Best Lucia Scazzocchio Podcasts (2024)

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XMTR Radio Hour #30: Ed Baxter (ResonanceFM) 59:55

2M ago59:55

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This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour is a conversation with Ed Baxter who has recently stepped down as Resonance FM creative director after being at the helm for over 22 years. Ed has selected a number of audio works that he initiated, directed or produced during this time, with a common theme of 'creating the conditions for something to happen'. The…

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Televison Man - Logi Baird 3:56

3M ago3:56

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Spirit of Invention - A quick history mashup from the archives of John Logie Baird demonstrating the world's first live working television system in 1926.By Lucia Scazzocchio

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XMTR Radio Hour #29: Lowlines 59:55

4M ago59:55

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This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour is dedicated to Lowlines - a sonic scrapbook, a passport to roam, tuning in to the pulse of place, with 2 episodes from this series follows food entrepreneur & urban place-maker Petra Barran as she travels through the Americas, meeting people with profound connections to the places they’re from. We’ll join Petra a…

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XMTR Radio Hour #28: A swimming event, A Requiem, Toilets, Silence and Salt Beef 58:14

6M ago58:14

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This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour celebrates works that have been submitted to xmtr.fm over the past year with an episode from Bristol based radio project Limbo Tapes' new podcast Limbo Calling, an exercise in mischief and the mundane from New York based Icelandic composer/sound designer Andrea Kristindottir, Berlin based photographer and audio st…

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XMTR RADIO HOUR #27 Earlid - Hubris & Humility with Joan Schuman 59:55

7M ago59:55

59:55

This XMTR (Transmitter) Radio Hour is dedicated to Earlid a gallery of evolving exhibits of sound art. US based Earlid founder and curator and seasoned radio practitioner Joan Shuman talks through a selection of five audio works that come under the theme Hubris and Humility. Works featured are by Bassel, Meira Asher, Evangeline Riddiford Graham and…

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Cartonera To Recovery -Translating Latin American Book Cultures 26:26

8M ago26:26

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Dr Patrick O’Hare, Social Anthropologist at the University of St Andrews, takes Cartonera to Scotland.Cartonera is a publishing movement that grew out of the Argentine economic crisis of 2001. They became known as ‘cartoneros’, after the cartón (cardboard) that they collected on the streets of cities such as Buenos Aires. Since then, the Cartonera …

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XMTR #26: Steve Urquhart's Audio World 1:03:22

9M ago1:03:22

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This Transmitter Radio Hour is a selection of audio works chosen by award winning Glasgow based radio producer and sound artist Steve Urquhart. He joins Lucia to discuss why these works inspire, make him laugh and more importantly break the rules and conventions of radio making. Steve has worked for local radio in Cumbria, National Prison Radio and…

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XMTR #25: A Field Trip to Edmonton 59:55

11M ago59:55

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This show is dedicated to the joyful chaos that is Angel Edmonton in Enfield, North London. Once an industrial hub attracting factory workers and their families, the area has been neglected for decades as factories gave way to warehouses and social housing fell into decay. Today it's a multicultural crossroads undergoing massive redevelopment. Echo…

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Foundations for a Path Forward 15:25

1y ago15:25

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History describes the past, informs the present, and shapes the future. In this final episode, we focus on the impact of GIRES, its future, and the future of trans activism more broadly. Hope and optimism, fear and pessimism punctuate the interviews, sometimes in the same breath. Contributors reflected on GIRES’ history through the lens of the pres…

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A Legacy of Kindness 14:08

1y ago14:08

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When asked what the legacy of the charity was, co-founder Terry Reed responded that she hoped the legacy was one of kindness. Terry sadly passed away in 2021, but her memory lives on in the connections formed throughout her decades of activism. Bernard Reed remains involved as a trustee with GIRES, watching the charity evolve. Throughout the interv…

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Policy Over Politics 15:31

1y ago15:31

15:31

This episode explores the political work done by GIRES throughout its history. Niki Reed’s employment tribunal case against Chessington World of Adventures in 1997 was a significant court case for trans rights, but it was not the first. In 1996, the landmark case of P vs S and Cornwall County Council was tried in the European Court of Justice.These…

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Education and Action 14:19

1y ago14:19

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As suggested in the charity’s name, education has remained a key component of GIRES’ work, from employer training to health advocacy to research funding. This episode, ‘Education for Action’, explores this educational work done by GIRES. Catering for an increasingly online world, the charity created numerous e-learning resources. In 2010 TranzWiki …

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Trans at Work 16:54

1y ago16:54

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This episode, ‘Trans at Work’, looks at trans people in employment, and how the charity’s efforts have sought to change patterns of discrimination. Being trans at work has historically been difficult, sometimes even impossible. The extent of discrimination brought up in the interviews might be surprising, but this stemmed from a lack of employment …

