Londoners aren't always good at getting to know their neighbours. Sometimes it feels like even the city's suburbs are trying to avoid eye contact.
So in this episode we head out to East London to meet the neighbours. Freddie Cocker, James Lamb and Dan Agnew; three lads in their mid-20s who grew up in the London postcode of East 18. All three of them have been mates since high school and Freddie and James have known each other since they were toddlers.
We met in an industrial estate in South Woodford to talk about everything from football tribalism to Grime music, from mushy peas to the north-south divide and the future of English identity. There’s a legendary fish and chip shop in this episode, and a quality East London bakery where God himself goes to eat!
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SHOW NOTES
One of the guests on this episode, Freddie Cocker is the Founder and Editor in Chief at Vent, an online platform, events programme, podcast and You Tube channel where everyone, but especially men and boys, can open up about mental health issues, break down stigmas and begin conversations that can often be so hard to start.
For more information about Vent, visit www.vent.org.uk or find them on Facebook and Twitter. You can also subscribe to Vent's new podcast, Just Checking In which is available on iTunes and Soundcloud.
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Special thanks for this episode to Brian Mattos at Square Suite Studios in South Woodford. If you’re looking for studio space for photography and media in the E18 area, check out www.squaresuite.co.uk
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Music on this episode is by Lee Rosevere, and Blue Dot Sessions.