This conversation at the ground of @claptoncfc ranges widely, from identity and society, to caring for elderly parents, to bringing people together and why the working classes should run the country. "I've been into thousands of houses... you're getting 40, 50 years in the time it takes to drink a mug of tea... I could tell you hundreds of stories of peoples experience of what they went through, the losses they've had... I became humbled very early on in life by going into people's houses". #otherlivesareavailable #podcast #eastlondon #plumber

This chat happens at a brisk pace down the canal path and includes the loneliness of a freelance career, a dog from Albania, creating a support network for 200 people, gender and class in the arts, and wanting to leave where you grew up. "You just don't know what's around the corner, so I think it's about staying open and receptive to the things that are going on around you, and not getting complacent or stuck." #otherlivesareavailable #eastlondon #podcast #photographer

This chat is about giving yourself time to think, feeling good about your 30s, not clearing a table too soon from a good meal with friends, and learning to be at peace with rejection for a role. "It's a challenge for me to be able to portray another person, how can I do it convincingly... everyone is in this idea that you are performing... but there's this magic that happens when you really buy into it and believe it and everyone's there following you with it, then it's incredible, it's the most emotional feeling ever". #otherlivesareavailable #eastlondon #podcast #actor

This chat on a park bench is about the problem of an empty day, a bicycle accident, a warehouse community, living on your own as a teenager, thinking in two languages, and belonging. "I grew up in the countryside... it's built my trust and my faith in humanity in a different way, that's something I've realised in the last few years." #otherlivesareavailable #podcast #eastlondon #filmmaker

This chat happens in a boxing gym @lefthookboxing where we talk about making changes in life, therapy, the confidence of youth, staying on the straight and narrow, and working towards creating personal freedom. "The winning feeling, for me, I actually found it difficult, and I still do to be honest, because I feel like because I won, then I'm going to get complacent." #otherlivesareavailable #podcast #eastlondon #boxing

This chat happens on a sunny spring afternoon in the park and covers feeling lonely, being a barista, wearing the hijab, managing siblings, and matcha. "When I'm walking home with my headphones and it's the evening I do sing out loud, coz it's dark, but that's only coz it's dark! But why can't I do it any time? I'm like suppressing myself singing in my head... it feels like I'm not releasing the happiness a little bit". #otherlivesareavailable #eastlondon #podcast #barista

Walking slowly along the Thames, we chat about how John became a professor, helped create A level psychology, thinks 'research' can be a weasel word in universities, and why (aged 94) he likes anarchist ideas. "What I think psychology is or should be about, and what I think education is or should be about, is increasing the ability of individuals to make rational and compassionate decisions and carry them out.... my catch-phrase is 'responsible autonomy'." #otherlivesareavailable #eastlondon #podcast #psychology

Threading needle through canvas as we chat, @nino_paulito talks about Hungarian castles, the vibrations of a gong bath, the magic of a granny, and how his pieces develop. "As luck would have it, my hotel was next door to a haberdashery.. and then the other side was a wine cellar, so I was like OK, I have my two favourite things, lets do it!" #otherlivesareavailable #eastlondon #podcast #embroidery

This conversation takes place at a laundrette, where we chat about the challenges of being an unpaid carer, the calming effect of a crucifix, and playing in bomb sites. "I need the sea and a beach... not a different country... just quiet, peace and quiet... I can just sit there on the beach with my thinking". #otherlivesareavailable #eastlondon #podcast #laundrette

Standing at the bar of the @theprincearthurshoreditch we talk about running a 300 year old pub, hitting the sweet spot with music, and why English signs have to be 30% smaller than French signs in Quebec . "The pub - the british, unique little thing that the pub is, is your house - so you are in my house, in that way. So it is a hospitality that is more homey than just going into a restaurant or a bar ... the art work, the decor, the music, the lighting, the welcome". #otherlivesareavailable #eastlondon #podcast #pub