Time To Talk with Alex Holmes

This week, the book that moved me brought to you exclusively by VERO is Augustown by Kei Miller. In addition, as a special treat this week, I have an exclusive interview with Rob G. Rich, Fox Rich and director Garrett Bradley, as we discuss mental health, optimism and their new feature-length documentary film Time out now on Amazon Prime. Catch me on:Vero: Vero.co/alexreadsWebsite: alexholmes.coInstagram: @byalexholmesEmail: [email protected]: alexholmes.substack.comMusic: Harlan BlueExecutive Produced: Alex Holmes--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Hi, I’m Alex Holmes and welcome to Time To Talk. Each Monday, I sit down with inspirational people to have a wholehearted conversation about what makes them tick, topics that are important and the small ways in which they are endeavouring to change the world. We unpick mental health, delve into the iniquities of society looking at topics around mental health, positive and healthy masculinity and more - there is so much to learn from every conversation! So, today’s episode. I am joined by Amandla Thomas-Johnson. Amandla is a journalist situated in Dakar, Senegal working on various projects. I was so jealous looking at his apartment which looks out to the Atlantic ocean. There is something about the Atlantic ocean that has a specific connection with Black people, it’s as if you can hear the wails, and history meandering over to the coast. Amandla and I have a conversation about reparations. We spend a bit of time chatting about the Black British Caribbean experience, him hailing from both Trinidad, Tobago and the Grenadines, and myself being Jamaican it was a beautiful conversation about CARICOM’s 10-point plan for reparations. Watch his Double Down News here: https://www.doubledown.news/watch/2020/19/june/the-case-for-reparations-as-told-by-the-descendent-of-a-slave-master-his-slaves-black-lives-matterCARICOM 10-POINT PLAN: https://www.leighday.co.uk/News/2014/March-2014/CARICOM-nations-unanimously-approve-10-point-planPirate Studios interview with Ryan Nile: https://pirate.com/en/blog/ryan-nile-podcasting/Catch me on:Vero: Vero.co/alexreadsWebsite: alexholmes.coInstagram: @byalexholmesEmail: [email protected]: alexholmes.substack.comMusic: Harlan BlueExecutive Produced: Alex HolmesEdited: Ryan Nile (@ryan.nile.show)--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Welcome to Time To Talk with Alex Holmes where I sit down with inspiring people and have wholehearted conversations. These episodes are brought to you by VERO True Social, the social media for the culturally curious. I love books, and though I have spoken about books a lot on the show, I thought we could do something different. Let me introduce Books That Move Me - a new Friday segment on the podcast. In this Friday segment, I will speak to writers and readers alike about the books that have moved them in a particular direction, helped them get mental clarity, and supported their goal to live a wholehearted life.Some of these readers are recurring guests, new guests, old friends, new friends, close friends and more - and I can’t wait for you to get some new inspiration for books!Each week, I will speak to a guest about the books that have moved them. There will be 3-5 books each time, and I’m sure you couldn’t find a better way to enrich the end of the week.Newsletter: alexholmes.substack.com/p/coming-soonWebsite: alexholmes.coInstagram: @byalexholmesInstagram for Nels: @NelsAbbey--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Welcome to Time To Talk with Alex Holmes where I sit down with inspiring people and have wholehearted conversations. This week, author and satirist Nels Abbey speaks about the disparities between Black and White people, ‘Think Like A White Man’, and how we learn to show up in a world that is committed to oppress us. Want to start podcasting? Check out Pirate Studios at Piratestudios.co.uk and use code: Alex7135 for £10 off your first session. Catch me on:Vero: Vero.co/alexreadsWebsite: alexholmes.coInstagram: @byalexholmesEmail: [email protected]: alexholmes.substack.com/p/coming-soonMusic: Harlan BlueExecutive Produced: Alex HolmesEdited: Ryan Nile (@ryan.nile.show)--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Welcome to another episode of Time To Talk, where I sit down with inspiring people and have wholehearted conversations. I love books, and though I have spoken about books a lot on the show, I thought we could do something different. Let me introduce Books That Move Me - a new Friday segment on the podcast. These episodes are brought to you by VERO True Social, the social network that doesn't strive for your attention, but for your interactions with people. In this Friday segment, I will speak to writers and readers alike about the books that have moved them in a particular direction, helped them get mental clarity, and supported their goal to live a wholehearted life.Some of these readers are recurring guests, new guests, old friends, new friends, close friends and more - and I can’t wait for you to get some new inspiration for books!Each week, I will speak to a guest about the books that have moved them. There will be 3-5 books each time, and I’m sure you couldn’t find a better way to enrich the end of the week.This week's conversation is with Tom Hodgson, Head of Communities at VERO. Have a listen to the episode