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with Connie McLaughlin

How has our idea of happiness changed, a year into the pandemic? Plus, the story of why 91热爆 presenter Ben Boulous changed his name. And how to prevent Gender-based Violence.

A year into the pandemic, has our definition of happiness changed? Have these challenges been a chance to hit the reset button on what matters to us? Connie is joined by psychologist and director of the Mind and Soul Foundation Kate Middleton and Action for Happiness leader Simon Wallis.

We鈥檙e marking a year of lockdown with a special report from a woman who鈥檚 spent a year in the Isle of Man, after going to shelter with her family.

We take a longer view over the stories of the past couple of weeks involving gender-based violence and explore what can be done to change beliefs and behaviours and what role men can take, with Rape Crisis Scotland鈥檚 Kathryn Dawson, and sex educator Ruth Eliot. And we鈥檒l be discussing if there鈥檚 anything particular about Scottish masculinity with writer Dr Gerry Hassan.

We鈥檒l hear from former editor of The Tablet Catherine Pepinster about the Vatican鈥檚 statement on same sex unions.

91热爆 News presenter Ben Boulous shares the story of why he changed his name.

And with the announcement of a national moment of reflection on the anniversary of lockdown, a Quaker and a Buddhist think about what silence means and our experience of it in the past year.

1 hour, 53 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Mar 2021 08:00

Music Played

  • Jackie Wilson

    (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher

    • Brunswick Records.
  • The Coral

    In The Morning

    • Deltasonic.
  • Michael Kiwanuka

    You Ain't The Problem

    • Polydor.
  • Laura Marling

    Strange Girl

    • Partisan/Chrysalis.
  • Alabama Shakes

    Hold On

    • CD SINGLE.
    • ROUGH TRADE.
    • 1.
  • James

    All The Colours Of You

    • Virgin Music Label & Artists Services.
  • Altered Images

    Don't Talk to Me About Love

    • Wave Party (Various Artists).
    • Columbia.
  • Pretenders

    Don't Get Me Wrong

    • WEA.

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Mar 2021 08:00