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RMN Behaving Badly

By RMN Behaving Badly

A topical, political and occasionally nonsensical podcast about mental health nursing in the UK.
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Episode 30 - Same Shift, Different PM

RMN Behaving BadlyNov 19, 2022

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Episode 30 - Same Shift, Different PM

Episode 30 - Same Shift, Different PM

EPISODE SUMMARY:
At the start of the episode, hosts SM and EF presented as euthymic, engaged in conversation, pleasant on approach. After some time, both appeared to be developing anger, speaking about politics and expressing frustration at a failure to resolve deleterious situations. ?repressed anger?

F328.64 - Conservative Intolerance Syndrome
F646.0.2 - Scottish (similar presentation)

Medication: EF was particularly accepting of Tamnavulin 50ml PRN. SM was not observed in self-administration of whisky.

Observations: Witty, acerbic, developing into significant sarcasm.

PLAN:
1. Continue with episodic release of frustration ("podcasting")
2. Consider overthrow of the establishment.
3. Review again in one month.
4.  Reminded of trade union EGM, strike ballot and presidential election (if interested).

SOCIAL LINKS:
Website:
www.rmnbehavingbadly.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/RMNBehavingBadly/
Instagram: www.instagram.com/rmnbehavingbadly/
Twitter: twitter.com/RMNBBpodcast

MUSIC:
“Proper Motion” by Barstool Astronaut
barstoolastronaut.com/

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SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/rmnbehavingbadly

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Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/rmn-behaving-badly

There's no such platform as Bellafonte, but there should be.

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www.patreon.com/RMNBehavingBadly

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World Mental Health Day special get-together episode!

World Mental Health Day special get-together episode!

Finally your hosts have managed to record an episode in person! Ed went to Scotland for a wee break and managed to find Stuart next to a loch and, surrounded by our respective families, we recorded an episode for World Mental Health Day on Ed's phone, complete with wind noise, spouses and children adding to the colourful atmosphere.

What's the purpose of "mental health for all" when we can't even look after ourselves? Don't expect any answers...

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Episode 21 - What is it now?
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Episode 20 - Yurt
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Episode Meh

Episode Meh

Where have we gone? A short note to explain. It has nothing to do with a Russian oligarch, we deny that completely.
Aug 16, 202002:03
Episode 19 with Nurses United
Aug 01, 202001:03:31
Episode 18 - with Elizabeth Anionwu
Jul 15, 202001:41:29
Episode 17 - Lockdown Comedown
Jun 30, 202001:08:30
Episode 16 - LIVE! with Darren McGarvey

Episode 16 - LIVE! with Darren McGarvey

Stuart and Ed are joined by award-winning author and rapper Darren McGarvey (aka Loki) to discuss his book "Poverty Safari" and the intersection of inequality, poverty and mental health in this dynamic and thought-provoking episode.

You can join in the debate about mental health nursing and social issues by following us on Twitter @RMNBBpodcast, @StueyMcKenzie and @EdFreshwater.

Darren is on Twitter @lokiscottishrap, his website is darrenmcgarvey.com his award-winning book Poverty Safari is available from Luath Press, and is also available on Audible.

Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Anchor, PocketCasts, Soundcloud and all the other places where a pod might be cast. Go on and share the links with all your friends.

This podcast is made possible thanks to our patrons which send us a few quid every month to keep things going and growing. In particular we want to thank Becky Hoskins, Cecilia Wigley, Daisy H, Derrick Tyson, Jennie Lee Sims, Lauren Kennedy, Lee Oughton, Maureen Dolan, Sarah Hivey, The Venerable Lady Ali Upton, Billy Drysdale, Dionne Daniel, Katie Sutton, Nat Frater, Natalie Brooks, Paul Jebb, Paula Shiels, Phil Noyes, Shari Auldyth, Rod Thomson and Andrea Spyropoulos. . If you'd like to join them and support the work of the podcast, visit patreon.com/RMNBehavingBadly.

Intro music is:
I Want It by EpiJay ( https://music.apple.com/us/album/high-level-ep/605743629)

Outro music is:
Too Cool by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4534-too-cool
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Jun 13, 202001:33:06
Episode 15 - LIVE! with Lee & Murdo

Episode 15 - LIVE! with Lee & Murdo

Stuart and Ed talk mental health, nursing and politics, and are joined for this free live show by acclaimed singer/songwriter Murdo Mitchell and Britain's Got Talent winner Lee Ridley, aka Lost Voice Guy.

