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A SHOW FOR THE CURIOUS

Good stories.
Bad reception.

Long conversations with people who follow a different frequency. Artists, night owls, quiet rebels. No scripts. Plenty of static.

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SIDE A · EPISODE 048

The art of
paying attention.

WITH NELL CALDER / 52:18

00:00 / 52:18
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THE RECORDINGS

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A NEW CONVERSATION.
EVERY. SINGLE. THURSDAY.
  1. 048
    ART & EVERYDAY LIFE

    The art of paying attention.

    Nell Calder on tiny details, public benches, and finding beauty in the boring bits.

    Nell CalderPhotographer & wanderer52:18
  2. 047
    AFTER HOURS

    Someone has to keep the lights on.

    A night-shift baker on empty streets, warm bread, and a completely backwards body clock.

    Idris FenBaker, 2 am–10 am44:26
  3. 046
    SECOND ACTS

    A very good wrong turn.

    Leaving a sensible job to build furniture. And learning to live with the splinters.

    Effie BrandtFurniture maker59:04
  4. 045
    PEOPLE & PLACES

    The town that learned to dance.

    A borrowed church hall, twelve strangers, and the small magic of showing up.

    Sol PerrinCommunity dance teacher48:11

48 CONVERSATIONS IN THE CAN. MORE GOOD COMPANY TO COME.

THE REASON

REAL PEOPLE.
UNFILTERED FREQUENCIES.

The world is loud.
Let's lean in
and listen.

Static started around a kitchen table with two microphones and a question: what happens when you let someone finish their story?

Turns out, quite a lot. We make room for the tangents, the pauses, the things that don't fit in a thirty-second clip. Pull up a chair.

BEHIND THE MIC

Two voices.
Many questions.

Friends since a very awkward school band.
Still figuring things out, out loud.

MIC 01 / JUNE

June Merrick

HOST & PROFESSIONAL QUESTION-ASKER

Former local reporter. Collector of overheard conversations. Makes the tea too strong and always asks one more question.

MIC 02 / KIT

Kit Marden

PRODUCER & VERY OCCASIONAL OPTIMIST

Sound engineer, record-shop regular, and keeper of the edit. Believes a good silence is sometimes the best part of a conversation.

ON YOUR FREQUENCY

Notes from
the other end.

I missed my stop. Twice. That's probably the most honest review I can give.

ELLA B. / LISTENING ON THE 7:42

P.S.

“Like the interesting end of a dinner party, without having to do the washing up.” — Robin H., long-time listener

OUTSIDE THE STUDIO

Loose ends.

THINGS WE DIDN'T
LEAVE ON THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR.
FIELD NOTE / 06 OCT 2026

No talking. Just the tide.

Kit took a recorder to the harbour at 5:30 am. Twenty minutes of water, gulls, and a boat that wouldn't start. Room to breathe between the noise.

PINNED TO THE STUDIO WALL

How we
make a show.

  1. 01Meet someone interesting.
  2. 02Put the kettle on.
  3. 03Forget the list of questions.
  4. 04Follow the good tangent.
  5. 05Keep the human bits in.

Usually takes longer than this suggests.

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