Podcasts about yang may ooi

Hilke Flebbe was just starting her law degree at Cambridge when she received the sudden and terrible news that her mother had died. At age 22, Hilke was left alone in the world - and with an unfinished old hotel that her mother had been restoring in Lubeck, Germany. Not only that, but she was faced with inheriting her mother's debts which ran to millions of Euros. She had the chance to walk away but she chose to fulfil her mother's dream. Klassik Altstadt Hotel in the heart of Lubeck became her destiny - and now her legacy to her son. Hilke joins podcast host Yang-May Ooi on this episode of Creative Conversations to share her moving and inspiring story.  For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog  and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 05 Episode 04 ¦ Creating a Beautiful Legacy out of Grief - Hilke Flebbe ¦ CCV0505 — Photos: Hilke Flebbe and Klassik Altstadt Hotel Lubeck, with thanks Music: Southern Jam Nights by Neil Cross ~ via Storyblocks Audio Standard Licence __ Creative Conversations:Bold Creativity, Smart Action  is a podcast about what happens when creativity and action flow together. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦  www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Playwright Joanne Lau started out as a neuroscientist and came to writing for the theatre via stand up comedy and TV screenwriting. Now her first play Worth is being produced by New Earth Theatre and premieres at the Arcola Theatre in London this month April 2023. Joanne joins Yang-May Ooi to talk about her journey from science to making a living with her words - and of course her play Worth, a dark but also funny piece about siblings searching through their dead mother's house for their lost inheritance.  For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog  and click through to Creative Conversations. OR SEE BELOW Links to some of the things we talked about Worth at the Arcola Theatre - https://bit.ly/3nL3ACF  Joanne Lau - https://bit.ly/3ZLe960  New Earth Theatre - https://bit.ly/3K7H66g  New Earth Theatre professional writers programme - https://bit.ly/40MehDM  BBC Writers Room - https://bbc.in/43eP4nc  Subscribe to the Creative Conversations podcast If you've enjoyed this episode, it would be great if you could help me get the podcast to more people. Please do subscribe to the Creative Conversations podcast via the following links: Podfollow - https://podfollow.com/creativeconversations  Anchor.fm – https://anchor.fm/creativeconversations Apple – bit.ly/ccv-itunes Stitcher – bit.ly/ccv-stitcher Spotify – https://spoti.fi/2WCrTTl Or search for Creative Conversations by Yang-May Ooi wherever you get your podcasts. __ Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 05 Episode 04 ¦ Words and Worth - Joanne Lau  ¦ CCV0504 — Photos: Joanne Lau, New Earth Theatre and Trish Gant, with thanks Music: Southern Jam Nights by Neil Cross ~ via Storyblocks Audio Standard Licence __ Creative Conversations:Bold Creativity, Smart Action  is a podcast about what happens when creativity and action flow together. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦  www.tigerspirit.co.uk

A young livestock herder walks across the mountains without a map travelling from Tibet to a new life in India. A young British woman takes a photo of wildlife in Dharamsala. So begins an amazing love story that crosses cultures and continents. It is also the beginning of the story of Taste Tibet, an award-winning restaurant in Oxford, England. Join Yeshi Jampa and Julie Kleeman as they tell their story of Adventures in Love and Food on the Creative Conversations podcast, with host Yang-May Ooi. Adventures in Love and Food - Yeshi Jampa and Julie Kleeman, Taste Tibet ¦ Creative Conversations [podcast] Season 5 Episode 3 For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 05 Episode 03 ¦ Adventures in Love and Food - Yeshi Jampa and Julie Kleeman, Taste Tibet ¦ CCV0503 — Photos: Yeshi Jampa and Julie Kleeman, with thanks Music: Southern Jam Nights by Neil Cross ~ via Storyblocks Audio Standard Licence __ Creative Conversations:Bold Creativity, Smart Action is a podcast about what happens when creativity and action flow together. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.tigerspirit.co.uk

