The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced.  Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the​ global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector. ​Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless. For information: https://soundwomensw.com/

The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced.  Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the​ global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector. ​Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless. For information: https://soundwomensw.com/

The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced.  Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the​ global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector. ​Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless. For information: https://soundwomensw.com/

The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced.  Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector.Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless. For information:https://soundwomensw.com/

The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced.  Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector.Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless. For information:https://soundwomensw.com/

The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced.  Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the​ global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector. ​Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless. For information: https://soundwomensw.com/

The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced.  Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the​ global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector. ​Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless. For information: https://soundwomensw.com/

The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced.  Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector.Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless. For information:https://soundwomensw.com/

The mission of Sound Women SW is to address the lack of gender and racial diversity in the media, radio and audio industries, to provide a safe space for women and girls of all ages to learn. Our key mission is to empower and create confidence and addressing some of the many barriers that we, the founders have faced.  Sound Women is about giving a voice to the voiceless and reaching out to marginalised groups particularly from the global majority communities providing a safe space for women to learn and thrive as well as providing training for the private and third sector.Sound Women SW aka Sound Women Bristol CIC is committed to empowering women of all ages and giving a voice to the voiceless. For information:https://soundwomensw.com/

Miranda caught up with Richard Hastings, the cofounder of Crepe City. On Saturday 7th Bristol 2024 Bristol was buzzing with exciting for the return of this trailblazing event. If you love your sneakers and your fashion Crepe City has come up with the perfect setting to indulge yourself, network and enjoy all the culture that goes with street wear including amazing music, giveways, goodie bags and so much more! Follow on Instagram: Richard Hastings - @supremeofthearts Crepecity - @crepecity Crep Protect - @crepprotect Miranda Rae - @mirandarae007   

About 30 years ago I was lucky enough to there at the birth and literal explosion of a brand new British born genre, jungle, or Drum & Bass as more commonly known. There werent many females in the scene at the start, let alone DJ's but my guest in this podcast is a true pioneer and trailblazer of jungle and is now one of the world's top DnB DJ's & producers, DJ Dazee. The Ruff Neck Ting Crew were one of the first collectives to put on DnB nights and paved the way before anyone else was doing it! As well as still being uber successful promoters, they are a record label, and @dazeeruffneck is not just one of our top DJ's but also a producer, mentor, teacher and so much more!In this episode DJ Dazee shares her journey, tips and stories from the last 30 years, a truely immersive experience into the pulsating world of Jungle/D&B music, showcasing its historical journey and enduring impact on British music culture. Follow Dazee: Instagram: @dazeeruffneck Soundcloud: https://on.soundcloud.com/T9zzdEDs7PhJj4C36 Website:  https://www.ruffneckting.uk/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/djdazee   #jungle #drumandbass #dnb #originaljunglists #drumandbassmovement #djdazee #ruffneckting   

With 200,000 festival goers descend on Worthy Farm in a small village in the West country to attend the world's most iconic festival, yup, its that time of year for Glastonbury Festival. The festival has always pledged to support charities from Greepeace to Oxfam but also really small, local charities and we discover an incredible collaboration between the festival's connectivity sponsor @vodafoneuk to address the massive issue of digital exclusion. Did you know that 22% of UK population dont have any access to the internet? That's 8.5 million people!! We find out how this years @glastofest goers can support festival goers by renting or purchasing battery packs? And just because the festival is over doesnt meet you cant still help!  Check out the website to find out how you can help.  Just imagine what it would be like to have no tech, no phone or no internet? Exactly, its like loosing a limb.  Check out the Sparks Somerset website to find out more:https://www.sparksomerset.org.uk/Sparks Somerset work in partnership with @donate.i.t & @goodthingsfdn so check out their insta's for more info.  

Season 2 - Episode 2 of The Word with Miranda featuring special guest Steve Symons.

