For the final Carousel Radio show, Jason and Joel present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability or Autism. The show includes an update from the Oska Bright Team as they prepare for another film festival, music from the Carousel Chorus and Carousel Anthem Musicians, sea-themed poems in ‘You, Me & The Sea’, audio diaries about living independently for the first time in 'Sounds Like My Life', and ideas for changing the country from St. John's College in Brighton in 'W...
Mar 03, 2024•39 min•Ep. 136
Jason and Joel present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability or Autism. The show includes music from Club Soda rock band, MALZ, sea-themed poems, an audio diary account of international dating, and ideas for changing the world from Downs View Life Skills College in Brighton. www.clubsoda.org.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 04, 2024•23 min•Ep. 135
Jason, Joel and Paggy present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability. The team discuss tips for hiding treasure, protest contests and creative uses for unwanted gifts. The show includes music from The Daniel Wakeford Experience, the final part of Jonny Schachter's alternative history of the 20th century, and ideas for changing the world from Downs View Life Skills College in Brighton. www.danielwakeford.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jan 08, 2024•27 min•Ep. 134
Jason and Joel present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability. The show includes a poem from Charlie Hatton as well as the second part of Jonny Schachter's alternative history of the 20th century. Three audio diarists discuss the challenges and triumphs of their daily lives. Joel & Jason discuss starfish, improvise a story regarding a diver and an underwater monster, and devise a plan in case the Werewolf population increases. Music comes from F.witch's LP ' Ice Cre...
Dec 04, 2023•30 min•Ep. 133
Jason and Joel present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability and autism. The show includes a poem from Electric Mutant X, a Halloween tale from Charlie Hatton, Jonny Schachter's alternative history of the 20th century in which his dad, Dr Mel Schachter, becomes UK prime Minister instead of Winston Churchill. Four audio diarists discuss the challenges and triumphs of their daily lives. Joel & Jason reinvent school dinners and discuss sand dollars and rainbows. The s...
Nov 12, 2023•30 min•Ep. 132
Joel, Fran, Paggy and Claire present music, stories and poems from artists with a learning disability. The show includes Jonny Schachter's memories of Californian beaches for 'You, Me & The Sea'; writer, Debbie Caulfield outlining changes she would make in 'When I'm Prime Minister'. The team ponder the wonders of an aquatic puncher, and the delights of Razzmatazz. Sam Castell-Ward and Jonny provide audio diaries. The show also features a song from 'The Black Bawlerz' to celebrate their appea...
Oct 10, 2023•24 min•Ep. 131
Joel, Jason and Paggy present 'You, Me & The Sea' which includes a story about Atlantis by Debbie Caulfield. The team work out how to be the worst Prime Minister, how to rebuild Atlantis, ponder Jason's 'Sea Facts' about the Telescope fish, whilst Sam Castell-Ward returns with an audio diary. New music from Sebastian Golgiri and The Hackkets . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 31, 2023•28 min•Ep. 130
Claire, Joel and Jason present 'You, Me & The Sea' which includes coastal poems from Charles Hatton and Sam Castell-Ward. Asa tells us how he would improve life for all in ‘When I'm Prime Minister’. Sam and Susannah have recorded more audio diaries for 'Sounds Like My Life'. This episode features an interview and music by DJ Florida from Baked Beans Performing Arts in Battersea, and a new song from the Carousel Chorus. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Aug 06, 2023•30 min•Ep. 129
Fran, Joel and Jason present 'You, Me & The Sea': poems, stories and songs inspired by the sea. Charles Hatton tells us how he would improve life for all in ‘When I'm Prime Minister’. Sam and Susannah have recorded audio diaries for 'Sounds Like My Life'. This episode features The Revs performing at the Rockhouse and a new song from the Carousel Chorus. fairground.bandcamp.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jun 30, 2023•28 min•Ep. 128
Fran, Claire and Jason present 'You, Me & The Sea': poems, stories and songs inspired by the sea; ‘When I'm Prime Minister’, where we ask, 'if you were the most powerful person in the country what would you do to make your life, and the lives of others better?' Also, 'Sounds Like My Life', radio diaries where people talk about the challenges and triumphs in their daily lives, which includes a contribution from a familiar voice. This episode features music by Luminous Starchild and Sam Castel...
