The Newslora Podcast / Episode 21

The sound of a changing neighbourhood

Sofia Laurent walks a district in transition with the musicians, promoters and residents who give it its sound.

Hosted by Sofia Laurent

Featuring Kofi Mensah, venue owner

29 minutes

Episode overview

In this episode, Sofia Laurent explores the story behind the headline, speaks with Kofi Mensah, venue owner and examines what it means for the people closest to it.

In this episode

We hear from the people involved, look at the evidence and ask what should happen next. Links to the reporting mentioned in this episode are available on the Newslora website.

Credits

Reporting by Sofia Laurent • Production by Ellie Marsh • Audio editing by Sam Okoro

Key moments

00:00 Introduction • 04:20 The background • 12:10 Voices from the story • 22:45 What comes next

Read the transcript

00:00 Sofia Laurent: Welcome to The Newslora Podcast. I’m Sofia Laurent, and this week we are going beyond the headline.

04:20 Sofia Laurent: To understand where we are now, we need to go back to how this story began.

12:10 Kofi Mensah: What people often miss is how much of this depends on decisions made years ago.

22:45 Sofia Laurent: So what happens next? Here is what we know, and what we are still waiting to find out.

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