That Great Manc Pod

Thanks to our friends at Trafford Partnership we're building on the MancSpirit #OurTrafford Festival (held back in 2020) to chat with people and organisations doing amazing things in the borough of Trafford. Amongst other things we'll  be chatting with them about the benefits of starting up their own podcast and/or supporting them in a "take over" of some Episodes of That Great...

Thanks to our friends at Trafford Partnership we're building on the MancSpirit #OurTrafford Festival (held back in 2020) to chat with people and organisations doing amazing things in the borough of Trafford. Amongst other things we'll  be chatting with them about the benefits of starting up their own podcast and/or supporting them in a "take over" of some Episodes of That Great...

Thanks to our friends at Trafford Partnership we're building on the MancSpirit #OurTrafford Festival (held back in 2020) to chat with people and organisations doing amazing things in the borough of Trafford. Amongst other things we'll  be chatting with them about the benefits of starting up their own podcast and/or supporting them in a "take over" of some Episodes of That Great...

As part of The #MancSpirit #OurStockport Festival we chat with Nadia Ali, Founder and Chairperson of The Make a Difference Community Group.. With over 25 years experience in the voluntary sector Nadia is a real powerhouse of positive change and is making a real difference to communities across Stockport.. 

As part of The #MancSpirit #OurStockport Festival we chat with Rachael Diaczuk about her work safeguarding children from exploitation in Stockport. Really interesting, and eye opening, conversation about the work Rachael and her colleagues do to protect and support some of the most vulnerable in our society. Any youth/community groups in Stockport that would like Rachael to attend and talk about e...

The Second MancSpirit #OurBury Festival Special.. Ummrana Farooq is the kind of person who makes it seem that there are more than 24hrs in a single day.. Councillor for Bury East. Founder of the groundbreaking BAME Project. Works for the NHS. Mum to 5 children.. Bury are lucky to have her.. You can follow Ummrana @BameProject

Our first MancSpirit #OurBury Festival Special.. Emma Greenwood, Youth MP for Bury and a very active activist.. Climate Action, Youth Strike Manchester and so much more.. Massively passionate about making positive change in Bury, across Greater Manchester and the UK.. and, given the opportunity, around the world.. ..and for what it's worth, we think she absolutely will.. You can follow Emma @...

We chat with Petro and Sheena about their experiences and the work of the other brilliant people in their team at Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh NHS Intensive Care Unit during the pandemic. This Episode is a MancSpirit #OurWigan Festival Special..

We chat with Wigan born writer James Walton.. This Epsiode is a MancSpirit OurWigan Special

Hi and welcome to another Episode of That Great Manc Pod..This This is an extra special Episode to tie in with the The MancSpirit OurWigan Festival.. It was great to have the Northern Soul legend that is Russ Winstanley, the man that  introduced the all nighters at Wigan Casino on location when we were filming Casino The Film...As we already had the writer of the film, Joe Walsh there too this see...

Welcome to the 9th of our Carling Sessions, supported by the Carling Made Local Fund… We’ll be showcasing some of the amazing creative talent across our Greater Manchester that would normally be entertaining you in your local, helping them build their audience back and hopefully persuading you to grab a ticket for when they’re back performing live. In this Episode Damian and I chat with Mark Forst...

Welcome to the eighth of our Carling Sessions, supported by the Carling Made Local Fund… We’ll be showcasing some of the amazing creative talent across our Greater Manchester that would normally be entertaining you in your local, helping them build their audience back and hopefully persuading you to grab a ticket for when they’re back performing live. In this Episode Damian and I chat with Gemma W...

Welcome to the seventh of our Carling Sessions, supported by the Carling Made Local Fund… We’ll be showcasing some of the amazing creative talent across our Greater Manchester that would normally be entertaining you in your local, helping them build their audience back and hopefully persuading you to grab a ticket for when they’re back performing live. In this Episode Damian and I chat with Matt C...

