HIPcast#203 sounds great on headphones. Just saying.

Sarah Milne takes a deep dive into the recent Refugee Buddy Week - the politics of representation, of inviting in to our homes, of the art and philosophy and psychology of the refugee experience - speaking to Ayah Bourghli, from the Refugee Buddy Project talking about the All Refugees Welcome panel discussion and Anna Derevianko from Ukraine, talking about her experience escaping from Odessa to Hastings and her first week here.

Ben Bruges went online to look out for Community Ledge and found People of Hastings instead. Kathryn Sutter explains, and introduces Ben to Millie Rowland, CEO of Boathouse Arts and founder of ‘Millie’s Nightclub’ and Kate Rosie, owner of Teddy Tinker’s: an antique, collectables, vintage and fancy dress shop on London Road.

Following on from the feature in Issue 203 ’Saving Lives at Sea. Hastings Lifeboat Women.’ Sarah Milne reflects on her own roles at Hastings Lifeboat Station and shares some safety tips.

We daisy-chain feature our favourite song 'came to the city' from Tim Hoyte's new album Clouds are Full of Stories. Tim Hoyte  - Clouds are full of stories - (Bandcamp download).

He is hereby (ie when this is posted) daisy-challenged to make a bed, ident, audio clip, news clip, art piece, or whatever he chooses. Anything other than a full-blown song, or existing piece. That's what we mean by daisy-chain. Tim Hoyte is hereby challenged. And is welcome to drop a musician friend into the same body-trap. Daisy-chain time: time for the next flower!

The last podcast released was HIPcast#182. Bucking the 'pandemic project' trend, we made none. No excuses. It's just what happened. Or, rather, ... didn't.

Yes, HIPcast is back. But we need help. We need you to contribute your audio stories,  soundscapes, story-telling or performing. We're also looking to feature an original song from the Hastings scene in each podcast, to take part in the Daisy-Chain Challenge.

We also need you to share. If you like the sound of this ep or think the basic idea is sound, then support us by sharing it. Simples. Thank you.

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Sarah Milne is a writer, artist and psychologist here in Hastings.

Ben Bruges is Features and Social Media editor for Hastings Independent.

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