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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast is a long-running, well established show that offers the listeners an insight into life in Shrewsbury, UK. This podcast is like an audio magazine that is jam-packed full of interesting information, stories and positivity. With over 500 episodes there"s so much on offer. Jump in at the first episode or go back and indulge in stories of some of the town"s greatest people, businesses, artists, charities or event. This is a town that is so giving and after 7 years we

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01:29:43

TSBP: Season Bravo, Ep. 2 - Breaking Free Ft Ben Butler

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2024/05/13

Episode 2 - Breaking Free Ft Ben ButlerThis episode is great because its super unfiltered for a typically non-sweary show. It has to be though because today's guests come from a background that needs to be described in such a way. For episode 2, I bring you past guest and friend of the Biscuit Ben Butler, Jason aka Chanman and Caymen Donnelly. They're here to talk about heir difficult upbringings, their struggles growing up around the world of crime, drugs and violence. Now, their lives have been

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01:11:53

TSBP: Season Bravo, Ep. 1 - High Sheriff of...

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2024/05/06

Episode 1 - High Sheriff of Shropshire: Mandy Thorn.Well, what an honour it is to be able to sit down with the High Sheriff of Shropshire in the Mayors Parlour of Shrewsbury Castle to do this interview. Not only is it a perfect way to set off Season Bravo, but it means I finally get to sit down with someone who I have heard so much about about, Mandy Thorn.We have met before while I have been out and about at events, but to sit down and really get to speak to a person is something else. Mandy is

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01:09:22

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Shrewsbury Comic Con...

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2024/04/14

Shrewsbury Biscuit at Shrewsbury Comic Con 2024What better way to spend a day, than to be walking around Shrewsbury Comic Con with a mic in-hand? This is what I was born to do and on Saturday 6th April I spent a good 3 hours speaking to comic book legends, up and coming stars, vendors and even some Ghostbusters!Follow me and Mini-Biscuit as we take look in to the inaugural Shrewsbury Comic Con event, there are some great stories in here, some fantastic advice and even some exclusive content.The

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01:13:37

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 10 - Michaela Wylde & Simon...

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2024/03/11

Season Alpha: Ep.10 - Michaela Wylde & Simon BerryTo wrap up Season Alpha we bring you 2 phenomenal guests, Michaela Wylde & Simon Berry. You may know these 2 legends from BBC Shropshire's Music Introducing show where for years, local musicians had a platform to play their music. Now Michaela & Simon have moved onto The Salopian Mixtape which has the same magical formula but as their own independent podcast. Such an intriguing prospect deserves to be investigated properly. So armed with

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01:04:16

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 9 - Steve The Hungry Guy

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2024/03/04

Season Alpha, Ep. 9 - Steve The Hungry GuyThis episode has been some months in the making I tell you. Me and Steve have been trying to make this work since Shrewsbury Food Festival 2023. What I can confirm is that this episode was worth waiting for because not only is The Hungry Guy everywhere, not only is he a nationally recognised food educator but he is pretty awesome on the mic.We discuss Steve's career as a product development designer and how that job was the last straw when it comes to

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01:05:49

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 8 - 60 Years of Shrewsbury...

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2024/02/26

Season Alpha: Ep. 8 - 60 Years of Shrewsbury Samaritans.I was lucky enough to be invited to the 60th anniversary of the Samaritans in Shrewsbury by Claire Oulton. This was a fantastic opportunity to speak to so many people that had contributed to The Samaritans on many different levels, some for many years.The first half of this episode is a 30 min sit-down with Claire, Angie and director Lauren. The conversation was about what the Samaritans of Shrewsbury offer as a service, how these amazing

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01:05:16

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 7 - Beth Heath

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2024/02/19

Season Alpha: Ep. 7 - Beth HeathWhen it comes to innovative business and throwing a good party, Beth Heath is a recognised world leader. The leader of the fantastic team at Shropshire Festivals has been running events for a very long time. The landscape for what Beth and her team do for a living is always changing. If you cast your minds back to the last 5 years it might just give you traumatic flashbacks of lifestyle changes brought on my pandemics, financial fluctuations and bloody train strikes

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01:06:53

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 6 - Sarah Wareing: Sox UK

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2024/02/12

Season Alpha: Ep. 6 - Sarah Wareing: Sox UKThe guest for this episode is one with a story of hard work, survival and determination. All of this led to the creation of one of the coolest brands, Sox UK. We are of course speaking to Sarah Wareing or Saz as she is know by her friends.Sox UK is a pandemic-born creative passion that snowballed into a business that was excelled by Sarah's fight to provide a life, wellbeing and even a home for Saz and her little girl. I won't spoil the interview by going

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01:06:24

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 5 - James Millichamp

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2024/02/05

Season Alpha Ep. 5 - James MillichampJames Millichamp is the perfect guest to join me at the halfway point of Season Alpha. Featuring lots of free flowing chat about the arts, education, history and why for some reason Wolverhampton is the centre of the universe. We really do put the world to rights in this one.If you listen to this show regularly you know that I'm at my best when I'm speaking to an artistic mind. But what about an artist in his own right, who's also an art teacher that helps to

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01:04:12

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 4 - Mark Fielden, Author.

