Is the creative and cultural sector just entertainment, or is it one of the most undervalued forces in the UK economy, our health and our communities?

Wayne Willis sits down with Lisa Mallaghan, Chief Officer of HEY Creative, the cultural compact for Hull and East Yorkshire, to explore the difference between the cultural and creative industries, the social value case for arts investment, and the growing field of creative health, from community art classes to dance for people living with dementia and programmes designed to reduce falls in older people.

The conversation covers the legacy of Hull UK City of Culture 2017 ten years on, lessons from Bradford 2025, why culture shouldn’t be at the mercy of whoever holds power, the uncomfortable question of who buys lottery tickets and who benefits from arts funding, and why sport often gives communities a sense of shared ownership that the arts are still chasing.

For business leaders, Lisa explains why sponsorship is marketing rather than charity, how cultural life affects whether employees and their families stay in a region, and what happens when you put an artist and a scientist in the same room.

She ends on hope, arguing that the rise of AI may remind us just how much we need human, shared, creative experiences.

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Wayne Willis talks to Dan Fryer and Chris Zanetti, the two people leading Jubilee Central, a Hull city centre building bringing together a 600-seat auditorium, a food bank, a homeless drop-in, a training college and a cafe, funded through a mix of donations and a genuinely commercial offering.

The conversation covers how Jubilee Life College is helping people move from long-term unemployment into real jobs, the role faith plays in a mission built around welcoming everyone, why a former corporate executive chose to bring his skills into the charity world and still volunteers hands-on, how the building responded when riots hit Hull's streets in August 2024, and why Dan and Chris believe business and community working together is the key to raising opportunity and aspiration across the city.

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Shazia Ali has practised criminal law since 2001 and built Scarsdale Solicitors from a business plan written at her daughter’s hospital bedside.

In this episode, she and Wayne explore what it really means to have a fair justice system, from the principle of innocent until proven guilty and the difference between defending rights versus behaviour, to the misunderstood world of motoring offences, the human reality of immigration cases, and how social media is shaping public opinion long before any case reaches court.

They also get into AI, digital evidence, and what it takes to build a values-led law firm.

A wide-ranging conversation about justice, society and giving back

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