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On the advice of our legal team, which as regular listeners will know is a made up guy called Gary, we were advised to give this guest the chance to rebuke a serious accusation made against him by several previous guests on this podcast. So for the avoidance of doubt, SIMON LOGAN HAS NEVER THROWN A WHITEBOARD RUBBER AT ANYONE. Now that unpleasantness is out of the way... Simon was the guy on the Viking FM breakfast show when a fresh-faced young John Daniel Fox was travelling to college, drenched in Joop and wearing one of those colour-changing t-shirts. So, in the week that Viking FM celebrates its 40th birthday (and ceases to actually be Viking FM anymore, but let's not dwell on that), who better to get on than one of its legendary jocks. Simon may have been best known for his on-air wind up calls both in Hull and on Radio Aire in Leeds. In fact he put out a CD of the best wind ups and got into the top 20 of the actual album charts, sandwiched between two Britpop stalwarts! Most recently he's been plying his trade on BBC Radio Newcastle, a job that he got all by himself. But if a former Radio 1 legend had his way, he could have been his agent and taken a tidy 15%. More on that in the episode. And did you know he may have been the highest paid overnight guy ever? You will once you've listened. So many great stories and big laughs in this episode. Enjoy!   There is some FANTASTIC classic Logie to listen to here: https://www.aircheckdownloads.com/audio-search?term=simon+logan&sort_bef_combine=relevance_DESC Hear Simon's more recent 80s v 90s shows on BBC Radio Newcastle: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004wzjk   If you enjoy the podcast, just want to give you a quick reminder that we'd be grateful if you would support us on Ko-Fi:  https://ko-fi.com/crunchandroll  

Spurs Chat: Discussing all Things Tottenham Hotspur: Hosted by Chris Cowlin: The Daily Tottenham/Spurs Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedian Raul Kohli and BBC Radio Newcastle commentator Matthew Raisbeck are joined by filmmaker Zarah Zomorodian, who produced the 2020 documentary We Are The Geordies. They also discuss Sven Botman's knee injury and the FA Cup defeat by Manchester City.

Comedian Raul Kohli and BBC Radio Newcastle commentator Matthew Raisbeck are joined by presenter Ross Tweddell from Cultaholic, who explains why he got a tattoo of Newcastle's Jacob Murphy on his leg.

Raul Kohli and BBC Radio Newcastle commentator Matthew Raisbeck are joined by Luke Edwards from The Telegraph to discuss the FA Cup draw, the possible expansion of St James' Park - and Luke's friendship with former Magpies manager Steve Bruce.

BBC Radio Newcastle's Simon Pryde and Matthew Raisbeck are joined by the Daily Mail's north east football correspondent Craig Hope to discuss the future of Newcastle United sporting director Dan Ashworth.

Foxy has referenced many of his radio heroes before - Moyles, Mark & Lard, Robin Banks - but the biggest poster on teenage Foxy's bedroom wall was that of Scott Makin. It was his husky, Teesside tones and his lovely leather jacket that did it for him. But listen to the end to find out how our awe-fill presenter embarrassed himself in front of his icon the first time they met. If you've lived in Yorkshire or the North East of England in the last 30ish years there's a good chance you've heard Scott doing his thing. He is undeniably 'King of Mids' but there's the most perfect story of how he ended up presenting Breakfast at Century, and how I did his best to sabotage this gem of a job offer. You'll also hear about the time he met a former inmate listener in a bar, and a Full Monty performance featuring former guest Joel Ross (and what he'd do for £30 in the late 90s). Warning: Contains gratuitous, misty-eyed mentions of Viking FM.   Hear Scott on BBC Radio Tees and BBC Radio Newcastle, weekday afternoons from 2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04kbx4b Get your ears around a bit of classic Scott on Aircheck Downloads: https://www.aircheckdownloads.com/uk-airchecks/hallam-fm-sheffield/2010s/scott-makin-apr-9th-2013-655 Follow him on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ScottMakinRadio  

Comedian Raul Kohli, BBC Radio Newcastle commentator Matthew Raisbeck and Aaron Stokes from The Chronicle discuss whether Livramento should start ahead of Burn at left back.

Comedian Raul Kohli and BBC Radio Newcastle commentator Matthew Raisbeck are joined by journalist Jordan Cronin to discuss the latest black and white transfer speculation.

BBC Radio Newcastle's Colin White and Nick Barnes discuss the Ipswich defeat and reflect on the past 25 seasons with James Hunter, who has just left The Chronicle.

Comedian Raul Kohli is joined by BBC Radio Newcastle's Matthew Raisbeck and Colin White to review Newcastle's victory over Sunderland.

Hello, it's The Monday Show via The Everything is Black and White Podcast. Andrew and Aaron are joined by Matthew Raisbeck of BBC Radio Newcastle. Sam Mulliner of NFTV also makes an appearance! They look back on a great win for Newcastle over Fulham. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As they return to the European stage, we re-live Newcastle United's memorable run in the Champions League in the 2002-03 season, with commentary from the BBC Radio Newcastle archives and new interviews with ex-players and former assistant manager John Carver.

Familiarity in sports broadcasting is as traditional as the match day pie or program, a trusted voice that paints pictures with words. Sunderland AFC supporters have had that over the past couple of decades from BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes. This week marks his 1000th game covering Sunderland so Frankie & Danny Caught up with Nick to recognise this milestone and hear some stories.

Hello and welcome to The Everything is Black and White Podcast - Here is Part 1 of our latest show recorded in front of a live audience. Podcast host Andrew Musgrove welcomed The Chronicle's Lee Ryder, Aaron Stokes, and Ciaran Kelly to the stage to form a special panel alongside BBC Radio Newcastle's Matthew Raisbeck and The Times' Henry Winter. This is a recording of the show. Topics discussed include The dream Champions League draw The writer's verdict on the transfer window Which position they would add to if possible Hopes academy improvements continue Praise for Darren Eales and Dan Ashworth The aims for this season The event, which had more than 100 people turn out, was raising funds for Sir Bobby Robson Foundation and The NUFC Fans' Foodbank. Part 2 of the show with Sir John Hall will be published during the international break. **** Please consider voting for The Everything is Black and White Podcast in Football Content Createor Awards for Best Premier League Podcast. Click here to do so! Thanks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sangini is a Black and minorities women led community arts project that is committed to ending gender based violence. They seek to improve the quality of Black and minoritised and socially excluded women's lives by increasing their physical, mental and spiritual health through artistic, heritage, crafts and social activities that helps women recover from experiences of gender based violence whilst promoting cultural diversity.Sangini seek to reach BME, disadvantaged and excluded women in innovative and creative ways whilst providing opportunities for tackling inequalities. Their previous projects have had a positive impact in encouraging women from different communities to engage in educational, creative and participatory activities by providing support and encouragement thereby removing the social and cultural barriers.https://www.sangini.co.uk/aboutPadma Rao, Director, Sangini is based in the North East of England, is also a contemporary visual artist practicing painting and contemporary drawing, a visiting lecturer, arts facilitator and a published poet.  Padma has over 20 years' experience in the arts, heritage, community development, equalities and women's issues. Padma has an art studio Makaan in South Shields, UK where she has shown works of art by artists based locally, nationally and internationally. A published poet, Padma has a background of working in the radio both at the BBC Radio Newcastle, as well as in India.  In her role at Sangini, Padma leads on the strategic development of Sangini's programme of work that includes developing partnerships and sustainability and representation of Black women's voices at local, regional and national networks.    Padma is passionate about the role and status of marginalised women in our current society and by exploring these issues through her work, both as an artist as well as in her role at Sangini, she aims to create a platform for the wider discussions around creativity, equality, feminism, identity and displacement of Black women. Nasim Akhtar is an artist living near Durham. She loves the textures of different fabrics and make textile art and patchwork quilts. She's been sewing since she was very young. She uses watercolours and acrylics to make abstract images as well as using digital manipulation to finish a piece of art. Her art work is displayed at EDAN Art Gallery in Seaham. Art ran alongside a 30 year career in Probation Services, in particular working to develop on services for women who commit crime. Writing poems and short stories helped her to record reflections and events. She has a manuscript inspired by her father's journey to the UK which shaped his family, including her. Nasim is also a member of Easignton Writers and a  local book club.  

