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Caraboo Loops

by Caraboo Projects

Caraboo Loops is a monthly podcast transmitting our collective curiosities and ambient wanderings of Bristol and further a field. In each episode, we collaborate with a guest artist, cultivating conversations around social histories, folklore, arts, music and everything else that falls between the cracks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes

  1. Two Black Boys - Part 2

    In part two of this episode, artist, researcher and writer Dan Guthrie looks at public responses to the ongoing ‘culture wars’ over statues in the UK, from the Government’s tweaks to legislation surrounding the removal of statues to the online comments made about a consultation happening in Dan’s...

  2. Nepali/Gurkhali

    In this podcast we will follow the voice of Premila Tamang, presenting over 200 years of history between Nepal and Britain. Intended to make a clear introduction of Nepali/Gurkhali, a recent demography to be recognised within British society, as well as highlighting ongoing issues of Gurkha...

  3. Alt Sounds from Bristol

    Screens, along with #ScreenFatigue, increasingly dominate our online interactions with people and cities. Should audiences have to, or want to turn screens off, how might they sense the colours or shapes that are displayed in their virtual worlds? Taking audio as a starting point, the episode...

  4. Free, Bold and Joyous (conversations with seaweed)

    In this episode artist, curator and educator, Bryony Gillard interviews people who have found their lives or research intertwined with seaweed. Through the lens of environmental justice, marine biology, community activism and media theory, their conversations explore seaweed’s slippery…

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  5. Two Black Boys - Part 1

    We're back! After just over a year since our last episode we have 5 very exciting new episodes to share with you all! In part one of this episode, artist, researcher and writer Dan Guthrie uncovers the history of an object in his hometown of Stroud called the Black Boy Clock, from its creation in...

  6. Edging Home

    This is the last episode before Christmas and we have a special episode for you from Leeds based artist and writer, Samra Mayanja. Samra Mayanja moved to the town of Harwich (Essex Coast) when she was about 5 years old. Just before Christmas break in year 9 her English teacher Miss Limer handed…

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  7. Thinking with Eels

    Whilst walking along a river, near the outskirts of the city of Bristol, researcher & writer Ben GJ Thomas came across a faded noticeboard, likely put up by the council during a more utopian time of public education. There were big italic letters, and a drawing of an eel with what can only be...

  8. Cassette Letters

    In this episode researcher and creative producer Fozia Ismail explores the use of cassette tapes in the Somali Community during migration. Through conversations with other artists, archivists and musicians we learn about the emergence of tape, its appropriation by different diaspora communities…

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  9. The Plotlanders

    The Plotlanders were a radical DIY community who acquired plots of land through auction after the agricultural depression in the late 19th century. Mainly consisting of working class people, they acquired plots of lands from £5 a plot. The Plotlanders held ‘back to the land’ ambitions and built...

  10. Rough Music

    This episode explores the folk custom, Rough Music in relation to public shaming with Bristol based artist Jessica Akerman. Rough Music was and is found in many societies across the globe. In this episode we concentrate mainly on Rough Music in the UK, but look further afield to examine how…

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  11. Sightings / Hidden Histories

    In this first episode of the Caraboo Projects Podcast we get weird stories from the Hidden Histories tape recorder, tales from local heroes on the high street, and get the perspective of a life long Bedminster resident.Stay tuned for more local stories and histories hidden, and not so hidden....

  12. Javasu

    In this episode of the Caraboo Projects podcast we listen in on a conversation between artists Savinder Bual and Sarah Boulton as they discuss the themes around our latest exhibition, Javasu, and the connections between their work. Stay tuned for more local stories and histories hidden, and not…

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  13. Jurassic Moon

    In this episode of the Caraboo Projects podcast we explore the themes of the latest exhibition, Jurassic Moon. Curator Mary Roberts-Holmes tells us about storytelling and conflicting narratives plus we speak to a local chicken shop and discuss white tree roundabout on Bristol's Downs. Stay tuned...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Caraboo Loops is a monthly podcast transmitting our collective curiosities and ambient wanderings of Bristol and further a field. In each episode, we collaborate with a guest artist, cultivating conversations around social histories, folklore, arts, music and everything else that falls between the cracks.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Caraboo Projects

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Caraboo Loops is a monthly podcast transmitting our collective curiosities and ambient wanderings of Bristol and further a field. In each episode, we collaborate with a guest artist, cultivating conversations around social histories, folklore, arts, music and everything else that falls between the...

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Caraboo Loops has 13 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Caraboo Loops is created and hosted by Caraboo Projects.
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