4: The Online Place

Floating Space is back and looking for third places...a little further south. In season 2 of this award-winning podcast, we continue the search for places to belong – only this time in Brighton! From pubs to table tennis clubs, and a quick dip in the sea, join us as we continue to uncover brilliant third places and unpick how to build lasting community.

Welcome back to part two of Floating Space: Live at the Roundhouse!This week, we are in conversation with journalist and social commentator Chanté Joseph (sadly no, she isn't talking her viral article "Is having a boyfriend embarrassing?"). Chanté shares her take on the loneliness epidemic and how that inspired her events Strangers in the City. Then, a community spotlight on third places around the world – from Brooklyn to Jeonju!

Floating Space: Live at the Roundhouse!In part one of this special live recording, listen to never-before-heard clips from season one of this award-winning podcast. Then, host Katie Stokes is joined by Deputy Mayor of London for Communities and Social Justice, Dr. Debbie Weekes-Bernard where they discuss what the Mayor’s office is doing to support people and spaces in this loneliness epidemic.Part two, featuring journalist and social commentator Chanté Joseph as well as pieces from the Floating Space community, will be out on November 25th.

The hunt for the third place continues… live at the Roundhouse.Join Katie Stokes for the first live recording of her award-winning podcast Floating Space, in conversation with special guest Chanté Joseph. You’ll also hear behind-the-scenes stories from the making of the podcast and have a chance for your voice or third place to be featured in the show.Tickets available here: https://www.roundhouse.org.uk/whats-on/floating-space-live-by-katie-stokes/

For the final episode, we step into the great outdoors – a place of greenery, healing and renewal. As the series concludes, Katie reflects on all the third places she's visited and looks ahead to what's next.

Secrets, pleasure and joy are both shared and concealed in the cover of night. With a flurry of nightlife venues closing, where will those that rely on them for refuge go?

The digital world is as real as the air we breathe. It’s where we work, unwind, and connect. But can online spaces serve as our third places? This episode explores the benefits and pitfalls of building community in the digital realm.

Art informs culture, culture shapes people. Many of your favourite artists began in collectives – safe havens for experimentation and self-expression. This episode uncovers the creative spaces in the city where artists can still thrive.

A cornerstone of British culture, private members' clubs have long served as a third place – but only for a select few. Now, a new generation of clubs is emerging with a fresh focus on community. But are they truly any different?

What is a third place, and why do we desperately need one? This episode unpacks the decline of third places, how to identify one, and why the absence of one in your life isn’t your fault.