Latest Horniman Podcast Episodes
African Headrests: Technology and design in the past and the future
Afro Historyscapes - October 12, 2021 04:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsJoin us this week for the final episode of the Afro Historyscapes podcast series. This week we are joined from Nairobi, Kenya by Community Researcher Yyvette Waweru. Yvette will discuss her research into African headrests - otherwise known as ‘dream machines’, an important example of African d...
Igbo and Nigerian Crafting Practices
Afro Historyscapes - September 28, 2021 06:30 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode, we are joined by Community Action Researcher and Maker, Chinelo L. Njaka PhD. Chinelo will share with us her experience of carrying out research into the Horniman collections as part of the Community Action Research project. Her research takes a look at the presence - and abse...
African Milk Technologies
Afro Historyscapes - September 14, 2021 00:39 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode we speak to Johanna Zetterstrom-Sharp, one of the Horniman's curators, about her recent interest in the colonial history of milk. We discuss Horniman collections relating to an incredible technology developed by pastoralist communities in Kenya and elsewhere in East and North Ea...
Ifá Divination - The Travelling Religion of the Yoruba peoples
Afro Historyscapes - August 31, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode we discuss the traditional Yoruba religion know as Ifá. This religious tradition forms the bedrock of Yoruba culture and spiritual life, where people, ancestors, and spirits interact through ritual and worship. We discuss with Community Action Researcher, Abiola Balogun, some of...
Another history of Christianity in Africa
Afro Historyscapes - August 17, 2021 05:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe Horniman collections tell a very different story than is usually heard about Christianity in Africa. Find out about how Christianity was practised in Africa several centuries before the arrival of European missionaries, how Africans themselves have embraced, interpreted, and transformed the...
African Islamic Worlds: Trade, Spirits, and Art with Sabrina Al Sayed
Afro Historyscapes - August 03, 2021 01:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn this episode we are joined by Community Action Researcher Sabrina Al-Sayed, where we explore the influence of Islam on Saharan trade routes. We discuss how the Kel-Tamashek peoples keep themselves safe from spirits known in Islam as Jinn, and how Islamic spirituality has been embraced and sh...
Community Action Researcher Sherry Davis (Special Episode)
Afro Historyscapes - July 20, 2021 08:10 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to a special episode of Afro Historyscapes. In an interview hosted by Sherry Davis, a musician, filmmaker and community researcher, we spotlight the incredible work of Phillip Jimbi Katana, an archaeologist and heritage conservationist who has led the excavation and restoration of se...
Sounds of Mpingo- Musical Journeys from the Swahili Coast
Afro Historyscapes - July 06, 2021 08:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsIn Episode 3 of Afro Historyscapes podcast we trace how wood from the Mpingo tree, which grows on the Swahili coast is used to make woodwind instruments in Europe. We trace the ways that the sounds made by Mpingo wood have spiritual connections in Europe and among Congolese Kimbaguiste orchest...
The Chair of Power on the Swahili Coast
Afro Historyscapes - June 23, 2021 09:24 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to episode 2 of Afro Historyscapes Podcast. In this episode we remain on the Swahili East African Coast, particularly the island of Pate. We look at the relationship between Kiti cha Enzi- or the chair of power- and poet Mwana Kupona, to explore the history and traditions of this beautif...
Indian Ocean trade routes from the Swahili East African Coast
Afro Historyscapes - June 07, 2021 11:13 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWelcome to Episode One of the Afro Historyscapes podcast. We begin by exploring the theme of trade on the Swahili East African Coast. We will look at how cigarette cards from the 1920's show the diversity of people who visited, lived and thrived on the Swahili Coast over the centuries. Obje...
Museum of London Director Sharon Ament on why museum access is so important, the role of Museum of London in the climate crisis and the impact of BLM.
Portrait of a Londoner - May 20, 2021 04:00 - 29 minutesAs part of our current series, and to celebrate the reopening of the Museum of London on Wednesday 19th May, Muna speaks with the museum’s Director Sharon Ament. Sharon has had a varied career working in wildlife conservation, the Zoological Society, and the Natural History Museum. In her curren...