How do you reconcile the dark and painful contradictory histories within your own family? On one side of Marcus Ferrar's family, his Jewish mother escaped Hitler's Germany. On the other side of his family, Marcus's warm, jovial uncle worked for the Nazis. These complexities wove the golden thread in Marcus's career as a Reuters correspondent and then as author of books about conflict-torn Europe during the mid-20th century. Marcus Ferrar joins podcast host Yang-May Ooi here on Creative Conversations to talk about how the many strands of his complex European heritage inspired his writing. -- For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 05 Episode 02 ¦ When Family History meets World Affairs - Marcus Ferrar ¦ CCV0501 — Photos: Marcus Ferrar, with thanks Music: Southern Jam Nights by Neil Cross ~ via Storyblocks Audio Standard Licence __ Creative Conversations:Bold Creativity, Smart Action is a podcast about what happens when creativity and action flow together. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.tigerspirit.co.uk

For most of us, when we have experienced a break up, we often don't know what to do to heal our sadness. For a singer-songwriter like Louise Golbey, part of her healing process is to write a song and then to build an album around it. She talks with Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about her album Renaissance and takes us through the step by step process of song-writing, recording, producing and promoting the album. Louise also tells us what it's like performing both at intimate gigs in jazz clubs and huge venues like Glastonbury. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 05 Episode 01 ¦ The Story of an Album - Louise Golbey ¦ CCV0501 — Photos: Louise Golbey, with thanks Extract from Renaissance song: with permission from Louise Golbey Music: Southern Jam Nights by Neil Cross ~ via Storyblocks Audio Standard Licence __ Creative Conversations:Bold Creativity, Smart Action is a podcast about what happens when creativity and action flow together. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Yang-May Ooi is a former-lawyer-podcaster-performance-artist-bestselling-author who has been blogging for over 10 years. Her cross-cultural blog Fusion View gained 10,000 unique views a month and was featured on the BBC. She is the co-author of the social media chapters of International Communications Strategy, published by Kogan Page and nominated for the FT Goldman Sachs Business Book Award. She currently runs Tiger Spirit, a multi-media blog on creativity. In 2015, Yang-May published the memoir Bound Beet Blues: A Life Told in Shoes based on her one-hour solo stage show Bound Feet Blues where she steps in the shoes of several people of her life and family lineage. Together we explore: - our experiences with performances of femininity - our thoughts on wearing wheels - the concept of identity - the roles of values in our lives and how they guide our choices - the beauty and struggle of creative living - Yang-May's experience as a writer and performance artist - how Yang-May reminds herself to live an examined life Host: Carlota Guedes Find more about the Waking Youth Podcast here.

How do you fit in to a new country with a different culture from your own? How can we develop a sense of belonging while celebrating our differences especially when we are migrants or expats trying to make a home in a new place? On today's Creative Conversations podcast, host Yang-May Ooi is joined by cross cultural consultant and expatriate coach, Patti McCarthy. Patti was born in the UK and grew up all over the world. After living and working in Australia, she has returned to the UK and settled in Oxford - for now. She joins me to talk about how to spark cultural chemistry in order to be happy and successful when living or working with others from a different culture. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 04 Episode 07 ¦ Sparking Cross-Cultural Chemistry - Patti McCarthy ¦ CCV0407 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.tigerspirit.co.uk Oxford Moments is a personal blog by author Yang-May Ooi, exploring the city of Oxford, its people and places. “Oxford inspired me as a student and I'm excited to be back here making a new home and rebuilding my life. This project is my multi-faceted discovery of the moments that can give us a sense of home, belonging and enrichment.” Follow Oxford Moments at bit.ly/OxfordMoments

How has the pandemic and restrictions on travel affected place-based tourism? What is a destination city like Oxford doing to face the post-pandemic challenge of bringing people back to the city centre - both tourists and local residents alike? Our guest on Creative Conversations today is Oxford City Councillor Mary Clarkson who is the Council Labour Cabinet Member for Culture, Leisure and Tourism. She talks passionately to host Yang-May Ooi about bringing together town and gown in Oxford for the good of the local economy as well as the university that the city is famous for. She also tells us frankly about the challenges for tourism in Oxford due to the pandemic and discusses how the City Council is working with local businesses and residents to encourage visitors back into the city centre. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 04 Episode 06 ¦ The Future of Tourism in Oxford - Mary Clarkson CCV0406 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.tigerspirit.co.uk Oxford Moments is a personal blog by author Yang-May Ooi, exploring the city of Oxford, its people and places. “Oxford inspired me as a student and I'm excited to be back here making a new home and rebuilding my life. This project is my multi-faceted discovery of the moments that can give us a sense of home, belonging and enrichment.” Follow Oxford Moments at bit.ly/OxfordMoments

