Podcasts

For fifty years, revellers have ventured to Glastonbury for a festival which has grown from 1,500 attendees (and a free pint of Worthy Farm milk with every ticket!) to 200,000. For those who would have usually been reaching for wellies, glittering costumes and tent pegs, join us for an unmissable conversation with the festival’s Head […]

NFTs are making waves on the international arts scene – and the music industry is no exception. Listen back as Chris Cooke, founder and MD of Complete Music Update (CMU) and author of ‘Dissecting The Digital Dollar’, provides an expert perspective on Non-Fungible Tokens, how they’re being employed by the music industry and whether they’re […]

We all face the climate crisis together, but when marginalised communities are disproportionately affected by the impacts of environmental harm, why are their voices not being given adequate representation? For this discussion, environment and human rights lawyer Adam Weiss speaks to community organisers Naomi Alexander Naidoo and Tyrone Scott about how we can redress racial […]

An aptitude for emotional intelligence is often overlooked in the workplace, but it is essential for successful working relationships and business success. In 2020 we have seen this challenged, with the ongoing prevalence of racial and gender inequality reaching the mainstream media, while the pandemic has increased instances of remote working, making it difficult to […]

The Arts Club podcast shares highlights from fascinating panel discussions, talks and events at the club. Catch up on what you missed, or listen again anytime, anywhere. As the conversation around LGBTQI culture grows louder, does our understanding of the issues and complexities keep pace? Right at this moment in time we need to start […]

‘The answer to the question of our modern time: how to recapture simplicity in our lives so we can once again connect with ourselves… Julia Hobsbawm has given us the answer’ Arianna Huffington From paring back your news sources to reducing your wardrobe à la Obama, entrepreneur and author of The Simplicity Principle, Julia Hobsbawm […]

There was a sense of cautious encouragement on hearing the unreserved apology from the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, to the Windrush Generation on 19.03.2020. A group of people who were wrongly detained, denied legal rights, threatened, and in many cases, wrongly deported by the UK Home Office. As the investigation into the Windrush Scandal continues, […]

‘UNESCO depicts heritage as tangible and intangible. For many years, we looked at the tangible, we looked at the building, the brick and mortar; but in the last few years we started to focus our efforts on the people who live around the heritage sites.’ – Nada Hosking, Executive Director, Global Heritage Fund Nada Hosking, […]

‘Bespoke is all about stories, it’s about the relationship between the client and the designer.’ Since the founding of her company in 2010, award-winning bespoke jewellery designer Hattie Rickards has created nearly 500 beautiful pieces. Interviewed by Rachel Garrahan, Jewellery and Watch Director at British Vogue, Hattie discusses what bespoke jewellery means to her. Whether […]