• Northern News

  • By: Plosive
  • Podcast

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Northern News

By: Plosive
  • Summary

  • Comedians Ian Smith and Amy Gledhill – two Northerners living in London – are on a mission to find the juiciest stories from their hometowns and beyond. Join them each week as they scour the local rags of the North to find the stories you didn’t know you needed to know.

    Do you have news from the North? Found a story in your local paper? Email it to Ian and Amy at northernnewspod@gmail.com

    Want extra episodes? Bonus content? Videos? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/NorthernNews

    Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast

    Produced by Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Get bonus content on Patreon

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Episodes
  • Northern News Postbag Special 3 (Patreon Teaser)
    Jul 8 2024

    In this week's Patreon bonus episode, Amy and Ian sift through the Northern News postbag and read messages from listeners.


    To listen to the full episode and for WEEKLY bonus content, videos, BTS bits, extra guest stories, live show discount codes and more, sign up to the Yer Don't Get Owt Fer Nowt! tier on Patreon at patreon.com/northernnews.


    Want your message read out on the podcast, or got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.


    Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast


    Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Photography by Jonathan Birch.

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    5 mins
  • What an Apostrophe Sounds Like (with guest correspondent Stuart Laws)
    Jul 4 2024

    Amy and Ian bring you bizarre news from the North. Headlines this week include a northern train line introducing AI, and some missing punctuation that's got locals fuming.


    Featuring guest correspondent, Stuart Laws.


    Stuart will be taking his brand new show 'Stuart Laws Has to Be Joking?' to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For tickets and information head to tickets.edfringe.com.


    Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, videos, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...


    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.


    Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast


    And follow Stuart on Twitter @thisstuartlaws and Instagram @stuartlawscomedy


    Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Photography by Jonathan Birch.

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    49 mins
  • You Can't Double Die (with guest correspondent Bella Hull)
    Jun 27 2024

    Two northerners now living down south find the silliest news stories from up t'north. Headlines this week include a boy from Yorkshire who takes home the gold at the European Seagull Screeching Competition, and an agricultural drone is being used to plant "oil seed rape".


    Featuring guest correspondent, comedian Bella Hull.


    Bella will be taking her new show 'Piggie' to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. For tickets and information head to tickets.edfringe.com.


    Northern News are touring t'north! Amy and Ian will be reporting live from Manchester, Hull, Leeds and Sheffield from 23-28 June 2024. For tickets head to plosive.co.uk.


    Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our Patreon for weekly bonus episodes, videos, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...


    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.


    Follow Northern News on Twitter @NorthernNewsPod and Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast


    And follow Bella on Twitter and Instagram: @bellabellahull


    Recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.

    Artwork by Welcome Studio.

    Photography by Jonathan Birch.

    Get bonus content on Patreon

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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    46 mins

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