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Andy N

Spoken Label is a podcast series designed to interview and record sessions from authors, poets, artists, musicians etc in North West England and beyond.

Formed in 2015 and ran / edited by Andy N, author of ‘Return to Kemptown’ and ‘The End of Summer’,it is always often to submissions from interested artists.

Email: aen1mpo@yahoo.co.uk

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  • 20 episodes
  • Avg 37 min
  • English
  • Yesterday · 28 min

    David Hardy (Spoken Label, September 2026)

    Latest up from Spoken Label (Poetry Podcast) features making his debut, David Hardy. David lives in Marple and is described as “David Hardy’s early literary endeavours comprised writing poems for friends and recording daily happenings and flights of the imagination. Covering a broad range of subjects, his work is infused with humour and pathos, light and dark. An occasional contributor to the American Music Magazine, Rock at Night, David is currently building up a following on the open mic circuit in Greater Manchester. He lives in Marple, Cheshire, and he enjoys both community activities and ‘soaking up’ the solitude in the Peak District.” This Podcast is primarily about his second poetry book ‘Heydays & Grey Days: 100 happy & sad poems from a feverish mind’ which is described as '“This is David Hardy’s second collection following the publication in 2023 of his first book Off-Beat Spark, Quirky Light & Dark Poems For Life’s Ups & Downs. Drawn from a fertile imagination and observations of daily life, his writing explores the human condition with irreverent humour and uncompromising honesty. One of his poems, ‘Musical Recollections’ was published in the American music magazine, Rock at Night, and he has opened for the band Death or Glory at gigs in the North West. He also performs at open mic evenings throughout Greater Manchester. David lives in Marple, Cheshire, and he enjoys his travels with the ‘Samuel Strollers’, a walking group whose members relish spending time in the Peak District to avoid otherwise snoozy Sundays.”

  • September 10 · 40 min

    Charley (Part 1, Spoken Label)

    Latest up from Spoken Label is the fantastic ‘Charley’ with part 1 of an extended Podcast.Charlotte ‘Charley’ McDermott (she/they) is a poet from the Black Country, holds an MA in Writing, and has been published in multiple anthologies and magazines. She studied Beginner’s Entomology online in 2026 after visiting Manu Biological Station in October 2025.Working predominantly in writing and communications across the arts and environment sectors as a freelancer, she has worked with highly reputable organisations such as Poets, Prattlers and Pandemonialists on the Midlands Fringe, and Verve Poetry Festival as their Marketing Assistant.Charley played a key role in The Zephaniah Forest memorial project 2024-25, performed at Lyra Bristol Poetry Festival’s Dis Poetry April 2025, is Project Manager and host for Sandwell Stanzas since August 2025, was a judge for the Verve School Poetry Slam 2026, was commended in the Verve Poem of the Festival Competition 2026 and printed in its subsequent Stitching a Net to Hold Joy anthology, performed in the Dice Slam for Verve Sunday at Ledbury Poetry Festival 2026, and is a Co Director for AccessAbility Arts since August 2026.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charley_mwc/LinkedIn: https:/www.linkedin.com/in/cyanthian/ Facebook: https:/www.facebook.com/cyanthian/

  • September 5 · 38 min

    Not the TV Guide Season 2 Episode 6

    Back with Episode 6 of Season 2 of Not the TV Guide (TV/Film Podcast)Beth, Grant and Andy N discuss the following: 1. Hulk Hogan: Real American2. Spider Noir3. Toy Story 5

  • September 4 · 25 min

    Bonus Episode: Craig Snelgrove (Spoken Label, September 2026)

    Bonus Episode from Spoken Label, featuring the return of our friend Craig Snelgrove with a exciting new project 'Cooper Lee' Press'. Bridging the gap between craft development and published work, Cooper Lee is an independent press and school of writing and theory founded in 2025 by Dr Craig Snelgrove. (Dr) Craig Snelgrove is a writer from Manchester and PhD in Creative Writing. Author of the short story cycle Young Mancunians, Craig also specialises in editorial services, assisting people from a variety of backgrounds in writing fiction and non-fiction, ranging from memoir to therapy, full length books to professional papers. Cooper is a five-year-old Sprocker Spaniel from Stoke. Born on a farm, Cooper has lived with Craig and his partner, Jess, since he was six months old. He is a homely fellow, accompanying Craig in his work, though is often found sleeping on the job. More details about Cooper Lee Press can be found here: https://cooperleepress.co.uk/

  • September 1 · 37 min

    Bonus Episode (Xena Morgan, Spoken Label, September 2026)