Thank you for joining us for the third LIVE! show of RMN Behaving Badly, and extra special thanks to our amazing guests Lee Ridley aka Lost Voice Guy and Murdo Mitchell.

Keep on arguing and calling out the nonsense on Twitter @RMNBBpodcast, Stuart is @StueyMcKenzie and I'm @EdFreshwater, Lee is @LostVoiceGuy and Murdo is @MurdoMitchell. 

If you need a goat in a virtual meeting, get yourself to https://www.cronkshawfoldfarm.co.uk/goatsonzoom and follow @CronkshawFold because there’s nothing quite so wonderful as having a goat on Zoom.

Our website rmnbehavingbadly.co.uk where you can find show notes, our blog, sign up to the mailing list, link to our social media accounts and listen to all our previous episodes.

Lee's book is available from that evil megalith Amazon or his website lostvoiceguy.co.uk

You can buy Murdo's CD by punting a tenner to him at paypal.me/MurdoMitchell and he'll even pay the postage.

Huge thanks to our patrons who make the podcast and our live shows possible, and a special shout out to Rod Thomson, Becky Hoskins, Daisy, Jennie Lee Sims, Lauren Kennedy, Lee Oughton, Sarah Hivey, the venerable Ali Upton, Billy Drysdale, Katie Sutton, Nat Frater, Maureen Dolan , Paul Jebb, Paula Shiels, Phil Noyes, Natalie Brooks and Shari Auldyth. You can join these fine colleagues and many more by visiting patreon.com/rmnbehavinbadly

We are of course a topical podcast relying on daft people doing the wrong thing for our content, so a special shout out to Matt Hancock and the Conservatives for their continued ineptitude; without them we'd have far less to talk about. Although, of course, we'd sooner have a health minister we could cheer on and wasn't about as much use as one of his stupid apps.

Please make sure you subscribe to this podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, PocketCasts, SoundCloud and all the other places where a pod might be cast. Leave us a review on iTunes too, we're only in this for the ego boost.

Intro music is:

I Want It by EpiJay ( https://music.apple.com/us/album/high-level-ep/605743629)

Outro and incidental music by Kevin McLeod:

Comic Hero by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3532-comic-hero

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pixel Peeker Polka - faster by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4220-pixel-peeker-polka---faster

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Join us again on June 13th where we'll be joined by acclaimed rapper and author Darren McGarvey; we'll be talking inequality, mental health, and probably mentioning Liaison Coordinators. If you want to be fully prepped, buy his book Poverty Safari right now and send in your questions.

Once again thanks for listening and, until we see you again, stay well, stay safe.

Speak to you soon.


May 31, 202001:29:43
Episode 14 - with Andrea Spyropoulos

Episode 14 - with Andrea Spyropoulos

Stuart & Ed are joined by legendary nurse leader Andrea Spyropoulos. We’re talking about nurse activism, where we’ve been, where we are and where we need to go.

Links to stories, our blog and all of our previous episodes are on our website at rmnbehavingbadly.co.uk We’re also on Facebook and Instagram, just search for RMN Behaving Badly.

Special thanks to our all our patrons, particularly our friends Becky Hoskins, Daisy, Jennie Lee Sims, Lauren Kennedy, Lee Oughton, Sarah Hivey, Billy Drysdale, Katie Sutton, Nat Fraster, Paul Jebb, Paula Shiels, Phil Noyes and Shari Morris. Our fabulous patrons keep this podcast going and it means we can put on live gigs, host a good quality chat and all the other stuff we do. To become a patron, visit patreon.com/RMNBehavingBadly. We’ve got three tiers, and if you join as a Half-Cocked Friend or higher you’ll get your name read out in the credits too.

May 18, 202001:13:36
Episode 13 - LIVE! with the Susans
May 10, 202001:36:15
Episode 12 - Random Blather
Apr 30, 202048:27
Episode 11 - LIVE! with John Scott

Episode 11 - LIVE! with John Scott

Join regular RMN Behaving Badly hosts Stuart McKenzie and Ed Freshwater as they discuss topical and political issues relating to mental health nursing in the UK. In the first ever live show, they're joined by comedian and expert by experience John Scott.

