Ha'way Man

Rich Speight & Ian Braithwaite
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Ha'way Man

Two men, occasionally described as grown-ups, and occasionally also as professionals, take an hour to discuss the latest goings on in politics, culture and history from a Mackem(ish) perspective. What's been on their screens, in their ears and, crucially, grinding their gears this week? And what artefact will make it into the Mackem Treasure Trove? With interviews and anecdotes focusing on Sunderland's past, present and future, it's not about actually about the city per se, it's about the Mackem worldview. But if you love the areas and the people, you'll love this pod. Ha'way, man

Episodes

  1. 21/03/2021

    Episode 2: DANCING TABLES & CONCRETE BOATS

    You made it to episode two, you absolute diamond. So, what's been in our ears, in front of our eyes and grinding our gears recently: WHAT’S BEEN GRINDING OUR GEARS…? The NHS pay cut (essential read: Denis Campbell, “NHS England boss says staff deserve 2.1% pay rise rather than 1%” The Guardian 9/3/21 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/mar/09/nhs-england-staff-deserve-pay-rise-simon-stevens) The attack on the right to protest (essential read: Ian Dunt, “Anti-protest bill: Freedom dies in silence” Politics.co.uk 16/3/21 https://www.politics.co.uk/comment/2021/03/16/anti-protest-bill-freedom-dies-in-silence/) Violence Against Women (essential read: Marina Hyde, “Women killed: 118. Statues ‘killed’: 1. So guess which is the national priority?”, The Guardian 16/3/21 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/16/women-statues-government-tougher-sentences) WHAT’S BEEN IN OUR EARS…? The Guardian Long Read: “‘A reckoning for our species’: the philosopher prophet of the Anthopocene” podcast https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2021/feb/24/from-the-archive-a-reckoning-for-our-species-the-philosopher-prophet-of-the-anthropocene-podcast Timothy Morton “Humankind: Solidary with Non-human people” (Verso, 2017) https://www.versobooks.com/books/2809-humankind Jungle - For Ever (Xl Records, 20018) https://xlrecordings.com/buy/jungle-forever WHAT’S BEEN IN FRONT OF OUR EYES…? Rose Matefeo “Horndog” on BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p096kdf5/rose-matafeo-horndog; The Adam Buxton Podcast https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/7-bfk9m-4l8kp-blcga-jwabs-blbb8-b9mjx-fj3gr-j4lyp-9jlhe-a4bhm-c67yy-szhgm-m8pcd-l376z-zjb32-wh9dr-za87b-c8l3j-byyhb-segba-hlsc6-5m648-aef2d-2n3wg-tpcha-fsb4a-stlxm-7hb5z-ekrdd-6hdmt Sunderland fans raising money though virtual Wembley tickets https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2021/2/26/22300948/sunderlands-virtual-wembley-ticket-charity-fundraiser-passes-the-28000-mark WHAT’S THIS EPISODE’S ENTRY INTO THE MACKEM TREASURE TROVE…? The Concrete Boat in the River Wear https://www.durhamatwar.org.uk/story/12714/ & https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/history/17551513.north-easts-short-dabble-concrete-boats-amazingly-floated/ Thanks for listening, please rate us on your podcatcher of choice, share on your social media, and we’re sure we'll get onto ranting about the monarchy another time.

    1h 7m

  2. 09/03/2021

    Episode 1: The Origin of Mackem

    Welcome to the first episode of our brand new podcast, where two thirty-something blokes from Sunderland talk about politics, culture and music from a Mackem perspective. What's been in our ears, in front of our eyes and grinding our gears recently: Matt Hancock's embarrassing performance on Good Morning Britain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liAR6-DSHRg\ The Home Office sends LGBT+ people back to Uganda for not being camp enough https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-56182769 Medicine at Midnight by The Foo Fighters https://www.foofighters.com Suddenly Remixes by Caribou https://caribouband.bandcamp.com/album/suddenly-remixes-ep Binging Taskmaster on All 4 in lockdown https://www.channel4.com/programmes/taskmaster The origin of the word Mackem https://wp.sunderland.ac.uk/seagullcity/mackem/  Thanks for listening, and we hope that you enjoy the pod. It will evolve over the weeks and months, but when we're as big as Peter Crouch and Richard Herring you'll be able to say you were there at the very start!!!

    56 min
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About

Two men, occasionally described as grown-ups, and occasionally also as professionals, take an hour to discuss the latest goings on in politics, culture and history from a Mackem(ish) perspective. What's been on their screens, in their ears and, crucially, grinding their gears this week? And what artefact will make it into the Mackem Treasure Trove? With interviews and anecdotes focusing on Sunderland's past, present and future, it's not about actually about the city per se, it's about the Mackem worldview. But if you love the areas and the people, you'll love this pod. Ha'way, man

Information

  • Creator
    Rich Speight & Ian Braithwaite
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2021
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Rich Speight & Ian Braithwaite
  • Show Website
    Ha'way Man

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