Sound of Silence

This episode's guest is Katie Elliott.  Katie started out as an author and illustrator of children's music books, helping thousands of children learn how to read and write music using cartoon slugs.  She later became a jazz flautist and pianist, recorded an album, made a charity pop single and toured theatres playing keyboards in a range of unlikely outfits.  She is the host of the adventures in behaviour change podcast, creator of Amiko cards and is the founder of little challenges - a place to find inspiration and practical tools to help make the messy business of being human just a little bit easier.  Recorded in Green Park, London.

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This episode's guest is Nigel "Zebrahead" Smith.  Nigel is a connector of randomicity who makes stuff.  He is the co-founder of Hope and Mania, a project that raises money for Papyrus by selling t-shirts emblazoned with doodles created in order to keep anxiety at bay.  Recorded in the chapel of the House of Saint Barnabus, London.

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This episode's guest is Chloë Clarke.  Chloë is a performer and theatre director with a specialist knowledge of audio description and its creative integration into theatre, arts and film.  Chloë is visually impaired and throughout her career has been committed to creating work that is inherently accessible, challenging work that isn't and helping others find creative solutions to address the many barriers put up by a rigid society.  She is co-founder of Elbow Room Theatre in Cardiff, a disabled led company that produces new writing with accessibility  considered from the outset and has collaborated with the likes of the National Theatre Wales, the Royal Exchange and Warner Brothers.  Recored at the Graeae Theatre, Hoxton, London.

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This episode's guest is Neil Baker.  Neil is an award winning writer who has written for the likes of The Economist, Which? and the World Economic Forum. He is a board member of 26.org.uk, a not for profit that works to inspire a greater love of words in business and in life and partner at Dark Angels, an organisation that helps people around the world to use more creative language.  He was the only person aged 9 in his class to fail his cycling proficiency for being too observant.  Recorded at Century, Shaftsbury Avenue, London.

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This episode's guest is Hayley Welsh.  Hayley is an artist and illustrator who is quoted by Jetstar magazine as "one of the top 10 street artists you should know by now."  She has painted her surreal, whimsical street art across the globe in the UK, Australia, the US and Europe and founded the Blackburn "Open Walls" street art initiative, a programme designed to bring communities together through street art.  He secondary school art teacher told her she'll never be an artist and should do something else.  Recorded at Chelsea Sorting Office, London.

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This episode's guest is Brian Beaton.  Brian is a coach and a mentor who has worked with thousands of people who have lost their confidence through lack of support, isolation and direction.  He is programme manager of the House of Saint Barnabus Employment Academy, a charitable organisation that specialises in helping those who are socially excluded or have been effected by homelessness.  He is also the writer of the acclaimed play "Lunch Breaks" a dark comedy about bad habits, good habits and supporting each other.  Recorded at the House of St Barnabus Employment Academy, London.

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This episode's guest is Charlotte Edmonds.  Charlotte is a choreographer and dancer who trained at the Royal Ballet and Rambert School.  She was the inaugural Royal Ballet Young Choreographer between 2015-2018 and has since worked with a plethora of film makers, composers and artists to create works using dance to portray the complexities of society.  She is currently working on a new commission for the Dutch National Ballet and a ground-breaking dance based exhibit and documentary exploring the super-powers of Dyslexia.  Recorded at the Royal Opera House, London.

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This episode's guest is David Shrigley.  David is a visual artist whose work has been exhibited around the world in places such as the Anton Kern Gallery in New York, Museum Ludwig in Germany and the Hayward Gallery in London.  He is the author of 40 books including "Fully Coherant Plan" and "Weak Messages Create Bad Situations", was nominated for the 2013 Turner Prize and his huge sculpture of a thumbs up, entitled "Really Good" adorned Trafalgar Square's legendary 4th plinth.  David is 197cm tall.  Recorded in Brighton, England.

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This episode's guest is Miranda West.  Miranda is the founder of The Do Book Company, a publisher of over 20 books written by speakers who have appeared at the legendary Do Lectures in Wales.  She has worked in the book industry for over 20 years from indie publishers to the likes of Penguin and Random House and in 2014 she was named one of the top 10 creative entrepreneurs in the UK by the British Council.  Recorded at the Harwarden Estate, Wales.

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This episode's guest is Dan Kieran.  Dan is an author, a travel writer and co-founder of Unbound, an organisation with the mission to disrupt publishing and liberate ideas that wouldn't traditionally make it to print.  As an author he has published 13 books including The Surfboard, The Idle Traveller and I Fought The Law and he is fond of contemplating mortality.  Recorded in Islington, London.

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