7 episodes

The Story:
It’s the night before his gastric-band operation and Corey is terrified. He’s 16 years old, weighs 300 pounds and has a BMI of 60*. However, if Corey doesn’t have the operation, his hypertension will literally make him blind. None of this stops him from stealing, in the dead of night, an electric motor-scooter from the hospital. He picks up his best friend Cassie, a recovering anorexic. Like Corey, Cassie has found solace in the jungle beats and liquid rhythms of D’n’B and they toast together all. the. time. Thing is, Corey has a plan.Eight miles away is the Brit School and the next morning, they’re holding auditions. Corey and Cassie are going to apply, get in — and change their lives forever.  
What happens next is a musical journey through the night and the streets of south London. A night where they kidnap a Metro Express security guard, destroy an anti-teenage loitering device, have a mystical experience in an allotment and finally understand the true meaning of food. Will they get in to the Brit school and get to live their dreams? You’ll have to follow them to find out. 
 * A healthy BMI for a Young Adults is 25.
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Cassie and Corey Chris Hogg

    • Fiction
    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

The Story:
It’s the night before his gastric-band operation and Corey is terrified. He’s 16 years old, weighs 300 pounds and has a BMI of 60*. However, if Corey doesn’t have the operation, his hypertension will literally make him blind. None of this stops him from stealing, in the dead of night, an electric motor-scooter from the hospital. He picks up his best friend Cassie, a recovering anorexic. Like Corey, Cassie has found solace in the jungle beats and liquid rhythms of D’n’B and they toast together all. the. time. Thing is, Corey has a plan.Eight miles away is the Brit School and the next morning, they’re holding auditions. Corey and Cassie are going to apply, get in — and change their lives forever.  
What happens next is a musical journey through the night and the streets of south London. A night where they kidnap a Metro Express security guard, destroy an anti-teenage loitering device, have a mystical experience in an allotment and finally understand the true meaning of food. Will they get in to the Brit school and get to live their dreams? You’ll have to follow them to find out. 
 * A healthy BMI for a Young Adults is 25.
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    1: I need Jam NOW!

    1: I need Jam NOW!

    It is 1AM:
    Your name is Cassie.
    Your best friend is dressed in pre-surgical scrubs, shouting at you from the street to wake up and change everything in your life.
    What would you do?
    Nutritional Information: For every 100g:
    200 metric tons of LOVE & EFFORT
    700kg of @gtagirlstakeaction (https://www.facebook.com/GirlsTakeAction)
    150kg of Tuwaine Barrett - @tuwaine (Corey)
    75kg of Harriet Main @harriclaremain (Cassie)
    100kg of Yinka Awoni @mryinkx (Jason Ekotie Eboh)
    99kg of Victoria Hogg @vicwardian (Doctor Simeon)
    72kg of Yasmeen Arden @yasmeenarden
    5kg of Rosie Addison Dunne
    12kg of Phoebe Stringer
    6kg of Tom Holmes
    Trace Drum & Bass Elements ( http://girlstakeaction.co.uk) (@gtagirlstakeaction)
    200mg of @ladyvdubz
    465mg of @y_zermc
    60mg of @jaylinesoundbully
    800mg of @mc_enamie_gta
    1000mg of @ladyblazer_2020
    Directed & Produced by Jeremy Mortimer
    Sound Design by John Wakefield
    Written & Produced by Christopher Hogg
    Sound Recording by Matthew Mcguinness
    £15,000 of Arts Council England Funding
    £5,000 of personal investment (not counting time given for free)
    £3,000 of crowdfunding
    WARNING: This Podcast contains more that trace elements of NUTS.

