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Episode 3: Anisa Morridadi

50m · CulturePlanB · 17 Jul 10:48

In the third episode David Jubb speaks to Anisa Morridadi, founder and CEO of Birmingham based Beatfreeks. It all started with a poetry jam and Anisa’s generous idea to build the thing that builds more things. She talks about handing back her British Empire Medal and shows us the way to a different kind of cultural sector.

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