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Episodes
During a discussion about the possible meanings of cultural democracy Sophie Hope raised the concept of structures of feeling that Raymond Williams had developed.
In this episode we examine this concept in more detail.
Meanwhile in an Abandoned Warehouse
EPISODE 86 | MAY 1 | 2026
PARTICIPANTS
Sophie Hope and Owen Kelly
COMMENTARY
Owen Kelly and Sophie Hope dig out their copies of Marxism & Literature and discuss the c...
In the fourth episode of Echoes and the Unsaid Jo and Sophie talk to a group of people involved in the BA Performance and Creative Enterprise (PACE) Programme that ran from 2015-2021 at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
They discuss the background to the course, reflections on how it challenged the structures of the conservatoire and the generative community of practice that evolved between students and staff during the life of...
Episode 63 of A Culture of Possibility, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso discuss cultural policy as it really is, and not as policy makers would like you to think of it.
The presentation was recorded live at a session at the International Community Arts Festival in Rotterdam a few weeks ago.
A CULTURE OF POSSIBILITY
EPISODE 63 | APRIL 17 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSArlene Goldbard | François Matarasso
COMMENTARYArlene Goldb...
In the fourth episode of Parallel Streams we listen to episode 52 of Ferment Radio, with Kirsty Hendry and Aga Pokrywka.
Ferment Radio is “a podcast series that takes you deep into the fascinating world of microbes. Through fermentation and transformation, we develop new recipes for living on a broken planet”.
PARALLEL STREAMSEPISODE 04 | APRIL 10 | 2026
PARTICIPANTS
Kirsty Hendry | Owen Kelly | Aga Pokrywka
COMMENTARYFerm...
Rebekah Cupitt and Owen Kelly discuss the possibility of artificial general intelligence; the nature of Claude, and the relationship (if any) between artificial intelligence and creativity.
They also discuss the meaning of the word excode.
Meanwhile in an Abandoned Warehouse
APRIL 3 | 2026 | EPISODE 85
PARTICIPANTSRebekah Cupitt | Owen Kelly
COMMENTARYRebekah Cupitt has a BA (University of Queensland, Australia) and an MA...
This is episode 3 in a special series for miaaw.net about social practice programmes and projects at Guildhall School of Music and Drama from the 1970s-2020s.
The series is hosted by Jo Gibson (Research Fellow, Institute for Social Justice, York St John University) and Sophie Hope (co-lead of the De-centre for socially engaged practice and research at Guildhall School of Music and Drama).
Echoes and the Unsaid
EPISODE 03 | MA...
On Episode 62 of A Culture of Possibility, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso begin a conversation about co-creation.
They both believe that co-creation is integral to community-based arts work. But what does it mean? What are its pitfalls? Why does it matter?
A CULTURE OF POSSIBILITY
EPISODE 62 | FEBRUARY 20 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSArlene Goldbard | François Matarasso
COMMENTARYOn Episode 62 of A Culture of Possibility...
In the third episode of Parallel Streams Sophie Hope introduces and contextualises the final episode of Remember the Future Season 2 from art.coop.
What does it mean for philanthropy to exist in relationship to the solidarity economy? What if artists led a redistribution effort to resource arts collectives?
PARALLEL STREAMSEPISODE 03 | MARCH 13 | 2026
PARTICIPANTS
Sophie Hope | Marina Lopez | Sruti Suryanarayanan
COMMENTARY...Owen Kelly has heard the terms “conscious consumption” and “ethical consumption” thrown around a lot recently. In this episode he tries to find out whether or not they count as synonyms, and whether or not the terms add any real value to our discussions, and to ideas of cultural democracy.
Meanwhile in an Abandoned Warehouse
MARCH 6 | SERIES 2026 | EPISODE 84
PARTICIPANTSOwen Kelly
COMMENTARYOwen Kelly has heard the term...
Sophie, Jo, and guests, discuss power sharing, community leadership, governance structures, co-creation, longitudinal evaluation, anti-oppressive working practices, and communities of practice.
Echoes and the Unsaid
EPISODE 02 | FEBRUARY 27 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSJo Gibson | Sophie Hope
COMMENTARYIn this episode, Sophie and Jo talk to Jo Chard, Senior Producer for Disrupt at Guildhall School; Divya Satwani, producer, Somatic...