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    • 13 min
    2: Stuck under the wheels of a truck

    2: Stuck under the wheels of a truck

    It is 2AM:
    You're doing what. 9 maybe 10 mph on a motorised shopping scooter. The wind is in your hair, and your dreams just over the horizon. This is living alright. This is living.
    Nutritional Information: For every 100g:
    200 metric tons of LOVE & EFFORT
    700kg of @gtagirlstakeaction (https://www.facebook.com/GirlsTakeAction)
    150kg of Tuwaine Barrett - @tuwaine (Corey)
    75kg of Harriet Main @harriclaremain (Cassie)
    100kg of Yinka Awoni @mryinkx (Jason Ekotie Eboh)
    99kg of Victoria Hogg @vicwardian (Doctor Simeon)
    72kg of Yasmeen Arden @yasmeenarden
    5kg of Rosie Addison Dunne
    12kg of Phoebe Stringer
    6kg of Tom Holmes
    Trace Drum & Bass Elements ( http://girlstakeaction.co.uk) (@gtagirlstakeaction)
    200mg of @ladyvdubz
    465mg of @y_zermc
    60mg of @jaylinesoundbully
    800mg of @mc_enamie_gta
    1000mg of @ladyblazer_2020
    Directed & Produced by Jeremy Mortimer
    Sound Design by John Wakefield
    Written & Produced by Christopher Hogg
    Sound Recording by Matthew Mcguinness
    £15,000 of Arts Council England Funding
    £5,000 of personal investment (not counting time given for free)
    £3,000 of crowdfunding
    WARNING: This Podcast contains more that trace elements of NUTS.

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

    • 14 min
    3: I'm not Chicken

    3: I'm not Chicken

    It is 3AM:
    Corey is at the wheel. He increases the speed to 11mph. Nothing's gonna stop him now. Not even Infracranial-Hypertension. Not even an over-zealous security guard who thinks he is a Leopard.

    Nutritional Information: For every 100g:
    200 metric tons of LOVE & EFFORT
    700kg of @gtagirlstakeaction (https://www.facebook.com/GirlsTakeAction)
    150kg of Tuwaine Barrett - @tuwaine (Corey)
    75kg of Harriet Main @harriclaremain (Cassie)
    100kg of Yinka Awoni @mryinkx (Jason Ekotie Eboh)
    99kg of Victoria Hogg @vicwardian (Doctor Simeon)
    72kg of Yasmeen Arden @yasmeenarden
    5kg of Rosie Addison Dunne
    12kg of Phoebe Stringer
    6kg of Tom Holmes
    Trace Drum & Bass Elements ( http://girlstakeaction.co.uk) (@gtagirlstakeaction)
    200mg of @ladyvdubz
    465mg of @y_zermc
    60mg of @jaylinesoundbully
    800mg of @mc_enamie_gta
    1000mg of @ladyblazer_2020
    Directed & Produced by Jeremy Mortimer
    Sound Design by John Wakefield
    Written & Produced by Christopher Hogg
    Sound Recording by Matthew Mcguinness
    £15,000 of Arts Council England Funding
    £5,000 of personal investment (not counting time given for free)
    £3,000 of crowdfunding
    WARNING: This Podcast contains more that trace elements of NUTS.

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

    • 13 min
    4: With Bread

    4: With Bread

    It is 4AM.
    With Metro Express security guard Jason Ekotie Eboh now 'on board'. Your speed drops. The Battery is draining. Will you ever get to the Brit School? Only the Lithuim Ion Battery can answer that question now.
    Nutritional Information: For every 100g:
    200 metric tons of LOVE & EFFORT
    700kg of @gtagirlstakeaction (https://www.facebook.com/GirlsTakeAction)
    150kg of Tuwaine Barrett - @tuwaine (Corey)
    75kg of Harriet Main @harriclaremain (Cassie)
    100kg of Yinka Awoni @mryinkx (Jason Ekotie Eboh)
    99kg of Victoria Hogg @vicwardian (Doctor Simeon)
    72kg of Yasmeen Arden @yasmeenarden
    5kg of Rosie Addison Dunne
    12kg of Phoebe Stringer
    6kg of Tom Holmes
    Trace Drum & Bass Elements ( http://girlstakeaction.co.uk) (@gtagirlstakeaction)
    200mg of @ladyvdubz
    465mg of @y_zermc
    60mg of @jaylinesoundbully
    800mg of @mc_enamie_gta
    1000mg of @ladyblazer_2020
    Directed & Produced by Jeremy Mortimer
    Sound Design by John Wakefield
    Written & Produced by Christopher Hogg
    Sound Recording by Matthew Mcguinness
    £15,000 of Arts Council England Funding
    £5,000 of personal investment (not counting time given for free)
    £3,000 of crowdfunding
    WARNING: This Podcast contains more that trace elements of NUTS.

