Gareth and Lisa talk to; Emma Roberts from Food Aid Far Cotton and Rachel McGrath from Northamptonshire Community Foundation, about the provision for food aid, the reasons and need for it in Northampton. We hear about the many great local charities and community groups supporting the sadly every growing issue of food poverty.

Lisa & Gareth are back with a special episode where they discuss the roller-coaster year that has been 2020. The guys start with a catch up on what they've both been up to since they last met up.

In this episode, Gareth & Lisa are joined by local award-winning singer-songwriter That Joe Payne to discuss his debut solo album By Name. By Nature. -  which is released on 7th August. Joe also discusses his tour which is sadly paused due to COVID-19 which contains an audio-visual extravaganza, accompanied by his full band.

For your listening pleasure the podcast also contains two That Joe Payne tracks; By Name. By Nature. and What is the World Coming to.

The guys also hit Joe with the Famous Talk of the Town Five Questions about Northampton.

In this special episode of Talk of the Town; Gareth & Lisa discuss the Northampton Town Football Club League Two Play-Off Final match at Wembley against Exeter City on Monday 29th June.

The guys are joined in the studio by all round Cobblers nut Thomas Cliffe from Cafe TRACK and Jefferson Lake who formerly covered The Cobblers at the Chronicle & Echo for over ten years and is now a writer for Sky Sports. They discuss the amazing 3-0 match at Cheltenham the previous Monday, predictions for the big game...the guys also list their top five Cobblers players of all time. Hopefully this will be followed up with a further episode discussing a fabulous Wembley win for the team! Good luck boys!

In this episode to coincide with Pride Month, Gareth & Lisa focus on that from a Northampton perspective. The guys chat with guest host Jason Burridge. Then a panel involving Cllr Anna King (NBC), Matthew Toresen (Northampton LGBTQ+ & Allies Forum), Nick Allen (UoN) discussing this years Northampton Pride and how its had to go virtual due COVID-19. Then Gareth shares his experience of Pride when he was Mayor and some tales from a visit stateside to Northampton, Massachusetts which ended in a Northampton-to-Northampton Pride link-up. 🌈

In this episode Lisa & Gareth focus on transport and running. First up is a panel discussion on sustainable travel, featuring:

- Dr Declan Ryan PhD – Lecturer on Exercise Physiology, UoN
- Steve Miller - Community Activist
- Rachel McGrath - Northamptonshire Community Foundation
- Cllr Jason Smithers - NCC
- Cllr Anna King - NBC 

The panel discuss the importance of active transport methods; such as cycling & walking and what changes are needed to make these more accessible? We also ask what actions are the local authorities taking and when can we expect changes delivered?

Following this the guys chat with the lovely Michelle Lewis about her passion for running, being a Northampton Parkrun director and her own podcast "Running Tales".

To coincide with Volunteers' Week (1-7 June), Gareth & Lisa focus on some of the great work going on out there in the community and those who know about it. They interview Russ the CEO of Voluntary Impact Northamptonshire. Speak with Amarjit Singh Atwal from the Northampton Sikh Community, who do so much and have just won a very special award. They catch up with Tom Cliffe from NN Track / Cafe Track and learn about his innovative fundraising 'Stand Up Bingo'. They also hear from Cllr Anna King of Northampton Borough Council.

In this episode, Gareth & Lisa discuss the Black Lives Matter movement. They chat to Anjona Roy and Tre Ventour from Northamptonshire Rights & Equality Council (NREC), the co-organisers of the BLM protest in Northampton on Wednesday 3rd June. Cllr Muna Cali and Cllr James Hill who attended the event, drop into the virtual studio. The guys also meet up with Jack, Emma and Mikey from new community group 'Togetherness', who hope to bring about unity among people with their new initiative. 

In this episode the guys talk with the new Mayor of Northampton Cllr Brian W Sargeant, who not only made history when being sworn in online, but also has an illustrious family history regarding the position. We also speak to past Mayors; Sally Beardsworth, Jamie Lane and our very own Gareth Eales about their experiences being the first citizen of the town.  

In this episode of Talk of the Town; Gareth & Lisa focus on entertainers from Northampton changing their outlets to an online variation during the lock-down. First up, the guys chat with local musician Ray Hue, know to many as Reggae Ray, who is often seen playing solo around town or with his band Rhythm 'n' Roots. Ray talks about how he is coping, his online gigging, answers the COVID-5 questions and he plays us a couple of numbers.

This is followed by an exclusive interview with Sean Grew, who is part of The Old Five Bells All Stars, their charity song (or lockdown hoedown version as they call it) of John Denver's "Country Road" and its accompanying music video is seeking to raise money for the NHS. 

Then DJ O.P.1 drops into the virtual studio for a chat and plays us a special mini-mix...don't miss that!

The final guests are Jonathan & Sian Goodwin from the Don't Go Into The Cellar, Theatre Company...who are currently undertaking performances online. They talk about how the lock-down has affected them, thoughts for the future and of course they answer the COVID-5 questions.

NOTE: due to remote recording, the sound quality is understandably not to the normal quality standard. Apologies. Normal service will resume when this crisis over, promise!