None of Us is Yet a Robot - the Podcast

A look back at a conversation between Emma and Travis Alabanza, recorded at the end of 2018 and forming the final chapter of Emma's book "None of Us is Yet a Robot". Released for TDoV day 2020 whilst the world is in lockdown... Stay safe, stay home Love and Respect xxx Many thanks to Disparition for the beautiful theme music. xx

This week Emma is talking with Ivor MacAskill about the fourth show in the NOUIYAR project - Rituals for Change. Recorded in November 2018, they talk about transitions, about polar bears and about the creation of rituals. This season of the podcast is related to the release of None of Us is Yet a Robot the book! (Five Performances on Gender Identity and the Politics of Transition

This week Emma is talking with Rosana Cade (her first returning guest - see season 1 "SAFETY MAP"). Emma and Rosana talk about the third show in the NOUIYAR project - e g g / b o x, which took place inside a giant cardboard box. They also talk about having a partner who transitions, about public perceptions and (as it was recorded in December 2018) about Christmas and Climate Chang

Hello again and welcome back! This week, Emma is speaking with writer and journalist Maddy Costa about their experiences of Emma's durational performance piece 'Doodle'. In this instance, Maddy was a member of the audience and participant when the piece was performed at Forest Fringe in Summer 2014 and this sparked a series of conversations around gender that they reflect on here..

hello and welcome back! It's been three years but here is the first episode of Season 2 of None of Us is Yet a Robot. In this episode, Emma talks with Rachel Mars about the making of 'Language' in 2012. They reflect on the process, on trans politics and making art from identity. This season of the podcast is related to the release of None of Us is Yet a Robot the book! It comes ou

This episode was recorded in the offices of Coney at Toynbee Studio in London with Brazilian musician, composer and pianist, Marcelle Barreto. Marcelle brings her own poetic life to her music and joins different music styles within a modern jazz sound. Often composing and improvising in real time on her performances, often move between classical, jazz and popular music. We tal

This episode was recorded at over Skype with Berlin based artist Yishay, who was commissioned to create a piece of public art, ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ for the outside of the Marlborough Theatre during Trans Pride Brighton, 2016. We talked about art and Trans Pride About surrounding yourself with people who challenge you About the systematic erasure of Trans Wo

This episode was recorded at Arts Admin in London with Natasha Stavropoulos. We talked about adventure and moving to the big city. About cross dressing and about surgery. About taboos and the stories we tell about ourselves. Natasha Stavropoulos is an openly transgender woman, currently studying to become a counselling psychologist at the University of Roehampton.

This episode was recorded in a van beside a road in London with performer and actor, Griffyn Gilligan. We talked about children.. about what it is like to raise a small one, what it’s like to teach not-so-small-ones and about our experiences of being children. Also about the moments when we stop being children and become something else.. And we talked about Paw Patrol… Griffy

This episode is a conversation about vulnerability in live performance. About how artists can present traumatic material whilst looking after ourselves. About not being consumed by an audience. And it is full of love. This episode was commissioned by Bristol Mayfest Radio (the official radio station for the Mayfest Theatre Festival) and Emma is speaking to Selina T