Welcome to the sixth of our Carling Sessions, supported by the Carling Made Local Fund… We’ll be showcasing some of the amazing creative talent across our Greater Manchester that would normally be entertaining you in your local, helping them build their audience back and hopefully persuading you to grab a ticket for when they’re back performing live. In this Episode Damian and I chat with Reece Wi...

Welcome to the fifth of our Carling Sessions, supported by the Carling Made Local Fund… We’ll be showcasing some of the amazing creative talent across our Greater Manchester that would normally be entertaining you in your local, helping them build their audience back and hopefully persuading you to grab a ticket for when they’re back performing live. In this Episode Damian and I chat with Anthony...

Welcome to the fourth of our Carling Sessions, supported by the Carling Made Local Fund… We’ll be showcasing some of the amazing creative talent across our Greater Manchester that would normally be entertaining you in your local, helping them build their audience back and hopefully persuading you to grab a ticket for when they’re back performing live. In this Episode Damian and I had a great chat...

Welcome to the third of our Carling Sessions, supported by the Carling Made Local Fund… We’ll be showcasing some of the amazing creative talent across our Greater Manchester that would normally be entertaining you in your local, helping them build their audience back and hopefully persuading you to grab a ticket for when they’re back performing live. In this Episode Damian and I had a chat with ac...

Welcome to the second of our #CarlingSessions, supported by the Carling Made Local Fund…  We’ll be showcasing some of the amazing creative talent across our Greater Manchester that would normally be entertaining you in your local, helping them build their audience back and hopefully persuading you to grab a ticket for when they’re back performing live. In this Episode Damian had a great chat with...

Welcome to the first of our #CarlingSessions, supported by the Carling #MadeLocalFund… We’ll be showcasing some of the amazing creative talent across our Greater Manchester that would normally be entertaining you in your local, helping them build their audience back and hopefully persuading you to grab a ticket for when they’re back performing live. In this Episode Damian had a great chat with sin...

In this episode, me and Paul have the pleasure to talk to a good friend of mine that I’ve known for around 14 years – Ian McKay, an incredible artist in his own right who talks about bringing his passion, skills and experience back to the people of Manchester and Salford. Discussing Ian growing up in Beswick, his Dad was a huge positive influence in his life and he’s never forgotten his roots usin...

Damian and I chat with actor Liam Collins about the fantastic short film he wrote and starred in, My Toughest Battle, which tackles Mental Health from the view of a young boxer. You can watch that by searching for “My Toughest Battle” on Youtube.  We chat with Liam as to why and how he got the film made. As with everything with Liam expect brutal honesty, but absolutely worth a listen for all the...

Damian and I chat with Aileen Edmunds, Head of Social Impact (making good things happen 😉)  for Trafford Housing Trust... Lots of people, myself included until I started working with them as co-founder of The MancSpirit Charity (along with Damo) seem unsure of what a Housing Trust is there to do. This seemed like a great way to clarify that and look at all the positive things Trafford Housing Tru...

As part of The MancSpirit #OurTrafford Festival we talk to the truly inspirational Tony Collier BEM about the fantastic work he does to support mens health, his love for his hometown of Altrincham and his involvement in helping to turn the fortunes of Alti around with the hugely impressive community based regeneration of the last few years. Tony also talks very candidly about his personal battles...

Welcome to Episode 1 of That Great Manc Pod. Damian & I had a chat with the the ace Vic Turnball (@MicMediauk) about her passion for helping community groups get their voices heard by making their own podcasts. Loads of great ideas and tips.. Oh..& a cat called Alan. We also have two tracks from brilliant up & coming Salford singer/songwriter Jace Campbell (@Jacecampbell03) at the end...

That Great Manc Pod is Greater Manchester's Community Podcast. We'll introduce you to those incredible characters, inspirational heroes and fantastic groups that are at the heart of our Greater Manchester Communities. We're bringing The Arts to Our Communities and creating a real sense of Community in the Arts.