Gratitude: Leon Clowes

'To be curious about the world is to want to know it' – Ione Maria Rojas speaks about the difficulties of being labelled an artist, the need to better understand the world we live in, and discovering her great aunt’s journals. This series is supported by The Fenton Arts Trust and Help Musicians.

'My birth mother became my sister' – conceptual storyteller Leon Clowes talks about kinship care, the influence of ‘80s synthpop, battles with alcoholism, and the pandemic as a force for good. This series is supported by The Fenton Arts Trust and Help Musicians.

'I don’t think we have a space to talk to ourselves anymore' – poet Ciarán Hodgers talks about his family’s love affair with food and the pressure to perform on the page and on stage. This series is supported by The Fenton Arts Trust and Help Musicians.

'Gratitude can really hold you back' – Professor Mona Siddiqui is joined by Lisette Auton, a creative practitioner who works with words. They discuss Lisette’s first encounter with books, the stark realities of art as a career and coming to terms with being disabled. This series is supported by The Fenton Arts Trust and Help Musicians.

Welcome to the Sins and Virtues podcast, covering everything from gratitude to gluttony and greed! I’m musician James Wilson, and in this podcast you’ll hear from creative practitioners, finding out what motivates them and how the seven deadly sins and seven heavenly virtues have impacted their outlook as artists.