The School of Plural Futures Podcast
The School of Plural Futures Podcast
Podcast Description
ATLAS Arts’ The School of Plural Futures is an alternative education project led by, and for, young people local to Skye, Lochalsh and Raasay. On 30 May 2025, they launch a new 3‑part podcast series in partnership with Radio Skye.Since 2021, The School of Plural Futures has worked alongside visual artist Emmie McLuskey, to organise a series of gatherings – hosted in village halls and community spaces across the whole of Skye and Lochalsh, creating responses to local and global challenges facing young people. The group ask questions and learn together about landscape, stories, tradition, culture and language, working with a host of local and international guest speakers from across all fields including art, music, history, literature, activism, agriculture and science.In 2024, the group decided to produce a new three-part podcast, exploring some of the issues that matter most to them, with guidance and editorial support from audio producers Alannah Chance and Jesse Lou Lawson. The resulting podcasts offer an insight into the people, places and conversations of the area and their much needed perspectives on issues including Gaelic, crofting, culture and history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes such as the evolution of Skye's community, the impacts of crofting on identity and justice, and the challenges posed by tourism. Episodes feature local stories and perspectives, including discussions of Gaelic culture, community resilience, and historical context around land use and communal ownership.
ATLAS Arts’ The School of Plural Futures is an alternative education project led by, and for, young people local to Skye, Lochalsh and Raasay. On 30 May 2025, they launch a new 3‑part podcast series in partnership with Radio Skye.
Since 2021, The School of Plural Futures has worked alongside visual artist Emmie McLuskey, to organise a series of gatherings – hosted in village halls and community spaces across the whole of Skye and Lochalsh, creating responses to local and global challenges facing young people. The group ask questions and learn together about landscape, stories, tradition, culture and language, working with a host of local and international guest speakers from across all fields including art, music, history, literature, activism, agriculture and science.
In 2024, the group decided to produce a new three-part podcast, exploring some of the issues that matter most to them, with guidance and editorial support from audio producers Alannah Chance and Jesse Lou Lawson. The resulting podcasts offer an insight into the people, places and conversations of the area and their much needed perspectives on issues including Gaelic, crofting, culture and history.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
How has the island changed over time? by Caitlin and Ciara Turnbull, who live in Balmacara.
Both artists, they run the art shop and gallery Create in Kyle of Lochalsh, and work at An Crùbh in Sleat. Together they approached three people from Sleat who’s stories and experiences of community work they admire, including artist and writer Siùsaidh NicNèill who discusses her experience of Gaelic, community spaces, volunteering and a changing community, Donnie Petrol, who talks through the historical significance of crofting and the impact of tourism in Skye, and Gaelic singer Kirsteen Graham who highlights the importance of Gaelic education in the area, reflecting on her own upbringing and efforts to teach Gaelic song.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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