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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!

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Season 4 Episode 10: NEW RESEARCH - How Young People View Spirituality

2025/07/18

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.

Season 4, Episode 9: Labubus, Beauty Pressures & Digital Boundaries – Why Should We Care?!

2025/06/20

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...

Season 4 Episode 8: We. Are. LIVE!!!

2025/05/23

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!

Season 4 Episode 7: City vs Rural

2025/03/14

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?!

Season 4 Episode 6: What the Sigma? Music, Family and Mental Health

2025/02/14

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.

Season 4 Episode 5: We Cooked With Our Guest Episode

2025/01/17

Join us as we speak to former BBC correspondent, Nicola Morrison as she chats with us about social media, peer pressure and belonging.

Season 4 Episode 4: Social Media Bans, Festive Food & Christmas Anxieties

2024/12/20

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!

Season 4 Episode 3: Let’s Grill Some Young People!

2024/11/22

Hannah and Beth are joined by four young people as they grill them about what it's like to be a young person today.

Season 4 Episode 2: Do We Gain Aura Points For This?

2024/10/25

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!

Season 4 Episode 1: Three Very Demure Topics

2024/09/26

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!

Season 3 Episode 10: Genny Lec, Mullets & Youth Centre Closures

2024/06/21

It’s our last drop of Youth Updates before we take a break for the summer so hunker on down as we unpack a hot topic, trend, issue and our bussin’ word of the month, alongside our guest Jon Sewell aka Jon Jackal.

Season 3 Episode 9: Fashion Deja Vu, Witchcraft & Gap Years. This Podcast Ate

2024/05/24

With this podcast, Beth and Hannah ate. (Not sure, what that means? Then definitely give it a listen!). We also discuss the rise in popularity of witchcraft, the resurgence of early 00s fashion and gap years!

Season 3 Episode 8: A Tortured Poet, The Future & The Rise Of Crafting

2024/04/26

Join us as we chat about the tortured poet that’s breaking loads of records, what young people think their future will be like, how crafting is gaining popularity again and of course – our word (or abbreviation!) of the month!

Season 3 Episode 7: No School, No News And A Surprise Trip To The Country

2024/03/15

Join us as we think about the drop in school attendance, where young people are finding their news, a genre shift by a musical icon that’s made waves and why our podcast isn’t spenny.

Season 3 Episode 6: Our Digital World Special Is A Green Flag

2024/02/16

Dive into our digital world special looking at the new game on the scene that you NEED to know about, how social media has spurred young people to take up an off-line hobby and what young people think about gaming! Plus find out more about flags in our word of the month.