The Manchester Weekly from The Mill
By The Mill
If you live in Greater Manchester, this is the podcast for you. Every week, we tackle a big story in the city region or interview a key figure who provides some new insight into the issues that are shaping this par of the world. It's all produced by the team at The Mill, whose award-winning journalism has won national acclaim and which specialises in in-depth reporting that digs a few levels deeper than regular news. To find out more about The Mill, visit manchestermill.co.uk.
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Latest episode
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Pyramid scheme
The world’s largest Pakistani curry house opens in Stockport -
The folk dancers who refuse to stop blacking up
The Coconutters have become anti-woke icons. But at what cost? -
A new Manchester industry: pit stops for delivery riders
If a puncture is the end of your working shift, you need to get your bike repaired fast -
What really caused the Royal Exchange's cancelled show?
Late last year, when the Royal Exchange Theatre was forced to cancel its production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the media fallout became one long nightmare. Stef O'Driscoll, the play’s director, accused the theatre of censorship, and its chief e… -
The Casablanca Deal: Secret contracts and unexplained payments at the University of Greater Manchester
On a cold day in January, our reporters stumbled upon a strange story about Joseph Wheeler, a car marketing executive from Milton Keynes who had been granted extraordinary power at the University of Greater Manchester (formerly the University of B… -
Sacha Lord resigns as advisor to Andy Burnham
In this week's episode, Mollie and Jack look back on the last two years of reporting on Sacha Lord.With thanks to Manchester Building Society for sponsoring this week's episode. In 2025, Manchester Building Society will… -
Did Elon Musk mislead the world about grooming in Oldham?
And why The Mill's founder was reluctant to write about this story -
Is it time to bin off the Christmas markets?
Jack Walton and Ophira Gottlieb weigh in -
The inside story of Afflecks
How did Afflecks go from a quirky indie bazaar filled with "vulgar tat" to a tourist destination owned by a big property firm? In this week's episode, Mollie and Jack explore the history of a Manchester institution, including the role it played in… -
At Manchester’s African and Caribbean social clubs, dominoes are both leisure and lifeline
In this week's episode, the writer Jordon Francis tells us about Manchester’s African and Caribbean Over 50s clubs in Stretford and Moss Side, where dominoes allow members of the Windrush generation to relax, unwind, and share stories of the old d…
