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HIT THE NORTH

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by Tom May

10 episodes
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Hit the North - presented by Tom May - consists of conversations with interesting people about the North, defined inclusively! Series 1 guests include musicians, actors, writers, a comedian, an academic and a neurodivergent poet. Hit the North is a NON-PROFIT podcast, with NO ADVERTS. Episodes include fair usage of brief, relevantly illustrative sound clips. Hit the North is generally not suitable for children, including some swearing; there will be some discussion of difficult topics - written trigger warnings will be provided for episodes that require them.

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11/5/2025

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January 30, 2026

#009: Series 1 Sum-up!

<p>This week, Tom presents the Series 1 Sum-up! This includes listeners&#39; Northern musical selections, some more interview extracts (Matthew Kelly, John Howard, Laura Minor &amp; Mariam Rezaei), other musical picks and a quiz! The winner of the latter lifts the inaugural Flat Cap Trophy, while Tom also unveils Hit the North&#39;s Truth Teller of the Year. This episode is an odd kaleidoscopic, featuring much interactivity and as many as 41 musical selections, including a specially recorded song aiming to sum up the major feelings from Series 1&#39;s conversations...!</p><p>There are one or two cases of &#39;strong&#39; language in this episode.</p><p>Extracts of these* pieces of music are included under fair dealing/fair use for commentary and review and to illustrate guest choices. This podcast is non-commercial.</p><p>*Roddy Frame - &#39;Small World&#39;, John Howard - &#39;My Girl by The Temptations&#39;, Lesley Garrett, Brian Blessed et al - &#39;Ilkla Moor Baht At (Ilkley Moor)&#39;, T2 - &#39;Butterflies&#39;, The Times - &#39;Manchester&#39;, Nick Drake - &#39;Northern Sky&#39;, Renaissance - &#39;Northern Lights&#39;, Terry Durham - &#39;Crystal Telephone&#39;, The Beatles - &#39;Only A Northern Song&#39;, Darkthrone - &#39;A Blaze in the Northern Sky&#39;, Dire Straits - &#39;Tunnel of Love&#39;, Bob Dylan - &#39;Girl from the North Country&#39;, The Instant Automatons - &#39;Restless Night&#39;, Chris Rea - &#39;Steel River&#39;, Richard Barnes - &#39;Go North&#39;, The Enemy - &#39;We&#39;ll Live and Die In These Towns&#39;, Leatherface - &#39;Dead Industrial Atmosphere&#39;, Salute ft. Rina Sawayama - &#39;Saving Flowers&#39;, Antony Szmierek - &#39;The Great Pyramid of Stockport&#39;, Benefits ft. Zero Tonin - &#39;Land of the Tyrants&#39;, Gizmo &#39;One of Them Nights&#39;, Tenn - &#39;All Me&#39;, The Christians, Holly Johnson, Paul McCartney, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman - &#39;Ferry &#39;Cross the Mersey&#39;, Tom Jones - &#39;Come Home Rhondda Boy&#39;, Roy Jay - &#39;Vehicle&#39; [hey, deep cut! - ed.], Peter Dickinson - &#39;Surrealist Landscape (Lord Berners)&#39;, The Unthanks - &#39;The Old News&#39;, Bill Oddie - &#39;On Ilkla Moor Baht &#39;At&#39;, Coldcut ft. Lisa Stansfield - &#39;People Hold On&#39;, L. Devine - &#39;Hater&#39;, The Wake - &#39;Pale Spectre&#39;, unknown re-recording of John McCabe - &#39;Sam&#39;, Richard Dawson - &#39;Polytunnel&#39;, John Howard - &#39;Early Closing Days&#39;, John Howard - &#39;Casting Shadows&#39;, Georgia May - &#39;Mood Daze&#39;, JADE - &#39;Midnight Cowboy&#39;, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters - &#39;Truth Vs. Superficiality, Truth Without Compromise&#39;, MC Tomster - &#39;Get in the Northern Sea&#39;, Colin Crompton - &#39;Best of Order - Thank You Please&#39; &amp; Chris Rea - &#39;Josephine (Dimitri&#39;s Joe&#39;s and Finn edit)&#39;.</p><p><br></p>

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January 23, 2026

#008: Mariam Rezaei

<p>This week, Tom talks to Tyneside turntablist Mariam Rezaei, a vital musician whose work is experimental, expansive and deeply ambitious, utterly refuting any ideas of fixed, discrete &#39;genre&#39;. We talked about her life and work, class, politics, identity, gatekeeping within the music industry, AI and, of course, Northernness!</p><p>Extracts of these* pieces of music are included under fair dealing/fair use for commentary and review and to illustrate guest choices. All Mariam Rezaei tracks are used with the permission of the artist. This podcast is non-commercial.</p><p>*Mariam Rezaei ft. Elvin Brandhi - &#39;Weirdo club musics&#39;, Mariam Rezaei - &#39;Wolf&#39;s Tail&#39;, Mariam Rezaei - &#39;Vengabussed&#39;, Mariam Rezaei - &#39;Commercially Viable Bullshit&#39;, The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters - &#39;Right is a thing within&#39;, Rhodri Davies - &#39;Here the Sun Does Not Enter&#39;, Gwilly Edmondez - &#39;INTROSPEX&#39; and The Fall - &#39;The NWRA&#39;.</p>

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December 19, 2025

#007: Peter Street

<p>This week, Tom talks to the neurodivergent poet Peter Street, who has lived an utterly remarkable life - from gravedigger in Bolton to war poet in Bosnia to arborist and tree surgeon. This is a serious and humorous chat, exploring camarederie with gravediggers, the environmental crisis and there are several readings from Peter&#39;s wonderful poetry collection, EARTH TALK. It is also revealed that a 1970s Granada drama epic was shot on Street&#39;s... street!</p><p>#Extracts of these* pieces of music are included under fair dealing/fair use for commentary and review and to illustrate guest choices. This podcast is non-commercial.</p><p>*The Scaffold - &#39;Lily the Pink&#39;, Gerry and the Pacemakers - &#39;Ferry Cross the Mersey&#39;, The Corona Kids - &#39;The Big Ship Sails on the Ally Ally Oh&#39; and Brian and Michael - &#39;Matchstalk Men and Matchstalk Cats and Dogs&#39;.</p>

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What is HIT THE NORTH?

Hit the North - presented by Tom May - consists of conversations with interesting people about the North, defined inclusively! Series 1 guests include musicians, actors, writers, a comedian, an academic and a neurodivergent poet. Hit the North is a NON-PROFIT podcast, with NO ADVERTS. Episodes include fair usage of brief, relevantly illustrative sound clips.

Hit the North is generally not suitable for children, including some swearing; there will be some discussion of difficult topics - written trigger warnings will be provided for episodes that require them.

How often does this podcast release new episodes?

This podcast updates daily.

Where can I listen to this podcast?

This podcast is available on 4 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.

Does this podcast accept guests?

Yes, this podcast regularly features guests.

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