Jun 09, 2023•30 min•Ep. 127
Joel, Jason and Fran present 'You, Me & The Sea': poems, stories and songs inspired by the sea, ‘When I'm Prime Minister’, where we ask, 'if you were the most powerful person in the country what would you do to make your life, and the lives of others better?' Also, the show includes 'Sounds Like My Life', radio diaries where people talk about the challenges and triumphs in their daily lives. We also hear from Team Domenica, a Brighton-based organisation who support young people with learning...
May 09, 2023•29 min•Ep. 126
Joel, Jason and Fran present some new features including ' You, Me & The Sea': poems, stories and songs inspired by the sea. ‘When I'm Prime Minister’ , where we ask, 'if you were the most powerful person in the country what would you do to make your life, and the lives of others better? ' A radio diary feature called 'Sounds Like My Life', where people talk about the challenges and triumphs in their daily lives. We also hear from Team Domenica, a Brighton-based organisation who support youn...
Apr 05, 2023•20 min•Ep. 125
Bubble Club creates social and artistic opportunities for learning disabled people in and around London. They host regular live music club nights at a mainstream venue on Brick Lane, in the heart of East London. They also run art projects and DJ workshops as well as make podcasts and live radio. In this show Joel speaks to DJs and the host from Bubble Club, Rufaro, Ollie and DY T-Way. Find out more at: https://www.bubbleclub.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 13, 2023•21 min•Ep. 124
Electric Mutant X is a writer, poet, digital music producer and spoken word artist also known as Yassin Zelestine aka MC Silvercat. In this podcast, Yassin discusses writing and science fiction with Joel and Claire, reads a new story and plays excerpts of her music and spoken word recordings. Hear more music at: https://soundcloud.com/amphetkat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 08, 2023•25 min•Ep. 123
The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems, sketches and stories by artists with a learning disability. In the second edition of ‘Following Rules Apply’, Joel and Jason are back searching for answers to questions no-one thought needed asking. These include: how would you use a magical teleporting rock? How would you disguise an illegal banana warehouse? How would you get a chicken elected as President of the United States of America? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...
Jan 03, 2023•38 min•Ep. 122
The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems, sketches and stories by artists with a learning disability. In ‘Following Rules Apply’, Joel and Jason search for answers to questions no-one thought needed asking including the worst thing to hang from a crane, a new plot for the film, 'Titanic', and the perfect Teddy Bears' picnic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 12, 2022•27 min•Ep. 121
Adrian Clarke is a singer, guitarist and saxophonist in the band, The Carbonators who are supported by Club Soda in Croydon in south London. In this podcast, Adrian looks back at the last decade of the Carbonator's adventures in rock n roll, punk, blues, soul and free jazz and their aim to create 'good phonics'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 07, 2022•37 min•Ep. 120
Robyn Rocket Steward is an author, an educator who provides autism training, and co-host of the ‘1800 seconds on Autism’ podcast for BBC Sounds. Robyn organises regular live music events called 'Robyn's Rocket' in London, offering a space for experimental music and improvisation by musicians with and without a Disability. As a composer and trumpet player, Robyn has released 30 EPs, singles and albums. Over this two-part podcast, Robyn picks a selection of tracks from her back catalogue, and talk...
Oct 05, 2022•28 min•Ep. 119
Aspiring Author and spoken word artist, Joel Cooper, talks about his writing, performance and involvement in Carousel's Arts Cafe events. There is a preview of Carousel's A Lark in the Park evening in Brighton. Also, a range of Carousel artists reflect on their long-standing relationship with Brighton's Corn Exchange, for gigs, club nights and film festivals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sep 05, 2022•33 min•Ep. 118
Robyn Rocket Steward is an author, an educator who provides autism training, and co-host of the ‘1800 seconds on Autism’ podcast for BBC Sounds. Robyn organises regular live music events called 'Robyn's Rocket' in London, offering a space for experimental music and improvisation by musicians with and without a Disability. As a composer and trumpet player, Robyn has released 30 EPs, singles and albums. Over this two-part podcast, Robyn picks a selection of tracks from her back catalogue, and talk...