Actor Janet Behan and writer Damian Le Bas join Creative Conversation host, Yang-May Ooi, in today’s show to talk about Telling Family Stories in the context of their respective Irish, Gypsy and Chinese backgrounds. Along the way they explore language, stereotyping and identity. Damian Le Bas is a writer of Gypsy and Irish descent. His book The Stopping Places is a personal journey exploring his heritage and the history of the Romany people. Janet Behan is an actor and playwright. Her father was Irish and her mother was from Yorkshire. Her latest play Kathleen and Me is the story of her irish grandmother told in Kathleen Behan's own words. For those of you who may not know Yang-May Ooi outside of this podcast, she is of Chinese heritage, born in Malaysia. She wrote and performed a play, Bound Feet Blues, inspired by her great-grandmother who had bound feet - and there is also a family memoir in book form of the same name. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 04 Episode 05 ¦ Telling Family Stories - Janet Behan and Damian Le Bas CCV0405 ~~ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.tigerspirit.co.uk

In a world dominated by Youtube videos and Instagram images that can take you anywhere in the world, is there still a place for travel writing? How can the different types of writing about travel tell us about where we come from and who we are? Travel writer and Oxford resident Callum Ruddock joins Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi in a wide ranging conversation about the art of writing about travel, where they discuss the different types of travel writing and what travel can teach us about life. As both of them are Oxford residents and neighbours, they also reflect on whether we can bring the curiosity of travel to the place where we live, especially in the context of the global pandemic and travel restrictions. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 04 Episode 04 ¦ What Travel Writing can tell us about Life - Callum Ruddock CCV0404 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.tigerspirit.co.uk Oxford Moments is a multimedia blog by Yang-May, exploring the city of Oxford, its people and places. “Oxford inspired me as a student and infused much of my life over the last few decades. I have now moved back here and this project is my multi-faceted rediscovery of a city that I have always loved.” Follow Oxford Moments at bit.ly/OxfordMoments

Theatre is not limited, says Hillary May, founder of The Michael Knight Theatre Company. It is open to everyone to take part, it is part of the community, theatre gives a voice to those who would not normally have a chance to tell their story. In today’s episode, Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi talks with Hillary May and some of the members of the Michael Knight Theatre Company and hear their stories of how theatre changed their lives and how they are evolving their creative craft through lockdown. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 04 Episode 03 ¦ Theatre is Not Limited - The Michael Knight Theatre Company CCV0403 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.tigerspirit.co.uk

When we think of Oxford, we tend to think of the city created by the University, with its dreaming spires and architecture of learning. But there is a whole lot more to explore. Oxford is also the Hollywood of Stories and a melting pot of cultural diversity - says author Sylvia Vetta, talking to writer Yang-May Ooi on the Creative Conversations podcast. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 04 Episode 02 ¦ Oxford, the Hollywood of Stories - Sylvia Vetta CCV0402 ¦ Creative Conversations [podcast] and Oxford Moments __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.tigerspirit.co.uk Oxford Moments is a multimedia blog by Yang-May, exploring the city of Oxford, its people and places. “Oxford inspired me as a student and infused much of my life over the last few decades. I have now moved back here and this project is my multi-faceted rediscovery of a city that I have always loved.” Follow Oxford Moments at bit.ly/OxfordMoments

