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We are back with a listeners favourite guest (according to analytics & comments) my poetic lyrical hero Polarbear! he's got a new book out 'Stand up Ferran Burke' a time capsule coming of age story spanning five years of one boys story as he navigates the chaos trying to find himself. Polarbear AKA Steven Camden is a writer from Birmingham who moved to London for a girl.His debut young adult novel ‘TAPE' was published worldwide in January 2014 by HarperCollins to rave reviews and his second novel, ‘IT'S ABOUT LOVE', published in June 2015, was Book of the Month for The Guardian. His third novel ‘NOBODY REAL' was recently published in May 2018.His collection of spoken word stories ‘EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE' was published by Macmillan in July 2018.Under his performance name Polarbear, he is one of the most respected spoken word artists in the UK and has performed his work from California to Kuala Lumpur.
Well... Dreams can come true on The Old Farm Bus! A hero of ours for many years and inspired Rhythmical Mike to take to the pen & write a poetry collection! A true inspiration that visited Ripley for the podcast adventure & then create with the youth that have been kicked out of school or struggling in the tight fitting boxes of education! Polarbear AKA Steven Camden is a writer from Birmingham who moved to London for a girl.His debut young adult novel ‘TAPE' was published worldwide in January 2014 by HarperCollins to rave reviews and his second novel, ‘IT'S ABOUT LOVE', published in June 2015, was Book of the Month for The Guardian. His third novel ‘NOBODY REAL' was recently published in May 2018.His collection of spoken word stories ‘EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE' was published by Macmillan in July 2018.Under his performance name Polarbear, he is one of the most respected spoken word artists in the UK and has performed his work from California to Kuala Lumpur. Glastonbury, Latitude, Camden Crawl and pretty much every festival going.
Well... Dreams can come true on The Old Farm Bus! A hero of ours for many years and inspired Rhythmical Mike to take to the pen & write a poetry collection! A true inspiration that visited Ripley for the podcast adventure & then create with the youth that have been kicked out of school or struggling in the tight fitting boxes of education! Polarbear AKA Steven Camden is a writer from Birmingham who moved to London for a girl.His debut young adult novel ‘TAPE' was published worldwide in January 2014 by HarperCollins to rave reviews and his second novel, ‘IT'S ABOUT LOVE', published in June 2015, was Book of the Month for The Guardian. His third novel ‘NOBODY REAL' was recently published in May 2018.His collection of spoken word stories ‘EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE' was published by Macmillan in July 2018.Under his performance name Polarbear, he is one of the most respected spoken word artists in the UK and has performed his work from California to Kuala Lumpur. Glastonbury, Latitude, Camden Crawl and pretty much every festival going.
Writer and performer Steven Camden on staying present, the importance of family and losing a friend to mental illness. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive
Interview with Steven Camden, author of Outliers S2 Episode 9, Scullion Daydreams . Remember to subscribe, rate and review! Join the conversation using #OutliersPod @hrp_palaces or @therustyquill More on Steven Camden @homeofpolar www.bearstories.org Discover the history behind Outliers - blog.hrp.org.uk Interviewer: Adam Sibbald Introduction and credits voiced by Helen Gould Produced by Adam Sibbald, Claudia Strange and Alexander J Newall with April Sumner Edited by Michelle O’Toole and Alexander J Newall Main theme arranged by Samuel D F Jones, adapted by Domini Hooper and Nick Hart from the original 17th century ballad ‘The Sea Martyrs’.
Poem by Steven Camden aka Polarbear
This week, Liberty and María Cristina discuss Terra Nullius, Cross Her Heart, Cats vs. Robots, and more great books. This episode was sponsored by Google Play, Sheets by Brenna Thummler, and Nobody Real by Steven Camden. And check out the new Read Harder Journal.
Steven chats to our podcast host and top vlogger, Grace Victory about why we should all read aloud, imaginary friends, his all-time favourite bookshops and which book he's read over 30 times. His new book, EVERYTHING ALL AT ONCE, is a beautiful collection of poems about one week in a secondary school where everything happens all at once.
Aasmah Mir and Shaun Keaveny with athlete and presenter Kriss Akabusi, singer Kim Appleby, writer Steven Camden, teacher Abed Ahmed and author Ben Okri. Sporting legend Kriss Akabusi still holds the British record for the 400m Hurdles. He gets philosophical about the different sides to his personality, discusses school sports participation and reflects on his career. Abed Ahmed is a teacher with a stammer at the same school he attended as a student. He runs stammer support sessions in his school. He's also been nominated for a New Teacher of the Year award. JP Devlin has been to Ascot to speak to people as they head to the races Kim Appleby had hits including Respectable and Showing Out as a member of pop duo Mel and Kim, with her sister who sadly died at the height of their fame in 1990. Kim has gone on to chair the contemporary panel of the Ivor Novello Awards and has recently returned to the stage. She also shares her experiences of having a childhood stammer with Abed. Writer and performer Steven Camden, also known as Polarbear, performs in the studio, shares his love of Birmingham and talks about his latest book Nobody Real, his third YA novel. Steven also inspired Shaun to write his first poem- which he recites. Poet and novelist Ben Okri shares his Inheritance Tracks. He has chosen (Sittin' on The) Dock of the Bay by Otis Reading and 'Pastorale' from Scenes from Nigeria by Samuel Akpabot, performed by Marcus Eley with Lucerne DeSa. Producer: Claire Bartleet Editor: Eleanor Garland.
Jenny Colgan & Steven Camden (Polarbear) talk about brilliant books with Harriett Gilbert
Welcome welcome welcome to episode 146 of the Distraction Pieces Podcast with Scroobius Pip! Congratulations on making it out of that drunken mess from last week and emerging out the other side unscathed (we certainly hope) - for now, you are about to witness the joy that is Steven Camden aka Polarbear! The long awaited, often requested spoken word artist / author / many other crafts beside, joins Pip this week for a grand old get together and full on chat covering just about everything... Being pals for many a year from the early days, rocking tours together and just being genuine mates who talk and do stuff together, they have a lot to ramble about and many bases are covered - the craft itself, the makers and doers, how they got where they are, what they're up to now, life, love, the universe, the whole thing. So much to enjoy and listen back to, you'll love this one - and you get a nice bonus treat of Polar's track 'Jessica' in there too for good measure, how does that grab ya? Decent. All yours - have... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.