#12: On Island Tides: A journey through the music of Blanco White
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In this episode we meet the voice and the inspiration behind Blanco White, the stage name of Josh Edwards, a guitarist and singer-songwriter from London.
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#11: The Cult of the Shining City
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What is happening to the soul of America? It’s a question the whole world is asking as Americans vote in the most bizarre Presidential election in their history.
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#10: Poetry to journey by
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So we’re all grounded for the foreseeable future. None of us will be travelling the way we used to any time soon.
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#9: Politics of a Pandemic: A conversation with Dr. Paul G. Buchanan
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How do we navigate a COVID-19 world? What does a global pandemic mean for liberal democracy? And what might a ‘new normal’ look like for the world order?
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#8: Coronavirus: Time will come good
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As the UK lockdown is extended it’s hard to know when our lives will return to any sense of normality.
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#7: Coronavirus: Fighting 'The Rona'
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Since recording my last episode it seems that I contracted the coronavirus.
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#6: Coronavirus: We're all in this together
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We're only just starting to accept the seriousness of the coronavirus pandemic here in the UK. We've never lived through anything like this in our lifetimes, and everything is about to change dramatically. So how do we stay connected and hopeful, and how do we manage our fear?
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#5: Home is where we have 51 per cent of the vote
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What does it mean to be a global citizen when walls and borders are back in vogue? How do you create a permanent home that’s a sanctuary? And what does permanence and sanctuary even mean when borders are being re-drawn and the ground is shifting beneath your feet?
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#4: Finding home again in the aftermath of grief
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How do you find home again when you’ve lost the person who was your home? And what does the idea of home even mean in the aftermath of grief?
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#3: The citizenship tests of a lapsed Canadian
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What does home mean when you've always had a complicated relationship with the country you were born in?
info_outlineLondoners aren't always good at getting to know their neighbours. Sometimes it feels like even the city's suburbs are trying to avoid eye contact. In this episode we go out East to meet Freddie, James and Dan; three Londoners in their mid-20s who grew up in the postcode of East 18.
We met in South Woodford to talk about everything from football tribalism to Grime music, from mushy peas to the future of English identity.
WARNING: There's a mouth-watering fish and chip shop in this episode...
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One of our guests on this episode, Freddie Cocker is the Founder and Editor in Chief at Vent, an online platform, events programme, podcast and You Tube channel where everyone, but especially men and boys, can open up about mental health issues, break down stigmas and begin conversations that can often be so hard to start.
For more information about Vent, visit www.vent.org.uk or find them on Facebook and Twitter. You can also subscribe to Vent's new podcast, Just Checking In which is available on iTunes and Soundcloud.
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Special thanks for this episode to Brian Mattos at Square Suite Studios in South Woodford. If you’re looking for studio space for photography and media in the E18 area, check out www.squaresuite.co.uk
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Music on this episode is by Lee Rosevere, and Blue Dot Sessions.