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Leisure Link Podcast

13 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago -

Club Soda's new Podcast where we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too. 

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Episodes

Episode 1: Leisure Link Podcast Season 3 episode #1

September 04, 2023 00:00 - 36 minutes - 68.4 MB

Our latest Podcast, captures a live recording from Brockwell Park over the summer, where Club Soda musicians and Gig Buddies took part in panel discussions at two music festivals, where we launched the 'Partying in Plain Sight' campaign, aimed at increasing awareness of what it's like to attend mainstream music festivals and live events as a person with learning disabilities or autism.  The Podcast also includes live music performances from members of The Carbonators and Soda Jam w...

Episode 6: Leisure Link Podcast Season 2 episode #6

March 07, 2023 00:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MB

On this edition, we hear from Alice, Mario (Star), Sara (Queen) and Ryan (Double D) from Club Soda's media team, Soda Streamers, who talk about their experiences and learning over the past year. Also, listen to the latest tracks from The Carbonators, Transient Visitors, Luminous Starchild and Theophilus Oluwafifehami Ajayi. In the second season of Club Soda’s Leisure Link Podcast we hold the mic up to some of Croydon’s best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabiliti...

Episode 5: Leisure Link Podcast Season 2 episode #5

January 20, 2023 00:00 - 26 minutes - 36.9 MB

This edition is all about our Gig Buddies project. Chez, Sean, Toyin and Sedley meet to talk about their experiences in the Gig Buddies community and how it is has had a positive influence in their lives. They discuss their favourite gigs, what it's like now lockdown has ended and how Gig Buddies can make the world a better place. In the second season of Club Soda's Leisure Link Podcast we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning dis...

Episode 4: Leisure Link Podcast Season 2 episode #4

November 22, 2022 00:00 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MB

This edition of the podcast features two Club Soda musicians talking about their new e.p's being released in November 2022. Up first, Manoj Rasanayagam aka Luminous Starchild speaks with his music mentor Leo Babi about his Lucid Dreaming e.p. Then Theophilus Oluwafifehami Ajayi discusses his new release, 'Blackpool', with his music mentor Alex Holmes. In the second season of Club Soda's Leisure Link Podcast we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musici...

Episode 3: Leisure Link Podcast Season 2 episode #3

September 27, 2022 00:00 - 20 minutes - 27.5 MB

In this special edition of the podcast, three people from Club Soda discuss their experiences of employment. Featuring Sophie Jones, Brandon Kennedy and Loraine O'Shaughnessy. In the second season of Club Soda's Leisure Link Podcast we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too.

Episode 2: Leisure Link Podcast Season 2 episode #2

July 25, 2022 00:00 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MB

In this edition of the podcast, Club Soda's Emma Selwyn has a chat with multi-talented artist, speaker and musician, Robyn Steward. Read more about Robyn here: www.robynsteward.com www.robynrocket.com In the second season of Club Soda's Leisure Link Podcast we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite ...

Episode 1: Leisure Link Podcast Season 2 episode #1

June 06, 2022 00:00 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MB

In this special edition of the podcast, Club Soda's Evie and Sedley are joined by Jhinuk from TURF Projects to discuss a report we produced last year, called 'How can we make Croydon’s social scene truly accessible?'. Read the report here: https://www.devotedanddisgruntled.com/blog/how-can-we-make-croydons-social-scene-truly-accessible In the second season of Club Soda's Leisure Link Podcast we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learni...

Episode 6: Leisure Link Podcast episode #6

October 13, 2021 00:00 - 1 minute - 51.6 MB

Check out Club Soda's new Podcast where we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too. On this month's podcast we speak to Alex Morall, a local actor from Savvy Theatre Company who talks about social distancing at the pantomime and his own experience getting involved in theatre. We also...

Episode 5: Leisure Link Podcast episode #5

September 23, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 36.1 MB

Check out Club Soda's new Podcast where we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too. On this month's podcast we speak to members of Croydon Mencap about their amazing challenges for the Don't Hold Me Back Project, including sky diving, hip hop dancing and axe throwing! We also hear fr...

Episode 4: Leisure Link Podcast episode #4

August 23, 2021 00:00 - 2 minutes - 30.2 MB

Check out Club Soda's new Podcast where we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too. On this month's podcast we speak to Khush Dhesi from Willow Learning for Life who interview's Angela Carrett from MOSS (Makers of Stuff Squad). We also hear from musician Theophilus Oluwafifehami Ajay...

Episode 3: Leisure Link Podcast episode #3

July 09, 2021 00:00 - 32 minutes - 36.1 MB

Check out Club Soda's new Podcast where we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We will also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too. On this month's podcast we interview filmmaker Rosie Baldwin about her BAFTA nominated short film, Disabled not Defeated. We also talk to the band System Experience about their experience of maki...

Episode 2: Leisure Link Podcast episode #2

June 10, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 34.1 MB

Check out Club Soda's new Podcast where we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We will also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too. On this month's Podcast we talk to dancer Matthew Lee from SLiDE Dance and interview now legendary Croydon decennials The Carbonators. This episode is presented by Joe Davison and Holly Keane. ...

Episode 1: Leisure Link Podcast episode #1

May 09, 2021 00:00 - 27 minutes - 45.8 MB

Check out Club Soda's new Podcast where we hold the mic up to some of Croydon's best artists, performers and musicians with learning disabilities. We will also feature interviews with inclusive arts and leisure organisations from Croydon and we'll drop in at our favourite local venues too. On this month's Podcast we talk to actor and autist Emma Selwyn and the up-and-coming rock band Transient Visitors. This episode is presented by Joe Davison and Sedley Wilson.