CAN YOU HEAR ME? Conversations from the Heart with Kelly Saward
Can You Hear Me? Conversations from the Heart.
Some conversations stay with you long after they've ended.
Join broadcaster Kelly Saward as she sits down with extraordinary people from every walk of life, from scientists and poets to entrepreneurs, artists, authors and changemakers to explore the heart of the story within.
With warmth, curiosity and compassion, Kelly creates space for honest conversations about resilience, purpose, creativity, love, loss and what it truly means to be human. They're conversations from the heart.
My love of radio has given me one of life's greatest gifts: the privilege of connecting with extraordinary people and sharing meaningful conversations that might otherwise never be heard. This podcast is an extension of that journey.
It also continues the conversation that began in my book, Can You Hear Me? An Emotional Dictionary: Where Feelings Find Their Voice, a book born from the belief that our emotions deserve language, our stories deserve to be heard, and that sometimes the right words can change the way we understand ourselves and each other.
Whether through broadcasting, writing or conversation, my purpose has always been the same: to create a space where people feel safe enough to be themselves, courageous enough to share their stories, and confident enough to find their own voice.
Can You Hear Me? is an invitation to slow down, listen deeply and discover the stories that connect us all. Because I believe that when people feel heard, something remarkable happens.
I'd love to hear from you ...
Is there a conversation you've been longing to have? A story you've never told? A subject that matters deeply to you? Or perhaps a moment in your life that changed everything. I want to hear you. Because the conversations that change us often begin with a simple question...Can you hear me?
Visit www.kellysaward.com to connect, share your story, discover the podcast, or explore my book, Can You Hear Me? An Emotional Dictionary: Where Feelings Find Their Voice.
CAN YOU HEAR ME? Conversations from the Heart with Kelly Saward
The Future is ours to Create! Lets move into the Next Chapter together. Kelly speaks to Ali Mawle.
Use Left/Right to seek, Home/End to jump to start or end. Hold shift to jump forward or backward.
Kelly speaks with Ali Mawle, Co-CEO at Cheltenham Festivals in todays conversation. In support of The National Year of Reading, The Next Chapter plants roots to expand culture and is dedicated to creating a world where everyone can explore and create culture.
This announcement follows the charity’s record-breaking 80th anniversary year in 2025, which provided more than 80,000 children with access to culture across its Jazz, Literature, Science and Music Festivals and year-round learning and participation activity.
Kelly enjoys talking with Ali all about the upcoming plans and the importance of connection firmly sat at the heart of Cheltenham Festivals values. Central to The Next Chapter is a focus on the positive impact of storytelling on our collective futures. In 2026, Cheltenham Festivals will renew its focus on championing the positive benefits of access to cultural activities, with the launch of a new Writing for Wellbeing project responding to the connection between creativity and wellbeing. Details will be announced in summer 2026.
The Cheltenham Literature Festival, established in 1949, is recognised as the world's oldest literature festival, celebrating the written and spoken word with a diverse range of events.
Shaping the Future of Culture
The Next Chapter sets out Cheltenham Festivals’ commitment to platforming emerging talent and shaping the future of reading, science communication and music-making. In 2026, the charity will deliver this ambition through its breadth of year-round outreach.
What next? Cheltenham Festivals are Poised and looking forward to The Next Chapter and they welcome you and your creativity.
Listen in to hear the converstaion.
#festivals #culture #connection #reading #thenextchapter #books #future
Who is Kelly Saward?
Kelly has been presenting radio shows for a while, and has often been asked if these shows can be heard again many months after the show has aired, listeners wanting to listen again. She heard what was being asked and now brings to you …
'Conversations with Kelly'
Can you hear me?
She wants to hear you, and shares here what's been heard so far. We all have a story, we all have something of value to share, we just need a safe space, the right ears, and a deep trust in what is felt. I'm beginning to understand the rest speaks for itself.
I invite you to listen in, get in touch, and if you'd like … be curious to live the question!
Do you want to be heard?
Do you need an interviewer or host, just get in touch.
Kelly Saward in Conversation with ...