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Jay Behrouzi-Sneade is a Filipino-Iranian journalist from Liverpool hailing from a long line of passionate cooks!  Replicating global cuisine at home was a big part of her upbringing as a part of her a multi-heritage expat family in the United Arab Emirates.

Mia Thornton is a creative producer currently based in Liverpool.  Mia is driven by a passion for storytelling and a commitment to amplifying Black voices.  She has worked on a wide range of creative projects for both global brands and community-based initiatives, showcasing her talent and versatility.

Meg Elliot is a writer, zine-maker, and mountain biker from Shropshire. She is fascinated by story, folklore, and the way memory lives in landscapes. Meg co-creates a zine exploring nature through art and writing and is one half of The InBetween Collective, an international creative group sharing stories of culture, resistance and celebration. She has also worked on heritage projects across the UK investigating the social impact of environmental projects.

Hugh Sheehan is an audio producer and musician/composer originally from Birmingham. Much of his work explores questions around gender and sexuality, desire and shame, assimilation, and radicalism. In 2020 he was commissioned as a New Creative by Â鶹ԼÅÄ Arts and Arts Council England to make Lost Time - an audio short contemplating LGBTQ+ people’s experiences in getting to live life on their own terms.

Sacred Money

Taqwa Sadiq

Taqwa believes that storytelling has the power to bridge people, languages and cultures. Her work across audio, film, and art is often inspired by her background in Middle Eastern studies. Her Charles Parker Prize winning piece, ‘Breathing Lyrical’ was broadcast on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Radio 4, and she previously hosted the Made at UCL podcast.

In a cost-of-living crisis, Taqwa’s podcast asks whether money can be sacred, what it really means to purify your wealth, and whether Zakat - a compulsory charity given by Muslims around the world - can change how all of us think about money and our communities.

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Black Gold

George Powell

George knew he wanted to be a radio producer from the age of 15 and is fascinated by the relationships we hold with space and place. Growing up on the Wirral peninsular, he remembers being mesmerised by the scale of Stanlow Oil Refinery – the UK’s second largest to date.

More recently and whilst exploring Stanlow’s history for its centenary in 2024, he was left with more questions than answers. Black Gold aims to understand the impact of the Stanlow on the surrounding community as well as its role in the UK’s industrial landscape.

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Â鶹ԼÅÄtown Boring?

Anouska Lewis

Anouska is passionate about how our shared past helps us to connect with others and our environments. She aims to foster empathy in everything she creates. At university, she made friends with proud Bristolians, Mancunians, and Londoners, but always felt slightly embarrassed to have grown up in Milton Keynes. Her hometown was seen as a joke rather than a cultural hub, and for a wannabe-historian, it left her deflated.

Â鶹ԼÅÄtown Boring? explores the untold history and contributions of disregarded towns and cities across the UK, hoping to turn those feelings of deflation into celebration.

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Now Here

May Robson

May grew up reading about revolutions in dusty history books where change is made by “great men”, but soon realised she should have been looking closer to home. Today, her work as a producer and journalist is fuelled by the people she has met, whose daily dreams and refusals make us feel that another world is possible.

Now Here takes you on a journey from the Scottish Highlands to the Southern borders of England, hearing from communities who are making ‘small revolutions’ in how we live, play, work and eat today.

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Seun's Talking Drum: British AND West African

Seun Matiluko

Seun Matiluko is a journalist and researcher who is interested in uplifting marginalized voices. Her work has examined fashion, politics, pop culture, race and 20th century history in Britain and across the world. In 2021, Seun was shortlisted for a British Journalism Award in the Social Affairs, Diversity and Inclusion category. Her academic background is in law and history and she is a recent graduate of Harvard Law School. As a twenty-something British-Nigerian, Seun has long been fascinated by hyphenated identities and the lives and legacies of people of African descent in Britain.

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Who Was Michael X? The untold story of the UK’s most influential Black Power leader.

Hamza Salmi

Hamza learnt of Michael X whilst working on a documentary about the better-known American activist Malcolm X. He discovered a troubled visionary with a chequered past. Michael X led the charge for equal rights for the Black community that still resonates today. But he was also a pimp and convicted criminal who was eventually executed after fleeing the UK.

