A lovely time with a local legend! Brigitte was on my wishlist for Something Borrowed for a while when out of nowhere I got a voice note from her asking if she could come on because she reckoned she'd be good at it - It was meant to be! Also sh

S3E7: Georgie Jones - It Just All Counts and Is All Fine

Apr 2nd, 2024 56m 53s

We're back baby - February's edition saw the wonderful Georgie Jones come to Margate! It was our first time meeting in person but you wouldn't know because it was a vibey vibey time from start to finish. We talk slams, online vs in person perfo

S3E6: Raymond Antrobus - The Purist

Mar 13th, 2024 57m 11s

Happy New Year! I am single handedly extending the January blues by taking 6 weeks to edit this but i think we can all agree it is worth the wait. Raymond Antrobus is a poetry legend. It has been over a decade since we first shared a stage toge

S3E5: Mark Grist - Harry Gristmas!

Dec 18th, 2023 56m 38s

A mildly festive version of the podcast, in that I shoehorned Christmas into a few of my poems and Will made us delicious boozy hot chocolates while we recorded. I was having so much fun with this chat that it is the longest episode we ever rec

Bonus

BONUS EPISODE: Donna Ashworth - Do It Do It Do It Do It

Nov 29th, 2023 35m 37s

Surprise! We interrupt your monthly recordings for a bonus episode with the one and only Donna Ashworth - My reading of Donna's poem went viral on instagram which means I now have a new cult following of mostly American Yoga instructors, and qu

S3E4: Gemma Barnett - Radical Acceptance

Nov 23rd, 2023 50m 4s

Hello friends, and welcome to possibly my favourite episode we've ever done! Gemma is a fantastic poet and a warm and wonderful human, and in this episode we cover the big three Ps, Palestine, Pegging and Postcodes, as well as so much more. Thi

S3E3: Neelam Saredia-Brayley - So Precious And Fragile

Oct 30th, 2023 55m 27s

Hello Friends! The something borrowed train continues to steam ahead and this month we have on board the fantastic Neelam Saradia-Brayley! This was such a gorgeous conversation to have at a time when the rain outside seemed to reflect a general

S3E2: Chris Read - Big Shepherd Energy

Sep 11th, 2023 59m 23s

It's Harry and Chris! The Comedy-Rap-Jazz pioneers are reunited live on stage in front of a beautiful Margate audience. Chris shares a couple of absolute stunners, I go as old as possible for my Something Old, there is a glorious freestyle mome

S3E1: Helen Seymour - Elephants Are Blue, Aren't They?

Jul 26th, 2023 41m 39s

We're back with a live studio audience! Season 3 kicks off in my beloved hometown of Margate for what will hopefully be a monthly occurrence of being joined by a special guest to share something old, something new, something borrowed and someth

S2E5: Inua Ellams - From Anger With Love

Apr 3rd, 2021 40m 26s

Happy Easter! This week I am joined by the completely wonderful Inua Ellams, a fantastic poet and playwright who I last shared a stage with in a crowded basement in early March 2020 in one of the last gigs pre-pandemic. Since then he had had hi

S2E4: Isabel - Find The Poets

Mar 28th, 2021 41m 50s

Welcome back! This week I am joined by fellow Roundhouse Poetry Collective alumni and brilliant musician Isabel. As well as a shared love for attempting covers of pop songs with cheap keyboards and mutual appreciation of Zia Ahmed, we discuss t

S2E3: Jake Wild Hall - Blancmangetout

Mar 20th, 2021 34m 37s

Hey friends, we have a birthday special this week! Not only is it my birthday and sort of the birthday of the show (after first trying out the format on a little thing called Instagram live as a mini-party online because we were just entering a

S2E2: Zena Kazeme - In The Arab World, Live

Mar 13th, 2021 46m 30s

It's Episode 2! This week it was such a treat to get to speak to and hear from the Wonderful Zena Kazeme - We both shared some old old poems and some new old poems, as well as borrowing some stunners from our all-time faves, before finishing on