Georgie Wemyss Co-Director at the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging at the University of East London
Portrait of a Londoner - April 28, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutesAs part of our series looking at cultural institutions in London, as well as how we memorialise and learn from the past, we speak with Georgie Wemyss. Georgie is the Co-Director at the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging at the University of East London. Georgie also runs wa...
Katharine Alston of The Deptford Ragged School Archive and Imperial War Museum London
Portrait of a Londoner - April 21, 2021 23:00 - 23 minutesContinuing our series on museums and galleries, we’re thrilled to welcome Katharine Alston, Volunteer Director of the Deptford Ragged School Archive and leading in public engagement learning at Imperial War Museum London. Katharine is passionate about heritage learning In this episode, we discu...
Zoe Whitley, Director of the Chisenhale Gallery East London
Portrait of a Londoner - April 13, 2021 23:00 - 28 minutesTo kick off our brand new series on museums and galleries, we’re thrilled to start with a conversation we had with Zoe Whitley. Zoe is the director of the Chisenhale Gallery in London and we talk about all things art and galleries, including Zoe’s career, the uniqueness of Chisenhale Gallery, an...
Ellie Reeves, Member of Parliament for Lewisham West & Penge
Portrait of a Londoner - April 07, 2021 23:00 - 26 minutesWe are excited to share with you our conversation with Labour MP Ellie Reeves, who represents Lewisham West and Penge and is also Shadow Solicitor General. Episode notes In this episode of Portrait of a Londoner, Muna speaks with Ellie Reeves MP about politics and life in parliament, and how ...
Francesca Specter, podcaster, journalist and author of Alonement - How to be alone and absolutely own it
Portrait of a Londoner - April 01, 2021 07:22 - 25 minutesFrancesca Specter shownotes Episode Summary We’re back with a new episode with Francesca Specter - podcaster, author, and journalist whose book Alonement was published in March 2021. Episode notes In this episode of Portrait of a Londoner, Catriona speaks with Francesca Specter who is pas...
Emma Gage, Wellbeing campaign manager at Business in the Community on how to improve wellbeing at work
Portrait of a Londoner - February 18, 2021 05:30 - 28 minutesIn this episode we talk to Emma about: Her views on wellbeing in the workplace (3.02) How leaders should role model good practice (9.49) Examples of organisations that are leading the way (13.20) How her parents have influenced her (20.28) Challenging gender inequality (21.27) If you wo...
Katty Janneh, owner of the Realness in Business on building business skills for creatives
Portrait of a Londoner - February 11, 2021 04:30 - 23 minutesIn this episode we speak to Katty about: What holds people back from starting their own business Childhood bullying and racism which informed her decision to work for herself in adult life How to get the confidence to take the plunge into entrepreneurship Her upcoming business courses He...
Rebecca Seal, Food writer and author of new book Solo, (How to work alone) discusses how to work from home well
Portrait of a Londoner - February 04, 2021 04:30 - 31 minutesIn this episode we discuss: How to create boundaries between home and work life How to manage the dual role of working from home and home-schooling How to make a great lunch for one at home How to plan for success using present tense journaling Why she loves living in London Rebecca’s reco...
Dr Mark Salter on changes to Hackney and the East End of London over the last 30 years, and the impact of religion and inequality on mental health
Portrait of a Londoner - January 28, 2021 05:00 - 25 minutesMark Salter qualified in East London in 1983 and after two years working at junior level as an anaesthetist began training as a psychiatrist, obtaining MRCPsych in 1989. In 1994 he became a Consultant in Adult General Psychiatry at St Bartholomew's and the Homerton Hospitals in London and, apa...
