Exeter Stories

Exeter Stories

Exeter Stories showcases the changemakers, entrepreneurs, and community leaders transforming Exeter and the Exe Valley. Host Paul Batterham interviews local heroes building a better future across health, culture, business, and social innovation.

Discover inspiring stories from brilliant people doing brilliant things right on your doorstep. From a multi-agency support model, to a volunteer-run theatres, to a vision of the city as a place for everyone, each fortnightly episode showcases the positive impact happening across our region.

Perfect for residents, business leaders, and anyone interested in community development, local innovation, and grassroots changemaking in Devon.

New episodes every other Wednesday on all major platforms.

======

This podcast has been made possible by the support of the University of Exeter's Innovation team, and the Arts & Culture team.

The idea grew out of civic innovation workshops led by Julie McLaren and Kate Jago in early 2024. Without their work bringing together Exeter's movers and shakers, this podcast wouldn’t exist.

Thanks also go to Adrian Webb at Outcome Path for marketing support and for encouraging me to think bigger and bolder.

And finally, to all of the interviewees: thank you for being candid, funny, serious, passionate, and for all the brilliant things you do.

Tämä podcast on lisätty Podme-palveluun avoimen RSS-syötteen kautta eikä se ole Podmen omaa tuotantoa. Siksi podcastin jaksot saattavat sisältää mainontaa.

Jaksot(20)

The Modern Earl: Heritage, Innovation and the Future of Exeter

The Modern Earl: Heritage, Innovation and the Future of Exeter

Recorded live at the Devon & Exeter Institution, this episode features Charlie Courtenay, the 19th Earl of Devon, as he reflects on heritage, stewardship, and the future of Exeter.We explore:What it m...

4 Helmi 21min

CoLab Women: Compassion, Connection and Recovery

CoLab Women: Compassion, Connection and Recovery

Jeanie Lynch, Head of Service for CoLab Women, reflects on decades of community work and what it means to build trust, safety, and hope in Exeter.We discuss:Her early activism in the 1980s Exeter wome...

21 Tammi 36min

Making Change by Hand: Craft, Community and Circular Economy

Making Change by Hand: Craft, Community and Circular Economy

We sit down at Exeter’s quayside with Tim Stares of CoCreate CIC, a creative social enterprise turning waste timber into purpose and connection.You’ll hear about:How CoCreate combines sustainable desi...

7 Tammi 29min

One Human Family: Activism, Respect, and Belonging in Exeter

One Human Family: Activism, Respect, and Belonging in Exeter

In this deeply moving conversation, Dr Suaad Genem, founder of the Exeter Respect Festival and former Exeter councillor, shares her remarkable journey from Haifa to Exeter.We discuss:Her belief in uni...

24 Joulu 202536min

Mischief and Magic: Imagining the World of Tomorrow

Mischief and Magic: Imagining the World of Tomorrow

Director, writer and performer Katie Villa of Quirk Theatre talks about imagination as activism, and how Theatre can help us imagine better futures.In this joyful, reflective chat we cover:Katie’s cr...

10 Joulu 202537min

From Protest to Place: Building the Exeter Community Alliance

From Protest to Place: Building the Exeter Community Alliance

Chris Wood, organiser with Exeter Community Alliance (ECA), a city-wide umbrella network helping nearly 100 local groups collaborate, share space, and engage the public. We talk about moving “beyond p...

26 Marras 202519min

The Future Is Local: How Two Exeter Scientists Are Reimagining Discovery for Devon

The Future Is Local: How Two Exeter Scientists Are Reimagining Discovery for Devon

In this episode, I’m joined by Dr Alice Mills and Dr Natalie Whitehead, co-founders of the Exeter Science Centre, to explore how two physicists turned their passion for public engagement into a grassr...

12 Marras 202536min

Moving Bookshelves & Breaking Rules: Exeter Library's Cultural Revolution

Moving Bookshelves & Breaking Rules: Exeter Library's Cultural Revolution

Callum Elliott-Archer, Centre Manager of Exeter Library, reveals how breaking decades-old rules, listening to teenagers, and moving furniture on wheels transformed a declining library into an award-wi...

29 Loka 202536min

Suosittua kategoriassa Yhteiskunta

i-dont-like-mondays
olipa-kerran-otsikko
hupiklubi
siita-on-vaikea-puhua
download
uutiscast
poks
sita
antin-palautepalvelu
seitseman
gogin-ja-janin-maailmanhistoria
mamma-mia
kaksi-aitia
rss-murhan-anatomia
kolme-kaannekohtaa
yopuolen-tarinoita-2
ihme-ja-kumma
rss-palmujen-varjoissa
aikalisa
mystista