where the framework of DEI originated from

(8:36) Sarah's relationship with DEI

(10:02) DEI in the creative industry

(11:07) DEI in Drama Schools

(12:59) The importance of continuing to address and challenge societal issues

(13:54) Noah's message of openness

(15:16) Sarah's message to those who don't fit in, or aren't represented properly

(16:46) Platform Z Quickfire Questions

(20:27) Concluding the episode

(21:45) End

Thank you for tuning in to the 10th episode of Platform Z!

Thank you to Sarah Duff for being a fabulous guest. I loved our conversation!

You can find Sarah on Instagram as @sarah_ek_tz

You can find me, your host, on Instagram as @mrnlennon

You can also find me on most streaming platforms as 'Noah Lennon' or through my Linktree below:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/noahlennon1⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can follow all things Platform Z via Instagram as @platformzpodcast

You can also find Platform Z on YouTube, Apple Music, and other podcast platforms via the Linktree below:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/platformzpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you’d like to be on a future episode, please reach out to me via Instagram messages or via email at ⁠noahlennonpersonal@gmail.com⁠.

See you next time!

Love always,

N

Artwork: Noah Lennon

Music: Noah Lennon

Editing: Noah Lennon

Speakers: Noah Lennon, Sarah Duff

(0:00) Start

(0:30) Introducing the episode

(2:00) What political education means

(2:49) What sparked Eddie's interest in politics

(5:06) Self-Promotional Break

(5:31) End of Self-Promotional Break

(5:51) On Gary's Economics (Gary Stevenson YouTube Channel)

(7:00) The importance of young people finding their political voice

(8:47) Avoiding the mob mentality and handling different political narratives

(11:20) The importance of forming your own opinions as a young person

(11:44) How studying at a University can teach and improve research skills

(12:56) How studying History at University has impacted Eddie and his political work

(16:01) Why Eddie chose to study History

(17:00) The privilege of being able to hold different opinions

(17:59) Platform Z Quickfire Questions

(20:40) Concluding the episode

(21:44) End

Thank you for tuning in to the 9th episode of Platform Z!

Thank you to Edmund Irving for being a marvellous guest. I loved our conversation!

You can find Eddie on Instagram as @eddie1rving

You can also find Eddie on LinkedIn under his full name.

You can find me, your host, on Instagram as @mrnlennon

You can also find me on most streaming platforms as 'Noah Lennon' or through my Linktree below:

⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/noahlennon1⁠⁠⁠

And you can donate and watch my broadcast performance for RISING For War Child UK With Hot Vox through the link below:

https://hotvox.co.uk/event/rising-feat-noah-lennon/

You can follow all things Platform Z via Instagram as @platformzpodcast

You can also find Platform Z on YouTube, Apple Music, and other podcast platforms via the Linktree below:

⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/platformzpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you’d like to be on a future episode, please reach out to me via Instagram messages or via email at ⁠noahlennonpersonal@gmail.com⁠.

See you next time!

Love always,

N

Artwork: Noah Lennon

Music: Noah Lennon

Editing: Noah Lennon

Speakers: Noah Lennon, Edmund Irving

(0:00) Start

(0:39) Introducing the episode

(2:09) Aker's digital consumption habits

(3:10) How our digital consumption is changing (in a positive way...?)

(4:20) Self-Promotional Break

(5:09) End of Self-Promotional Break

(5:16) Active consumption vs passive consumption

(6:07) How our consumption changes depending on where we are in the world

(7:24) Aker's thoughts on social media from a creative's viewpoint

(8:56) Noah's thoughts on social media from a creative's viewpoint

(9:46) Content and its purpose

(10:48) The professional and business aspects of digital consumption

(11:30) Encouraging more conscious, cautious digital consumption

(12:10) Aker on how we, as young people, can navigate the digital world

(14:47) Platform Z Quickfire Questions

(21:18) Concluding the episode

(23:02) End

Thank you for tuning in to the 8th episode of Platform Z!

Thank you to Aker Okoye for being an excellent guest. I loved our conversation!

You can find Aker on Instagram as @akerokoye

You can also find Aker on LinkedIn under the name Aker Okoye.

You can find me, your host, on Instagram as @mrnlennon

You can also find me on most streaming platforms as 'Noah Lennon' or through my Linktree below:

⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/noahlennon1⁠⁠

And you can tune in to my broadcast performance for RISING with War Child UK at 7:30 PM tonight through the link below:

https://hotvox.co.uk/artist/noah-lennon/

You can follow all things Platform Z via Instagram as @platformzpodcast

You can also find Platform Z on YouTube, Apple Music, and other podcast platforms via the Linktree below:

⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/platformzpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠

If you’d like to be on a future episode, please reach out to me via Instagram messages or via email at ⁠noahlennonpersonal@gmail.com⁠.

See you next time!