What do ABBA, Hadrian’s Wall and Grecian Urns have in common? They are all part of the world’s heritage. Steve Slack, writer and heritage interpretation consultant joins Creative Conversations host, Yang-May Ooi in this first episode of 2021 to talk about creativity and collaboration behind the scenes in the museum world For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 04 Episode 01 ¦ Behind the Scenes in the Museum World - Steve Slack, author of Interpreting Heritage ¦ CCV0401 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by writer and podcaster Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Ultrarunner and personal trainer Kristian Morgan talks to Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about the natural high that comes from physical activity and running – and also shares his adventures running two of the most challenging endurance races in the world, the Marathon des Sables and the Tour of Giants. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-naturalhigh or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 03 Episode 09 ¦ Kristian Morgan on The Natural High of Running CCV0309 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by author and podcaster Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Savile Row tailor, Carol Alayne, talks to Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about the art of creating unique clothing tailored exactly for each individual client - where each piece shows off the personality as well as the best features of the wearer. She also shares how she evolved this very personal service during lockdown and social distancing to empower women to take charge of their own style and look. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 03 Episode 08 ¦ Carol Alayne on The Art of Bespoke Tailoring ¦ CCV0308 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by author and podcaster Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Dulwich based author Stevie Henden talks with Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about his family’s multi-generational connection to South London and his London-inspired “spiritual fantasy” novels. Stevie also shares with us his fascination with the architecture and buildings of South London – and how World War Two and the Blitz impacted on the area. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-flyingbombs or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi – Season 03 Episode 07 ¦ Stevie Henden on Family, Flying Bombs and Fantasy CCV0307 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by author and podcaster Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

In this special edition of Creative Conversations recorded on location in Fowey, host Yang-May Ooi speaks to Lynn Goold, Chair of the Fowey Festival. We learn about the history of this beautiful Cornish coastal town and its association with Daphne du Maurier, author of Rebecca, The Birds and Frenchman’s Creek. Lynn also talks passionately about the Fowey Festival, an annual hub of literary events, arts and culture and music, taking place in this spectacular part of Cornwall. The podcast was recorded on the terrace of Fowey Hall Hotel high up on the cliffs overlooking the sea. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi - Season 03 Episode 06 ¦ Lynn Goold on The Fowey Festival and Daphne du Maurier CCV0306 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by author and podcaster Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Ann Lewis, an amateur photographer based on the Isle of Wight, talks to Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi, about how her passion for nature photography showed her a new way of looking at the world and also made her more confident out and about on her own. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-naturephotography or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi - Season 03 Episode 05 ¦ Ann Lewis on How Nature Photography Can Change Your Life CCV0305 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by author and podcaster Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Yang-May Ooi’s acclaimed solo theatre show Bound Feet Blues was inspired by the oral stories told in her family, passed down through the generations. In this podcast, we have a unique opportunity to go back in time and hear her grandfather telling the story of their family - and how the act of recording this interview at the age of 13, laid the foundation for Yang-May’ s creative career as a writer and podcaster. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-familystory or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi - Season 03 Episode 04 ¦ My Grandfather Lim Swee Aun on The Story of a Family CCV0304 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by author and podcaster Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

How can we maintain our creativity during Covid lockdown? Could this crisis be an opportunity for creative renewal for creative organisations as well as individuals? Cultural commentator Joanne Ooi joins Yang-May Ooi on Creative Conversations to talk about Covid and Creativity. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-covidandcreativity or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi - Season 03 Episode 03 ¦ Joanne Ooi on Covid and Creativity CCV0303 (Apologies for some sound distortion during the recording due to internet connectivity l issues) __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by author and podcaster Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Many of us live in big cities like London. We are surrounded by noise, crowds – and a lot of pollution. Is that lifestyle seriously damaging us? And can re-connecting with nature save our health? Ex-lawyer and creative consultant Tony Dillon joins Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi to tell us how re-connecting with nature re-invigorated his life. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-reconnectingwithnature or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi - Season 03 Episode 02 ¦ Tony Dillon on Re-Connecting with Nature CCV0302 (Apologies for some sound distortion during the recording due to technical issues outside of my control) __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Why is it so difficult to talk about sex? Fran Bushe, comedian and creator of The Diary of My Broken Vagina and Ad Libido, joins Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi to talk about talking about sex - and how we can all be more empowered by being honest about what we like or don't like when we make love. Trigger warning: Fran and Yang-May talk frankly about sex and sexual activity and we also refer to the male and female anatomy including reference to genitalia. If you think you might find such content offensive, upsetting or uncomfortable in any way, please do not listen to this episode. For photos, links and music credits, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-talkingsex or www.tigerspirit.co.uk/blog and click through to Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi - Season 03 Episode 01 ¦ Fran Bushe on Talking about Sex CCV0301 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Our modern daily lives can be stressful. Worry and anxiety can feel overwhelming. How can we develop greater resilience and bounce back with vigour from difficulties and setbacks? Resilience coach Simon Pimenta shares some tips and advice with Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi on how to build resilience in life and at work. For photos, links and music credits, go to bit.ly/ccv-buildingresilience ¦ Episode CCV0209 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. Find out more at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast -- Creative Conversations with Yang-May Ooi - Season 2 Episode 9

