Hello You 46: Sunshine, Flags and Rainbows

Hello You with Jim Hawkins

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Hello You 46: Sunshine, Flags and Rainbows

'Shared passion is a way to acknowledge the bridges already built between you'

Jim Hawkins

Jun 10, 2024

Transcript

Conversations from a Shrewsbury Pride Picnic in the Quarry [Park].

Hear from people who’ve moved to Shropshire from Barcelona, the Philippines, Venezuela, Spain and Wales - where do they prefer?

Also:

why do so few specifically-queer songs have happy lyrics?
learning a sense of right and wrong from Star Wars
how it feels to realise you’re the only person of colour around
the importance of building a visible community
choosing toilets in Llandudno

My thanks to Phil Davies and Shrewsbury Pride for inviting me to their event to gather people’s thoughts and stories. If you’ve got something coming up where I could do the same, let me know?

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Tomorrow (Tuesday June 11th) I’ll be at Mumma’s Emporium - as heard on a previous episode! It’s a cafe and antiques-and-collectables shop on Pride Hill in Shrewsbury. It’s over Vision Express; go through the door on the right between Vision Express and Hotel Chocolat and up the stairs. I’ll be on a sofa, recording conversations in the same way as I was at the Pride Picnic on Saturday. So if you’d like to chat about anything at all, sit down and say hello? I’m a good listener!

Thank you for being art of the Hello You family. Take care of yourself, and take care of the people around you.

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Hello You with Jim Hawkins

I’m trying to give you something a little different. Hello You is about stuff, and things. People, and stories. Shrewsbury, and Shropshire. Mental health and well-being. History and heritage. Arts, culture and music. Faith, belief and the complexities of life.

I’m a good listener. It’s what I do. And for Hello You, I’m listening to (and talking with) fascinating people, mostly but not always from Shropshire, so that you can hear what they have to say.

It's public-service local journalism that cares about people. Audio that brings you the voices of people you might not hear from otherwise. Interviews conducted with compassion and empathy. Thoughtful, positive, good-humoured conversations, informed local storytelling, and commentary that’s not afraid to get righteously angry on occasion.

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