StreetMic is a Podcast that engages people in an interesting conversation whilst walking around the streets of London, hence the name StreetMic. Guests on the show could be shoppers, employees, tourists, tattoo artists, street entertainers, masqueraders at Notting Hill Carnival, or even politicians…
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpodcastVillage life & friendship in Carrington's Village is a three part documentary film about the way of life in a small village in Barbados. It was made by Wendell Daniel in October/November 2017. It was uploaded on Youtube in February 2019 with a very small number of views. The documentary filmmaker decided to re-release the documentary on this platform with unbelievable viewing figures. This short film is an update and a thank you to the 85k+ people who have viewed the 3 part documentary thus far (18 January 2020). Please visit our new website to find at least 14 photographs about Barbados, from a large general portfolio, which might be of interest https://streetmicpod.com or you can visit our sound-only podcast platform http://streetmic.buzzsprout.com/
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Jeremy Corbyn was the keynote speaker at the Stop The War Coalition rally that took place in Trafalguar Square in London on 11 January 2020. The rally took place a few hours after Iran admitted it has accidently shot down an aircraft that resulted in 176 innocent lives being lost. This happened after the president of the United States, Donald Trump, issued an order that resulted in what has been described by many commentators as the assassination of an Iranian General.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Bush fires have engulfed Australia since July 2019 with millions of hectares being destroyed. This exclusive podcast is a WhatsApp recording from London to New South Wales in Australia with Steve Guest, a StreetMic podcast listener, who recently emigrated to the other side of the world.This episode will also be available on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpodcast
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/videos/111785210282464/?StreetMic Podcast secured an EXCLUSIVE interview with Rihanna's childhood neighbours from Rihanna Drive in Barbados. The interview, from the streets where Rihanna used to play on her bicycle, will see a mum & son who still live the next house to Rihanna childhood home talk about Rihanna as a child. They also talk about what it was like to hear Rihanna singing in the shower, before she became an international singer.The full-length interview will be released on 1 January 2020, on all major podcast platforms and Facebook, as part of promoting StreetMic's new Facebook page.Future episodes of StreetMic will normally be released on a Sunday, or during the week when important events occur.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/Trainspotting is a hobby that I have never understood. That changed when StreetMic engaged father & son trainspotters in a delightful conversation about their lifetime hobby. This sees them travelling over one thousand miles each month to feel, smell and ride on all types of trains.You will also get to hear about the pleasures they get from sitting quietly on a platform filming different trains as they pass by before going home to upload the recordings on their YouTube channel for their subscribers to also enjoy. Future episodes of StreetMic will be released on a Sunday at 10am London time.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Lady Alma Kent is 102 years old. She was a nurse in Japan in 1942 when she was captured by the Japanese and became a prisoner of war.This StreetMic interview was recorded by a transport hub. Lady Alma Kent will talk about what it was like to be captured and mistreated by the Japanese during WW2. She will also describe why she has been collecting for the Royal British Legion for 70 years, and she will talk about what it is like to march past the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. StreetMic will upload a new episode every Sunday. We may also publish extra podcasts during the week as newsworthy events occur on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Football is the biggest sport in the UK, and millions of fans pay extortionate sums of money to follow their team around the country each week. The creator of StreetMic podcast, Wendell Daniel, dislikes football. He felt it was a good idea to interview a football fanatic to understand why any person would pay large portions of their salary each month to follow their team around the country.This podcast is a brilliant insight into the motivation of a Manchester United season ticket holder, who lives in London However, he is prepared to travel all the way to Manchester on a regular basis to see his beloved team play a game of footieStreetMic will upload a new episode every Sunday. We may also publish extra podcasts during the week as newsworthy events occur on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Lady Alma Kent is 102 years old. She has three older siblings who are still alive and she describes herself as the baby. Her mother and father were 108 & 111 respectively when they died and she puts her longevity down to her family genes.Lady Alma Kent is well-known throughout Hampstead and London. She only eats fruit & veg, and Quavers crisps. She drinks a glass of rum each night before going to bed because it helps her sleep. She is still very fit & strong and is the eldest woman ever to run the London Marathon.This StreetMic podcast interview was conducted near a transport hub and is part of series of three. Another interview will hear her talk about being a nurse and what it was like to be captured and mistreated by the Japanese during WW2. The final interview will hear her talk about why she has been selling poppies for the Royal British Legion for the last 70 years and what it is like to march past the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday. This will be published along with a PODCAST from the Cenotaph on Remembrance Sunday.A truly amazing series