Episodes
45
Latest episode
Jul 2025
Language
EN
Hi, hello and welcome to Youth Updates: a regular drop of information around what’s going on in youth culture. Exploring the digital world, trends, language, pop culture, issues, faith & spirituality and hot topics; each drop gives you a snapshot into 3 areas of youth culture designed to raise awareness and inspire you for your context. Listen to each podcast and never miss a beat by subscribing or to get a quick glimpse why not read the blog under each episode at yfc.co.uk/youthupdates. From us to you – we present Youth Updates!
Join us as we speak to Laura Hancock about British Youth for Christ's brand new research about how young people view spirituality and are engaging with faith and the church.
In this drop, we dive into the latest youth culture trends; from the plush toy frenzy that’s taken over TikTok to the growing pressures around appearance and the surprising views young people have about smartphones. Let’s unpack it all...
Join us for an extra special episode of Youth Updates! Recorded live on May 3rd at Youth for Christ's 30-Hour Livestream Fundraiser, Hannah and Beth discuss the longevity of the Minecraft franchise in light of 'A Minecraft Movie' being released and the seemingly new openness to spirituality as highlighted by various pieces of research. We end the episode by quizzing some special guests on various youth vernacular covered in previous episodes - you don't want to miss it!
Join us as we chat about young people and youth culture, unpacking just how different it might be in a city context to a rural context! Are they worlds apart or more similar than we might imagine?!
Join Hannah and Beth as they reflect on what the Grammys tells us about youth culture, research on the number of single parent-households and the ever-important topic of mental health.
Join us as we speak to former BBC correspondent, Nicola Morrison as she chats with us about social media, peer pressure and belonging.
Join Hannah and Beth for the final podcast of the year as they chat about the upcoming social media ban in Australia for teens, young people's Christmas anxieties, which festive food young people would chuck and our final word of the month for 2024!
Hannah and Beth are joined by four young people as they grill them about what it's like to be a young person today.
Join Hannah, Beth and their guest Shaun (Senior Lead of Courageous at British Youth for Christ) as they unpack biblical literacy, what increases young people's wellbeing, how Gen Alpha learn new things and our word of the month!
It's time to kick off a new season of Youth Updates! This time we're looking at young people and worship, whether we're always too late to the party on demure trends, a switch up in freshers weeks and our world famous word of the month!
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