"Anything Goes" is the podcast where we prove that in art, and in education, there's room for everyone. Hosted by the School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures, University of Warwick, each episode brings you unfiltered conversations with students and staff from across our creative community.
From their personal journeys to their boldest ideas, we explore what it truly means to build an inclusive space where every voice matters, every background is celebrated, and anything—truly anything—goes.
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Behind the Project: Reflections on Inclusive Education｜Naomi Pandey & Robinah Kabuzare
In this episode, we speak with Robinah and Naomi about their experiences of working on the SCAPVC Inclusive Education Research Project.
The conversation reflects on how the project has developed, what they have learned through the process, and how collaboration, student voices and shared reflection can contribute to more inclusive teaching and learning environments.
Robinah and Naomi also share their thoughts on the value of listening to different perspectives within the School, and how this project has opened up space for further conversations around inclusion, belonging and student experience.
17 Jun 2026
Who Pays for the Green Screen｜Pietari Kaapa #Episode 15
What does it mean to tell the truth when the truth itself is becoming easier and easier to fake? And what does it mean to care about inclusion when the very act of making media is heating the planet?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we talk with Professor Pietari Kääpä. He leads global research on sustainable film production and is the co‑editor of a new book, Documentary in the Age of AI.
We ask him: who gets left behind when AI becomes the new industry standard? Who pays for the “green transition” – and who profits? And what should we be teaching our media students about a future that looks nothing like the present?
A conversation about truth, carbon, and the real cost of the stories we love. Not comfortable. But necessary.
12 Jun 2026
Looking Beyond the Artwork: Inclusive Education in History of Art ｜Kamila Kociakowska #Episode 14
How can History of Art teaching help students approach artworks, histories and cultures that may be unfamiliar to them?
In this episode, we speak with Kamila Kocialkowska about inclusive education in History of Art. The conversation explores how students can be supported in looking at, interpreting and discussing artworks when the historical and cultural contexts are new to them.
Kamila shares her teaching experiences, from course planning and material selection to classroom discussion and student responses, reflecting on how inclusive education can shape the way students engage with visual culture.
11 Jun 2026
The Studio Door | Keith Bloomfield #Episode 13
What does it take to make a student who has never touched a professional camera feel like they belong in a media studio? Keith Bloomfield, Creative Media Production Technician at SCAPVC, has spent years answering that question.
In this episode of Anything Goes, we move beyond theory and into the studio. Keith shares the small, concrete things any technician, teacher, or team lead can do on a Monday morning to make the least confident person in the room feel welcomed. We also talk about his nearly decade-long journey as a podcast co-host (Geeky Brummie) — and what he's learned about listenable, inclusive conversation that doesn't make people want to switch off.
Plus: the truth about freelancing. Keith has worked for himself for over a decade. He knows the freedom students dream of — and the precarity they don't see. Here's what he wants every graduate to know before they leave.
Practical, warm, and full of small wisdom that no lecture hall ever teaches.
8 Jun 2026
Nationalism, Narratives, and the Inclusive Classroom | Hao Xie #Episode 12
What happens when a scholar of nationalism and media narratives spends several years teaching undergraduates in the UK? In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with Dr. Hao Xie — a recent PhD graduate in CCMPS from Warwick University, and a longtime instructor in the Media and Creative Industries programme.
We explore how his research on nationalist storytelling informs his everyday teaching practice, and what "inclusive education" truly means in a classroom where students come from dozens of countries and political contexts. Dr. Xie shares honest moments of classroom tension, small but high-impact inclusive teaching strategies, and how he navigates the line between academic neutrality and ethical responsibility.
Finally, we look ahead: what does a PhD with teaching experience and research output actually prepare you for?
If you've ever wondered how to bridge critical research with compassionate teaching — or what a "successful" PhD actually looks like beyond publications — this one’s for you.
3 Jun 2026
The Rules Nobody Tells You | Sophie Redden & Ruohan Guo (Judy) #Episode 11
What happens when you put a first-year and a third-year in the same room and ask them the same questions about class, creativity, and who gets to belong?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with Sophie Redden and Ruohan Guo (Judy). Sophie is a first-year who came to Warwick with an A-level in Sociology and an essay question: is being working-class a hindrance or a resource in the creative industries? Judy is a third-year who has directed the Chinese New Year Gala, interned at Shanghai TV and Ogilvy, and learned to play the game from the inside.
They talk about who speaks in seminars and who stays silent. About the cost of “doing what you love” when no one is paying your rent. About the invisible rules of networking, and which ones can be unlearned.
A conversation between two students, two years apart, asking the same question: does this place belong to people like us?
What happens when you put three students from three different countries in the same room and ask them the same question: what has this degree actually taught you?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with three Media and Creative Industry undergraduates, Cissy Li, Yukie Hiruta & Daisy Guinness — from China, Japan and the UK. They've studied together, interned in different industries, and compared notes on everything from classroom dynamics to workplace culture.
They talk about what their internships revealed that lectures never did. About the moments they felt like insiders — and the moments they didn't. And about the one thing they would change about their own programme if someone in charge actually asked.
A conversation about learning across borders, working across cultures, and why students from three different countries often want the same thing: to be taken seriously.
20 May 2026
Inclusion in the Classroom and Beyond ｜Caroline Griffin #Episode 9
What does it really mean to make a classroom, or an arts organisation, feel like it belongs to everyone?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with Caroline Griffin to talk about inclusion across education and the arts. With her experience in arts consultancy, audience development, and teaching at the University of Warwick, Caroline reflects on how inclusive thinking can shape both the classroom and the wider cultural sector.
