Story Islands Podcast

Story Islands™️ is a podcast hosted by Kate Dimbleby and Ru Howe, the co-founders of Stornaway.io - an online video editor, enabling creatives to create interactive and immersive experiences for web, VR and apps, with no coding. In Story Islands™️, Ru and Kate speak to the creators of these experiences and experts in the field, to find out how they see this landscape changing, what choices they’ve made on their own journey, and what’s coming next.

Story Islands Podcast is a society podcast hosted by Stornaway.io, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Stornaway.io hosts Story Islands Podcast, a society show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode #4

  Martha Lane Fox on Technology, Resilience & Building a Fair Internet | Story Islands S2E4

  Feb 25, 202641 minS2

  <p>As our fourth episode of Story Islands (Season 2), we welcome Baroness Martha Lane Fox — entrepreneur, co-founder of lastminute.com, and one of the UK’s most influential voices on responsible technology and digital inclusion.</p> <p>This podcast episode is also available as an interactive experience in Stornaway, where you can choose which Story Island to visit in any order.</p> <p><br> 🎥 Watch the interactive podcast version here:<br> https://player.stornaway.io/embed/c4ec05c4</p> <p> </p> <p>From the early days of the internet to shaping public digital services and advocating for a more human-ce...

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  Episode #3

  Rebecca Atkinson on Disability, Imagination & Building New Worlds | Story Islands S2E3

  Feb 11, 202643 minS2

  <p>As our third episode of Story Islands (Season 2), we welcome writer, producer and disability innovator Rebecca Atkinson - a conversation about imagination, representation, creativity, and building new worlds when life refuses to follow a straight line.</p> <p>🏆 Mixmups recognition: Rebecca’s series Mixmups has been selected as a finalist for the Prix Jeunesse International 2026 in the Fiction category for the episode “The Hurry Up Sandwich,” showcasing Ultra Access® technology and over 4,000 ways to watch.</p> <p>🎥 Watch the The Hurry Up Sandwich interactive episode here: https://player.stornaway.io/embed/e46e9c5d</p> <p>This podcast episode is al...

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  Episode #2

  David Dimbleby on Curiosity & Asking the Right Questions | Story Islands S2E2

  Jan 28, 202643 minS2

  <p>As our very special second episode of Story Islands (season 2), we welcome one of the most recognisable voices in British broadcasting — journalist, documentary-maker and broadcaster David Dimbleby.</p> <p>A conversation about curiosity, questioning, public trust and why asking the right questions has never mattered more — especially in a world saturated with certainty, data and noise.</p> <p>This episode is also available as an interactive podcast in Stornaway, where you can choose which Story Island to visit in any order.</p> <p><br> 🎥 Watch the interactive podcast version here:<br> https://player.stornaway.io/embed/1d99a292</p> <p>From...

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  Episode #1

  Margaret Heffernan on Creativity, Uncertainty & Leadership | Story Islands S2E1

  Jan 14, 202647 minS2

  <p>As our inaugural episode, we welcome our very first guest to Story Islands (season 2): writer, broadcaster and former CEO Margaret Heffernan — a conversation about curiosity, uncertainty, collaboration and why artists may be better equipped than executives to lead us through a volatile world.</p> <p >This episode is also available as an interactive podcast in Stornaway, where you can choose which Story Island to visit in any order. <br> 🎥 Watch the interactive podcast version here: https://player.stornaway.io/embed/0f9bf0e1<br> <br> </p> <p >From BBC radio to Silicon Valley boardrooms, Margaret’s career has crossed media, t...

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  Episode #9

  Story Islands End of Season : Unleashing the Power of Adaptive media

  Jun 3, 202434 minS1

  <p>In this final episode in the series, founders Kate, Ru and CMO Natasha Mckenzie discuss the last year of innovation in Adaptive Media.  The technology and trends behind the surge in adoption and the potential for the media makers of the future.</p>

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