In this episode of the Creative Conversations podcast, host Yang-May Ooi drops in on actress and playwright Janet Behan and theatre director Jessica Higgs during rehearsals for Janet’s new one woman play Why Shouldn’t I Go?. They take a break to talk about their experiences of working in the theatre and also go in depth on creating the characters and world of Why Shouldn’t I Go? For photos and links as well as dates and venues of Janet's play, go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-janetbehanplay or www.tigerspirit.co.uk and click through to Blog and look for Creative Conversations. Creative Conversations Season 02 Episode 8 CCV0208 __ Creative Conversations is a podcast talking about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

In this episode of Creative Conversations, we try something different. Host Yang-May Ooi meets author Anna Sayburn Lane at Tate Britain to record their views and impressions as they visit the William Blake exhibition. We also hear from one of the curators of the exhibition, Martin Myrone, offering his personal reflections on his work putting together the exhibition over the last few years. For photos and links to some of the things we talked about go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-williamblake - or go to www.tigerspirit.co.uk, click through to Blog and look for Creative Conversations Creative Conversations Season 2 Episode 7 CCV0207 -- Creative Conversations is a podcast talking about creativity in the arts, life and business. It is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. www.tigerspirit.co.uk

Cheryl Robson, founder and managing editor of Aurora Books, joins Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi to talk about her three decades steering a successful independent publisher of non-fiction, fiction and plays by diverse authors and playwrights - and shares tips for emerging writers on developing stand out work. For photos, links and music credits, go to bit.ly/ccv-aurorametro. ¦ Episode CCV0206 ¦ -- Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. Find out more at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast

In this third episode of our three part mini-series recorded in Westward Ho! in North Devon, well-known local artist and photographer Stephen Ring talks with Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about how the beauty of North Devon informs his art and photography. For photos, links and music credits, go to bit.ly/ccv-beautifulnorthdevon. ¦ Episode CCV0205 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. Find out more at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast

In the second episode of our three part mini-series recorded in Westward Ho! in North Devon, the "Music Man" John Barton talks with Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about a lifetime of music and song. For photos, links and music credits, go to bit.ly/ccv-sandseasong. ¦ Episode CCV0204 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. Find out more at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast

In the first of a three part mini-series recorded in Westward Ho! in North Devon, kitesurfer Pete Sawyer talks with Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi about how his passion for kitesurfing helped him create a new business and rebuild his life by the Atlantic Ocean after insolvency and divorce. For photos, links and music credits, go to bit.ly/ccv-kitesurfing. ¦ Episode CCV0203 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. Find out more at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast

Malaysian journalist Zaharah Othman joins Creative Conversations podcast host Yang-May Ooi to talk about her lifetime in journalism covering both heartwrenching events like the MH17 tragedy and heartwarming personal stories of Malaysians overseas - and also her fascination with love stories from the past and across cultures. For photos and links, go to bit.ly/ccv-loveacrosscultures ¦ Episode CCV0202 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. Find out more at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast

Photographer Alison Romanczuk joins the South London Voices podcast to talk to multimedia author Yang-May Ooi about how photography helped her survive cancer. Listen to her talk about her journey and her work, which reveals the courage and dignity of the survivors of trauma through her compassionate and inspiring images. For photos and links to some of the things we talked about, go to bit.ly/slv-photographingcourage. ¦ Episode SLV0201 ¦ www.SouthLondonVoices.co.uk

We open Season 2 of Creative Conversations with a superstar episode to kick off 2019. Stage actor and performing artist Stephanie van Driesen joins host Yang-May Ooi to talk about what it takes to be a superstar in musical theatre in South East Asia, and why she is passionate about always learning and developing her craft. For photos, links and resource credits go to the shownotes page at bit.ly/ccv-superstar. ¦ Episode CCV0201 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi. Find out more at bit.ly/creativeconversations-podcast

Actor “Walter Plinge” (aka Philip Blaine) talks about his life as an actor in repertory theatre in the 1950s and it is a fascinating historical record of an exciting time in British theatre as well as an inspiring personal story. This special episode of Creative Conversations is taken from multimedia author Yang-May Ooi’s podcast archive recorded in 2008 for her first podcast series Fusion View (now closed). For photos and links, please go to the Creative Conversations shownotes page for this episode at bit.ly/ccv-anactinglife ¦ Episode CCV006 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the family of creative content produced by TigerSpirit.co.uk A note from Yang-May Ooi: "Philip passed away a few years ago and the recording feels to me now a valuable part of our cultural history as well as a personal account of the life of a wonderful friend and a talented actor."