Love always,

N

Artwork: Noah Lennon

Music: Noah Lennon

Editing: Noah Lennon

Speakers: Noah Lennon, Aker Okoye

(0:00) Start

(0:23) Introducing the episode

(1:20) Finnan's journey into powerlifting

(3:06) Finnan's weekly gym schedule and how it has developed

(3:40) Self-Promotional Break

(4:33) Maintaining a balance between the gym and life outside of the gym

(5:44) How the gym has impacted and influenced Finnan on a personal level

(7:15) How a recent back injury affected Finnan

(8:40) What an off-day looks like for Finnan

(9:37) Finnan's words of encouragement for somebody getting into the gym

(11:12) Finnan's words of encouragement for somebody getting into powerlifting

(13:39) What's the next big goal for Finnan?

(14:21) Platform Z Quickfire Questions

(19:36) Concluding the episode

(20:48) End

Thank you for tuning in to the 7th episode of Platform Z!

Thank you to Finnan Foster for being a great guest. I loved our conversation!

You can find Finnan on Instagram as @finnanfoster

Also, use code FINNANLU for 15% off anything (limited time only) at Myprotein.com.

https://www.myprotein.com/

You can find me, your host, on Instagram as @mrnlennon

You can also find me on most streaming platforms as 'Noah Lennon' or through my Linktree below:

⁠https://linktr.ee/noahlennon1⁠

And you can donate to my fundraising page for RISING with War Child UK through the link below:

https://hotvox.co.uk/event/rising-feat-noah-lennon/

You can follow all things Platform Z via Instagram as @platformzpodcast

You can also find Platform Z on YouTube, Apple Music, and other podcast platforms via the Linktree below:

⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/platformzpodcast⁠⁠⁠

If you’d like to be on a future episode, please reach out to me via Instagram messages or via email at ⁠noahlennonpersonal@gmail.com⁠.

See you next time!

Love always,

N

Artwork: Noah Lennon

Music: Noah Lennon

Editing: Noah Lennon

Speakers: Noah Lennon, Finnan Foster

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(0:00) Start

(0:39) Introducing the episode

(1:53) Lola's Context

(2:55) Lola breaks down how addiction works in the human brain

(6:58) How our changing social connections impact the brain

(8:12) G.F. Koob and N.D. Volkow's 3-stage cycle of addiction

(11:35) Lola's relationship with Instagram

(12:33) Lola's message to Generation Z on Instagram addiction

(14:12) Noah's relationship with Instagram

(15:20) Noah's message to Generation Z on Instagram addiction

(15:45) The irony of Platform Z's Instagram plugging

(16:03) Instagram as a norm in social relationships and networking

(17:07) Noah's final message to Generation Z on Instagram addiction

(17:24) The applications Freedom and Padlock that may be beneficial in limiting your social media addiction.

(17:51) The importance of boundaries for social media.

(18:28) Platform Z Quickfire Questions

(22:27) Concluding the episode

(23:41) End

Thank you for tuning in to the sixth episode of Platform Z!

Thank you to Lola-Choo Antapolski for being an incredible guest. I loved our conversation!

You can find Lola on LinkedIn as Lola Choo Antapolski

You can (only if you really want to) find Lola on Instagram as @lola.choo

The irony hurts.

You can find me, your host, on Instagram as @mrnlennon.

You can also find me on most streaming platforms as 'Noah Lennon' or through my Linktree below:

https://linktr.ee/noahlennon1

You can follow all things Platform Z via Instagram as @platformzpodcast.

You can also find Platform Z on YouTube, Apple Music, and other podcast platforms via the Linktree below:

⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/platformzpodcast⁠⁠

If you’d like to be on a future episode, please reach out to me via Instagram messages or via email at ⁠noahlennonpersonal@gmail.com⁠.

See you next time!

Love always,

N

Artwork: Noah Lennon

Music: Noah Lennon

Editing: Noah Lennon

Speakers: Noah Lennon, Lola-Choo Antapolski

References:

Koob, G.F, Volkow, N.D, Neurocircuitry of Addiction, Neuropsychopharmacology (2010: p. 217)

https://www.nature.com/articles/npp2009110

Freedom: Screen Time Control App:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/freedom-screen-time-control/id1269788228

Padlock - Remove Distractions App:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/padlock-remove-distractions/id6475106602

(0:00) Start

(0:25) Introducing the episode

(1:29) What feminism means to us

(3:15) Feminism as a fight for everyone

(5:29) What caused Julia to bring feminism onto the podcast

(6:26) The need for feminism in 2025

(7:29) The impact of the #MeToo Movement

(9:01) Julia’s post-lockdown school experience

(10:01) How social media harms young boys

(12:00) The one flaw in Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’

(13:13) Feminism as a global struggle

(14:30) Noah’s message to the men listening

(15:47) The change must come from men

(17:20) Encouraging a humanist perspective

(18:23) People v The Patriarchy

(19:01) Julia’s message to Generation Z

(20:13) Platform Z Quickfire Questions

(22:03) Concluding the episode

(23:04) End

Thank you for tuning in to the fifth episode of Platform Z!

