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Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff: positivity as a survival tactic

Mid Morning Mix

Jimmy Cliff talks to WRS about a certain fan in Hawaii, stage presence and using positivity as a survival tactic.

Flying Bach: Breakdance, ballet & Bach

Mid Morning Mix

Flying Bach is a show of juxtaposition - combining breakdance, ballet and bach! Michael Rosemann, Flying Steps Academy Co-Director & Performer, and Classical Perfor...

Don Mescall jams in the studio

Mid Morning Mix

Don Mescall is a singer, songwriter and producer. He's written songs for Sir Cliff Richard, Backstreet Boys, Lonestar, Geri Halliwell & Ronan Keating, amongst others. He tells WRS that h...

Printemps Carougeois cultural festival on now

Mid Morning Mix

Printemps Carougeois: a cultural festival with a natural theme! Cecilia Campeas, Communications Manager at the Ville de Carouge, and artist Chris Drury join us in the W...

Into the Woods - a sinister fairy tale

Mid Morning Mix

Into the Woods the latest GAOS production. The show is a modern twist on several of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales, intertwining the plots of a few beloved stories and exploring the ...

Rufus Wainwright talks about opera vs pop and the All These Poses tour

Mid Morning Mix

Rufus Wainwright talks to Mid Morning Mix presenter Katt Cullen about the All These Poses tour and celebrating 20 years since the release of his first album.

Journalist Jessikka Aro talks about the Russian trolls who are out to get her

Mid Morning Mix

Jessikka Aro at Radiodays Europe, Lausanne on 1st April 2019 Jessikka Aro is a Finnish journalist working for Finland's public broadcaster Yle. She investigated "troll factori...

Cheyenne Mackay talking about SonOhr ; a radio & podcast festival

Mid Morning Mix

We caught up with Cheyenne Mackay at Radiodays Europe in Lausanne to talk about the radio & podcast festival she co-founded...

Zero Discrimination Day

Mid Morning Mix

We find out more about the upcoming Geneva Pride this Summer with Andy Seale on an important day; International Zero Discrimination Day - 1st March.

STOMP co-creator Luke Cresswell

Mid Morning Mix

STOMP is coming to Lausanne in March! The show's co-creator Luke Cresswell tells us how the show started and what the audition process is like...

Claudia Balla releases her new album FIRE

Mid Morning Mix

Claudia Balla joins Katt Cullen in the studio to talk about the release of her upcoming album FIRE.

Crans Montana - Absolutely!

Mid Morning Mix

Family friendly? Absolutely! Crans Montana really is a family friendly destination! There are plenty of activities for families in both summer and winter! Gaëlle Bodrito from Cra...

An interview with the Iron Maiden frontman, pilot & entrepreneur

Mid Morning Mix

We may be more used to seeing him as a heavy-metal icon and the ultimate rockstar, but Bruce Dickinson is coming to Switzerland with a different kind of show - a one-man comedy. I...

A catch-up with Shakin' Stevens ahead of his European tour

Mid Morning Mix

Shakin' Stevens talks to Katt Cullen on the Mid Morning Mix about his 12th studio album 'Echoes of Our Times' and the story behind the name.

Come Up - Slow Down - in Gstaad

Mid Morning Mix

Michel Hediger works at the Tourism Office / Gstaad Marketing. He gives us a little background about how Gstaad came to be the destination that it is today. It involves a rather...

Gstaad - Marius, creator of Iglu Dorf

Mid Morning Mix

Marius builds the same hotel every year. Why? Because it melts every spring. He's the Manager of Iglu-Dorf - a hotel made out of snow up on the slopes in Gstaad. With only 11 rooms, it's...

Gstaad - Michel Hediger, Product Manager at Gstaad Marketing

Mid Morning Mix

Michel works at the Tourism Office in Gstaad. He gives us a little background about how Gstaad came to be the destination that it is today; a happy accident involving a mountain that was far too st...

Gstaad - Mirka Czybik, GM of Hotel Huus

Mid Morning Mix

Mirka Czybik is the General Manager of the Huus Hotel. She talks us through some of the hotel facilities, including the hotel spa, restaurant and brand new shisha bar. The lobby itself has...

Anzère - Justine Luçon from Anzere Tourism

Mid Morning Mix

Justine Luçon from Anzère Tourism takes us through some of her favourite events in Anzère. There are weekly events, free events and her personal favourite event ...

Anzère - Aurelie Morard-Savioz, Lollipop Nursery & Catherine Travelletti, Holy Mountain yoga

Mid Morning Mix

the Mid Morning Mix team were joined by Catherine Travelletti of Holy Mountain yoga studio, who tells us that YES! you can do yoga in the snow and why it's particularly good both before and aft...

Black Movie film festival celebrates the big 2-0

Mid Morning Mix

(The competition mentioned in this interview is now closed and the winner has been notified.) Committed to the defense of Asian, African, Middle Eastern and South American films, the&n...

What's on at the UN? Stand-up for Migrants

UN Roundup

Stand-up for migrants is a comedy event, in French and English, at the Victoria Hall this Thursday 20th December.

Swiss Up! - Switzerland's most famous whistleblower

Swiss Up!

Christoph Meli became famous in Switzerland for his tattling on the unlawful activities he saw around him. He was both regarded as traitor and hero, and ended up receiving death threats w...

Swiss Up! - Escalade

Swiss Up!

Legend goes that when Geneva was invaded by the Duke of Savoy, a woman stopped the invasion by pouring soup over the enemy army. Maybe you have no idea what any of that means or maybe you...