Today was my first day back at work that involved leaving home. I was back in the Ujima studios for another Women’s Outlook. It had been a bit of a challenge pulling this one together because no one was answering email before Monday, so I had two days. Nevertheless, we had some guests.
The first slot was empty so I played some music to talk about the unpleasant prospect of at least 5 years of the UK being ruled by Blue Meanies. I then played a few songs to send a message to a certain orange-faced person over in the USA.
My first guest was Carolyn from Bristol Women’s Voice. There was a time when people like me were distinctly unwelcome at that organisation, but I’m pleased to report that they have turned a corner and are happy to include all women again. Carolyn was particularly there to promote their Volunteer Network Event later this month, but we also discussed current campaigns, and of course the International Women’s Day event in March.
Next up was Helen from Royal West of England Academy. She was on the show to talk about the amazing Celebrating Black Queerness event coming up in February, and the associated Africa State of Mind exhibition. Celebrating Black Queerness is a joint event with Kiki, Bristol’s QTIPOC organisation, and will feature luminaries such as Lady Phyll and Travis Alabanza.
My final guest should have been Jo from Diverse Insights, but she suffered a transport malfunction on the way to the studio so I had to fill in for her as best I could. The event she was due to talk about is Screen Futures 2020, which is an amazing day of workshops for people interested in pursuing a career in television and radio.
You can listen to the show for the next few weeks via the Ujima Listen Again service.
Here’s the playlist:
- Ike & Tina Turner – A Little Help from My Friends
- Aretha Franklin – Bridge Over Troubled Water
- Angelique Kidjo – Once in a Lifetime
- The Temptations – War
- Culture Club – The War Song
- Eddy Grant – War Party
- Alicia Keys – Superwoman
- Chaka Khan – I’m Every Woman
- Little Richard – Good Golly Miss Molly
- Bessie Smith – A Good Man is Hard to Find
- Bow Wow Wow – TV Savage
- Andy Allo – If I was King
- Janelle Monáe – We Were Rock ‘n’ Roll