Are You Creative?
Sangita and Nick explore what it means to be creative. Talking with fascinating creative people to find out what makes them do what they do. Can they inspire Sangita to be creative?
Based in and around Essex, UK
Supported by NGDA, Essex County Council, City Sound Radio
Episodes
34 episodes
EP34 - WITCH RESEARCHER AND CURATOR - Emma Wardall
Co-founder of Essex Witch Museum. Researcher, historian, marketing genius, and part of the creative force behind the project to bring Essex’s witch history to life. Everything Emma has ever done in her career is coming in useful on the journey ...
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Episode 34
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1:06:04
EP33 - A MAN OF LETTERS - Repeat Beat Poet
Writer, spoken word artist, journalist, DJ, historian, researcher, poet, slam poet, life-long student. Peter deGraft-Johnson is The Repeat Beat Poet, aka PJ, and Mr. Loose Egusi (his afrobeat DJ name). Talking about flâneurs, Argentinian funk, ...
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Episode 33
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1:03:51
EP32 - COSPLAY CRAFTER - Emily White
This is the way! Cosplay is when you dress as a popular character from film, TV, games. Cosplayers usually start by buying costumes, and then realise it’s cheaper and more fun to make your own and customise it. Emily is involved with Chelmsford...
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Episode 32
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1:07:29
EP31 - NAMER AND MICROFICTION WRITER - Ben Stanbury
Competitive story writer, namer, brander, and editor/designer of Menticulture magazine. Overall creative legend, and nicest bloke in Essex. Originally from the glorious hill of Danbury. Ben trained as a graphic designer as a mature student. Now...
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Episode 31
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50:37
EP30 - PARANORMAL PODCASTER - Bethan Briggs-Miller
One of the hosts of the Eerie Essex podcast (with Ailsa Clarke), all about paranormal happenings and traditional stories of mysteries and the unexplained in Essex. Is the Loch Ness Monster a ghost dinosaur? Old Roughy the poltergeist in Great W...
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Episode 30
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1:13:25
EP29 - POET AND CULT SURVIVOR - Leon The Poet
Observational poet with luxuriant hair from Witham. Leon started poetry in 2016, and became Leon The Poet in 2022. He was a songwriter first, and got inspired by spoken word like Kae Tempest. His first book was published in 2024 - ‘Sometimes I’...
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Episode 29
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54:41
EP28 - COMEDY FILMMAKER - Joe McGowan
This one’s a bit sweary! Joe writes, directs and edits sketches and shorts that screen globally. He also has a background in commercials and branded content. He’s had viral successes with his films. How do big American productions end up being ...
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Episode 28
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51:53
EP27 - DRAG SUPERSTAR - Ella Vaday
Nick Collier AKA Ella Vaday is The Drag Beast from Dagenham East. Is Dagenham Essex or London? It’s Essex innit! Ella appeared on Season 3 of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK in 2021, and has since shot to drag stardom. Nick trained in musical theatre an...
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Episode 27
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55:12
EP26 - COMMUNITY FARMER AND FILM MAKER - Marley Karazimba
Film-maker, Marley lives on a three acre farm, designs permaculture, and specialises in community supported agriculture (CSA). Marley also co-runs a community cooperative cafe in Colchester. He’s been commissioned by Culture Essex to make a fil...
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Episode 26
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57:07
EP25 - INDEPENDENT VENUE MANAGER - Jon Hughes
Jon manages Hot Box in Chelmsford. An independent community venue for music, poetry, chess, comedy, drag, retro gaming and other things. At a small venue everyone has to muck in and do all the jobs. Venue is 110 capacity, but has seen huge acts...
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Episode 25
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1:06:28
EP24 - FIGURATIVE ARTIST - Nat Guinamard
Figurative drawing. With special guest co-host Adam Whitaker. Nat’s collection of art ‘An Untamed Line’ is currently exhibited on Chelmsford Museum’s Gallery Wall. She makes a rough shape on paper with water and then inks in the figure. How doe...
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Episode 24
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52:06
EP23 - BASS CULTURE ADVOCATE - Jean-Claude Lionbeat
Owner of Lionbeat, a company that advocates for bass culture and black music. Jean-Claude was born and raised in Brentwood. Bass culture happened when the sound systems from the Caribbean travelled to Europe and eventually African diasporic cul...
