HeyJaredCulture & Comedy with Malak Aldean
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The Home I Left Behind (opens the original)
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I’m eight years old, sitting in the back of a car in Maadi, Cairo, wedged between my mum and younger brother. The sky is hazy - the sun hasn’t quite risen yet. Car horns beep in the distance. The boot slams shut and my dad gets in the front of the car. I twist my body so I can look behind me. So does my brother. We bicker until we settle in a position where we can both look out from the rear window. On the tree-lined street stands my grandma, Mimi. She waves at us as the car starts moving and do
Who Gets To Decide Whose Stories Matter? (opens the original)
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It’s Friday afternoon. I’m standing in a field in Wales, surrounded by half-naked bodies covered in glitter, wearing crop tops and clutching reusable plastic cups. The air smells like a heady mix of suncream, sweat and beer. The ground is vibrating to the beat of Ghanaian artist Ata Kak, who - along with his band - is commanding the main stage at Greenman festival with his blend of 90s hip-hop, dance and Twi rap. I go from one West African act to another, heading to the Chai Wallahs tent to enjo
Edinburgh Fringe 2026: The Debrief (opens the original)
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This year, more than ever, there was the sense that I’d already missed out before I’d even stepped off the train into the hellhole that is Edinburgh Waverley Station (I know it's got a Greggs but it is still a hellhole in August). Shows were selling out in July and there was a general mad scramble energy in the air. <a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!eOWb!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaw
Social Media Is Destroying the Creative Industries (opens the original)
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At a TV industry showcase last year, I was speaking to an agent about a one person show that had sold out at the Fringe. “I really want to sign the performer”, they said. I hadn’t managed to see the show, so I asked the agent what they liked about it so much. “Oh I haven’t actually seen it, but everyone online is raving about it. I think they’re going to blow up and I want to get them before they do!”It’s an anecdote I refer to all the time, because it sums up today’s cultural landscape perfectl
Broadcasting: Helen Monks (opens the original)
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The only words to accurately describe the way this conversation made me feel about the future of an industry that is, on many levels, on its knees, are hopeful, inspired and honestly elated. Helen is a writer with whom I’m developing one of my favourite projects (I love all my children equally ofc), and someone I am privileged to call my friend. Helen became the Co-Director of LUNG, a campaign-led arts charity, at its inception in 2014 and has led the organisation with Matt Woodhead ever since.
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