Hello, we're Amy and Sam, the hosts of Making Do!
We're siblings and artists who have moved to the big city to follow our silly little dreams!
Join us every fortnight as we sit down with one of our creative friends, have a pint and talk about what they're making.
As two people who make lots of things and not much money, we want to find out WHY ARE WE LIKE THIS??! By asking our guests 'what makes you make what you make?' we hope to get to the bottom of this sticky situation once and for all.
Happy listening!
Amy and Sam x
Hello and welcome back to another episode of the Making Do Podcast!
Summer is here and the flowers are blooming, and nobody knows that better than this episode’s guest - Rosy, founder of Filth Florists!
Rosy invited us into her studio to walk us through her work - from building vast floral installations and managing big collaborations, to becoming the face of her business and creating pathways into floristry for emerging artists, Rosy is a force to be reckoned with and an episode we’ve been really excited to release.
We certainly learned a lot in this one, from the struggles of working with media that are constantly dying, to the problems (or not!) with flies.
Find Rosy and her work @filth.florist on Instagram
26 Mar 2026
12: Amrita Mangat on Writing and Producing
We’re back with another episode of the Making Do podcast, where today we enjoy a chat and some lolz with the wonderful Amrita Mangat! Amrita tells us about her accidental transition from actor to actor-writer-producer extraordinaire, the inception of her theatre company, and how even the saddest moments in life can be funny through the right lens.
Expect high levels of ridiculousness, along with lots of heart and insights into South Asian culture and its place in Ami’s work.
Ami’s theatre company, Daft Productions, can be found on Instagram @daft.productions and her own instagram account is @amrita.mangat 💜
12 Mar 2026
10: Oskar Brockbank on Directing for Film
Spring has sprung! And with it comes another fresh episode of the Making Do podcast. Today our guest is the wonderful Oskar Brockbank, who popped in to have a lovely chat with us about all things directing for film.
Oskar is a very cool guy and we were super happy to have him on - he talks really insightfully about his craft, and we hope you find it as interesting as we did. Expect lots of art chat, on-set anecdotes, and in-depth pondering on the creative merits of the Nintendo DS.
Oskar is a busy man and he’s got lots of exciting stuff on the horizon for this year! If you want to keep up-to-date on his upcoming projects, give him a follow on Instagram @oskarbrockbank or have a look at his website www.oskarbrockbank.com 💜
26 Feb 2026
10: Phoebe Rowell John on Theatre Directing
WE’RE BAAAACK!!!
Welcome to series 2 of the Making Do podcast! We’re soooo so excited to get going again, and what better way to kick things off than with director, dramaturg and all round legend Phoebe Rowell John!!!
We sat down with Phoebe for a wonderful and wide-ranging chat all about her work as a director, her favourite shows of all time, and why she will never be able to direct for film. We loved having her on the show - she speaks very eloquently and was an absolute dream of a guest - and we hope you love listening just as much.
To find out more about what Phoebe’s up to, hop over to her website www.phoeberowelljohn.com
Happy listening and welcome back!
25 Dec 2025
09: Christmas Special
🎄 HO HO HO! GLAD TIDINGS OF FESTIVE JOY! 🎄
It’s Christmasssss!!!! And boy oh boy, do we have a special gift for you! The guests for this festive ep are none other than your fave hosts, Amy and Sam! 🥳
We had a jolly good time recording this one with our surprise guest host - expect frivolity and joy in abundance, and lashings of Christmas cheer. We’ve wrapped it in our best paper and popped it in your aural stocking, and it’s ready to be DEVOURED (make sure you save space for your dinner though) 🎅🏼
Sending love and merriment! 💜
31 Oct 2025
08: Lost Alice with a Spooky Special
💀🎃 TRICK OR TREAT?! 🎃💀
Costume on, bucket at the ready, you’ve knocked on our door and guess what?! We’re giving you a Halloween special with the scarily fantastic Lost Alice!! 👻
Alice is a rock artist and embraces all things spooky, and we couldn’t think of a better guest for our Halloween ep. As well as enlightening conversations about her work (as always), highlights include in-depth Avril Lavigne chat, attempting our best camp moo, and astounding amounts of the red stuff (wine, not blood)🩸
Alice is a very busy gal and has always got gigs coming up! Find her on Instagram and TikTok @i_am_lostalice for gig tix and more 🖤
16 Oct 2025
07: Special Announcement
HEAR YE HEAR YE!
