Ep 0603 June 2023 Contact---CoOps--Mancunians

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Moving into June, we have some in depth conversations with movers, shakers and generally good people. First up is the amazing Keisha Thompson, CEO and Artistic Director at Contact (previously Contact Theatre) talking about creative production, managing an iconic building, working with young people, letting young people run the place and their 50th anniversary. https://contactmcr.com Then the brilliant Rose Marley, a woman you can't say 'no' to, on the Co-Op movement, the relevance of Co-Ops to the current age, managing something of such historic importance, working in a heritage building and what comes next..(oh and Beyond the Music again) https://www.uk.coop And finally the wonder that is writer and broadcaster David Scott, on his superb book 'Mancunians', talking about the untold stories of Manchester, how he knitted hundreds of narratives together, what the city centre was like pre-1996 bomb, why we don't talk enough about the post-Hacienda period, how you get drug dealers on the record, and a whole lot of music... https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526161505/ It's a long one, and hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed interviewing these three. Talk to us on twitter @cottonmouthmcr or visit us at cityco.com