Rider Spoke: Here

"[Rider Spoke] manages to embrace the remorseless rush of the city while insisting on the individual’s ability to pierce it with quiet reflection." - Metro on Rider Spoke

This is an invitation to pause...

Rider Spoke: Here is an app that lets you listen to people from around the world answer simple questions about their lives. Strangers share memories of love, loss, childhood, fear, and hope – captured across cities from London to Sydney, Edinburgh to Athens.

Some recordings are funny, some thoughtful, some a little unexpected.

Put on your headphones. Step outside, and listen. What will you hear?

Guided by gentle prompts, Rider Spoke: Here turns the familiar streets of your neighbourhood into a space for reflection. Take the app out on a journey or just listen at home. It’s up to you.

Rider Spoke: Here is based on Blast Theory's groundbreaking immersive experience, Rider Spoke, where cyclists were invited to explore the city, recording stories about their lives and listening to other people’s.

Rider Spoke premiered in 2007 at The Barbican Centre, London and has since been shown in over 30 locations across the world. The archive now features over 20,000 recordings from participants.

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Created by Blast Theory an artist group based in the UK. Blast Theory is supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

Rider Spoke: Here is funded by BRAID (Bridging Responsible AI Divides), a UK-wide programme dedicated to integrating Arts and Humanities research more fully into the Responsible AI ecosystem, as well as bridging the divides between academic, industry, policy and regulatory work on responsible AI.