The Brighton Paradox

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The Brighton Paradox is a unique ten-part audio series, investigating the UK city of Brighton & Hove’s creative and economic potential in uncertain times. This project is about celebrating and amplifying Brighton’s greatest assets and ideas. It is about better understanding some of the challenges, the risks and the change already happening. This podcast is for anyone who cares about Brighton & Hove. It is for people passionate about Brighton's business, creative, education and public service, and communities, as well as people outside the city who are curious about the UK’s quirky laboratory on the south coast. ---- Written and presented by Richard Freeman for always possible Produced and edited by Chris Thorpe-Tracey for Lo Fi Arts Production support from Ian Lauder Supported by Plus X Innovation Hub and Brighton & Hove Albion FC Project partners: United Us University of Brighton's Help To Grow: Management programme Sussex Business Times Fox&Bear Silicon Brighton Alirity

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UPDATE

Feb 26 2024 2 mins

Hello! A quick note to say that The Brighton Paradox will be back soon! Series 2 will be examining the landscape across the city in 2023 and 2024 - what is changing, and what is building in economics, culture, community and technology. Look out in this feed later this spring. We're also delighted to announce that we are being supported again by Brighton & Hove Albion Footba

The Brighton Paradox: THE CUSP

May 29 2023 66 mins

This is the final episode. Where this part of the journey ends. These clips are all about what's next for Brighton & Hove. The hopes, fears and dreams for the next decade. In four sections, we have ordered contributors' thoughts into: Keeping Brighton weird? The city as the UK's laboratory and how to grow that philosophy Paying it forward? Making space for young people to sh

The Brighton Paradox: LOOK UP!

May 29 2023 63 mins

In this penultimate episode, we look at how the city wanting to attract big business and London money - is also the city pioneering the weird, small, experimental ideas that are often best scaled-up elsewhere And we try to answer the following questions: Where does leadership come from in Brighton & Hove? What kind of leadership is needed to get things done? Do we need a mayo

INTERMISSION 2

Mar 27 2023 3 mins

We're taking a short break between episodes 8 and 9/10. We will be organising some follow-up events later this Spring and Summer, to take forward themes and ideas in The Brighton Paradox. Not just more roundtable discussions, but action-led spaces for learning and commitment. But we don't want to own or dictate how these run. We'd like to have a range of people facilitate, and to

The Brighton Paradox: THE LABORATORY

Mar 19 2023 80 mins

In this episode, we look at how the city wanting to attract big business and London money - is also the city pioneering the weird, small, experimental ideas that are often best scaled-up elsewhere And we try to answer the following questions: Can Brighton & Hove be comfortable as the UK's ideas lab? What is a laboratory approach to business/tech, social justice, public servic

The Brighton Paradox: LIVING & LEARNING

Mar 12 2023 75 mins

In this episode, we look at how the city trying to compete for business and rapid economic growth - is also the city where a focus on health & wellbeing is helping it to stand out in the 21st century And we try to answer the following questions: Is Brighton & Hove's lens of health and wellbeing a privilege of the comfortable middle classess or a genuine philosophy that makes

The Brighton Paradox: SUPERFUSION

Mar 05 2023 102 mins

In this episode, we look at how the city about which a major study coined a phrase, articulating the unique opportunity for economic growth when arts and tech work together - is also the city that rarely talks about it and many haven’t heard about it And we try to answer the following questions: Can, and should, Brighton & Hove business try and scale? What is superfusion, a

INTERMISSION

Feb 28 2023 6 mins

We're taking a short break between episodes 5 and 6, so newcomers to the series can catch up. In the meantime, please check out these brilliant things: The Brighton Paradox ❤️ Big-Hearted Community Auction https://www.jumblebee.co.uk/brightonparadoxauction To celebrate the release of this interesting and complex tale, were raising money for Rockinghorse and Brighton & Hove Fo

The Brighton Paradox: FOOTBALL & FOOD

Feb 19 2023 95 mins

In this episode, we look at how the city that has a top 10 premier league football team, award-winning food culture and decades of environmental innovation - is also a city unsure of its global identity, of abject food poverty and congested streets piled high with rubbish And we try to answer the following questions: What impact has Brighton & Hove Albion FC had on the city's

The Brighton Paradox: THE FIFTH SUPERCITY

Feb 12 2023 84 mins

In this episode, we consider how the city that is on the map for experiences, festivals, culture and tourism - is also the city that for years was overlooked for investment, long-term funding and capital infrastructure projects And we try to answer the following questions: Why did an HSBC report consider Brighton & Hove to be one of the UK's five 'supercities'? What has put