Episodes 76
Avg. Duration 54m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (1)
Since Oct 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Exploring those magic moments where art and activism meet. With warmth, passion and humour, Natalie and Henry discuss theatre, music, poetry and dance with amazing guests. Listen if you love community arts, climate justice, DIY ethics and anti-fascism. Plus banging tunes.

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Recent Episodes

S2E62 Factory Floor Cuts: Perfect Show For Rachel (Flo O’Mahony, Zoo Co)

Jun 02, 2026 41m

Perfect Show For Rachel is a unique and trimphant theatre performance where Rachel controls the show! Rachel is a learning disabled woman who loves Kylie, fart jokes and firing her actors on the…

S2E61 #40 - Local, Global & Vocal! (Josie Long, Solace & Keep Our NHS Public)

May 24, 2026 1h 24m

We ask comedian Josie Long about hope and anger! Josie is a jester, activist and all round good egg. She's a trailblazer of the UK comedy industry as the first woman to be nominated 3 times for the…

S2E60 Factory Floor Cuts: Lens on Gaza: The Sun and Moon Still Rise (Fadi A. Thabet, Shazia Bibi, Jon Wakeman)

Apr 27, 2026 41m

Lens on Gaza: The Sun and Moon Still Rise is a photography exhibition at East Street Arts, in Leeds UK. It presents an intimate visual narrative of life, resilience, and humanity in Gaza, through…

S2E59 #39 - Live at Manchester Punk Festival 2026! (Grail Guard & Smoked Poets)

Apr 08, 2026 1h 4m

Henry and Natalie return to MPF for another live, raucous episode full of heart & humour (and a dash of chaos!). Joining them in front of a live audience are Riaz and Adam from Grail Guard , plus…

S2E58 Factory Floor Cuts: Do It Yourself: Making Political Theatre (Common/Wealth)

Mar 05, 2026 1h 4m

Common/Wealth are a theatre company based in Bradford and Cardiff, making work with, for and about working class communities and urgent social issues. Henry and Natalie took a trip to Bradford to…

S2E57 #38 - Crochet on the Barricades (Kallemi & Sarah Corbett)

Feb 12, 2026 1h 13m

Henry and Natalie discuss recent protests, the Bussing In installation, their gig with Bob Vylan and Nat's dog, Ivy, pops by. Featuring interviews with Sarah Corbett and the band Kallemi. Founder of…

S2E56 Factory Floor Cuts: A Grain of Sand (Elias Matar, Sarah Agha, Good Chance theatre company)

Jan 26, 2026 37m

'A Grain of Sand' is a new play written and directed by Elias Matar and performed by Sarah Agha. It tells the story of Renad, an 11-year-old Gazan girl, who embarks on a dangerous journey. Carrying…

S2E55 Factory Floor Cuts: Boff Whalley

Jan 05, 2026 30m

The full, unedited chat with Boff Whalley taken from episode #37. Boff is the former guitarist for Anarchist Pop-Stars Chumabwamba and founder and lead trespasser of Commoners Choir. He talks about…

S2E54 #37 - The Disruptors (Boff Whalley & Yung Yusuf)

Dec 14, 2025 1h 45m

Henry and Natalie interview musicians Boff Whalley and Yung Yusuf. Boff Whalley is the former guitarist of Anarcho-Pop stars Chumbawamba and is the founder of Commoners Choir, talks about his new…

S2E53 Factory Floor Cuts: Mohammed Moussa (Gaza Poets Society)

Dec 01, 2025 33m

Mohammed Moussa is a poet, podcaster and founder of Gaza Poets Society. Joining us at Vandal Factory HQ half-way through a UK tour, Mohmmed talks about his love for language, what it means to be a…

S2E52 Factory Floor Cuts: Pins For Peace (Mek Summat, Black Lodge Press & Alasdair Beal)

Oct 12, 2025 35m

Pins For Peace is a vibrant exhibition inspired by The Peace Museum's unique pin badge collection, featuring large-scale badge artworks by over 30 artists. Henry took a roadtrip to Shipley to speak…

S2E51 #36 - Live at Greenbelt Festival 2025! (Mohammed Moussa, Fadi Murad, Ste Bardgett)

Sep 21, 2025 59m

Deep in the woods of Greenbelt Festival, you'll find the Rebel Rouser stage, a home to distrupters, hopers and gobheads... and Henry and Natalie hosting a live episode!Joining the duo are Mohammed…

S2E50 Factory Floor Cuts: Amber Massie-Blomfield (Live at Greenbelt Festival 2025)

Sep 10, 2025 58m

Recorded live at Greenbelt Festival 2025! Amber Massie-Blomfield's book 'Acts of Resistance' is about the power of art to make a better world. Covering 10 stories of political and protest art from…

S2E49 #35 - Hope In The Making (Bruce Kendrick, Portia Kamons & Nara Kim)

Aug 26, 2025 1h 42m

We're at Greenbelt Festival 2025 to recharge our activism! We discuss the powerhouse acts we see, and bump into Kate from Hot Squash and folk musician Maddie Morris. This episode features nature…

S2E48 Factory Floor Cuts: Scott Burrell (Three Rivers Bexley)

Aug 18, 2025 41m

In this Factory Floor Cut, Nat talks to Scott Burrell, Director of Three Rivers in Bexley, London. Three Rivers is a free-floating, social arts agency that brings local people and partners together…

S2E47 Factory Floor Cuts: Dr David Hayley (Art and Ecology)

Aug 18, 2025 1h 1m

Dr David Hayley is an ecological artist and researcher. In this Factory Floor Cut, Nat talks to David about his creative practice, his career and the time he met Paul McCartney whilst dressed as a…

S2E46 #34 - Dance Through This Crisis (Joshua Idehen & Alexia Roditis of Destroy Boys)

Jul 24, 2025 1h 32m

It's the Comrade Conga! Have a dance with hope and anger! Poet Joshua Idehen discusses his new, powerful collection 'Songbook'. Alexia Roditis from Destroy Boys shares thoughts on their new punk…

S2E45 Factory Floor Cuts: chamæleon (Farah Chamma & LIEV)

Jun 23, 2025 45m

chamæleon is a collaboration between Palestinian writer Farah Chamma's poetry and Brazilian producer LIEV's musical soundscapes. They explore the intersection between spoken word and musical texture,…

S2E44 #33 - Live at Manchester Punk Festival 2025 (Millie Manders & The Shutup)

Jun 01, 2025 52m

Henry & Nat return to MPF for another gobby live episode! We're joined by Millie Manders who talks about her musical influences, the politics on her latest album and performs some cracking…

S2E43 Factory Floor Cuts: A Collective Action Towards Access (Daneka Etchells & Kit George)

May 15, 2025 36m

"We should be the brick in your wall and not just the morter you put on top." As part of episode #32, we spoke to artists about their freelance experiences. Taken from that episode, this is Natalie's…

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How many episodes does Vandal Factory have?

Vandal Factory has published 76 episodes since October 2021, covering topics in Arts, News.

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Vandal Factory is currently highly active with new episodes monthly. Average episode length is 54m.

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