Dr Mark Salter, psychiatrist on managing depression, anxiety and substance abuse
Portrait of a Londoner - January 21, 2021 05:00 - 28 minutesMark Salter qualified in East London in 1983 and after two years working at junior level as an anaesthetist began training as a psychiatrist, obtaining MRCPsych in 1989. In 1994 he became a Consultant in Adult General Psychiatry at St Bartholomew's and the Homerton Hospitals in London and, apa...
Amina Hassan Psychotherapist discusses selecting a therapist and how she looks after her own mental health
Portrait of a Londoner - January 14, 2021 07:46 - 28 minutesIn this episode we discuss: Her own career journey (1.44) How people might choose a therapist for themselves (08.47) How she chose her own own therapist during training (10.36) How she maintains her own wellness and not taking on the stress of her patients (17.51) How her parents have influ...
Amina Hassan, psychotherapist on her model of treating depression and anxiety
Portrait of a Londoner - January 07, 2021 07:54 - 24 minutesIn this episode we discuss: Her model of treating depression including: Beliefs that people have about themselves, beliefs that have been inherited and building a genogram (03.00) Depression can present with anger and can be a signal that life needs to change (06.00) Access to therapy:...
Director Henry Blake and producer Victoria Bavister discuss County Lines, a film which portrays the vulnerability of the boys recruited to sell drugs in the UK.
Portrait of a Londoner - December 22, 2020 05:00 - 33 minutesIn this episode, we talk about: What a County Line is (01.58) Pupil Referral Units (03.00) The county lines worker demographic: 91% teenage boys (06.00) The story of the boy who inspired the film (09.00) Why they decided to make the film and how they went about getting it to production (12...
Kenya Hunt, Fashion director at Grazia and author of new book, GIRL.
Portrait of a Londoner - December 10, 2020 05:30 - 23 minutesIn this episode of our JOY series, we talk to Kenya Hunt whose new book GIRL: Essays on Black Womanhood was released in November 2020. Episode notes Kenya Hunt is an American editor and writer based in London. She is currently the Fashion Director at Grazia UK and previous positions inclu...
Jane Martin community champion on what brings her joy!
Portrait of a Londoner - November 27, 2020 17:33 - 17 minutesJane Martin, or @JaneCanDoSE4 on Twitter, has her hand in many of the local initiatives which have helped create strong community ties in Crofton Park and South East London - including the netball team where Muna and Catriona first met. Jane has lived in South East London for almost 40 years a...
Jane Martin talks to us about cycling, tennis, netball, her love of community and the Crofton Park railway garden
Portrait of a Londoner - November 25, 2020 05:30 - 17 minutesJane Martin, or @JaneCanDoSE4 on Twitter, has her hand in many of the local initiatives which have helped create strong community ties in Crofton Park and South East London - including the netball team where Muna and Catriona first met. Jane has lived in South East London for almost 4...
Dominique Beverton aka Irrelevant Styling talks walking, cycling and sustainability
Portrait of a Londoner - November 19, 2020 05:30 - 16 minutesEpisode Summary Next up in our JOY series, we chat to Dominique Beverton about walking, sustainable fashion and music. Episode notes We continue our search for joy in lockdown in London as we speak with Dominique Beverton AKA @irrelevant_styling about her various passions. https://www.ins...
Graphic Artist Rob Lowe aka Supermundane about the joyfulness of his art & how he finds joy in music, film and South East London!
Portrait of a Londoner - November 12, 2020 05:30 - 21 minutesThis week we speak to Rob Lowe AKA Supermundane, an artist based in South East London. Rob’s signature geometric images that play with line, colour and optical effects, have been published and exhibited worldwide. https://www.instagram.com/supermundane/ As part of our series on joy, we sit do...
Jasmine Pradissitto sculptor on how she finds joy
Portrait of a Londoner - November 05, 2020 05:30 - 22 minutesThis week we talk to Jasmine Pradissitto, artist and physicist. Jasmine introduces her self below in her biography, you can find out more on Jasmine on her website https://www.pradissitto.com/ and she is on instagram and twitter. “Just be you; everyone else is already taken.” Oscar Wi...
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