The Alternative UK Podcast

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The Alternative UK Podcast 2: Stella Duffy on the power of a Fun Palace

Welcome to The Alternative UK Podcast - an occasional conversation with key thinkers for a better future. Today’s guest is Stella Duffy, founder of the Fun Palaces movement. As her blurb says: Fun Palaces is an ongoing campaign for cultural democracy, with an annual weekend of action every October. The campaign promotes culture at the heart of community and community at the heart of culture. The weekend of action uses the combination of arts, craft, science, tech, digital, heritage and sports ac...

Aug 11, 20180•Season 1Ep. 2

The Alternative UK Podcast 1: Hilary Cottam's Radical Help

Welcome to The Alternative UK Podcast - an occasional conversation with key thinkers for a better future. The Alternative UK is a new political platform that exists to answer the question: if politics is broken what’s the Alternative? Today’s guest is social entrepreneur Hilary Cottam, who uses a design approach to solving the world’s problems – and as such, was named Designer of the Year in 2005 for her work in schools, health services and prisons. For the past ten years Hilary has been working...

Jul 29, 2018•Season 1Ep. 1

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