This month in A Culture of Possibility Eugene van Erven discusses his adventures in international popular theatre: adventures that carried him on a journey that led to the founding of ICAF in Rotterdam.
A CULTURE OF POSSIBILITY
EPISODE 61 | FEBRUARY 20 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSEugene van Erven | Arlene Goldbard | François Matarasso
COMMENTARY
On episode 61 of A Culture of Possibility cohosts Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso ...
In the second episode of Parallel Streams Owen Kelly introduces and contextualises a recent episode from the weekly podcasts made by David Rovics. This one, which we repost here by kind permission of David Rovics, contains his personal analysis of the relationships between music, jobs and AI, and provides some practical examples.
PARALLEL STREAMS
EPISODE 02 | FEBRUARY 13 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSOwen Kelly | David Rovics
COMMENTARY...In November 2025 Sophie Hope gave a presentation at a conference called Collaborative Futures, organised in Dublin by Create. In this episode she talks with three participants to discuss the program, the outcomes, and the possibilities inherent in the idea of collaborative futures.
MEANWHILE IN AN ABANDONED WAREHOUSEEPISODE 83 | February 6 | 2026
PARTICIPANTS
Megan Atkinson | Sophie Hope | Silver Kezir | Damien McGlynn
COMM...
In the first episode of the year we embark on another journey through the golden age of radio, beginning with Basil Rathbone and Nigel Bruce in The Reluctant Tobacconist.
Friday Number Five | Episode 20
January 30 | 2026
HOST Owen Kelly
COMMENTARY
On months that have a fifth Friday we break from our normal schedule and produce something else related tangentially to questions of cultural democracy. In 2026 we dive once more i...
Jo Gibson and Sophie Hope begin a new series examining the history of social practice programmes and projects at Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Echoes and the Unsaid | Episode 01
January 23 | 2026 PARTICIPANTS
Jo Gibson | Sophie Hope
COMMENTARY This is the first episode in a nine-part series hosted by Jo Gibson (Research Fellow, Institute for Social Justice, York St John University) and Sophie Hope (co-lead of the De-ce...
Today A Culture of Possibility celebrates its fifth anniversary with an in-depth discussion with Griselda Goldsbrough about arts in hospitals. JANUARY 16 | SERIES 2026
A CULTURE OF POSSIBILITY | EPISODE 60
PARTICIPANTSArlene Goldbard | Griselda Goldsbrough | François Matarasso
COMMENTARYGriselda Goldsbrough is a visual artist and writer, and community educator. She has over 15 years’ experience in devising and curating crea...
The first in a new Miaaw series, in which we introduce and showcase other podcasts. In this episode the Irene Taylor Trust present Solidarity Tracks, a podcast about working with music in prisons.
PARALLEL STREAMS | EPISODE 01
JANUARY 9 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSSophie Hope | Sara Lee
COMMENTARYThe Irene Taylor Trust began in 1995 in memory of Irene Taylor who had a personal interest in both penal reform and music. While serving...
Sophie Hope and Owen Kelly talk to Su Jones about the reactions she has received to her paper Artists' lives: ecologies for resilience, and what she hopes happens next.
Meanwhile in an Abandoned Warehouse | Episode 82
January 2nd | 2026
PARTICIPANTS
Sophie Hope | Su Jones | Owen Kelly
COMMENTARYLast summer Su Jones finished writing <strong>Artists' lives: ecologies for resilience</strong>, a report formed around...
Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso talk about redemption: : the understanding that we can learn from experience and choose to realign some aspect of our lives to our deepest values.
How much do people believe positive change is possible? How much are people’s ideas of possibility constrained by a certainty that our pasts over-determine our future?
DECEMBER 9 | SERIES 2025
STREAM A CULTURE OF POSSIBILITY | EPISODE 59
PARTICI...
When Arlene Goldbard is not being a cultural activist or a consultant, she paints. When she is not painting she writes. She writes essays and novels. Her latest novel <em>The Intercessor</em> has just come out.
Owen Kelly talks to Arlene about how this specific burst of writing began, how the novel grew from the initial writing, and what she hopes the published book might achieve. DECEMBER 5 | SERIES 2025
STREAM Meanw...
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