Dame Stephanie Shirley

Unfortunately, we live in an era where the ignorant dickhead is celebrated. The greater the ignorance or the more appalling the behaviour the more oxygen they are given. This is a sad consequence of the inevitable dumbing down of society at large and the rubbish fed to us by a media that is full of people whose sole academic training consists of doing a degree in media studies and spending all day on Facebook.

It is therefore wonderfully refreshing and uplifting to listen to someone who after a shocking start in life not only did something with their life but also dramatically changed the course of the lives of others. To my great embarrassment I had never heard of Dame Stephanie Shirley until she popped up automatically on my podcast playlist . What was a ten minute drive home became a 30 minute meander around the block whilst I listened to her 81 year old razor sharp mind and her remarkable story.

Click on the image below for the podcast.