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On the Irregular with Java Bere
by Java Ceridwen Bere
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Episodes
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At the Kitchen Table - Jon Tipler - Audio Engineer, Video Producer and Artist (and my husband)
Welcome to this episode where I talk to my partner and great love, Jon Tipler. Audio engineer, artist, paper mache wizard and wonderful cook, he is a man who loves a chat around a kitchen table, preferably with a cheese board. We talk about growing up in the East Midlands of England, becoming a...
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Conversation with Rosie Grant - Undertaker and owner of Natural Endings Funeral Service
For the final episode of season 4 I talk with undertaker and owner of the independent funeral service Natural Endings, Rosie Grant. After listening to several episodes of this season, Rosie reached out to me to suggest talking with me about her creative, personal, and as she described it…
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Conversation with Cordelia O'Neill - Writer, Poet and Playwright
In this episode I talk with writer, poet and playwright, Cordelia O’Neill. We discuss Cordelia’s play ‘Anything is Possible if You Think About it Hard Enough’ about a young couple whose baby is born still. We discuss creativity as a tool for developing empathy and how experiencing loss can bring...
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Conversation with Jess Kidd - Artist
In this episode I talk with Yorkshire artist, Jess Kidd. We discuss Jess’ childhood as an acutely shy child who often lived in her own imaginary world, the comfort she found in creativity as a form of expressing herself, the challenges she experienced at art school and then being diagnosed with...
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Conversation with Jo Ritchie and Laura McDonagh - The Photographer and Writer behind 'Projecting Grief'
In this episode I talk to photographer Jo Ritchie and writer Laura Mcdonagh. We talk about their work on Projecting Grief, a collection of stories and portraits from individuals who have found comfort, distraction or hope in a creative pursuit after losing someone they love. We also talk about…
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Conversation with Helen Lear - Writer and Disabled Content Creator
In this episode I talk with writer and disabled content creator, Helen Lear. Helen and I met at drama school in Manchester, sixteen years ago. Since then, a lot has happened. In her twenties, Helen dropped her life in the Uk to travel through Australia and New Zealand, envisioning a life of…
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Conversation with Hannah Turlington - Autoethnographic Artist
In this episode I talk with autoethnographic artist Hannah Turlington. We talk about growing up as a people pleaser, training as a teacher despite wanting to study textiles, eventually becoming a textile designer and realising it was no longer what she wanted, grieving the person that she thought...
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Conversation with Gaelle Jolly - Calligrapher and Bookbinder
In this episode I am talking to calligrapher, bookbinder and writer Gaelle Jolly. Gaelle and I have followed each other on Instagram for many years, and it was a joy to finally meet over zoom. In this chat we talk about our shared love of writing letters, Gaelle’s passion for getting lost in...
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Conversation with Heidi-Lee Gregory - Gardener and Allotmenteer
In this episode I am talking to gardener and allotmenteer, Heidi-Lee Gregory. In 2020, having experienced a sequence of losses and readjustments in her life, Heidi turned her back on twenty years in the corporate world and decided to start from scratch and completely change direction with her…
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Conversation with Susanna Amato - Actress, theatre maker, writer, clown and humanitarian
In this episode I talk with Susanna Amato, who describes herself as: actress, theatre maker, writer, clown and humanitarian. Susanna also has a podcast where she invites guests to bring a paper based memory to talk through and shred, based on her theatre piece Landfill of Memories. We discuss...
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Conversation with Joanna Wolfarth - Author, Art Historian and Lecturer
In this episode I am talking with author, art historian and lecturer Joanna Wolfarth. Joanna was the first person I interviewed for this season. I was feeling nervous and out of practice, but Joanna’s gentle warmth and grace shone through my headphones and I immediately knew that this was exactly...
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Conversation with Rozie Kelly - Author
In this episode I talk with my dear friend and neighbour, the author, Rozie Kelly. On a sunny autumn morning, Rozie and I headed out for a walk through the fields. We talked about about losing her dad in lockdown and how this time of enforced solitude helped her embrace her grief, and also, how...
