Who Came Before
Who inspires you? This podcast aims to share the stories of people throughout history who’ve made us stop and think: “This is why I want to do this.” The stories of centuries old mathematical puzzles, women who fought through barriers of racial and gender discrimination to achieve brilliant things, music that has inspired political change and bold women who were once forgotten now remembered. Here are the stories of the people who inspire us. Who Came Before is a podcast by Wakefield Litfest, which is funded by Arts Council England and IVE.
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Episodes
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
Thursday Sep 02, 2021
In today's episode, Lauren Barnes tells us about sufferagist Florence Beaumont.
The blog post mentioned can be found her.
A partial transcript can be found here.
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
Thursday Aug 26, 2021
A partial transcript can be found here.
In today's episode, Ben Walton tells us the history of education in Horbury.
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
In today's episode, Tom Eastwood tells us about the life of the Horbury musician William Baines.
You can find him on instagram @tom_m_eastwood
To find out more about Wakefield Litfest, find us on twitter @wakeylitfest or on Instagram @wakefieldlitfest or search for us on Facebook.
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
Thursday Aug 12, 2021
In today's episode, Daisy Kennedy tells us the history of unions in the local area.
You can find Daisy’s theatre company at www.mismatchtheatre.com
A partial transcript can be found here.
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
Sunday Nov 29, 2020
In today's episode Jasmine Sandhar tells us about Toni Morrison, an American author, essayist, editor and professor whose work examined the experience of black Americans.
You can read an extended version of Jasmine's piece here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AITAEa5BukSRKSAnkNYeRuvFtE7JV_nrjxUblNStHj8/edit?usp=sharing
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
In today's episode, Amy Winder tells us about Andrew Wiles and how he solved the centuries old mathematical puzzle of Fermat's Last Theorem.
To find out more about Wakefield Litfest, find us on twitter @wakeylitfest or on Instagram @wakefieldlitfest or search for us on Facebook.
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
In today's episode, musician Isaac Boothman tells us the history of the union song Bread and Roses.
To find out more about Wakefield Litfest, find us on twitter @wakeylitfest or on Instagram @wakefieldlitfest or search for us on Facebook.
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Sunday Nov 08, 2020
Today's episode is by Toni Stephenson, and it is about Lady Catherine Milnes Gaskell of Thornes House, who was an author, philanthropist and community organiser. You can find out more about Dream Time Creative at http://dreamtimecreative.org
To find out more about Wakefield Litfest, find us on twitter @wakeylitfest or on Instagram @wakefieldlitfest or search for us on Facebook.
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Sunday Nov 01, 2020
Our first episode is about Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician who overcame racist and sexist barriers to help put the first NASA astronauts into space. Each episode in the series has been written and performed by a different creative, and today’s episode is by Lucy Crawshaw.
To find out more about Wakefield Litfest, find us on twitter @wakeylitfest or on Instagram @wakefieldlitfest or search for us on Facebook.