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What's your vision of the world? Removed of politics, people, and logistics, if there was one specific thing you could do to change the world as we know it, what would it be? Join me, Hayden Cohen (www.haydencohen.co.uk) as I hear from special guests creating an imagined utopian vision of the future.

Episode 1 -

The Right Honourable Ann Widdecombe - MP for Maidstone and The Weald (1987-2010) has in recent years celebrated a resurgence due to a spectacular turn as a Strictly Come Dancing contestant. Always opinionated, always big hearted, Ann will be joining us via live telephone link up - http://www.annwiddecombe.com/

Jake Yapp - Presents the Sunday Breakfast Show on talkRADIO, and is a comedian and writer. His writing and performing credits include 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, The Now Show, Charlie Brooker's Weekly Wipe and Newsnight, which was a bit surreal. He's currently bracing himself for this year's Edinburgh Festival - http://www.jakeyapp.co.uk/

Holly Dillon - A performance artist, actress, director, spoken word poet and clown. She has trained all over the world: Theatre Minor from UC Berkeley and a MA in Stand Up Comedy from the University of Kent. In the past year she has been developing her clown and bouffon performance skills at Bont’s International Clown School. She recently has been touring her debut solo (clown) show ‘Appetite’ with Finger In The Pie – a slapstick comedy about eating disorders. Holli is currently a Maze Master at the Crystal Maze experience. - https://twitter.com/Holli_Dillon

Alex Kealy - "So You Think You're Funny Finalist Alex Kealy is a comedian. The Comedy Verdict calls him a ‘decidedly intellectual’ (uh-oh!) comedian. Luckily, he’s also ‘hugely funny’ (says http://BroadwayBaby.com/ )." - https://twitter.com/alexkealy

Elise Harris - Author, YouTube star and Edinburgh Fringe regular, Elise has mastered the art of self deprecating humour. http://www.eliseharris.com/

Presented in front of a live pub room audience, Step by Step Imaginarium will take you on an adventure through human ingenuity and imagination.

This was broadcast on LBC regarding issues with voting in the Mayoral and London Assembly elections

Lucky Ones (Lana Del Ray Cover) by Hayden Cohen

Kid

When I saw that kid with the red t-shirt and blue shorts on
Still as rock and face down in the sand
My heart missed a beat.
I couldn’t believe that it’d come to this.
A pissed off dictator fighting some pissed off extremists
And here this kid in the sand with no life ahead of him.
I know I’m not on my own.
Millions of people donating time and clothes and food and money,
But something seems a little funny.
Only a few days ago the papers were saying that the trains were delaying
And we should be blaming greedy immigrants.
We should be praying that our infrastructure holds up.
That we need to shore up these human beings in inhumane conditions
Because that’s only fair
And I can’t believe that people didn’t care.
And I can’t believe that most still don’t.
A Prime Minister who wants to stop them in their tracks.
I’m aghast with the misery
Of a government that’s had polling done
To say that more voters care about their own misguided privet hedged security
Than the pursuit of absolute humanity.
My ancestors escaped persecution from Tsarist Russia over 100 years ago.
They ran for their lives
As soldiers brandished knives
Screaming liberation
Against innocent civilians
And here we are again.
Nothing’s changing.
Fear as a weapon.
But at least I’m white and I’m nice.
My pasty white skin a camouflage
So I can live it up large in a country that made my grandparents parents welcome.
And I’m not alone.
You find me a so-called “indigenous” Brit and I’ll show you a fraud
When you're dead you stop being a lady or lord.
I try not to preach, but let me say this.
If you hear anyone say that those immigrants should go back home
Look them in the eye and tell them they’re full of shit.

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Photos from Wikimedia - Music: "Crossing the Divide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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