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Episode 23
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1:23:33
EP22 - ADVERTISING LEADER - Elliot Harris
Creative director for advertising and entertainment. Elliot is 1000% creative! Why do younger people not like advertising as a creative career? People are paying to avoid adverts, and using ad blockers. People are watching telly in a different ...
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Episode 22
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1:13:44
EP21 - OPERA SINGER - Donna Lennard
Professional opera singer. Donna’s origins story, she was spotted as a talented singer by a teacher who took her to a French chateau to perform Mozart arias - this was of course acceptable in the late 1980s. Opera has music, drama, costume, and...
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Episode 21
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53:24
EP20 - COMIC BOOK WRITER - Phil Chapman
Creator of the independent comic series System Error. How to start creating a comic. Why does the System Error robot have such a big head? Creating a recognisable silhouette is essential for character design. Phil started drawing with biro, the...
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Episode 20
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54:08
EP19 - VIDEO GAME CREATOR - AJ Grand-Scrutton
AJ is the Co-Founder and CEO of Dlala Studios making video games in Witham in Essex. Dlala Studios made the Battletoads sequel in 2020 and more recently Disney Illusion Island starring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy. Illusion Island is ava...
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Episode 19
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53:57
EP18 - ARTIST - Miss Meatface
Art as escape and a therapeutic outlet. Kat Toronto is Miss Meatface. Garry Vanderhorne the wrestling promoter told us about her in EP1 of Are You Creative? Miss Meatface is a photographic alter-ego for Kat. She was an escape for Kat to express...
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Episode 18
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51:09
EP17 - VIOLINIST - Elodie Chousmer-Howelles
PROFESSIONAL violinist! Making money doing the creative thing that you love. Life as a musician can be hard. It’s not a 9-5 job, and there is a lot of practicing! Streamlining practice, and finding the time to do it. Diminishing returns in prac...
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Episode 17
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53:09
EP16 - CREATIVE ENIGMA - Goldy
The Marilyn Monroe of Essex. The most chaotic episode ever. Goldy does EVEYRTHING creative! New rave. Nick’s Pot Trumps cards are now in the Chelmsford Museum recent additions cabinet. Is Chingford in Essex? Can you ever really refer to yoursel...
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Episode 16
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52:55
EP15 - STUNTMAN - Andy Pilgrim BONUS EPISODE
Special audience questions edition from Essex Podcast Festival.What’s the coolest stunt Andy has done? A high fall. How high? 100ft! What’s your favourite movie you’ve done a stunt in? Grimsby was the most fun film to shoot.&nb...
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Episode 15
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10:49
EP14 - STUNTMAN - Andy Pilgrim
Stunt performer and stunt coordinator. Has the best imdb page in the world - FACT! Including loads of 10/10 films, and also falling off a cliff in Emmerdale. Getting burned by a dragon on Game of Thrones - Dracarys!!! Learning to be set on fire...
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Episode 14
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45:42
EP13 - CRAFT BREWER - Dan Harvey
Craft brewer and founder for Radio City Beer Works and Radio City Social venue. Creating beer alchemy with just four ingredients to make loads of different flavours, colours, bitterness, gravities. Beer magic! Learning about wort and brewing pr...
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Episode 13
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1:04:02
EP12 - MUSICIAN - Adam Sanders
Adam is MUSIC BOY! Musician, music teacher, studio owner, producer, rockstar! Being in pop-punk tribute bands, and coming up with puns for names - Blinked-182, Dookie and Half-Real Lavine. Supportive parents, and living out their rock fantasies...
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Episode 12
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52:46
EP11 - PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTER - James Callaghan
James's journey from photography into high-end film processing and printing. Owner of BlueSky Printing and London Film Lab. Working for Björk! BJÖRK the Icelandic music legend! Printing on special papers and hand finishing artwork. Being a pape...
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Episode 11
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32:12
EP10 - AUTHOR - Sade Fadipe
Sade’s journey from school teacher to author. Being a top 50 children’s book in the US - A Fun ABC (US edition: A Visit to Grandad). Leaving London for Nigeria. How Sade’s experiences growing up in both London and Nigeria built the foundation f...
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Episode 10
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