Likeminded Podcast

Recorded remotely during the 3rd lockdown (still).

Jubeda Khatun & Susan Goligher talk to Bob and Caitlin about they’re groundbreaking work with BlackFest - a grassroots and fast growing arts festival platform that aims to empower and develop work by black artists across community spaces. They talk about their foundations, how the festival came to be and how they are trying to develop communities and black artists in Liverpool.

Recorded remotely during the 3rd lockdown (still).

Bradley Thompson & Abby Melia from Kitchen Sink Live join Caitlin and Bob this week - a northern based not-for-profit created to improve young people's mental health through arts and culture. They talk about their experiences in starting their theatre and film company, how it all started and how the methods of working help young people express themselves.

Recorded remotely during the 3rd lockdown (still).

In this episode, Bob and Caitlin speak to Nicole Behan & Hayley Greggs - the mischievous minds behind Paperwork Theatre. They talk about their training and their work at the Everyman and Playhouse, changing the ways they get their audiences to engage and their new works including ‘Opportunities for Artists’ and other community based projects.

Recorded remotely during the 3rd lockdown (still).

Freelance Designer and Illustrator Kath Anderson joins Bob and Caitlin to talk about all things creative marketing for Theatre and Film. Kath talks about how she gets inspired, the path she goes down to create her artwork, her favourite work she’s produced, what she’s been doing during the pandemic and how its effected the work she’s been doing.

Recorded remotely during the 3rd lockdown (still).

Ian Salmon joins Bob and Caitlin for an in-depth talk about how he got to where he is. From his humble beginnings writing for comic books, entering competitions for monologues and short plays to eventually having a production on-stage for 28 nights at the Royal Court in Liverpool. A truly fascinating story.

Recorded remotely during the 3rd lockdown (still).

Bob & Caitlin are joined (again) by Dave Smith who first appeared in Season 1 Episode 1 of the Likeminded Podcast in September 2020. A lot has happened in the last 5 months. New jobs, the fear of furlough ending, cancelled gigs, NDA’s, Liverpool City Council and the NHS - the list goes on. What does the future hold for touring creatives?

Recorded remotely during the 3rd lockdown (still).

In this episode, Joe Roberts & Bobbie-Lee Scott of Perception Theatre talk to Bob & Caitlin about their rise to greatness in theatre and short films - detailing who they are, when they started and what they're about. They discuss they're Branching Stories projects and applied theatre productions.

Recorded remotely during the 3rd lockdown (still).

Bob and Caitlin have come back together for season 2 of the Likeminded Podcast! They're joined by Mike, Adam and Catherine from Naughty Corner Productions to talk about all things theatre. The discuss 'Raves 'R' Us', 'Bob the Russian', touring productions and they're writing processes to name a few topics.

Recorded remotely during the 3rd lockdown.

In this special finale episode, Bob and Caitlin are joined by producer Andrew to round up and talk about some of their favourite bits of Season 1. They talk about what’s going on behind the scenes at Likeminded, what they’ve been doing to stay busy during lockdown and what the future looks like for the creative industries and beyond.

Recorded remotely during the 2nd lockdown.

In this, the final episode of series 1, Bob and Caitlin talk firstly to Zara Marie Brown about her start as an actress and moving into writing, producing and directing theatre productions. They also speak to Performance Poet, Gerry Clarkson who talks about the world around him that inspires his work and gives a special rendition of one of his poems.