CountrySlide

SideCountry Network

CountrySlide is a podcast that looks at farming, conservation, wild food and life in the British countryside.

Hosted by Richard Negus, Callum McInerney-Riley and Richard Prideaux.

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103 episodes
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Apr 18, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
22: Country Music and Turtle Doves
We delve into two hot topics this week - is there such a thing as British Country music and Turtle Dove season is here. As you no doubt expect, we get a little sidetracked along the way by topics like drill music, the jellyfish song, David Bellamy,...
Apr 11, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
21: Hormonal hawks, illegal foraging and new ag policy with Clare as PM
There was a plan for the episode this week, it involved everyone bring a little bit of something along to talk about. It ended up with a long ramble which included each little thing at some point along the journey. Expect to hear about staircase...
Apr 4, 2025 · 56 min
20: Being a Dad in the Countryside
Being a parent and raising children is a minefield in so many ways, Richard Negus and Callum talk about some of the highs and lows they've experienced whilst being dads in the countryside. Expect tales including snail racing in the rain, falling into...
Mar 28, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
19: A Load of Old Pollocks with Mike Warner
Mike Warner from 'A Passion for Seafood' is our guest this week on CountrySlide. Expect to hear about the positive state of UK fisheries, the less positive facts about what we export and import (the 'fresh' fish you enjoy on holiday might actually...
Mar 21, 2025 · 59 min
18: GWCT conference, Making Charcoal and Protecting Simon's plums
An episode of twists and turns as Richard Negus recounts the talks from the GWCT Game Conference, Richard Prideaux describes an information gathering trip to learn about Biochar and Callum tells a tale of protecting a man's plums from an old deer....
Mar 14, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
17: The Postman Nicked our Magic Tree Drugs
After last week's rather sensible episode, the guys are back in their respective seats to shake everything back to normal. After several short detours into green children, stealing wood for carving, Stephen Fry, Orford Ness, and stolen...
Mar 7, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
16: The Women Take over
Producer Amy, Clare Negus and Angharad (director of Hadleigh Show) take the lead on this weeks episode in honour of International Women's Day on 8th March. Richard asks some insightful questions about being a woman in the countryside, rural life from...
Feb 28, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
15: No Horses Were Harmed In The Making Of This Episode
Let's be honest, once in a while it's best to just let people run with what springs to mind, particularly these three people. Beware, this episode may lead to coffee on your keyboard, swerving tractors or people giving you strange looks on the bus....
Feb 21, 2025 · 1 hr 30 min
14: Reedbeds and Thatching with Andy Dodson
This weeks episode is a long one, with https://primecreative.io/ on the road to scotland it is left to the two Richards to interview our fantastic guest - Andy Dodson. Andy is not only from a long line of thatchers, but he is also a lecturer and...
Feb 17, 2025 · 33 min
The British Shooting Show 2025 : SPECIAL EPISODE
An extra special episode recorded live at the British Shooting Show and sandwiched in between the usual weekly episodes. Richard P and Callum met up at the NEC to wander the halls of the British Shooting Show and take in what's on offer in the world...
Feb 14, 2025 · 58 min
13: Dunnocks and Mullets
This weeks episode is a bit of a rollercoaster right from the off, with https://primecreative.io/ discovering which photo was used for the cover before it descends into the hosts previous fashion choices and then picking up with the joys of spring....
Feb 7, 2025 · 1 hr 28 min
12: Is Agriculture Evil?
After a bit of talk about starting a book club (but with none of that smutty Mills and Boon stuff) and once https://primecreative.io/ had finished recapping every mouthful of his meal at Fallow in London, Richard, Richard and Callum finally got into...
Jan 31, 2025 · 1 hr 31 min
11: Accidentally Breaking Nature
We did actualy manage to stick to the plan for this episode, although we overran by about 30 minutes because https://primecreative.io/ kept talking about Milton Keynes. We also had some listener feedback, which descended into Mills and Boon-style...
Jan 24, 2025 · 1 hr
10: The Accidental Deer Episode
This week the podcast derails early on as Callum entertains the two Richards with his cautionary tale about missing a family bowling trip thanks to a successful stalking trip which gave him a...
Jan 17, 2025 · 1 hr 46 min
9: Wild Meat for the Masses with Leon Challis-Davies
https://www.instagram.com/blacktionman_/ joins us to talk about the reality of wild meat consumption in the UK, top tips about how to store and prepare your meat for the best results, why pheasant and partridge are better for you than chicken and the...
Jan 10, 2025 · 58 min
8: The Good, Bad and Ugly of rural organisations
There are many organisations who claim to represent the countryside and the wildlife and people who reside there; in this episode https://www.richardnegus.co.uk/ https://primecreative.io/ and https://richardprideaux.co.uk/ give their thoughts and...
Jan 3, 2025 · 55 min
7: The Real New Years Honours List
We got this one in under an hour! Thanks to dinner arrangements we managed to keep this one tight whilst still giving the correct amount of praise to our choice of fantastic people who deserve a New Years Honour. ...
Dec 20, 2024 · 1 hr 36 min
6: Twas the week before Christmas
A rather long and rambling (no surprise there) episode recorded in the week before Christmas 2024 - https://www.richardnegus.co.uk/ https://primecreative.io/ and https://richardprideaux.co.uk/ discuss their typical Christmas, past traditions, how...
Dec 13, 2024 · 1 hr 33 min
5: The Shameless Christmas Gift Guide
The guys talk Christmas gifts in this episode of Countryslide, find out what https://www.richardnegus.co.uk/ https://primecreative.io/ and https://richardprideaux.co.uk/ recommend for the foodie, dog loving hunter and conservationist in your life....
Dec 6, 2024 · 1 hr 12 min
4: We've got Wood - The future of growing trees in the UK
CountrySlide is a new podcast that looks at farming, conservation and life in the British countryside. In this episode https://www.richardnegus.co.uk/ https://primecreative.io/ and https://richardprideaux.co.uk/ welcome Harry Hoblyn from...