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2024/01/29

Season Alpha: Ep. 4 - Mark Fielden, AuthorBeing a huge fan of traditions, I love the fact that Mark Fielden is back on The Shrewsbury Biscuit, talking about another great Chords Crush Cancer event. This event just gets bigger and bigger every year. So much so, that this event in particular is titled "The Last Chapter"....the last of it's kind Mark says, tune in to find out more.Also discussed we talk about some of the most unique prizes Mark has cunningly acquired throughout the year. Lets see if

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01:04:42

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 3 - Dungarees & Squeegees

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2024/01/22

Season Alpha: Ep, 3 - Dungarees & Squeegees.From an Instagram post years ago which grabbed my attention to now, so much has happened for today's guests Ash and Joey. As we record this episode, there is scaffolding up, lots of empty space ready for machinery and lots of colour on the walls. We are in the brand new studio for Dungarees and Squeegees in the English Bridge Workshop.Dungarees & Squeegees is a screen-printing studio with a lot of heart.Ash and Joey are here to tell their story

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01:04:34

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 2 - Anneka Reece

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2024/01/15

Season Alpha: Ep. 1 - Anneka Reece.Recorded at The Restaurant at Theatre Severn, I speak to Anneka Reece, host of The Alcohol Free Vibes Podcast and life coach (see link below).I thought it would be a good idea to speak about alcohol-free living during January as I know that there are a lot of people that give up alcohol during January and also, it is a very positive life choice to discuss. Me and Anneka had planned release this before Christmas but I went and took my break so I am delighted to

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01:06:28

TSBP: Season Alpha, ep. 1 - Rob Gibson

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2024/01/08

Season Alpha: Ep. 1 - Rob GibsonI know it's weird right? why Season Alpha and why the change? Well you will just have to listen in to find out.Episode one, is a fantastic way to start this new phase. Executive chef, Rob Gibson joins me for a chat about his amazing career. From eager an 15 year old working in a bustling kitchen, to working with some of the most famous chefs on the planet, travelling all over the world to cook and becoming a household name amongst Shropshire's finest chefs.Rob has a

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01:46:04

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: We're at the SMAs 2023!

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2023/10/21

In this late, but great episode of The Biscuit you lucky ducks get to follow us backstage at the Shropshire Music Awards 2023, which was held at Oakengates Theatre. Joined by our good friend Liam Tinsley we offer a sweet selection of interviews from the evening featuring winners of awards, friends of The Biscuit, the compare Paul Shuttleworth and many more.Featured artists are:Coffee?Guns For GirlsMiss InkThe FoundersMacy OMichaela Wylde and Simon BerryJames 'Bassphaze' LockLoose LipsRecall the

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The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Amir Wilson

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2023/10/09

On The Biscuit today is a young actor who went from acting in the Wizard of Oz with the very popular drama school, Get Your Wigle On to appearing on the monolithic Broadway show, The Lion King as none other than Simba.From here, Amir has gone on to do so many brilliant things. From Broadway to TV, to the movies, Amir appeared in The Secret Garden alongside Colin Firth and of course in the smash hit HBO series His Dark Materials (available on BBC iPlayer).However glamorous this may sound though,

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01:19:56

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Ludlow Food festival...

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2023/10/02

Join Alex and Mini-Biscuit as they attend Ludlow Food Festival 2023 armed with mics. This festival had the beautiful backdrop of Ludlow Castle and there is so much to look at and many great opportunities for conversation.Staring us off is Louise Welsby who has been working with the festival for sometime. Louise was so kind to us, taking us around the site and introducing us to so many cool people like the folks from Netherton Foundry, Wenlock Spring, Organiser Jess, Kevin from Caradoc Charcoal,

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53:39

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: The Shrophire Music...

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2023/09/20

Alex is chatting to his good mate, local rapper Trademark Blud about one of the county's hottest events of the year, The Shropshire Music Awards 2023.So much goes into an event like this and there is a deep meaning behind it that gives artists something to strive towards. But while it really was great to talk about the logistics behind such an extraordinary event, Alex took some time out to talk about the career of Trademark Blud and geek out about music (it's becoming an issue lately!)To be

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01:31:35

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: World Suicide...

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2023/09/17

On World Suicide Prevention Day Alex set up a mobile studio outside Shrewsbury Abbey for a few hours to speak to some special guests about their suicide experiences . Whether they have lost a loved one, have thought about it themselves or even if they are an expert in the field of mental health.Featured on this show which comes to you in part of our ongoing work with Shropshire Mental Health Support are, Dave who has had help addressing his demons with Shrewsbury Town Foundation, Heidi Gomm who

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54:47

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Shrewsbury Comic-Con

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2023/09/11

Today Alex is joined by Nick who is on the show to talk about Shrewsbury Comic-Con which is happening in April 2024.Featuring some very exciting V.I.Ps, great photo ops with brilliant movie props, exciting D&D sessions and lots of opportunities to enjoy a true Comic-Con experience right on our own doorstep.The event is happening on Saturday 6th April 2024 10am - 4pm at Shrewsbury Football ground and Nick talks about what is on offer. You can find out much more and order your tickets here:

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01:03:06

The Shrewsbury Biscuit Podcast: Hazel Meredith-Lloyd

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2023/09/04

One of Alex Whiteley's favourite things to do is to take a walk around inside the head of a creative. Today's episode is a real treat as Alex is speaking to author Hazel Meredith-Lloyd who has created the comedy novel 'Orange' and the children's version 'Natalie Hedgerow and the Orange Alien.'Alex and Hazel discuss the stunning and collaborative writers community in Shrewsbury. We have already featured some fine examples of these folks on this show before. A perfect example mentioned directly in

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