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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Long Mynd. Ruddy nice mynd!!

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

A PB at the Cardiff Half Marathon yesterday. It’s a really flat course. Horrible amount of people running. Don’t think I’ll do it again but it was a fun day. #R4W #cardiffhalf #trotsrunningclub

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Pumsaint Trail Half marathon today. Survived to tell the tale and did not come last. Steep. Very steep!

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Teeny weeny child’s rocking chair refinished and re-caned. Good for another few lifetimes now I reckon.

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This stop motion nightmare shows a monster sofa devouring its victim, one frame at a time. Pure practical horror.

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Dr Pop Culture USA @drpopcultureusa.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Marlon Brando & Paul Newman at a civil rights march on August 23, 1963.

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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 04/07/2026

new metaphor just dropped

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

If you get the opportunity, go to this! Highly recommend.

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Jay Rayner @jayrayner1.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Around 2010 a young woman called Jessie became part of the music scene at a club I was part of and often played at. We all thought she was great and she ended up gigging with close friends of mine. Here's a grainy video from Dean Street. Wonder what happened to her. www.youtube.com/watch?v=skp-...

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Joe Thompson Trio and Jessie Buckley "More than you know"

YouTube video by JoePianoForte

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Wiz Ball @wizball50.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Nobody could have written a more beautiful eulogy for Prince than the one he unintentionally wrote for himself. 10 years today since the world was robbed of his talent. But all good things, they say, never last. #musicsky #nowplaying #Prince youtu.be/ikZgBhSMSUM

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Sometimes It Snows in April

YouTube video by Prince - Topic

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

The best thing about New Years. By far! Good dogs. Really, flipping, good dogs.

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Nadolig Llawen from Edwards HQ. Christmas Day run around Fishguard to earn a few extra pannas. #fishguardharbour #westisbest #windywales #parsnipsinwelsh

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Robin Ince @robinince.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.

This is the saddest day of my professional life.
Today is not only the final recording of the latest series of The Infinite Monkey Cage, it is my last ever Monkey Cage.
I never thought that I would have to leave the show. I always imagined going on until | dropped dead under the studio lights due to a brain aneurysm caused by my final attempt to understand notions of quantum gravity or the shock of being told about fly maggot infestations in the sacks of macaque monkeys.
I resigned in September, after sixteen years of dedication to the show,
A show that I named and helped develop over all those years.
Unfortunately, my opinions outside the BBC have been considered problematic for sometime, whether it has been voicing support for the trans community, criticism of Donald Trump, numerous other outlandish opinions, including once gently criticising Stephen Fry.
These things were considered to conflict with being a freelance BBC science presenter

In a recent meeting where BBC Studio executives again voiced problems with me, I realised my choices.
Obedience and being quieter to remain making Monkey Cage, or 'Resign and have the freedom to speak out against what I believe are injustices'.
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I chose the latter.
It broke my heart.
I love this show and I love the audience, and it is because of the audience in particular, that this decision was so difficult to make.
I kept thinking about all the extremist voices promoting hate and division. They are being given so many platforms, while voices that represent kindness, open mindedness, empathy seem to be scarcer and scarcer.
I felt I couldn't pamper myself with the luxury of silence.
One of my many privileges is that I am able to resign and I can speak out even if it is to the detriment of my career.

I have thought a lot about my heroes, Sinead O Connor, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and so many more.
I think of Sinead's words, "the job of an artist is to be themselves at any cost".
James Baldwin said prejudice was really just a word for cowardice.
Audre Lorde, viewing her life, wrote that her only regrets were her silences.
I think of my father as I resign, he brought me up to believe in fairness , justice and kindness.
Though my heart is broken, it is also full of fire.
I apologise to our incredible listeners for my departure, your love of the show means a great deal.
I am so sorry to let you down.
I hope that you can understand my reasoning.
I have to accept that I am not what the current
BBC expects of their freelance presenters.

Despite this I should add that I have always worked far more than my contracted hours to try and ensure the show was always the best it could be, as well as making myself accessible and responsive to the audience wherever and whenever I met them. Every night, we have recorded, I have been filled with determination to make the best show possible. This was not
"just a job"
I hope that with my departure I can be a better ally to the LGBTQ community, to the neurodivergent community, to activists fighting against those who aim to brutalise society, to those currently in prison on hunger strike, and to all those who fight for a more inclusive world.
From many conversations, I know there are many Monkey Cage listeners who support these communities and activists too.
The strawberry is dead.
Long live the strawberry. B

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Aberystwyth 10k on a very soggy Sunday. 5 minutes faster than last time. 🏅 #trots #aberystwyth10k #runwales

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Amanda @pandamoanimum.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Just getting in the Christmas mood...

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Riversimple @riversimple.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Cardiff is the first UK council to charge more for parking big cars. ☝️London, it’s your turn… 🚙💨 Heavy cars like SUVs = more pedestrian fatalities, less space for others, higher resource consumption, higher energy consumption on the road and more NEEs – whatever powertrain is used. #Hydrogencars

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Been bodging around the standing stones and ancient monuments of West Wales today. Lunch at Tafarn Sinc. Yum!! #celticways #preselimountains #henge #gorsfawrstonecircle #pentreifan

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Brian Bilston @brianbilston.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Today’s Halloween-based poem is called ‘Pumpkin’.

Pumpkin

was what she called him
because she knew
he’d always held a candle for her

that his head was huge,
fleshy and orange
were further contributory factors

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Yesterday’s smuggery. Not a word that I manage to wangle into conversation much. #wordiply #longestword

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The Onion @theonion.com · 16/10/2025

Report Confirms No Need To Make New Chairs For The Time Being theonion.com/report-confirms-no-nee…

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Kicking my heals in Tenby for half an hour this afternoon. I love this time of year. Low sun, long shadows, quiet beaches. #westwales #tenby #traeth #pembrokeshire

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Turner and turntables! An excellent time was had at the National Museum of Wales yesterday @amgueddfacymru.bsky.social

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

I enjoyed this immensely but I have so many questions!!! #lifeofchuck #whatthefuck

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

'Otters' in ink by Jackie Morris, artist, author who lives and works in a small cottage by the sea in Wales #WomensArt

Ink painting of two otters as if swimming with curling bodies, playflully, one above the other

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Port Meirion still utterly crackers and beautiful. #bluesky #wales #portmeirion

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Welsh born textile artist and knitwear designer Kate Jenkins creates fun crochet/knit creations #womensart

Photo of nine textile art creations made to look like bagels with various toppings such as egg and salmon

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Emily Edwards @emwards.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Went to see this last night. Really rather good. Tidy wee play, tied up with a neat little bow at the end. #westendtheatre #lowdenfreeman #nointerval #soupytwist

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Stuart Goldsmith @stuartgoldsmith.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Gaza food charity benefit gig on Friday 14th July for @allourrelations.bsky.social - 60% sold in 48hrs. Get in quick! hdfst.uk/e131772

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Tim Bowen Antiques @timbowenantiques.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

The Welsh Stick Chair - A Visual Record by Tim & Betsan Bowen - a useful resource for collectors, designers & makers of the stick chair and those interested in Welsh cultural heritage and folk art. Available here - timbowenantiques.co.uk/about-us/the...