The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast

AL was invited to take part in a 24hr live charity podcast called Squeefest 4 on the 10th September. The idea was, we take over for an hour and put on a show. Dr Squee had been streaming for 8 hours at the point AL came onto the show and he brought along Alexander Westwood to play a fun edition of AL's game. A game based on Rotten Tomato ratings, we go from movie to movie and ask where the next ra...

Good friend of the show James Lock aka Bassphaze returns to catch-up with AL. A lot has happened since the last time we spoke and James. New music has been released, Bassphaze played a live set at the 90's Revival festival in August, got nominated for an award at The Shropshire Music Awards and has entered a nationwide competition called Mixmaster. See, I told you a lot has happened. AL and James...

AL is at Sundorne Sports and Games Hall catching up with Kyle Grazier, owner of KG Theatre. We last caught up with Kyle In February after his production of Beauty & The Beast panto. We organised to bring cameras, record content and make a vlog. Which AL did, he came and recorded content, but couldn't find a way to use what he got. More than 6 months later we decided to make it right by recordi...

Horses & Biscuits is back for another monthly catch-up with the Rocking Horse Media crew. Since we last spoke so many things have happened. AL is joined by Orla Jones, who will be playing Izzy Orchard in the upcoming TV pilot Henry House which is about to begin production. Also joining, are Kirsty Pierce and Joshie Turnbull, 2 new members of the cast. You see, a few weeks ago Rocking Horse thr...

AL chats with Laura, creator of The Shropshire GOAT, an online magazine all about the fine county that we live in. Hailing from Leicester, Laura has only been in Shropshire for a few weeks and is beginning her journey of discovery. Offering a unique, outsider's perspective, Laura has found that Shropshire is such a vibrant county that there is almost too much to choose from! Laura's specialty is b...

Coming to you from Daily Brews in the heart of Shrewsbury. AL is joined by artist Cherie Jerrard and comic book artist Mike Perkins to talk about DRAWN 2022. Last year The Biscuit covered DRAWN 2021 in a big way. We set up a studio at the event, based in Shrewsbury Museum and Gallery and for 2 days AL had an amazing time interviewing artists who attended. We made so many friends and learned so muc...

When it comes to food and the entrepreneurial skills needed to succeed, there is a name that is synonymous in Shropshire. Ryan King. Having heard his name mentioned before, we have never been able to get an interview together, that is until now, thanks to help from our good friend Liam Tinsley. Liam was instrumental in putting this together. Ryan is of a unique Shrewsbury pedigree and has a story...

There is an event coming up that has been creating a lot of intrigue across Shropshire. AL had been approached by many people to check out what was happening with The Shropshire Music Awards. The more AL looked at the event, the more he realised he HAD to find out more. Jump to this podcast, we bring you the founder and organiser of Shropshire Music Awards, Tim aka Trademark Blud. Having spent yea...

Coming to you from Claremont St in the Middle of Shrewsbury, AL is at the brand new home offices for Age UK Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin. While the champagne and canapes are passed around in celebration of the new beautiful offices AL takes a walk with the mic and speaks to some great people including CEO of Age UK Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin - Heather Osborne, Sal Hampson from SAND Shropshir...

AL enlists the help of his good friend George Lugo from California to help out with today's show. They guys are chatting to popular local band, Chasing August. Having first met at Party in the Quarry Park, AL and the band hit it off well. We hear about the band's journey, how they get their sound and hear an exclusive snippet of their new single "Lift Off" which is due out on the 26th August. We a...

AL is joined by Olivia Howkins who owns Locks 2 Lashes salon. We are here to discuss Olivia's journey from a young hairdresser who was finding her way, to an owner of her very own salon. As a er ahem, folically challenged guy AL is on a mission to find out all about the world of hairdressing. How often do mistakes happen, has Olivia made any gaffs and where does all of that hair go from the floor...

Join Al as he speaks to Sasha Holly Buy from the Coaching Club. Sasha has been doing an incredible job helping women change their lives for the positive. Having first heard about Sasha when Amy Tuitt was helping out on The Biscuit last year (much love Amy!), this interview has been a long time coming and at the perfect time for AL. It's mid-festival season and AL is incredibly busy. This leads to...