Matt Keeling and Eleanor McCabe sit down to preview Sunderland's trip to Preston North End, while Stephen Goldsmith catches up with BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes on the mood around the Stadium of Light after the Black Cats exited the League Cup following a penalty shoot-out defeat to League Two Crewe Alexandra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Louise Young is a stand-up comedian who is a regular at clubs up and down the country. Louise has supported the likes of Jason Manford and Alan Carr on their nationwide UK and Ireland tours. In 2020, she was nominated for Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year, and the following year was nominated for Leicester Comedy Festival's Best Festival Appearance. She's also been a finalist in the Funny Women Awards. Louise has presented a weekly comedy radio show on BBC Radio Newcastle, and at the 2020 Gillard Awards won a commendation for Newcomer of the Year on the station. Louise also wrote and acted in Channel 4's Original Comedy shorts, one of which gained over five million views. On BBC Radio 4 she's in the comedy Fred at The Stand, and can be seen on Comedy Central Live!Louise Young is guest number 313 on My Time Capsule and chats to Michael Fenton Stevens about the five things she'd like to put in a time capsule; four she'd like to preserve and one she'd like to bury and never have to think about again .For Louise's Edinburgh show tickets, visit - tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/louise-young-feralFollow Louise Young on Twitter: @louiseyoung_ and Instagram @louiseyoungcomedy .Follow My Time Capsule on Twitter, Instagram & Facebook: @MyTCpod .Follow Michael Fenton Stevens on Twitter: @fentonstevens and Instagram @mikefentonstevens .Produced and edited by John Fenton-Stevens for Cast Off Productions .Music by Pass The Peas Music .Artwork by matthewboxall.com .This podcast is proud to be associated with the charity Viva! Providing theatrical opportunities for hundreds of young people . Get this podcast ad-free by becoming a team member with Acast+! Your support will help us to keep making My Time Capsule. Join our team now! https://plus.acast.com/s/mytimecapsule. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello and welcome back to The Everything is Black and White Podcast. This is PART 2 of our live event that we held on May 25th. Hopefully, you've come across PART 1 with Nobby Solano - if not you can find that here. This episode brings you Lee Ryder, Ciaran Kelly, Aaron Stokes, The Mirror's Simon Bird, and BBC Radio Newcastle's Matthew Raisbeck. There was so much to talk about. The great season just gone, next season's Champions League campaign, analysis of the ownership, insight into Eddie Howe and talk of an elite signing to come. It's not one to be missed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Great to have Lewis Brackpool join us again to give us his honest appraisals on the talking points, news and from his social media this past week. Under the microscope this episode..... - ASOS has lost the plot. - Health officials admit to no evidence that face masks protected vulnerable from Covid. - mRNA vaccines delivered through food? - 'We're not antivaxxers... we have lost loved ones' - London Mayor Khan to face the High Court over ULEZ expansion as it is deemed 'unlawful'. - Biden Family European Vacation. - National Public Radio Denies Being National Or Public! - Elon Musk: 'Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life'. - Albanian gangster granted anonymity after claiming asylum in the UK...... to protect his security! - Figures show just 215 of the 45,728 Channel migrants who arrived by small boat last year were deported from UK. Lewis Brackpool is an independent journalist, broadcaster, commentator and a reporter. His writing focus is politics, freedom of speech, news and current affairs. Here he discusses his journey into journalism. "I've been in the alternative media for a couple of years. I was previously with another company, a Canadian-based company called Rebel News. I started there after being made redundant from my previous job as a flight attendant - or a ‘trolley dolly' as they say! After that, I thought, ‘Right, I want to get back into politics'. I used to study it for a bit, but my views were completely different to what we were being taught back in the days of 6th Form, with all the programming that they were pushing on people, so I decided to make a YouTube channel. I did that for a year, built up some contacts, networked, really pushed out my viewpoint on various subjects, and then applied for a course to report on Rebel News." Lewis is a rare thing among journalists as he brings uncensored, unbiased and unique information all delivered in his own imitable style. Connect and support Lewis..... Substack: https://lewisbrackpool.substack.com/ GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/lewis_brackpool TWITTER: https://twitter.com/Lewis_Brackpool?s=20&t=ugH3aHz8n6Su4agPZJouqQ TELEGRAM: https://t.me/lewisbrackpool Originally broadcast live 15.4.23 *Special thanks to Bosch Fawstin for recording our intro/outro on this podcast. Check out his art https://theboschfawstinstore.blogspot.com/ and follow him on GETTR https://gettr.com/user/BoschFawstin and Twitter https://twitter.com/TheBoschFawstin?s=20  To sign up for our weekly email, find our social media, podcasts, video, livestreaming platforms and more https://heartsofoak.org/connect/ Links to topics discussed this episode.... https://rumble.com/v2ifa6e-the-week-according-to-.-.-.-lewis-brackpool.html Transcript [0:22] Tonight is absolutely wonderful to have Lewis Brackpool back with us again. Lewis, thank you so much.   Thank you, Peter. It's great to be back on. Good to have you. And of course, there is Lewis's handle on Twitter. Make sure and follow him. And I believe you've launched recently a sub stack. Tell us what people can find on that and why they should subscribe to your sub stack, Lewis. This is my little pitch. Basically, I love news. I love news, current affairs, very anti-globalist, NWO, all of that stuff. So I like to keep up to date with what's going on and if I see something, I'll probably write about it. So if you subscribe, I'm very new to it. I've only been doing it for two days so I've only got two articles but I try and keep it all up to date. And on Monday, I think we've got a couple of articles coming out or say we, just me and put in your email and you get it straight to your inbox and I'll try and be as out there with the news as possible. So yeah. [1:19] You know what it's like once you start in the treadmill, Lewis, you can't stop. You get that, don't you?   It's addictive. I love it. It's great. Make sure and subscribe to that. I catch Lewis's wisdom and hassle him if he doesn't give you one a day. We'll leave it at that, add to his stress levels. So much, most of them we've pulled from Lewis's Twitter account. Some of them we put up, but it's a good mixture. So let's start off with the first one, which is not as disturbing as Sam Smith, but still is, I think that's the level of disturbing we want. This is ASOS. [1:58] And I told you, do you want to, do you want to say on this, because it is quite a disturbing picture to start with, Lewis. [2:06] Well, this is ASOS. This is a clothing company that of course sells lots and lots of different products from Adidas to Fred Perry to other things. I used to shop at ASOS but they've gone in a quite different direction as you can see. Is this not your usual attire?   This is not my usual attire, no. Absolutely not. I'm not on the weekends either. So this is not a bit of me personally. So yeah, I don't know what this market is for now or what this site ASOS or who it's for now. So I don't know. It's very, very odd. I saw that I keep getting sent now ASOS clothings and saying, have you seen that? Have you seen that? After I posted that one and I'm like, right, well, I don't want this all filled up my timeline now, but I think I sort of dug my own grave there with that one. [3:03] But yeah, I don't know what sort of direction ASOS is going in, but they have clearly lost the plot, like I said. Obviously there are Sam Smith videos, obviously the Bud Light stuff. I mean, there seems to be no end. And you think when you go, I mean, I find it difficult now when some of the sites don't actually have male or female. I just want to click on the male section. You reduce it down by 90%. And it's simple. I want something for my top half, my bottom half to put on my feet. I just want it simple. now you have to navigate some weird, and this now just adds to it, because if that's not in the men's clothing section, I am gonna be really confused. [3:42] Yeah, absolutely. I think they're confused where they're pushing that product out. I mean, I don't know. I don't know. It's sort of all a bit topsy-turvy at the minute with that sort of stuff. Fashion has gone like a sort of a weird direction. It used to be punk, you know, used to be like this anti-establishment sort of thing to wear something really quirky. I mean, you look back at like the Sex Pistols, people like that, and they used to dress really outlandishly. But now it's come to a point where... That's not anti-establishment. Anti-establishment is dressing like a Christian or like a traditionalist. So yeah, it's strange how things have changed over the years. Maybe I'm thinking this could be your premium bit on your sub stack. You could actually, weekly, you could dress up in something different. Just a thought, Lewis, I don't know. I don't know, just helping you out. [4:36] Yeah, I had to get a good subscription model for that one.   Moving swiftly on, we will move on to COVID. Thankfully, we're not streaming on YouTube. This is fascinating from The Telegraph. No evidence face masks protected vulnerable from COVID, health officials say. This is a report, they did all these studies, and The Telegraph reported on children and the impact on them. And now they've just done wider and critics, critics, well, the Telegraph was not a critic sadly, it was applauding what the government did, but critics say authorities are failing to prepare for any future pandemic by not examining the effectiveness of masks. It's an interesting mix that are talking about future pandemics, talking about this. [5:35] But yeah, what are your thoughts? there seems to be drip drip the truth slowly coming out. Well this is exactly it. This is exactly what I was saying the other day. I was speaking to friends about this particular article and I actually reposted it and it's typical. We know that this wasn't going to come out very very early on because you know what would have happened if it did come out very very early on. People would just not comply and this is what the government, this is what the state or the establishment want to do if they implement something they want you to follow it, they want you to obey it, they want you to be obedient to it and if you continue to push out conflicting, messages to the establishment then of course people aren't gonna buy it and it's so funny how this is slowly starting to unravel. [6:29] I don't want to get into the whole, oh, we told you so, because that's not going to, that's not going to change. Go on, go on. I want to say it. I know I want to say that I told you so line. It's so easy to say. But it's now at a point where you have to question everything. You have to absolutely question what the mainstream media are putting out. Even the Telegraph. I mean, that, for example, is so conflicting. You've got the heading just basically saying it outright. No evidence that masks work and then under underneath it's like, oh, but they're failing for to, look at the evidence of masks for future pandemics doesn't make sense. So I don't know if there's a ghost writer there. I don't know if someone higher up to this writer is over the shoulder and saying, right, make sure you put that. So all the conspiracy theorists don't jump on quote unquote. It's typical. It's absolutely typical and weirdly not surprising at the same time. There, just want to touch, there was, let me, let me look, do I, yes I do have it on my screen. It says here, however, this is a review, UK Health Security Agency. They said, the report was unable to find a single piece of scientific research which had usable data. And I guess if us minions mentioned that on YouTube, we'd get a strike immediately. [7:55] The Rapid Review looked at 4,371 studies specifically about COVID, but there was none that examined the effectiveness of N95 or equivalent masks. [8:10] It beggars belief that after destroying people's lives, telling them this would work, that there actually is zero evidence. 4,000 surveys are, and there is no evidence that it worked. Then it kind of. Does make you angry doesn't it?   Of course, absolutely and it makes you, it makes people like us angrier I think because we were shouting from the rooftops about this and we were telling people don't do it. [8:40] And then people would give you almost evils on public transport if you use public transport a lot and you didn't wear a mask and you refused to comply and I still got a good friend of mine Nazarin Veronica has been standing up to when she goes to the NHS or use the NHS in hospitals and, doctors appointments, even not just for herself, but for moral support for friends. She's always been approached by people saying you must wear a mask, you must wear a mask. Yet the evidence is so contradictory and has been since the beginning. And all these altercations that you look back you just think what was what was the point what was the point of it all and it is frustrating it's very very frustrating I just, I don't expect to see that on the BBC put it that way and I don't expect that they will put stories out like that because they're so worried that the truth will start to unravel even more, that people [9:44] are just gonna turn around and say well, what else have you lied about and then the rabbit hole begins You know and that's what happened to a lot of us that certainly happened to me, You know when you look back Trump being one for many other things and lots of different media smears and things like that, That's another example Brexit, Lots and lots of different subjects. So I don't know. I don't know. It's it's I don't know It's a very, very odd one, but I understand the frustration. Just got to stay focused and keep shouting from the rooftop still. Yeah. Well, let's on the Covid, actually, let me just pull in. There is Gareth 1965, Ian Peter Lewis, Charlotte, Baroness of Burnley. Great to have you with us, Charlotte, from little Airbnb cottage in the middle of nowhere. How lovely. [10:35] So do there is Julie X. Do drop your comments in. I will try and pull them in, but not get pulled away. This, ProJam, can you play? Can you play that video, actually? Don't do it full screen. Just don't do it full screen. (plays video audio) Medicago's manufacturing facility looks like a nursery, but inside these plants, they're growing a new kind of vaccine. The technology is called a virus-like particle. At Medicago, we use a careful step-by-step process to develop vaccines, using our plants as mini bioreactors. We start with the gene sequence, or code, of a virus. We then use our technology to synthesize the virus code into a real biological product. The code contains genetic instructions that our plants can read, and we insert it into bacteria called agrobacterium tunfaciens. We submerge the plants in a bath with the bacteria that carries the information into the plant cells. And using a vacuum, we suck out the air between the plant cells and replace it with the liquid. The plants absorb it like a sponge. [11:48] At the end of their bacterial bath, we return our plants to a carefully controlled greenhouse to let them get on with their natural growing business for at least four days. Now the plants will start producing the most important ingredient of our vaccines, virus-like particles. [12:05] So that was Darren of Plymouth. And it's obviously we've been encouraged, coaxed, forced in some countries to to get an experimental jab. It's I guess it is. I remember seeing a story about mosquitoes being used to deliver genetic modified mosquitoes. And I guess another step is in the food. and there you see it because you've got GM food, I guess. So it does seem to be the next step. And then it's wonderful that we can all get fighters, drugs directly into our food supply. What could be better? Well, exactly. And I read as well that China have managed to get it in cow's milk, I believe. So that was extraordinary to read. I mean, is it any wonder that the Dutch farmers are going through such a struggle at the minute with their government? Because whoever controls the food supply can control the people really considering that they are the second largest [13:07] agricultural exporter of foods and goods, so, Is it any wonder that this sort of stuff is really being accelerated in in this time and do you know what since 2020 and possibly even before 2020, we're seeing now this acceleration of all of this, whether it be GMOs, whether it be mRNA, whether it be all of these types of, pushes from whether it be the World Economic Forum or all of these different UN based, partnerships that are really pushing out ways in which [13:44] our lives are going to change, our lifestyles are going to change in different ways from food to societal to economics it's all just completely changing so it's scary it's really actually scary, if someone was to ask me how do you