Thanks to a minor scheduling mix-up, the first hour of Women’s Outlook was all me.

First up I got to chat with two visitors from American, Warren Rochelle & Gary Nelson. The discussion covered a range of issues including why they are here (Warren has been teaching a course on Tolkien and Lewis for visiting American students), what they have been doing for tourism, marriage equality, and Trayvon Martin.

In the second half hour I talked to Mark Goodway of The Matthew Tree Project, an amazing Bristol-based charity that has an innovative approach to tackling poverty through a focus on food. I really like what they are doing. Rather than just give out free food, they encourage people to eat well, to learn to cook meals for themselves, and now even to grow their own food on land provided by Bristol City Council.

You can listen to the whole of the first hour here. The last bit of my chat with Mark has flowed over into the second hour.

I was also in the studio for the first 15 minutes of the second hour, in which we were discussing missing out on things and avoiding burn out. I managed to get in a mention of the Amanda Palmer gig, and running Worldcon.

I have no idea what happened in the rest of the second hour. When I got out of the studio I immediately got involved in talking to some lads who were at the station as part of the National Citizen Service scheme. And then I needed food. But you (and I) can listen to the second hour here.

My thanks as ever to my studio guests. Next week I’ll be talking to Swedish author, Nene Ormes, who is in the UK on vacation.