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Cultural Quarter of an hour

Charlotte Foster

A podcast exploring the culture of Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire. This podcast is hosted by Captivate. Please see their listener privacy policy here https://www.captivate.fm/privacy-policy-for-listeners/

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20:18

Bound By Clay

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/07/24

Earlier this year Charlotte was asked by Stoke and North Staffs Women's Network to host an International Women's Day event discussing Women in Ceramics. It was held at the Potbank Hotel at the old Spode site in Stoke and featured a teaser for a film the network had commissioned and worked on called Bound By Clay.The project comes to an end this month so Charlotte caught up with Vicki McGarvey from Stoke and North Staffs Women's Network.CreditsClips from Bound By Clay filmed by Inspired Film &

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15:02

The D Road

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/07/18

The D road aka the A500 is the basis of Claybody Theatre's next production.In preparation for the play the Deb McAndrew is asking for your memories, thoughts and feelings towards the road so Charlotte went to one of the drop in sessions being held to find out more. Of course she used it as an excuse to tell her story about how she thought the D road was in shape of a lower case 'd' when her dad told her all about this mythical road in Staffordshire!If you want to get involved the Claybody Theatre

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18:41

Burslem Market

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/07/10

Charlotte loves a bargain so she headed to Burslem's new outdoor market where she chatted to some of the people she met there.The first is June Cartwright, founder of the Our Burslem facebook page and second she also chats to Mike Watson who is chair of the Burslem Park Partnership.The market takes place every Wednesday 3pm - 8pm and it needs your support!Music Credit Purple Planet Music See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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19:41

The Portland Inn Project

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/07/03

This week Charlotte heads to The Portland Inn Project to find out more about what's going on.Yes there is food, but what she also finds out is there's a large and growing sense of community where just a few years ago there was a feeling the area was being ignored.Thanks to everybody who spoke to Charlotte.Music creditPurple Planet Studios See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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16:13

Shards

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/06/26

This week Charlotte was invited to For The Love Of Shards which was held at Clayhead in Stoke.It was a public conversation organised by artist Nicola Winstanley to get people talking about the shards of pottery which they have collected over the years.She's doing this as part of her a-n Bursary project called Shards.You can hear all about it in this episode.Music credit Purple Planet Studios See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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12:55

Stoke Pride

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/06/20

It was a rain filled Stoke on Trent Pride but it was still a fun day in Hanley Park.Charlotte had a great afternoon dodging showers/downpours and talking to lots of people.A special thank you goes out to Tony and Toni from Scratch and Sniff Theatre and Laurel from Urban Wilderness CIC for helping Charlotte protect the VERY water sensitive recording equipment from the deluge!You'll be hearing from them all on the podcast soon!Music Credit Purple Planet See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out

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19:30

Hanley Babes

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/06/12

The weather outside is indeed frightful so Charlotte is taking it upon herself to cheer you all up by talking about Christmas!Well not quite but this episode does feature a Christmas tradition - the pantomime.Earlier this month auditions were held at the Mitchell Arts Centre in Hanley to find this year's Hanley Babes.If you're scratching your head about what or who the Hanley Babes are then don't panic because that's just one of the things Charlotte asks Tim Churchill who is part of the team coming

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08:23

MakeFest 2019 Children interviews

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/06/05

This is where you'll hear the children who spoke to Charlotte about MakeFest, half term and all sorts of other things!Music Credit Purple Planet Studios See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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18:33

MakeFest Stoke 2019

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/06/05

Cultural Quarter of an Hour is back for the latest series of podcasts all about Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire.You may remember last year Charlotte went to MakeFest and spoke to lots of exhibitors, well this year Charlotte was an actual exhibitor herself!MakeFest is all about showing off the creativity and makers based in this area and giving children the chance to experience all sorts of activities such as coding, animation, screen printing and even peg doll making.Some very lucky people

