ALL THE OVERS

⌚ 10am - 10:45am

All The Overs is a fortnightly podcast featuring three cricket fans discussing everything about their favourite team, Essex County Cricket Club. Join them at Essex Podcast Festival as they chat about the build up to the day’s big ‘end of season’ match.

DAD STILL STANDING

⌚ 11:30am - 12:15pm

From the deepest darkest despair, Matt and Liam, have managed to find a way of channelling the grief of their children dying to provide the support that was missing for them during their losses.

Across three seasons of the podcast, the two dads discuss all of the issues that anyone who experiences baby loss will face. From the day it happens to returning to work, from the differences between mums and dads to pregnancy after loss. The dads have created a toolkit for surviving loss in a practical, humorous, and accessible way. 

 Imagine two blokes down the pub, talking about their losses. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but you’ll come out the other side.

The podcast was recognised at the British Podcast Awards in 2023, winning the Best Parenting Podcast category and we’re excited to welcome them to the very first Essex Podcast Festival

BLAZIN’ SQUAD

⌚ 1pm - 1:45pm          

 Interviewed by the CFY Podcast

Chelmsford For You podcast hosts, Sara & Will, chat with early noughties hip hop/ RnB act, Blazin’ Squad. The group emerged from Essex and soon established themselves in the UK music scene with a string of six top ten hits, including the hugely popular, ‘Crossroads’.

MANIFESTO FOR ESSEX

⌚ 2:30pm - 3:15pm          

With Steve Mortimer

Manifesto for Essex began at the Essex Book Festival in 2020. It is a response to festival director Ros Green’s question: what is the most pressing issue of the day and who will be most affected by it? The discussion will be chaired by Marina Cusi who is joined by two outstanding young people who have been part of their Writing and Talking National Saturday Club based at ARU. We’re also delighted to have special guest, Steve Mortimer, joining the panel. He’s the producer of international award-winning film ‘Connect – A Creative Response to Climate Change’, which was selected for over 140 international film awards across the globe. Steve is also founder of The Black Chapel Collective, which is a creative group of musicians, video artists, film makers, DJs, rappers, poets and dancers that create an exciting, transformative and contemporary live arts project around climate change.

SYD MOORE

⌚4pm - 4:30pm

Interviewed by the CFY Podcast    

Chelmsford For You podcast host, Sara & Will, sit down with former television presenter and bestselling novelist, Syd Moore, to discuss her fantastic book series, The Essex Museum Mysteries. Her novels are mystery thrillers inspired by her research into the myths from Essex, where she grew up and still lives. The event will include an audience Q&A and opportunity to get your book signed by Syd. 

ARE YOU CREATIVE?   

⌚5:15pm - 6pm

With Stuntman Andy Pilgrim

Essex based podcast, Are You Creative, is supported by Essex County Council, New Generation Development Agency, and City Sound Radio. Their focus is on exploring what it means to be creative and talk with fascinating people to find out what makes them do what they do.

The special guest joining them for their Essex Podcast Festival show is Chelmsford based Hollywood stuntman, Andy Pilgrim. His impressive film & TV credentials include X-Men, Harry Potter, Guardians of the Galaxy, Killing Eve, Game of Thrones, Mission Impossible, Men In Black, Gangs of London, The Batman and much more. 

MADE IN ESSEX  

⌚ 6:45pm - 7:30pm   

Join Jill Willis, co-founder at Attract & Engage, author and communications strategist, as she sits down with the county’s most successful business leaders to lift the bonnet on their journey so far. Celebrating Essex entrepreneurship, Made in Essex is a melting pot of stories, wisdom and humour with tenacious business owners providing insight into the most pressing growth challenges.

Special guest TBC

LIFE STORIES WITH LEWIS NICHOLLS     

⌚ 8:15pm - 9pm     

With Kerry Katona

Celebrity interviewer and radio presenter, Lewis Nicholls, brings his popular podcast to Essex Podcast Festival. Lewis is known for his in-depth interviews with popstars, actors, wrestlers and more, where he delves deep into their life stories and asks questions not often put forward.

His special guest for the Essex Podcast Festival is former pop star and television celebrity, Kerry Katona. Best known as original member of pop group, Atomic Kitten, Kerry has gone on to appear in numerous reality TV shows, including I’m a Celebrity.. Get Me Out of Here, Celebrity Big Brother, Dancing On Ice, Celebs on the Farm and her own shows about her life on MTV UK.

ICEBREAKERS: ON ICE

⌚ 10am - 12pm  

ITV’S Professional Ice Skaters Matt Evers and Frankie Seaman have appeared on an astonishing 26 series of Dancing on Ice between them, they’ve toured the world and thrilled audiences at ice rinks up and down the country with their very own professionals on ice show and now they’re back together again to present the Icebreakers podcast, giving Dancing On Ice fans their expert insight into what goes on behind the scenes of the countries most spectacular show on ice!

2024’s hugely successful, debut podcast series had over 1.6 million views, (charting in Spotify’s top 5 for entertainment podcasts), giving listeners and viewers a unique deep dive into the slippiest show on TV from a professional viewpoint, answering burning questions from fans and interviewing some incredibly special celebrity guests who had previously taken part in ITV’s sparkliest competition, including, Denise Welsh, David Seaman, Gemma Collins, Duncan James and Michelle Heaton. With this years contestants Adele Roberts and Claire Sweeney also swiftly joining the conversation at the end of their journeys on ITVs hottest show, series 2 is set to be a sure fire hit!

CHEW THE FAT

⌚ 11:45am - 12:15pm    

Prepare to become addicted!!! Chew The Fat host, Lee Hagger, discusses the funny and embarrassing stories of our lives and gives his opinions about the crazy happenings around the world.

THRIVE AGAINST CANCER

⌚ 1:15pm - 1:45pm    

The Thrive Against Cancer podcast is the voice of the cancer community. Hosted by Toby Freeman, Founder & CEO of The Robin Cancer Trust & Cancer Advocate - every week they bring together people affected by cancer to share their stories openly and honestly. Their special guest for the Essex Podcast Festival is Sara Hawkins.

BARE’S ALL

⌚ 2pm - 2:30pm    

Biannca Bare’s All is a weekly youtube podcast hosted by fabulous Essex resident, Biannca Lake. Each week she discusses taboo subjects where anything goes and includes true life stories alongside a healthy dose of comedy. 

THE DASH

⌚ 2:45pm - 3:15pm    

The Dash podcast is an insight to the success stories of people from all walks of life, from your average Joe, to people in the limelight.

If you’re looking to level up, stick with The Dash, it just might help.

CFY PRESENTS.. ELECTRONIC MUSIC SCENE WITH RESONANCE 

⌚ 3:30pm - 4pm    

Resonance is an Essex based collective focused on the creation and appreciation of electronic music. Their regular events are aimed at producers, artists and listeners, who come together to share ideas, projects, techniques, gear talk and production.
We’re delighted to have them at the Essex Podcast Festival where they’ll be discussing the current Essex Electronic Music scene with Chelmsford For You podcast host, Sara Tupper.

THE SMALL TOWN BOYS - EIGHTIES ARCHIVE

⌚ 4:15pm - 4:45pm

The Eighties Archive Podcast, curated by Chelmsford muso’s David Arscott & John Mabey, aka The Small Town Boys, navigates the lesser trodden path of 80s music, TV & film, with guest interviews, banter, music gems and more.
Their special guest for the Essex Podcast Festival is Dave Gooday, founder member of 80s British EBM music group, Nitzer Ebb.