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On the Irregular - On Creativity and Grief - An Introduction from Java
Hello and welcome to season 4 of ‘On the Irregular’ with me Java Bere. In previous seasons I have chatted to women from all walks of life about their unique, creative journeys. How they got here, and how their story has shaped their creative process. For this season, I wanted to specifically...
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'On the Irregular' LIVE at HOME, Manchester, Sept 2022
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Conversation with Sapna Agarwal - Artist and Community Organiser
In this episode I chat to artist and community organiser Sapna Agarwal. Sapna is one of my oldest friends, having met in Manchester twenty years ago when we were both running around the city pretending to be the stars of a Jean Luc Goddard film. This was a soft, gentle talk, fitting for a rainy…
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Conversation with Fionna Inward Allen - Poet, Writer, Performer and Educator
In this episode I chat to Poet, Writer, Performer and Educator Fionna Inward Allen. I first met Fee around six years ago at a mutual friend’s picnic. As soon as she flashed her stellar smile, I knew I wanted to talk to her. And talk we did, all afternoon. We have since kept in touch via social...
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Conversation with Syreeta Challinger - Life Coach, Speaker, Writer
In this episode I chat to Life Coach, Speaker, Writer Syreeta Challinger. It’s an emotional one, Syreeta shares her unique story of love, creativity and transformation. We discuss growing up with a high level of academic expectations, her experience studying a degree in textiles in Manchester…
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Conversation with Jo Cauldrick - Writer, Artist, Creator of The Moon Journal
In this episode I chat to writer, artist and creator of the Moon Journal, Jo Cauldrick. With her Moon Journal website, instagram, book and patreon, Jo has created a space full of resources and wisdom about working with the moon cycles and how these can help us find balance, rhythm and focus....
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Conversation with Kathryn Ho - Creative Coach
In this episode I chat to creative coach Kathryn Ho, or as she describes herself on Instagram 'Psychological witch and self-doubt coach’. This felt like a deeply thoughtful and delicate conversation. Kathryn’s meditative pace and considered answers to my questions led us to the big questions, the...
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Alma's Story - Jon & Java for Baby Loss Awareness Week
This conversation comes with a trigger warning regarding baby loss. Eight Years ago, Jon and I lost our daughter Alma at six months in the womb through a late stage termination due to medical reasons. We discuss the pregnancy, the procedure, her birth and her funeral. At certain points we express…
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Conversation with Natasha Landers - Interior Designer, Diversity Consultant and Location House Host
In this episode I chat to Interior Designer, Diversity Consultant, Instagram Influencer and Location House Host, Natasha Landers. I first came across Natasha when I spotted her magnificent yellow kitchen floor on Instagram, and instantly fell hook, line and sinker for her sense of style both in…
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Conversation with Sandra Cole - Actor, Writer and Singer
In this episode I talk to actor, writer and singer Sandra Cole. Once upon a time, many years ago, I had the honour of being Sandra’s acting agent. I adored Sandra and always knew there was more I’d like to talk to her about than audition times and self tapes. So, finally I got my chance. Sandra...
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Conversation with Annie Ridout - Author, Journalist, poet and founder of The Robora
In this episode I chat to Annie Ridout: journalist, author, poet and founder of the business community for women The Robora When I listened back to this conversation, recorded in July, I realised that Annie is such a natural coach that I had accidentally ended up talking more about myself than I...
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Conversation with Lynne Morris - Artist, Designer and Maker
In this episode I chat to artist, designer, maker and soon to be qualified yoga teacher, my friend Lynne Morris. Throughout this conversation, amongst many things, you will witness Lynne’s ADHD in live, gorgeous, technicolour action, and you will also witness my giddy inability to stop cackling...
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Conversation with Josephine Oniyama - Singer Songwriter
In this episode, I talk to the singer songwriter, Josephine Oniyama. Born and bred in Manchester, Jo grew up listening to her mum’s record collection, never knowing a time when music and writing weren’t her focus. Starting gigging in her teens, her career took off very quickly, leading her to...
