Arts & activism, hope & anger, solidarity & rage!

Henry & Natalie are back with an interview with indomitable poet and activist Shareefa Energy, who talks about her journey into performance poetry. Film director and actor Richard Weston chats about his latest film 'Sparked', a drama about boxing and men's mental health set in working class Birkenhead. Plus Khairani Barokka shares one of her latest poems from brand new collection 'amuk', and theatre director Viv Gordon shares a song that inspires her work.

We also discuss the importance and plight of freelancers in the arts sector, play some banging tunes and shout out student activism across the world!

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