Eastern Promise - The Podcast
‘Eastern Promise‘ explores the full potential of the East of England. We talk to experts, innovators, entrepreneurs, disrupters and more, finding out why the Eastern region is the best place in the UK to start, run and grow a business. From architecture to zoology, every business has a place here, with Mike Rigby as your guide on this audio journey, celebrating and promoting our region. Eastern Promise also features the Plug Board; where a panel of three get to plug their own business, event or project in exchange for giving a plug to someone else in return. And there‘s also a bit of lighthearted audience participation in ‘CrowdSourcery’, where folk from across the East of England - and even beyond! - choose their favourite things on a given theme to share and celebrate! You can contact Mike at podcast@easternpromise.org.uk.
Episodes
Dec 2, 2021
Dec 2, 2021
53 min
Mike talks to Forestry England's man who can always see the wood for the trees, Alex Brearley, Forest Management Director for the East & Southeast of England. Then, we welcome three new lucky pluggers to The Plug Board and round things off with inspired lunacy in Challenge: Anglia.
Nov 25, 2021
Nov 25, 2021
6 min
Yes, it's Challenge: Anglia once again, certified 100% "WTF" with Rotten Potatoes...
This week, we celebrate the cinema, mashing it up with all things East of England for another reel of inspired silliness from a fast-growing professional community who really should know better...
Nov 24, 2021
Nov 24, 2021
22 min
Mike continues his tour around the futureworld that is the Adastral Park Showcase..
Nov 24, 2021
Nov 24, 2021
22 min
The second part of Mike's chat with BT's Director of Adastral Park, Lisa Perkins...
Nov 24, 2021
Nov 24, 2021
52 min
This week, Mike Rigby returns to Suffolk and Adastral Park, BT's research and innovation campus near Martelsham. Mike chats with Lisa Perkins, the Director of both the Park and BT's applied research, and Rob Mayhew is back as our guide around the upper floor of the BT Showcase. And finally, it's Lights! Camera! PUNS! as it's time to Challenge: Anglia!
Nov 18, 2021
Nov 18, 2021
53 min
SPECIAL EPISODE: Mike Rigby chairs a recorded-as-live event at Fuel Studios, Norwich in September 2021, in conversation with Hannah Rix and James Rix of Readingmate and Bill Yost of Foresight Group. Look out for a special appearance by Sue Simmons. Apologies for the sound quality.
Nov 18, 2021
Nov 18, 2021
3 min
This week, Mike takes a soft scoop of silliness, as he challenges YOU to name an ice-cream flavour for the east in the style of Ben & Jerry...
Nov 18, 2021
Nov 18, 2021
17 min
Mike chats to with Lisa Perkins, the Director of both the Park and BT's applied research.
Nov 18, 2021
Nov 18, 2021
34 min
This week, Mike Rigby heads to Suffolk and Adastral Park, BT's research and innovation campus near Martelsham. Rob Mayhew is our guide around the first floor of the BT Showcase, taking in drones (no, not Mike talking), banking, assisted living and the ambulance of the future...
Nov 18, 2021
Nov 18, 2021
56 min
This week, Mike Rigby heads to Suffolk and Adastral Park, BT's research and innovation campus near Martelsham. Rob Mayhew is our guide around the first floor of the BT Showcase, followed by the first part of Mike's chat with Lisa Perkins, the Director of both the Park and BT's applied research. And finally, we all scream for Ice Cream as it's time to Challenge: Anglia!
Welcome to Eastern Promise
Eastern Promise is the podcast that explores the full potential of the East of England. We showcase that potential, celebrate it and share it with you, our listener.
From architecture to zoology, your host Mike Rigby takes you on a tour of the region, finding out things you din't know you didn't know and surprising you as to the scale of fantastic stuff that's happening under our noses.
Photo, left: Mike and Engineer 49 record a Plug Board episode at the boardroom at the EpiCentre in Haverhill, Suffolk.