Podcast appearances and mentions of jessie lawson

I have been following Jess's work ever since I heard Bats in the Attic on BBC Shortcuts. Jess so artfully integrates two weaving strands of a story together to create a 7-minute piece which is moving, poetic and challenging. The way Jess deals with grief - with curiosity and even humour - is so powerful. We spoke to Jess about Bats in the Attic and her programme Unchained which explores the impact of short term prison sentences on women's lives. You can listen to the episode here. If you want to think more deeply about some of the ideas presented in this episode, Jess has offered these links as a place to start: https://www.womeninprison.org.uk/campaigns/our-campaigns https://abolitionistfutures.com/ https://jessielawson.org/2019/09/01/we-are-incredible-producer/ https://www.instagram.com/lady_unchained/ https://twitter.com/paula_harriott https://twitter.com/AmandaJHailes --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/telling-stories/message

“This is 11 minutes of my flatmate doing gardening while I was WFH in the garden next to him during self isolation. We live in North London in a little […]

"Some of the disagreements between me and my Labour colleagues revolved around 'people who voted for Brexit are racists' – and these are words I will not accept."Try on Brian's shoes and take a moment to see the world through his eyes. Brian's story was produced by Jessie Lawson, and was collected when our A Mile in My Shoes exhibit travelled to the Mayor of London's City Hall with the help of Greater London Authority.More about our A Mile in My Shoes project: https://www.empathymuseum.com/a-mile-in-my-shoes/Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"I was driving and all of a sudden I noticed I was going very fast towards a tree..."Try on Minoo's shoes and take a moment to see the world through her eyes. Minoo's story was produced by Jessie Lawson, and was collected when we took over a shop space off Carnaby Street in London with our Choose Love x A Mile in My Shoes exhibit – a collaboration with Help Refugees.More about our A Mile in My Shoes project: https://www.empathymuseum.com/a-mile-in-my-shoes/Our A Mile in My Shoes exhibit is currently at Arts Centre Melbourne in Australia. Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

"The anti-German feeling was particularly unpleasant because they said 'I can't stand the Germans, but you are an exception'. They didn't realise what an insult that was..."Try on Fee's shoes and take a moment to see the world through her eyes. Fee's story was produced by Jessie Lawson, and was collected when our A Mile in My Shoes exhibit travelled to the Mayor of London's City Hall with the help of Greater London Authority.More about our A Mile in My Shoes project: https://www.empathymuseum.com/a-mile-in-my-shoes/Find out where Empathy Museum will travel to next: https://www.empathymuseum.com/where-to-find-us/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

For episode 6 of the Insight Guides Podcast, we're in Tokyo! From cherry blossoms to bringing back our ancestors, Tokyo has a festival for every occasion. Writer Anna Sherman talks us through some of her favourites. The Insight Guides Podcast is hosted by Zara Sekhavati (@ZaraSekhavati) and produced by Jessie Lawson of Reduced Listening Production (reducedlistening.co.uk), featuring sound design from Louis Grace.

How can we use technology to nurture a more inclusive culture in digital art, electronic music, and beyond? In June 2019, Somerset House Studios partnered with Mutek and the British Council to host the Amplify Residency, bringing together eleven female and non-binary digital artists and electronic musicians from across world for a week of talks, presentations and performances. Artists in residence rkss, Ale Hop, Sabrina Ratte and Milena Pafundi reflect upon (Inter-), a 2-day programme of installations, presentations, panel discussions and live performances exploring image, sound and digital art. Ursula K. Le Guin wrote that “technology is the active human interface with the material world”. From the digital tools that platform and enable activism, to architecture that tacitly governs our movement through space, technology has changed the ways in which we create, communicate and relate to each other.  (Inter-) is born out of Amplify, an ambitious initiative that connects an active network of female-identifying artists and curators working in the digital arts and immersive storytelling sectors in Argentina, Canada, Mexico, Venezuela and the UK. Amplify took place for the first time during MUTEK Montréal in 2018, followed by editions at Mutek in Buenos Aires and Mexico City. Eleven artists from the UK and Americas were in residence at Somerset House for 5 days, including Milena Pafundi and Prifma from Argentina, Edna King, x/o, Push 1stop & Wiklow, RAMZi, and Sabrina Ratte from Canada, Ale Hop and Analucia Roeder will represent Peru and from the UK, Marija Bozinovska Jones and rkss. In Partnership with British Council and MUTEK. Canadian Amplify artists are supported by the British Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. A Reduced Listening and Somerset House Studios production. Produced by Jessie Lawson. Mixing by Steve Wyatt. 

