In the latest episode of the Nostalgia podcast series, Dr Chris Deacy, Reader in Theology and Religious Studies in the Department of Religious Studies, speaks to James Newton, a filmmaker and Lecturer in Film Studies in the School of Arts at the University of Kent.
James, who graduated with a joint honours degree in Religious Studies and Film, Radio and Television, discusses with Chris the changing culture around beer and coffee; why pubs are a gentrified space; growing up in Wolverhampton; the Guinness Book of Hit Singles; punk and agitation; Tarantino; his long route into academia; why spirituality is something he thinks about a lot these days; why it is detrimental to look too far into the past or the future; and the importance of seizing control of the narrative.