Hamza Salmi, Audio Lab Creator says: “By understanding Michael X, we can learn first-hand what it was like to be Black in the UK at the time – directly impacted by colonial thinking and power structures. Telling this story in audio is perfect because I have the time and space to talk directly to the listener and together we can try to understand who he really was.”

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Growing up in Southeast London, Hanna learnt as much as she could about her heritage and culture from family, books, and visits to Somalia. But she soon found herself wondering why Britain’s celebrated museums had more historically significant artefacts than Somalia’s museums had. Why are they here? How did they get here? More importantly, should they be returned? The Museum of Bad Vibes goes in search of the answers whilst giving voice to the restless spirits inhabiting those very objects.

Hanna Adan

Hanna Adan, Audio Lab Creator says: “I really love museums and without them I wouldn’t know as much as I do about places I’ve never been to. But I also feel they’re not very neutral places and the vibe can seem off. Objects have their own stories, whether spiritual or due to all the hands they have passed through. With an ever-growing discussion on repatriating museum objects to their countries of origins as well as ‘retain and explain’ why they’re here to stay, I think it’s time we heard what the artefacts have to say.”

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Adam is passionate about Queer history and culture. He was a co-producer The Log Books podcast which explores untold queer stories through the handwritten notes of volunteers at Switchboard, an LGBT+ helpline since 1974. His first book Deep Sniff, published in 2021, is an exploration of identity, sex, and freedom through a history of the drug 'poppers'.

Adam Zmith

The Film We Can’t See explores the hidden queer connections between filmmakers across a century of cinema. It is based on imagined audio left by a pioneering film director from Russia, a bisexual Hollywood actress, and a German sexologist fleeing the Nazis.

Adam Zmith, Audio Lab creator says: “I'm obsessed with my queer ancestors, like Magnus Hirschfeld who researched sexuality and gender over 100 years ago. He made discoveries about our bodies that we might think of as hyper modern, but he was campaigning for queer rights before my grandparents were born. Discovering my ancestry as a queer person through these historical figures and their amazing work is a big part of my life and work now. With this podcast I want to give people the same mind-opening moments I've had in exploring our histories.”

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Tommy knew podcasting was for him after discovering Have You Heard George’s Podcast? and Sneakernomics on Â鶹ԼÅÄ Sounds. It was during the build-up to the Euros football final in 2021 when some England players missed penalties in a crucial game – going from heroes to villains in seconds. Tommy began to wonder what it meant to be ‘British’ and why some are expected to prove their ‘Britishness’?

Tommy Dixon

Colouring In Britain explores this idea, charting the stories people of colour who helped shaped what the UK looks like today

Tommy Dixon, Audio Lab creators says: “When I was at school, I didn’t get taught a lot of Black history, so I wanted to champion the people I look up to and highlight their huge contributions to the UK. My podcast includes drama because I want listeners to be transported back to those defining moments, such as1962 when Malorie Blackman was born and the National Front was very active.”

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Talia Randall grew up listening to experimental radio shows such as Chris Morris’ Jam, that bring together seemingly disparate elements to tell a particular story. Talia has carried this influence with her throughout her career in the creative arts through her writing; teaching and performing.

Talia Randall

Blossom Trees & Burnt-Out Cars celebrates stories of wildlife through window boxes and community gardens whilst exploring why some lack access to green spaces and the fascinating work they’re doing to change that.

Talia Randall, Audio Lab Creator says: “I love how personal and intimate audio can be. I like that you can really listen to someone in a way that you can’t always visually. And when we think about nature, we don’t normally think about urban nature or council estates. So, it’s a nice way for a listener to be immersed in and challenge some of the ideas about what nature is and what it sounds like.”

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One of Jade’s earliest audio memories is of an encyclopaedia that played music by national instruments of countries from around the world. It was the start of her passion for research, finding fascinating people and stories.

Jade Scott

Jade was drawn to podcasting and as she approached the 2020’s. Reflecting on her life experiences, The Reset was born: a journey through life’s messy middle, activating change and contemplating themes of emotional wellbeing and possibility. Part audio diary, part manifesto, The Reset is a podcast about learning how to live.

Jade Scott, Audio Lab creators says: "I didn’t feel there was anything else I could make. This is a personal journey I’ve been on for a few years, accelerated by hitting 30. I’ve always been on this search for knowledge, particularly from a global perspective. This podcast is about placing Black and Brown women in the conversation about wellness and exploring those themes. Life is for living but the living isn’t easy."

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