The Doncaster Connection

I had a chat with Craig whilst Chrstmas was in full swing and we talked about his ideas and process when he writes his novels.  We also covered his struggle with mental health and how he completed a book to express his experience and hopes it can help others too.You can find out about Craig via linktree:Linktr.ee/craighallamauthorHere’s the opening titles to Inside Job (Available on Netflix)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av5rNtEVdC0Arcane trailer:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXmAurh012sDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met up with David and Lewis to round up the year as they celebrate getting their funding for their (at least) two year project. We talk about reflections on 2024 and how we are looking forward to hitting 2025 strong.You can follow them both on Instagram:GSD: https://www.instagram.com/gsdhub?igsh=eXo0a3c3cG43cTY1DN0 : https://www.instagram.com/dn0donny?igsh=d2FlcXI3d2Q4OGM4David : https://www.instagram.com/gsdjunior_?igsh=MWVxNTZ6eGRlYWl1MQ==Lewis : https://www.instagram.com/balbylocal?igsh=dnozMzI1bG50bWQxThanks everyone for supporting this crazy podcast idea I had and listening over 2024, I’ve got so many great interviews and insights to come!Don’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met up with writer/performer Billy at Cast where he also works in marketing. We talked about his love of writing and editing, his amazing work on his micro short film that he wrote, life taking over and his creative career taking a pause, but how he’s keen to create work and express his talents.You can find Billy on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/cottonwealth/Here is a link to the Film Hub North, BFI Climate Comedy Shorts written by Doncaster writers:https://filmhubnorth.org.uk/filmmaker/climate-comedy-shortsTrailer to Scavengers Reign Season 1:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWQH8cMpWTU[I also didn’t realise season 2 is on its way!]Don’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get the podcast from your platform of choice or listen directly from my website: www.madaanmedia.net/podcast Don’t forget to subscribe and share this episode!I met up with Nicola the Community Engagement Manager at Cast where we talked about her amazing work in creating access for the wider community of Doncaster for the theatre.You can find out more about Cast here:https://www.castindoncaster.com/The We Begin Again musical:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTb7Q9c6IgY&t=333sCommunity groups she has worked with:B:friend: https://letsbfriend.org.uk/Changing Lives: https://www.changing-lives.org.uk/find-support/doncaster-community-hubPeople Focus Group: https://peoplefocused.org.uk/The Conversation Club: https://www.doncasterconversationclub.com/The Launchpad Collective:https://thelaunchpadcollective.org/Theatres of Sanctuary: https://arts.cityofsanctuary.org/awards/theatres-of-sanctuaryStories to Get Us Through Podcast:https://publicactsdoncaster.com/stories-to-get-us-throughPublic Acts:The Magic of Wild Heather: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTm25ea6bpwThe Odyssey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0eX4PYq_C6oTrailer for, INT. CHINATOWN:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndzygetBHV0Don’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met up with Andi at her home in Cantley and discussed her career, developing the successful Walks Around Britain, her impressive book series and now also a dramatic podcast series The Walker Mysteries, ADHD and her recent transition.You can find all the information about Andi’s work on her website:http://www.andrew-white.co.uk/Search for The Walker Mysteries on any podcast platform to listen to the series.Here a trailer to The Old Man:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDu1Q9r6HDoDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met with Carol at her home (along with her dog Dotty!) where we had an insightful conversation about her new book featuring her poetry and art that acknowledges the turbulent times in her life and her path out of that.You can find out more from her website:https://www.carolelizabethmarshall.com/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/carolelizabethmarshall/Connect on LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/carol-elizabeth-marshall-a2b43943/Her Doncaster TedX Talk:https://youtu.be/95zIzNyBUik?si=aholj5jw2Kel01M6Her Interview with Beth Jordan:https://youtu.be/GFR3knnzpko?si=4WkFHO8Igq-G0nDzDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met up with filmmaker Ben as he was passing through Doncaster.  We talked a lot about his work, where he’s looking to go in his career, growing up in Doncaster and being confident in his talent.You can follow Ben as Blue Bordem on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/blue.boredom/You can see his work via his website:http://blueboredom.com This is the trailer for The Platform:https://youtu.be/RlfooqeZcdY?si=fMWrEwvahSQ9GawLThis is the trailer for Exterminating Angel:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r70KNoEFLcThis is a trailer to The Queen's Gambit:https://youtu.be/4DeZ80d_Gcg?si=0Eg18qJCdC2fIW-yDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met with photographer Ioana at her house in Bentley where we talked about her work, discovering her voice at University and her future plans.You can follow her in Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/e.wah.na/You can find out more from her website:https://ioana-sandu.format.comIf you need support dealing with a traumatic event start with this advice from the NHS:https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/our-work/mental-health-support/help-and-support/#:~:text=Those%20who%20are%20struggling%20to,traumatic%20stress%20disorder%20(NHS%20website)Here’s a trailer for Society of the Snow now on Netflix (maybe watch this after you’ve come back from your holiday!) : https://youtu.be/pDak4qLyF4Q?si=xyUzm_Zz4LV-UsUyDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met up with Lewis at his house where we talked about the struggles of establishing a music scene in Doncaster, working with young people and growing up with parents who instilled a lot of integrity in him.You can hear the latest single from Lewis and David here:https://kycker.ffm.to/undercoverlover You can find out more in Instagram:GSD - https://www.instagram.com/stories/gsdhub/Lewis- https://www.instagram.com/stories/balbylocal/TedX