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XMTR #24: Tapes and Time 59:43

1y ago59:43

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This Transmitter Radio Hour is an ode to tapes and time, featuring Glasgow based sound artist Steve Urquhart’s Doing Bird a mixtape recorded with inmates at Perth Prison (Scotland), a meditation on time by Brighton based composer and sound artists Joseph Wilkinson and a wonky plunderphonic mixtape by Bristol based Limbo Tapes. 1. Radio producer and…

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XMTR#23: Sea Change - Audio Postcards from the Royal Docks 59:59

1+ y ago59:59

59:59

This Transmitter Radio hour is dedicated to a series of 'Audio Postcards' produced by Lucia Scazzocchio (Social Broadcasts) to accompany Sea Change part of At the Docks 2023, a new summer season of arts culture and events at the Royal Docks in East London. Curated by Invisible Dust, Sea Change brings artists together with leading academics and Univ…

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Sea Change Untold History Walk - Audio Postcard 12:56

1+ y ago12:56

12:56

As you walk between the two sites listen to a short audio feature exploring how the docks have always been a place of mixing and mingling as workers and goods came from overseas via this gateway into the city. Founder of Poetry vs Colonialism Laila Sumpton, Ansar Ahmed Ullah from the Swadhinata Trust and UCL historian Dr Anna Maguire highlight the …

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Simon Faithfull - Biotopes - Audio Postcard 11:13

1+ y ago11:13

11:13

Artist Simon Faithfull has been immersed in the fascinating world of bees since he met beekeeper Dale Gibson from Bermondsey Bees. Dr Izzy Bishop from UCL’s Nature Labs reveals how everything in nature is connected and how the river plays a part in this.This series of Audio Postcards is produced by Lucia Scazzocchio from Social Broadcasts as part o…

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Melanie Manchot - Flotilla - Audio Postcard 11:40

1+ y ago11:40

11:40

Join artist Melanie Manchot and UCL historian Dr Anna Maguire on the day of filming with some of the inspiring local women who joined this female flotilla sailing across the Royal Docks.This series of Audio Postcards is produced by Lucia Scazzocchio from Social Broadcasts as part of Sea Change, commissioned by the Royal Docks Team in collaboration …

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Raqs - The Waves Are Rising - Audio Postcard 12:00

1+ y ago12:00

12:00

Listen to Monica Narula and Jeebesh Bagchi from Raqs Media Collective, Dr Tristan Smith, researcher at UCL and director of UMAS, shipping historian Maddie Philips and poet Laila Sumpton examine our relationship with the sea and the shipping industry how this is changing in a moment of climate crisis.This series of Audio Postcards is produced by Luc…

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Dana Olărescu - Power In - Audio Postcard 11:50

1+ y ago11:50

11:50

Hear how socially engaged artist Dana Olărescu and Associate Professor Julia Tomei from UCL’s Institute of Sustainable Resources worked with members of the Royal Wharf community ESOL class to think about themes of energy supplies and resources and how we can work better as a community..This series of Audio Postcards was produced by Lucia Scazzocchi…

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The Roots of GIRES 12:57

1+ y ago12:57

12:57

Before the 1960s trans people self-identified, they accessed affirmative medical care of their choice. It was only in the mid to late 1960s, that opposition to that began. From 1970 to 1996 Trans people were unable to marry, unable to adopt, had no employment rights, the Institute of Personnel Management advised employers to dismiss all trans peopl…

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XMTR #22: Soundworlds with Pat Eakin Young 59:55

1+ y ago59:55

59:55

This Transmitter Radio Hour explores the sonic theatre of Soundworlds - in conversation with director Patrick Eakin Young. The award winning Soundworlds is an audio stage for diverse stories where musicians, writers, theatre makers and sound artists collaborate to create a unique and immersive series of musical theatre for the ears. Extracts played…

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XMTR #21: Samuel Robinson's audio world 59:55

1+ y ago59:55

59:55

This Transmitter Radio Hour is a selection of audio works chosen by sound artist, musician and audio maker Samuel Robinson who joins Lucia in conversation as they discuss what audio works bring him joy, as well as unpacking some of the current podcast tropes, listening in on some heart- felt conversations and joining some dots between Sam’s life in…

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XMTR #20: Sounds Of The Underline 59:44

1+ y ago59:44

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This next hour is dedicated to a single project recorded and produced by Lucia Scazzocchio in collaboration with the Tower Hamlets Regeneration team. Docklands and the Isle of Dogs has changed dramatically since being established as a busy industrial hub centred around the docks to an industrial wasteland in the 1980's and then an ambitious redevel…

