Al Murphy is an illustrator. He’s also one of those rare human beings who’s as humble as he is talented. Our chat, which happens to be on the first anniversary of TWTH, is both funny and frank. Al talks honestly about the inevitable insecurities that come with forging a living as a solo creator and much more besides …
Read MoreWhen Kate and I first spoke about her practice as an artist in episode 9 I came away from the conversation feeling that maybe we should have talked more about mental illness. But interviewing your wife is kind of a weird experience so I let myself off the hook …
Read MoreMy conversation with Alex begins with the wrongful arrest which led him down his current professional path. We talk about whether ‘creative technologist’ really is an oxymoron or not. And we get stuck into the fascination subject of AI & creativity and whether computers will ever be able to have ideas like humans do …
Read MoreIn one of my favourite creative conversations so far I speak with the artist Ivan Black. Ivan tells his inspirational story with honesty and humility. He talks about his Bohemian upbringing, about the role of rave culture and repetitive beats in his work, and about the travails of living as an artist …
Read MoreIn a conversation recorded just before a gig with her band This is The Kit, musician Kate Stables reveals why for her creativity is a process of untangling and why we all need a little more play in our lives ...
Read MoreThis episode is something of a departure for The Wind Thieved Hat … it’s the first time I’ve been married to the guest. Kate Shooter happens to be my wife, but even if she weren’t I’d have her invited her on to TWTH to talk about her work …
Read MoreIf you’re feeling a little gloomy and that the world has lost its colour then Adam Nathaniel Furman could be just the corrective you need ...
Photo by Johnny Barrington
Read MoreDominic began his career as a designer & artist but his practice today defies an easy description. I can say though the only person I’ve interviewed ever to have held the floor at the United Nations …
Read MoreIs it possible to combine running a fish and chip shop with being an internationally acclaimed photographer? It is if you’re Kazem Hakimi. In this conversation recorded at his home in Oxford, the charming …
Read MoreA hugely enjoyable chat with the softly spoken but massively inspiring Mr Algy Batten, the man behind the Art Of Ping Pong. Algy shares the lessons he’s learned through a career in design …
Read MoreI think Jess might be one of the smartest people I’ve ever had the pleasure of talking to. In this chat we get stuck into the value of non-normative brains. And Jess explains what it’s like to live with Tourette’s Syndrome …
Read MoreThere’s nowhere quite like the world of Rob Auton. Paddy Considine called him 'a very funny man'. Vanessa Feltz thinks he's 'just sad'. Our conversation is alternately profound, poignant and bizarre …
Read MoreI’ve already received some lovely feedback on how moving people found this conversation with photographer Siân Davey. Siân talks with great honesty about how photography helped her learn to love her daughter Alice …
Read MoreThis chat with the impossibly prolific Tony Pipes kicks off the series. We get stuck into the benefits of being a fidgeter and how Tony’s band The Space Monkeys killed infamous label Factory Records …
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