New Spoken Label Podcast - Genevieve F Ray (Part 1)

 

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Part 1 of a longer podcast with Part 2 to follow next week, today's Spoken Label (Poetry/Spoken Word Podcast) features its debut, Genevieve F Ray. Genevieve is a Spoken Word Artist, Poet, Director, Producer, Playwright, Actor and Spokeswoman based in Bedfordshire, East England.

She has been published in over 25 publications ranging from anthologies to digital and print magazines.

She has been a guest star in 12 podcasts and a headline act for performances across the UK.

She has been invited to be a Spoken Word Artist/Speaker in the USA (Massacuettes, New York), South Africa, Nigeria and Bhutan.

She has produced a show with Diaspora Dames in collaboration with the National Trust in June 2025.

Her debut book 'Free Roaming Adult Woman' is out now.

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Podcast can be downloaded / streamed from:

https://www.tiktok.com/@andynwriter/video/7520002255244791062
(Prologue to Podcast)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utlBWvD6hZw

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/genevieve-f-ray-spoken-label-june-2025-part-1/id1501847969?i=1000714441044

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Genevieve-F-Ray-Spoken-Label--June-2025---Part-1-e34iqmo

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/f07b90f9-089b-46a9-9df1-5f237a2ea7f7/spoken-label-genevieve-f-ray-spoken-label-june-2025---part-1

https://www.instagram.com/andynpoet/reel/DLaWPSEAV8V/

https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Genevieve-F-Ray-Spoken-Label-June-2025-Part-1/B0FFG2YWYP?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=WM5N15XB024H61VAKDPG&plink=wUqC4GzhLvziFsIV&pageLoadId=fZtELepNfmZyoG0j&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8&ref=a_podcast_S_c4_lAsin_0_0

https://open.spotify.com/episode/52grxvYmNR2QXGlRDrzps6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utlBWvD6hZw

Speak Easy readers July 2025

 

Below is the lineup for Speak Easy (Our Spoken Word / Poetry Open Mic) this Thursday, 03 July 2025, hosted as always at Chorlton's wonderful Dulcimer Bar.

Night starts at 7.30pm ish and all of the readers below will entertain you in 4-minute blocks.

To go on the cancellation list - email: Andy N on - aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk

Free admission.

All Welcome

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Andy N

Amanda Nicholson - Author

Steve Smythe

Phillip Carter (Guest Host)

Michael Hulley II

Olga Gerke

Lindy Newns

Andy Cash

Norman Dearlove

Rachel Hammond

Peter Humphreys (Humphrey Peters)

Dylan 

Mark Quinn

Martin Elder

Courtney Cliffe 

Reggie 

Gordon Zola

Pip Fowler 

Lee McShane

Patrick Hollis

Martin CM (Martin Corlettmoss) 

Maria Roberts

David Bond

Anne Delargy 

Kristina M. Serrano (Spoken Label, New Podcast June 2025)

 

Making her long overdue return today to Spoken Label (Author Podcast) is Kristina M. Serrano.

Kristina M. Serrano graduated from Cape Fear Community College with an Associate's Degree in Arts, as well as a BFA in Creative Writing Fiction and a Certificate in Publishing from The University of North Carolina Wilmington, landing on the dean's and chancellor's lists. She was the Executive Editor and Prose Editor of an online literary magazine, and, while in college, had the privilege of singing the national anthem at four large events. Slow Echoes is her first published novel, but she has dozens of unfinished YA fantasy and paranormal romance novels stored away for a rainy day.

Slow Echoes, her book we talk about mostly is described as "Selk Baioumi is Croatian. She's also Egyptian. And American. Despite her vast heritage, the only family she has known is her mom and late grandfather. Other than that, the closest relationship she has is her friendship with her boxing/kickboxing instructor, Cliff. And she's perfectly happy with her life, until two new men show up in her cozy hometown of Snow Hill, Maryland. The first, Whistler, an ill-reputed boxer with a paranormal secret. The second, Zahid, the Egyptian father who'd left her mother the day after Selk was born. Zahid's return brings the truth about Selk's ancestry and promises of death for many, including Whistler, the not-so-bad boy who's stolen her heart with his dry smile and effortless empathy. In order to obliterate those promises, Selk and Whistler must enter and survive an alternate Egypt where crocodiles swim in venom, stained-glass labyrinths come to life, and mummies can slow your every move, even speech—if overprotective Cliff doesn't kill Whistler first."

Slow Echoes is available on Amazon and all of the usual places.

