Northern News

By: Plosive
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  • 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.

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Episodes
  • Northern News: Unheard Bits #2 (Patreon Teaser)

    Northern News: Unheard Bits #2 (Patreon Teaser)
    Feb 3 2025

    Ian and Amy share another instalment of the best unheard bits, exclusively for Patreon.


    This series is over for now, but in the meantime you can enjoy 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.


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


    And 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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    4 mins
  • Northern News Live in Sheffield (Patreon Teaser)

    Northern News Live in Sheffield (Patreon Teaser)
    Jan 27 2025

    This week's Patreon episode is a very special live recording from the Northern News Tour of T'North! This first show comes to you live from the Leadmill in Sheffield, where Amy and Ian are joined by guest correspondent Chris Cantrill.


    And if you're not signed up to our Patreon but want to listen to the full recording, you can purchase it as a one off download from patreon.com/northernnews/shop.


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


    And 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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    7 mins
  • Live at the Apollo Debrief! (Patreon Teaser)

    Live at the Apollo Debrief! (Patreon Teaser)
    Jan 20 2025

    Ian and Amy have both just been on Live at the Apollo! In this week's Patreon episode, they give us a behind the scenes insight into what it was like on the night.


    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 our Patreon at patreon.com/northernnews.


    You can watch both Ian and Amy's episodes of Live at the Apollo on BBC iPlayer at bbc.co.uk/iplayer.


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


    And 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

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