push back against this I mean the most I can think of is read read the labels and what you're, what you're eating and consuming and drinking that's that's kind of the only sort of sensible thing, same with the bug narrative that we're seeing as well, where insects, I think the European Union secretly, or I say secretly, they said it very quietly. They put a bill through that they can put insect products within food, within certain European countries. I need to fact check myself on that one. But I believe the bill was passed through not so long ago and that's all fine now apparently and everyone's forgotten about it. So I think people need to really [14:48] just be aware of what you're eating and drinking now and yeah, just be mindful, I think is the only sensible answer to that is. I think we have moved away from a trust in our authorities to actually questioning and that does go into food, which is another step. But yeah, completely. This was a fascinating story. This is about the, obviously the anti-vaxxer line is one that is used against us all. And this is from the Daily Mail, we're not anti-vaxxers, we have lost loved ones. Widower of BBC presenter who died from COVID-19 vaccine complications launches legal action against AstraZeneca on 75 people whose relatives passed away or suffered jab related injuries. Now to me it's intriguing that someone who has died and that link to the BBC, that's what's kind of intriguing on this and I'm thinking that will get a little bit more traction. But of course these are similar stories we see regularly with people dying sudden adult death syndrome, whatever it's called. [16:09] But this seems to be directly linked to the jab AstraZeneca. But what are your, thoughts on this? I mean, the massive difficulty of anyone getting justice, I guess, in this area. Well, absolutely. And this is unfortunately going to be, well, to put it politely, very very politely. It's a rude awakening almost to the damage and the misery that this this MRNA shot has actually caused to millions and millions of people. [16:46] It's, we're seeing this all the time now and that's I here's the thing Peter like when when people were sceptical to start with, this wasn't out of points or trying to be right if this was out of no, there's genuine concern here. And, now it's to the point where you know when you're called a conspiracy theorist. I wish I was, I wish it was a conspiracy theory, I'm going to put that out there. I wish it was a conspiracy theory and that it's not actually happening and you can't attribute. But it is. It is. It's real. It's happening to ordinary people. And hearing stories of widowers, of people who have lost sons, daughters, family, friends, whether it be vaccine injured or even worse. [17:42] I mean, you just, you think how long until people start to recognize what is going on. And it makes me sick that like the athletes just suddenly collapsing and anything but is the quote, is anything but, but we need to start opening up investigations. We need to start having some accountability and having some justice for these people. It's not about point scoring politically. It's not about left or right or anything of the sort. It's about people's lives. So people need justice. People deserve justice. And we need answers as well. We need them now. We don't need them tomorrow. We need them now. [18:28] No, exactly. And this is, let me bring up the picture. So there's, Gareth Eve says he has no alternative but to pursue legal action against AstraZeneca after his wife, BBC Radio Newcastle presenter, Lisa Shaw, died from coronavirus vaccine complications. I guess if only the Daily Mail, the Telegraph and others were actually giving a word of caution at the beginning because it's strange, they publish this story, but the Daily Mail are complicit in the deaths of many people in the side effects and harms of many people because they told people get this or else you'll kill your granny. They were pushing the government narrative. Exactly, exactly. And you know, there's so many, there are so many people that, I'm gonna say it, there's so many people that have blood on their hands because of this. There really is. And like I just said, I'm gonna echo what I just said. There needs to be accountability. There needs to be justice. Because if you are complicit in covering up this horrific crime is what it is. It's a crime. [19:44] You have so much blood on your hands if you are complicit within this. Telling people the truth shouldn't be a difficulty when it comes to this because it's people's lives. So I hope he receives justice for his wife. I really, really do. And I'll be praying for that. Yeah. Well, move on. But just I saw someone actually had a business card and they gave it to me and said conspiracy without the theory. Just a flight back, conspiracy, just looked it up, a secret agreement made between two or more people or groups to do something bad or illegal that will harm someone else. And that seems to be what has happened with the drug companies in a rush for profit and power and control of that market, to gain a foothold that they were willing to push a product that was not tested in any shape or form. Remember, most vaccines go through a 10, 12 year testing period and doesn't matter what miracle you do, doesn't matter how much money you throw at it, you don't get a vaccine in six to nine months, which is what happened. It is impossible. But yeah, that's anyway, we'll [20:55] move on to your Substack article. Sadiq Khan, for those of us, sadly, who live in London and are forced to endure this madman as our mayor, I worked in City Hall for years, sadly, didn't really see him. I guess he's actually he's so short you probably would miss him. I missed the Boris days which at least would have been good fun. But this is Sadiq Khan to face a high court over ULEZ expansion deemed unlawful. The Mayor of London is facing a high court challenge after his expansion of the ultra low emission zones. So tell us about this and this obviously gives the viewers a flavour of what they'll get in your sub stack Lewis.   Absolutely, so finally some good news for a start, which is great someone being held accountable for something at least but I believe some, conservative councils and Peers have gotten together and said actually this is deemed unlawful and a judge has actually come out and said in a high court that this [22:03] expansion of you les is of course is deemed completely unlawful and they're actually going to be taking legal challenge against Sadiq Khan, which is great news. ULEZ being ultra low emission zones, we know a little bit about that, introduced by Boris Johnson and then expanded by Sadiq Khan. So we must remember that Boris Johnson is also held accountable for ULEZ or the concept of ULEZ in itself. That being that you have to register with the DVLA your vehicle under certain standards, weirdly European standards, even though we've left the EU, quote unquote, weird. [22:46] But this expansion zone is hurting low income Londoners, it's hurting people who want to drive and have been driving for years, it's hurting a vast majority of Londoners because of this charge. I believe it's £12.50 a day or can be up to £180 per day if you haven't met your DVLA standards or your low emission standards, I think is what they call it. So finally, some accountability. It's deemed unlawful. We've been seeing the protests recently. There was one today as well in London and stop the ULEZ expansion because it's it's set to be done in August I believe this year, please fact-check me on that. [23:35] So this is great so obviously more more to follow but at least there is a there's a start in some accountability   Yep, and of course this is a tax on, I mean we've, we just had to get a new car, I said new car, there's no way [23:56] many people can buy a new car. So we got a car a couple of years old and even it's difficult getting second hand, but it's that punishment on individuals because they can't afford a brand new car, they cannot afford an electric car, they can't afford the latest Tesla, and simply to get a new car is 15,000 plus, generally 20,000 plus, and cars have gone up, because simply just us looking at it, gone up by what 40% in the last three years. And it is, of course, Sadiq Khan looking down at those who actually are lower middle class and not in that upper class bracket and can't just splash the cash on 25,000 for a new car. Yeah, absolutely. and all these people that claim to be for the working class or for the lower income Londoners, it's all baloney. It's all smokescreen. Climate change, this climate change agenda is all going to hurt the people with low incomes the most. Net zero and of course Agenda 2030, that's all going to hurt people with lower incomes the most. I mean, remember as well, Boris Johnson, when he was in power, he turned around and introduced by 2030, diesel and petrol engine vehicles are to be banned. [25:17] And I believe that still stands, if I'm correct. And this is all part, I hate to say it, but it's all part of a bigger agenda here. It's the idea of you shouldn't be able to own a vehicle or a petrol and diesel vehicle, it's something that's electric that can be controlled in the long term. [25:41] It will be put up onto this type of grid almost that can be switched on and off. I mean, we're now getting cars that you don't even have to drive yourself. You can have it drive for you. So it would drive you straight to the police station if you've made a hate crime. So, you know, how convenient.   No, exactly. Paul Lee on Facebook says it's not the, says the tax on the poor, it is. But it's also, it's funny whenever you comment to the people with their new electric car and you say, oh, so you're racist, are you? You must hate African children working as slaves to mine products for your battery. They accept that. They love their children in Africa, in those mines, killing themselves so they can drive their latest electric car. And it's pathetic, but yet some like ULEZ or some like me, we would be the ones with the hate crime, not them for killing these children in Africa. [26:46] Well, it's sad really. I've looked into the cobalt mining in I believe, I want to say the Congo, I believe it's in the Congo. Yeah, and there are some images coming out there that's absolutely shocking of children as young as six and seven, because they've got small hands, they can easily go into the to the mining sort of hole of where they're digging and they can bring out all the minerals. I mean, it's sad. It's very, very sad. And this is this. Well, this is it. You've got people now who love to virtue signal, love to go out and say on [27:31] their high horse that I'm doing the bit for the climate. I'm getting my electric car. I'm not participating in petrol or diesel. I'm not watching Formula One. I'm boycotting Formula One. I'm in Formula Two because of course it's all electric and I'm doing my bit for the environment. But they haven't worked out the concept of human life that's actually sacrificed themselves to bring that mineral to them. And listen, I'm not going around saying that I'm self-righteous and that I'm virtue, virtue signalling with the idea of the climate agenda. You know, I have a phone here that's probably got minerals that have done all sorts, I've got clothes, maybe that's I don't know. There's so many brands out there that have have their ways of getting their clothes here. [28:30] I'm not going around saying that I'm doing this for a greater cause and I'm this self-righteous person, but the fact that they're turning around saying they are and it's your fault, Peter, and it's my fault, Lewis, and everyone else who's watching the stream, it's your fault for not adapting to this electric car Tesla stuff, then you're of course a bad person. You're an awful person for not doing that. It's sad. It's sad to watch. It's sad to watch the circle come back round. It really is. And just leave you the picture. I quickly did a Google check and this is from the Financial Times. So maybe they need to put a picture like that up at every dealership that does electric cars. So we all make our choices. And if we want that choice, then we make it. But at least people should make it with open eyes. Moving on to [29:32] Biden, the former Vice President Joe Biden, who masquerades as the President of the United States. And this is from the Daily Mail, shamelessly parading his disgraced son, taking selfies with accused terrorists and insulting America's allies. It's all in a day's work for our declining President on his corrupt Biden family European vacation. Of course, this is his trip to Northern Ireland and then the Republic of Ireland along with Hunter Biden, who the book is behind me there. We had Miranda Devine on with us on Monday I think it was, unpacking the laptop from hell. And it's, I mean it's interesting seeing because obviously the media did everything to attack Trump and Biden was supposedly the one that the media and the people wanted and now they're turning on because they realise he's sadly a decrepit individual who'd be much better in a nursing home. But what were your thoughts Lewis from watching Biden arrive in Northern Ireland, seeing I think he saw Sunak for like an hour over a coffee and then went on in the Republic? [30:46] Yeah I've heard that Biden's lineage to Ireland stems back as far back as the 1800s. So he's as much Irish as I am German, basically. So the idea that he's parading around saying he's Irish, I mean, we saw, you've seen that clip of him when he was interviewed by the BBC and he said, oh, BBC, well, I'm Irish. Yeah. The way, you saw that? He's as much Irish as I am German. Like, it's just not, it's so far beyond, like you can't say that he is pretty much. But his lineage stems back so far there. I saw, of course, the the selfie with Gerry Adams in Ireland. And I mean, it's terrible. It's absolutely terrible. I think you're, I would say, Peter, you're more equipped to talk about this sort of subject, I would say. [31:47] But for me, seeing it, I mean, we know that Biden's pretty anti-British. We've seen that over the years, we've seen the clips, the little jibes he does. The relationship between America and the UK still stays strong between people who respect the constitution, respect Britain equally. But in terms of, well, in terms of relation or foreign relations between governments, I mean, that's going to put a spanner in the works, a massive, massive spanner in the works. So I don't know what he was thinking by that   Sadly I don't think he was thinking much. Even his aides weren't thinking, you know, the people that have been basically taking care of him for the his entire presidency. I don't know what they were thinking. I don't know if they'd done a Wikipedia search on, Jerry Adams and only saw that his only controversy was a 2016 tweet, nothing else mentioned, but you know, we know what Wikipedia is all about and who's funding that. So yeah, it's absolutely shocking. But... What are your thoughts Peter actually, because I've yet to have a chat with you about this whole [33:08] Biden visit as well.   Well, I mean I'm still fixated more on Hunter Biden and everything on that side. And again, just because I've just read the book, but obviously going down every, being over the States so much in the last year and everyone tells you how Irish they are, or how English they are, and they know their history better than anyone in Ireland knows theirs. And I'll, you know, give it to you, there's always been a good relationship between Ireland and the US and traditionally between the UK and across there. So if Biden wants to come over, stand in front of an Irish flag, lick an ice cream from some Irish ice cream parlor, then fair enough. And I guess this is all about electioneering. I mean, you never stop campaigning. And he needs a hell of a miracle or Dominion voting machines to help him win in the next election. So I guess that's a tick because he has no intention of visiting the rest of the UK, the mainland, coming over to England, coming over to London. You'd think he would actually take a trip over and visit the UK. [34:16] The fifth most important country in the world economically, but he sticks with Ireland simply because of electioneering. And a picture with Gerry Adams, I guess, helps him in that Democrat [34:27] supporter base. Who cares how many people you blow up and shoot dead? And that's irrelevant. It's about getting votes to him. And he probably doesn't have any clue. He probably doesn't know where he is, dear love. That's the sad part of it, that it's those around him. It's his wife, Dr. Jill, who actually is tormenting her husband simply because she wants to be in that position a first lady. To me, that's the whole sad part of it. Yeah, absolutely. I completely agree with you. And it's more sad now, I think. I think because at first it was quite funny, you know, hearing all the gaffes and, you know, the silly takes, but it's actually sad. I watched Trump's interview with Carlson and they speak a little bit about that and the fact that he turns around says it's actually really sad and he's correct it is sad because you're watching, you're watching a man I believe he's in his 80s there are 90 year olds that are sharper than that very very sharp and you've got this guy who's going through I don't know if they're episodes I don't know what they are but it's it's some form of, dementia or deliriousness within Biden's cognitive ability to string sentences and think fast and think on his feet. [35:53] So I don't know, it's sad to go back to the point, it's really really sad to watch. And then look at Trump, someone who's actually the most active someone of his age you'll come across, has that fight in him but no completely. Let's move over to Twitter. This was a great piece in the Babylon Bee, which I'm getting to love more and more. [36:23] And their story was, "'National Public Radio' denies being nationalist or public. "'National Public Radio,' NPR, a government-supported news organization, is vehemently denying slanderous accusations that they are national and public. This false, libelous, scandalous, sickening, spurious claim that NPR is a shameful misrepresentation the facts spread by Nazi white supremacists like Elon Musk's at NPR. And obviously this is the issue of Twitter tagging a government or news organizations run by as a state media of tagging them as government media organizations and I think there was, let me, it was the BBC actually, they complained and actually that has now changed. Let me just show you this, just to show how Twitter have actually backed [37:20] down, which I hadn't realized until I delved into this. Let me just show you the BBC's Twitter account at the moment. And there you go. It is now a publicly funded media, no longer government funded media. So yeah, this I guess Elon Musk will argue he just wants to make it more transparent and I guess the BBC and government media don't necessarily want to be transparent because it won't sound like they're the media of the people. But what were your thoughts on this [37:54] Twitter spat.   