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The Reason Why

The Reason Why

Written by: Seamas Carey
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Welcome to Cornwall; a land of contradictions. Seamas Carey takes a deep dive look at the social issues, housing crisis, hidden history and culture wars of contemporary Cornwall.© 2023 The Reason Why Social Sciences
Episodes
  • The Reason Why LIVE Bonus Episode #2
    Sep 22 2022

    Part 2 of The Reason Why LIVE Bonus Episode. 
    Six months on from it's initial release, Seamas Carey hosts a panel to continue conversations raised throughout The Reason Why podcast series. 

    Recorded at The Cornish Bank with a live audience - featuring frank,  passionate and thorny discussions which revisit familiar threads and cover new ground. 

    Seamas welcomes back three original interviewees; Michael Bunney (Cornwall councillor), Emma Frankland (performance artist) and Matthew Xia (London based theatre director) whilst introducing two new speakers; Mandy Spencer (Aspects Holidays) and Marcus Alleyne (Black Voices Cornwall). 

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    40 mins
  • The Reason Why LIVE Bonus Episode #1
    Sep 22 2022

    Six months on from it's initial release, Seamas Carey hosts a panel to continue conversations raised throughout The Reason Why podcast series. 

    Recorded at The Cornish Bank with a live audience - featuring frank,  passionate and thorny discussions which revisit familiar threads and cover new ground. 

    Seamas welcomes back three original interviewees; Michael Bunney (Cornwall councillor), Emma Frankland (performance artist) and Matthew Xia (London based theatre director) whilst introducing two new speakers; Mandy Spencer (Aspects Holidays) and Marcus Alleyne (Black Voices Cornwall). 

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    40 mins
  • Truly Local
    Apr 7 2022

    The final episode of The Reason Why asks what it means to have a 'sense of place' and how to be truly local?
    Seamas Carey investigates the social impact that Kneehigh Theatre had on Cornwall during the 1990's and how their work was shaped by the unique circumstances of a rural place. Then, after they achieved world wide fame (thanks to Emma Rice) Seamas wonders if people got left behind in the wake of ambition?
    He also looks at the work of Cornish playwright and lobster fisherman Nick Darke - a good example of someone who was passionately local and universal. 

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    42 mins
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