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Human stories.

THE RECORDINGS

Every episode, on tape.

Forty-eight conversations in the can so far. Each one runs long, wanders off on a good tangent and keeps the human bits in. Open an episode to hear the preview and read the notes.

A NEW CONVERSATION.
EVERY. SINGLE. THURSDAY.

SIDE A · SIDE B

The full tape.

NEWEST FIRST.
RUNTIMES IN MINUTES AND SECONDS.
  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.

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.

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