After a few weeks away, Horses and Biscuits is back. AL is joined by Rocking Horse's Orla Jones and Gareth too, only he's brought along 2 work experience students Isobel and Sam, who have been working with Gareth for the last 2 weeks. As it has been such a long time since we last spoke, we have a full recap on what Rocking Horse Media is and what they are doing. Orla does a great job with this. Is...

Today AL is speaking to Mayor of Shrewsbury, Counsellor Elisabeth Roberts in an interview that is designed as a "get to know you" conversation. Elisabeth is very down to earth and talks about her passionate fight in support for the autistic and neurodiversity communities. Throughout the years of keeping her children safe through their struggles with autism, Elisabeth has been battling to make sure...

During the last light switch on in Shrewsbury before the pandemic, AL came across Rock Choir as they were doing what they do best. Rock Choir was on AL's "To interview" list and he thought he had plenty of time to organise it. Then the world ended...a little bit. Now we finally have the opportunity to break the ice! Coming to you from Cafe on the Cop, AL is speaking with Rowan Richards from Rock C...

Follow AL as he takes a walk through Shrewsbury's finest comicbook festival. We were there at the beginning, when Comics Salopia first began all those years ago, so it was nice to take a walk and check out the vibes in 2022. AL speaks to many artists in this medley of interviews. Including John Wagner, Kev F. Sutherland, Mike Perkins, Beef Beff, Poppy aka Vivid Bunnie, Sasha The Scribbler, Dave Gi...

Aah Shrewsbury Food Festival. Thousands of people entered The Quarry in Shrewsbury to the beloved festival where food smells filled the air, live music serenaded the masses, TV chefs walked upon the people and a certain podcaster was wondering around shoving his mic in peoples faces. AL walked over 2 miles and collected more than 20 pieces of audio featuring some familiar voices and some new ones...

Within a week of meeting the folks representing Omega at the Belle Vue Arts Festival this interview was organised and recorded. It's amazing what a short 3 minutes conversation can accomplish right? AL is chatting to Omega director Thomas Memery today to find out what Omega is all about. AL learns about all of the great work that Omega does for carers. Tom has been at Omega since the beginning in...

We bring you a collection of interviews that were collected during a day where Shrewsbury was flexing it's creative muscles with 2 events happening on the same day. AL speaks to Sue Mann who organised the art exhibition for the Belle Vue Arts Festival at the Barnarbas Centre in Coleham. They discuss the challenges and the joys of putting the artwork together. Next AL sets off to Belmont in Shrewsb...

As a test AL threw together a live show on a Wednesday evening to see how it went. On the agenda? What AL has been up to. Meeting people at the Belle Vue Arts Festival opener, which led to an interview with Tom from Omega. Showcasing the importance of being out in the community and meeting new folks. The Hive Street festival, where AL sat to chat with light artist Andy Mckeown and important update...

Todays episode was recorded at the Old Market Hall Café. We have a task today to find the answer "Why Shrewsbury?" What makes this town so desirable. You may think this is a typical thing to think of from the inside of a town one loves. However, we have discovered throughout our years of Biscuit interviews that people move here and become besotted. Born and bred Salopians show so much pride for th...

Every year there is one event that we look forward to here at the Biscuit. Personally, it offered AL a view to a sense of community they he'd never really witnessed before, but that is just the tip of the iceberg. The Belle Vue Arts Festival offers so much more. with exhibitions, poetry slams, photo competitions, opportunities for the whole community to get involved with a yearly scarecrow trail a...

Today AL is speaking to superstar film maker Aaron Child, Alana Dean and Yasmin Owen at the brand new, Highly Flammable Studios. When we last spoke to Aaron, he had half of an idea (I think he may have even mentioned it on the show) of starting up a studio that other creatives can use. Less than 5 months later and this thing...exists!! Offering so much potential for creatives of multiple media dis...

AL is speaking to Stuart Edmunds from Shropshire Wildlife Trust today to try and encourage us all to feel inspired to immerse ourselves in nature. It's always great to connect with wildlife experts like SWT so we can keep our fingers on the pulse. The world has changed an awful lot on the past couple of years but what does that mean for people's approach to the environment around them? Well, as a...

We never get to talk about sex on The Biscuit and that's obviously because it is deemed as an adult subject. But when it comes to certain taboos and the human body we believe that there has to be a place for healthy discussion about these things. For this episode we are talking about sex but we put a lot of effort into making it sound "polite" as my guest says during our chat. Coming from Pengwern...