Doncaster - https://www.instagram.com/tedxdoncaster/Don’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met with Rasha at DGLAM to chat with her about her life as a photographer and the stage she is at in her career, the struggles she has recently faced being isolated from being her true self and much more about mental health, politics and existence itself!You can find out more about Rasha from her Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/rashakotaicheHer website:https://www.rashakotaiche.com/Here is the film we made together Reflections In Colour:https://youtu.be/ae9zXopgng0Don’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met up with Chris at C-View where we had a chat about his start in the screen printing industry and his work and ethos around passing this on to the next generation.You can find Chris at his new website : https://www.creativepush.co.uk/Heres the music I’ve been listening to that i mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqirqhOuQ7Q&list=OLAK5uy_niPYBToJNIx7Of8tD2CYja4-LiOwfYSlQDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I had a great chat with Kellie at Cast where we talked about her career, life as a freelance actor and the need for more access to training for actors.You can find Kellie on her Spotlight profile here: https://www.spotlight.com/profile/7332-8974-9845On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellieflatley_?igsh=cndycG56aWswa3R0&utm_source=qrHere is a link to The Writing Shed: https://www.instagram.com/writingshed?igsh=bTIxODViOHBvN3dxDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I caught up with Rebecca at DGLAM where we talked about her art, mental health, giving yourself the permission to stop and sometimes ‘fail’.You can find out more about Rebecca from her website:HTTPS://www.rebeccafeneley.comFollow her on here socials - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebeccafeneley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebeccafeneleystudioCheck out DGLAM here: https://www.dglam.org.uk/Here’s the soundtrack I was talking about from Waking Life, track 5 especially (if you ever get a chance to watch the film It’s really great): https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLw8WPBct97eVwF4rNAtQ8RVD0d5NhvNyk&si=txI9tvpnO4ISNgOTDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode I caught up with Helen at her office to chat about her work as a designer in the health sector, we covered how difficult it can be to describe yourself as a creative, her career and her additional work as a pet portrait artist and jewelry maker.Website: https://www.helen-fisher.co.uk/Online shop to purchase her design products for health: https://www.designedwithcare.co.uk/X : https://x.com/helenfisher_?s=21&t=1ftXIvxuBQ8-JMYlQIuQSwPawtraits: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paw_traits?igsh=ZnlqcnRvdGs3a284Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/MEt6jgBNewrert3m/?mibextid=LQQJ4dJewellry:Etsy - https://www.etsy.com/shop/sagesilverjewellery/?etsrc=sdt&dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fl.instagram.com%2F&load_webview=1&bid=iHfZiwS7kNEFke0dbi2u8X9ihR8YInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/sage_silver_jewellery?igsh=aGpkbWZ0Y2dvOGh4&utm_source=qrFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/share/PX9VtEQ5Kjsaa1q3/?mibextid=LQQJ4dQuote DONCASTERCONNECTION for your 10% discount only until the end of 2024!This is REAL collective where myself Helen and Smizz are looking for our first project to launch our new offer: https://realcreative.uk/Lab 4 Living : https://lab4living.org.ukYou can watch the film New Beginnings here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1OcHoK1KKQ&pp=ygUYTmV3IEJlZ2lubmluZ3MgRG9uY2FzdGVyDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The super talented Lauren features in this episode, giving us a great insight into her career in theatre.  We were in the Dance Space at Cast Theatre in Doncaster, a venue that has been important to both our careers.Lauren on X: https://x.com/ItsLaurenYvonneInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/itslaurenyvonne/Website:https://www.itslaurenyvonne.com/Here’s the video I made for Cast and Public Acts about one of their productions with local community groups:https://youtu.be/xTm25ea6bpw?si=Q9QrM7Ci5x_DmSs3Don’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I met up with Natasha at her flat in Coningsborough where we talked about her work as a mural artist, where her artistic journey began and the building the Doncaster Creative Network: https://www.doncastercreativenetwork.comYou can find Natasha on the following socials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/natashaclarkeart/DCN Insta: https://www.instagram.com/doncastercreativenetwork/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/search/top?q=natasha%20clarke%20artWebsite: https://www.natashaclarkeart.com/Don’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We met up at David’s creative partners house, Louis, to chat about his work in education, the loss of his father, his musical career and his plans to develop a 3 year project to support the Roma community in Mexborough.You can find David aka Junior via his Linktree:gsdjunior_ | Instagram | LinktreeDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we met up at Bipolar’s home in Doncaster and talked about their concept of drag, where the name Bipolar Abdul came from and the difficulties of being a drag artist in Doncaster.You can find Bipolar on the following socials:Instagram: www.instagram.com/bipolar.abdul.drag/X: twitter.com/BipolarAbdulDon’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the first episode of the show! We met up at the skatepark: www.doncasterskatecoop.co.uk where we had a great chat about Bentley Urban Farm:www.bentleyurbanfarm.com, Doncopolitan and the plans to build a commune: www.acommuneinthenorth.org.ukYou can find out more about warren by following him on his socials:Instagram: www.instagram.com/warren_the_communard/Facebook: www.facebook.com/warren.draper.589X: twitter.com/Vegan_Five_0Don’t forget to subscribe and spread the word if you like the episode, if you want to find out more, you may have suggestion or you just want to connect you can email me here: raj@madaanmedia.netThis was a www.madaanmedia.net production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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