Podcast Episodes

Hello You 95: Jump!

Gary Nolan: singer, songwriter, squash player, teacher and now … children’s author, too

JUMP and JUMP2 are available to purchase online in paperback a…

1 year, 1 month ago

Hello You 94: Is Shrewsbury a Good Place?

‘Who’s looking at the bigger picture?’

In recent years there’s been much discussion about what makes Shrewsbury a good place to live … and what could …

1 year, 1 month ago

Hello You 93: 'We've been talking about you ...'

This episode’s quite soundscapey, so if you can, please listen to it in stereo? Earbuds in, headphones on, play it in the car or stream at home if yo…

1 year, 1 month ago

Hello You 92: 'We listen to people'

Everyone, surely, has heard of the Samaritans … but what exactly do they do?

And what’s it like, being a Samaritans listening volunteer?

As I’ve recen…

1 year, 1 month ago

Hello You 91: One full life, one violent death

Rich Uridge and I have some things in common.

We both live in Shropshire. We’re both ex-BBC. And we’ve both lost our mothers … but in very different c…

1 year, 1 month ago

Hello You 90: 'A kernel of truth: that's where the rage is'

Is that subtitle a good way of describing Hello You the Shropshire podcast? Or is it too corporate? Too polished? Too - let’s be honest here - wanky?…

1 year, 1 month ago

Hello You 89: On a bench in The Square, Shrewsbury

The first thing I need to say is:

Hello, lovely new members of the Hello You family!

I don’t know quite what’s happened, but over the last 24 hours th…

1 year, 1 month ago

Hello You 88: Speed Dating, Slow Dancing

‘When you’re in person, the way someone laughs, the way they move, that can be really attractive’

Pixie Greatorex wants Shropshire to find love. That’…

1 year, 2 months ago

Hello You 87: Exercise and mental health at Oswestry's Soma Space

If, like me, you’ve ever sought help with your mental health, you’ve probably been told that exercise and physical activity can boost your mood and a…

1 year, 2 months ago

Hello You 86: You've Just Got To Follow the Thing You Love

From teacher to actor, from Shropshire to Ireland and India

Shropshire native Joanna Purslow spent twenty years as a primary school teacher in Shrewsb…

1 year, 2 months ago