About Our Podcast
Welcome to our podcast: THE ALTERED STATE
We record every live talk at the Hen and Chicken in its entirety and we then splice together highlights of the most informative and interesting segments and add our own pithy observations. Running at an easily digestible 30 to 40 minutes, THE ALTERED STATE is our way of continuing the need to talk about the conversations we have on the night, spreading the spoken word in the digital space. Please share.
The distinctive music that bookends the podcast is from ‘Ilashe Beach’ by the brilliant Tony Njoku. With thanks for this use to Tony and our friends at PRAH, the experimental music label who value artistry over commerce.
The Altered State
For our 7th talk on Oct 22nd, we discussed greenwashing versus credible climate action and what we can all do to make a difference. Our panel comprised author Natalie Fee of plastic pollution pressure group City To Sea, Jessica Ferrow of environmental consultancy 12 and Veronica Wignall of Adblock Bristol. It was an optimistic and informative discussion that left the audience with multiple ways to retain agency and to make a positive difference at home and in the workplace.
Podcast host Al Farquhar guides us through the highlights.
For our 6th event on Sept 11th, we talked with ex-conspiracist Brent Lee, senior investigative reporter Sian Norris from openDemocracy and Dr. Alessandro Miani from Bristol University's School of Psychological Science about what powers conspiracy theories and how they affect our understanding of the truth.
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Podcast host Al Farquhar guides us through the highlights.
For our 5th event on Jun 26th our Altered State host Rudy Millard talked with Masha Alyokhina & Olga Borisova of the anti-Putin feminist art collective Pussy Riot about what happens to democracy when there’s no opposition, no free media and a servile judiciary.
Podcast host Al Farquhar guides us through the highlights.
Our 3rd event on Apr 24th focused on AI.
Our host Rudy Millard was joined by Nigel Toon, co-founder & CEO of AI company Graphcore, speculative fiction author Heather Child, and Colin Gavaghan, Professor of Digital Futures at Bristol University.
Their message was clear: AI development should not be left to experts alone; society must engage and shape its direction.
Podcast host Al Farquhar guides us through the highlights.
On 6th Feb Panellists Charlotte Hitchmough of The Rivers Trust, Will McBain of ARUP and Simon Evans of the Rivers Wye and Usk Foundation joined our host Rudy Millard at the Hen and Chicken in Southville.
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The panel discussed the national shame that is the state of Britain’s rivers, who and what is to blame for this literal sh*tshow and how we can sort it out.
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Podcast host Al Farquhar guides us through the highlights.