S2E1: Gecko 2 - It Must Be Love

Mar 6th, 2021 44m 44s

We're back baby! Season 2 of Something borrowed kicking off with a bang in the form of the lizardy wizard Gecko. Since season 1 Gecko has released a new album from which he treats us to a new song, as well as a gorgeous cover, another creative

Ep 20: Rachel Long - The Blueness Of Youth

Aug 23rd, 2020 49m 26s

It's the season Finale! The Incredible Rachel Long, founder of Octavia Collective and author of the brand new My Darling From The Lions joined me on Zoom and I can't think a more perfect way to bring season one to a close.Alongside me sharing t

Ep 19: Joshua Idehen - Shmarathons

Aug 17th, 2020 54m 16s

Episode 19 brings us the unstoppable force of joy and energy and truth that is Josh Idehen. Live from Stockholm, Josh single-handedly makes up for me not having been able to perform to audiences full of people for 6 months. We have poetry wheel

Ep 18: Katie Ailes - Ridiculous Dignity

Aug 1st, 2020 50m 10s

Hey friends! This weeks episode was an absolute delight - Featuring the wonderful Katie Ailes, we go from flooffy cats to quakerism via Norwegian death metal and insta-poetry, there's a spontaneous story time and some one-direction Karaoke, but

Ep 17: Hollie McNish - What's The Parsnips In The Pass The Parcel?

Jul 25th, 2020 38m 16s

We're back baby - This week we have the glorious Hollie Mcnish! One of my favourite poets and people in general, a fellow member of Team GB slam team with myself and Vanessa Kisuule once upon a time, and all round hero.My something old this wee

Ep 16: So Viele Leute (Director's Commentary)

Jul 11th, 2020 10m 27s

Special Bonus Episode!This week marked the release of the music video for 'So Viele Leute', a song originally debuted as the 'something new' for Episode 13 with James Kiely, and to celebrate we have the full track in its mastered glory for your

Ep 15: Bridget Minamore - A King Of The Game (Brainchild Special)

Jul 4th, 2020 49m 57s

Hey Friends - Episode brings us the one and only Bridget Minamore! A brilliant poet and reluctant lockdown-gigger, it is a rare treat to be able to have Bridget share some of her fantastic poems with us, as well as talking all things Brainchild

Ep 14: James Kiely - A Sort Of Delicate Choir Boy

Jun 27th, 2020 34m 10s

Hey friends - This weeks episode is the first one where my guest has been in the same room as me! Introducing a man who was next door to me in halls for a year and who has been quarantined with me for the last month, It's the one and only James

Ep 13: Helen Seymour - Hula Dancing, Hip Hop and Hieroglyphics

Jun 20th, 2020 40m 53s

Hey Friends - episode 13 brings us one of my favourite poets I've come across in the last year and my now very good friend, Helen Seymour!Helen kicks us off with the best poem about a mammoth you will ever hear before sharing something from her

Ep 12: Tyrone Lewis - 2 Black 2 Furious

Jun 16th, 2020 34m 38s

Hey Friends! Welcome to episode 12 of something borrowed featuring fantastic poet and recent UK representative at the World Poetry Slam via Zoom screen share (!) Tyrone Lewis. We talk about how it is to have your poetry judged in different lang

Ep 11: Tony Walsh - Heavy Subjects In Light Verse

Jun 6th, 2020 45m 45s

Hey friends - this weeks episode brings us the completely wonderful Tony Walsh, one of my favourite poets in the country and another guest who I feel like I could talk to for hours. We geek out over the nerdiness of rhyme and how it can be used

Ep 10: Phoebe Katis - We Have A Theme Song!

May 30th, 2020 38m 18s

Hey Friends - This episode brings us back firmly into the world of music with the glorious Phoebe Katis! Phoebe is a fellow fringe-r, a good friend and a brilliant musician, and her new album came out this week! We're lucky enough to hear some