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Beestonian Lend us your ears
Issue no.
43
In Pod we Trust
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e’ve spent the last four and a half years feeding prime slices of Beestonian excellence to your eyes, via the medium of paper and digital screens. Visually, we’ve been thorough, treating you optically with the best design and writing from our NG9 streets.
Yet, we’ve neglected your ears. Yes, unless you’ve sat near one of our pub-based editorial meetings, and listened in – not recommended, it gets sweary – then we’ve never graced your ears with Beestonian glory as we have done your eyes. Until now. After hearing that local comedic legend Scott Bennett was keen to start a podcast, we decided to join forces with the recent award winner of the Midland Comedy Award (Best Live Show, no less) to bring a free, fortnightly forty minute (ish) chunk of Beestonian to your ears.
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Also taking part is our very own John ‘Poolie’ Cooper, who writes the funny bits of this magazine – check out his sharp take on local social media inside – who brings his own views and opinions to verbally joust with Scott. I moderate discussions, like an incompetent Dimbleby. What’s it about? Well, anything that crosses our minds while we mooch round Beeston in the preceding few days, really. Beeston is a jumping off point, and a fine one at that. We also bring in a local musical talent to show off their wares: we’ve so far had Hop Pole Songwriting Competition Winners Martin Ison and Emma Bladon Jones; and harpist Christine Palethorpe. If you’re a musician who thinks they can keep this excellence up, get in touch. We’re a few episodes in now, so come and find us: go into iTunes or Soundcloud, or the podcast app on your phone or tab, type in ‘Scott Bennett” or “Beestonian”; or directly off our Facebook page, and listen in. You might even fancy subscribing. We would like that. Your ears would like that. Treat ‘em! LB