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Conversation with Deborah Eydmann Beau - Writer, Model, Creative
This week I chat to Deborah Eydmann Beau, writer, model, life long creative. In this inspiring and at points, tear inducing chat, Deborah tells me about coming into her own at 55, her childhood in Yorkshire and how this formed her, a lifelong passion for drama, her life in France with her three...
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Conversation with Sharon Nagadya - Artist and Baker
This week I am chatting to baker, artist and empress of cushion embroidery Sharon Nagadya. Born in Uganda, Sharon moved to the UK age 11. After initially pursuing a career as a nurse/hairdresser, Sharon couldn’t ignore the fact that her passion was in the creative fields. We talk about family and...
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Conversation with Hattie Shackleton - Grower & Florist
This week I’m chatting to Grower & Florist Hattie Shackleton of Honour Farm Folk. In our conversation we touch upon Hattie’s experience of working in branding agencies and being a woman in the graphic design industry, then opening up her own shop ‘Maud’s House’ in the old market town of Skipton.…
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Conversation with Nadia Karim - Writer and Life Coach
This week I’m chatting to writer and life coach, Nadia Karim. Nadia’s rich journey includes a passion for photography, social justice, an ongoing theme of storytelling and being one half of Edinburgh based shop Century General Store. We had a long chat about empathy, acknowledging the depths of…
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Conversation with Lyndsey Harris - TV Camera Op and Photographer
This week I’m chatting to TV Camera Operator and photographer Lyndsey Harris. As a camera op, Lyndsey has worked on productions such as Coronation Street, Wimbledon and, in my opinion, the most exciting of all, Stars in Their Eyes. When she’s not filming, Lyndsey captures the world around her…
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Conversation with Jo Melia - Visual Artist
This week I’m chatting to visual artist, community builder and photographer Jo Melia. Jo and I chatted about growing up and living with her mum’s alcoholism and the impact this had on her creative dreams, parenting and being part of a neuro-divergent family, her experience of art school, her…
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Conversation with Katie Tunn - Artist, Writer, Adventurer & Marine Conservationist
This week I’m chatting to artist, adventurer, writer and marine conservationist Katie Tunn. Katie lives her life in companionship with the waters: waking up to the sound of waves on the Isle of Skye, creating stunning art work inspired by the Hebridean seas, collecting litter and rescuing injured...
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Conversation with Sophia Cook - Creative Entrepreneur, Influencer and Style Icon
This week I’m chatting to creative powerhouse, Instagram influencer, kitchen dancer, style icon… the one and only Sophia Cook. Growing up, Sophia loved the performing arts, leading onto studying and later working in theatre and costume design. We cover her journey from working as a wardrobe...
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Conversation with Lauren Davies - Sensory Designer, Brand Consultant, Design Alchemist.
This week I’m chatting to sensory designer, brand consultant and passionate foodie Lauren Davies. Lauren approaches her work as both an alchemist and detective, using design and her passion for innovation as a way to tell her own stories and those of her clients. For the first half hour we talk...
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Conversation with Mirlah Richardson - Photographer, Graphic Designer, Story Teller
This week I’m chatting to photographer, graphic designer, story teller and creator of magic, Mirlah Richardson. Mirlah is a multi-hyphen, multi-talented stream of cool water, adapting to whichever way her life has led her. In this conversation we touch upon (amongst many other things) the value…
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Welcome to Season 2 of 'On the Irregular with Java Bere'
A short, and slightly emotional intro to Season Two of 'On the Irregular' with me, Java Bere. It's a brief reflection on my own journey, the first season and what to expect from this season. If you are interested in learning more about our creative workshop Say It Out Loud, click here to read…
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Conversation with Amy Liptrot - Author and Journalist
In this episode I talk to the journalist and author, Amy Liptrot. Amy grew up on Orkney before moving to London in her twenties to pursue a career as a music journalist. Her memoir The Outrun is an account of her alcoholism during this time, her recovery and the pull between the island and the...
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Conversation with Fola Agbalaya - Vintage Furniture Upholsterer
In this episode I talk to Fola Agbalaya, a vintage furniture upholsterer, with a passion for mid-century designs. Working from her South Manchester workshop, Fola sources furniture from all over Europe and breathes a new life back into each unique piece. Originally from London, Fola talked to me...
