Stellar Quines, in association with the Traverse Theatre, today have launched a new podcast series, Quines Cast. Created to bring together intersectional feminist thought, music, theatre and literature.
Across the series, a wide range of contributors with backgrounds in the arts, academia, health, law and activism share their unique take on some of the big questions impacting women and other marginalised genders today.
The first of the series’ six episodes, recorded live at the 2022 Edinburgh International Book Festival, explores the theme of City, with contributions from crime writer Denise Mina; journalist and author Chitra Ramaswamy; folk singer, songwriter and theatre-maker Karine Polwart, and playwright Sara Shaarawi and is available now. Click Here to listen.
Episodes are free to access and will be released each Tuesday – with a bonus discussion episode in January – on Spotify, Apple Podcasts Stitcher or wherever you prefer to listen. A transcript for each episode is also available from the Traverse and Stellar Quines website.
Stellar Quines’ Artistic Director, Caitlin Skinner, said:
“Given the times we are living through, it felt important and timely to create a space to stimulate debate and discussion amongst those seeking change. To air our thinking around what matters to us most, how we want to live, and the society we want to live in. To bring together the voices we need to hear more from if we’re to change the inequality in the world around us. It was a joy to work with Hannah Lavery to curate and host such a spectacular line-up and we're already looking forward to developing the next season of Quines Cast”
Traverse Theatre’s Executive Producer, Linda Crooks, said:
“We’re delighted to be partnering with Stellar Quines on this important new podcast series, which encourages sharing of thought and opinion across artforms and individuals, in nuanced and enlightening ways. We hope listeners find the reflections and contributions of each guest on this collection of topics mind expanding and eye – or ear – opening.”