We discuss what inclusion means in practice, how universities and arts organisations can learn from each other, and why creating inclusive spaces is not just about policy or good intentions, but about listening carefully to people’s different experiences, needs, and ways of engaging.
20 May 2026
Who Gets to Be Creative | Chris Bilton #Episode 8
What happens when the person who studies creativity is also the person who warns us about its dangers?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with Professor Chris Bilton—former community arts practitioner, founder of the MA in Creative and Media Enterprises, and a man who has spent decades asking uncomfortable questions about the industries we romanticise.
We talk about what “cultural democracy” really means. About the hidden costs of doing what you love—and how to teach students to chase a dream without being devoured by it.
This is a conversation about uncreativity, disappearing products, and the one small thing any teacher can do next week to make room for the people who don't yet believe they belong.
11 May 2026
The Walls We Don't See | Saul Hewish #Episode 7
What does "inclusion" mean for someone who has never been allowed to call themselves a student?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with Saul Hewish—a practitioner who has spent decades working behind the walls of prisons, in youth offending teams, and in special educational settings. He brings that frontline experience into his Warwick teaching on modules like Community Theatre and Drama Healing.
We talk about what universities can learn from a prison workshop. About designing classrooms where the "beginner" and the "outsider" have as much to offer as anyone else. And about the one thing he hopes his students carry with them—not just into their careers, but into the rest of their lives.
A conversation about the bodies we exclude, the spaces we refuse to imagine, and what "Anything Goes" really asks of us.
11 May 2026
Teaching Across Difference | James Taylor #Episode 6
How do you teach the language of cinema to a student who's never been told their way of seeing matters?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with James Taylor, a film scholar and two‑year veteran of an inclusive teaching forum at Warwick. He teaches everything—from first‑year core modules to advanced courses on horror, gothic, and the machinery of film franchising.
We talk about what it actually takes to make a classroom feel like it belongs to everyone. Not just in principle, but in practice: how you make genre theory land for a student who feels like an outsider.
A conversation about the one thing he would change about how we teach film, the monsters and heroes who show up in our syllabi, and why “anything goes” might just be the most radical thing we can say in a classroom.
What does it mean to bear witness when the witness has been told their story doesn't matter?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with Alejandro Martínez Guerrero, a PhD researcher in the Warwick Writing Programme. His work sits at a searing intersection: the Mexican drug war, queer survivors of violence, and the creation of a graphic novel.
We talk about what it takes to listen to testimonies that have been silenced—stories of state and criminal violence that are often too painful, too stigmatised, or too complex to tell. Alejandro shares how he navigates the space between testimony and fiction, why he turned to illustration as a form of witnessing, and what queer narrative strategies can teach us about surviving—and telling—the truth.
A conversation about the stories that refuse to disappear, the bodies that keep memory, and what universities owe to those who have been left out of the frame.
25 Mar 2026
Where Research Meets Identity | Wanying, Yuxuan & Ogohi #Episode 4
What does it mean to pursue a PhD while also navigating questions of identity, belonging, and different perspectives within academia?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we speak with PhD researchers--wanying, yuxuan and Ogohi from SCAPVC about their research journey and their experience of doctoral life. Together, they share their research topic, the conversation explores how personal background, identity, and previous experiences can shape the way PhD study is experienced and understood.
We also discuss what inspired them to pursue this research and the different ways SCAPVC has supported them along the way. From academic guidance and supervision to peer networks and everyday encouragement, the episode reflects on the kinds of support that have been most meaningful during the PhD journey.
This is a conversation about research, identity, and the realities of doctoral study, as well as what it means to build a more inclusive and supportive university environment.
17 Mar 2026
Rewinding the Film｜Annabel Spinks-Jones #Episode 3
What does it feel like to walk into a lecture hall when you've already spent years behind the camera?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with Annabel Spinks-Jones, a film student at Warwick and an action performer with years of industry experience. After building a career on set, she made the unusual choice to return to university as an undergraduate. Here, she shares what that transition has felt like: the moments of connection with younger classmates, the lectures that still surprise her, and the times when her hard-won experience has felt seen—or invisible.
This is a conversation about learning twice, the wisdom of coming back, and what universities can learn from those who return.
16 Mar 2026
Rehearsing Change｜Leila Mu'ammar & Alexandra Draghici #Episode 2
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with two of Warwick's MA students in Applied Theatre: Alexandra Draghici and Leila Mu'ammar.
Together, they reflect on how the programme shaped their understanding of what it means to create inclusive spaces with and for marginalised communities.
From navigating the ethics of working with vulnerable groups, to moments of unexpected connection in a workshop, they share the stories that stayed with them—and the questions that still unsettle them.
This is a conversation about the theatre we make, the people we become, and the slow, messy work of real change.
5 Mar 2026
Where Belonging Tiptoes In | Ethan Farmer & Annie Bagshaw & Max Green #Episode 1
What does it mean to truly belong—on stage, and off?
In this episode of Anything Goes, we sit down with three third-year Theatre and Performance students—Ethan Farmer, Annie Bagshaw, and Max Green—who are taking the University's groundbreaking "Drama Healing" module. Together, they share how this course has become an unexpected space for vulnerability, connection, and self-discovery.
From drama games to interdisciplinary engagement with complex psychological disciplines, the conversation reflects on how drama healing reshapes not only performance techniques but also fundamental ways of relating to others. Crucially, this inclusive pedagogical approach lays a more diverse foundation for students’ professional development.
The dialogue opens a window onto the theme of inclusive education by exploring scenes typically hidden behind the stage—alongside the courageous practice of seeking belonging.
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