The Brenin Audio Podcast
Hello! My name is Alex; I'm an aspiring radio journalist passionate about engaging in conversations and telling lots of dad jokes! Here you will find audio documentaries created to entertain, educate and enjoy! As I Engage with creatives and learn about their processes in hopes of tackling important topics and fostering connections. - Alex
Episodes
16 episodes
E16: Alex F. Mackenzie Demo Reel 2023/24
You're listening to my Radio Production Demo reel for 2023/24. I am BBC Trained and available and actively looking for new opportunities, either in production assistant/researcher or production roles.See contact details below. T...
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Episode 16
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3:58
E15: 'Same Kind of Different': Talking Disability with BBC Cymru Wales
This Podcast was produced in collaboration with BBC Radio Wales and the BBC Extend team as a documentation of my experience within my Extend disability traineeship in the Summer of 2023. I have just been informed that I am now allowed to post t...
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Episode 15
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21:07
E14 VOICES: Britizen Kane - The Northern Soul of Rap
The Brenin Audio is back! And back with a bang today, we chat with Manchester legend Britizen Kane; we dive into the power of collaboration within the rap game, using music as therapy, and Kane educates me on what he believes is the true sound ...
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Episode 14
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40:28
E13: Maturing Into Your Creativity - A chat W/ Dreamer
Today Alex sits down with Dreamer (Eimear O'Sullivan), an independent Irish Singer, Songwriter and Producer. Discussing her new EP titled Tales From the Rabbit Hole, maturing into your creative process and the benefits of collaboration in creat...
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Episode 13
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29:01
E12: The Modern Music Game - A chat with Michael O'Sullivan of StreamOnDistro
Today on The Brenin Audio Podcast, we take a digital ferry across the Irish sea to chat with Michael O'Sullivan, Founder of Music distribution and promotion company StreamOnDistro. A service that aims to help independent musicians grow in the e...
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Episode 12
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31:16
E11: W/ Niamh Dunphy - Accessibility, Live Music, Boccia & Spice Bags!
In Today's episode, my guest co-host / Partner Chloe and I sit down with Dublin Based Niamh Dumphy; we discuss accessibility in live music, interabled relationships, disabled identity, disability in the media, boccia & the Irish spice bag. ...
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Episode 11
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46:01
E10: Geoff Rowe - Leicester Comedy Festival 30 Years In The Funny Business.
What happens when your University project is so successful that the crown recognises your work? What makes the Leicester Comedy Festival so special to the city? From student to events powerhouse, how has running an event for three decades affec...
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Episode 10
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36:13
E9: W/ Comic Aaron Simmonds - Top Trumps, Cerebral Palsy, Baby Steps & Boccia!
This weeks episode is with the one and only, fabulous Aaron Simmonds Comedian extrodianaire. We discuss a bit of everything. Right from our favourite disability Cerebral Palsy (yes we are biased), top trumps, boccia and his upcoming performance...
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Episode 9
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1:05:30
E8: Great Grief, Reunion & New Inspirations - a chat with Tom Weaver of Casey
After four years of inactivity, Welsh metal band Casey is back with a new single titled 'Great Grief' Lead Singer, and Frontman Tom Weaver talks to me about the band's past, their recently announced reunion, the importance of community an...
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Episode 8
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55:19
E7: So The BBC Called...
So the BBC called me and my beautiful partner Chloe up last week and asked if we'd come on BBC Radio 1 to talk about our reality of being in an interabled relationship; this was produced in collaboration with the BBC podcast 'Life Hacks - Adapt...
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Episode 7
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21:01
E6: Neurodiversity in Comedy - Talking Stand-up with ADHD Ian
“We’re not all the same, but we are the same kind of different” …During my university’s coverage of the Leicester Comedy Festival 2022, I got the amazing opportunity to interview Ian Hall. A local stand-up comic who proudly displays his ...
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Episode 6
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11:40
E5: Reconnecting with 'The Drumming Wizard' Jamie Sykes
In 2014, I started my GCSEs with access to disability support. I met Jamie Sykes, a very talented musician and drummer and a teaching assistant at that point in his life. After two years of amazing conversations and support with my education, J...
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Episode 5
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25:21
E4: THE BANANA MEN EXIST! – a Chat with Lewis Berry of Easy Life
In January 2022, I got the amazing opportunity to talk with Lewis Berry, guitarist of the Leicestershire-based band Easy Life. We discuss the band's formation, tour life, Vicky from accounts and the Banana men. Incredibly grateful to have had t...
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Episode 4
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20:25
E3: Alex Mackenzie: Cerebral Palsy & Me - My Perspective
In the Spring of 2022, I produced two documentaries hoping to educate myself and others about the realities of living with a disability. In my case, this is Cerebral Palsy. To start coming to terms with my disability, I began by having some emo...
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Episode 3
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12:18
E2: Alex Mackenzie: Cerebral Palsy & Me - Important Conversations
In the Spring of 2022, I produced two documentaries hoping to educate myself and others about the realities of living with a disability. In my case, this is Cerebral Palsy. To start coming to terms with my disability, I began by having some emo...
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Episode 2
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16:52