For episode five of the Insight Guides Podcast, writer and broadcaster Mihir Bose brings us the story of how one sport changed India's position in world politics... The Insight Guides Podcast is hosted by Zara Sekhavati (@ZaraSekhavati) and produced by Jessie Lawson of Reduced Listening (reducedlistening.co.uk), featuring sound design from Louis Grace.

For episode four of the Insight Guides Podcast, we're visiting UNESCO World Heritage site and cultural capital of Morocco: the city of Fez. Within the square mile of its Medina, there are 9000 alleyways, over 300 mosques and a population of 200,000. Tour guide Gail Leonard talks us through the five pillars that have united this community for centuries... The Insight Guides Podcast is hosted by Zara Sekhavati (@ZaraSekhavati) and produced by Jessie Lawson of Reduced Listening (reducedlistening.co.uk), featuring sound design from Louis Grace.

For episode three of the Insight Guides Podcast we ask: Could a train be responsible for re-routing a country's political landscape? A network of railways connecting Moscow to Vladyvostok in Siberia, the Trans-Siberian is the longest railway in the world. Historian Christian Wolmar also believes it changed the course of Russian history, forever. We're here to find out. The Insight Guides Podcast is hosted by Zara Sekhavati (@ZaraSekhavati) and produced by Jessie Lawson of Reduced Listening (reducedlistening.co.uk). This episode featured sound design from Louis Grace.

This is the Insight Guides Podcast. Each episode, we bring you in-depth perspectives on the things you've always wanted to know about travel, from the people who know them best. For episode 2, we meet jazz accordion player-turned-cruise-ship-expert, Douglas Ward. From Titanic, to air travel, to the Antarctic Peninsula, Douglas takes us on a journey into the hidden history of the cruise industry. The Insight Guides Podcast is presented by Zara Sekhavati and is a Reduced Listening Production by Jessie Lawson, featuring sound design from Louis Grace.

This is the Insight Guides Podcast. Each episode, we share in-depth perspectives from local experts, into the places you’ve always wanted to visit. For our very first episode, we’re delving into the history of the Panama Canal. One of the greatest feats of engineering to date, its breathtaking views hide a twisting tale of conflict, failure and power struggles. Insight Guides writer Sara Humphreys brings us the story. This episode was produced by Jessie Lawson for Reduced Listening. Special thanks to Sara Humphreys.

EastCast explores the arts, culture and community cultivated in East London but resonating way beyond. This month  Jessie Lawson and Katie Callin meet  Korantema Anyimadu from Arts Emergency,  Oonah Gay from East London On Foot and hear some live music from Henry Nielsen. They also share sounds from Four Corners Gallery in Roman Road, Tower Hamlets and a few clips from their last EastCast Away event.

EastCast explores the arts, culture and community cultivated in East London but resonating way beyond. This month Pearl Wise, Jessie Lawson and Katie Callin meet Annick Metefia from Toynbee Hall and John Newman from Newham Bookshop. Jess shares one of her Night Bus Podcasts made for the Museum of London, Robin Leeburn brings us the story of the Luminary Bakery and Pearl shares some musical highlights from this year.