Well, what's funny is changing it to publicly funded media. It's like, yeah, without a choice. You know what I mean? It's not a charity, you know. So really, it should go back to state media. So that's more accurate because of course, for Americans that watch us, I mean, explaining about the television license fee is baffling to an American or a Canadian or whoever that's watching that's not from the UK. The idea that we have to pay each month and that covers the BBC and our tax to actually watch television. It's insane. So yeah, the spat was extremely funny to watch. It was very amusing, especially with the interview between Musk and the reporter. It was great. It was a great bit of entertainment, better than anything the BBC have done in years. So you know, fair play to that. Of course, you know my view, I'm still a bit weary of Musk personally. I'm still, I don't really trust him, if I'm totally honest, because the idea of someone putting chips in people's brains, I mean, that's not a normal thing to want to sort of pursue. And we know about AI and how that's sort of encroaching into everyday life and he wants to accelerate that. So I'm not sure about that. But in this particular context. [39:19] This particular story, I mean, fair play. That was quality entertainment. And I think he was right to go and make sure that other platforms such as the BBC and stuff are made as state-affiliated media and things like that, because they've done it to the Russian, RT. [39:39] They've done that for a while. I mean, they even made George Galloway, a Russian sort of affiliated person just because of what he was doing with Sputnik at one point. It's unbelievable. So for him to do that and then for them to complain and have a meltdown over it was extremely entertaining. So good work is what I would say. It was. And on the sidebar, we've got Joe Allen on a Monday, who's War Room's humanist editor, technology editor, transhuman. [40:12] And so he joins us on Monday and we delve deeper into that, looking at some of the people behind it. And you're right, I appreciate what Musk has done, but I'm extremely wary. And this, actually let me break, this is another story on Musk. And it really, obviously he's a complex character. I get that. He's a businessman that's massively successful, But this was looking at what's happening in Florida with DeSantis obviously coming down or restricting the right for children to have bits chopped off them and to be injected with hormones and to start that crazy idea that actually you can be a different gender today. And Musk's comment was, any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life. I just thought it was a [41:06] fast, and I'm intrigued by his engagement in the culture wars, although 100% with you, I, the whole AI stuff frightens me to the nth degree, but it's interesting him jumping in on the whole trans debate. Yeah, absolutely. And when was it that a common sense sort of point became controversial? I mean, you can already see someone there, the top comment, why? What do you mean why? I know. I mean, what, you like the idea of sterilizing children? I mean, are you nuts? Yeah, it's unbelievable that a common sense sort of argument like calling for peace in between Ukraine and Russia is considered an awful view. That's considered controversial. What is going on? So it's fascinating to watch. I mean, yeah, I mean, that's pretty common sense to me. I mean, I don't see a problem with that at all. I mean, that's a normal view to have. Yeah, it really is. And I hope that he and the weird thing is that he's one of his children has [42:08] come out as or transitioned or whatever BS happens for you to decide over your cornflakes. You want to be a different gender that week. But so he's obviously had that with his family, and yet he's willing to to speak up. So I guess kudos to him for doing that. Just before he turns us all into machines, I guess. So why not? Yeah, at least it's some compromise or something. It is, yes. You can be transhuman but not transgender. I could be a... I think Musk was saying he was going on, obviously he was on the BBC, and he was saying, I'm going on all the channels, I'm going on Tucker Carlson in a week, he's on the right, and then he's going on a mixture. I would love to ask him, why does he have an issue with transgender but not transhumanism? Yeah, there you go. That would be quite a funny answer as well, I can imagine. It would be. Well, if he agrees to an interview with us, then that'll come. So who knows? Fingers crossed.   Who knows?   On to the, [43:09] probably look at, well actually this is the only one on immigration really, but more on our failures of our court. So, outrageous decision, The Sun, Albanian gangster granted anonymity after claiming asylum in the UK to protect his security. And this, I think this is an issue with our court system. So a judge banned The Sun specifically from identifying the man who's guilty of appalling crimes including murder. So I'm not sure why. [43:45] But it shows our government, well our government and our courts are more concerned about the rights of those who perpetrate crimes than the rights of, God forbid, a British citizen to have rights to not have someone like this living next door to them.   Absolutely, I mean I don't know when when this has happened, when the jurisdiction favours people who have come here illegally, whether he has come here illegally, I'm not 100% sure. I mean, he's claimed asylum. So I'm assuming here, I can't of course, you know, back this up. But yeah, because they say he arrived by boat in Britain. I assume that wasn't by a P&O ferry from France. It would be illegally then. Right. Okay. jurisdiction is is favouring people who have come here illegally to be granted things such as anonymity when they've committed extremely horrific crimes. I don't understand. I don't understand how, what's the logic in that? [44:50] We need, I believe we need to leave the ECHR in order to get some sort of, some sort of wane into deportation and to actually start pushing back a bit more, the cruel to be kind approach because more of this is happening and if you would like to claim asylum you do it through the proper channels just not the English one and I think that's a sensible reasonable attitude to have and that's the sensible, I think, you can correct me if I'm wrong, I believe that's the most sensible take to have. If you want to claim asylum you do it through the proper channels, you do it legally, you do it properly. France is not a war-torn country. So...   Well it is descending into one slowly.   Paris is a a war-torn city. Yes, correct. But yes, and Marseille is a war-torn city. Yes, definitely. [45:52] Monaco isn't or anything like that, but that doesn't count, does it? But yeah, so the proper way is the proper way. And I think seeing stories like that actually really does show the two-tier judicial system that we have in the UK. We hear about it a lot in the US, but the UK is just as guilty, ironically, or you know, pardon the pun. It really is. Well, let's finish off with the final one, looking at the government and the immigration side. This again is from the Mail. Just 215 of the 45,728 Channel migrants who arrived by small boat last year were deported from the UK. Now I'm not quick enough to do my maths but that's definitely well under 1%. I'll let anyone else give me a better stat than that. And it, [46:51] it just amazes me how a so-called conservative government don't want to do anything. We've had, Home Secretaries who supposedly have been tough on law and order and yet nothing happens. But I, guess this figure doesn't really surprise you Lewis.   No, absolutely not. I mean we've had 13 years, I believe it's 13 years now, I've almost lost count of a Tory government and they've done absolutely nothing in terms of trying to sort this mess out. Granted, I can understand the struggles of trying to leave the EU with Europhiles trying to actually leave the EU properly and of course you're in this mess where the ECHR is of course your biggest enemy and of course these lawyers that are of course part of the European Union are of course blocking all of this. But this is what happens, this is what happens when you let pro-EU officials try and take over and try to leave the European Union, something that they love. So of course they're going to have a foot in the door still. So of course it's going to make a lot of problems in terms of sorting this issue out. Does it [48:15] surprise me? Absolutely not. No it doesn't. The reason being is because we've just seen it time and time again. We've seen the same government say the same things over and over and over again and it's just political points. It's political point scoring and Labour aren't saying anything else or anything new. So, they're two cheeks of the same arse, is how the saying goes, and neither party is not going to get anything done. So really, the person who loses in all of this is us.   Yeah, no completely. Let me just show the viewers some of the pictures from that, the leads, and that's obviously one of the small boats coming over. That's the RNLI, which basically act as a taxi service, really. The RNLI, Royal National Lifeboat Institute, are supposedly there to stop someone if they end up drowning because their render blew up bed on the beach somewhere on one of the beaches in the UK, but now they act as a ferry service for bringing them in. And that shows you the figures of how it is increased. that 45,000 is from last year, the 28,000 is from 2021. [49:33] And it's around 8,000 2020. So it is a steep increase year on year. But I guess, again, Lewis, the issue is our government, because I guess if you don't get turned away, then this gets encouraged. And why shouldn't you come to the UK whenever we can give you money, give you somewhere to live, and you'll never be kicked out. It's a win-win. Exactly. Absolutely. And it's gotten to the point where it's asylum shopping, essentially. I think I've seen videos of them actually calling it that, essentially, where we give the best benefits. We give the best, we give free mobile phone, we give credit, we've give migrants, even business grants I've seen. And it's gotten to the point now where the public have just had enough. That's why you've seen lots of protests around. [50:33] And once again, it hurts the lower income, the working class and the lower classes. It always hurts with mass immigration. People are so pro the idea of minimum wage and increasing the minimum wage. Well you're not going to do that and you're not going to be able to survive if you keep, having an influx of mass immigration. It's just not going to work. So it's very counterintuitive having both of those. So [51:02] you now have to pick one now. And the NHS, you have to pick now. Do you want the NHS? [51:07] Or do you want mass immigration? Take your pick. Because you can't have both. You really cannot have both. So it's gotten to that point now where the public have had enough and the public want to see some action. Are we going to see it? I don't think so, personally. I mean, it's been empty promises since the beginning. And like I said, it's only going to hurt people with lower incomes, the working class and the lot. So....   Exactly. Let me, I saw someone was giving me, there's mega maga in a national political, a national political and something, sorry, I can't get your full tag because it doesn't come up. And they're telling me it's 0.004%, 4.7 hundreds of 1%. Percent. So 215 isn't much. I think that's basically what we're saying. Lewis, thank you so much for joining us. Really appreciate you coming on and sharing your thoughts on the stories. So thank you.   Thank you very much Peter for having me on. It's been a pleasure.   Not all and obviously our viewers can make sure and follow you on your Twitter link and sign up to your sub stack and follow Lewis's musings and thoughts and whatever he wants to bring you, you can get it direct to your inbox. And now that I think Twitter have made up with Substack, there was an issue, wasn't there, with that for a while? [52:33] Yeah. I don't know what was going on there. They're just not sort of pairing together. I think they've sorted it. I'm not sure. And I don't know if it de-boosts you apparently in engagement. I don't know. I need to learn to code. I need to learn how this all works so I can sort of help myself. We all do.   Yeah. So we'll figure it out at some point. [52:52] We'll figure it out. 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This week we have a very different episode talking about a very different topic. When my amazing assistant suggested this week's guest, I didn't immediately see how her area of expertise – and passion – would fit with this show. But it was largely due to my ignorance on the topic. The more I thought about it, and having recorded this episode, I realized there is a huge link. So, let me introduce Sharon MacArthur. Sharon is the owner of Miss Menopause which was formed 4 years ago in response to the lack of information about menopause in the workplace. Sharon works face to face and online around the country with organizations larger and small. She has appeared on BBC Breakfast, ITN News and Victoria Derbyshire and is a regular on BBC Radio Newcastle taking about the subject of menopause. Sharon is on a mission to educate everyone about this life event and believes that ignorance can no longer be an excuse. Prior to founding Miss Menopause, Sharon worked as an executive coach to senior leaders, and before that she held senior positions herself. She is very well placed to be talking to leadership teams about the menopause, how it affects productivity and the number of women in c-suite positions. Before we get into the episode though I have an ad from one of our sponsors, estarli. Before we get into the episode I have an ad for you from our very first sponsor – a brand that I'm incredibly excited to talk about. Partly because they're based in my home town and partly because I love what they do and create. Let me introduce you to estarli, an alternative transport solutions company making electric bikes. They say their eBikes are for everywhere and in my view, they're also for everyone. If I'm totally honest, when electric bikes first hit the market, I was pretty skeptical and dismissive of them as an avid road biker… but that says more about my thinking at the time than the bikes. Having spent the last week using one to commute to and from my office, I'm now a huge fan. The addition of the motor means that I can quickly and easily get to and from work without being sweaty, and a little dishevelled when I get there! And let's face it, the two-mile trip each way pedalling on a standard bike isn't really going to touch the sides in terms of building fitness for my next 100mile race!  The e20 model is light yet sturdy and foldable yet stylish, and I love it because it comes in orange, amongst other colours. It's got a 50km range, Shimano 7 speed gear set, 5 power modes and a removable battery for easy charging. It also comes with 20 inch wheels, chunky tyres, disc brakes as well as being road legal and available on cycle schemes. And the best thing? It doesn't even look like an eBike! Our friends over at estarli are giving you a free helmet with your order when you use the discount code, 'benmorton' - all lower case – and we've included the web link in the show notes below. But for now, let's get back to this episode with Sharon MacArthur. As you listen to this episode, all I would say is keep an open mind, as you'll get a lot from this episode and see why the menopause is a subject leaders should have some awareness of. Links mentioned: Miss Menopause: https://www.missmenopause.co.uk (https://www.missmenopause.co.uk)   Estarli bikes: https://www.estarli.co.uk (https://www.estarli.co.uk) – grab your FREE helmet when ordering a bike with code ‘benmorton' Ben's Free Leadership Mini-Course: https://mailchi.mp/b3d5c50adb91/10_4_10 (https://mailchi.mp/b3d5c50adb91/10_4_10)