Thank you to Julia Westrup for being a fantastic guest. I loved our conversation!

You can find Julia on Instagram as @juliawestrup_

You can also find Julia on TikTok as @haveyouseenmybaguette

You can find me, your host, on Instagram as @mrnlennon.

You can also find me on most streaming platforms as 'Noah Lennon' or through my Linktree below:

https://linktr.ee/noahlennon1

You can follow all things Platform Z via Instagram as @platformzpodcast.

You can also find Platform Z on YouTube, Apple Music, and other podcast platforms via the Linktree below:

⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/platformzpodcast⁠⁠

If you’d like to be on a future episode, please reach out to me via Instagram messages or via email at ⁠noahlennonpersonal@gmail.com⁠.

See you next time!

Love always,

N

Artwork: Noah Lennon

Music: Noah Lennon

Editing: Noah Lennon

Speakers: Noah Lennon, Julia Westrup

(0:00) Start

(0:28) Introducing the episode

(1:33) Establishing what faith means to us

(3:50) Self-Promotional Break

(4:45) End of Self-Promotional Break

(4:53) Abdul's journey to faith

(8:17) How faith instils values

(9:38) 'Love thy neighbour' (Mathew 22:39)

(13:31) Forms of love

(14:15) Abdul's message to those who are struggling with faith

(18:34) Platform Z Quickfire Questions

(20:14) Concluding the episode

(21:41) End

Thank you for tuning in to the fourth episode of Platform Z!

Thank you to Abdul Jalloh for being a wonderful guest. I loved our conversation!

You can find Abdul on Instagram as @iamabduljalloh

You can find me, your host, on Instagram as @mrnlennon.

You can also find me on most streaming platforms as 'Noah Lennon' or through my Linktree below:

https://linktr.ee/noahlennon1

And you can listen to my new project, Dance Break: Rework Edition, on Spotify below!

https://open.spotify.com/album/2J8thjxqGZJo9zdlXMvqx4?si=Cl7r7dYoRZef2MZxBit1ag

Purchase tickets for my upcoming show at The Spice Of Life, Soho, below:

https://hotvox.co.uk/event/143071/

You can follow all things Platform Z via Instagram as @platformzpodcast.

You can also find Platform Z on YouTube, Apple Music, and other podcast platforms via the Linktree below:

⁠https://linktr.ee/platformzpodcast⁠

If you’d like to be on a future episode, please reach out to me via Instagram messages or via email at ⁠noahlennonpersonal@gmail.com⁠.

See you next time!

Love always,

N

Artwork: Noah Lennon

Music: Noah Lennon

Editing: Noah Lennon

Speakers: Noah Lennon, Abdul Jalloh

(0:00) Start

(0:28) Introducing the episode

(1:30) Why Demari chose this topic

(2:49) Demari's circumstance

(3:49) How parental relationships have changed over the years

(4:21) Self-Promotional Break

(5:14) End of Self-Promotional Break

(5:36) How siblings affect parental relationships

(6:19) Speaking to friends about parental relationships

(7:09) Which parent do you spend the most time with now?

(7:34) Talking to parents about their relationship

(9:02) Potentially having a Step-Mom or Step-Dad

(11:26) What is your message to those who may be struggling with parental relationships?

(12:45) What would you say is the best way to maintain a healthy relationship with your parents?

(13:47) Platform Z Quickfire Questions

(17:12) Concluding the episode

(17:49) End

Thank you for tuning in to the 3rd episode of Platform Z!

Thank you to Demari Brown for being an amazing guest. I loved our conversation!

You can find Demari on Instagram as @_x7demari_.

You can find me, your host, on Instagram as @mrnlennon.

You can also find me on most streaming platforms as 'Noah Lennon' or through my Linktree below:

https://linktr.ee/noahlennon1

And you can listen to my new project, Reality Check: Rework Edition, on Spotify below:

https://open.spotify.com/album/2dv4fiakV5F5CbmSzWga8T?si=NCjkHYsMQQyRDKjnVsCy0Q

Purchase tickets for my upcoming show at The Spice of Life, Soho, below:

https://hotvox.co.uk/event/143071/

You can follow all things Platform Z via Instagram as @platformzpodcast.

You can also find Platform Z on YouTube, Apple Music, and other podcast platforms via the Linktree below:

https://linktr.ee/platformzpodcast

If you’d like to be on a future episode, please reach out to me via Instagram messages or via email at ⁠noahlennonpersonal@gmail.com⁠.

See you next time!

Love always,

N

Artwork: Noah Lennon

Music: Noah Lennon

Editing: Noah Lennon

Speakers: Noah Lennon, Demari Brown