Somerset House Podcast
Hosted by Laurent John · Somerset House
5.0from 8 ratings
- 92
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 8
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2017
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About Somerset House Podcast
The Somerset House Podcast, shaped and sculpted by artists, explores original cultural ideas which connect listeners to the creative process. Each series goes behind the scenes at Somerset House to uncover the stories explored through our programme and creative community. As the home of cultural innovators, Somerset House connects creativity and the artist with wider society to produce unexpected outcomes and unexplored futures, intensifying creativity and multiplying opportunity to drive artistic and social innovation.
- Publisher
- Somerset House
- Category
- arts · society & culture · technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 20 Jun 2017
- Latest episode
- 23 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 92 episodes have a transcript.
23 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Process: What does it mean to perform with technology today?
8 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Archive: Is a Feminist Alexa Possible?
6 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Maximum Break: Who Gets To Be An Artist?
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The Process: What does it mean to perform with technology today?
Published 23 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Artists like Robert Rauschenberg, John Cage and Yvonne Rayner worked with engineers for 10 months to develop equipment and systems to be used in their performances. The collaboration produced many discoveries in the use of new technologies for theatre and performance. So this month, Somerset House Studios turns 10 And when I was thinking about this moment and how we might mark it, I was also thinking a lot about, I suppose, the historical ways artists have been involved in quite unusual collaborations. And I was thinking a lot about Nine Evenings Theatre and Engineering from 1966, which paired artists with engineers and scientists together to work on a series of large scale performances. […]
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- Jemma Desai
- John Costi
- Dot Alma
- Hannah Diamond
- DeForrest Brown Jr
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 2,260,912
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 2 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 6 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 46 / 100
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- Quality
- 45
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 32
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- Guest appearances
- Does not typically book guests
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Questions about Somerset House Podcast
Who hosts Somerset House Podcast?
Laurent John host the show. Published by Somerset House.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes monthly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Somerset House Podcast take guests?
The show does not typically feature guests, based on episode analyses.
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