Visual merchandise consultant David Anthony talks with South London Voices host Yang-May Ooi about the theatre of restaurants and retail spaces - and being a scenic artis on the sets of The Crown and Bohemian Rhapsody. Find links and photos in our shownotes at bit.ly/slv-greatspaces ¦ Episode SLV008 ¦ www.SouthLondonVoices.co.uk

Author and playwright Michael McManus talks to Yang-May Ooi about his play An Honourable Man set in a dystopic post-Brexit world... Episode CCV005 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.TigerSpirit.co.uk

Personal stylist Sarah Gilfillan joins multimedia author Yang-May Ooi on South London Voices for a lively conversation on how to look good and feel confident with Personal Styling for Everyday Guys ¦ Episode SLV007 ¦ www.SouthLondonVoices.co.uk

Actor and playwright Daniel York joins Creative Conversations host Yang-May Ooi to talk about his new play Forgotten, an epic story about the Chinese Labour Corps who worked in the trenches during the First World War. Episode CCV004 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.TigerSpirit.co.uk

Novelist Anna Sayburn Lane joins host Yang-May Ooi on South London Voices to talk about her thriller Unlawful Things. See photos and links in our shownotes at bit.ly/slv-unlawfulthings ¦ Episode SLV006 ¦ www.SouthLondonVoices.co.uk

Navjot Singh, travel and features writer, joins Yang-May Ooi in conversation on the 5th episode of the South London Voices podcast to talk about a view of the world from South London - especially, India and China. See photos and links on our shownotes page bit.ly/slv-worldview ¦ Episode SLV005 ¦ www.SouthLondonVoices.co.uk

Ultrarunner and personal trainer Kristian Morgan talks to host Yang-May Ooi about the natural high that comes from physical activity and running - and also shares his adventures running two of the most challenging endurance races in the world, the Marathon des Sables and the Tour of Giants. ¦ For links and photos go to the showpage at SouthLondonVoices.co.uk - and look for episode SLV004 The Natural High of Running with Kristian Morgan. Or try the short link bit.ly/slv-naturalhigh South London Voices: the podcast celebrating people in South London and beyond, is hosted by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi and produced by TigerSpirit.co.uk ¦ Episode SLV004 ¦ www.SouthLondonVoices.co.uk

As part of the Dulwich Festival Artists Open House, SE17 based artist Duart Bel Silva is exhibiting some of his smaller sized paintings at Amanda Walbanks little shop of beautiful things Artemidorus in Herne Hill. Multimedia author Yang-May Ooi chats with them about making art and discovering gorgeous things in the third episode of South London Voices ¦ South London Voices: the podcast celebrating people in South London and beyond, is hosted by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi and produced by TigerSpirit.co.uk ¦ www.SouthLondonVoices.co.uk

Multimedia author and host of South London Voices, Yang-May Ooi, talks about how her fascination with storytelling led her to create this podcast - and invites listeners to share their story or comments celebrating South London and its people. Episode SLV002 ¦ www.SouthLondonVoices.co.uk

Relationship coach Sue Plumtree joins host Yang-May Ooi on Creative Conversations to tell her story of divorcing at age 60 and how she found the courage and creativity to create a new life and business - and how she found true love at age 70. Episode CCV003 ¦ Creative Conversations is part of the Tiger Spirit family of creative content, conceived and presented by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.TigerSpirit.co.uk

Ann Lewis, an amateur photographer based on the Isle of Wight, joins ReWilding My Life host Yang-May Ooi, to talk about how her passion for nature photography showed her a new way of looking at the world and also made her more confident out and about on her own. ReWilding My Life is a Tiger Spirit project about re-connecting with nature and a more natural way of being, conceived and presented by Yang-May Ooi and produced by TigerSpirit.co.uk. Find out more at www.ReWildingMyLife.co.uk