Kirstina's website is: https://kristinamserrano.wixsite.com/

#Authorpodcast 

#author 

#writerpodcast 

#writer

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https://www.tiktok.com/@andynwriter/video/7517401651909643542 (Tik Tok Preview)

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/kristina-m-serrano-spoken-label-june-2025/id1501847969?i=1000713391518

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Kristina-M--Serrano-Spoken-Label--June-2025-e32mq5q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey1Zh_74_jU&t=1s (Chat)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-VXkRjPZ5Y (Reading)

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/6107e075-8121-4230-a0ee-363624f85fce/spoken-label-kristina-m-serrano-spoken-label-june-2025

https://www.instagram.com/andynpoet/reel/DLLSN-AtZ3f/ (Chat)

https://www.instagram.com/andynpoet/reel/DLLVZEuso6z/ (Reading)

https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Kristina-M-Serrano-Spoken-Label-June-2025/B0FDGP93NP?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=PN3N6ZW0S3GJRTX56MY9&plink=w6O4m7PVyAN3TBLw&pageLoadId=fGKIGl7YLYTuFLrV&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8&ref=a_podcast_S_c4_lAsin_0_0

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5jjFbs9GAkWs2pGxEYF2Ug

Lucy Heuschen (New Spoken Label Podcast)

Latest up from Spoken Label features making her debut, Lucy Heuschen.

LucyHeuschen is a Pushcart and Forward Prize-nominated poet, born in London and living in the Rheinland, Germany. She is The Poetry Society’s Stanza Rep for Germany. Lucy's work appears in journals such as Dream Catcher,Lighthouse, Obsessed With Pipework, The High Window, Green Ink, Skylight 47, The Storms and Ink Sweat & Tears among others, and in anthologies from Black Bough, Sídhe Press, New Contexts and Yaffle. She was commended in the Poetry Society's Stanza Competition 2024 and shortlisted for Ink Sweat And Tears’ “Pick of the Month” for October 2024.

Lucy is part of Wave 2 of The Broken Spine’s “Untamed” anthology series and is the author of two poetry chapbooks: We Wear The Crown (Hedgehog Poetry Press, 2022) and Loggerheads (The Broken Spine, 2024).

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Can be streamed / downloaded from:

https://www.tiktok.com/@andynwriter/video/7516615720201997590 (Preview of Podcast - Tik Tok Bonus)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkmhirZtdEA (Chat)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80IUhTZi-Qc (Reading)

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/spokenlabelpodcast/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK9I75leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwTEhPTDFxaFE1QjdWdmRRAR5cdZNzDzYB-JOOG1X1F6oKQPjCL_LycadfKlgznKw_s0aHm7T2rkThVVNAvg_aem_vNVO_yHb9_AWL7g89MNQhA

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/lucy-heuschen-spoken-label-june-2025/id1501847969?i=1000712569976

https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Lucy-Heuschen-Spoken-Label-June-2025/B0FBQ1H9PT?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=2EVVXM2KCN8HG57PPQDB&plink=sTyxgJrj1SLtoBMw&pageLoadId=6I2dxuG3mZiCFhjg&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8&ref=a_podcast_S_c4_lAsin_0_0

https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Lucy-Heuschen-Spoken-Label-June-2025/B0FBQ1H9PT?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=2EVVXM2KCN8HG57PPQDB&plink=sTyxgJrj1SLtoBMw&pageLoadId=6I2dxuG3mZiCFhjg&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8&ref=a_podcast_S_c4_lAsin_0_0

https://www.instagram.com/andynpoet/reel/DK6qghzOm6a/ (Chat)

https://www.instagram.com/andynpoet/reel/DK6spfqMR9f/ (Reading)

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4ACw0vJjM9Ff93KHfAElGK

New Spoken Label Podcast - Amanda Nicholson (Live Lauch, Death to all Men)

 

New up from Spoken Label (Author / Artist Podcast) is Amanda Nicholson with a repeat of the live launch of her book 'Death to all men' last week

Amanda Nicholson is an author, poet, podcast co-host and copywriter. Her recent novel has the memorable title Death to All Men.

Amanda’s poetry has been broadcast on BBC Radio Manchester, and she won the Bradford Cares 2023 Competition. She Has a Creative Writing MA, and has articles published by Ask.com, Harlequin and Reader's Digest UK, among others.

Death to all men can be found at https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-All-Men-Amanda-Nicholson/dp/B0DVDN2NB6 among other places

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Can be downloaded/streamed from:

https://www.tiktok.com/@andynwriter/video/7513123154416422166?lang=en-GB

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/amanda-nicholson-live-book-launch-death-to-all-men/id1501847969?i=1000711920773

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Amanda-Nicholson-Live-book-launch--Death-to-all-men--Spoken-Label--June-2025-e33ts23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaQPvIF0W4s

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/3d76fabe-442f-4a76-99fb-f3c979cea29a/spoken-label-amanda-nicholson-live-book-launch-death-to-all-men-spoken-label-june-2025

https://www.instagram.com/andynpoet/reel/DKl1Wi5uinB/

https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0FCBZGSDF?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=ANXZWJYZ64ZG2FJ7YRYW&plink=z4NEvTsh1QKjcmtE&pageLoadId=1iGNBA9Vnbrs6fLd&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8&ref=a_podcast_S_c4_lAsin_0_0

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7gRLrN6cqLoGWc466bEIVb

Speak Easy thank you's June / book for July 2025

 

A thoroughly enjoyable night at Speak Easy (Our spoken word night) at Dulcimer, Chorlton where we had a really good crowd of somewhere around 45 – 50 people.

