Northern News
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<p>Hosted by comedians Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith – two Northerners living in London –on a mission to find the juiciest stories from their hometowns and beyond. Join them each week as they scour the local rags of the North to find the stories you didn’t know you needed to know. </p><p> </p><p>Do you have news from the North? Write in to <a href="mailto:northernewspod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">northernnewspod@gmail.com</a> </p><p> </p><p>Want even more Northern News? Join us on Patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/NorthernNews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/NorthernNews</a> </p><p> </p><p>Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast </p><p> </p><p>Produced by Plosive. </p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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Recent Episodes
May 21, 2026
You only play Mark Owen twice in your career with Phil Wang
Host Amy Gledhill and Host Ian Smith interview comedian Phil Wang about bizarre news stories and upcoming comedy tours.
May 14, 2026
That's a triple banana! with Sunil Patel
<p>This week, it's the wonderful Sunil Patel joining Ian in the studio!</p><br><p>Headlines this week include the discovery of a DOUBLE BANANA, and some shopkeepers in Sunil's hometown of Bath with an attitude problem.</p><br><p>Sunil's Radio 4 series Sunil Patel: An Idiot's Guide To Living Forever is out this summer. To keep up to date with this and other upcoming work follow him on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sunilpatelsolutions/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>@sunilpatelsolutions</u></a></p><br><p>And we'll be heading up t'North to record a live edition of the pod at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival on Saturday 4 July 2026! For tickets head to <a href="https://crossedwires.live/podcast/northern-news" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>crossedwires.live</u></a>.</p><br><p>Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to <a href="mailto:northernnewspod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">northernnewspod@gmail.com</a>.</p><br><p>Follow Northern News on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/northernnewspodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><u>@NorthernNewsPodcast</u></a></p><br><p>Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.</p><p>Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock.</p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio.</p><p>Photography by Jonathan Birch.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
May 7, 2026
It was me, I hid in that hot tub! with Catherine Bohart
<p>This week on the podcast Ian is joined by the brilliant Catherine Bohart!</p><br><p>Headlines this week include some bubble loving car thieves, and a story debunking the myth of Hot Irish Men. </p><br><p>Catherine is going on tour this autumn with her brand new show Borrowing Trouble, kicking off at London's Soho Theatre and then around the UK. For tickets and dates head to <a href="https://www.catherinebohart.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">catherinebohart.com</a>.</p><br><p>And we'll be heading up t'North to record a live edition of the pod at Crossed Wires Podcast Festival on Saturday 4 July 2026! For tickets head to <a href="https://crossedwires.live/podcast/northern-news" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">crossedwires.live</a>.</p><br><p>Want Extra! Extra! content? Join our <a href="https://www.patreon.com/NorthernNews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> for weekly bonus episodes, videos, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...</p><br><p>Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.</p><br><p>Follow Northern News on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/northernnewspodcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@NorthernNewsPodcast</a></p><br><p>Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.</p><p>Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock.</p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio.</p><p>Photography by Jonathan Birch.</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
218 total episodes available with 1 transcripts
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- What is Northern News?
<p>Hosted by comedians Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith – two Northerners living in London –on a mission to find the juiciest stories from their hometowns and beyond. Join them each week as they scour the local rags of the North to find the stories you didn’t know you needed to know. </p><p> </p><p>Do you have news from the North? Write in to <a href="mailto:northernewspod@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">northernnewspod@gmail.com</a> </p><p> </p><p>Want even more Northern News? Join us on Patreon at <a href="http://patreon.com/NorthernNews" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/NorthernNews</a> </p><p> </p><p>Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast </p><p> </p><p>Produced by Plosive. </p><p>Artwork by Welcome Studio. </p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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