The Quarantini

The state of our mental health has been around in the news lately and so this week we spoke to Shari McDaid, Senior Policy Manager from the Mental Health Foundation to hear her views on how things have been during lockdown and what needs to happen now.

We have our usual round up of positive responses to the virus from around the world....

Plus music from The Golden Dregs courtesy of Funnel Music

Music:

Nobody Ever Got Rich (By Making People Sad), The Golden Dregs

Clarkesdale, MS, The Golden Dregs

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

Episode 20 is here and is released on August Bank Holiday! To celebrate, our very own Old Bones Collective guitarist Seb Gutiez, decided to share a Quarantini with us this week. He tells us how lockdown has been for him personally and the music industry in general and what he thinks should happen now.

We have our usual round up of positive responses to the virus from around the world....

Plus music from the Zen Hussies a band which Seb was in along with TinTin Quarantino aka Jules Landau - see Episode 1 for an interview with him!

Music:

Not in the Mood, Zen Hussies

The Getaway, The Old Bones Collective

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

We are delighted to be joined this week by Pinky Lilani CBE. She is a woman of influence, ideas and huge creativity. She founded Women of the Future, an organisation for women under 35 which includes the network, the Summit, the ambassadors programme and the awards programme. She founded at least three other awards ceremonies including the Asian Women Business awards and she is CEO of Spice Magic. She has written extensively about the importance of kindness in business and talks here about how it is especially critical post-Covid.

We are spending this season highlighting some of the up-and-coming artists, musicians and bands that have suffered during lockdown with no live performances. This week the wonderful Emily Breeze sings her latest track Hey Kidz.

As usual, we also bring you a brief round up of ingenious responses to the virus from Bristol, UK and around the world.

Music:

Hey Kidz, Emily Breeze

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

This week we interview another Professor - this time Guy Standing from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) about Universal Basic Income. Guy has devoted muchg of his career to the subject and talks in this podcast about what it is and why it would work well post Covid.

We are spending this season highlighting some of the up-and-coming artists, musicians and bands that have suffered during lockdown with no live performances. This week, courtesy again of Funnel Music, it's the turn of Make Friends.

As usual, we also bring you a brief round up of ingenious responses to the virus from Bristol, UK and around the world.

Music:

Knowing Makes It Worse, Make Friends

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

Season 3 kicks off with an interview with Professor Martin Parker from the University of Bristol. His new book - Life after Covid-19 is published on August 12th. It is a collection of 17 essays from a variety of thinkers on a wide range of subjects. Find out in this week's episode which one surprised Martin most!

We are spending this season highlighting some of the up-and-coming artists, musicians and bands that have suffered during lockdown with no live performances. This week, courtesy of Funnel Music, it's the turn of The Desert.

As usual, we also bring you a brief round up of ingenious responses to the virus from Bristol, UK and around the world.

Music:

Soulmates, The Desert

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

The "Andy Warhol of Marrakech" - artist Hassan Hajjaj joins us this week. He talks about growing up in Morocco and London and how both cultures inspire his art. He currently has an exhibition showing at the Arnolfini in Bristol, UK.

AND Massive Attack feature again with the third in their trilogy of new tracks.

As usual, we also bring you our round up of ingenious responses to the virus from Bristol, UK and around the world.

Music:

Massive Attack x Saul Williams featuring Professor Gabriel Zucman, Massive Attack

Corona Virus, toujours tout en chantant comme d’habitude..!, Maroc

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective

We are delighted to be joined this week by the founder of City to Sea Natalie Fée who joins us for a Quarantini. She talks about single use plastics, masks, PPE and how we can help.

Melissa is back from Paris and gives us a flavour of what is happening over there.

AND Massive Attack feature not once but twice in the show!

As usual, we also bring you our round up of ingenious responses to the virus from Bristol, UK and around the world.

Music:

Massive Attack x Young Fathers featuring Professor Guy Standing, Massive Attack

Massive Attack x Algiers featuring Christiana Figueres, Massive Attack

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective

This week it's the turn of young people to tell us how lockdown has been for them and what their hopes are for the future. We also hear from Rhea Warner, a Counsellor from Off The Record - a young people's charity in Bristol, about their work and their experiences of supporting young people and their parents at this time.

Plus audio from Banksy and music from The Kiffness and The Old Bones Collective

And as usual, we bring you our round up of ingenious responses to the virus from Bristol, UK and around the world.

Music:

I Get Locked Down (Tubthumping Parody), The Kiffness

Sunshine of your Love, Scythia Cover in Isolation

Peaceful Seascape, Purple Planet Music

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective

Quarantinis all round for anyone living with their partners during lockdown. This week, Maxine Blystad-Collins, co-host and producer of The Last Resort Relationship Podcast, tells us the secret of how to get along when there's nothing else to do! And - how we can use this exciting time to develop healthy relationships to last long into the future. She is full of positive ideas, tips and information and completely unafraid of conflict. Have a listen!

Plus music from Chico Roze and The Old Bones Collective

And as usual, we bring you our round up of ingenious responses to the virus from Bristol, UK and around the world.

Music:

OUTKAST PARODY Hey-Ya "Ro-Na", (Coronavirus edition), Chico Roze

Do It, The Old Bones Collective

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective

This week we share a Quarantini with Keir Gallagher, Campaigns Manager for Cycling UK. We've all experienced less traffic during lockdown and as we emerge into a new world, we wanted to hear about how more people might be encouraged to keep cycling. Keir talks about the need for properly funded cycling infrastructure in our towns and cities so that everyone will feel safe enough to think of cycling as their first means of transport.

As usual we bring you our usual round up from Bristol, UK and around the world.

Music:

My Corona Home - ("Kokomo" Parody Song), Jon Pumper

BBC Sports Theme Megamix, Abandoned Rugs

Hosts: Melissa Chemam and Pommy Harmar

Producer: Pommy Harmar

Opening music: Hot Flu, The Old Bones Collective