Episodes

Presenting Season 3, Episode 10 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #sustainability #volunteering #community Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Dan Scott, Founder, The Eyewear Stylist (https://theeyewearstylist.co.uk/). Dan is passionate about sustainability and volunteering and is active in the Salford Sustainability and Social Value Network. He is also a volunteer with homelessness charity Coffee4C...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 9 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #artfundraisers #homelessness #community Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Frank Dowd, Founder, B4BMCR (https://b4bmcr.org/). Frank uses his talent in paper mache art to host a series of community fundraisers for 4 homelessness charities – Coffee4Craig, Mustard Tree, Barnabus & Albert Kennedy Trust. Frank invites the local community ...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 8 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #homelessness #community Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Harry Dwan, Fundraising and Advocacy Lead, Mustard Tree (https://mustardtree.org.uk/). Mustard Tree is a homelessness, poverty alleviation, and inequality charity in Manchester. Harry shares Mustard Tree's plans to alleviate poverty in Manchester. He also invites listeners to...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 7 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #localhistory #community Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Libby Edwards, Chair, Friends of Baguley Hall (https://baguleyhall.org.uk/) as well as Heritage Co-ordinator and Vice Chair, Friends of Wythenshawe Hall (https://wythenshawehall.com/). Libby talks about the plans for reopening Wythenshawe Hall in September 2022 as well as fut...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 6 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #men's #mental health Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Nick Pimlott, Trustee, Mentell (https://www.mentell.org.uk/). Nick shares how Mentell provides circles for men to talk in a safe space. He shares how important it is to look after mental health like we do our physical health. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spot...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 5 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #changemakers #socialenterprise Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Nickala Torkington, Co-founder, Flourish Together (https://www.flourishtogether.org.uk/). Nickala shares how she got started on her journey to support women change makers. She talks about listening to the universe and going where the 'wind takes you' which can lead you...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 4 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #authenticleadership #finding purpose, Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Stevie Orrill, Founder, Today Will Be (https://www.todaywillbe.com/). Stevie shares his mission of creating a thousand leaders who place people over profit. He talks about how he aims to help create authentic leadership by connecting leaders with their purpose. ...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 3 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #overcomingtrauma #flourishandfly, Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Fiona Johnson-Bygrave, Founder, I am Fearless (https://www.iamfearlesstoday.com/). Fiona is a survivor who has risen from the lived experience of trauma. Fiona is on a mission to help women unleash and activate their inner superwomen so they can flourish and fly. Sh...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 2 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #empoweringwomen, Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Katy Branagan, Founder, The Authentic Katy B (https://theauthentickatyb.co.uk/). Katy is a Master Time Line Therapy Practitioner and a transformational mindset coach. Katy talks about how timeline therapy can help eliminate negative emotions attached to memories or events in the pas...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 1 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #podcastingcommunity This week's Mancunian guest is Vic Elizabeth Turnbull, Host of Mic's Podcast Club (https://micmedia.co.uk/micspodcastclub/) and Founder, Mic Media (https://micmedia.co.uk/). Mic's Podcast Club is a 900-strong supportive community of experienced and newbie podcasters and hosts monthly meet-ups. Mic Media specialises in amplifying diverse voices and making podcasts for the social impact sec...

Mahua Roy (https://www.instagram.com/mahua_r) is the talented creator of the colourful wall art & creatives for the Meet the Mancunian podcast and a very dear friend. In this bonus episode, I talk to Mahua about her interest in podcasting, her concept for Season 3's wall art, and her thoughts about Manchester. Mahua also shares what she has learned from listening to the Meet the Mancunian podcast. Watch out for Season 3 of the Meet the Mancunian podcast which now launches on Tuesday, 26 July 20...