to hear his suggestions, as well as a little riff on social media and what we thought about Netflix's 'Social Dilemma'. Connect with Tom here: vero.co/tomConnect with me here: vero.co/alexreads--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Welcome to Time To Talk with Alex Holmes where I sit down with inspiring people and have wholehearted conversations. I love books, and with that I love poetry. Joshua Bennett is the Mellon Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Dartmouth. He is the author of three books of poetry and criticism: The Sobbing School (Penguin, 2016)—winner of the National Poetry Series and a finalist for an NAACP Image Award—Being Property Once Myself (Harvard University Press, 2020) and Owed (Penguin, 2020). His first work of narrative nonfiction, Spoken Word: A Cultural History, is forthcoming from Knopf.We talk about his new poetry collection, ‘Owed’ which is a discussion about Blackness, masculinity and all-round cultural centrepiece. Find the reading list: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/alexreads--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Welcome to another episode of Time To Talk, where I sit down with inspiring people and have wholehearted conversations. This series of episodes are brought to you by VERO True Social. You can find all of my book recommendations over there at vero.co/alexreads weekly. I love books, and though I have spoken about books a lot on the show, I thought we could do something different. Let me introduce Books That Move Me - a new Friday segment on the podcast. In this Friday segment, I speak to writers and readers alike about the books that have moved them in a particular direction, helped them get mental clarity, and supported their goal to live a wholehearted life.Find the reading list: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/alexreads--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Welcome to Time To Talk with Alex Holmes. Welcome to another episode of Time To Talk, where I sit down with inspiring people and have wholehearted conversations. Today is a special conversation with award-winning debut novelist, Derek Owusu. We speak about his critically acclaimed debut novel, ‘That Reminds Me’, his views on the future of Black British writing, SAFE and what we can do with our reminders of mental health and memories. I have two copies of the paperback book signed by me to give away. The way to enter into the prize draw is to follow me on Vero.co/alexreads and instagram.com/byalexholmes and comment ‘I’M SAFE’ and I will randomly pick from comments! Easy enough!I look forward to sending copies out to you :DI love books, and though I have spoken about books a lot on the show - find the reading list: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/alexreads You can find all of my book recommendations over there at vero.co/alexreads weekly.Head to alexholmes.co for more.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Welcome to Time To Talk with Alex Holmes. Welcome to another episode of Time To Talk, where I sit down with inspiring people and have wholehearted conversations. This series of episodes are brought to you by VERO True Social. You can find all of my book recommendations over there at vero.co/alexreads weekly. I love books, and though I have spoken about books a lot on the show, I thought we could do something different. Let me introduce Books That Move Me - a new Friday segment on the podcast. In this Friday segment, I will speak to writers and readers alike about the books that have moved them in a particular direction, helped them get mental clarity, and supported their goal to live a wholehearted life.Find the reading list: www.amazon.co.uk/shop/alexreadsIn this 100th Episode Special, my friend and podcaster Ryan Nile interviews ME about what the past 100 episodes have taught me through podcasting. We talk about wholeheartedness, the beginnings of podcasting and the importance of mental health conversations. As well as openness and honesty. It’s a great conversation!Follow Ryan: Instagram: @Ryan.nile.showPodcast: The Ryan Nile Show Catch me:alexreads.co.uk--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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Welcome to another episode of Time To Talk, the most wholehearted independent podcast on the internet. In this podcast, it is my job to speak to people about how to live better, get connected, find a sense of belonging and explore how we can love more. This week, we have Paapa Essiedu. We had a chat about Gangs of London, I May Destroy You and how he preps for a role. He talks about learning lines with dyslexia and what the future of Black and Brown people in the industry is, especially in the wake of Black Lives Matter, and COVID-19. As ever, rate review and subscribe to the show and share with your friends and family, and whoever listens to podcasts.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------This episode is brought to you by Pirate Studios. If you want to try out a studio for £10 off your booking use my referral code, Alex7135 over at piratestudios.co.uk. Try something new this year and get your podcasting adventure up!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/timetotalkwithalexholmes/message See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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