My Northern Roots Podcast

E8 - The End Of The Beginning

This is My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion and this, is the final episode of the series. It's a look back at the Beautiful Oldham, Why Not? project and a look forward to the future of Oldham and Northern Roots with their CEO Anna De Silva, Kimo Morrison and Rebecca May. Written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Dean⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/MattDean78] for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KUPOD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.kupod.co.uk] in association with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern Roots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.northern-roots.uk] and funded by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Heritage Lottery Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/] Copyright KUPOD 2024. Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Olexy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://pixabay.com/users/olexy-25300778/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841] from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠ [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841]

E7 - Playing Out

This is My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion. The Beautiful Oldham, Why Not? project comes to it's finale with an event at the Northern Roots site, celebrating the vision of Mary Higgs and encouraging local people to enjoy the simple benefits of eating, relaxing and playing outside. Matt took his microphone and captured what was a wonderful and miraculously dry afternoon in Oldham... Written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Dean⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/MattDean78] for ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠KUPOD⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.kupod.co.uk] in association with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern Roots⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.northern-roots.uk] and funded by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Heritage Lottery Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/] Copyright KUPOD 2024. Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Olexy⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://pixabay.com/users/olexy-25300778/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841] from ⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠ [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841]

E6 - Into The Archives

Welcome to My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion. In this episode we discover more about Mary Higgs and discuss the importance of historical accuracy with Oldham archivist and "Chaddy lass", Jan Hicks. Welcome to My Northern Roots... Written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Dean⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/MattDean78] for ⁠⁠⁠⁠KUPOD⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.kupod.co.uk] in association with ⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern Roots⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.northern-roots.uk] and funded by ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Heritage Lottery Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/] Copyright KUPOD 2024. Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠Olexy⁠⁠⁠ [https://pixabay.com/users/olexy-25300778/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841] from ⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠ [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841]

E5 - Before It's Too Late

Welcome to My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion. In this episode we catch up with Faiza, a fellow Community Champion, who we heard from in episode one, about why she feels that capturing and sharing her own communities northern roots are important, especially at a time when there are many who seek to divide rather than unite. Welcome to My Northern Roots... Written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Matt Dean⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/MattDean78] for ⁠⁠⁠⁠KUPOD⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.kupod.co.uk] in association with ⁠⁠⁠⁠Northern Roots⁠⁠⁠⁠ [www.northern-roots.uk] and funded by ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Heritage Lottery Fund⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/] Northern Roots - lyrics and vocals by Matt Dean, instrumentation and production by Matt Berry. Mixed at King Buzzard Studios. Copyright The Shoots 2024. Copyright KUPOD 2024. Theme music by ⁠⁠⁠Olexy⁠⁠⁠ [https://pixabay.com/users/olexy-25300778/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841] from ⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠ [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841]

E4 - About Where I'm From

Welcome to My Northern Roots, a podcast about my experience as a Northern Roots Oldham Community Champion. In this episode you'll hear from Travis and Sandra Dean, Matt's parents, as they describe the Oldham that they grew up in, what it means to them to be from a town like Oldham and a piece of music inspired by this project. Welcome to My Northern Roots... Written and produced by ⁠⁠⁠Matt Dean⁠⁠⁠ [https://twitter.com/MattDean78] for ⁠⁠⁠KUPOD⁠⁠⁠ [www.kupod.co.uk] in association with ⁠⁠⁠Northern Roots⁠⁠⁠ [www.northern-roots.uk] and funded by ⁠⁠⁠The Heritage Lottery Fund⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.heritagefund.org.uk/] Northern Roots - lyrics and vocals by Matt Dean, instrumentation and production by Matt Berry. Mixed at King Buzzard Studios. Copyright The Shoots 2024. Copyright KUPOD 2024. Theme music by ⁠⁠Olexy⁠⁠ [https://pixabay.com/users/olexy-25300778/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841] from ⁠⁠Pixabay⁠ [https://pixabay.com//?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=music&utm_content=122841]