Share Your Secrets

This week on Share Your Secrets host Miriam Rendell speaks to Phoebe Hammett, our Bounceback Food Community Chef in Manchester, about her role in creating the Secret Dishes from Around the UK 2025 recipe calendar and in particular the recipe Boxty. Gail Lawler, director of Big River Bakery, talks about the realities of running a social enterprise, how the Hairy Bikers helped put them on the map and why they make the best Ham and Pease stottie in the UK.

In the first episode of Series 4 host Miriam Rendell talks to Duncan Swainsbury, founder of Bounceback Food CIC, about setting up the first Community Kitchen in Manchester, Secret Dishes From Around the UK (the 2025 Recipe Calendar) and his fond memories of Cornish Saffron Buns. Rose Geraedts shares her passion for Welsh Rarebit and why she founded The International Welsh Rarebit Centre.

In the latest episode of Share Your Secrets we hear from people in some of the cities where Bounceback Food CIC have been batch cooking and distributing meals to those most impacted by the cost of living crisis this winter. Host Miriam Rendell talks to Grace Namwanje, a GP social prescribing link worker in Dudley, about how Bounceback Food CIC's outreach work in the West Midlands has supported the development of a weekly cookery class for migrant women and survivors of domestic abuse at Creheart Community Centre. Jo Gordon, director of My Sisters' Kitchen, shares how her social enterprise provides training, employment and sense of belonging to some of the most disadvantaged women in Sunderland. Teresa Smare from St Vincent's in Newcastle explains how the organisation supports vulnerable individuals and families in the North East area.

In the first episode of series 3 host Miriam Rendell talks to Duncan Swainsbury, founder of Bounceback Food CIC, about how they are tackling the cost of living crisis across the UK this winter. Grant Henderson, Bounceback’s chef in Manchester, talks about the meal drives and wider work of the community cookery school. Jake Campbell from Victoria House discusses how receiving the meals is vitally important for their beneficiaries and Robbie Kelly from Wythenshawe Foodbank shares the importance of bringing people together through food.

Listen back to a selection of our favourite interviews from the second series of Share Your Secrets! Bounceback Food CIC’s founder, Duncan Swainsbury, discusses the Secret Dishes From Around the World 3 cookbook tour. Akulah Agbami, director of BLACK Artists* On The Move, talks about food justice and tackling global inequality. Josh Garcia, who created the artwork for the Irish section of the cookbook, talks about art and autism. Award-winning documentary maker Sean McAllister provides a fascinating insight into life growing up in Hull including how he came to pick up a camera and Karen from kinship charity More Than Grandparents in Sunderland explains how life can take an unexpected turn when you become a parental figure in your 70s.

If you enjoyed these best bits, check out the episodes in full to hear more interesting conversations about food, art and community! Plus, listen out for the third series of Share Your Secrets which is set to be released in December 2022.

Listen back to a selection of our favourite interviews from the first series of Share Your Secrets! Bounceback Food CIC’s founder, Duncan Swainsbury, discusses how the organisation began on a market stall in Salford, typographer Michael Wylie talks about the original design he created for the Mexican section of Secret Dishes From Around the World 2 and conceptual illustrator Ollie Hirst explains how he expresses ideas visually and how his work reflects his mental health. MA Student Neluni Tillekeratne provides a fascinating insight into life in Sri Lanka and Christa Eker, founder of Exploring the Turkish Kitchen discusses the ‘buy one give one’ concept in Turkish bakeries called ‘On the Hook.’

If you enjoyed these best bits, check out the episodes in full to hear more interesting conversations about food, art and community! Plus, listen out for the third series of Share Your Secrets which is set to be released in December 2022.

On the final episode of Share Your Secrets Series 2 we hear from Char Binns, festival director of Homotopia, the organisation we teamed up with in Liverpool. There is also an interview with Nisha Tandon, founder of ArtsEkta in Belfast and artist Rong Gen Yin talks about his work for the Chinese section of the book. This interview is translated by Miao Wang. Plus Duncan Swainsbury, founder of Bounceback Food, shares news about their 2022 crowdfunding campaign.

This week on Share Your Secrets, Duncan speaks to Ashlynn Wardle from Able Arts CIC about setting up a social enterprise during a pandemic. Bryony Murray, co-founder of Bazooka Arts, explains how the name for their artwork ‘The Sharing Table’ not only describes their piece for the Ukrainian section of the book but also the fundamental way in which they work. Artist Gail Robinson explains her idea to use lino-cutting and printing for the piece and how it has led to further projects. Plus Bazooka Arts member Karen Calpin bravely shares her story about what a lifeline the arts charity has been for her.

This week on Share Your Secrets, host Miriam Rendell speaks to Breezy Willows who created the artwork for the Indonesian section of the book. Duncan Swainsbury, founder of Bounceback Food, provides information about their Food Poverty Innovation Award. Karen Gray and Karen Davidson talk about their involvement with More Than Grandparents and competition winner Lily shares her passion for art!

On the podcast this week Kirsty Halliday shares with us the fun had at Accessible Arts and Media (AAM). She talks about their Sing and Sign Choir and discusses the impact music can have on participants with dementia. Claire Houseman speaks fondly about her time at AAM and involvement with the Libyan artwork.

Duncan Swainsbury, Bounceback Food CIC’s founder, gives some advice for applicants thinking of applying for the 2022 Social Enterprise Internship.

Sean McAllister talks about his documentary film ‘A Syrian Love Story’ and why he chose to photograph his breakfast for the Syrian artwork, commissioned by Absolutely Cultured. Finally, Lindsay Stockley fills us in on how much Hull has changed since becoming City of Culture back in 2017.