In this episode Ava, aged 18, interviews Zara, aged 15, about her ocean health campaigning and what it was like being one of few young people invited to the Global Plastics Treaty. Zara co-founded Hidden Plastic with her younger brother in 2020 and they’ve been using social media and films to raise awareness since. And she’s a seaweed ambassador!

POV are supporting two young people to make a series of podcasts entitled, Who’s Fault is it? The young men have a range of life experiences in Herefordshire that they are exploring through this series accompanied by impactful interviews with professionals further exploring their views.

In this episode brother and sister Henry and Maddie are talking about how they have chosen to tackle the climate emergency in different ways. In 2022 Maddie was arrested and spent time in jail after she threw human waste on a memorial of Captain Tom Moore as a protest against fossil fuel use. Henry is going to uni to study renewable energy engineering.

In this episode Sade and Maz are talking about the ups and downs, and some bad experiences, of dating in a rural county as young women of colour.

“I'm always learning to keep my future open. But I think I'm a bit like you, I just want to be able to do more, I think, to even get to a place where I'm ready to go to work, or I'm ready to have my own family, I think will be amazing. Just knowing that hopefully in 10 years time, I'll be in a better place with my M.E. and I'll be in a better place for dealing with my pain.”

In this follow up episode, 22-year-old Rob is back to take another look at how the “Levelling Up” of small cities and towns might help young people in rural places. This time he’s joined by Felix, who during 2021 was closely involved in the StrongerHereford Towns Fund board.

In this episode 22-year-old Rob looks at whether “Levelling Up” small cities and towns will help the young people who live there. He interviews Kath and Lauren who are members of the StrongerHereford Towns Fund board, and wants to know how Government money coming into Hereford through the Towns Fund Scheme will really make a difference.

In this episode Maz, aged 25, talks about her experiences of going through the care system in Herefordshire - a story of resilience and survival. From different foster parents to learning to live independently, Maz is candid about how care affected her and made her the young woman she is today.

In this episode 18-year-old Charlie talks about how volunteering has changed her life and interviews Tammy, a youth worker from Close House youth centre in Hereford city.

Singers Rob and Charlotte talk about music, careers and Evensong in this episode of the P.O.V. podcast from Rural Media.

“The message should be that people shouldn’t perpetrate sexual violence or sexual abuse.”

“I was actually nervous at the time. I didn’t know what to say, didn’t know what to think: ‘who’s this woman, going to rock up into my house’. I said ‘she’s my social worker, calm it, calm it’.”

“The way that drugs education is in this country is quite archaic at the moment and I definitely think that has a more harmful impact. if we could change that narrative for even a few people, we’d really be making a positive impact.”

Introducing the Point of View podcast featuring young people living in Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire.