A View From A Bridge is a podcast featuring carefully curated stories, experiences, and views from a wide range of guests, including familiar voices and strangers who pick up a red telephone. There is no interviewer and no studio; it is simply people talking into a phone from a bridge. The show is presented and produced by Joe Bloom, with podcast production by Hattie Moir, original music by Joi Wiren, Ross Woodhead, and Ned Prevezer, and sound design by Eva Krysiak.
Episodes
The People Who Water Us: Aja Monet’s View From a Bridge
For Aja Monet, poetry is everything: a way of paying attention, making meaning and inviting other people to see the world differently. She talks about finding her voice as a young poet in New York, the friend who helped her believe in her own talent, and a complicated relationship with her brother that eventually came full circle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Damon Albarn's View From A Bridge
Reflecting on the thin line between imagination and reality, Damon Albarn considers a canal that has been part of his life for decades. He recalls childhood obsessions, strange encounters and experiences he still can’t quite explain. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Forgiving the soldier who blinded me with a rubber bullet: Richard Moore's View From A Bridge
Growing up in Derry during the Troubles, Richard Moore was blinded by a rubber bullet fired by a British soldier when he was just ten years old. Decades later, he met the man who shot him — and found that he felt no anger towards him. On the Peace Bridge in Derry, Richard reflects on forgiveness, reconciliation, and how learning to live with what happened to you can help you see the world differen
Being seen for ME, Troye Sivan's View From A Bridge
Growing up gay in Perth, Australia, Troye Sivan spent much of his childhood trying to hide the parts of himself that made him different. Then one teacher made a small gesture that changed how he saw himself — recognising his talent, giving him a stage and showing him that he could be celebrated for taking his own path. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Remembering the London Bridge terror attack - Rosca’s View From a Bridge
On London Bridge, Rosca Onya remembers Jack Merritt, the friend and mentor who was killed in the 2019 terror attack. He tells the story of their unlikely friendship, the programme that helped him rebuild his life after prison, and the devastating loss of a community built around the belief that everyone deserves a second chance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Everywhere has “a Thing” - David’s View From a Bridge
David is a historian who has travelled all over the world and made a life studying Vietnam. At Hanoi’s Ngoc Son Temple in Hanoi, he talks about the stories places hold, the strange and wonderful things we encounter when we travel alone, and why there’s something worth seeing everywhere — if you know where to look. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Blindboy's View From A Bridge
Bilndboy is stood on a bridge over the Shannon in Limerick. It's raining. This is the centre of his world. It's a world that blindboy takes the time to explain to us in a way only he can. The starlings flying above; the Japanese knotweed growing below; the river and the rain. Everything is connected. And everything is there to be read.Pre order the AVFAB Book here - WaterstonesAmason Ho
On the Right Track - Helen's View From a Bridge
Helen has been driving trains for 18 years. Talking to us looking over a canal in London, she lets us into her world: solitude, pigeons, meals cooked in her cab and the inevitable leaves on the line all play a part in her day to day. She's found a job that suits the way her brain works, almost perfectly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
"I waived my anonymity and regretted it for years... Until now" - Lillian's View From A Bridge
Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault. When Lillian was 18 she was the victim of a sexual assault which changed the course of her life. 10 years later, while standing on Trinity Bridge in Manchester town centre, she reflects on her teenage decision of waiving her anonymity and going public with her story. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
UFO's bringing hope to earth? Roberts View From A Bridge
While on a trip to Perth, Western Australia we came across Robert, who generously let us into his world, telling us about his experiences with the supernatural, and some of the deep intricacies of his family and personal life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Right to Choose When you Go - Poppy Bilderbeck's View From a Bridge
The right to die bill is yet again being debated in parliament. In todays episode of the podcast, Poppy shares her and her mothers experience of end of life, and what the passing of this bill might have meant for them both. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You don't have to be a chief to be a chief - Sky Deer's View From A Bridge
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The Future of Your Joy - Femi Keleoso's View From A Bridge