    Special bonus episode from Spoken Label features making her debut with a full length episode to follow is Xena Morgan from TBR Books Festival.Xena Morgan is a book content creator on TikTok, professional video editor and copy editor with a huge passion for championing independent authors and creatives.Through being part of the online book community, she has discovered countless independently published books and authors whose talent, creativity and passion deserve a much bigger spotlight.That experience ultimately inspired her to create TBR Book Festival, an independent Manchester book festival built around community, inclusivity, discovery and, most importantly, having fun of which it’s debut festival will be featured on Saturday 12 September 2026 at Band on the Wall in centre of Manchester. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tbr-book-festival-tickets-1964327619789

  • August 29 · 37 min

    Not the TV Guide Season 2 Episode 5

    Back with Episode 5 of Season 2 of Not the TV Guide (TV/Film Podcast), Beth, Grant and Andy N discuss the following: 1. The passing of Hayden Panettiere 2. Arthur Darvill and Karen Gillan Podcast launching a new Podcast series, "Pondcast" 3. Reacher Season 4 - 1st 3 episodes 4. Good Omens 3 (Series / Film) 5. The Boys Season 5

  • August 29 · 36 min

    Juliette Tomlinson (Spoken Label, August 2026)

    Latest Spoken Label (Author / Artist Podcast) features our returning friend,the wonderful Juliette Tomlinson.Juliette is the author of ‘Longford’ and ‘Sunnyside’ and the forthcoming ‘Clothorn’‘Longford is set in 1864, and the great city of Manchester was Cottonopolis, rising with the sound of industry, and the boom of a hundred mills. At the heart of its energies was John Rylands. ‘the greatest merchant prince the world has ever seen’. This is the story of an empire built by a true Manchester man, given meaning and worth by the extraordinary woman Enriqueta, who loved him and a partnership that left a huge mark on the city.The sequel ‘Sunnyside’ which is mostly covered in this podcast is described as “Following Longford: A Manchester Love Story, Sunnyside: A New Beginning, continues JulietteTomlinson’s sweeping Victorian family saga. From tragedy on the Cornish coast to the industrial heart of Manchester, the novel returns to the Rylands household at Longford, where orphanedchildren, unexpected motherhood, and acts of quiet philanthropy reshape fragile lives. Rich in atmosphere, this lyrical continuation explores class, inheritance, and the enduring legacies of loveand loss, revealing how compassion and community can forge hope across generations.’Juliette can be found on Instagram: www.instagram.com/longfordjr/The books can be purchased from Chorlton Bookshop directly, and also on Amazon, Waterstones etc

  • August 23 · 56 min

    Not the TV Guide Season 2 Episode 4

    * Contains numerous bad language (Mostly Grant! LOL) * Back with the fourth episode of Season2 of Not the TV Guide (TV / Film Podcast), Andy N, Grant and Beth are back discussing the following: 1. Supergirl (including a lengthy rant by Grant LOL) 2. Little House on the Prairie 3. Ann Droid 4. Rivals Season 2 (Part 1) 5. Ballmory 6. Star Trek: Brand New Worlds (Episodes 1 to 3)

  • August 20 · 45 min

    Pip Fowler (Spoken Label, August 2026)

    Latest up from Spoken Label (Poetry Podcast) latest up is the wonderful Pip Fowler. Pip Fowler (also known as Miss Airedale) is a UK-based poet, spoken-word performer, and singer-songwriter. Associated with the Glastonbury veterans Sentimentalists, he is celebrated for delivering darkly humorous and deathly serious poetry. His work—described as sardonic, acerbic, and warped—is often performed without music to maximize its emotional and resonant impact. Fowler is a prominent figure in the northern UK literary and acoustic scenes. He regularly performs at spoken-word open mic nights, with notable appearances at events like Northern Poetry Scene in Bolton, Live From Worktown, and the Words Among the Heather poetry series in Saddleworth. His eclectic performances blend acoustic musicianship with visceral, sometimes surreal and bitter storytelling.

  • August 16 · 47 min

    Not the TV Guide Season 2 Episode 3

    * Contains numerous bad language (Mostly Grant! LOL)Back with the third episode of Season 2 of Not the TV Guide (TV / Film Podcast) sees Andy N, Grant and Beth are back discussing firstly a series of news involving Doctor Who, James Bond, The X Files and the future of Marvel TVbefore then diving into lengthy reviews of:1. Spider-Man: Brand New Day2. The Odyssey3. Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu

  • August 14 · 42 min

    Tim Disney (Spoken Label, August 2026)

