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Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

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  • Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

    Half human, half sludge

    12/11/2026 | 39 mins.
    Comedians Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith are here with more nonsense news from the North.

    Headlines this week include a dog lost at sea, and Amy poses a very serious alien-based conundrum to Ian.

    And Amy Gledhill is going on tour next year with her brand new stand-up show Thanks For Having Me. For tickets and dates head to plosive.co.uk.

    Want to support the pod? Join our Patreon and unlock bags of bonus content, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...

    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.

    Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast

    Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
    Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.
    Artwork by Welcome Studio.
    Photography by Jonathan Birch.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

    Bedbug and Breakfast with Amy Matthews

    05/11/2026 | 55 mins.
    This week we welcome another Amy on the pod, it's the brilliant Amy Matthews!

    Headlines this week include a woman reunited with a very old outfit, and Hull Maritime Museum wants visitors to have a whale of a time.

    Amy Matthews is on tour with her brilliant stand-up show Definitions of Toast, around the UK until December. For tickets head to www.amymatthewscomedy.com

    And Amy Gledhill is going on tour next year with her brand new stand-up show Thanks For Having Me. For tickets and dates head to plosive.co.uk.

    Want to support the pod? Join our Patreon and unlock bags of bonus content, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...

    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.

    Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast

    Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
    Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.
    Artwork by Welcome Studio.
    Photography by Jonathan Birch.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

    10/10 Scary with Dan Schreiber

    29/10/2026 | 1h 1 mins.
    It's spooooooky season! To mark Halloween this week Amy and Ian are joined by very special guest, No Such Thing As A Fish's own Dan Schreiber! (aka Dan Schrei-BOO)

    Headlines this week include a hell-money mystery in Hong Kong, and more UFO activity in the north.

    Dan is on tour with his brilliant solo show This Changes Everything until the end of November. For tickets and information head to thischangeseverything.co.uk.

    Amy is going on tour next year with her brand new stand-up show Thanks For Having Me. For tickets and dates head to plosive.co.uk.

    Want to support the pod? Join our Patreon and unlock bags of bonus content, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...

    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.

    Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast

    Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
    Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.
    Artwork by Welcome Studio.
    Photography by Jonathan Birch.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

    And you think the vape has made that better?

    22/10/2026 | 48 mins.
    Northern comedians living in London, Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith, catch up on the daftest news stories from the north.

    Headlines this week include too many memorial benches in Hartlepool, and Amy confesses a new addiction.

    Amy is going on tour next year with her brand new stand-up show Thanks For Having Me. For tickets and dates head to plosive.co.uk.

    Want to support the pod? Join our Patreon and unlock bags of bonus content, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...

    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.

    Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast

    Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
    Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.
    Artwork by Welcome Studio.
    Photography by Jonathan Birch.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  • Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith

    The Snake, the Boy, the Pig and the Grandfather Clock That’s Come Alive

    15/10/2026 | 38 mins.
    Ian and Amy are here with more curious news stories from the North!

    Headlines this week include an 18 foot python on the run, and a teen with an aversion to washing dishes becomes a fire rescue hero.

    Amy is going on tour next year with her brand new stand-up show Thanks For Having Me. For tickets and dates head to plosive.co.uk.

    Want to support the pod? Join our Patreon and unlock bags of bonus content, live show discount codes, BTS clips and more...

    Got a juicy story from t'North? Email it to northernnewspod@gmail.com.

    Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast

    Produced, recorded and edited by Aniya Das for Plosive.
    Assistant Producer is Amy Townsend-Lowcock for Plosive.
    Artwork by Welcome Studio.
    Photography by Jonathan Birch.
    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About Northern News with Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith
Hosted by comedians Amy Gledhill and Ian Smith – two Northerners living in London –on a mission to find the juiciest stories from their hometowns and beyond. Join them each week as they scour the local rags of the North to find the stories you didn’t know you needed to know. Do you have news from the North? Write in to northernnewspod@gmail.com Want even more Northern News? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/NorthernNews Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast Produced by Plosive. Artwork by Welcome Studio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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