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Consuming Passions

Four conversations about football and the Women's Euros; whether bicycles or cars cause most problems on the roads; cryogenics; and streaming versus vinyl. Kofi Smiles presents.

Four conversations between strangers presented by Kofi Smiles.

This week: Kirsty and Angela, cyclist and taxi driver respectively, argue over which set of wheels causes most problems on the roads; Neville and Mike debate the pros and cons of having your body cryogenically frozen; Autumn and Adam put the case for and against vinyl records and streaming; and with the Women’s Euros underway, teens Lacey and Sam share their passion for the beautiful game, their thoughts on the women’s game and England’s Lionesses.

The Listening Project is a Radio 4 initiative that offers a snapshot of contemporary Britain in which people across the UK volunteer to have a conversation. The conversations are being gathered across the UK by teams of producers from local and national radio stations who facilitate each encounter. Every conversation lasts up to an hour and is then edited to extract the key moments of connection between the participants. Most of the unedited conversations are being archived by the British Library and used to build up a collection of voices capturing a unique portrait of the UK in this decade of the millennium. You can learn more about The Listening Project by visiting bbc.co.uk/listeningproject

Producer: Mohini Patel

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28 minutes

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Sun 17 Jul 2022 13:30

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  • Sun 17 Jul 2022 13:30

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