Eastern Promise - The Podcast

Eastern Promise: Episode 63 - Omnibus Edition

Another bumper edition this week, as Mike looks back at Cambridge Tech Week with Chris Bruce, and reaction from the event itself.  More interviews are included in the stand-alone piece on the podcast feed.  
Also, Mike Rigby chats to Adam Thorp and Matthew Stewart of the East of England Local Government Association on their landmark report on housing in the region: "Opening the Door: Good Quality, Available and Affordable Housing in the East of England" Read it here: https://www.eelga.gov.uk/housing-report/.
Finally, we look at the best place for cake in the East of England.  Mmmmmm!  
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BEST OF THE GUESTS: Dr Samantha Fox (The Youth STEMM Award CIC)

This week: After the success of Cambridge Tech Week and the call for greater STEMM skills, it seems only right to look again at how our region is answering that call.  Mike Rigby talks to Dr Samantha Fox, Director of The Youth STEMM Award CIC to talk about how the awards reflect, support and encourage young people around the world to embrace STEMM subjects, including that extra 'M' for medicine.
Sam will be leading the STEMM village at the 2023 Royal Norfolk Show, so there's no better time to hear from her once again.    
For more information on The Youth STEMM Award, visit ysawards.co.uk.  For more from Eastern Promise, visit easternpromise.org.uk.
 

BEST OF THE GUESTS: Singer-songwriter Eliza Delf

Yes! It's another 'Best of the Guests' - our top pick from the last 12 months.  Norwich-based singer-songwriter Eliza Delf is our go-to example for the creative end of the huge spectrum of guests we are so lucky to have had on the 'Eastern Promise' podcast.  Eliza talks through her East Anglian inspirations, the stories behind her songs and we get to hear some of her top picks from her debut album, 'Into the Wilderness'.   Enjoy the music and the joy of all the hugely talented creatives we have in the East of England!
PS: You can watch Eliza's session at the Banham Barrel here.

CROWDSOURCERY! Fish & Chips...

This week, we look at your top recommendations for fish and chip shops in the East of England, including the mysteries of the deep-fried Jammie Dodger and the risky excitement of Bang-Bang Sauce.  Welcome to Eastern Promise...  

Previewing the STEMM Village at the Royal Norfolk Show 2023

We join Dr Samantha Fox of the Youth Stemm Award CIC and Dr Shannon Woodhouse of the Food and Farming Discovery Trust at the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, to preview the amazing STEMM Village; part of the Discovery Zone at this year's Royal Norfolk Show.  
 
Welcome to Eastern Promise...  

Prof. Nick Talbot of The Sainsbury Laboratory

Mike Rigby heads to The Sainsbury Laboratory on Norwich Research Park to meet its Executive Director, Professor Nick Talbot, to discuss the power of the plant science being conducted on the NRP and in the East of England, the differences and similarities with the US system and the significance of the Lab's coffee room ceiling!
Welcome to Eastern Promise...  

Eastern Promise: Episode 62 - Omnibus Edition

This week: Mike Rigby heads to The Sainsbury Laboratory on Norwich Research Park to meet its Executive Director, Professor Nick Talbot, to discuss the power of the plant science being conducted on the NRP and in the East of England, the differences and similarities with the US systems and the significance of the Lab's coffee room ceiling!  
 
Then, we join Dr Samantha Fox of the Youth Stemm Award CIC and Dr Shannon Woodhouse of the Food and Farming Discovery Trust at the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association, to preview the amazing STEMM Village; part of the Discovery Zone at this year's Royal Norfolk Show.  
 
And finally, we look at your top recommendations for fish and chip shops in our region, including the mysteries of the deep-fried Jammie Dodger and the risky excitement of Bang-Bang Sauce.
Welcome to Eastern Promise...  

CROWDSOURCERY! Towers, Castles & Keeps...

We creep into the crypts and tackle the towers of the best castgles and keeps in the East of England in this week's CROWDSOURCERY (dragon optional)...

The Centre for Computing History with Adrian Page-Mitchell

Mike heads to the Centre for Computing History, where visitors can see just how much the East of England in general, and Cambridge in particular, is hard-wired into the base code of computing technology.  You can also see - and, more importantly, PLAY - computer consoles and games from PONG all the way up to more modern gaming systems.  Find out more at: https://www.computinghistory.org.uk/

Cambridge Tech Week preview with Chris Bruce

Mike Rigby chats with Chris Bruce about the inaugural Cambridge Tech Week, running from 8-12 May 2023: it's an amazing programme that you can view and book here: https://cambridgetechweek.co.uk/programme/.