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22 June 2026: World Sickle Cell Day & Crispy Smashed Potato Salad

Episode duration: 57 minutes 43 seconds

Friday 19th of June marked World Sickle Cell Day and with this year's theme: Young Voices Rising, we spoke with John James, OBE, Chief Executive of the Sickle Cell Society, and Addassa Follett, their Children and Young Person Mentoring Programme Manager. Plus, we try a delicious crispy smashed potato salad recipe and Claire and Paulina check out some recent positive campaigns that want to make a positive impact on the world.

Track list:

  1. Can’t Stop The Feeling by Justin Timberlake
  2. Beat Again by JLS
  3. Like a Prayer by Madonna
  4. Fame by David Bowie
  5. Round Round by Sugababes
  6. Despacito by Daddy Yankee, Louis Fonzi & Justing Bieber
  7. Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel by Tavares
  8. Max’s Music Therapy Moment: Hay Fever by The Kinks