Kate and I met at Santiago because that's where all my stories start! She's an absolute star, and stepped away from the bar scene to do the office-side Events type stuff in 2019 (I think)

Life had other plans though, and Baby Two (AKA, Vinny!) meant she left the Events world last year for Maternity Leave. She joined me as that Mat Leave was drawing to a close and talked the Leeds Bar Scene, balancing her two lives, and a Whole bunch about horror films

The beers were from Vocation & Vault City

He's mentioned his past in Hardcore bands fleetingly, but Frank Turner's never gone DEEP on the subject. So that's exactly what we did.

We knew each other in the late 90s when we were both falling in love with the Hardcore-Punk thing as teenagers, and have stayed in contact over his incredible journey so far, so I felt in as good a place as anyone to tackle this subject with him.

Hope you enjoy the chat, and be sure to check out the bands we talk on. Many won't have stuff on Spotify, but if you give Bandcamp and YouTube a look you'll usually find something

Ani and I met when she was working Santiago Bar eight or so years ago. She's since worked a whole bunch of other bars, as well as pursuing a career in Psychology.

We chatted on the ups & downs of bar life, loads of chat about the Leeds scene in general, and of course, issues around Mental Health in the Hospitality industry Ani had some fantastic ideas on things the industry could do to improve the risks to mental health issues that workers face.

It's great to see more people talking about this (as ever, check out White Fox Talking podcast!), but there's a whole bunch more that could be done Hope you enjoy our chat

Based in the heart of Leeds, nestled underneath a railway track, are DMC - the UK's only alcoholic ginger beer brewery.

Gez came down to give us the entire history of their brewery, the lowdown on ginger beer, and to take us through a bunch of their current wild brews - spoiler: Pineapple & Reaper Chilli is the bomb!

Find them on Instagram at DMCbrewery

Maybe we'll just drink some beers and have a little chat about them...to kick it off, we've got Tom Plant around from Torn Plant Cidery

He's made a career of brewing some of the finest beers in the country, so his seasoned perspective brought a lot of background knowledge to these tastings

We went through some beauties from Beak, Burning Sky and (yeah I know, not beer!) Torn Plant, and as a fun little twist, also did a taste test using some fancy glassware that Nicole brought along

Massive thanks to my old friend, Michael Partridge, for doing that intro jingle. Absolute legend of a dude - please check out his work on IG as @thedeathofpopculture

I think I first met Tom around 2019 when we were both working for Northern Monk - him in the ground-floor brewery, and me at the first-floor taproom

He's worked a variety of brewies across the North in the past decade, and has run the beer podcast, Beernomicon, for the past 6 or so years - this becoming a brewery of sorts under its Cvlt of Independence collab series

He's the person I'd always go to if I had a serious question about literally anything beer-related, so it was fantastic to finally dig into where all this knowledge has come from, and yes, why is he now making cider. And how do you make cider? And is it a Cidery or something else I can't think up?!

Let's find out

Kamil joined us to talk about his years in the Leeds bar scene, his adventures with bands across the world, and the humanitarian aid work he undertook when the war in Ukraine broke out We also talk on the vital topic of Mental Health in the hospitality industry (find White Fox Talking podcast for gems on this subject), how he dealt with his own demons during the Covid years and how exactly you go from pouring shots in Leeds dive bars to travelling the deep south of America with the finest of bands. I hope you enjoy our chat

Jim joined us to give insights into the ways and wanderings of a hardcore kid slangin shots at the wildest of Leeds' party bars. There's clearly a world of creativity brewing just under the surface of this seemingly nihilistic wild child of the bar scene, and I cannot wait to see where he takes this in the future. Enjoy our chat, and find him at Santiago Bar in Grand Arcade (Leeds)

Ant joined us to talk about his approach to food, and how he got here. It sounds like it was a wild ride, and International Homie certainly experienced enough of the world to know what needs doing for your plates. I loved the passion he has for what he does, and commitment to solid, ethical working. Enjoy our chat, and find him on Instagram @schnitfaced

Steve joined us to talk about his long, winding journey as a Creative. From working the Sound Desk at gigs and how he fell into illustration, to that final big leap into tattoo work, and not to forget, all the bands he's in! Enjoy our chat, and find whatever he's currently doing on Instagram @smyles_lsdiy