When Arlene Goldbard is not being a cultural activist or a consultant, she paints. When she is not painting she writes. She writes essays and novels. Her latest novel The Intercessor has just come out.
Owen Kelly talks to Arlene about how this specific burst of writing began, how the novel grew from the initial writing, and what she hopes the published book might achieve.
November 21, 2025 | A Culture of Possibility 58 | Fall of Freedom
Arlene Goldbard and François Matarasso interview Laura Raicovich about Fall of Freedom, which begins on the day this podcast drops.
November 7, 2025 | Meanwhile in an Abandoned Warehouse 080 | Cultural Coherence
Owen Kelly looks at some of the deeper meanings of Katie Lam’s recent remarks on cultural coherence.
October 31, 2025 | Friday No 5 19 | Halloween at Faircamp
In this episode we explore Faircamp again, trying to find something to celebrate halloween. Then we take a peep at what we can find at Tribe of Noise.