of interviews with Lady Alma Kent and her powerful life journey caused the interviewer, Wendell Daniel, to become emotional during the interview. StreetMic will upload a new episode every Sunday. We may also publish extra podcasts during the week as newsworthy events occur on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/The Grenfell Tower fire claimed the lives of seventy two innocent victims and a public inquiry was set in to identify the issues that led to the tragedy. Phase One of the Inquiry report was published on 30 October. StreetMic went onto the streets around Grenfell Tower to obtain local reactions from those who were involved in the tragedy, or from those who witnessed the events.Many local residents, and a worker, were happy to tell StreetMic their personal story about what they saw, heard and how they and the local community have been affected by the fire. They also gave their opinions on the one thousand paged Inquiry report that was published.Please note a telephone call that was made to LBC Radio after the fire has been featured in this Podcast. You will hear from a caller whose mum and aunt perished in the fire. The caller describes the last breath of his mother.StreetMic will upload a new episode every Sunday. We may also publish extra podcasts during the week as newsworthy events occur on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/A revolution took place in Sudan in 2019 that resulted in thousands of innocent protestors being killed in Khartoum and the military dictator Al-Bashir eventually standing down from power. A transactional government is now in place until democratic elections are held in 3 years time.StreetMic made a WhatsApp telephone call to Sudan, to have an engaging conversation with the Chair of the Sudanese Community Information Centre in London. He was on a four week trip to Sudanese capital in Khartoum. He was able to give an accurate description on, how is life in Sudan post revolution?StreetMic will upload a new episode every Sunday. We may also publish extra podcasts during the week as newsworthy events occur on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/The River Lea in Enfield is the location for hundreds of people who can be found living on a houseboat. Many of them enjoy the freedom of being able to travel around the country in their own home.StreetMic visited the River Lea by Enfield Lock and interviewed three houseboat owners who enjoy their nomadic lifestyle. They talked about the joys of living on a houseboat, and the challenges associated with not living in a fixed location.StreetMic will upload a new episode every Sunday. We may also publish extra podcasts during the week as newsworthy events occur on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/A explosive argument erupted between Brexiteers & Remainers at The People's Vote rally in London on Saturday 19 October 2019. The argument flared up because a young lady was angry in voicing her concerns that 17.4 million people had voted to leave the EU, and a campaign was taking place to overturn a democratic result through a people's vote.Her arguments were countered by many people who disliked her angry approach. Please be advised that you may find some of the comments made in this podcast as offensive.StreetMic will upload a new episode every Sunday. We may also publish extra podcasts during the week as newsworthy events occur on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/StreetMic Podcast took a quiet stroll along the River Lea in Enfield Lock and spotted a small Dachshund whose paralysed back legs were strapped inside a set of walking wheels. These were being pulled along by its front legs and the subsequent interview, with its proud owner, was so delightful.StreetMic will upload a new episode every Sunday. We may also publish extra podcasts during the week as newsworthy events occur on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/StreetMic Podcast went onto the streets of London to meet and engage in a delightful conversation with Interesting people who were waiting to see the Queen. HRH was being driven in the Irish state carriage to perform the state opening of parliament at the palace of Westminster.This was pomp & ceremony at its best and everyone who engaged in conversation with StreetMic loved the ceremonial occasion.StreetMic will upload a new episode every Sunday. We may also publish extra podcasts during the week as newsworthy events occur on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Central London was brought to a standstill when XR started its two weeks of climate activism around the world. Thousands of activists took to the streets of London. They raised awareness about their common cause, sang songs, played their instruments, danced and behaved themselves. Children were also allowed to play & paint in the streets because the streets were free of polluting traffic.StreetMic was present when hundreds of activists were being arrested. In this Podcast you will hear what it was like to be present at the rebellion in Trafalgar Square. This occurred when hundreds of Police officers started to arrest activists for breaching section 14 of the Public Order Act of 1986, because they were obstructing the streets of London.This eight minute podcast consists of many soundbites to give you a feel of what it was like at the time climate activists were being arrested.A full-length and very detailed Podcast has also been uploaded. This captures a number of engaging conversations with climate activists from 06:30 in the morning when it was still dark & freezing cold, and a harpist was playing music to wake up encamped sleepers in Trafalgar Square. You will learn details about the aims of Extinction Rebellion and why so many committed activists are prepared to be arrested for their noble cause.StreetMic Podcast uploads a new episode every Sunday. Additional episodes will be published on a weekday if anything significant happens on the streets of London.