In eighteenth-century Louisiana, escapee African slaves would make a break for the bayous. Here they might encounter Native Americans and occasionally find asylum with them: two peoples who had in common a struggle for freedom from oppression. That this episode in history is remembered is in part thanks to the Black Masking Indians of New Orleans, who are best known for their unmissable presence at the city's Mardi Gras celebrations. Lavishly dressed in intricately beaded suits, the Black Masking Indians are a unique synthesis of African and Native American cultures and a celebration of the universal struggle to express our identity. Thanks to Cherice Harrison-Nelson for telling us her story; to Owen Wagner for recording Cherice's side of our interview in New Orleans; to Ken Eng for all the wonderful music and sounds of Black Masking Indians in New Orleans, and for providing the podcast image; and to our producers Jessie Lawson and Alannah Chance of Reduced Listening (reducedlistening.co.uk).

Galápagos. What do you picture when you hear those four syllables? Chances are it's wildlife, from giant tortoises and marine iguanas to blue-footed boobies. And rightly so, for the animals on these islands, sitting in extreme isolation 1000km (600 miles) off the Ecuadorian coast, are genuinely spectacular. In fact, it was the so-called ‘tameness' of the Galápagos animals -- just one facet of their incredible idiosyncrasies -- that helped bring Darwin to his world-changing theory of evolution. Yet when early visitors christened the Galápagos ‘Las Islas Encantadas', it wasn't because they were ‘enchanted' by the charming animals: it was more that the islands appeared to be under some malevolent spell. And from cannibals, convicts and buccaneers to a nudist colony turned murderous ménage à trois, a dark edge has informed human interaction with the islands ever since. Our host Neil McQuillian visits the Galápagos to discover the alternative human history of the world's most famous wildlife wonderland. Thanks to our producers Jessie Lawson and Alannah Chance of Reduced Listening (reducedlistening.co.uk).

Bring a fake wedding ring, cover up, don't stay out late – just go with friends and don't risk it! Every woman knows to expect these responses when she starts planning a trip by herself. But is this advice helpful, or does it just end up putting women off the exciting, enriching business of travelling on your own terms? Join host Rebecca Hallett (instagram.com/becca.hallett) in conversation with three intrepid women who've heard every cautionary tale, well-intentioned tip and “but is it safe?” under the sun, and done it anyway. Rachel Mills (about.me/rachmillstravel) is a one-time Rough Guides senior editor turned freelance travel writer; Rebecca Lowe is a human rights journalist, who spent a year cycling alone across the Middle East (thebicyclediaries.co.uk); and Jay Abdullahi is a black, disabled travel blogger, freelance writer, charity ambassador and show host (jayonlife.com). Between them, they try to figure out what it means to be a solo female traveller today – and whether that label is even useful. Thanks to our producer Alannah Chance, of Reduced Listening (reducedlistening.co.uk), and researchers Femi Oriogun-Williams and Jessie Lawson.

This month Jonny Virgo, Pearl Wise and Sasha Edye-Lindner are joined by Kasia Uscinska and Viv Ellis from Nasty Women, an event celebrating female artists in support of women’s rights. Jessie Lawson continues her series of starting conversations and talks to random East Londoners about masturbation, we hear about a collaborative exhibition with residents from the Wedlock Barn Estate in Hoxton - Permissible Notations Of, Oliver Meek executive director of Dalston’s Rio Cinema explains why the cinema is such an important part of local heritage and singer-songwriter Phil Cosby plays live in the studio ahead his Blue Daze EP release.

This month Jonny Virgo, Pearl Wise and Jessie Lawson are joined by Roxi Jahanshani and Asma Shah from You Make It an organisation enabling young unemployed women to pursue their goals, influential transmedia creator and CEO of story gaming platform Conducttr Rob Pratten and and cross-media artist SG Milner ahead of his The Night Is Over, Applaud exhibition. New contributor Celia Robbins takes us on The Ancestors Trail in Epping Forest and Jessie investigates why ‘that time of the month’ is still taboo.