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Volunteering at The Mix - Podcast Episode

KatieKatie Staff Posts: 2,133 Boards Champion
edited June 2025 in The Mix Six Podcast
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To celebrate our volunteers for Volunteers' Week, you can hear from five of our amazing volunteers about their own volunteering journeys and what volunteering at The Mix means to them on this week's Mix Six Podcast episode.

If you've ever been curious about our volunteering roles, this is the episode for you!

You can hear from our counselling volunteers, community volunteers, and @Leyla herself!

Click here to check out the episode!

Let us know what points really stuck with you or any other questions you wish our volunteers had been asked.

Happy listening!
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  • toffuna101toffuna101 Posts: 4,078 Community Veteran
    edited June 2025
    leyla's voice reveal
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,126 An Original Mixlorian
    Better grab a coffee and some snacks, followed it on Spotify too <3
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • KatieKatie Staff Posts: 2,133 Boards Champion
    independent_ wrote: »
    Better grab a coffee and some snacks, followed it on Spotify too <3
    Yummy go for it @independent_ ! Let us know your thoughts. I listened to it this morning and I must say it's a very good episode
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,126 An Original Mixlorian
    @Katie it’s excellent. Well done @Leyla and everyone! Nice to put some voices to names too.

    Really interesting words especially from the community side, I’m glad the volunteers get as much out of being here as we do. And I loved the question about what the average shift looks like. I used to volunteer for shout as well and I was like @Leyla in that I listened to music during, but I never quite went as far as video game soundtracks hehe! Whatever works.
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 6,748 Master Poster
    @Katie I listened to the latest one, it was nice to hear the voices of incredible mods who support us and a bit of back story etc.
  • LeylaLeyla Community Manager Posts: 655 Incredible Poster
    @independent_ Just seen this! I would have been surprised if you didnt listen to music during your Shout shifts hehe, thank youuuu it's weird knowing my voice and face is out in the open but also! I think it's nice for y'all to see some of the people you're chatting to!
  • LeylaLeyla Community Manager Posts: 655 Incredible Poster
    @Redemption Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time!
  • RiverRiver Posts: 5,347 Part of The Furniture
    edited June 2025
    @Leyla the podcast confirmed your human :lol::p
    ✨ ℐ 𝒶𝓂 𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓋ℯ. ℐ 𝒶𝓂 𝒷𝓇𝓊𝒾𝓈ℯ𝒹. ℐ 𝒶𝓂 𝓌𝒽ℴ 𝒾𝓂 𝓂ℯ𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓉ℴ 𝒷ℯ ✨

    ✨ 𝒯ℋℐ𝒮 ℐ𝒮 ℳℰ ✨
  • KatieKatie Staff Posts: 2,133 Boards Champion
    edited June 2025
    Glad you enjoyed the podcast @independent_ and @Redemption and thank you so much for your insights !! I agree too - it's so interesting hearing from them directly about what their volunteering means to them ! We're so lucky to have them
  • LeylaLeyla Community Manager Posts: 655 Incredible Poster
    I am so cool that I would doubt I'm a real person too if I were you all hehehe @Rose113
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,126 An Original Mixlorian
    @Leyla I used to have songs that always seemed to play when I was on shift - namely is this the way to Amarillo and come on Eileen, so now I associate them with it lol.

    It’s nice to know who we’re talking to and know a bit more about them, i don’t listen to podcasts much but that was actually the main reason I was interested in listening to this one, because it was more to get to know a bit more about you and the other volunteers on it. I’ve never had the counselling so I didn’t know anything about that either so that was cool, esp their day in the life bit.
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 6,748 Master Poster
    Katie wrote: »
    Glad you enjoyed the podcast and @Redemption and thank you so much for your insights !! I agree too - it's so interesting hearing from them directly about what their volunteering means to them ! We're so lucky to have them

    Did you not want to go on it @Katie or you a bit camera shy ? Fair enough if so or any other reasons, I probably would be camera shy
  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 6,748 Master Poster
    Leyla wrote: »
    @Redemption Thank you!! Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for taking the time!

    No problem
  • KatieKatie Staff Posts: 2,133 Boards Champion
    Redemption wrote: »
    Did you not want to go on it @Katie or you a bit camera shy ? Fair enough if so or any other reasons, I probably would be camera shy
    Well I haven't been a volunteer for nearly the last year so it didn't feel that fitting for me and yes I must admit I might've been a little camera shy @Redemption ! I like listening to podcasts but I don't think it's my thing to speak on them - I'd end up just waffling on!
  • independent_independent_ Community Connector Posts: 10,126 An Original Mixlorian
    I would be camera shy too @Katie I hate talking on camera now I start waffling and start using my telephone voice
    “Sometimes the people around you won’t understand your journey. They don’t need to, it’s not for them.”
  • RedemptionRedemption Community Connector Posts: 6,748 Master Poster
    Katie wrote: »
    Redemption wrote: »
    Did you not want to go on it @Katie or you a bit camera shy ? Fair enough if so or any other reasons, I probably would be camera shy
    Well I haven't been a volunteer for nearly the last year so it didn't feel that fitting for me and yes I must admit I might've been a little camera shy @Redemption ! I like listening to podcasts but I don't think it's my thing to speak on them - I'd end up just waffling on!

    Waffling on lol, I'd probably be interested in your story and all that haha. Fair enough though lol. I like listening to a few too.
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,795 Part of The Furniture
    independent_ wrote: »
    Better grab a coffee and some snacks, followed it on Spotify too <3

    Omg I actually need to do this now, I need to follow the mix podcast on my Spotify and also Leyla voice reveal exciting times indeed.
    Just a person who likes pop culture and films
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,795 Part of The Furniture
    Im not logged in but I can still listen to it :lol::joy:
    Just a person who likes pop culture and films
  • Amy22Amy22 Posts: 5,795 Part of The Furniture
    I got the podcast ep on my Spotify on the TV and @Leyla You spoke really well and everyone else too I'm listening to it a bit. We get an official voice reveal ☺
    Just a person who likes pop culture and films
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