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The Power Of Stories - Riz Ahmed's View From A Bridge
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The Homes We Carry : Returning to Syria, Waad's View From A Bridge
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Some Time with Myself : Richard Gadd's View From A Bridge
Richard Gadd discusses leaning on partners, time alone, being single and sober in a married and drunk world, and much more as he shares his View From A Bridge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Elsie and Jarred: Daughter and Father, Inside and Out
Father and daughter, Elsie and Jarred tell us a bit about their life after finding our red phone on a bridge in Perth, Western Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A phone hacking, sex tape leaking, and ayahuasca tripping tale: Lacey Bloome's View From A Bridge
Lacey stands on Millennium Bridge and shares her story of having her phone hacked and a sex tape leaked against her will and her following journey of overcoming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The life and times of a Palliative Care Nurse: Molly Case's View From A Bridge
Molly is a Poet and Palliative care nurse who is passionate about caring for people as they approach the end of their lives. Her experience has reshaped her own understanding of love, legacy and the lives we live and leave behind. She talks to us stood on London’s famous Tower Bridge. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Fabricated Memories and Stories: David Byrne's View From A Bridge
On a bridge overlooking Central Park in New York, David Byrne reflects on the unreliable nature of memory and what the blurry lines that run through the stories we tell can reveal about ourselves.This episode was made by Joe Bloom, Jo Barratt, Joshua Whitelaw and Charlie MilnerFollow A View From a Bridge on InstagramFollow A View From a Bridge on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for
Relics
This episode is an exploration of relics. Objects, memories and ideas that exist past their intended end, they hold a significance whether we like it or not. Relics have a life of their own, some we search for, others finding us. One way or another, they hold power. - Kareem Rahma, the host of New York City’s underground talkshow ‘Subway Takes’ opens up about the time he 'threw away a museum' - K
Men At Work
Men at work have been romanticised and documented in art, music and literature for millennia, it's about time we feature some of them in a podcast! Alistair works in Hyde Park. Whether it's planting rose gardens, or litter picking, he finds solace and calm in his daily routine. Mo has been a postman for 17 years, and sees it as his job for life. He lets us into the ups and downs of being a Lon
I'm ALIVE
This episode is about moments which have provoked the primal instincts reminding us that we are in fact alive. Everyone listening to this podcast is alive, however what that means is entirely different for each and every one of us- it’s a spectrum. Kae Tempest speaks about embracing themselves, their identity and how that freedom has made them finally feel alive. After a fairground ride on the
Bodies!
From birth, our bodies are initiated into a complex web of politics, sexuality, hierarchies and trends. Today, we feature stories about people’s relationships with their form. People can have ever changing relationships with their bodies, some want to be seen while others are simply wanting to be ignored. Adrain, a professional life model, a job which see’s him posing naked in front of multiple
Something Changed
Life sometimes throws us circumstances beyond our control, we can’t change the fact that these circumstances exist, but we can have a say in what comes next, and how we approach what we’ve been confronted with. This is an episode about moments in life where the fabric of what we know to be reality is torn, and we are found in a new situation for which we have no prior training. Camilla receives
Leaving Home
Home can be the house you grew up in. The country you were born in. It can be a person, a feeling, or an unidentifiable sense of safety. Sometimes people leave home because it isn’t safe, sometimes they leave to become who they are supposed to be, and sometimes the decision to leave is made for them. The search for safety, or the decision to leave it behind is something that joins all of today's s
To Be, or Not To Be, a Parent
To be or not to be a parent...That is the question - which everyone in today’s episode has asked themselves. The birth of Alexandra’s first child didn’t go as planned. She tells us about it and why she won’t be doing it again. Jonathan, an Oscar nominated documentary maker, thought he was making a film about Vasectamies. It turned out he was starting a worldwide movement. Lead singer of the
A View From A Bridge : Trailer
A View From A Bridge is an audio-first storytelling podcast. Each episode is thematically curated and brings together a handful of different voices, or 'views' recorded outdoors on bridges across the world. Known to millions on Instagram for its powerful short films with the project’s iconic red telephone, the podcast dives deeper into these profound human stories, featuring extended and carefully