    Latest up from Spoken Label, featuring making his debut, is the grandnephew of Walt Disney, Tim Disney. Tim Disney is an artist and entrepreneur from Los Angeles. He has produced, written, or directed multiple award-winning feature films and documentaries which have appeared at Sundance, Telluride, SXSW and other festivals. He served as Chairman and CEO of VR pioneer Virtual World Entertainment, which was sold to Microsoft. Tim is an active investor in media and technology, and serves on multiple corporate boards, including Marginal Mediaworks and Dragonfly Therapeutics. In the not-for-profit sector, he is the founder of The Adamma Foundation and co-founder of World Connected. He served for twelve years as a Trustee of SCI-Arc and 29 years as a Trustee of CalArts, eight of them as Chairman of the Board. From 2021-2025 he served as Trustee and Board President of MOCA, and he currently serves as a member of the Global Leadership Council of The World Resources Institute among other projects. This Podcast we mostly talk about the graphic novel, he has co-created with JC Lacek and Vincent J. Dubourg, the A.R.C. The A.R.C is about a deadly virus and begins at the Concordia Centre in the heart of the Amazon, where a who's who of global elites from business, finance, fashion, entertainment, technology, and online activism have gathered for the Global Reinvestment For Tomorrow Conference (GRFT), promising to solve the problem of climate change once and for all. Very little problem-solving occurs before the GRFTers are infected with a lethal, highly contagious virus, dubbed Amazonian Recombinant Cytoneuropathy (A.R.C.). The A.R.C. virus has peculiar and unfortunate characteristics: it is wildly contagious but undetectable in its dormant phase; it is 100% lethal; and the kicker is ... it's activated by lying. This proves deeply problematic for a world drowning in an ocean of lies and misinformation. The GRFTers board their private jets and spread the virus worldwide. Chaos ensues. Most of The A.R.C. plays out on a supposedly "sustainable" cruise ship, The Veritas, where an unlikely band of passengers and crew members: a single mom and her teenage daughter, a born again preacher and his wife, the grizzled Norwegian ship captain, an underemployed photographer and her retired stockbroker father, a pack of libidinous business bros, an unscrupulous payday lending magnate and his Russian mail-order bride, and others, reckon with the spreading virus, survive a bloody attack, and together figure out what is driving the disease, and how to live alongside it. Some of them make it. Most of them don't.

  • August 7 · 39 min

    Jack Henry (Spoken Label, August 2026)

    Latest up from Spoken Label (Poetry Podcast) features making his debut is the wonderful Jack Henry. Jack Henry is a Wizard Skater and a Poet from Manchester. He writes emotionally driven stories that are about attempting to understand the ‘grey areas’ in life. His Skating is very artistic, as a method of expressing himself. He got into Wizard Skating because it allows him to combine multiple disciplines of inline skating into one. https://www.instagram.com/jackdoespoetry/ https://www.instagram.com/jackdoesskating/

  • August 2 · 18 min

    Lauren Temple (Bonus Episode, Spoken Label, August 2026)

    Latest Bonus episode from Spoken Label (Poetry Podcast) features making her long overdue return is the wonderful Lauren Temple talking about an exciting new writing workshop she is running in Altrincham at Altrincham Town Hall via Oyez Arts. Lauren Temple (she/her) is a poet, performer, workshop facilitator and events producer from Manchester. She is a member of the poetry and performance collective Young Identity, producer of variety night Shenaigans at the Shed, runs monthly collage workshop at the Cosy Collage Club, and a fortnightly Poetry Club at Oyez Arts. Seeing herself primarily as a storyteller, Lauren often uses a narrative style that weaves fantasy with mundanity to examine our contemporary life. Lauren's work often focuses on queerness, feminism and mental health. Her workshops often involve playfulness, mixed media and mindfulness. Lauren has worked with organisations such as Manchester International Festival, Apples and Snakes, HOME theatre, and Manchester City of Literature. https://www.instagram.com/laurentemplepoet/

  • August 1 · 1 hr 9 min

    Anna Maria Stępień (Spoken Label, August 2026)

    Latest up from Spoken Label features making her debut, the wonderful Anna Maria Stępień Anna was born in Tarnobrzeg (Poland, present Podkarpackie Region). An economist and an English philologist. In 2020, she graduated from the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, where she studied specialized translation, for her post graduation. For over seventeen years, a teacher of English and also a translator; she loves her profession. Once, an accountant working for an international company. Now, an editor and an editorial secretary in World Taifas Literary Magazine (Romania), and also one of the coordinators of the Teerandaz International Festival of Poetry and Fiction (Dhaka, Bangladesh). Anna Maria writes poems, short stories, memoirs and anecdotes, both in Polish and in English. Acclaimed worldwide in artistic circles; her poems have been translated into other languages.

  • July 28 · 4 min

    Bonus Episode - Lisa Morrison (Spoken Label, July 2026)

    Latest up from Spoken Label (Poetry Podcast) with a new bonus episode recorded during the recent Lee McShane making her debut (with hopefully a full length episode to follow in the Autumn) is the amazing Lisa Morrison.Lisa Morrison is a passionate photographer and writer whose work captures emotion, nature, and the beauty found in everyday moments. Living with autism, ADHD, and epilepsy has shaped her unique perspective, allowing her to notice details others often miss. Her photography focuses on connection, atmosphere, and storytelling, from quiet landscapes to lively street scenes. Lisa also enjoys writing poetry inspired by nature, resilience, and personal experiences. Through both words and images, she aims to create work that feels honest, expressive, and deeply human. Her creative voice reflects empathy, curiosity, and a strong appreciation for the world and people around her.

