Podcasts by The Wind Thieved Hat

Darby Hudson, Poet&Artist from 2023-06-19T13:01:48

‘Sometimes a fuck up isn’t a fuck up: it’s the angel on the shoulder of the devil on your shoulder.’

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Dan Nelken, Copywriter from 2022-11-10T18:10:17

Dan Nelken is on a mission: he’s passionate about helping creative people create and get over what's stopping them. A fork lift driver and advertising copy...

Kathryn Mannix, Palliative Care Dr from 2022-10-19T15:57:08

Kathryn Mannix is a best-selling author and palliative care doctor. Given that this is a podcast about the creative process she may seem to be a rather unu...

Byron Vincent, Wordsmith from 2022-09-28T12:06

My guest in this first post-pandemic episode of TWTH is the writer, performer and broadcaster Byron Vincent. He joined me in my shed at the bottom of the g...

Jakob Wegelius, Author from 2021-11-12T13:10:02

Of all the books I read to my kids when they were growing up, there was one that I loved just as much as they did - ‘The Murderer’s Ape’. An enthralling gl...

Natalija Yefimkina, Film Maker from 2021-09-29T18:43:26

It’s rare but every so often a documentary film comes along that transcends the medium, that is in itself a work of art. For me, Garage People is such a fi...

Oliver Burkeman, Thinker&Writer from 2021-08-13T10:47:44

I first came across the writing of Oliver Burkeman in his weekly column for the Guardian newspaper. ...

Wood&Harrison, Artists from 2021-05-31T13:00:25

John Wood and Paul Harrison are two artistic heroes of mine. They make work that is both sim...

Toria Garbutt, Poet from 2021-02-18T10:46:09

In this conversation, recorded down the line, I talk about writing and life with poet Toria Garbutt.

We chat a...

Deepa Keshvala, Director of Photography from 2020-12-11T15:31:54

If you ever find yourself on a shoot for a TV commercial then there’s a good chance that the Director of Photography, will be male and white. Deepa Keshval...

Cas Holman, Designer from 2020-10-06T10:49:53

‘The person we become as adults has everything to do with how we play as children.’

I first came across Cas through the Netflix documentary Listen

Inua Ellams, Writer&Performer from 2020-08-11T12:32:05

Poet, playwright, performer, graphic artist and designer Inua Ellams is without doubt one of the most inspiring and eloquent creators I’ve had the pleasure of speaking with so far.

Richard Beaven, Photographer from 2020-06-30T10:25:52

I’m a sucker for a portrait project. And Richard Beaven’s All of Us is one of the most beguiling I’ve seen for a long time. Originally from Devon in the UK, Richard now lives in a small...

Pone, Musician&Producer from 2020-05-19T14:05:35

For many years Guilhem Gallart was a successful record producer and recording artist. Better known as Pone, he helped shaped the sound of hip hop in France in the 90’s and enjoyed a num...

Henry Normal, Poet from 2020-04-07T16:47:44

It’s often said that you shouldn’t meet your heroes. So it was with some trepidation that I went down to Brighton one rainy day in January to meet Henry Normal.

Henry’s n...

NEON, Architects&Artists from 2020-03-23T15:31:05

'Life is monotonous. We are often wrapped up in our thoughts as we move from place to place. We can become blind to the environments and objects we interact with. NEON was founded to el...

Nicola Davies, Author from 2020-03-03T12:50:09

My first encounter with Nicola Davies was on telly after school in the 1980’s when she was presenting the Really Wild Show, a TV show for kids all about animals. My second encounter wit...

Ana Criado, Designer from 2020-01-30T12:03:17

This conversation with the Emmy nominated and internationally acclaimed creative director & designer Ana Criado was recorded over lunch in her garden in LA. Ana is as generous with ...

Al Murphy, Illustrator from 2020-01-13T15:15:10

Al Murphy is an illustrator. He’s also one of those rare human beings who’s as humble as he is talented. Our chat, which happens to be on the fi...

Kate Shooter (part two) from 2019-12-05T18:13:07

When Kate and I first spoke about her practice as an artist in episode 9 I came away from the conversation feeling that maybe we should have talked more about mental health. But intervi...

Alex Fefegha, Creative Technologist from 2019-11-18T13:47:10

Alex is a creative technologist who works with Nike, Uber, the BBC, and the NHS to explore, imagine & prototype future-forward creative concepts for human-centered technology. Exact...

Ivan Black, Sculptor from 2019-10-14T12:33:50

Ivan Black’s kinetic sculpture is both magical and mesmerising, behaving in rhythmical yet beautifully unpredictable ways.

In one of my favourite creative conversations s...

Kate Stables, Musician from 2019-09-20T07:08:47

This conversation was recorded at Clwb Ifor Bach in Cardiff, just before Kate played with her band This Is The Kit. Kate is charming, inspiring and hugely insightful on creativity. She ...

Kate Shooter, Artist from 2019-07-18T07:18:49

This episode is something of a departure for The Wind Thieved Hat … it’s the first time I’ve been married to the guest. Kate Shooter happens to be my wife, but even if she weren’t I’d h...

Adam Nathaniel Furman, Architect&Designer from 2019-06-27T14:35:09

Adam's Instagram bio reads ‘confusing background, focused foreground’. His focus lies in creating brilliantly colourful work which delights in its own artifice. As well as being an arti...

Dominic Wilcox, Designer&Inventor from 2019-05-01T15:45:16

Dominic Wilcox began his career as a designer and artist but his practice today is wide ranging and defies an easy description. I can say though that he’s one of the most inspiring peop...

Kazem Hakimi, Photographer from 2019-04-14T13:48:23

Is it possible to combine running a fish and chip shop with being an internationally acclaimed photographer?

It is if you’re Kazem Hakimi. In this conversation recorded at his home in Oxfo...

Algy Batten, Designer from 2019-03-08T17:11:06

In this episode I join my mate Algy Batten. The softly spoken but hugely inspiring Algy, who was recently included in a list of the Listen

Jess Thom, Writer, Performer, Activist from 2019-02-18T17:49:28

This time I talk creativity with someone Stephen Fry has described as funny, frank, intelligent & enchantingly entertaining: Tourette’s Hero Jess Thom. Jess and I cover a lot of ground … fro...

Rob Auton, Poet&Performer from 2019-02-07T12:55:46

In this episode, recorded above a pub in Leyton, I chat to writer, artist and performer Rob Auton. He’s funny, frank and very honest about what creativity and performing mean to him. To Paddy Co...

Siân Davey, Photographer from 2019-01-21T14:49:12

An honest and personal discussion about creativity and process with photographer Siân Davey. Despite having only been photographing for s...

Tony Pipes, Creative Director, Musician, Artist&Writer from 2019-01-03T12:31:11

In this inspiring and amusing conversation on creativity Richard talks to his old mate Tony Pipes. Their conversation ranges from hip hop, to ADHD, to how it was that Tony’s band the Space Monke...