Flourish House - Radio Show

Radio Show

Date - 9th April

A little background (history, about the show)

Questions

How did the radio show start

Previous staff member Dale who is now part of the Courtyard Pantry Enterprise was working at Flourish a few years ago and he suggested the idea for doing a radio show (as he once had a show on Sunny) the idea was quickly adopted and led members to attend a training session at Sunny Govan Community Radio.

We initially did shows live from the radio station but this changed due to lockdown when we all went digital. We kept the show going during Lockdown as it was a good way for the team to come together and share with the other members and wider audience.

When Flourish House opened back up after restrictions we started recording from Flourish House again. Around this time member Stuart asked Sunny Govan Community Radio for the use of a Rodecaster Pro and they allowed us the Loan of that expensive equipment which is still in use today.

Steev & Eleanor have been the staff members in control of the radio show for 3- 4yrs, Eleanor is now the main staff member in charge as Steev has now left.

Here are some Questions i asked Steev & Eleanor about the show-

Questions 1.

Who are you and what do you do on the show?

Eleanor- My Names Eleanor, possibly the producer & the power behind the throne, some people call me the tech help.

Steev- I am Steev, I help to support the work of the radio team, delivering how-to sessions and helping to record the actual shows.

Question 2.

How do you organise the shows?

Eleanor- We have 2 meetings, the initial meeting then the check in meeting to make sure everythings running smoothly. But my favourite thing is the radio board which has all the information on it from each show so that everybody who’s involved in it can see what's happening.

Steev - Regular meetings with folk chipping in.

Question 3.

Why do we do the show?

Eleanor- We do the show because it's a barrel of laughs and it's important that members' voices are heard in the community and to promote what we do & to spread the good word of Flourish.

Steev - There are loads of tasks that go into the making of each show and loads of different skills that can be developed in putting it together so I think it’s a really cool part of what we do here at Flourish. We’ve seen members' confidence growing over the time that they’ve been involved and that’s had a positive impact on their lives outside of here. It’s also just a really fun thing to do which almost anyone can get involved in in some way.

Question 4.

What's your best moments (do you have a favourite show? Supply Link

Eleanor- I really enjoyed visiting the wall of death & also speaking to Fountain House (the founders of the Clubhouse movement), I was really proud of our different minds show, I actually love them all because they’re all so good.

Steev - Personally hearing our host Mary Doll on the radio always makes me smile, especially when she gets the giggles.

Who is Sunny Govan?

Sunny Govan is a Community Radio Station who broadcast our pre-recorded show from their FM transmitter on the last monday of each Month at 2pm, the show is usually around 2 hrs in length. Flourish uses a platform called Acast to distribute the show as well.

How long has the ‘In the flow show’ been running?

The radio show started in October 2019 and is still running now Sept 2024, hopefully we can keep it going well into the future. It was a monthly endeavour but has now changed to every 2 months.

Question 5.

Who has been your favourite guest on the radio show?

Eleanor- I think Fountain House were amazing but also getting my friend Xani came on which was amazing as he rode a tandem around the uk and also did the same running backwards for Papyrus Uk.

Steev - So many guests have been brilliant. I liked when Tony used to interview people about the different unusual sports they were into. He interviewed a guy who was a blind golfer and that was pretty amazing.

Question 6.

Is it easy using the equipment? Software? Etc.

Eleanor- Surprisingly so, I’m not techy at all.

Steev - It’s much easier than people think it might be. Just takes a few times and a bit of getting used to but a lot of it is pretty intuitive.

Question 7.

Who would be your dream guest & why?

Eleanor- Anthony Bordain who was a chef who did lots of travel and other things.

I’m looking forward to talking to GAMH because I’m really excited about the work that they do & i’m looking forward to hearing from them./

Steev - I’d like to interview an alien for the show.

Questions for Members,

What do the members do for the show?

Eleanor- Art group puts together the artwork for the website Acast

We have various members who help with the technical side

We have people who put their creative writing on like poetry or helping with the scripts,

We have a sound effects consultant.

Members who contribute their fantastic personality and energy

Catherine M really pushes our limits to achieve our highest standards (BBC Standard)

Annie says the show is consistently excellent, it's the jewel in the flourish crown & i love how fun and zany it is, we do lots of interesting Interviews & i love the patter.

Neil said: it was a new experience. I was on a radio show with a few people from the common wheel Charity & I really enjoyed it.

Aidrian says, It gives me an opportunity to do something I enjoy, which is to DJ Music that I enjoy such as Disco, Funk & sometimes the opportunity to experiment, like one time we did a piece on sharing some expressions in a Celtic Language.

Stuart says- it's better than Radio 6 with Members song suggestions & with Steev as the reincarnation of the late great Terry Wogan.

Zoe says- I’m not that fond of being on the radio show myself but its nice to hear other people on the radio while editing it.