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

    • 10 min
    5: Norbury Park

    5: Norbury Park

    It is 5AM:
    This is nuts. This is not the plan. Will someone, somewhere please take control of this situation!?? If there is one thing that recovering anorexics don't like...it is being out of control. Somethings got to give.
    Nutritional Information: For every 100g:
    200 metric tons of LOVE & EFFORT
    700kg of @gtagirlstakeaction (https://www.facebook.com/GirlsTakeAction)
    150kg of Tuwaine Barrett - @tuwaine (Corey)
    75kg of Harriet Main @harriclaremain (Cassie)
    100kg of Yinka Awoni @mryinkx (Jason Ekotie Eboh)
    99kg of Victoria Hogg @vicwardian (Doctor Simeon)
    72kg of Yasmeen Arden @yasmeenarden
    5kg of Rosie Addison Dunne
    12kg of Phoebe Stringer
    6kg of Tom Holmes
    Trace Drum & Bass Elements ( http://girlstakeaction.co.uk) (@gtagirlstakeaction)
    200mg of @ladyvdubz
    465mg of @y_zermc
    60mg of @jaylinesoundbully
    800mg of @mc_enamie_gta
    1000mg of @ladyblazer_2020
    Directed & Produced by Jeremy Mortimer
    Sound Design by John Wakefield
    Written & Produced by Christopher Hogg
    Sound Recording by Matthew Mcguinness
    £15,000 of Arts Council England Funding
    £5,000 of personal investment (not counting time given for free)
    £3,000 of crowdfunding
    WARNING: This Podcast contains more that trace elements of NUTS.

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

    • 11 min
    6: Moonlit Slugs

    6: Moonlit Slugs

    It is 6AM:
    The scooter is mired in the mud of Norbury Park. Corey will not let his dream die He is going to the Brit School auditions even if it kills him. You can't let that happen.
    Nutritional Information: For every 100g:
    200 metric tons of LOVE & EFFORT
    700kg of @gtagirlstakeaction (https://www.facebook.com/GirlsTakeAction)
    150kg of Tuwaine Barrett - @tuwaine (Corey)
    75kg of Harriet Main @harriclaremain (Cassie)
    100kg of Yinka Awoni @mryinkx (Jason Ekotie Eboh)
    99kg of Victoria Hogg @vicwardian (Doctor Simeon)
    72kg of Yasmeen Arden @yasmeenarden
    5kg of Rosie Addison Dunne
    12kg of Phoebe Stringer
    6kg of Tom Holmes
    Trace Drum & Bass Elements ( http://girlstakeaction.co.uk) (@gtagirlstakeaction)
    200mg of @ladyvdubz
    465mg of @y_zermc
    60mg of @jaylinesoundbully
    800mg of @mc_enamie_gta
    1000mg of @ladyblazer_2020
    Directed & Produced by Jeremy Mortimer
    Sound Design by John Wakefield
    Written & Produced by Christopher Hogg
    Sound Recording by Matthew Mcguinness
    £15,000 of Arts Council England Funding
    £5,000 of personal investment (not counting time given for free)
    £3,000 of crowdfunding
    WARNING: This Podcast contains more that trace elements of NUTS.

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

    • 29 min

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