Not your typical episode of the Making Do podcast today as we're only here to give you a little update!
After our upcoming halloween special on 30th October, we'll be closing the doors of the Making Do studios and hibernating for the winter.
It's been a pleasure to chat to all our wonderful guests and listeners in Series 1 and we'll be popping a festive treat or two in your aural stocking over the festive period.
Stay tuned for Series 2 in February 2026 and be sure to follow us @makingdo.podcast to see some exciting behind the scenes nonsense from the pair of us!
Kind Regards,
Sam and Amy xx
(OOO until February 2026)
1 Oct 2025
06: Isis Clunie on Creating with Movement
Welcome back to the Making Do podcast! This week on the pod we have the very wonderful Isis Clunie talking all things movement, dance, and ✨making✨.
Expect from this episode, amongst other things, more chats about family Christmas musicals (two in a row? Who'd have thought?!), an Alison Hammond fan club, and discussion of the merits of children’s sketch show ‘Sorry I’ve Got No Head’.
Isis is a very busy bee and is always up to something exciting! If you'd like to see what she’s got coming up next, follow her on Instagram @isisclunie_
17 Sept 2025
05: David Longcake on the Art of Mellow-Drama
Today on Making Do, we’re talking to David (Jambalaya) Longcake about taking up the saxophone for attention, writing festive musicals for your family and the joys of being a delivery driver.
David is a saxophonist, pianist and singer-songwriter inventing a new musical genre henceforth known as ‘mellow-drama’.
After a 2 hour recording, some real gems have been lost to the cutting room floor, including the story behind David’s sobriquet: Jambalaya. Follow @makingdo.podcast on Instagram for the exclusive clip coming soon!
For updates on David’s musical and theatrical output, follow him @david.longcake on Instagram, @davidlongcake on TikTok and under David Longcake on music streaming platforms. Also subscribe to the Making Do podcast so you don’t miss Jambalaya’s New Years special to welcome in 2026!
See you in a fortnight!
Sam and Amy x
3 Sept 2025
04: THURLBY on Creative Community
Today on Making Do we’ve got a very special treat for you in the form of a lovely chat with the even lovelier THURLBY!!!
We had a very wholesome chat with THURLBY about the importance of friendship in his work, his songwriting and production processes, and the fact he was secretly a musical theatre kid!
As well as following THURLBY on Instagram @thurlby_ for updates on all his music (including the very exciting impending EP release!!!) you can get tickets for his gig at Omeara on the 1st November here: https://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/tom-speight-london-01-11-2025/event/1F00629ECD583DD5
Make sure you stream/buy his most recent single, Brompton, wherever you get to your music in time to know all the words at the show!
20 Aug 2025
03: Aaron Devine on Storytelling
In this episode of Making Do, we speak to Belfast actor and writer Aaron Devine!
Aaron talks to us predominantly about storytelling in its various forms, but we also cover the Spider-Man franchise, the apocalypse, and the effectiveness of Harry Potter having a Belfast accent.
Keep an eye on Aaron’s Instagram account @aarontdevine for announcements about his work, including the upcoming sharing of his most current writing project at the Lyric Hammersmith in October.
7 Aug 2025
02: Caitlin Pinkess on Songwriting
It’s our second episode! Today on Making Do we’re joined by the wonderful Caitlin Pinkess: singer, songwriter and frontwoman of Achilles Heel.
It’s rather a silly episode this one, but if you like whimsical music breaks, dance demos and chats about the moon, this is the one for you!
Achilles Heel can be found on Instagram @achillesheel_band and to listen to their new single, Bad Tattoo, head over to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/3PFigUCvOeL8tXKtdlFKgY?si=SWBUfYsMSeqwkWwprF25WA
23 Jul 2025
01: Meg Coslett on Theatremaking
In the premier episode of Making Do we're joined by Meg Coslett to talk all things Theatremaking.
If you like mum impressions, teachers' gossip and royal flypasts, this is the podcast for you!
Meg's play, Miss, will be on at the Lion and Unicorn Theatre from the 7th to 9th August 2025 as part of the Camden Fringe. Details and tickets can be found on instagram @misstheplay
10 May 2025
00 - Introduction
Hello and welcome to Making Do, a podcast about people who make things!
In this episode, Amy and Sam introduce the show and invite you to join them on their mission to discover 'what makes you make what you make?'
Episode 1 coming soon!
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