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The Run of The Mill episodes

April 21, 2023 We went to the last night at one of Manchester’s iconic pubs
With local elections just weeks away whats the latest talk. Over a century since it opened the Oldham Coliseum Theatre closed its doors for the final time and we hear from locals in dismay after another local establishment disappears with the much loved Irish pub Fiddler’s Green closes its doors.

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31 min
April 13, 2023 Riot at the Palace: Why are people binge drinking at the theatre?
What caused a nationwide debate because of an incident at the Palace Theatre. Reports of a split in the Stockport’s Labour party and is the curry mile at risk?

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36 min
April 06, 2023 Has Manchester lost its soul? A new book explores the city's boom
In this week's episode, we meet Andy Spinoza, whose new book Manchester Unspun provides a fascinating insider's view of a changing city. And raised plenty of thorny questions along the way.

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57 min
March 30, 2023 'Prejudices' and 'lazy assumptions' among housing staff in Rochdale
In this week's episode, we discuss a damning report from the Housing Ombudsman about the housing provider at the centre of the Awaab Ishak case. Joshi and Darryl also talk about their accents and the changing Mancunian voice, and consider why the Guardian's decision to highlight its historic links to slavery might have broader repercussions in Manchester. Head to manchestermill.co.uk to read all of our stories and join as a member.

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34 min
March 23, 2023 Is Greater Manchester's new deal with the government a 'historic step' or an 'inch in the right direction'?
In this week's episode, Joshi and Darryl digest the deal that Andy Burnham has struck with the government and try to understand what it means. We also discuss the eviction of rent-striking students by the University of Manchester and hear the tale of a 24-year-old who won a nerve-wracking competition to join the Halle Orchestra as a conductor. Plus: what does an ongoing court battle tell us about the future of Manchester city centre? To support this podcast and read all of our journalism, join The Mill as a member by doing to manchestermill.co.uk/subscribe.
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40 min
March 16, 2023 How Jeremy Hunt made Andy Burnham more powerful
On this week's episode, Darryl Morris and The Mill's Jack Dulhanty discuss how Jeremy Hunt's devolution plans made Any Burnham more powerful, a controversy at Freight Island, and more disruption at Metrolink. Plus, the real impact of suspending HS2 and the latest on the bid to buy Manchester United. Escaping Freight Island: Inside Manchester's latest hospitality meltdown https://manchestermill.co.uk/p/escaping-freight-island-inside-manchesters

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30 min
March 09, 2023 Another Tory MP in Greater Manchester stands down
In this week’s particularly homespun episode, Jack and Joshi are in the Mill office talking about Graham Brady, the highly influential MP for Altrincham and Sale West, who has decided to stand down at the next election. Plus: what the latest of Matt Hancock’s leaked WhatsApps tell us about how governing is done, and a strange video of some skateboarders in Manchester that has gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

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31 min
March 02, 2023 Could the Manchester Arena bombing have been prevented?
This week, we unpick the final report from the Manchester Arena inquiry, that asks: could the attack have been prevented? Plus, we return to Manchester's Eastern European community, one year on from Putin's invasion and we'll hear how Northenden Labour's candidate selection process is sparking an interesting debate about all women shortlists.

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34 min
February 23, 2023 What's behind the culture funding row in Oldham?
In this week's episode, we delve into the latest developments over the Oldham Coliseum. We also discuss the sad news in the Nicola Bulley case and lots of other stories, including a controversial new name for the Bolton Wanderers ssfium/stadium. Head to manchestermill.co.uk to join as a member and book your ticket for our Mill Members Club.

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40 min
February 17, 2023 Live from Manchester Museum as it finally reopens its treasures
A special on-location episode from Manchester Museum, which is reopening after a long and expensive renovation. Joshi meets the museum's director Esme Ward and some of her leading curators to find out what they have changed - and how they are re-imagining what a museum is all about.

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43 min

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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…