Dyar Hussain on Incorporating Creativity Into Making Change

For Dyar Hussain, changemaking doesn't fit neatly into one box, and neither does he. In this episode of Be the Change Podcast, Lily Mott talks with Dyar Hussain, Director of Education and Knowledge Exchange at YouthTheGap and host of Be the Change Media Network podcast Legacies Lost & Found, about the path from growing up curious about identity and power to building an alternative education hub rooted in critical thought and community. Dyar shares how his youth work in Brighton shaped his belief in equitable access to education, what his new podcast is trying to give young changemakers space to tell their stories while situating them in a wider structural context, and how recent community organizing at Ridley Road has reminded him what real, collective power feels like. His advice for anyone wanting to get started: incorporate your creativity into your work in whatever way feels true to you because it's the thing that will keep you going when the work gets tough. As Dyar's story shows, staying connected to what you love isn't a distraction from changemaking; it's often what sustains it. Legacies Lost & Found launched on Be the Change Media Network on March 24, 2026, so you can listen now via wherever you get your podcasts. To get connected with Dyar, find him on Instagram and LinkedIn. To learn more about YouthTheGap, you can listen to Episode 270 of Be the Change Podcast featuring Kaia-Allen Bevan or visit: https://youththegap.uk. Please leave a rating, share a comment, and subscribe! Follow Be the Change Media Network on Instagram: @bethechangemedianetwork. Follow Be the Change Podcast on Instagram: @bethechangepodcast. If you have any questions, please email Lily Mott at [email protected]. Opinions shared by the guests and hosts of this show are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Be the Change Media Network.