Season 2 - Episode 1 of The Word with Miranda

Say His Name...George Floyd...25th May 2020   1 year after the brutal murder of George Floyd, The Word produced and presented a tribute to George Floyd and I was honoured to be able to share the reflections of many inspirational voices from the Bristol Community and ends with the moving poem by Antonette Eulinda Clarke entitled 'George Floyd - The Catalyst for Change' and archive material from the iconic Bristol Activist Sir Paul Stephenson OBE.   Thank you to all the contributors including Gary Hines from the Sounds of Blackness, Lynn Mareno, Desmond Brown, Marvin Rees, Angel Mel, Carmen Carrol,  Jendayi Serwah, Corrd the Seeker, and Faada Sojie. Plus amazing speeches from the Protest that took place just 12 days after the murder of George Floyd in Bristol when the statue of slave trader Edward Colston was hauled down and thrown into the river.  We hear from the incredibly talented recording artist Delocx, former poet laureate Mile Chambers and the then 9 year old Tianna.   With thanks to Dawn Limbu and Angel Mel for their help collating some of the speeches we hear from the Protest that took place on 7th June 2020.   All music is played with the permission of the publisher.   Podcast produced and presented by Miranda Rae.  For more information check out her websites:   https://mirandarae.co.uk/     http://soundwomensw.com/      

Jimmy Galvin, the artist who hadn’t read a book at 20. Jimmy Galvin joins Miranda for an in depth chat about his life, love of reading and growing up in poverty on north Bristol council estate Lawrence Weston, Jimmy didn’t read a book until he was 20. His life changed when his girlfriend took him to the Tate gallery in London. Jimmy is an artist in the true sense of the word, exploring the realms of possibilities through his art and multi genres. Website: http://jimmygalvin.com/ Follow Jimmy and Miranda on Instagram: @jimmgalvin1 @MirandaTheWord    

To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Fem FM, the UK's first womens radio station, the organisation Sound Women South West decided to pay tribute and as part of the is Miranda had the privilege of interviewing the goddess of radio, Annie Nightingale. Annie joined Radio 1 in 1971, she was the first female DJ and was the only female DJ for 12 years!  We hear how Annie had to face horrific sexism and discrimination for many years.  Annie now actively seeks to encourage and empower young women in to Broadcasting. An absolutely living legend who has been broadcasting on Radio 1 now for 50 years!!

Max Cyrus is back with brand new music on the newly formed UK music label MCM!  ‘Blind Treason’ the first single taken from his forthcoming debut EP ‘The Uprise’. Max Cyrus continues to level up his creativity on each track off the EP Blind Treason features two of UK’s finest lyricists in the shape of K Triggz and legendary soul singer Omar Lyefook MBE. These 3 incredibly talented songwriters are this week’s special guests, we find out why Max’s lyrics are so powerful and mean so much, we hear the crazy story of how they all met and Omar shares some tips for success!   Follow us on Instagram: @_MaxCyrus @KTriggz @Omar_LyeFook @MirandaRae007  

This Podcast's guest on The Word with Miranda is multidisciplinary genius Cleveland Watkiss MBE. Cleveland was born in Hackney to a Jamaican family, he studied music at the London School of Singing and at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He was taught by the most respected coaches in the industry. He’s an original founder member of the Jazz Warriors and now Co-Director of Warriors International. Most recently, for his services to music Cleveland has been appointed an MBE. He has worked Stevie Wonder The Who, Richard Spaven Trio, Louis Moholo, Bobby McFerrin Goldie, Björk Talvin Singh Bob Dylan Keith Richards to name but a few. He has also received multiple prestigious awards and nominations, and we are very proud to welcome him on The Word.   Follow us on Instagram here:    @Cleveland_Watkiss @MirandaRae007  

The Word is joined by special guest K*Ners the CEO of K*Star. Kner’s is a musical innovator, he is an influencer, he has a clothing line, record label, he has a stable of artists to rival Def Jam, he has worked with Damon Albarn form Blur, Guerrillas, Celestine & many more and yet he dedicates his time to nurturing and helping young artists in Bristol. Kners shares his unique journey in what is without doubt the most cut throat and competitive industry in the world and yet he is still here, 20 years later with a mission to help put Bristol back on the map!   Follow us on Instagram: @K_Ners  @MirandaRae007