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18:05

71: Beeps and bleeps

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/03/27

This week Charlotte talks to Stoke on Trent music producer Scott Evans who is taking his love of all things music and turning it in to his career.He's also a member of more bands than Charlotte's had hot dinners.Scott's building his studio so Charlotte get's a chance to geek out over microphones during their chat, but they also talk about playing instruments and how being part of a band should be part of growing up!You can find out more about Say Music Studios hereSine Wave Circus

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12:02

70: Bomb Magazine

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/03/13

25 years ago if you were a teenager or in your twenties and hanging around Stoke on Trent you'd no doubt have seen an issue of Bomb Magazine.It was a fairly DIY publication talking about the club and music scene of the time. It was set up by brothers Alex and Ned Hough and in this episode of Cultural Quarter of an Hour Charlotte talks to Alex about the magazine, the area 25 years ago and plans for Bomb number 51!Music credit www.purple-planet.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out

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16:54

69: Touch Tour

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/03/06

What on earth is a touch tour? If you don't know you'll find out in this episode as Charlotte goes behind the scenes at the Regent Theatre in Hanley to find out more about how people with sight loss are included when it comes to culture.If you or a family member want to find out more about the different access options out there you can get in touch with Tim Calvert from Access to Entertainment either via the facebook page or his details are hereMusic credit https://www.purple-planet.com/Full

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68: Fred Hughes

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/02/27

Fred Hughes is a local historian, author, former Policeman and ex politician.I spent a lovely hour chatting with him a couple of Saturdays ago.For full disclosure I've enjoyed many a chat with Fred over the years I've lived in North Staffordshire thanks to working at BBC Radio Stoke.This interview could easily have gone on for hours but we kept it tight.Don't forget to head over to the CQHPod website for more information about the topics we discuss.Music credit

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19:26

67: 6 Towns Radio

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2019/02/20

Cultural Quarter Of An Hour IS BACK!This week we visit 6 Towns Radio and party at their award night.You'll find out what the station is all about, what's important to the presenters and most importantly you'll find out if Charlotte actually wins Stoke City Player of the year award! Music credit https://www.purple-planet.com/Full blog and show notes at www.cqhpod.co.uk(I've paid money for this site will somebody humour me and use it please!) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and

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17:52

66: Life Unwrapped

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2018/12/12

It's hard to deny there's a bit of a movement against single use plastic and waste at the moment.It's now easier to do your bit to cut down on plastic and waste AND shop locally.A new package free shop, Life Unwrapped, has opened up in Longton Market so I went to have a look.#SoTCultureIntro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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15:57

65: He's Behind You

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2018/12/07

Continuing the Christmas theme because it's December and it's my podcast and you can't stop me, here's a chat I had with some of the guys performing in Cinderella at the Mitchell Art Centre in Hanley.#SoTCultureIntro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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19:03

64: Affordable Food

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2018/11/30

Did somebody say party? Yes they did! And it was all taking place at Affordable Food Stoke in Blurton.The shop was celebrating its first birthday, but as you'll find out it's far more than just a place to get cheap food.#SoTCultureIntro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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14:46

63: Christmas Lights

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2018/11/29

So this is Christmas - well it's close enough.All around North Staffordshire people are getting ready for Christmas. I make no apologies for loving the festive season.One of the best things about Christmas is the light switch ons that take place. Of course you never know who you are going to meet…Stay tuned to the end of the podcast for a special announcement!Intro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out

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18:17

62: Stephen Seabridge Part two

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2018/11/14

This is part two of my conversation with Stephen Seabridge. He's the recently (ok it was in June) appointed Poet Laureate of Stoke on Trent.If you haven't listened to part one you really should first! Intro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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12:41

61: It's made me think about my car parking

Cultural Quarter of an hour ·

2018/11/07

This is the first of a 2 part interview with Stoke on Trent's first Poet Laureate Stephen Seabridge.We spent ages chatting about poetry, Stoke on Trent and all things culture.Part two will be along next week!Intro music credit The Big House by Jason Shaw used under Creative Commons license. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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