Ben and his partner Tiana are the creative geniuses behind The Savoy, Long Jetty. It's a 1950's cinema that they refurbished and turned into a buzzing bar and cultural venue, launched around one year ago.

Ben shared with me the story of bringing it back to life, as well as how his own experiences led him to take on such a substantial project.

Afterwards I wrote a poem trying to capture the story of both Ben Pearce and The Savoy. You can hear it at the end of the episode.

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