Welcome to the PTBO special of the Loudcast!

In this episode, RJ Hunter welcomes the festivals Creative Producer, Annie Rutherford, to discuss this year's brilliant line up, as well as her own practice in translation and how it can enhance/alter a piece of work.

You can buy tickets to all PTBO events at pushtheboatout.org, and keep up to date with Annie's work on Instagram at @annie_translates

The Loudcast returns for a new season following the Loud Poets Grand Slam Final!

This episode, RJ Hunter talks to author, poet and titan of spoken-word, Joelle Taylor, about her latest collection 'Maryville' and it's currently touring stage adaptation, as well as what people can expect from her upcoming masterclass as part of the Loud Poets October showcases.

Tickets are now available for Joelle's masterclass, and the three showcase performances in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. For more information on the show and masterclass, check out Loud Poets Instagram at @iamloudpro or their website iamloud.co and make sure to follow Joelle to keep up with their fantastic work @jtaylortrash

This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of Creative Scotland.

The aura is strong with this episode of The Loudcast!

Tune in to our first ever in-person episode to hear all three of our Loud Poets Slam Series winners; RJ Hunter, EmmaClaire Brightlyn and Aditya Narayan as they discuss their poetic origins, their experiences as competitors in the LP slams and what they have cooking next!

The Loud Poets Grand Slam Final takes place as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival at 15:30 on Saturday 15th August! Tickets can be purchased here:

Keep up with EmmaClaire and Aditya over on Instagram @adityanarayanpoet and @emcbrightlyn

Massive thanks to @podcaststudioglasgow for the brilliant experience filming this episode.

This season of the Loudcast was made possible by the support of Creative Scotland