In the latest episode of HAZEL TALKS, Hazel Brown chats to Hanna Benihoud an artist and architect with a focus on storytelling through public art.

We chat about shaving off all her hair and moving half way across the globe to pursue a career as an artist, storytelling through art and communities and the benefits and pitfalls of Instagram and its algorithm.

In episode 5 of my HAZEL TALKS podcast, I chat to Lonan Blackbird Jenkins and Sam Rix (Rixy) of The Embers Collective. 

The Embers Collective are a group of multi-talented storytelling performers, artists, musicians, actors and more. We had a thought provoking and fun discussion about storytelling in its various forms! 

PS. Did someone mention plums? Listen in to find out more...

theemberscollective.com

Music by Jyrki Hamalainen and Juha Kataja

In episode 4 of my HAZEL TALKS podcast, I interview Richard Dixon, an up-and-coming photographer and co-founder of Aseptic Studios in Tottenham, north London. We met previously when I was running my magazine Discovering Tottenham so it was great to catch up and find out where he's got to since kick-starting his freelance photography career and co-founding his photography studio with Joseph Rubio.

instagram.com/lostintottenham

Music by Jyrki Hamalainen and Juha Kataja

In episode 3 of HAZEL TALKS, I interview Anj Cairns who is author of teen trilogy, Your World, and founder of We Wrote a Poem. We had a super fun discussion about poetry and moving away from it's more traditional forms, playing with words, writing and publishing her own novel, taking part in a 50,000 word writing challenge, staying motivated, her top tips for storytelling and more.

wewroteapoem.com

Music by Jyrki Hamalainen and Juha Kataja

In episode 2 of HAZEL TALKS, Hazel Brown interviews Art Night co-founder and consultant for the Mayor of London's Creative Enterprise Zone in Tottenham, Philippine Nguyen. They have a lively discussion about Art Night, urban storytelling and how you can apply this to your own business, the pandemic's impact on businesses and the creative industries, Made By Tottenham online directory, brexit, culture and cities.

Music by Jyrki Hamalainen and Juha Kataja

In episode 1 of HAZEL TALKS, Hazel Brown interviews journalist & author Jyrki "Spider" Hamalainen. They discuss storytelling and how you can apply it to your own business and ideas, Jyrki's published book Killing Joke: Are You Receiving and his career to date.

Music by Jyrki Hamalainen and Juha Kataja