Apr 19, 202001:31:40
Episode 10 - News of the LIVE! show

Episode 10 - News of the LIVE! show

Stuart & Ed bring you news of our upcoming LIVE! show on Saturday 18th April, 9pm with comedian John Scott. The show is free on Zoom - just follow the link to register and get your password: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/uZQsdeqrqjwstNtNFc6e4pMNE7XC9LUiqA 

Apr 10, 202009:37
Episode 9 - Excel-lent

Episode 9 - Excel-lent

The Lockdown Hysteria starts to kick in as Stuart and Ed chat about their new sweeping executive powers...

Mar 30, 202001:05:31
Episode 8 - Walk A Mile

Episode 8 - Walk A Mile

In this episode, Ed interviews author and activist Chris Young on his experiences as a professional, service user and part-time wandering loon.

Mar 25, 202049:30
Episode 7 - M-m-m-my Corona

Episode 7 - M-m-m-my Corona

Stuart & Ed take a wry look at the latest developments in UK mental health nursing, and maybe take a crack at some policy or other...

Mar 16, 202059:33
Episode 6 - The Marmot Review

Episode 6 - The Marmot Review

Stuart & Ed reunite to discuss the findings of the recent update to the Marmot Review, and to see what happy shennanigans Matt Hancock has been up to...

Feb 28, 202001:02:54
MH Nurses Day special part 4 - JBW

MH Nurses Day special part 4 - JBW

MH Nurse and fellow podcaster John Barry Waldron joins regular host Stuart McKenzie ahead of MH Nurses' Day 2020
Feb 21, 202014:35
MH Nurses Day Special part 3 - Jennie Lee Sims

MH Nurses Day Special part 3 - Jennie Lee Sims

Join Stuart McKenzie and Jennie Lee Sims as they talk about what mental health nursing means to them, ahead of Mental Health Nurses' Day on 21st February.
Feb 20, 202011:03
MH Nurses Day Special part 2 - C'Mon Phil The Noyes

MH Nurses Day Special part 2 - C'Mon Phil The Noyes

Staff-side rep, RNMH and RNLD Phil Noyes joins Stuart McKenzie to talk about what makes Mental Health Nursing important to him.
Feb 19, 202022:10
MH Nurses Day Special part 1 - Leanne Patrick

MH Nurses Day Special part 1 - Leanne Patrick

Stuart McKenzie interviews NQN and polymath Leanne Patrick ahead of Mental Health Nurses' Day 2020
Feb 18, 202012:15
Episode 5 - Tree Nurses

Episode 5 - Tree Nurses

A whirlwind of content recorded and edited in a whirlwind of poor internet, political incompetency, hospital admissions and viral outbreaks. Join us for another hour of Hancock's Half Cocked, funding news, Mental Health Nurses' Day, an ill-judged comment about Boris, trains, trees, and secret references to baked products.
Feb 12, 202001:02:27
Emergency Statement

Emergency Statement

We are addressing rumours of our imminent sale to US health interests.
Feb 09, 202001:28
Episode 4 - Hancock's Half Cocked

Episode 4 - Hancock's Half Cocked

Join regular hosts Stuart McKenzie and Ed Freshwater, with special guest Steve Ford (Editor, Nursing Times) discussing what's new where mental health nursing and politics collide. Some silliness too...
Jan 25, 202001:19:20
Episode 3 - Strike!

Episode 3 - Strike!

Regular hosts Stuart McKenzie and Ed Freshwater are joined by nurse activist Maureen Dolan from Northern Ireland, discussing the nurses' strike action - the first time in 103 years that RCN members have voted for industrial action.
Jan 07, 202001:11:06
Episode 2 - Christmas Bonus

Episode 2 - Christmas Bonus

Episode 2 - Christmas Bonus. Thanks to everyone who's working over the festive period, you're amazing and you are really making a huge difference.
Dec 24, 201932:32
Episode 1 - The Absolute State Of This

Episode 1 - The Absolute State Of This

It's here at last, our extremely amateur attempt at podcasting just to get the ball rolling on the intersections of mental health nursing and politics.
Ed Freshwater and Stuart McKenzie draw some broad brushstrokes on the absolute state of society after the general election, some issues facing us as nurses and a couple of thoughts on where we need to go.
Dec 18, 201901:12:56