Aaron Paul is joined by Millwall's Jed Wallace and special guest Luke Garrard, manager of Boreham Wood, ahead of their FA Cup tie at Championship Bournemouth. Freddie Woodman, who this week joined Bournemouth on loan, talks about that tie and what he wants to achieve out of his time on the South Coast. Ahead of Hartlepool's trip to Crystal Palace, midfielder David Ferguson is on the podcast to talk about his climb back up the leagues after playing in the ninth tier. And with Roy Keane linked with a return to Sunderland, BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes gives us the latest on an eventful week for the League One club. TIMECODES 03:00 – Jed on transfer speculation surrounding him at Millwall; 05:00 – Luke Garrard talks about Boreham Wood's FA Cup tie at Bournemouth; 15:00 – David Ferguson on Hartlepool's game at Crystal Palace; 26:00 – Steve Bruce's return to West Brom; 30:30 – A busy week at Sunderland.

When Karen Robson was a baby her father, Brian Teasdale Snr, composed music for her. Brian had a brain injury which left him unable to compose and needing round-the-clock care. Karen shared her story with BBC Radio Newcastle's Gilly Hope and with help from the station's listeners, Brian's song has now been released as a digital download. Host: Letitia George Digital producer: Rachael Smith Executive Producer: Kathryn Morrison

