Sound of Silence

This episode's guest is Poppy Chapman.  Poppy is a 3 year old Cockapoo who's mum was a rescue dog from Cyprus.  In her youth she won over 30 awards including Prettiest Dog, Cutest Puppy and Best in Show but she quit competitions when she realised that she dislikes being in close company with other dogs.  Poppy is irrationally scared of trains but loves nothing more than chasing squirrels and being with other human beings.  Recorded on Esher Common, Surrey.

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This episode's guest is Satyavani Robyn.  Satya is a writer, psychotherapist and Buddhist Priest who runs the Amida Mandala temple in Malvern.  She is the author of 11 books including "The Most Beautiful Thing", "What Helps" and "Coming Home" and her biggest wish is that others can find what she has received.  Recorded at the Amida Mandala temple, Malvern, UK.

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This episode's guest is Ben Wilson (aka Chewinggumman.)  Ben is an artist who turned his distaste for waste and rubbish into an artform.  He is best known for his work transforming discarded chewing gum into miniature art masterpieces.  He is also a wood carver and a painter who has exhibited at the Finish Contemporary Folk Museum, the American Visionary Art Museum and the Irish Museum of Modern Art.  Recorded at the Millennium Bridge, London.

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This episode's guest is Hazel Gale.  Hazel is a former world kickboxing champion, an author and a practicing cognitive hypnotherapist.   As a kickboxer she won multiple World and European titles as well as national and European titles in ABA boxing.  After experiencing psychological and physical burnout she trained as a cognitive hypnotherapist.  She recently published "The Mind Monster Solution", a book that helps human beings understand self sabotage.  Recorded in Hoxton, London.

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This episode's guests are Ella, Alan, Adam, Will, Majken, Liv, Antony, Catherine, Miranda, Kay, Iain, Nick, Phyllida, Robert, Rob, Gavin, Tracey, Leonora, Marshall, Phillipa, Neil, Richard, Gill, Bea, Bruno, Lizzie, Amy, Amanda, Claes, Andy, Tattiana, Theresa, Sam, Toby, Helen, Vanella, Luke, Taylor and Romy.  Recorded in Bermondsey Street, London.

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This episode's guest is Nic Shayler.  Nic is a creator who is fascinated by stories that shine a light on what it means to be human.  Recorded in Donisthorpe, UK.

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This episode's guest is Mr Gee.  Gee is a poet, comedian, musician and presenter who most recently presented the Radio 4 series "Poetic Justice" in which he encouraged inmates to write poems that gave an intimate insight into prison life.  He has a dream to ignite the creative spirit of young Britain and regularly runs poetry workshops with schools and other youth groups.  He is at the cutting edge of the underground poetry scene, has supported Russell Brand on tour and took the world of theatre by storm with the west end musical "Into the Hoods".  Recorded at Rich Mix, Shoreditch, London.

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This episode's guest is Nonnie Peifer.  Nonnie was born in 1930 in Sydney Australia where as a teenager she was plucked off the street to become an actress and a model.  In the late 1940s and early 1950s she  starred in the films "Bitter Springs" and "Into the Straight" with Charles Tingwell, George Randall and Muriel Steinbeck.  She moved to England with her husband and children in 1963 and describes herself as a "pleasure girl."  Recorded in Esher, Surrey.

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This episode's guest is Richard Vranch.  Richard improvises comedy with the Comedy Store Players and Paul Merton's Impro Chums.  He does voiceovers, stand up comedy and bits of acting and writing.  He has a PhD in Radiation Physics and is half of the science/hula-hoop act Dr Hula.  His Erdos-Bacon-Sabbath number is 9.  Recorded in the garden of House of St Barnabus, London.

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This episode's guest is Chris F Clark.  Chris is a multi-disciplined artist whose work explores human existence, strength, fragility and the unspoken day to day challenges of being human.  She has exhibited at the Truman Brewery, the Grierson Gallery and the legendary DON'T WALK WALK gallery in Deal and her stripe-out-paste-up street art work is becoming increasingly chased down in various locations across the south-east of England.  Recorded at the DON'T WALK WALK gallery, Deal, Kent.

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