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Bristol Unpacked

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Bristol Unpacked with Neil Maggs brings you fascinating and challenging conversations from characters of all stripes on big topics facing the city and beyond. Brought to you by the Bristol Cable, a new kind of newspaper for Bristol 100% community owned by 2,200 members. Join them for just £1 a month and own your media. thebristolcable.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Community Radio for Bristol. BCfm promotes community cohesion and well-being by providing an engaging and challenging audio experience. We use a mix of talk and music shows to inform, educate and entertain. There are 60+ weekly shows broadcasting 24 hours a day in different languages, including Polish, Somali, Arabic and Spanish. #LoveBristol #LoveBCfm
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Emma Edwards is the leader of Bristol Green Party who could well be in charge of the council for the first time after May's local elections. She chats to Neil about the Green's vision for doing politics in a more transparent and collaborative way, how they'd sort out our public transport, and whether they're ready to make the tricky transition from…
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Neil Maggs sits down with Mark Weston, who was first elected as a councillor nearly 20 years ago, and has led the local Tory party for a decade. On the eve of the local elections, they discuss the Tories miserable national polling, the so-called 'war on motorists' being waged by Bristol City Council, and the cultural divides between Bristol's inner…
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Jos Clark is an experienced local councillor now leading the Lib Dems into Bristol's local elections. A party that used to have strong support in the city has seen its seats dwindle over the last decade. The critic of Marvin Rees and the mayoral system, who helped manoeuvre the referendum on introducing the new committee system, talks to Neil Maggs…
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Just three years after being first elected as a councillor, Labour's Tom Renhard is now leading the party into May's local elections. Neil Maggs asks him about his record as the city's housing chief, why he thinks the Greens aren't up to the task of being in power and Labour's plans for building new homes, campaigning for rent controls and bringing…
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What's it actually like?There are many different tests and treatments that can come with getting a cancer diagnosis. But what's it like when you experience them?This is what you asked us following episode one of the podcast.Fellow bald Bristol broadcasters and cancer friends Pat Hart and Laura Rawlings spin the new 'procedure roulette'. Today it la…
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Salma, a lawyer who spent her childhood in Gaza, shares the 'dystopian' experience of life under occupation and knowing your family are in a war zone, as well as discussing happier memories and pro-Palestinian activism in the UK. Content warning: contains graphic descriptions of war and violence Salma Hajjar is a young trainee solicitor who spent h…
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Neil chats to Ruth, a daughter of the Windrush generation, on her decades of work with Bristol's voluntary and community groups, how that's changed as public services have been cut – and whether she feels conflicted about receiving an honour associated with empire Ruth Pitter has been a stalwart of Bristol’s voluntary sector for decades – and in Ja…
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Bristol Unpacked with BBC journalist Lucy Proctor on mad cows, Covid and conspiracy theories Thirty years ago, BSE was spreading across the UK while the government insisted beef was safe. Neil asks Lucy, producer of The Cows are Mad podcast, about the scandal – and how conspiracy theories have thrived as trust in the establishment has nosedived. Ov…
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Listen: Bristol Unpacked with Watershed CEO Clare Reddington on cinema, class and council cuts As Bristol City Council slashes spending on venues including arthouse cinema Watershed, Neil asks its boss Clare why funding the arts matters, and whether the sector's reputation as catering mainly to the well-heeled is justified. Over the past year Clare…
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Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Bristol is a city of vibrant diversity, home to people from all walks of life. In this episode, part of the IDENTITY interviews, we delve into the lives of people from different backgrounds an…
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Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.In this episode, part of the YOUTH interviews, captures the essence of being a teenager and young person in Bristol exploring the city through the eyes of its young inhabitants. Join us as we …
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Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Bristol is a city of vibrant diversity, home to people from all walks of life. In this episode, part of the IDENTITY interviews, we delve into the lives of people from different backgrounds an…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Bristol is a city of vibrant diversity, home to people from all walks of life. In this episode, part of the IDENTITY interviews, we delve into the lives of people from different backgrounds an…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Bristol is a city of vibrant diversity, home to people from all walks of life. In this episode, part of the IDENTITY interviews, we delve into the lives of people from different backgrounds an…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.What do people in Bristol do when they're not working? Whether it's pursuing hobbies, engaging in community activities, or simply taking time for themselves, there's a whole world of leisure a…
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Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Bristol is a city of vibrant diversity, home to people from all walks of life. In this episode, part of the IDENTITY interviews, we delve into the lives of people from different backgrounds an…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.What do people in Bristol do when they're not working? Whether it's pursuing hobbies, engaging in community activities, or simply taking time for themselves, there's a whole world of leisure a…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.What do people in Bristol do when they're not working? Whether it's pursuing hobbies, engaging in community activities, or simply taking time for themselves, there's a whole world of leisure a…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.What do people in Bristol do when they're not working? Whether it's pursuing hobbies, engaging in community activities, or simply taking time for themselves, there's a whole world of leisure a…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Bristol is a city of vibrant diversity, home to people from all walks of life. In this episode, part of the IDENTITY interviews, we delve into the lives of people from different backgrounds an…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Bristol is a city of vibrant diversity, home to people from all walks of life. In this episode, part of the IDENTITY interviews, we delve into the lives of people from different backgrounds an…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.In this episode, part of the YOUTH interviews, captures the essence of being a teenager and young person in Bristol exploring the city through the eyes of its young inhabitants. Join us as we …
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.What do people in Bristol do when they're not working? Whether it's pursuing hobbies, engaging in community activities, or simply taking time for themselves, there's a whole world of leisure a…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.What do people in Bristol do when they're not working? Whether it's pursuing hobbies, engaging in community activities, or simply taking time for themselves, there's a whole world of leisure a…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.What do people in Bristol do when they're not working? Whether it's pursuing hobbies, engaging in community activities, or simply taking time for themselves, there's a whole world of leisure a…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.What do people in Bristol do when they're not working? Whether it's pursuing hobbies, engaging in community activities, or simply taking time for themselves, there's a whole world of leisure a…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 28 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Through insightful interviews with journalists, broadcasters, and media personalities, we'll explore the challenges and triumphs of covering a city as dynamic and diverse as Bristol. In this e…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.In this episode, part of the YOUTH interviews, captures the essence of being a teenager and young person in Bristol exploring the city through the eyes of its young inhabitants. Join us as we …
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.In this episode, part of the YOUTH interviews, captures the essence of being a teenager and young person in Bristol exploring the city through the eyes of its young inhabitants. Join us as we …
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.In this episode, part of the YOUTH interviews, captures the essence of being a teenager and young person in Bristol exploring the city through the eyes of its young inhabitants. Join us as we …
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.In this episode, part of the YOUTH interviews, captures the essence of being a teenager and young person in Bristol exploring the city through the eyes of its young inhabitants. Join us as we …
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 30 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.In this episode, part of the YOUTH interviews, captures the essence of being a teenager and young person in Bristol exploring the city through the eyes of its young inhabitants. Join us as we …
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 28 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Through insightful interviews with journalists, broadcasters, and media personalities, we'll explore the challenges and triumphs of covering a city as dynamic and diverse as Bristol. In this e…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 28 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Through insightful interviews with journalists, broadcasters, and media personalities, we'll explore the challenges and triumphs of covering a city as dynamic and diverse as Bristol. In this e…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 28 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Through insightful interviews with journalists, broadcasters, and media personalities, we'll explore the challenges and triumphs of covering a city as dynamic and diverse as Bristol. In this e…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 28 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Through insightful interviews with journalists, broadcasters, and media personalities, we'll explore the challenges and triumphs of covering a city as dynamic and diverse as Bristol. In this e…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 28 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Through insightful interviews with journalists, broadcasters, and media personalities, we'll explore the challenges and triumphs of covering a city as dynamic and diverse as Bristol. In this e…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 28 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Through insightful interviews with journalists, broadcasters, and media personalities, we'll explore the challenges and triumphs of covering a city as dynamic and diverse as Bristol. In this e…
  continue reading
 
