Real Folk with Jo Burke

Real Folk - Inspiring life stories.

Jo chinwags with guests from diverse backgrounds and delves into their lives so far. Guests include actors, adventurers, comedians, dancers, artists, singers, filmmakers, foster carers, authors, entrepreneurs, linguists and more.

Who would we be without our stories? Sharing, listening and learning about our experiences is the essence of being human.

Society & Culture Learning Life Personal Journals Comedy Film Interviews Documentary Teaching Health Dance Entrepreneur

Update frequency: every 14 days
Average duration: 43 minutes
Episodes: 25
Years Active: 2020 - 2025

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4. Lynn Ruth Miller - American journalist who started stand-up comedy aged 70

86 year old American stand-up comedian, artist, author and force of nature, Lynn Ruth Miller, shares some of her amazing stories. Including starting stand-up aged 70, two failed marriages and coping …

00:35:06 | Fri 04 Sep 2020

3. Joff Summerfield - Cyclist, engineer and round-the-world traveller

A modern day Phileas Fogg, if Mr Fogg had cycled round the world and taken a tad longer, owing to the height of his bike. Jo chats with Joff (at 'Custard HQ' in Folkestone) about his round-the-world …

00:50:09 | Tue 01 Sep 2020

2. Manolis Emmanouel - Greek actor, voice over artist and director

Jo catches up with Greek actor and friend Manolis Emmanouel. This is his first podcast so have a listen to this exclusive and find out about his role in Michael Winterbottom's film 'Greed', his unusu…

01:01:04 | Sun 30 Aug 2020

1. Jackie Meade - Mayor of Folkestone, 80's rocker, charity fundraiser

Jo's first guest, recorded at her creative/gallery space 'Custard HQ' on the Old High St in Folkestone, is former Mayor of Folkestone - Jackie Meade. Find out about Jackie's Olympic Gold Medal, her b…

00:48:44 | Fri 28 Aug 2020