Cheshire Matters

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Welcome to Cheshire Matters, the digital pub where we talk politics, news, and anything that matters (or doesn't) in our community, region, and country. Join us every week for a refreshing pint of satire as we navigate the world of politics. At Cheshire Matters, we're not afraid to tackle the tough issues, like why the neighbour's cat is running for mayor, or is the local coffee shop secretly controlling Parliament. So pull up a stool, grab a cold one, and join our band of pub-goers as we laugh, cry, and rage at the absurdity of it all, where the news is serious and satire is always on tap.

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A Tale of Two Cheshires Episode 3. 03.08.2021 25:00

A Tale of Two Cheshire's is an idea from dual national (US-UK) Jonathan Starkey, editor-in-chief of Cheshire Matters Podcast from the county of Cheshire in the United Kingdom, who discovered Cheshire (Pod) Cast in the US representing Cheshire in the state of Connecticutt USA, and contacted Corey Nash, its Host and Editor for a joint cast. Think of it as a twinning of podcasts between two great nat...

Cheshire Matters 30.07.21 30.07.2021 54:37

Brand new season of Cheshire Matters, Season 7 Episode 1, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow, Captain Pugwash lookalike, potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant and lately Right Engle) dropp...

A Tale of Two Cheshire's Episode 2. 26.07.2021 18:31

Cheshire Matters 23.07.21 25.07.2021 40:37

Season 6 Episode 6, the last episode in this exciting  season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow, Captain Pugwash lookalike, potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant...

A Tale of Two Cheshire's Episode 1. 19.07.2021 19:45

A Tale of Two Cheshire's is an idea from Jonathan Starkey, editor-in-chief of Cheshire Matters Podcast from the county of Cheshire in the United Kingdom, who discovered Cheshire (Pod) Cast in the US representing Cheshire in the state of Connecticutt USA, and contacted Corey Nash, its Host and Editor for a joint cast. Think of it as a twinning of podcasts between two great nations. Corey was very o...

Cheshire Matters 16.07.21 17.07.2021 35:10

Season 6 Episode 5 in this exciting  season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow, Captain Pugwash lookalike, potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant and lately Right...

Cheshire Matters 09.07.21 11.07.2021 51:25

Season 6 Episode 4 in this exciting  season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow, Captain Pugwash lookalike, potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant and lately Right...

Cheshire Matters 02.07.21 03.07.2021 1:01:09

Season 6 Episode 3, third in the exciting 6th season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow, Captain Pugwash lookalike, potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant and lately Ri...

Cheshire Matters 25.06.21 26.06.2021 42:03

Season 6 Episode 2, second in the 6th season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow, Captain Pugwash lookalike, potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant and lately Right Engl...

Cheshire Matters 18.06.21 19.06.2021 46:29

Season 6 Episode 1, first in the 6th season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow, Captain Pugwash lookalike, potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant and lately Right Engle...

Cheshire Matters 11.06.21 12.06.2021 40:52

Season 5 Episode 6, last in the 5th season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike and potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant) dropping...

Cheshire Matters 04.06.21 05.06.2021 36:11

Season 5 Episode 5, fifth in the season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike and potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant) dropping in...

Cheshire Matters 28.05.21 31.05.2021 47:32

Season 5 Episode 4, fourth in the season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike and potential Eurovision Song Contest entrant) dropping in...

Cheshire Matters 21.05.21 22.05.2021 33:12

Season 5 Episode 3, third in a new season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite 'digital' pub (not quite - we were in a real pub this time) featuring your brilliant landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike) dropping i...

Cheshire Matters 14.05.21 15.05.2021 51:36

Season 5 Episode 2, second in a new season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike) dropping in for a digital pint to discuss importa...

Cheshire Matters Post Election Special 09.05.21 09.05.2021 17:53

Season 5 Special, Post Election Analysis from your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with our regular panelists, political pundits and commentators, Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike) dropping in to discuss the...

Cheshire Matters 07.05.21 08.05.2021 46:39

Season 5 Episode 1, first in a new season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot, Captain Crow and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike) dropping in for a digital pint to discuss importan...

Cheshire Matters Eve of Elections Special 05.05.21 05.05.2021 12:37

Special edition of Cheshire Matters on the Eve of Elections taking place on 6th May 2021 countrywide. Some serious and some humorous thoughts from the Landlord, your Host Jonathan Starkey with regular panellists the Gazelle, Trevor Nicholls, Captain Raven, Steve Ingram and Stats Man Mark Hartley. Whoever you're voting for, remember to get out there and vote! Music on this episode: Opening - Moving...

Cheshire Matters 30.04.21 01.05.2021 39:00

Season 4 Episode 6, last in the fourth season of Cheshire Matters, your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike) dropping in for a digital pint to discuss important national...

Cheshire Matters 23.04.21 24.04.2021 39:56

Season 4 Episode 5 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike) dropping in for a digital pint to discuss important national, regional and local issues...

Cheshire Matters Special 18.04.21 19.04.2021 11:57

Season 4 Special on 18.04.21 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike) dropping in for a digital pint to discuss important national, regional and lo...

Cheshire Matters 16.04.21 17.04.2021 37:46

Season 4 Episode 4 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, the Raven, the Patriot and lately Captain Pugwash lookalike) dropping in for a digital pint to discuss important national, regional and local issues...

Cheshire Matters 09.04.21 10.04.2021 38:14

Season 4 Episode 3 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, then the Raven and fast becoming the Patriot) dropping in for a digital pint to discuss important national, regional and local issues, sometimes hum...

Cheshire Matters 02.04.21 03.04.2021 37:16

Season 4 Episode 2 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Trevor Nicholls (the Gazelle), Mark Hartley (Stats Man) and Steve Ingram (formerly Lycra Man, then the Raven and fast becoming the Patriot) dropping in for a digital pint to discuss important national, regional and local issues, sometimes hum...

Cheshire Matters 26.03.21 27.03.2021 31:19

Brand new Season! Season 4 Episode 1 of Cheshire Matters, your favourite digital pub featuring your brilliant digital landlord and host Jonathan Starkey with regular panelists Stephen Ingram, Trevor Nicholls and Mark Hartley dropping in for a digital pint to discuss important national, regional and local issues, sometimes humorous, sometimes serious always entertaining. Important subjects at the b...