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CottonmouthMCR is a weekly podcast hosted by our Chief Exec, Vaughan Allen. Tune in to hear us discuss the issues affecting city centre Manchester and Salford. We’ll be looking at rough sleeping, security and transport, the history of our cities, and the rise and rise of the food and beverage sector. And we’ll be interviewing many of our major players, from cultural to business to political leaders.
New episodes every Thursday (and sometimes more often).
Download on iTunes and ACast (just search Cottonmouth Manchester) or stream below via Soundcloud.
Talking to John McGrath, Director of the Festival about his two years in charge, following on from Alex Poots, what he’s planning for 2019, how the festival is expanding and its place in the city.
Talking to Esther Maylor of The Eagle Inn in Salford and Steffi Price of Gullivers in the Northern Quarter, about being a landlady, the role of pubs in communities, running venues, working with brewers, and why a pub is not just about drinking.
Talking to Blueprint Studios Owners, Ian Stewart and Tim Thomas, about the evolution of Salford’s world-renowned studios. How it all started, the parties upstairs, how 50 Cent gave them a boost, how things have changed in the industry and what it sounds like when a Dalek needs a loo break.
In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we look at the growth and growth of gin. How did we get from Mother’s Ruin to here, when every railway arch has a distillery? Talking to Charlie Hooson-Sykes, writer and gin expert and propagandist, Seb Heeley from Manchester Gin and Lucy McAvoy from Four sis4ers gin.
In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we talk to Dave Haslam about his memoir ‘Sonic Youth slept on my floor’ about DJing, writing, the Hacienda, Manchester, the growth of superclubs and superstar DJs, mid-life crises and the power of music.
Ahead of the Manchester Histories Festival we talk to Katy Ashton, Director of the People’s History Museum about the historical dates that made Manchester and her favourite object from the museum’s collection.
Talking to Andrew Brooks, Manchester’s finest photographer of city landscapes about urban exploring, using technology in his work and how the city is evolving.
In this extra long episode of CottonmouthMCR we talk to Paul Martin of the LGBT Foundation, John from BarPop and Tony from OnBar about the history of the Village, what’s happening now and the likely future.
We talk to Tony Martin, General Manager of Afflecks, about the history of the market, how people get involved and the range of sellers currently in situ. And then on to the new Hatch, the Afflecks offshoot on Oxford Road, and plans for the future.
In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we talk to the Royal Exchange’s Executive Director Mark Dobson and Artistic Director Sarah Frankcom about the history of the theatre, its radical past, its youth programmes, the wonderful building and its place in the city.
In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we chat to Clare Devaney, founder of citizen-i and ex-Research Fellow with the RSA about citizen engagement, inclusive growth, how communities can be involved in change and the ‘fourth way’ for economics.
In this episode of CottonmouthMCR we chat to Karen Shannon, CEO of the Manchester Histories Festival about what’s in store this year – Suffragettes, Peterloo, the end of WW1 and more.