Episodes

  • Smile!

    Smile!
    Jul 26 2024
    Author Tracey J Boothe talks to Hardeep about her books.

    Recorded 26 July 2024 in the Conservatory of the Marie Lloyd Centre, London E9 8LA.

    Tracey J Boothe at Amazon - Tracey J Boothe on YouTube - Tracey J Boothe Publishing

    Cover adapted from a photo by Rahul Mishra
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    10 mins
  • Give something back

    Give something back
    May 10 2024
    Michael tells Hardeep and Jennifer about his volunteering roles at 50+ Digital and Highbury Roundhouse Food Bank.

    Recorded 10 May 2024 amid the hubbub of the main hall at Mildmay Community Centre, London N16.
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    7 mins
  • A library is the hub of a community

    A library is the hub of a community
    Aug 7 2023
    Hardeep talks to Chris McLean-Benjamin - librarian, teacher, counsellor, mentor, IT trainer, editor, and a lot more - about his work at Stoke Newington Library, Hackney.

    Recorded 7 August 2023 at Mildmay Community Centre
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    10 mins
  • He was alive all those years

    He was alive all those years
    Jul 24 2023
    Margaret’s powerful story of her 20-year search for her African-American GI father.

    Recorded 24 July 2023 at Mildmay Community Centre, London N16.
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    12 mins
  • It's a passion!

    It's a passion!
    Jul 21 2023
    80-year-old Ray Carpenter was a skilled graphic designer for 50 years, and is now a full-time painter. Ray describes his artist process, which often begins with detritus discovered on the Thames foreshore.

    Recorded 21 July 2023 in the Arbeit Trowbridge Talks podcast studio, Hackney Wick, London.
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    18 mins
  • We learn from each other

    We learn from each other
    Jul 17 2023
    Florence talking about her paper craft workshops at Mildmay Community Centre.

    Recorded 17 July 2023 at Mildmay Community Centre, London, UK
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    5 mins
  • 40 years in the Community Library

    40 years in the Community Library
    Jul 14 2023
    Chris and Jackie spent their working life with disadvantaged people at the Hackney Community Library. Hardeep learns about the history of the pioneering service and how current residents can access it.

    The service web page is https://hackney.gov.uk/community-library-service

    Videos at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DjX2Ui6KgaA and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64zJbpCA88s

    Recorded 14 July 2023 in the Arbeit Trowbridge Talks podcast studio, Hackney Wick - https://arbeit.org.uk/podcast-studio
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    18 mins
  • Let’s get back to music

    Let’s get back to music
    Jul 7 2023
    DJ Mumbles looks back at a career in and around music - and forwards to the next chapter of the story.

    Recorded 7 July 2023 in the Arbeit Trowbridge Talks podcast studio, Hackney Wick - https://arbeit.org.uk/podcast-studio
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    11 mins