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The Run of The Mill episodes

November 11, 2021 The far-right rises in Manchester's twin city
In our first piece of foreign reporting on the podcast, Mill writer Sophie Atkinson talks to Darryl Morris about her story on Chemnitz, the German city known as the 'Saxon Manchester', which is struggling with the far-right. Plus, Joshi Herrmann and Darryl brief you on the Makki Inquest, Andy Burnham's attempt to make the Greater Manchester transport network net-zero, and an interesting new school in Moss Side.
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28 min
November 04, 2021 Inside the Northern Quarter's old school pubs
In this week’s episode of The Manchester Weekly, Daryl Morris and Joshi Herrmann are joined by Jack Dulhanty who shares his story of spending time in the Northern Quarter's old school boozers. Dani Cole discusses her story about the set making company Splinter Scenery and Joshi talks about COP26. There's more on the stories you need to know about, an update on what’s coming up from The Mill Newsroom, plus recommendations for the week ahead.
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25 min
October 28, 2021 The return of Cottonopolis?
In this week's episode of The Manchester Weekly, Darryl chats to the longtime Manchester business journalist Michael Taylor about a group of pioneers who are trying to bring the textiles and garment industries back to Greater Manchester. We also discuss worrying shortcomings in local sexual health services which have been uncovered by a Mill report this week, and we brief you on the most important headlines and cultural picks.
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25 min
October 21, 2021 A new book chronicles the life of Tony Wilson
In this week's episode of The Manchester Weekly, Joshi reviews 'From Manchester with Love: The Life and Opinions of Tony Wilson' and asks whether Paul Morley's biography of the iconic Mancunian lives up to expectations. Plus, Darryl and Dani dive into the story of the Hongkongers arriving in Manchester. As always, we also brief you on the latest stories from the city and what you can get up to around town this week.
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24 min
October 14, 2021 How a Manchester student became hooked on VR
In the first episode of The Mill's new weekly podcast about Greater Manchester, Daryl Morris and Joshi Herrmann are joined by Jack Dulhanty who shares an extraordinary story of a Manchester student who became addicted to Virtual Reality. Plus, there's more on the stories you need to know about from the city this week, including the latest on a new council leader in Manchester, and some recommendations for the week ahead.
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21 min
October 06, 2021 The Manchester Weekly from The Mill
Founded in June 2020, The Mill is for people who want a new kind of local news and don’t have the patience for pop-up ads and endless scrolling on social media.

Our newsletters recommend local events, keep you up to date on what’s happening in Greater Manchester and investigate important stories in politics, education, business and culture.

Now for the first time, we’re bringing all of that to our new podcast!

We believe in the power of proper reporting and we always prioritise providing the context to help you understand what’s really going on in our city.

The Manchester Weekly from The Mill is available every Thursday. Follow the podcast wherever you listen to stay up to date with our new releases, from 14th October.

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1 min

About The Run of The Mill

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Hello! This is The Run of The Mill podcast — a somewhat-weekly podcast from the team behind The Mill, Manchester's best newspaper since 2020. Join Ophira, Jack and the rest of the team as they take…