The Forgotten Generation Podcast
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is about speaking to young people and inspiring changemakers about issues that matter to them, the journeys they’re on, and who they are to amplify their voices. The Forgotten Generation Podcast is hosted by Troy Njenje-Mbanga who is an #iwill Ambassador and a young person with a learning disability and autism. Troy is a youth activist advocating for SEND inclusion and youth voice from Wakefield in West Yorkshire and is part of many local and national youth voice groups.
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14 hours ago
14 hours ago
Today's episode is hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga and celebrates Pride Month with Winter Simon, who is a Young National Children's Bureau Advisory Group member, youth advocate, and college student.
To get connected with Winter, find them on Instagram.
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is a Be the change. Media Network production.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.
Thursday May 21, 2026
Thursday May 21, 2026
Today's episode is hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga with guest Saeed Rahman, who is a Barnardo's and Co-op Youth Advisory Group member, youth advocate, and college student.
To get connected with Saeed Rahman, find him on Instagram.
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is a Be the change. Media Network production.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.
Friday May 15, 2026
Friday May 15, 2026
Today's episode is hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga with guest Ella Bromfield, who is a Youth Ambassador for the Children’s Commissioner, co-founder of Vocality, and a sixth form student.
To get connected with Ella, find her on Instagram and Linkedin.
You can also find Vocality on Instagram.
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is a Be the change. Media Network production.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.
Thursday May 07, 2026
Thursday May 07, 2026
Today's episode is hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga with guest Mark Brashier, who is a Northern Ireland #iwill Ambassador, youth advocate, and Student Governor (aka Union President) 2025/2026 for SERC Students Union.
To get connected with Mark, find him on Instagram and LinkedIn.
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is a Be the change. Media Network production.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
Thursday Apr 23, 2026
Today's episode is hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga and features Merel, the Long Covid Kids Choir teacher, and two young people, Clara and Cerys, speaking about their journey.
To get connected with Long Covid Kids, find them on Instagram and Linkedin.
To get connected with Merel, find her on Instagram and Linkedin. You can also find Long Covid Kids Choir on Instagram.
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is a Be the change. Media Network production.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.
Thursday Apr 02, 2026
Thursday Apr 02, 2026
Today's episode is a special on Autism Awareness Day, celebrating Autism Acceptance Month. Hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga, this episode features Rachel Hasson, a disability youth activist, #iwill Ambassador and co-founder of Faerie Press, and Jamie Cummings, who is a Wakefield Museums & Castles Youth Forum member and a college student.
To get connected with Rachel, find her on Instagram and Linkedin.
To get connected with Jamie, find him on Instagram.
Listen to the Stand Up and Out episode with Rachel here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0JOkWxbZq5Z7JiABYGxQ4d?si=ORzl08e7TmCMsmGOS2ZVFg
Follow the Stand Up and Out Collective on Instagram.
To get connected with Disability Musician and songwriter, Sakara find her on Instagram, and you can stream her single, This is Reality, here:
https://open.spotify.com/track/0zfR4UGT1Y7gEMMuH6xBtC?si=Af37roP3SNCvVTwv91CR1Q
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is a Be the change. Media Network production.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.
Thursday Mar 26, 2026
Thursday Mar 26, 2026
Today's episode is hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga with guest Nickolas Ellis, who is a British racing driver, the first Young Ambassador for UK Youth, and an ambassador to the Just Dream Movement.
To get connected with Nickolas, find him on Instagram and Linkedin.
To learn more about the Just Dream Movement, find more information on Instagram.
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is a Be the change. Media Network production.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.
Thursday Mar 19, 2026
Thursday Mar 19, 2026
Today's episode is hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga to celebrate Neurodiversity Celebration Week with Millicent Wenlock. Millicent is the chair of the Care Experienced Movement and a care experienced, social mobility, and neurodiversity campaigner, as well as a My Life My Say Squad Leader and #iwill Ambassador.
To get connected with Millicent, find her on Instagram and Linkedin.
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is a Be the change. Media Network production.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.
Friday Mar 13, 2026
Friday Mar 13, 2026
Today's episode is hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga with guest Stefano Di Rico who is a mental health campaigner, My Life My Say Squad Leader, and Young Minds Activist 2022-2025.
To get connected with Stefano, find him on Instagram and Linkedin.
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
The Forgotten Generation Podcast is a Be the change. Media Network production.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.
Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Thursday Mar 05, 2026
Today's episode is hosted by Troy Njenje Mbanga with guest Molly Taylor, who is an #iwill Ambassador, co-chair of the #iwill Movement, youth participation and power advocate, and a youth advisor at The National Lottery Community Fund.
To get connected with Molly, find her on Instagram and Linkedin.
To get connected with Troy, find him on Instagram, on LinkedIn, and on X.
To follow along with The Forgotten Generation Podcast, you can find the podcast on Instagram and LinkedIn.
You can find The Forgotten Generation blogs on our Substack.
Follow Be the change. Media Network on Instagram: @bethechangemedianetwork.
If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at lily@bethechangepodcast.org.
The views and opinions expressed by guests and hosts are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the change. Media Network or its partners.