Our first episode focuses on Art and Mental Health. We meet artist / activist James Leadbitter aka the vacuum cleaner and Fox Irving mental health nurse and artist (not necessarily in that order). Fox and James worked together on the Madlove Take Over, an arts festival for mental health which took place in November 2019. 
HoGcast: Conversations over a Brew is a series of intimate recorded conversations exploring the stories of the people we make art with. They are typically recorded in St Helens, over a brew. This podcast is about the power of listening and conversation, and how making art can bring us together and create change.

HoGcast - Conversations Over a Brew: Episode 2 Michelle and Gary on Art and Work

Conversations about art over a brew is a series of intimate recorded conversations exploring the stories of the people we make art with. So much goes into the making of a new artwork, that you might not ever get to see or experience. So these conversations are a window into the process of bringing artists and communities together and the creative journeys they go on. Recorded in St Helens (usually!), over a brew (cup of tea for our non UK listeners).