Can art meaningfully support rehabilitation in prisons? This podcast explores how creative practice helps people reflect, express identity, and manage emotions. What role should art play in supporting long-term change beyond custody?

https://www.soarsound.uk/art-identity-and-rehabilitation-creative-practice-in-prison-contexts/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

What does a shared studio make possible for artists over time? From first exhibitions to 30 years of collective memory, Studio 17 in Loughborough offers a space for making, learning, and remembering. What would you create in a space like this?

http://www.soarsound.uk/studio-17-holding-space-for-art-memory-and-shared-practice/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

What does heritage mean when it’s not just preserved, but shared, practised, and reimagined? From archaeology to digital museums, this episode explores how people are connecting past and present in everyday ways.

https://www.soarsound.uk/spotlight-on-heritage-leicester-university-heritage-hub-2026/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

What does it mean to be a Cockney today? Is it defined by birthplace, language, or shared experience? In the latest Spotlight on Heritage podcast, we explore how identity, memory, and place shape the story of the East End

http://www.soarsound.uk/cockney-identity-memory-and-the-meaning-of-place/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

How do women in community media respond when tensions affect local communities? This discussion reflects on the 2022 unrest in Leicester and asks whether storytelling, radio, and local journalism can help rebuild trust & encourage dialogue across communities

https://www.soarsound.uk/women-community-media-and-the-work-of-holding-communities-together-in-times-of-conflict/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

How should stories about childhood sexual abuse be told? Are survivors given control over their own narratives, or are headlines shaped by spectacle and agenda? What would responsible, survivor-centred reporting look like in practice?

http://www.soarsound.uk/reclaiming-the-narrative-childhood-sexual-abuse-media-responsibility-and-survivor-agency/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

What does the Better Together report mean for Leicester’s future? Can trusted, place-based media help counter misinformation, rebuild civic trust and strengthen shared identity after the unrest of 2022?

https://www.soarsound.uk/better-together-and-the-question-of-civic-media/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

How does an affordable dance studio help build confidence and belonging in a neighbourhood often described as low income? Our latest Spotlight on Loughborough visits Wonderland Dance Studio. Listen to the podcast and hear the story behind the show.

https://www.soarsound.uk/spotlight-on-loughborough-wonderland-dance-studio/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Spotlight Recording for UNESCO International Mother Language Day Saturday 21st February

On Saturday 21 February 2026, Soar Sound, the Evington Echo and Parallel Lives Network will host a live podcast recording session to mark UNESCO International Mother Language Day. The session will take place at Bishop Street Chapel Café, Bishop Street, Leicester, opposite the Town Hall Fountain, between 10am and 2pm. We are inviting members of the community to take part in a…

https://www.soarsound.uk/spotlight-recording-for-unesco-international-mother-language-day-saturday-21st-february/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

On World Radio Day 2026 we asked: does technology build trust, or do people? In an age of AI, centralisation and noise, what makes a voice credible? Is trust earned through presence, consistency and place?

https://www.soarsound.uk/world-radio-day-2026-trust-technology-and-the-human-voice/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social