104 - Raisah Ahmed

105 - Bibi June

Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm [https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm] This week’s guest is interdisciplinary artist, writer and producer, Bibi June, working across poetry, audio drama, theatre and more. Originally from the Netherlands, Bibi was one of the first people I met when I started doing spoken word in Glasgow in 2016, and they have continued to inspire me with the work they make and the approach they take to being an international and interdisciplinary artist. We chatted about the complexities of identifying as a working class artist, the importance of rest and input, and the choices and sacrifices we all have to make when protecting our art and our peace

104 - Raisah Ahmed

Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm [https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm] This week’s guest is Raisah Ahmed, writer and director of film and television, and chair of the Industry Advisory Committee for the Glasgow Short Film Festival. She has a feature film in development with Film4 and is adapting Ayesha’s Gift for television with Freedom Scripted, as well as having a laundry list of credits to her name. She is a champion of the Scottish South Asian community and works tirelessly to bring stories by South Asian artists for South Asian audiences to our screens. We chatted about schemes for entry level artists, the difference between working for free and asking people to work for free, being given the chance to fail in our work, and the idea of having a self-sufficient industry

103 - Elaine Stirrat

Persistant and Nasty: https://www.persistentandnasty.co.uk/ [https://www.persistentandnasty.co.uk/] Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm [https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm] Actor, writer, producer, activist, all around boss lady, Elaine Stirrat is this week's guest. As well as being a busy creative, Elaine is one half of the activism initiative, Persistent and Nasty, who advocate for women and other marginalised voices in the Scottish screen and theatre industries. We had a lovely chat about making change, peaking up, and the dangers and freedoms of being a nasty woman

102 - Ella Watts

More from Ella: https://gejwatts.carrd.co/ [https://gejwatts.carrd.co/] Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm [https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm] This episode’s guest is Ella Watts, one of the most prominent voices in Audio Fiction in the UK. A Writer/Director and Producer, she has worked on huge shows such as BBC’s Dr Who Redacted, Six to Start’s Zombies Run, Marvel Move and more, she’s created Tin Can Audio’s Camlann. We talked about her journey from local community radio to working at the BBC and getting Dr Who redacted commissioned, the freedoms that come with creating niche art outside the constraints of form, and setting boundaries as a director and making tough decisions when your career progression and your morals conflict

101 - Catriona MacLeod

And Friends: https://linktr.ee/andfriendsglasgow [https://linktr.ee/andfriendsglasgow] Fight Me: https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm [https://linktr.ee/fightmefilm] Our first guest on the podcast is Catriona MacLeod. Cat is a writer and director of theatre and film, originally from the Isle of Mull but currently based in Glasgow. She is part of the first ever Sean Connery Talent Lab, and the founder of new scratch night and development platform, And Friends. Cat and I talked about her experience as a theatre director in Scotland, about The Edinburgh Fringe, and why she thinks it was easier to take something there ten years ago rather than now, and about her passion for spaces for new work.