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Arrogance of Fam 14:26

2y ago14:26

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This story from the Fang people is about the creation of the first human Fam who was given absolute power. This power went to his head as he destroyed the earth and disrespected the other animals that have been created. In the beginning Membere (who is 3 gods in one) creates elephant, leopard and monkey and then decides to create man to rule over t…

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XMTR #19: Cities and Memory 59:55

2y ago59:55

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Every location on the Cities and Memory sound map features 2 sounds, the original field recording of that place and a reimagined sound that presents that place and time as somewhere else, somewhere new. There are over 5,000 sounds featured on this sound map, spread over more than 100 countries and territories. We’ll visit a selection and keeping wi…

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The Corn People 14:04

2y ago14:04

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This story from the Maya people explains how humans were created out of corn after several attempts using different materials and how the creator gods Tepeu and Gucumatz made sure that humans did not have the constant access to supernatural vision. Gucamatz (The Maker and Tapeau (The Feathered spirt) imagine the world, plants and animas into being.…

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Where the Sun and the Moon Came From 14:00

2y ago14:00

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This story from the Taíno people begins with a great flood forcing everyone to hide in caves, even the Sun and the Moon. This story explains why the Sun and the Moon rise and set at different times. In the beginning there is a great flood. Many people hide in caves to escape the flood and so do the Sun and the Moon. The Sun kicks the Moon out as th…

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The Council of the Orishas 14:04

2y ago14:04

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These two stories from the Yoruba people describe how humans were created, the coming of a great flood and how Oshun, the goddess of fertility made sure women have a voice. The Orishas are the gods who live in the sky. Obatala (creator of mankind) decides to go down to create the earth - he is given a gold chain, a shell, a hen and a black cat. He …

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Legend of the Milkyway 14:03

2y ago14:03

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This story from Estonia describes how the amazing milky white group of stars we call the Milky Way (or bird path in Estonian) came from the adventurous goddess Lindu's wedding veil, carried by birds The goddess Lindu lives in the sky with her father Uru. She loves adventure and can't stay still for long. Uru sends her down to earth to look after th…

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Regent's Park Estate Community Festival 15:00

2y ago15:00

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The Regent's Park Estate Community Festival (Saturday 6th August 2022) captured through sound with conversations captured from the local residents and organisations.Audio recording and storytelling commissioned by Old Diorama Arts CentreRecorded and edited by Lucia ScazzocchioBy Lucia Scazzocchio

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The Cosmic Hug 14:03

2y ago14:03

14:03

This story is from the Māori people explaining how the earth and the sky were separated so that light could enable forests and plants to grow, followed by animals and humans. In the beginning there is nothing but the cosmos. Rangi (Ranginui) the sky father and Papatua (Papatūānuku) the earth mother hold each other in a tight embrace. Papatua gives …

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Pangu Creates the Earth and Nuwa Creates Humans 13:53

2y ago13:53

13:53

These are two stories form ancient China describing how the world was created and how humans were made. In the beginning there is nothing but a cosmic egg. Pangu emerges from this egg and the upper part becomes Yin the sky and lower part becomes Yang the earth. He begins to form the earth with the help of Phoenix, Dragon and Tortoise but becomes ex…

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Coyote and Silver Fox 13:43

2y ago13:43

13:43

In this story we learn how the earth is created and how domestic relationships sometimes have to be managed. In the beginning there is nothing but water. Silver Fox is lonely and thinks Coyote into being. Together they sing the world into existence and go down to live on it. They live in harmony together except for the fact that Coyote is always hu…

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Hainuwele the Coconut Girl 13:46

2y ago13:46

13:46

In this story we hear where root vegetables (tubars) and root spices came from and how people with good and evil hearts are separated. The god Ameta finds a coconut one day, he plants it and a lovely girl Hainuwele (coconut girl) grows from the ground. She has the amazing gift of being able to poo precious items. This instills jealousy amongst the …

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The Great Drought 13:48

2y ago13:48

13:48

This story tells how there was a terrible drought followed by a lethal flood. There's a terrible drought and all the animals get together and realise that all water is being held inside a giant frog called Tidilick, the only way to get the water out is to make the frog laugh. They decide to hold a talent contest 'Get Out of Drought'. The Kookaburra…

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1 Welcome To The Isle Of Dogs 8:11

2y ago8:11

8:11

Docklands and the Isle of Dogs has changed dramatically since being established as a busy industrial hub centred around the docks to an industrial wasteland in the 1980's and then an ambitious redevelopment with the arrival of Canary Wharf. The DLR and the infrastructure around this overground railway line has been key to the development of the are…

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2 The History Of The Docks 6:48