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Central London was brought to a standstill when International Rebellion started its two weeks of protest around the world. Thousands of environmentalists took to the streets in Westminster, Whitehall and Trafalgar Square. They danced and enjoyed themselves and children were seen playing and painting in the streets.A hearse was driven into Trafalgar Square and it stalled adjacent to Nelson's Column, with the driver and passenger chained to each other. A 'pretend' road casualty could also be seen under a back wheel of the hearse. This symbolic picture attracted thousands of people who were eager to capture & circulate such a unique photo via social media.StreetMic was on the streets of London with thousands of international rebellion protestors, and many interesting interviews were captured.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/StreetMic Podcast engaged in an interesting conversation with Rudolph Walker, who is better known as rum-drinking Patrick Trueman from an English soap opera called Eastenders.Rudolph has been a Notting Hill Carnival Ambassador for many years, and he was happy to tell StreetMic Podcast about this role. This short interview is one of many that appear within the full-length podcast about the 2019 carnival.Notting Hill Carnival is the biggest street festival in Europe, where millions of people attend over the two day event and they have lots of fun. They dance, eat good West Indian food like jerk chicken or curried goat rice & peas and they drink plenty of rum punches.StreetMic went onto the streets of Notting Hill at 09:00 am in the morning on Children's Day to interview and capture those who were preparing for the carnival. These included people returning from J'ouvert covered in paint, sound systems setting up, stall holders preparing food to sell, and even masqueraders practising for the BIG event.StreetMic interviewed copious numbers of people before the parade started and while it took place. These people even included the MC from Channel One sound system and many more interesting people.The full-length PODCAST is eighty two minutes of entertainment & education.StreetMic will upload a new episode on all mayor platforms each Sunday.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Notting Hill Carnival is the biggest street festival in Europe, where millions of people attend over the two day event to have lots of fun. They dance, eat good West Indian food like jerk chicken or curried goat rice & peas and they drink plenty of rum punches.StreetMic went onto the streets of Notting Hill at 09:00 am in the morning on Children's Day to interview and capture those who were preparing for the carnival. These included people returning from J'ouvert covered in paint, sound systems setting up, stall holders preparing food to sell, and even masqueraders practising for the BIG event.StreetMic interviewed copious numbers of people before the parade started and while it took place, These people even included a TV star like Patrick Trueman from Eastenders, and the MC from Channel One sound system. This PODCAST is eighty two minutes of entertainment & education.StreetMic will upload a new episode each Sunday
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Kay has built his instagram fans from zero to twenty thousand followers in six short months and has earned the rare title of being an 'Instagram Influencer.' He has done so through sheer hard work and dedication. His Instagram page is entitled 'Lifestyle Banter' and is dedicated towards uploading funny videos that are sent to him by his followers from around the world.Kay uploads short videos about three to four times per day, and he will get about five hundred views within minutes of each upload or thousands each day. His dream on Instagram is to collaborate with advertisers so they can utilise his popular page to promote their business or products. He boasts of having famous footballers and rugby players who follow his page.StreetMic will begin this amazing & funny podcast by getting Kay to talk about the rise of social media in society in general. He will then talk about his love for Instagram, and how he has managed to grow his followers so quickly. He will also disclose the distress he suffered when his Instagram account was DISABLED by Instagram, when he was arrived in Vegas for a holiday with his friends. Instagram had closed his account because he had infringed their content guidelines.A new episode of StreetMic Podcast will be uploaded each Sunday.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/The Supreme Court in London decided that the Prime Minister’s advice to her Majesty was unlawful, and this resulted in parliament being prorogued and shut down. This occurred while the Brexit negotiations were still ongoing and the effect meant parliament could not exercise its constitutional function in scrutinising the actions of government.StreetMic Podcast conducted many interviews outside the Supreme Court ninety minutes after the ground-breaking decision. Interviews were also conducted outside the Houses of Parliament and Number 10 Downing Street.Part two of this Podcast will see street interviews outside the Houses of Parliament on the day MPs returned home, less than twenty four hours after the ground-breaking Supreme Court decision. This saw them resuming their parliamentary duties in holding Boris and the rest of the executive to account.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Knife crime is spiralling out of control and StreetMic went onto the streets of London to investigate this escalating wave of senseless stabbings and murders.In doing so, we found a Hero who was stabbed and died twice in hospital. The hero was resuscitated by amazing hospital staff, and lived to tell his story.The guest in this podcast was stabbed fourteen months ago. He will relive the events from what he remembered about the attack, his life slipping away on a hospital bed, his recovery, his return to near normality and his faith.He will also be making a number of recommendations directly to the Mayor of London to reduce the likelihood of more victims being attacked with a knife.