Over two years, BCfm Radio recorded 28 oral history interviews for M Shed, part of Bristol Museums, in partnership with the University of the West of England.Through insightful interviews with journalists, broadcasters, and media personalities, we'll explore the challenges and triumphs of covering a city as dynamic and diverse as Bristol. In this e…
  continue reading
 
In the last few months, Wesley Bear has been at the forefront of actions by ACORN. That's the community union known nationally for taking direct action to stand up for tenants' rights, which originated in Bristol almost a decade ago. On 17 November Wesley, ACORN's communications officer, was involved in an altercation with security guards at the Ho…
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Content warning: audio contains graphic discussions of violence Eight years ago, filmmaker Aodh Breathnach was stabbed multiple times during a night out on Stokes Croft, and rushed in a taxi to the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Aodh was lucky. He recovered from injuries to his head and body within a few weeks and tried to put the attack out of his mind,…
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Poku Osei transitioned from hustling to sell sugar and DVDs in Ghana to running one of Bristol’s most celebrated social enterprises. Babbasa focuses on helping young people access and thrive with new opportunities, including through alliances with corporates and big institutions. But does this ‘social mobility’ approach undermine more wide scale ch…
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"F*** the police!", "Sluts Against Cops" and “We will burn your fucking cars.” These are some of the things Jasmine York said or graffitied during the ‘Kill the Bill’ riots in March 2021. The biggest incidence of unrest in mainland Britain in a decade. Jasmine was jailed in the aftermath for arson. As an activist and now ex-prisoner, what’s Jasmine…
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Behind every politician is a fixer. For many years Kelvin Blake has been behind the scenes as a key figure in the city’s Labour party, working on key campaigns that have seen Labour secure the lion's share of political power. But what exactly goes on behind the scenes and where next for Labour as the Greens challenge the party’s establishment statu…
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It's been three years since the Colston statue was toppled, thrusting the Merchant Venturers - the elite club with a history of the worst kind - into the limelight. But for many years prior, Christine Townsend had been on a mission to fight what she sees as discriminatory practises of pupil selection, starting off with Merchant Venturer run schools…
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Bristol has long had a reputation as a hotbed of leftie radicals. Most recently, the movement that was built and surged during Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership of the Labour Party. Isaac has been a prominent activist with socialist campaign Momentum and as a co-founder of Bristol Transformed, a festival of radical ideas that will return to Bristol on the…
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How can a stuffy institution with deep links to British Establishment power play a role in bringing about social justice on Earth, in Bristol and beyond? Neil gets deep into a challenging conversation on the spiritual and political with Phil Nott, an experienced Church of England priest who is on that mission – and has just started a six-month role…
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A large part of raising the early years of the next generation is entrusted to nurseries. But the sector is in a protracted crisis of funding and stability. Childcare costs in the UK are among the most expensive in the world, and direct government support for nurseries has not kept up with increasing needs. Especially in the context of an austerity…
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