WhisperCast

About WhisperCast

Real, honest conversations about life, creativity and everything in-between from Whisper Magazine. Hosted by Rhys Hurd, Lucy Williamson and Izzy Chedzey. Theme by Viet Logo by Waveform Productions Illustrations (Season 1 & 2) by Abbie James

Publisher

WhisperCast

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

7 Oct 2020

Latest episode

18 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

43 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Aug 2026

   Essy Sparrow and Dan Pascoe - What it was like to open a major festival, and preparing for the next BBC Introducing Showcase

   In this episode of WhisperCast, we welcome Essy Sparrow and Dan Pascoe! Essy Sparrow is a singer-songwriter from Falmouth, who recently won the "Boardmasters Breaking" competition, and got the opportunity to open up the main stage on Sunday at Boardmasters 2026. She come on the podcast to talk all about her incredible journey up this point, her experience playing main stage at Boardmasters and what we can expect next from the local superstar. BBC Introducing in the South West presenter Dan Pascoe joins as well to shed light onto the process behind curating The View stage at Boardmasters, as well as the upcoming BBC Introducing Showcase at the Exeter Phoenix. We also learn about his relationship with the BBC Introducing show, and many artists across the South West.

2. 

   17 Aug 2026

   Discovering Cornwall with TWIN SKELETON | Boardmasters 2026

   After playing their first ever show in Cornwall, we talk with Twin Skeleton about their recent successes, their favourite places to play live and what advice they have for young bands looking to break out of their home towns. Audio by Avon Audio

3. 

   17 Aug 2026

   The importance of BBC introducing with 3 DAYS OF WONDER | Boardmaster 2026

   We catch up with 3 days of wonder to see how things have gone since we last spoke them last year, what it was like to perform at Boardmasters 2026 and the importance of BBC introducing in the South West. Audio by Avon Audio

Who has been a guest on WhisperCast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jude Monk
• Kitty Crocker
• Kareni from Kelpi Studio
• Petrea
• Zach O’Loughlin

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

64

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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