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The Word is a series of interviews hosted by broadcaster, Miranda Rae. Miranda’s drive is to give a voice to the voiceless and platform to people that all too often go unheard, from the streets to the board room from politicians to performers, from authors to activists. Miranda has presented on national, regional and local radio for over 30 yrs inc a weekly show on BBC Radio 5 for which she won a Sony Award. Miranda was also on Galaxy Radio for almost 10 years (now Kiss) where she trailblazed the then emerging dance music scene giving a platform to genres previously never played on the legal airwaves before... Awards also include Best Documentary in the British Podcast Awards, Best Doc in the European Lovie Awards, Honouree Winner in the global Webby Awards & nominated for the ARIAS (Oscars of Radio) all for the series ”Our Journey”. Miranda won Presenter of The Year in the regional MMG Awards & currently runs Ujima Radio and Sound Women SW Network aka Sound women Bristol CIC which is a non profit support network and in the last 3 years has taught over 1000 women and girls in a range or radio, podcasting and media skills. You can find out more about Miranda on her website here: https://mirandarae.co.uk/ And more about Sound Women SW on the website here: https://soundwomensw.com/ Please feel free to support and donate via PayPal: mirandarae007@gmail.com But most of of all listen and enjoy!
Episodes
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
The Word with Miranda featuring Richard Hastings, cofounder of Crepe City UK!
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Saturday Sep 07, 2024
Miranda caught up with Richard Hastings, the cofounder of Crepe City. On Saturday 7th Bristol 2024 Bristol was buzzing with exciting for the return of this trailblazing event. If you love your sneakers and your fashion Crepe City has come up with the perfect setting to indulge yourself, network and enjoy all the culture that goes with street wear including amazing music, giveways, goodie bags and so much more!
Follow on Instagram:
Richard Hastings - @supremeofthearts
Crepecity - @crepecity
Crep Protect - @crepprotect
Miranda Rae - @mirandarae007
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
The Word with Miranda feat DJ Dazee
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
Saturday Jul 06, 2024
About 30 years ago I was lucky enough to there at the birth and literal explosion of a brand new British born genre, jungle, or Drum & Bass as more commonly known. There werent many females in the scene at the start, let alone DJ's but my guest in this podcast is a true pioneer and trailblazer of jungle and is now one of the world's top DnB DJ's & producers, DJ Dazee. The Ruff Neck Ting Crew were one of the first collectives to put on DnB nights and paved the way before anyone else was doing it! As well as still being uber successful promoters, they are a record label, and @dazeeruffneck is not just one of our top DJ's but also a producer, mentor, teacher and so much more!
In this episode DJ Dazee shares her journey, tips and stories from the last 30 years, a truely immersive experience into the pulsating world of Jungle/D&B music, showcasing its historical journey and enduring impact on British music culture.
Follow Dazee:
Instagram: @dazeeruffneck
Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/T9zzdEDs7PhJj4C36
Website: https://www.ruffneckting.uk/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/djdazee
#jungle #drumandbass #dnb #originaljunglists #drumandbassmovement #djdazee #ruffneckting
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
With 200,000 festival goers descend on Worthy Farm in a small village in the West country to attend the world's most iconic festival, yup, its that time of year for Glastonbury Festival. The festival has always pledged to support charities from Greepeace to Oxfam but also really small, local charities and we discover an incredible collaboration between the festival's connectivity sponsor @vodafoneuk to address the massive issue of digital exclusion. Did you know that 22% of UK population dont have any access to the internet? That's 8.5 million people!! We find out how this years @glastofest goers can support festival goers by renting or purchasing battery packs? And just because the festival is over doesnt meet you cant still help! Check out the website to find out how you can help. Just imagine what it would be like to have no tech, no phone or no internet? Exactly, its like loosing a limb. Check out the Sparks Somerset website to find out more:
https://www.sparksomerset.org.uk/
Sparks Somerset work in partnership with @donate.i.t & @goodthingsfdn so check out their insta's for more info.
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Friday Jun 14, 2024
Plus two amazing hosts/comperes:
@jasmine_ketibuah and @angelmelselector
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
The Word with Miranda featuring DJ Yoda
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
Saturday Jun 01, 2024
Sunday May 26, 2024
Say His Name...George Floyd...25th May 2020
Sunday May 26, 2024
Sunday May 26, 2024
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Jimmy Galvin joins The Word with Miranda Rae
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Wednesday Apr 20, 2022
Jimmy Galvin, the artist who hadn’t read a book at 20.
Jimmy Galvin joins Miranda for an in depth chat about his life, love of reading and growing up in poverty on north Bristol council estate Lawrence Weston, Jimmy didn’t read a book until he was 20. His life changed when his girlfriend took him to the Tate gallery in London.
Jimmy is an artist in the true sense of the word, exploring the realms of possibilities through his art and multi genres.
Website:
http://jimmygalvin.com/
Follow Jimmy and Miranda on Instagram:
@jimmgalvin1
@MirandaTheWord
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Radio 1’’s Annie Nightingale joins The Word with Miranda Rae
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fem FM, the UK's first womens radio station, the organisation Sound Women South West decided to pay tribute and as part of the is Miranda had the privilege of interviewing the goddess of radio, Annie Nightingale. Annie joined Radio 1 in 1971, she was the first female DJ and was the only female DJ for 12 years! We hear how Annie had to face horrific sexism and discrimination for many years. Annie now actively seeks to encourage and empower young women in to Broadcasting. An absolutely living legend who has been broadcasting on Radio 1 now for 50 years!!
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Max Cyrus is back with brand new music on the newly formed UK music label MCM!
‘Blind Treason’ the first single taken from his forthcoming debut EP ‘The Uprise’. Max Cyrus continues to level up his creativity on each track off the EP Blind Treason features two of UK’s finest lyricists in the shape of K Triggz and legendary soul singer Omar Lyefook MBE. These 3 incredibly talented songwriters are this week’s special guests, we find out why Max’s lyrics are so powerful and mean so much, we hear the crazy story of how they all met and Omar shares some tips for success!
Follow us on Instagram:
@_MaxCyrus
@KTriggz
@Omar_LyeFook
@MirandaRae007
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Multidisciplinary Genius Cleveland Watkiss MBE joins The Word with Miranda Rae
Saturday Apr 16, 2022
Saturday Apr 16, 2022