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Are Fiction Podcasts The Modern Iteration of Radio Plays? A conversation with Róisín Finnegan, creator of Her Waking Hours

Originally Published in Print, April 2022.   With the immense growth of the podcast industry in the past decade, the cultural grip radio once held has diminished. This isn’t to say that radio is obsolete – I’m personally involved in … Continue reading Are Fiction Podcasts The Modern Iteration of Radio Plays? A conversation with Róisín Finnegan, creator of Her Waking Hours

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Disguised Cruelties: In Defence of the Theatre Kid How the term ‘theatre kid’ has been adapted to mock women, queer people and neurodivergent teenagers.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that teenagers and children are mean. If you, like me, spent your school days hiding in the bathroom because your excessive side fringe and bad hair dye attracted absolutely no friends, you understand this … Continue reading Disguised Cruelties: In Defence of the Theatre Kid How the term ‘theatre kid’ has been adapted to mock women, queer people and neurodivergent teenagers.