Alba Frederick interviews London artist Will Reid who discusses the inspiration of the outside, not putting pressure on himself to make art and his use of painting and drawing to explore emotional states of being. Full Transcript The Two of Us began on Reel Rebels Radio . In this special edition series - ‘The Two of Us SHORTS’ - Naomi Woddis and Alba Frederick conduct interviews exploring the impact the worldwide pandemic has had on creativity and mental health. Originally broadcast on Reel Rebe...
Apr 29, 2020•27 min•Ep. 35
One from the archives from my previous show on Reel Rebels Radio, 'The Conversational'. A brilliant interview with TS Elliot 2020 prize winner Roger Robinson and writer/editor Nii Ayikwei Parkes. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio
Jan 15, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 35
Therapist, healer, muse and workshop facilitator Laurence Sessou shares her wisdom on caring for one’s inner child, why listening to our body is so essential to our well-being and what alchemy means to her. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Jan 08, 2020•55 min•Ep. 34
Writer, journalist, musician and podcaster Musa Okwonga shares his feelings about recklessness and shame and what it means to always be in a state of transition. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Jan 08, 2020•57 min•Ep. 33
Photographer Wasi Daniju shares her experience of living through the grieving process and what family means to her. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 32
Poet and educator Dorothea Smartt talks about her identity as Zami. She reads from her new unpublished work which explores the anglophone caribbean contribution to the building of the Panama Canal. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Jan 08, 2020•59 min•Ep. 31
Poet Anne Erith Cooper talks frankly about her mental health, how she manages living with Bipolar Disorder and why naming her diagnosis in the public sphere is her way of countering stigma. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 30
Novelist Leone Ross talks about being happier than she's ever been, expressing the honest self through writing and reads from 'Come Let Us Sing Anyway' . Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Jan 08, 2020•58 min•Ep. 29
Poet and academic Kate Potts shares her enthusiasm for running and how it’s really helped her mental health. She discusses her poetics and why giving voice to who has been silenced is so important to her. Kate reads from her book ‘Feral.’ Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 28
Naomi talks to poet, podcaster and carpenter David Turner . He discusses the idea of joinery and collaboration with his wife Lizzy Turner . David also talks about his experience as a service user, a diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and the difficulties of coming off librium Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Jan 04, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 27
Writer, performer and musician Roger Robinson and writer and photographer Johny Pitts share their experiences of fatherhood. Johny Pitts talks about the commodification of northern-ness and what it means to have a liminal identity. Roger shares his passion for storytelling and reads from ‘A Portable Paradise’. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Jan 04, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 26
Writer and performer Steven Camden on staying present, the importance of family and losing a friend to mental illness. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive
Jan 04, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 25
Writer and performer Yomi Sode reflects on The Daddy Diaries and reads from Safe , and how he maintains being topped up emotionally in regard to his well-being. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 29, 2019•58 min•Ep. 24
Poet Emily Harrison shares her sardonic humour, talks about her experience as an in-patient on and reads from her book ‘I can’t sleep 'cause my beds on fire’. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 28, 2019•52 min•Ep. 23
Writer and editor Chimene Suleyman shares new work, her wisdom about using therapy wisely before depression hits, the importance of being foolish and why allowing a fluid and non-binary approach to race and gender changed things for her. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 28, 2019•56 min•Ep. 22
Writer and educator Jacob Sam-La Rose on managing self care when working in the community, the play of the image, a love of poetry and the importance of staying present. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 28, 2019•55 min•Ep. 21
‘The Two of Us’ radio host, photographer and writer Naomi Woddis is interviewed by poet Alba Frederick. Naomi discusses why getting in to her body through gentle movement is an aid to her mental health and emotional well-being. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 28, 2019•48 min•Ep. 20
Poet Rishi Dastidar shares new work and discusses why it’s essential to have perspective. He also talks about using instagram creatively even though he does not identity as a photographer. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 27, 2019•58 min•Ep. 18
Performance maker and writer Rachel Mars discusses what the body means as a Jewish and Queer woman in relation to her work. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 27, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 18
Bad Betty Press' Amy Acre and poet/therapist Jasmine Cooray read from the Bad Betty Press anthology ‘The Dizziness of Freedom’. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 27, 2019•55 min•Ep. 17
Celine Marchbank talks about her career as a documentary photographer and her book ‘Tulip’ - an intimate study of the final years of her mother’s life whom she lost to cancer. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 27, 2019•59 min•Ep. 16
Designer, poet and performer, Rich Mkoloma discusses the concept of art as a provocation, the links between aspirational dress and well-being. He also shares his experience of schooling, racial stereotyping and being treated unfairly and becoming politicised at an early age. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 27, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 15
Writer Salena Godden reads from her memoir ‘Springfield Road’ and her poetry collection ‘Pessimism is for Lightweights’. She shares why she feels that it’s vital to seek out stories of generosity and courage. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 27, 2019•57 min•Ep. 14
Musician, artist and poet, Dylema , talks about the importance of being yourself, unpacking the past with the help of other black women in community and how depression and anxiety can be used positively to find out what is needed and how to engage in self care. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 24, 2019•55 min•Ep. 13
Photographer and Artist Director of Free Space Project , Daniel Regan , talks about how friendship can help facilitate change. He shares his experience of being unwell and isolated as a young person, his eventual breakdown in his 20’s, and how photography has been integral to his well-being. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 24, 2019•58 min•Ep. 12
Writer, poet and performer, Inua Ellams talks about what it means to live on the cusp, and the feeling of not belonging anywhere. He describes himself as having a nomad spirit which is reflected in his having multiple disciplines in which to express himself creatively. He reads from his unpublished work f**k boys. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 24, 2019•58 min•Ep. 11
Poet Peter Raynard shares his experience of living with depression and chronic illness. He reads from Precarious published by Smokestack books. He discusses his son’s depression as a young teenager and the moment he self-defined as disabled. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 24, 2019•55 min•Ep. 10
Poet and performer Keith Jarrett reads from his collection 'Selah' and discusses his new novel. He talks about the impact growing up as a gay man in a religious household has had on his mental health. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr•Ep. 9
Poet, musician and performer Joshua Idehen talks about his show 'Oi, Barman!' and talks about the breakdown of his marriage, being an outsider, and feeling safe behind a 4th wall. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 20, 2019•58 min•Ep. 8
Former Vice President of British Association of Art Therapists Joan Woddis, talks about getting older and embracing chaos, and how the early loss of father had a profound effect on her. Show host - Naomi Woddis Originally broadcast on Reel Rebels Radio Music - Hoh Harph by Lobo Loco on Free Music Archive...
Dec 19, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 7
