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Episodes
In this month’s episode of Parallel Streams we listen to an episode of ART IS CHANGE, introduced by Bill Cleveland who created the long-running podcast.
Each episode aims to bring you “deep into the lives and work of activist artists and cultural organizers who are doing more than dreaming — they’re transforming communities around the world.”
PARALLEL STREAMSEPISODE 06 | JUNE 12 | 2026
PARTICI...Owen Kelly had intended to conclude his arguments about artificial intelligence this episode but he got sidetracked by a question that he decided to ask Claude Sonnet.
Instead he ended up recording a conversation with Claude about the nature of the “thinking” and “feeling” that Claude does.
Meanwhile in an Abandoned WarehouseEPISODE 87 | June 5, 2026
PARTICIPANTSOwen Kelly and Cl...
In the second episode of Friday Number Five for 2026 we embark on another journey through the golden age of radio, this time with William Conrad starring as Marshall Matt Dillon in a 1956 episode of Gunsmoke.
Friday Number 5EPISODE 21 | MAY 29, 2026
HOSTOwen Kelly
COMMENTARYOn months that have a fifth Friday we break from our normal schedule and produce something tangentially related to ideas of cultural democracy. This ...
Jo and Sophie talk to programme leaders, tutors, students and the administrator of the two-year postgraduate Leadership programme, which ran from 2007–2019 at Guildhall School of Music and Drama for musicians wanting to develop their practice in socially engaged settings.
This constitutes episode 5 of a special series for miaaw.net about social practice programmes and projects at Guildhall School of Music and Drama from the 1...
On Episode 64 of A Culture of Possibility, Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso discuss the ethical issues that arise when working with communities.
The presentation was recorded live at a session at the International Community Arts Festival in Rotterdam earlier this Spring.
A CULTURE OF POSSIBILITYEPISODE 64 | MAY 15 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSArlene Goldbard | François Matarasso
COMMENTARYIn the second episode based o...
In this month’s episode of Parallel Streams we listen to an episode of THOUGHT SNACK, with Max Haiven and Sarah Stein Lubrano.
THOUGHT SNACK is an occasional podcast from Sense & Solidarity where Sarah and Max explore the big ideas that make and break our world.
PARALLEL STREAMSEPISODE 05 | MAY 8 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSMax Haiven | Owen Kelly | Sarah Stein Lubrano
COMMENTARYMax Haiven is an researcher and educator who...
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 WarehouseEPISODE 86 | MAY 1 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSSophie Hope and Owen Kelly
COMMENTARYOwen Kelly and Sophie Hope dig out their copies of Marxism & Literature and d...
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 li...
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 POSSIBILITYEPISODE 63 | APRIL 17 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSArlene Goldbard | François Matarasso
COMMENTARYArle...
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
PARTICIPANTSKirsty Hendry | Owen Kelly | Aga Pokrywka
...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 WarehouseAPRIL 3 | 2026 | EPISODE 85
PARTICIPANTSRebekah Cupitt | Owen Kelly
COMMENTARYRebekah Cupitt has a BA (University of Queensland, Austra...
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 UnsaidE...
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 POSSIBILITYEPISODE 62 | FEBRUARY 20 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSArlene Goldbard | François Matarasso
COMMENTARYOn Episode 62 of A Culture o...
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
PARTICIPANTSSophie Hope | Marina Lopez | Sruti Suryanarayanan
C...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 WarehouseMARCH 6 | SERIES 2026 | EPISODE 84
PARTICIPANTSOwen Kelly
COMMENTA...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 UnsaidEPISODE 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...
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 POSSIBILITYEPISODE 61 | FEBRUARY 20 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSEugene van Erven | Arlene Goldbard | François Matarasso
COMMENTARYOn episode 61 of A Culture of Possibility cohosts Arlene Goldbard and François Mataras...
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 STREAMSEPISODE 02 | FEBRUARY 13 | 2026
PARTICIPANTSOwen Kelly | David Rovics
COMMEN...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
PARTICIPANTSMegan Atkinson | Sophie Hope | Silver Kezir | Damien McGly...
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 FiveEpisode 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 mor...
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