2y ago6:48

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Docklands and the Isle of Dogs has changed dramatically since being established as a busy industrial hub centred around the docks to an industrial wasteland in the 1980's and then an ambitious redevelopment with the arrival of Canary Wharf. The DLR and the infrastructure around this overground railway line has been key to the development of the are…

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3 Changes On The Isle Of Dogs 8:15

2y ago8:15

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Docklands and the Isle of Dogs has changed dramatically since being established as a busy industrial hub centred around the docks to an industrial wasteland in the 1980's and then an ambitious redevelopment with the arrival of Canary Wharf. The DLR and the infrastructure around this overground railway line has been key to the development of the are…

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4 The Future Of The Isle Of Dogs 8:27

2y ago8:27

8:27

Docklands and the Isle of Dogs has changed dramatically since being established as a busy industrial hub centred around the docks to an industrial wasteland in the 1980's and then an ambitious redevelopment with the arrival of Canary Wharf. The DLR and the infrastructure around this overground railway line has been key to the development of the are…

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5 Underline Ideas 10:46

2y ago10:46

10:46

Docklands and the Isle of Dogs has changed dramatically since being established as a busy industrial hub centred around the docks to an industrial wasteland in the 1980's and then an ambitious redevelopment with the arrival of Canary Wharf. The DLR and the infrastructure around this overground railway line has been key to the development of the are…

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6 A Soundscape Docklands 2021 23:43

2y ago23:43

23:43

Docklands and the Isle of Dogs has changed dramatically since being established as a busy industrial hub centred around the docks to an industrial wasteland in the 1980's and then an ambitious redevelopment with the arrival of Canary Wharf. The DLR and the infrastructure around this overground railway line has been key to the development of the are…

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XMTR #18: The Devil Museum by Jacob Dwyer 59:54

2y ago59:54

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The Devil Museum is a one man radio play, the audio diary of a man photographing all three-thousand of the museum’s devil sculptures. (And yes the museum exists, we looked it up) For a number of reasons, however, the project cannot be completed. As the diary tracks these failings, the peice moves subtly into less tangible subjects such as boredom, …

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XMTR #17: Sounds from the North Yorkshire Coast 59:54

2+ y ago59:54

59:54

The Transmitter radio hour showcases the kind of works you will find on xmtr.fm, a sonic storytelling platform dedicated to independent and archive audio. The next hour is dedicated to sounds from the North Yorkshire Coast and more specifically the Wild Eye Project by Invisible Dust. If you miss the sea or just want to enjoy a moment near the water…

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XMTR#16: Phonetics, a Pilgrimage, a Portuguese Man and a Meteor 1:00:04

2+ y ago1:00:04

1:00:04

This episode has a distinctly European flavour and will be showcasing work from the Italian radio platform Radio Papesse, the Belgian space for sonic creations RadioLa as well something from the prolific Italian multi-media artist Cristina Marras and a short from the Social Broadcast archive. 1. Me My English and all the languages of my life by Ann…

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8. Racial Equity & the City(Newham): A Dream City 10:00

2+ y ago10:00

10:00

Racial Equity & the City - Experiences of people of colour in London’A series recorded as part of a research project, exploring the relationship between the built environment and racial equity, through the eyes of community members in Newham and Thamesmead.Recorded as a live radio discussion, these conversations bring to light some of the lived exp…

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7. Racial Equity & the City (Newham) We Need Support 8:32

2+ y ago8:32

8:32

Racial Equity & the City - Experiences of people of colour in London’A series recorded as part of a research project, exploring the relationship between the built environment and racial equity, through the eyes of community members in Newham and Thamesmead.Recorded as a live radio discussion, these conversations bring to light some of the lived exp…

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6. Racial Equity and the City (Newham) Taking Back Power 10:00

2+ y ago10:00

10:00

Racial Equity & the City - Experiences of people of colour in London’A series recorded as part of a research project, exploring the relationship between the built environment and racial equity, through the eyes of community members in Newham and Thamesmead. Recorded as a live radio discussion, these conversations bring to light some of the lived ex…

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7 Racial Equity And The City(Newham): We need support 10:00

2+ y ago10:00

10:00

Racial Equity & the City - Experiences of people of colour in London’A series recorded as part of a research project, exploring the relationship between the built environment and racial equity, through the eyes of community members in Newham and Thamesmead.Recorded as a live radio discussion, these conversations bring to light some of the lived exp…

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5. Racial Equity and the City (Newham) An Anti Racist City 10:00

2+ y ago10:00

10:00

Racial Equity & the City - Experiences of people of colour in London’A series recorded as part of a research project, exploring the relationship between the built environment and racial equity, through the eyes of community members in Newham and Thamesmead. Recorded as a live radio discussion, these conversations bring to light some of the lived ex…

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