In this special episode, Caitlin and Bob from Likeminded speak to Liz and Ashley from Likeminded (how innovative)! First, Liz Redwood gets welcomed as a writer aboard ‘the good ship Likeminded’. She talks about her training, writing for the Soap ‘Brookside’, how it came to be that she joined Likeminded and insight in to our upcoming production, ‘Kristallnacht’. The hosts then move to speak to Ashley Ali about how Likeminded came to be, his upcoming novel, ‘My Song’ - an unsentimental journey through a mans mental health and his own struggles. The also talk about his amazing 929 mile charity cycle ride from Lands’ end to John o’Groats for Zoe’s Place Baby Hospice.

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In this the first episode of Season 3, Bob & Caitlin are back in the studio to talk to Trisha Duffy from Lantern Writers about her fabulous journey of how she became a writer and how she got to where she is now. They also talk to Jack McLoughlin, a writer and film director and actor Shaun Fagan. They discuss their collaboration on the award winning short film ‘Bud’, upcoming feature film ‘Kate & Jake’ and how they started out in their individual fields and big plans for the future.

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Caitlin and Bob are joined this week by Grace Gallagher and Rachel Smart from Ugly Bucket Theatre - an innovative physical comedy theatre company from Liverpool. They talk about how the company came together through university and PGD (Post-Graduate Depression) to there award winning productions including Bost-Uni Blues, 2 Clowns 1 Cup Good Grief and The Holiblobs.

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This week Bob and Caitlin talk to Alex MacDonald, Clem Studholme, Lee Hithersay from The Rubbish Shakespeare Company; a creative education company based in Liverpool. They talk about the origins of the company, improvisation, rehearsal time, the effects of the pandemic and they share anecdotes about there project with the Canal & River Trust, touring the country, ending up on Scottish TV and the Edinburgh fringe.

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Jubeda Khatun & Susan Goligher talk to Bob and Caitlin about they’re groundbreaking work with BlackFest - a grassroots and fast growing arts festival platform that aims to empower and develop work by black artists across community spaces. They talk about their foundations, how the festival came to be and how they are trying to develop communities and black artists in Liverpool.

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Bradley Thompson & Abby Melia from Kitchen Sink Live join Caitlin and Bob this week - a northern based not-for-profit created to improve young people's mental health through arts and culture. They talk about their experiences in starting their theatre and film company, how it all started and how the methods of working help young people express themselves.

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In this episode, Bob and Caitlin speak to Nicole Behan & Hayley Greggs - the mischievous minds behind Paperwork Theatre. They talk about their training and their work at the Everyman and Playhouse, changing the ways they get their audiences to engage and their new works including ‘Opportunities for Artists’ and other community based projects.

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Freelance Designer and Illustrator Kath Anderson joins Bob and Caitlin to talk about all things creative marketing for Theatre and Film. Kath talks about how she gets inspired, the path she goes down to create her artwork, her favourite work she’s produced, what she’s been doing during the pandemic and how its effected the work she’s been doing.

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Ian Salmon joins Bob and Caitlin for an in-depth talk about how he got to where he is. From his humble beginnings writing for comic books, entering competitions for monologues and short plays to eventually having a production on-stage for 28 nights at the Royal Court in Liverpool. A truly fascinating story.

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Bob & Caitlin are joined (again) by Dave Smith who first appeared in Season 1 Episode 1 of the Likeminded Podcast in September 2020. A lot has happened in the last 5 months. New jobs, the fear of furlough ending, cancelled gigs, NDA’s, Liverpool City Council and the NHS - the list goes on. What does the future hold for touring creatives?

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