Aug 08, 2022•34 min•Ep. 117
The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems and stories by artists with a learning disability. This month's show is taken over by two songwriters and guitarists who work with Carousel: Ryan O'Donovan (from Beat Express and Zombie Crash) and solo artist, Dima Zouchinski. Both artists talk about their musical journeys, their influences, play songs from their back catalogues and record a session track for us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Jul 04, 2022•37 min•Ep. 116
The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems and stories by artists with a learning disability. This episode features guest presenter, Lee Hubbard, musician and songwriter from two of Carousel's bands: Beat Express and Bubbaloo. Lee shares his music, comedy, impersonations and love of steam trains. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 01, 2022•32 min•Ep. 115
The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems and stories by artists with a learning disability. This episode features guest presenters, Sarah Watson and Kirsty Pentecost, who are artists and members of Carousel's Oska Bright Film Festival team. We also have a new poem from Sam Castell-Ward and music from the Black Bawlerz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 05, 2022•21 min•Ep. 114
The Award-winning Carousel Radio Podcast features songs, poems and stories by artists with a learning disability. This edition features artist and poet, Eleana Re as a guest presenter, a track from Sam Castell-Ward's forthcoming poetry and music EP, Fran's weekly adventures, and new music from the Carbonators. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 01, 2022•25 min•Ep. 113
This is the third in a series of Takeover Shows, where we invite learning disabled artists from diverse communities to takeover an episode of Carousel Radio. In this episode, we welcome Mattie Kennedy, an artist, filmmaker and writer living and working in Glasgow, and the lead programmer of Carousel's Oska Bright Film Festival, Matthew Hellett. They discuss books, films, and LGBTQ+ perspectives in the Learning Disability arts community. You can see Mattie Kennedy's films here : You can see a fil...
Mar 02, 2022•33 min•Ep. 112
This is the second in a series of Takeover Shows, where we invite learning disabled artists from diverse communities to takeover an episode of Carousel Radio. In this show, we welcome Parable Dance, who provide dance opportunities for people with learning disabilities and training for people wanting to teach inclusive dance. If you are interested in finding out more about Parable Dance you can check out their website: www.parabledance.co.uk . They are also on Twitter , Instagram and Facebook so ...
Feb 07, 2022•26 min•Ep. 111
This is the first in a series of Takeover Shows, where we invite learning disabled artists from diverse communities to takeover an episode of Carousel Radio. In this episode, we welcome artists from 'The Gate', an arts project for adults with learning disabilities in Shepherds Bush, London who produce theatre, film, art, poetry and music. Labake, Duane, Richie and 2Decks introduce their music and talk about their new computer game, 'Gate Station'. Play the game here: gatestation.uk You can buy t...
Jan 04, 2022•40 min•Ep. 110
Welcome again to Foley woods. This place is an imaginary woodland. Featuring walks and songs with the Carousel Chorus, poems and stories from Yassin Zelestine, Sam Castell-Ward, Jason Ede, Charlie Hatton, Berhana Wells, and Stuart at the Grace Eyre allotment. Spend some time outside, in nature, relaxing, feeling free as you come with us on a ramble through the trees in Foley Woods. This episode also includes tributes to previous contributors to Carousel Radio, Chris Rider and Lizzie Emeh, who we...
Dec 06, 2021•42 min•Ep. 109
Welcome again to Foley woods. This place is an imaginary woodland. Featuring walks and songs with the Carousel Chorus, poems and stories from Yassin Zelestine, Jonny Schachter, Charlie Hatton, and Stuart at the Grace Eyre allotment. Spend some time outside, in nature, relaxing, feeling free as you come with us on a ramble through the trees in Foley Woods. Theme music by the Carousel House Band. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Nov 07, 2021•21 min•Ep. 108
Welcome again to Foley woods. This place is an imaginary woodland. As we walk about the forest we might find the Carousel Chorus, and storytellers and poets: Eleana Re, Yassin Zelestine, Jonny Schachter and Charlie Hatton. We might visit the Grace Eyre allotment. After so many months indoors, we thought we should spend some time outside, in nature, relaxing, feeling free. So, come with us on a ramble through the trees... This episode also includes news about Carousel TV and writing advice from b...
Oct 08, 2021•28 min•Ep. 107
