Changing The Record

My Gen reporter Christian Allen chats with Reverend David Gray, well known across Manchester and in particular East Manchester, for not only being the Belle Vue Great Ape Keeper, but for his community work. Did you miss part 1? Click here . David is an award winning Franciscan whose mentors range from great apes to saints; homeless people to rock stars. This podcast focuses on his work within the...

My Gen reporter Christian Allen chats with Reverend David Gray, well known across Manchester and in particular East Manchester. David is an award winning Franciscan whose mentors range from great apes to saints; homeless people to rock stars. This podcast focuses on his role at Belle Vue Zoological Gardens - where David was a Great Ape Keeper.  He is now also a personal and community wellbeing con...

Talking About My Generation reporter Jean friend celebrates 20 years of Oldham Pride, looking back at growing up gay in the borough, what it is like now and the future of Pride. She is joined by the Chair of Pride Cllr Louie Hamblett and Oldham resident Mary Shannon.

Listen to our interview with bestselling author Brian Groom about his latest book: "Mancunians: Made in Manchester

Reporter Martin Hazlehurst is joined by friends Edward Freeman and Brian Philip to discuss their table tennis careers, why they enjoy playing and how you can get involved too.

Our reporter Jean Friend shares her top three songs, book and luxury item that she would take to a desert island! What would you take? Tune in now.

Our older people’s led news project has inspired another group to form in Sunderland, with the help of Sunderland City Council and Sunderland Ageing Well Ambassadors. The We’ar Shining the Light news team, made up of people aged 50 plus, captures stories that break ageing stereotypes and gather positive stories of later life. In this podcast, reporters share their 'Island Anthems' - the top three...

Our reporter David McLenachan shares his top three songs, book and luxury item he would take to a desert island! What would you take? Tune in now.

The We’ar Shining the Light news team, made up of people aged 50 plus, captures stories that break ageing stereotypes and gather positive stories of later life. Check out their new podcast below where they share their opinions on ageing in Sunderland.

Our reporter Tony Openshaw shares her top three songs, book and luxury item she would take to a desert island! What would you take? Tune in now.

What do older people in Sunderland think its like to age there? The We're Shining A Light volunteer news team is a project of Talking About My Generation and Sunderland City Council.

Our reporter Joy Watson shares her top three songs, book and luxury item she would take to a desert island! What would you take? Tune in now.

Our reporter Pauline Smith shares her top three songs, book and luxury item she would take to a desert island!

Our reporter Erica Woods shares her top three songs, book and luxury item she would take to a desert island! 

Have you walked the Camino de Santiago or are you looking for advice and inspiration to do so? Would you like to learn something new about an amazing pilgrimage experience abroad from those who have completed it? In this episode, we have joined forces with our North East Newsroom We'ar Shining the Light where reporter Laura Ann Hindfrom Sunderland interviews local resident Tina Lowes and our Talki...

Join our reporters Paul Sherlock, Erica Wood, Dorretta Maynard and Jean Friend as they discuss the benefits and barriers to walking around Greater Manchester. This mini podcast episode has been made in collaboration with GM Walking .

Do you use public transport in Greater Manchester? Use a local bus pass or have trouble figuring them out? Like the trams or trains or avoid them at all costs? Enjoy using cycle lines or steer clear? Join our reporters Paul Sherlock, Erica Wood, Dorretta Maynard and Jean Friend as they discuss local transport - all the best and worst bits. This podcast has been powered by the National Lottery Comm...

Have you been affected by the cost of living crisis? How has everyday life changed for you? As part of our What the F (Finance) series, our reporters Christine Duffin, Paul Sherlock and Bernard Leach discuss how they've been coping with the cold weather and rising bills, sharing their tips and tricks on saving money and energy - and contemplating the future of the UK. Tune in!

Finding it difficult to get a GP appointment? Wondering what's going on at your GP practice, or what you can do to manage your wellbeing at home? Reporters Safina and Parvin interview Trafford GP Dr Goga about his experiences as GP before, during and after the pandemic. Not one to be missed! 

In this episode, Salford reporter and walking football fan Chris Vickers chats with those who also have a passion for the sport about the health benefits - physically and mentally - from talking part in competitions to making friends.

Carole talks to local author Chris Simms who has written a series of crime novels in and around Manchester.

Carole talks to actor and author Jim Whelan who has a career expanding 50 years including Coronation Street

In this episode, Carole chats with Pamela and Anne from Marvellously Meat Free about their passion for eating a plant-based diet. They share their amazing vegan and vegetarian recipes and their stories to becoming vegetarian. Pamela is a very long standing vegetarian with significant culinary skills as the author of several recipe books and TV appearances at a time when vegetarianism was in no way...

In this episode, Carole chats with Bolton-based forager Colin Unsworth who runs Forest Horizons, where mushroom foraging, wood food foraging, green woodworking, yurt building and forest schools take place to help people of all ages reconnect with the great outdoors for well being and mindfulness. Colin, a teacher and lecturer, started Forest Horizons to bring a mixture of skills together to offer...

A Cuppa with Carole is a new series for the Changing The Record podcast, where our Talking About My Generation reporter Carole Ogden sits down for a chat with people doing great things across Greater Manchester. In this episode, Carole has a brew with Boom Radio founder David Lloyd. From a less than promising spell in banking, David began in commercial radio in Nottingham as a teenager, fulfilling...