On behalf of both Amanda and Steve Smythe, we would like to thank the following for reading:

1. Lindy Newns (Fantastic job of guest hosting)
2. Pip Fowler
3. Jared Moore
4. Michael Hulley
5. Andy Cash
6. Anna Percy
7. Martin Williams
8. David Bond
9. Rachel Hammond
10. Trevor Meaney
11. Amanda Nicholson - Author
12. Andy N
13. Megs Hegedka
14. Italo Ferrate
15. Joe Tetley
16. Martin Corlettmoss
17. Martin Elder
18. Dylan
19. Siobhan Hoy
20. Roy Page
21. Lynn Walton

Amanda does have photographs which will she be uploading on the Speak Easy page next day or two (https://www.facebook.com/speakeasymanchester).

Next night will be on July 03 2025. Bookings shall open this Sunday 08 June 2025 from 12 Noon by emailing me Andy N on aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk

Guest Host I believe is Phillip Carter

New Spoken Label Podcast - Jessie Liang (Part 2)

 

The latest up from Spoken Label (Author / Artist Podcast) features Part 2 of a longer Podcast, making her debut the amazing actress, Jessie Liang, perhaps best known for her appearance in season 1 of 'The Night Agent'.  

Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Jessie Liang is a Taiwanese-Brazilian graduate of Studio 58's prestigious Acting conservatory-style program based in Vancouver, Canada. Best known for her recurring roles in The Night Agent and Maid (Netflix), guest starring in Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and her appearances in popular series like Virgin River (Netflix) and Supergirl (CW), Jessie also played Janet in the Arts Club touring production of Kim's Convenience. She is an emerging theatre director, playwright, instructor, and acting coach, and can be seen in the upcoming season of Animal Control (Fox). Jessie speaks Portuguese fluently and is a full member of UBCP-ACTRA.

Some links include:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9089635/bio/

https://www.instagram.com/jessieliang21/?hl=en

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Stream / download from: 

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jessie-liang-spoken-label-june-2025-part-2/id1501847969?i=1000710929361

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0MKtxXevFhLuVsIInB8oTi

https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Jessie-Liang-Spoken-Label-June-2025-Part-2/B0FBPXJ3S4?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=42M6QKS6T8TCTCQ4H804&plink=ReuM2gZoqBWGiZMR&pageLoadId=8TFSkHDiqJ0QBkYU&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8&ref=a_podcast_S_c4_lAsin_0_0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Qoi4rIDgA

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Jessie-Liang-Spoken-Label--June-2025---Part-2-e32chfb

https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/spoken-label/id1501847969

https://www.instagram.com/p/DKfNUeyttRY/

New Spoken Label Podcast - Jessie Liang (Part 1)

 

The latest up from Spoken Label (Author / Artist Podcast) features Part 1 of a longer Podcast, making her debut the amazing actress, Jessie Liang, perhaps best known for her appearance in season 1 of 'The Night Agent'.  

Originally from São Paulo, Brazil, Jessie Liang is a Taiwanese-Brazilian graduate of Studio 58's prestigious Acting conservatory-style program based in Vancouver, Canada. Best known for her recurring roles in The Night Agent and Maid (Netflix), guest starring in Nickelodeon's Are You Afraid of the Dark?, and her appearances in popular series like Virgin River (Netflix) and Supergirl (CW), Jessie also played Janet in the Arts Club touring production of Kim's Convenience. She is an emerging theatre director, playwright, instructor, and acting coach, and can be seen in the upcoming season of Animal Control (Fox). Jessie speaks Portuguese fluently and is a full member of UBCP-ACTRA.

Some links include:

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9089635/bio/

https://www.instagram.com/jessieliang21/

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https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/jessie-liang-spoken-label-may-2025-part-1/id1501847969?i=1000710256785

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIJ-vd3amZI&t=1s

https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/bae49616-2295-4e7c-b931-91415a724cb6/episodes/892cd870-824d-46f2-af92-9e195f0ce0c1/spoken-label-jessie-liang-spoken-label-may-2025---part-1

https://www.instagram.com/andynpoet/reel/DKU34u2gujw/

https://www.audible.co.uk/podcast/Jessie-Liang-Spoken-Label-May-2025-Part-1/B0FB3SYZNK?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=a202f891-0d90-47a2-ac3f-8ebc4b2943db&pf_rd_r=6RXQH5S9DAV3Y9R8DBHV&plink=GI5MUjd7CE5fA5m8&pageLoadId=FVJEKOO8mfbA65AO&creativeId=43463e8d-6f2b-4d01-a759-854a1034c4b8&ref=a_podcast_S_c4_lAsin_0_0

https://open.spotify.com/episode/23LAIQhbsdFxPXE8zqyfMb

https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/spokenlabelpodcast/episodes/Jessie-Liang-Spoken-Label--May-2025---Part-1-e32cgqd

https://www.tiktok.com/@andynwriter/video/7509973468016839958 (Tik Tok Preview)