BBC Radio Newcastle's Matthew Raisbeck joins Andrew Musgrove to discuss all things Newcastle United. The pair discuss the takeover, the last six weeks of new ownership, the arrival of Eddie Howe, the challenge ahead for the new coach plus what needs instant improvement. We also hear from Steven Taylor and Shay Given as well as Geordie singer Junior Turner about his single Banks of the River Tyne - of which a copy, signed by Howe, is being auctioned off for the NUFC Fans Foodbank. You can find the auction here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324877037413?mkevt=1&mkcid=16&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

On this week's Greatest Games, Jonathan Wilson and Marcus Speller are joined by Nick Barnes to discuss Sunderland's surprise victory over Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. Jonathan Wilson founded The Blizzard in 2011 and is editor of the magazine. He's contributed to numerous publications including the Guardian and Sports Illustrated as well as having authored Behind the Curtain, Inverting the Pyramid, The Outsider, Angels with Dirty Faces and most recently The Names Heard Long Ago, among others. Marcus Speller is a host of the Football Ramble podcast as well as Answerable Questions with Questionable Answers. Marcus also regularly hosts our live Q&A events across the country alongside Jonathan. Nick Barnes is a commentator for Sunderland at BBC Radio Newcastle. Listen to every episode of Greatest Games: theblizzard.co.uk/podcasts/greatest-games Subscribe to our quarterly magazine: theblizzard.co.uk Twitter: twitter.com/blzzrd Facebook: facebook.com/blzzrd Instagram: instagram.com/theblizzard__

