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In this episode we welcome Aaron Wright and Erasmus Croc as guest hosts. They will be chatting to performance poet and host of Poetical Outlaws in Conversation, Gary the Hat. As well as the usual chat Gary is raising awareness of Oliver's Army. Oliver known as Ollly is Gary's grandson who was diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma a couple of days after his 5th birthday.

Poems Performed:

1. Enter Johnny Clarke (Live at Poetry Scum, Nottingham)
2. Journey Into Poetryland
3. Osho's Inspiration (Live at The Stanza, North Shields)
4. Borders, Boundaries & Identities (Live at Poetry Scum, Nottingham)
5. We Are The Crow

Link to Olivers Army: https://www.facebook.com/p/Olivers-Army-61594317226137/

Link to Olly's Updates: https://www.ollysupdates.uk

Link to Fundraising Page: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-oliver-and-his-family-keep-fighting

Link to Gary the Hat's Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/garythehatproductions/ https://www.instagram.com/garythehatproductions/

Links to Poetical Outlaws Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/poeticaloutlaws/

https://www.facebook.com/p/Poetical-Outlaws-61572532722073/

Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm with additional vocals by Gary the Hat.

Hosted by Aaron Wright and produced by Gary the Hat

Copyright ©️ 2026 Gary the Hat Productions

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In this episode we chat to London based punk poet Redeeming Features. Known for his hyperactive performances, he has opened for a number of UK punk bands and gigs regularly both across the UK and abroad.

Poems Performed:

1. Prewash
2. Loo of the Year
3. Heart FM
4. The Last Streaker
5. Crusty McGyver

Links to Books:

https://www.waterstones.com/book/sniffing-glue-and-playing-chicken-on-the-m4/redeeming-features/9781911232476

https://www.londonpoetrybooks.com/product/sex-injuries/

Links to Redeeming Features Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/redeemingf/?hl=en

Links to Redeeming Features YouTube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@redeemingfeatures8099⁩

Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm with additional vocals by Gary the Hat.

Hosted and produced by Gary the Hat

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In this episode we chat to That Clare. Clare is an authentic singer songwriter from Teeside. Against a backdrop of hate she bravely pushes back with her own poetic songs rooted in politics and protest giving a voice to trans queer rights.

Songs & Poems performed:

1. Get Away
2. Consciousness
3. That Other
4. Approaching the Sea by Jeff Jones from his poetry book 'A Land'
5. Nothing
6. Do You Think?

Link to That Clare's Website: https://thatclare.com

Link to YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClFYsdFhbtav6YRYvLDZSlw

Link to Bandcamp: https://thatclare.bandcamp.com/album/social-konstrukt

Link to Clare's Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/thatclaremusic/

Link to Jeff Jones book:

https://www.lulu.com/shop/j-stonehouse-jones/a-land/paperback/product-2m5j2ed.html?page=1&pageSize=4

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In this episode we chat to Dan Husband. Dan is a performance poet from Chester Le Street who writes about homelessness and addiction amongst other things. He has two collections of poems out and has been published in numerous anthologies.

Poems Performed:

1. Queen and Country (Live at Poetry Scum)
2. Back to the Future (Live at Victorious Festival)
3. Big Foot (Live at Poetry Scum)
4. Along the Shore
5. Fragile, Handle With Care

Links to Dan's books:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Husband-Material-Stories-Streets-collection/dp/B0D7V1QNCD

https://www.waterstones.com/book/husband-material-volume-ii/d-l-husband/9798991394222

Links to Dan's Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/husbandmaterialpoetryandprose/

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Hosted and produced by Gary the Hat

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In this episode we chat to Mr Rochester, frontman of industrial post punk band Play/Dead. Stuart has also recently started performing poetry at open mic events in the north east; we get to hear a few of his poems, as well as some songs that he performs with his band.

Songs Performed:

1. Meet Me In The Ashes
2. Sexy Sins
3. Madonna Whore
4. Mr Rochester Is Dead

Poems Performed:

1. Suicide Rock 'n' Roll (Lyrics)
2. Present Post-Mortem
3. Shape Of A Heart
4. Still The Same

Links to Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/mister_rochester/

https://www.instagram.com/playdeaduk/

Link to YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/@PLAYDEADUKOfficial

Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm with additional vocals by Gary the Hat.

Hosted & produced by Gary the Hat.

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In this episode we chat to Jade Mia Broadhead. Jade is a singer songwriter from Newcastle who is also the singer and guitarist in DIY riot grrrr band, Dinky Bossetti.

Songs and Poems Performed:

1. My Mum's Hometown
2. A Better Life
3. My American Dream
4. Poem 1 - Happy
5. Poem 2- What My Friend Said

Link to YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/ ⁨@JadeMiaBroadhead⁩

Link to Jade's Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jademiabroadheadmusic/?hl=en

Link to Bandcamp: https://jademiabroadhead.bandcamp.com

Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm with additional vocals by Gary the Hat.

Hosted & produced by Gary the Hat.

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In this episode we summon up The Hellpoet himself. The Hellpoet aka Kurt is a queer, trans, British-Bangladeshi writer, poet and performer based in Sunderland.

Poems performed:

1. Gender Envy
2. Theophany In B Minor
3. Hast Du Einen Freund
4. John Carpenter
5. Did You Put Your Dead Name In The Goblet Of Fire?

Links to The Hellpoet's chapbook:

1. https://writtenoffpublishing.com/shop/p/alternative-sermons-the-hellpoet
2. https://www.waterstones.com/book/alternative-sermons/the-hellpoet/9781915320421

Link to The Hellpoet's Social Media:

https://www.instagram.com/thehellpoetcometh?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==

Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm with additional vocals by Gary the Hat.

Hosted and produced by Gary the Hat

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In this episode we chat to Steve Urwin. Steve is a bookmaking, mountain biking, ex skateboarding goth ranter from Consett who has won multiple poetry slams. He runs and hosts a monthly spoken word and poetry night in Durham called Poetry Jam and is also a diarist, editor and publisher.

Poems performed:

1. I Ran Barefoot
2. Poetry Prose From A Lazy Sunday (Live at Jibba Jabba)
3. A Rare Treat (Live at Poetry Jam)
4. Speed Freak
5. Madge And Me & The Slippery Digit Disc Jockey

Link to Steve's Blog:

https://steveurwintalkingpen.blogspot.com

Link to Steve's Social Media:

https://www.facebook.com/steveurwintalkingpen/?locale=en_GB

Podcast theme music by Transistor.fm with additional vocals by Gary the Hat.

Hosted and produced by Gary the Hat

Copyright ©️ 2026 Gary the Hat Productions