Episode #7 Laura Yates is a community producer for an arts programme covering Bootle, Sefton, and Crosby Libraries, aptly named, Human Libraries. She talks of the many arts, domestic and nature initiatives they’ve organised and run for the community and how much they worked to assist so many areas of Liverpool, during Lockdown and beyond. She discusses the challenges and highlights of their numerous projects and the ways in which the people they serve have benefitted.

Episode #6 Listen to Kyle Dowling, a pub landlord who talks about the challenges he faced personally and professionally from the beginning of the pandemic. From a tough start of having to close down his pub, he turned everything around for himself and shares a number of solutions for anyone who has found themselves struggling with isolation and unemployment. Kyle also talks about the crucial role the local pub plays within any community and how he managed to keep that ethos front and center, even when his doors were closed. 

Episode #5 John McGlone speaks about the challenges of homelessness, and not just the obvious problems but also the tricky issue of what to do with your pets! John discusses the ways in which he believes civic services everywhere, unfortunately, fail those who need them the most, even when that isn’t ever their intention. He offers a wealth of life experience and discusses the importance of the voluntary and charity sectors to those who find themselves on the streets.