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This week’s podcast focuses on 2 people who are part of our 30 Under 30 class of 2023. As we prepare to launch this year's 30 Under 30 our host, Georgy Jamieson, chats to freelance producer and content exec Meera Kumar, and senior producer and community builder Bea Duncan about what being part of this year’s 30 Under 30 means to them. 
You can apply for 30 Under 30 at radioacademy.awardsplatform.com/entry/entrant - which goes live from 26th June at 6pm 

The Political Party podcast with Matt Forde has stepped up from a weekly to a daily podcast for the general election campaign. Matt has set himself the incredible challenge of interviewing a candidate from all 650 constituencies between now and 4th July. Our host, Georgy Jamieson, chats to Matt about why and how you go about doing that on a podcast and how it’s going so far. 

On the podcast this week our host Georgy Jamieson is joined by Virgin Radio presenter/producer Graeme Smith. For 2024 Graeme has been instrumental in launching and running the pop up station, Virgin Radio Pride. Find out about the work and strategy that goes into the music, branding and content and how they are not afraid to tackle challenging topics. 

This week’s podcast comes from the very first Crossed Wires podcast festival in Sheffield. Our host Georgy Jamieson was there all weekend finding out what Crossed Wires is, who it’s for and chatting to some big name guests plus the organisers Dino Sofos and Alice Levine. 

 What are the logistics and strategies behind rebranding radio stations? Recently several heritage local stations rebranded to Hits Radio and our host, Georgy Jamieson, chats to Paul Gerrard, content director for Hits Radio, about the change. How do you carry something like this out and what are the pros and cons? 

What is the Multitrack Fellowship and how can you apply? Host Georgy Jamieson chats to Fellowship Manager Laura Irving about who Multitrack are, and the opportunities they offer for people who often face barriers getting into the audio industry.