Bristol: Behind The Headlines

In this episode, News and Business Writer Rachel Sutherland chats to DJ Sasha Steppa, the creative mind behind Bristol’s first female reggae and dub sound system.

With just a handful of women behind sound systems in the UK and few known ones across the globe, Sasha's sound system launch event is set to go down in the city’s musical history books.

Episode 66 sees Deputy Editor Ellie Pipe uncovering the cost of childcare crisis. She speaks to Nicola Beech is a Labour councillor for St George, a mum and one of the people in Bristol leading the charge for a major overhaul of the "broken" childcare system.

Ellie also interviews Samira Musse on how the cost and lack of availability of childcare is affecting families, who are struggling more than ever.

Helen Ince, coordinator of the Disabled Women Action programme for Bristol Women's Voice, speaks about how the cost of childcare crisis is affecting her and why it's a gendered issue.

Episode 65 brings you a climate special about the summers of the future, examining a more positive outlook on how we can make change in our environment. 

Climate & Sustainability Editor Valentina Hernandez Gomez speaks to Dr Dann Mitchell about heatwaves and the role of cities in preparing for more frequent, intense and extreme temperatures. 

Meanwhile, Richie Fluester, horticulturist and grounds manager at UWE Bristol explains the importance of green spaces and community gardens in tackling climate change.

In this week’s episode, Climate & Sustainability Editor Valentina Hernandez Gomez interviews the founder and director of Bristol’s Sustainable Fashion Week, taking place in Bristol this September, Amelia Twine.

We delve into how Amelia got started in the fashion industry, how her relationship with nature shapes her worldview and more.

Will Stone is the writer and director of The Fence, a film inspired by 1980s Hartcliffe complete with motorbikes, fast cars, punch-ups, a star-studded cast and a banging soundtrack. 

He talks to Bristol24/7 Deputy Editor Ellie Pipe about the highs and lows of making a feature length film on a shoestring budget and securing the likes of Sally Phillips, Jayde Adams, Eugene Simon, Paul Cooper and Joe Sims to feature in it.

At a distillery in Whitehall, the first whisky made in Bristol for 80 years is almost ready to drink.

In episode 62 of the Bristol24/7 Behind the Headlines podcast, Steph Smith and Sara Sanna of Psychopomp and Circumstance talk to Martin Booth about the historic drink, the celebrations to mark its bottling and let us into a few trade secrets.

This week's episode of the Behind the Headlines sees Community & Membership Manager Meg Houghton Gilmour speak to Dom Borel on the trials and tribulations of working in the hospitality industry. 

In this week's episode, we are talking all things balloons. 

First up, Mia Vines Booth chats to Ian Martin who directs and choregraphs Bristol Balloon Fiesta's world-famous night glow. Music Editor Issy Packers also interviews Don Cameron - the founder of Cameron Balloons about his history and the founding of the fiesta.

In this week's episode, Editorial Assistant, Mia, meets volunteers Robbie and Elena at the People's Republic of Stokes Croft, to discuss an ambitious new project: archiving and digitising years’ worth of material on the history of Stokes Croft.

The culture of protest in Bristol has a fascinating history as this podcast shows. It was recorded live at Waterstones in the Galleries, with Bristol24/7 Editor Martin Booth chairing a panel which featured Matt Foot and Morag Livingstone, authors of Charged, an essential new investigation into the role of policing since the 1980s; and Alex von Tunzelmann, whose book Fallen Idols looks at the global wave of iconoclasm that in 2020 took down the statues of slaveholders and imperialists.