In this month’s episode of Parallel Streams we listen to an episode of a wildly popular podcast called No Agenda, published under a Creative Commons licence. The podcast is hosted as always by Adam Curry, and this episode features Rob Dew as co-host.
2 Oct 2026
Revisiting a walk on the commons
In this episode Owen Kelly joins Sophie Hope for a detailed examination of the commons, and its possible relationship to ideas of cultural democracy.
Meanwhile in an Abandoned Warehouse
EPISODE 91 | October 2 | 2026
PARTICIPANTS
Sophie Hope, Owen Kelly
COMMENTARY
In episodes 40 and 41, in 2020, Owen Kelly looked at cultural commons from a geographical and then an historical perspective. He attempted to demonstrate the breadth of contemporary musics available under a creative commons banner, as well as the richness of the cultural productions from previous eras made available to us through falling out of copyright.
In this episode, originally broadcast as episode 42 on May 8 2020, he joins Sophie Hope for a detailed examination of the commons, and its possible relationship to ideas of cultural democracy.
They base their discussion on a reading of Guy Standing’s book Plunder of the Commons, which locates the beginning of the commons in the signing of the Charter of the Forest on November 6, 1217. They examine Standing’s arguments and the manifesto he proposes for re-establishing the idea of commons in 21st century society.
They also borrow ideas from David Bollier’s book Think Like a Commoner as they examine how all this intertwines with ideas of cultural democracy.
25 Sept 2026
Institutional busking
In this episode Jo Gibson and Sophie Hope continue their thread about the Performance and Communication Skills course at Guildhall.
Echoes and the Unsaid
EPISODE 08 | AUGUST 28 | 2026
HOSTS
Jo Gibson | Sophie Hope
COMMENTARY
Jo and Sophie talk to Saville Kushner, who evaluated the course in the 1980s, Peter Weigold the artistic director and Sean Gregory as a former student on the programme (and now Vice Principal and Director of Innovation, Engagement & Lifelong Learning at Guildhall), about their reflections on PCS.
We learn more about Peter Weigold’s methodology and his approach to cross genre improvising and how he operates in the space between directive and collective approaches.
Saville Kushner gives us examples of his experience of visiting sessions and of talking to students on the course in the 1980s and how formative that was to his understanding of process and improvisation in education and training programmes.
Sean brings in his memories of studying on the course, working as an ensemble and the legacy of the PCS programme on Guildhall today.
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