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Bonus Episode - A chat in the kitchen with Jon
This week I talked to my partner Jon, who doesn’t identify as a woman, but for this bonus episode, I asked him to chat with me while we picked up ingredients at the market and returned home to make lunch on a cold, bright winter morning. I wanted to discuss the last couple of years since we both...
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Conversation with Laura Carly Adams - Photographer and Educator
This week I’m talking to my dear friend and colleague, the photographer and educator, Laura Carly Adams. In this chat we grasshopper all over the place. We go from the value of community, to how photography changed Laura’s life, to the power of sharing our stories and finding purpose after the...
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Conversation with Jenny Oakenfull - Baker and Co-Owner of Longbois Bakehouse
This week I'm talking to Jenny Oakenfull, baker and co-owner of Longboi's Bakehouse in South Manchester. Originally from York, Jenny left school with an armful of A grades and very little idea of what she wanted to do. Because her academic learning skills were strong, she was encouraged to pursue...
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Conversation with Emma Crompton - Casting Director and Acting Coach
This week I am talking to my dear friend, Emma Crompton, a casting director and acting coach. Emma and I met over fifteen years ago at drama school. Since then, Emma has worked with some of the greatest casting directors, producers and directors in the world, on productions such as Line of Duty,...
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Conversation with Emma Goulding - Clinical Scientist, Photographer and Writer
This week I am talking to clinical scientist, photographer and writer Emma Goulding. From the moment we started talking, we went in deep. You will hear me wax lyrical about Emma’s self portrait, and I cannot encourage you enough to follow her on instagram for both her images and words. Starting...
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Conversation with Mariel Greene 'Next Lives Vintage' - Stylist, Photographer and Vintage Seller
This week I’m talking to Mariel Greene of Next Lives Vintage, a stylist, photographer and seller of unique vintage pieces. Mariel lives in South Africa with her husband and two dogs in a self built, off grid house from where she runs her vintage business alongside doing her full time day job. We...
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Conversation with Lela Harris - Artist and Graphic Designer
This week I’m talking to the prolific artist and graphic designer Lela Harris. We talked about Lela’s childhood days in Manchester, sat on her back step writing her memoir on a typewriter, the acts of generosity that have helped guide her creativity, and the serendipitous snowboarding accident…
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Conversation with Laurie Park 'Dear Prudence Studio' - Illustrator and Designer
This week I’m talking to Laurie Park, aka Dear Prudence Studio, an illustrator and designer, mother of three boys and dear friend. Originally from Scotland, now based in Hebden Bridge, Laurie chatted to me about growing up knowing she wanted to be an artist, the struggles she had in the education...
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Conversation with Annie Klink - Artist and Seller of Mexican Pottery
This week I’m talking to Annie Klink, an American artist selling Mexican pottery. I first came across Annie on instagram years ago when searching for other vintage sellers. At the time Annie lived in New York and specialised in selling vintage rugs. Her elegant, bohemian, warm style appealed to…
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Conversation with Kiruna Stamell - Actress - Chapter II
This week is chapter II of my chat with Kiruna Stamell, an Australian actress based in the UK. Kiruna has worked extensively on both stage and screen. Her credits include Moulin Rouge, Life's Too Short and The New Pope alongside a prolific stage career. Kiruna and I met in Manchester in our early...
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Conversation with Kiruna Stamell - Actress - Chapter I
This week I’m talking to Kiruna Stamell, an Australian actress based in the UK. Kiruna has worked extensively on both stage and screen. Her credits include Moulin Rouge, Life's Too Short and The New Pope alongside a prolific stage career. Kiruna and I met in Manchester in our early 20’s. Fast...
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Conversation with Saima Kaur - Embroidery Artist
This week I’m chatting to Saima Kaur, an embroidery artist living in Hebden Bridge. Saima spent time at boarding school in India where she first learned how to embroider. Little did she know that years later, embroidery would become her main channel of work and expression. As Saima tells me her...
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