Our inaugural episode of South London Voices features South London author, Stevie Henden, talking with host Yang-May Ooi about his family's multi-generational connection to South London and his London-inspired "spiritual fantasy" novels. Stevie also shares with us his fascination with the architecture and buildings of South London - and how World War Two and the Blitz impacted on the area. Join us to listen to this intriguing conversation with our very first South London Voice. Episode SLV001 ¦ www.SouthLondonVoices.co.uk

Tony Dillon joins creative actionista, Yang-May Ooi, on the Rewilding My Life podcast to talk about how living in London was making him ill and how moving to the seaside saved his health. ¦ ReWilding My Life is Yang-May's personal journey to re-connect with nature - and to re-discover a natural path to wellbeing, health and happiness. Along the way, she hears stories from other kindred spirits to learn about their relationship with nature. Find out more at www.ReWildingMyLife.co.uk

Novelist Terry Bailey joins Yang-May Ooi on Creative Conversations to chat about his paranormal thriller Dead in Time and how he uses his own experiences in his fiction. Find out more about Terry at www.facebook.com/terencebaileyauthor ¦ Creative Conversations is the Tiger Spirit podcast exploring - and celebrating - the creative process in the arts, life and business, conceived and presented by author and creative actionista, Yang-May Ooi ¦ www.TigerSpirit.co.uk

James Zarzana joins Creative Conversations to talk with Yang-May Ooi about the benefits and challenges of self-publishing. James is the author of the Marsco Saga - www.jamesazarzana.com. Creative Conversations is a Tiger Spirit podcast hosted by multimedia author Yang-May Ooi, celebrating the creative process in the arts, life and business. ¦ www.TigerSpirit.co.uk

Libby Purves meets former government minister and broadcaster Michael Portillo; Diana Melly, widow of George with a book about ballroom dancing and bereavement; writer and performer Yang-May Ooi and author and artist Polly Bagnall. At the age of 76, Diana Melly decided to take up ballroom dancing after the death of her husband, George. In her new book, Strictly Ballroom - Tales from the Dance Floor, she sashays through tea dance etiquette, the perils of the Argentine tango and how to stay upright in rough seas on the QE2. Strictly Ballroom - Tales from the Dance Floor is published by Short Books. Polly Bagnall is the co-author - with Sally Back - of Ferguson's Gang: The Remarkable Story of the National Trust Gangsters about a group of eccentrics who combined anarchic stunts and fine dining with saving the English countryside. To preserve their anonymity they wore masks and adopted pseudonyms including Bill Stickers, and Red Biddy. Polly's grandfather, John Macgregor, was the gang member known as the Artichoke. Ferguson's Gang: The Remarkable story of the National Trust Gangsters is published by The National Trust. Yang-May Ooi is a writer and performer. Her play Bound Feet Shoes: A Life Told In Shoes is Yang-May's personal story set against the tradition of foot binding, as practiced by her great-grandmother. The play explores Yang-May's experiences of being a Chinese-Malaysian woman in the UK, her coming out story, cultural reflections of what it means to be a woman, and an exploration into mother-daughter relationships. Bound Feet Blues: A Life Told In Shoes is at Tristan Bates Theatre in London Michael Portillo was an MP for nearly 20 years and held three ministerial positions in the Cabinet. He is now a broadcaster and is a regular guest on weekly politics show, This Week. He has made documentaries on subjects including music, wildlife and the Spanish Civil War. In the book Great Continental Railway Journeys he retraces the journeys from Bradshaw's Continental Railway Guide. Great Continental Railway Journeys is published by Simon and Schuster. Producer: Paula McGinley.

From the archives - back in April 2012, Yang May Ooi joined us in London for stories of 'Back From The Brink'. Spark is back with a full programme of events his autumn - join us for nights in London and elsewhere by heading to stories.co.uk AND if you haven't heard it already, listen to the true stories pilot for BBC Radio 4, called Truth Be Told. It's produced by our podcast producer Matt Hill and presented by friend of the pod Helen Zaltzman (The Allusionist, Answer Me This).