Crash Culture is a three-part podcast series about the inaccessibility of the arts and humanities. Taking the book Culture is Bad for You as a starting point, a rotating cast made up of the Arts Emergency Youth Collective and various guests take an in-depth, personal, and advice-filled look at the intersection of creativity and social justice - from visual arts and the climate crisis to literature and class.
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Intro: Crash Culture with the Arts Emergency Youth Collective
Welcome to the newest project from our Youth Collective - Crash Culture is a podcast about the lived experience of the inequalities that too often dictate access to creative, academic or cultural work. In this introductory episode, meet the team of young people behind the podcast and learn what's in store for listeners.
Episode 1: Literature and Class with Kit de Waal
In the very first episode, Sunnie and Ayah dive deep into the writing and publishing industries, sharing personal stories and speaking with author and activist Kit de Waal about resilience, self-sacrifice, and literary agents! Whether you're struggling to get in or need some encouragement to keep going - this episode has some good insights for you.
Episode 2: Heritage and Archiving with Rianna Walcott
In the second episode, Benin talks with researcher, writer (and jazz singer) Rianna Walcott about decolonising the archive, and the complex intersections of museums, heritage, and research. Tune in for an insight on Black Twitter, colonisation and academia.
Episode 3: Art & Climate Activism with Farah Ahmed
Mendhi and Sarah talk to Farah Ahmed, the climate justice lead at Julie’s Bicycle. They chat about how to get involved with climate activism and how to make your creative work more environmentally sustainable.
This project was supported by funding from the ESRC Impact Acceleration Account awarded to the University of Edinburgh (grant reference ES/T50189X/1).
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Other Arts Emergency Podcasts
Visit arts-emergency.org/podcasts for links
- The Emergency Room - this is an ongoing series hosted by members of the Arts Emergency Youth Collective. Each episode features honest, informal conversations with creative professionals about their journeys, challenges, and the behind-the-scenes of making it in the arts. Young Community members join the conversations live and contribute questions to the guests (advertised in the monthly Young Community newsletter).
- The OG Arts Emergency Podcast - running over 23 episodes from January 2015 to February 2017, this series presented and produced by Karla Marie Sweet gave young emerging artists a platform and a source of inspiration with advice and insight from popular creatives.