Hello and Welcome Back, to the Earth Sea Love Podcast, with your host Dr Sheree Mack and special guest Sile Sibanda.

Recorded back in February 2024, Dr Mack muses on how everything happens in good time. Editing this episode in June, Dr Mack realises she needed to listen to this episode again. To revisit and re-engage once more with what flowed throughout this conversation as the wisdom and insight were on point then as is now.

In this episode you will listen to Dr Mack and Sile, radio presenter,  talking about:

* The concept of time

* Circular living with the seasons

* The Rasheedah Phillips’ reading mentioned

* The Joy of Sharing Knowledge

* Situating ourselves with artificial plants

* Fitting in creativity around different jobs

* Colouring in and play as a practice

* BNIR programme with identity on tyne 

* Connecting with nature as a child in Zimbabwe

* Connecting with nature in the UK

* Femininity and Nature

* Belonging in Nature

* Is the British countryside racist?

* Not Black and White, either/ or but and/both

* The BNIR Zine is here for free if you want it

* Writing in Nature

Bio: Sile Sibanda is a Spoken Word Performer, BBC Radio Presenter, Events Host Creative Producer/facilitator and amateur dj. She has been involved in creative and community projects for over 12 years starting with a glee club at the age of 12 and speaking at the House of Lords. Recently, she hosted a conversation with former Sheffield Lord Mayor Magid Magid for the off the shelf Festival and Munroe Bergdorf for Shefest. Created a short film about belonging as part of the Migration Matters Festival. Sile became a creative producer for Storytrails, creating an immersive storytelling experience about untold stories of people living in Sheffield. Had a debut dj set at tramlines fringe and facilitates creative writing workshop for primary school and community groups.

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For BBC content sile.sibanda@bbc.co.uk

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