Bob and Caitlin are joined this week by Alex Medlicott & Ben Cosgrove from Liverpool Arts Bar who talk about they’re foundations as Uni students working in different bars and restaurants around the city who where brought together by they’re love of the performing arts. From renting a rehearsal space to the beginnings of the Liverpool Arts Society and onto realising the dream of one day owning their own bar. A fairy tale you might say? Indeed. Until a global pandemic hits. Then the steep learning curve begins- 4 lads and a small business need to survive in unprecedented times and come out the other side, thriving.

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In this episode, Bob and Caitlin talk to Sharon Colpman from Make It Write Productions. They discuss the foundations of Make it Write, Sharon’s background from being a teacher in Nottingham and starting an am-dram group. They also talk about Make It Write’s new ventures in ‘Make it Heard’ & ‘She Writes’, moving towards the future and planned productions.

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This week, Bob & Caitlin talk to one of the brilliant minds behind theatre shows ‘Weave’ and ‘Kitty: Queen of the Washhouse’, The Liver Bird Safari and William Roscoe Walking Tours of Liverpool - John Maguire from ArtsGroupie. They talk about what’s going on with the company and their new production called ‘Liver Bird’; a outdoor community theatre project for kids of all ages during the summer holidays. They also talk about ArtsGroupie’s plans for the future and John’s involvement with the Liverpool Year of Writing.

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Caitlin and Bob are joined this week by the minds behind theatre company, Silent Gutter; Emma Turner and Oliver Back. They talk about how they both met durning a power cut on Hope Street, how the company was founded and the working dynamic between two different creatives from the same background. Also, why is it called Silent Gutter?

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In this weeks episode, Caitlin & Bob speak to the one of the wonderful minds behind two interactive theatre and experience companies, Becky Brooks. They talk about Becky’s background and how working on a holiday park in Cornwall led her to start DBY Interactive and 3D Interact. They discuss murder mysteries, drama games, working with charities and all the productions they’re working on now and what's down the pipeline.

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This week, Caitlin and Bob talk to the founder and creative director of No Place Productions - Rachel Worsley. They discuss how she came to start the productions company through a drama degree at LJMU and the self encouragement from dead end 'normal' jobs. They also talk about their amazing work in the prison system and helping inmates in their rehabilitation and the problems they've had to overcome.

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Bob and Caitlin are this week joined by Theatre Director, Margaret Connell. Margaret was last on the podcast in October 2020 for Season one and a lot has changed. She talks about what she’s been doing during lockdown and the flood of work she has now that things are starting to slowly return to ‘normal’. They also talk about the state of Theatre at the present time and the public returning to venues.

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In this episode, Caitlin & Bob talk to Musician and Sound Engineer, Vice-Like Clutch AKA Gareth Farley. He talks about his influences as a musician and how he accidentally became a composer and sound editor for film. They also talk about the new music video for his track ‘Clutch Orbital’ and his work on short films ‘The Lure’ & ‘The Gaze’ by Hounds of the Round Table.

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This week Bob & Caitlin are honoured to be joined by Poet, Novelist and Stage & TV writer, Gerry Linford. Gerry is best known for his productions at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool. The hosts take Gerry back to the ‘annals of time’ when he first became a writer. They talk about what was the catalyst for him moving from screen to stage writing - the gambling catholic priest, which became ‘The Miracle of Great Homer Street’. They go on to talk about his many hugely successful plays including ‘Yellow Breck Road’ and ‘The Menlove Avenue Murder Mystery’, Scouse humour and snobbery in the theatre world towards certain plays. They then get to talk about Gerry’s new play, ‘Ellen and Rigby’ starring Lindzi Germain and Andrew Schofield, starting at the Royal Court on 2nd July.

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Likeminded Podcast goes GLOBAL as we connect Los Angeles, Glasgow, Liverpool, Fleetwood and Birkenvegas! Bob and Caitlin talk to 4 of 9 cast members of Long Distance Relationship - an international improvisation team comprised of actors from 3 different continents and 5 different time zones. They talk about how they met at the UCB Theatre in LA, the sense of community in improv developed from making a show look good instead of themselves and the differences between improvisation in the States and the UK.

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