Daniel is joined by BBC Radio Newcastle's Newcastle United commentator, Matthew Raisbeck, to discuss his career, his memories of Newcastle, and tips on how to get a job in the media. https://www.facebook.com/nufcopinionblog https://www.instagram.com/nufcopinion... https://twitter.com/NUFC_OB

Three stories of the way technology can help us form connections and feel less alone. Including Jo from Liverpool and Martin from Skelmersdale, single strangers who weren't looking for love - until they met in a virtual pub. Plus Sheila and her daughter Lynn from Rotherham, who have both found comfort in a very low maintenance cat, called Willow. And Dean, a retired psychiatric nurse from Ipswich who has found happiness in a hobby, which involves "love" dolls as artistic collaborators. Presented and produced by Becca Bryers, with additional production from Shivani Dave. With thanks to Peggy Walker and Grace Stead at BBC Radio Sheffield, Christine Willis at BBC Radio Merseyside, Jane Downs at BBC Radio Newcastle and Graham Tempest. You can listen and subscribe to the Dementia and Me podcast on BBC Sounds here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07fsqj9 - and on Twitter @BBCdementiapod

Stand up comic and BBC Radio Steffen Peddie talks about his early days wrestling as Judge Mental on the Northern Indy circuit, supporting Mick Foley on his comedy tour and his time starring in BBC sitcom Hebburn. Steffen also shares three wrestling matches that he would watch whilst stranded on a desert island.Follow Steffen: @SteffenPeddieHear Steffen Peddie on BBC Radio Newcastle weeknight from 10pm. bbc.co.uk/radionewcastle See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BBC Radio Newcastle’s Sunderland match commentator (and Roker Report columnist) Nick Barnes joins the Podcast (with a whisky in hand) to run over a HUGE Easter weekend programme for Lee Johnson’s side. You can listen for FREE on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in.What's the crack? Nick breaks down the year since lockdown and how things have changed for himself and Benno regarding the matchday experience;We discuss the turnaround in form under Lee Johnson and the reasons why;The big and small changes at the club under the new owners;The change in squad mentality and the McGeady story...Looking ahead to a huge Easter weekend for the Lads against Oxford and Posh;Predictions for points total from the upcoming Easter fixtures and where does he think we'll finish this season, and most importantly... has he finished his colouring-in? Hawaaay the Lads! #SAFC #EFL See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Becca Bryers guides you through surprising stories of communities across England pulling together to help others, drawn from across BBC Local Radio. This episode - the family from Tees who have just received the best Christmas gift ever, in the form of a stem cell donor for eight-year-old Evie. Plus the Indian restaurant in Leicester, helping ensure no one goes hungry on 25th December. Featuring stories from BBC Radio Tees, BBC Radio London, BBC Radio Newcastle, BBC Hereford and Worcester and BBC Radio Leicester.

#100 Lisa Shaw - Don't be afraid to say yes to opportunities! Lisa talks to us about how you shouldn't be afraid to say yes to opportunities We talk about: Her career being a bit of an accident. The privilege of being part of listeners' lives each day. And her embarrassing Russell Crowe story. A County Durham lass through and through, Lisa has a radio career of over 20 years in the North East.  Having worked on several of the regions commercial radio stations, winning a Sony Gold Award for co-presenting The Best Breakfast Show in 2012, she now presents the Mid-Morning Show, (the best of all the radio shows) on BBC Radio Newcastle.   She is also an event host and Voice Over and is married and has a son.  She pretends she enjoys cooking, but really just likes watching other people do it on her TV.  Key Resources: Inspiration North Website - www.inspirationnorth.com Inspiration North Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/inspirationnorth  Inspiration North Twitter - https://twitter.com/Inspirationorth  Inspiration North Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/inspiration_north/  Inspiration North LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/inspiration-north   Lisa on Twitter - https://twitter.com/lisashawradio  Lisa on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lisashawradio  Lisa on BBC Radio Newcastle - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p044vxpr

Becca Bryers guides you through surprising stories of communities across England pulling together to help others, drawn from across BBC Local Radio. This episode - meet Kerry, the dedicated volunteer at a Goole food project who has benefitted from free meals, as well as dished them out. And the Gloucester man who's walked the length of Hadrian's Wall... in a pair of swimming trunks and a helmet! Featuring stories from BBC Radio Berkshire, BBC Radio Humberside, BBC Radio Sheffield, BBC Radio Newcastle, and BBC Radio Gloucestershire.

Our team are back to discuss Sunderland's unbeaten start to the season, the win over Carlisle United and transfer plans. Phil Smith and Mark Donnelly are joined by BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes to discuss the latest goings-on at the Stadium of Light. And on the agenda this week are unbeaten records, striking dilemmas and takeover talk.

Joins us for a Sunderland AFC special with SAFC matchday commentator and BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes.We discuss:- The #SAFC takeover. Where is at currently at? Who could be involved? Is FFP involved?- Where is Phil Parkinson looking to improve?- Is Danny Graham due for a return?& much, much moreIn association with Viper Goalkeeping.Please like, subscribe and tell your mates#NickBarnes #SunderlandAFC #StadiumofLight

BBC Radio Newcastle's Paul Dixon dials into this week's podcast with regular hosts Adam Hunter and Kevin Haynes. The trio discuss Paul's favourite memories from his working trips to Shielfield and the impact the North East has had on the team over the years.

Fiona King is a BBC Radio Newcastle presenter, Drag King performer 'Stevie Wonderful', and (as noted by her) a mother to two incredible children. We learn about Fiona's relationship with faith, facing prejudice as a Disabled performer, her love of Soul music, and the power of reaching people with her voice on the radio.   

Writer and performer Hannah Sowerby from Cumbria performs her own comedy monologue. Hannah is a veteran of BBC Radio Newcastle's radio sketch show. This is one of six short monologues she has on YouTube under the title 'Sex, Gardening and Contact Lenses.'

BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes joins host James Copley and chief Sunderland Echo writer Phil Smith at the University of Sunderland this week. The trio discuss: - Denver Hume v Declan John - Sunderland 'Til I die season two - The Coventry loss - Saturday's opponents Gillingham - Takeover talk

The Roar - Episode 011 Echo writers Phil Smith and James Copley are joined by BBC Radio Newcastle's Sunderland AFC commentator Nick Barnes to discuss Phill Parkinson's appointment. The former Bolton manager was appointed on a two-and-a-half-year deal this morning before holding training and meeting the media this afternoon. Our podcast team react to the appointment and ponder what Parkinson can bring to Sunderland ahead of the Black Cats' trip to Wycombe Wanderers in League One on Saturday.

More tributes following the death of John Myers - on the medium he loved.  Radio 4. BBC Radio Newcastle. Smooth. Radio 2 (Jeremy Vine). Radio 2 (Steve Wright)

Rachel Horman speaking on BBC Radio Newcastle in relation to Home Office data detailing the number of reported stalking cases in the North East.

Happy Easter everyone! Joining us in the studio to talk all things Sunderland, past and present, are BBC Radio Newcastle’s Nick Barnes and author David Snowdon! You can listen for free on Acast, iTunes, Spotify, & YouTube - get stuck in.What are we talking about?Sunderland’s win over Doncaster;Defending - how did Ozturk do?Are we optimistic about promotion?David runs us through the ups and downs of Alan Durban’s era as Sunderland manager;All this and much more! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Host James Copley chats to BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes, club historian Rob Mason and Sunderland manager Jack Ross after Sunderland's hotly contested 1-1 draw with Burton Albion at the Stadium of Light.Plus, the Wise Men Say lads, led by Rory Fallow, enter your earphones from one of Roker's finest drinking establishments to bring you loyal listeners some delightful post-match craic, banter and analysis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The lads are joined by BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes to discuss our 1-0 victory over AFC Wimbledon and assess out January transfer window activity. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

James Copley hosts as we react to our 2-0 victory over Man City U21s and our progression to the Semi Finals of the Checkatrade Trophy. We hear from:- WMS host Frankie Francis.- BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes.- Manager Jack Ross.- Duncan Watmore- Finally, Wise Men Say podcasters Stephen Goldsmith and Micky Lough. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

ITV Tyne Tees' Simon O'Rourke reacts to an entertaining yet frustrating game of football.- Sunderland legend Gary Bennett analyses referee Lee Probert's questionable decision making.- BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes gives his thoughts on Sunderland's striking options.- Manager Jack Ross answers questions on the game, the referee and Josh Maja.- Craig Clark speaks to midfielder Max Power fresh from the draw.- Finally, Wise Men Say podcasters Craig, Chris Weatherspoon, James Copley dissect the match over a pint in The Victory. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week: unknown friends. Featuring the LA cop and the Warwickshire firefighter, reunited a year on from the Las Vegas shooting. Also, the man whose daughter helped arrange a big surprise for his 80th birthday. And Bill Palmer, the 95-year-old who made international news when he was invited into his local radio station. Plus, door-to-door poet Rowan McCabe on connecting with strangers (before they shut the door in his face!). Presented and produced by Becca Bryers With contributions from: Trish Adudu and Marian McNamee from BBC Coventry & Warwickshire Malcolm Boyden and Justyn Surrall from BBC Hereford & Worcester Alex Dyke and Bob Diggles from BBC Radio Solent Simon Logan from BBC Radio Newcastle

In this edition of WMS, in association with ALS, the lads are joined by Nick Barnes of BBC Radio Newcastle to look back at yet another Sunderland victory. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Alex and Si were delighted to be joined by BBC Radio Newcastle's chief NUFC commentator Matthew Raisbeck to look back at the season just gone. Matthew commentated on every single NUFC game home and away last season so we pick his brains for the highs and lows in the season just gone. Also we discuss with Matthew the uncertainty surrounding Rafa's future and get Matthew's opinion on the summer ahead. Many thanks to Matthew for his time. Follow him on twitter https://twitter.com/raisbeck10?lang=en If you like the show sign up for a summer's worth of bonus podcasts for £1.25 per week: https://www.patreon.com/tfpodcast

Alex and Mick speak to Newcastle United commentary legend Mick Lowes about his commentary career at Metro Radio and BBC Radio Newcastle. Mick has a wealth of experience commentating on United games for over twenty years and shares with us some of the highlights and the occasional low in this period. Many thanks for Mick to his time. At the end of the interview is bonus audio from one of our subscription podcasts the 'Exiles' To listen to the full exiles shows, out every two weeks - sign up below for access to 10-20 extra shows per month for just £5. All of the money goes back into the podcast: https://www.patreon.com/tfpodcast

A battling point at Millwall and our recent run of decent performances continued, but we need points on the board at this stage. Next up are Aston Villa on Tuesday night and we need to find a way to win it. We'll talk about all that and more with BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Garden Mania host Marian Foster from BBC Radio Newcastle returns to the podcast having narrowly pipped us to silverware at the Garden Media Guild Awards! Plus Peter is excited about a new flower show in town. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this Issue, we play out the Steve Watson Press Conf in full, we also take some calls from Paul Dixon of BBC Radio Newcastle and Mark Duffy from down Buxton.We also hear from Heed Fan after the unveiling of New Manager Steve Watson.Show Sponsored By Northern Print Solutions

On this Issue, we play out the Steve Watson Press Conf in full, we also take some calls from Paul Dixon of BBC Radio Newcastle and Mark Duffy from down Buxton.We also hear from Heed Fan after the unveiling of New Manager Steve Watson.Show Sponsored By Northern Print Solutions

True Faith podcast met BBC Radio Newcastle commentator and journalist Matthew Raisbeck and the result is this one hour long podcast special. Matthew goes in depth on a number of topics and gives us the inside track on football commentary and life as a journalist covering the club he supports. This is probably one of the most interesting podcasts we've produced - many thanks to Matthew for his time.

We look back on another brilliant result for the lads in red and white, as we took another step towards securing the Relegation Trophy after a 0-2 defeat to Manchester City. Stephen and Gareth are joined by former Northern Echo sports writer, and current WMS contributor, Richard Mason as well as BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

An interview on BBC Radio Newcastle, Belsebuub discusses the world beyond the physical body, touching on astral projection, lucid dreaming, dreams, and near-death experiences as a means of exploring the nature of our existence. August 3, 2006. Learn more about Belsebuub here: www.mysticallifepublications.org/about-belsebuub/

We pick over the West Ham defeat with BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes and preview the Palace game with Five Year Plan's Jim Daly. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Better, Clive. Sunderland showed the graft against Swansea that they should be exhibiting every week and we got a well deserved point. We're joined by BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes, and Richard Mason of The Northern Echo, to mull it all over. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

I think we're all glad that's over. Our defeat at Chelsea didn't seem to matter, but there are still big question marks over the future of the manager. Will Dick stay or go? We'll take a look back over the season, and look forwards too, with BBC Radio Newcastle commentator Nick Barnes and ALS Fanzine editor-in-chief Martyn McFadden. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Final pod of the season! We chat randomly with Pete Sixsmith of Salut! Sunderland and The Roker Reports Craig Clark and Chris Weatherspoon. We also have a hastily prepared end of season montage. Massive thanks to BBC Radio Newcastle for that. See you next season! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week Nick Barnes, Sunderland commentator for BBC Radio Newcastle, joined us in the studio. We also had SportsByte panel members Michael Lough and Sam Lightle with us. Freelance BBC writer Dom Raynor joined us on the phone to review the Manchester United game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

It's a big week for Sunderland! BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes joined us in the studio to preview the Southampton and Manchester United games. We also saw our first SportsByte Panel contributor get involved in the form of Sam Lightle. Team Talk writer and Southampton fan Ben Stansfield also joined us on the phone. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We finally won a game and it was pretty sweet, given the opposition! We were joined in the studio by BBC Radio Newcastle's Nick Barnes and Roker Report's Craig Clark. We also chat Hull with Phil Buckingham from the Hull Daily Mail. 2-1 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Comedian Rob Gilroy on Jonathan Miles' show today on BBC Newcastle with alter ego Jerry Bucham. (He was on my radio show first on BCB106.6FM - just thought I'd say... http://audioboo.fm/boos/754343-meeting-jerry-bucham)