  • July 21 · 13 min

    Bonus Episode - DK (Spoken Label, July 2026)

    Latest up from Spoken Label with another bonus episode, the amazing DK with a addtional, special bonus set recorded recently at the book launch of Lee McShane. DK is a Midlands–based poet, music producer, and accessibility advocate whose work blends creativity with lived experience. A wheelchair user with cerebral palsy, DK creates powerful poetry exploring identity, disability, and social justice. They are a multiple slam winner, recipient of the Best Open Mic award at the Fluent in Both Awards, and a finalist in the Some-Antics Slam. Their 2025 collection Writing My Own Story Means reflects themes of resilience and empowerment. As co-founder of AccessAbility Arts, DK delivers inclusive workshops and talks, using art to challenge perceptions, amplify marginalised voices, and inspire meaningful social change.

  • July 19 · 36 min

    Not the TV Guide - Season 2 - Episode 2

    Following on from last week's return to Not the TV Guide (TV Review Podcast) episode 2, again featuring Andy N, Grant and Beth carries on examies the rumoured growing list of studios, showrunners and industry figures rumoured to be circling the property of Doctor Who and asks the bigger question: who is actually positioned to take charge of the Whoniverse next. The trio also explore the creative, financial and political pressures shaping the tender process, and turn a sharper lens on the real reasons behind the show’s cancellation, separating industry fact from fan‑forum fiction. It’s a lively, incisive follow‑on episode: part speculation, part analysis, part affectionate frustration — and a clear-eyed look at how one of TV’s most enduring franchises found itself at a crossroads.

  • July 19 · 37 min

    Not the TV Guide Season 2 (Episode 1)

    The long‑awaited return of Not the TV Podcast (TV Review / Film Review Podcast) is finally here. After a break, Andy N, Grant and Beth kick off Season 2 with the first half of a two‑part deep dive into the current state of Doctor Who. This opening episode explores the show’s unexpected move to being put out to tender, digs into the real reasons behind its cancellation, and unpacks the swirl of rumours surrounding the studios, creatives and industry figures reportedly interested in taking the reins. A sharp, thoughtful conversation to mark the start of a new season — and a big moment in the Whoniverse.

  • July 18 · 1 hr 9 min

    Heidi Hindi Chadwick (Spoken Label, July 2026)

    Latest up from Spoken Label (Author / Artist Podcast) features the return of our friend the wonderful Heidi Hindi Chadwick. Heidi Hinda Chadwick helps people reconnect with what makes them feel most alive. She’s a writer, speaker, performer, facilitator, consultant and cultural thinker with a twenty-year background in creativity, human development, nervous system intelligence work, and embodied leadership.Heidi Hinda writes short stories, novellas, and essays exploring the macabre, and the intricacies of human experience, often drawing on folklore, psychology, body horror, femgore, twisting fairytales and exploring midwifing your midlife and contemporary anxieties.Heidi Hinda’s debut novella, The Story of the Deer Woman, was published February 2026 via Lemon Jelly Press. She’s been published in Agave, SheHub, Conscious Dancer, GoDates, The Solitude Diaries, and Elephant Journal, and one of her stories has previously appeared on the horror podcast CreepyPod.She writes regularly on Substack and is a Tarot reader. Links:Substack ~ https://heidihinda.substack.com/Instagram ~ https://www.instagram.com/heidihinda/Website ~ https://www.heidihindachadwick.com/ To Purchase The Book ~ https://www.lemonjellypress.com/shop/p/the-story-of-the-deer-woman

  • July 11 · 21 min

    Bonus Episode: Charlie McDermott talking about Midlands Fringe (Spoken Label, July 2026)

    Bonus Episode setting the scene for all being well a full length episode during our Autumn season is talking about the Midlands Fringe due to start soon is the lovely Charley McDermott.Charley is a Black Country poet published in BCU, Contemporary Literacy Horizon, SHINE, VERVE, Feast Zine and Speak Volumes Festival anthologies. She led the Zepaniah Forest Poetree Trial, has judged several poetry competitions, placed in Grande Slams, and performed headlines across the Midlands.Her freelancinb spans the arts, environment, and manufacturing, which is reflected in her poetry.She is part of AccessAbility Arts, hosts Sandwell Stanzas, and is currently working for Midlands Fringe.https://www.instagram.com/charley_mwc/https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyanthian/More about Midlands Fringe can be found at:https://www.midlandsfringe.co.uk/

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