The Meet the Mancunian Podcast returns on Tuesday, 26 July 2022. The podcast introduces listeners to inspirational Mancunians who are making a difference in the local community. Whether they run a charity or a social enterprise, volunteer, or coach others, host a community or go it alone; all my guests have fascinating stories to tell. The podcast is hosted by newbie Mancunian Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe. Sit back, relax, and listen to Season 3 of the Meet the Mancunian podcast. Tune into your favou...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #recycling #sustainability #plasticwaste. This week's Mancunian guest is Camilla Reghenzi, Co-Director, Plastic Shed (https://www.plasticshed.org/). Plastic Shed is a social enterprise focused on running creative and educational plastic recycling workshops for the community. They help members of the community turn plastic waste into new and useful things. They also run the Merseyway Workshop (https://www.merseywayworkshop.com/), a community-focused, inspi...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #inclusivebooks #representativeliterature #community This week's Mancunian guest is Ayesha Ansari-Choudhury, Founder, Mirror Me Write (https://www.mirrormewrite.com/). She is focused on bringing inclusive books to school children in Manchester and offering positive role models they can relate to. Ayesha is an educator and uses her experience to work directly with schools and teachers and encourage change in the curriculum. --- Send in a voice message: ht...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #localmarkets #localcreators #community This week's Mancunian guest is Heather Thorpe, Market Organiser, Heaton Moor Producers Market (https://heatonmoormarket.com/). Heather also organises the pop-up Heaton Mersey Artisan Market. Both markets focus on hand-crafted arts and crafts and food by local producers and artists. Heather shares how these markets have grown and become a focal point for the local community in this episode. --- Send in a voice messa...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #grassrootmusicvenues #musicians #music This week's Mancunian guest is Jay Taylor, Chair, Manchester Music Commission (https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/what-we-do/culture/greater-manchester-music-commission/. Jay is also the national coordinator for the Music Venue Trust. Jay is passionate about supporting grassroots music venues and musicians. He is keen to showcase other dimensions of Manchester to international listeners, outside of the popular ...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #homelessness This week's Mancunian guest is Risha Lancaster, Co-founder, Coffee4Craig (https://www.coffee4craig.org/). Coffee4Craig is a charity working to alleviate homelessness, especially those who are street homeless. They provide a daily drop-in centre with a home-cooked meal, a shower, mental help support, advice, and signposting for the guests. Risha reminds listeners that the guests are all brothers, sisters, parents, children, etc for someone an...

podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #gongbaths #vibrations #soundhealing #meditation This week's Mancunian guest is Martyn Cawthorne, Founder Gong Spa (https://gongspa.co.uk/). He is a qualified sound healer/ gong practitioner. Martyn provides gong baths to individuals and groups across Manchester. Martyn shares a small taster to gong baths on the podcast episode and shares how he loves to be a channel for healing energy. There are two episodes – a regular 21-minute edit for regular listener...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #gongbaths #vibrations #soundhealing #meditation This week's Mancunian guest is Martyn Cawthorne, Founder Gong Spa (https://gongspa.co.uk/). He is a qualified sound healer/ gong practitioner. Martyn provides gong baths to individuals and groups across Manchester. Martyn shares a small taster to gong baths on the podcast episode and shares how he loves to be a channel for healing energy. There are two episodes – a regular 21-minute edit for regular listene...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #LGBT #HIV This week's Mancunian guest is Paul Fairweather, an LGBT & HIV Campaigner who works at George House Trust (https://ght.org.uk/). Paul has been actively advocating for LGBT and HIV awareness and rights for 50 years. He conducts awareness sessions for school children and medical professionals on HIV concerns, encouraging regular testing and myth-busting. Paul is the co-ordinator of the Positive Speaker programme at the George House Trust. --- Se...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #STEM #careers #genderdiversity This week's Mancunian guest is Annabel Latham, a university professor, Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering for UK and Ireland (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/affinity-groups/women-in-engineering/) and a STEM Ambassador. Annabel is passionate about encouraging more gender diversity in science & technology and encouraging cultural change. She does a lot of outreach as a STEM ambassador with schools, corporates, and technic...

This week's Mancunian guest is Gaynor Mullin, a yoga teacher, the Community Hub Support Coordinator at Sale, and host of Sale M33, a local community Facebook group (https://twitter.com/purplehazeyoga). Gaynor talks about the benefits of movement on physical and mental wellbeing. She is passionate about the community and started the Facebook group to replicate the connections and feel of a local village. She loves nature and is also training to lead forest bathing sessions with Breathchamps – bat...

This week's Mancunian guest is Tony Nugent, a local business owner & volunteer job coach (https://www.linkedin.com/in/tonynugent1/). Tony volunteers at a local school helping young people learn about the world of work. He is also a volunteer job coach at Jobcare. He also advises a local sixth form with an apprentice scheme. Tony expands on his philosophy of 'the slight edge' - taking small steps forward. Tony also talks about the 'hula hoop' man and invites interested listeners to connect with h...

This week's Mancunian guest is Emma Goswell, Radio and Podcast host (https://twitter.com/ComeOutStories [https://www.instagram.com/this_is_the_promise/]). Emma talks about the work she does to support the LGBTQ+ community in the UK & globally. She shines a light on some of the concerns facing people identifying as LGBTQ+ around the globe. Emma is also a writer and the author of Coming Out Stories (https://www.queerlit.co.uk/products/coming-out-stories). This episode is for you if you are keen to...