The Word with Miranda Rae

One to One Radio 4 - Episode 2 Miranda speaks with Gill Sargent parent of dual heritage child

Episode 2 of One to One of BBC Radio 4 - Miranda Rae continues to explore the challenges of being a single parent. In this episode she speaks with Gill Sargent the single parent of a child of dual heritage Gill speaks honestly about the racism and shocking discrimination that she as a parent and what her child has had to face growing up.

 

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.

Part 1 One to One Radio 4 - Miranda Rae explores challenges of being a single parent

Miranda presents a series of 3 on BBC Radio 4 exploring the challenges of being a single parent.  In this first episode Miranda speaks with Josephine Pepper who tragically lost her husband and was left with 3 children under the age of 3.  Listen to this moving story of strength and bravery.

 

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.

The Word with Miranda Rae meets with Mayor Marvin Rees 18 months after he was elected Mayor of Bristol Nov 2017

This interview with Mayor of Bristol, Marvin Rees is 18 months after he has been in office in Nov 2017, the 1st interview was in 2016 before he was elected and was about a subject obviously very close to his heart to he asked to come and have an opportunity to speak out about the funding being withdrawn for carnival.  The 2nd interview which was just 1 month after he was sworn in, and then over the next couple of years I had regular interviews with him, they all make for very interesting listening so please enjoy...

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.

 

The Word with Miranda Rae meets Marvin Rees before he was Mayor of Bristol

Check out this interview with the now Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees.  On hearing about the Council withdrawing funding for St Pauls Carnival in  2016 he contacted me and asked to have his say,  Marvin speaks from the heart about a topic that is obviously very close to his heart...

 

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.

The Word ft Tom Paine from LSTD, Mr X recovering addict, Ursula Thompson, Roseanna Dias, Top Dog and Ty Reid

Check out this weeks episode of The Word in its entirety.  Featuring on this weeks show a series of great interviews, kicking of with Bristol Promoter, Tom Paine, the brains behind Love Saves the Day, LSTD who also put on The Downs which this year takes place on Sat 1st Sept starring Noel Gallagher, Paul Weller, Goldie, Orbital, Channel One and a whole lot more.  As an seasoned promoter in Bristol we cover a wealth of topics including what its like to put on a festival in a city, wether Bristol should have a city centre large venue, or should it be on the outskirts.  I must give a massive thank you to Ursual Thompsons help on todays show who organised this groundbreaking interview with a guy we will call Mr X as he wished to remain anonymous due to the ridiculous stigma attached with addicts and recovering addicts. Mr X shares his story of how it wasnt until he was in prison that he first became addicted, his 20yr battle with drugs and what it took to stay clean, 20 months clean Mr X now lives in a residential hostel which he fears will be soon closed, getting help with drug addiction in UK is hard enough and staying clean even harder, so to know have to live in fear of being made homeless again is affecting all 100 residents of Wick House in Bristol, thank you to Mr X for is bravery on speaking so honestly and wish him all the best with his recovery.  Next guest on the show is Roseanna Dias an independant creative producer promoting events across Bristol at Trinity Community Centre and The Watershed.  Our final guest of the show is Ty Reid.  Ty is an incredible guy who is raising money for little Jeremy, born in Madagascara with outlegs and only 1 arm his father ran away when he was born and his Mum was labelled cursed so Jeremy was left an orphanage in Madagascar where the wonderful Caroline from Bristol brought him back to the UK. When we met Ty Jeremy couldnt get prosthetic limbs from NHS as not a UK resident, since the campaign that Ty started to raise money this has all changed, find out how Ty managed to change this little boys life.  I mustnt forget to say a big thank you to my son who we call TopDog, who at the start of the show speaks very bravely about starting secondary school.  There are also some great tracks on the show, kicking off with Brown Paper bag taken from the Mercury Prize winning album New Forms by Reprazent, Goldie Inner City life, Massive Attack - Protection, DRS & EKTO1, Buggsy and the last track was subbited to us at Ujima Radio by a UK based artist called Tileasha who is from Nottingham. If you want to submit music in the hope of having it played on the show simply send your audio file on MP3, mark it clearly and include a short bio.

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.

 

 

Miranda Rae present clips from Euromix on BBC Radio...many years ago...

Many years ago I was fortunate enough to present a weekly show on BBC Radio 5.  Here are some clips from the episode that won the Sony Award.  My co host is the amazing Dom Phillips who used to write for the Bristol whats on magazine Venue, went on to be Editor of MixMag and now resides in Brazil working as a stringer for the Washington Times.  A little caveat as this is taken from a cassette and so it runs slightly slowly making me sound very slow and weird...

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.

 

 

Top Bristol Promoter Laila McKenzie chats to Miranda Rae about drugs in clubs

So many clubs in the UK are closing down....after the announcement that Fabric was to close I decided to look into the reasons why....its not a unique problem, are the clubs closing coz the developers want to buy the properties, is it because the drugs have got so dirty.  Should we be able to test the drugs in clubs?  Laila McKenzie is an incredibly knowledgeable promoter who has worked up and down the UK promoting and talks to me openly and frankly about drugs in clubs.

If you or anyone you know would like to talk to someone in confidence about drugs please either talk to your dr or check out this website:

https://www.talktofrank.com/

 

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.

 

Legendary producer Adrain Sherwood joins Miranda Rae for a chat

My favourite producer of all time is Dub maestro, Adrian Sherwood.  Adrian set up On U Sound, he discovered Bim Sherman, worked with all my hero's from Mad Professor to Lee Scatch Perry.  With out the influence that Adrian has had on the UK music and the Bristol music scene I sometimes wonder what direction we would of gone in.

In a career spanning over 30 years, music producer Adrian Sherwood has worked with artists as diverse as  Primal Scream, Depeche Mode, Asian Dub Foundation, Little Axe and Sinéad O'Connor. He is also the founding father of legendary dub label On-U Sound. 

Check out his official website for more info:

https://www.adriansherwood.com/

 

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.

 

 

Jimmy Cauty of ORB/KLF/K foundation fame, and guy who burnt a million quid speaks with Miranda Rae in a rare interview.

In 2015 Bristol's infamous Graffitti artist #Banksy set up a unique art installation called Dismaland, a themeland with a difference featuring 100's of pieces of incredible art work.  One of those pieces was built by the incredible Jimmy Cauty of ORB/KLF/K Foundation and the guy who burnt a million quid and was called 'The Aftermath Dislocation Principle'.  Hardly any press were allowed in but I was lucky enough to go several times.  Jimmy Cauty speaks about how long it took make and just how big this installation is...enjoy...

 

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.

 

The Word with Miranda Rae - Part 2 Miranda meets newly elected Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees May 2016 just sworn in.

This is Part 2 of the interview with Mayor of Bristol Marvin Rees and Councillor Helen Godwin. They joined me on my show The Word on Ujima Radio just 1 month after Marvin had been sworn in.  As you can tell the mood is celebratory.  But watch this space as I will be uploading more interviews with the Bristol Mayor.

 

Miranda Rae is first and foremost a single mum then a freelance producer and broadcast currently working in the 3rd sector. If you would like to support Miranda and her work them you can either become a regular patron or make a one off donation via Paypal here:

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/MirandaRae007

Anyone who makes a donation will be credited at the end of every podcast (unless request otherwise). Miranda will then be in touch to arrange this.

Thank you in advance for your support.