Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something – Sound against the system – punk, rave and Dave from Faithless

The guitarist from Faithless joins Priyanka and Isaac to reflect on the political power of music from back in the 80s to today.

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George Colwey, Priyanka Raval and Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

People Just Do Something

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Listen: People Just Do Something – Fadumo Farah on Barton House, ACORN and a Holiday Inn mattress blockade

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George Colwey, Priyanka Raval and Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

People Just Do Something

Listen: People Just Do Something and how to start a student encampment

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Priyanka Raval, Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins and George Colwey
Two journalists sitting on an outdoor stage interview guest speaker Grace Blakeley

People Just Do Something

Grace Blakeley and the 'cacophony of woke'

People Just Do Something is a relaxing and possibly enraging podcast about people who might self-identify as activists, untangling the means of effecting change in Bristol, broken Britain and beyond.

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George Colwey, Priyanka Raval and Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins
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Area in Focus

How St Paul’s residents fought to make the Malcolm X Centre a space for the community

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

Local Elections 2024

Listen: The Debrief – Bristol is ditching its mayor, but what can it learn from Sheffield?

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Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins, Priyanka Raval and George Colwey

Features

Bristol is about to ditch its mayor. What can it learn from Sheffield?

The clock is ticking down on Marvin Rees’ time in charge, with a new less centralised power structure based around committees replacing the mayoral model. With a similar transition having taken place in South Yorkshire, are there lessons for our city?

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins

Reports

Community standoff with council over eviction threat of beloved Kuumba Centre in St Paul’s

The space next to Stokes Croft has served the local community for decades but activists are now fighting to secure its long-term future.

Isaac Kneebone-Hopkins