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/'Lisa' was a high-flyer who had been employed by a global conglomerate for many years. She describes her cultural heritage as BAME. She was surrounded by all the trappings of success including a company car & credit card. She had many other perks to match her position within the company. She met her husband at work and they have a young daughter.Lisa's career came to an abrupt end after she was sacked for gross misconduct following an alcohol-fulled incident with two white girls at a company event. Her life has taken a three hundred and sixty degree turn now all the trappings of career success has gone. She now acknowledges that being a high-flying career woman meant she neglected her mummy and wife duties. She now enjoys many new activities including doing the school run for the first time, attending school events during the day, and cooking fresh food each day for her happy family. Her husband rushes home from work to see his wife.This episode of StreetMic brings Lisa's emotional story to a Podcast. She hopes that others can gain strength from her journey. This story will eventually be published on YouTube on StreetMic Documentary, which is our sister platform.A new episode of StreetMic will be uploaded on all major podcast platforms every Sunday.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/StreetMic had an engaging conversation on a mobile telephone with Pastor David Miles, a religious man, about a video on YouTube that showed a man in a coffin being allegedly resurrected from the dead. The video is entitled 'Pastor Alph Lukau resurrects a man.'Pastor Miles believes in the dead being resurrected and he asked StreetMic to watch the video on YouTube to facilitate the engaging discussion. StreetMic believes the resurrection had been fakedThe discussion in this Podcast took place at the end of a much longer conversation, where Pastor Miles detailed his career within the church and his plans to travel to Pakistan in a few weeks time to heal sick people. The full-podcast will be made available at a later date.A new episode of StreetMic will be uploaded every Sunday.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/StreetMic went onto the streets of China Town in central London to have an engaging conversation with people who were visiting the location with their family or friends to eat delicious Chinese food. StreetMic interviewed many interesting people from around the world who were willing to talk about China Town.This episode reflects what life is like in London for those who want to eat good food, have lots of fun and listen to free live music in the greatest capital city in the world.New episodes of StreetMic Podcast will be released every Sunday.Wendell Daniel can be contacted directly on streetmic2019@gmail.com if you have any ideas about future episodes.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/StreetMic was on the streets of London in front of the gates of Number 10 Downing Street, when thousands of protestors arrived in Whitehall to demonstrate against Boris Johnson proroguing Parliament.StreetMic engaged in conversation with many demonstrators and this podcast gives you a feel of what it was like to be part of the protest. Many speeches were made by high-ranking politicians, including Dianne Abbot, and John McDonnell and StreetMic interviewed many ordinary people to get their take on why they felt it was necessary to be at this pop-up protest in front of Downing Street.New episodes of StreetMic will be published each Sunday.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/StreetMic was on the streets in London making a video for upload onto StreetCam Documentary YouTube channel, when a feisty young lady interrupted the recording to enquire what StreetMic was doing; the lady was accompanied by a female friend who was in the background throughout the interaction. She was laughing and encouraging her friend.The brazen interruption meant the young lady became an automatic guest for this Podcast. The conversation started as a general chat about her day, and the conversation then became an engaging chat about 'flutters' and sex. The lady looked into the camera and admitted that a few of her previous partners needed go back to school to study GCSE biology to learn about where parts on a woman's body were located.Some of her answers to StreetMic's questions about sex were very explicit and shockingly-truthful. Potential listeners to this Podcast are strongly advised to switch off if you will be offended by any explicit sexual references.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/This short recording introduces you to the thinking behind StreetMic.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/Mark has been a Tap Dancer in London for 34 Years and you can find him performing his art in Leicester Square.You are invited to listen to this episode to discover more details about why he has been a Tap Dancer for so long, and the fun he gets from putting a smile on people's face.Future episodes of StreetMic will be released on a Sunday at 10am London time.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/StreetMic engaged father & son trainspotters in a delightful conversation about their lifetime hobby that sees them travelling over one thousand miles each month to feel, smell and ride on trains.You will also get to hear about the pleasures they get from sitting quietly on a platform filming different trains as they pass by before going home to upload the recordings on their YouTube channel for their subscribers to also enjoy. Future episodes of StreetMic will be released on a Sunday at 10am London time.
https://www.facebook.com/streetmicpod/posts/In this first episode of StreetMic I go onto the streets of Camden Town. I engage in conversation with a guitar playing punk rocker, a tattoo artist who has placed his art in some very 'intimate' places, a Russian tourist, and a man with three adult children who believes human reproduction should be made illegal.I also meet three young ladies who love the music of Amy Winehouse.Future episodes of StreetMic will be released on a Sunday at 10am London time.