#109 Collective Joy - Pete Bearder

"If you consider we're living through a mental health epidemic, there is an urgent need for us to pioneer new ways to create collective joy and collective ecstasy, the very things which are an antidote to loneliness." Pete “the Temp” Bearder

 

Pete “the Temp” and I begin our conversation talking about laughter and the role of laughter in our lives: as a healing modality, as a way to release tension, the giggles and the practice of laughter yoga and meditation. We delve into the culture that gave birth to the modern work environment and one that suppresses creativity and art in the name of profit and efficiency. Pete shares how he came to dedicate his life to the spoken word. We talk about the involvement of our bodies in speech and how class, gender and power all play a role in how we interact. And we discuss the differences between the spoken word and the written word. 

 

Pete “the Temp” Bearder is an award-winning spoken word poet, author, comic and laughter yoga instructor. He has toured around the world as a performer, delivered workshops with organisations such as The British Council and featured on BBC national and international radio and television. Pete has worked extensively as a spoken word educator through the Spoken Word Education Programme in collaboration with Goldsmiths University and cultural institutions. In 2019 he released a book about performance poetry called Stage Invasion: Poetry, Renewal and the Spoken Word Renaissance.

 

Connect with Pete:

Through his website

On YouTube, on Instagram and Facebook

 

Resources Mentioned:

Stage Invasion: Poetry & The Spoken Word Renaissance by Pete Bearder

Dancing in the Streets by Barbara Ehrenreich

Emmy the Harp

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