Northern News

Comedians Ian Smith and Amy Gledhill – two Northerners living in London – are on a mission to find the juiciest stories from their hometowns and beyond. Join them each week as they scour the local rags of the North to find the stories you didn’t know you needed to know. 

 

Do you have news from the North? Found a story in your local paper? Email it to Ian and Amy at northernnewspod@gmail.com 

 

Want extra episodes? Bonus content? Videos? Join us on Patreon at patreon.com/NorthernNews 

 

Follow Northern News on Instagram @NorthernNewsPodcast 

 

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Artwork by Welcome Studio. 

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Recent Episodes
  • Doing the NYT Games again (VIDEO episode available on Patreon)
    Apr 28, 2025 – 0:44
  • Series 4 Trailer - Northern News
    Apr 24, 2025 – 1:28
  • Northern News Q&A Special 6 (Patreon Teaser)
    Apr 21, 2025 – 1:55
  • Respectfully, No More Bananas (Patreon Teaser)
    Apr 14, 2025 – 1:49
  • Northern News Q&A Special 5 (Patreon Teaser)
    Apr 7, 2025 – 2:16
  • Doing the NYT Games (VIDEO episode available on Patreon)
    Mar 31, 2025 – 2:31
  • The Heft of the Hefty Heffer (Patreon Teaser)
    Mar 24, 2025 – 1:59
  • Bonus Poppy Hillstead and Dr Benji Waterhouse (Patreon Teaser)
    Mar 17, 2025 – 4:55
  • Northern News Live in Manchester
    Mar 10, 2025 – 51:40
  • Northern News Live in Manchester (Patreon Teaser)
    Mar 10, 2025 – 5:49
  • Northern News: Unheard Bits #3
    Mar 3, 2025 – 15:51
  • Northern News: Unheard Bits #3 (Patreon Teaser)
    Mar 3, 2025 – 6:31
  • Northern News Live in Leeds with Jessica Knappett
    Feb 24, 2025 – 1:10:39
  • Northern News Live in Leeds with Jessica Knappett (Patreon Teaser)
    Feb 24, 2025 – 13:24
  • Bonus Sofie Hagen, Daniel Foxx, Cariad Lloyd and Harriet Kemsley (Patreon Teaser)
    Feb 17, 2025 – 5:20
  • Bonus Sofie Hagen, Daniel Foxx, Cariad Lloyd and Harriet Kemsley
    Feb 17, 2025 – 16:40
  • Northern News Live in Hull with Dan Sproats
    Feb 10, 2025 – 49:55
  • Northern News Live in Hull with Dan Sproats (Patreon Teaser)
    Feb 10, 2025 – 10:17
  • Northern News: Unheard Bits #2
    Feb 3, 2025 – 15:51
  • Northern News: Unheard Bits #2 (Patreon Teaser)
    Feb 3, 2025 – 4:23
  • Northern News Live in Sheffield with Chris Cantrill
    Jan 27, 2025 – 57:42
  • Northern News Live in Sheffield with Chris Cantrill (Patreon Teaser)
    Jan 27, 2025 – 6:39
  • Live at the Apollo Debrief!
    Jan 20, 2025 – 25:07
  • Live at the Apollo Debrief! (Patreon Teaser)
    Jan 20, 2025 – 4:42
  • Northern News: Unheard Bits (Patreon Teaser)
    Jan 13, 2025 – 5:14
  • Northern News: Unheard Bits
    Jan 13, 2025 – 16:35
  • Be'ave Yourself with them Wings (with guest correspondent Ross Noble)
    Jan 9, 2025 – 53:26
  • Be'ave Yourself with them Wings (with guest correspondent Ross Noble) - Patreon
    Jan 9, 2025 – 53:26
  • Northern News Q&A Special 4
    Jan 6, 2025 – 17:05
  • Northern News Q&A Special 4 (Patreon Teaser)
    Jan 6, 2025 – 2:02
  • You’re so 2000 and Hives (with guest correspondent Scott Bennett)
    Jan 2, 2025 – 49:46
  • You’re so 2000 and Hives (with guest correspondent Scott Bennett) - Patreon
    Jan 2, 2025 – 49:46
  • New Year's Resolutions
    Dec 30, 2024 – 16:45
  • New Year's Resolutions (Patreon Teaser)
    Dec 30, 2024 – 2:49
  • Sexy Fisherman Calendar (with guest correspondent Chloe Petts) - Patreon
    Dec 26, 2024 – 46:23
  • Sexy Fisherman Calendar (with guest correspondent Chloe Petts)
    Dec 26, 2024 – 46:23
  • Father Piss-mas
    Dec 23, 2024 – 17:07
  • Father Piss-mas (Patreon Teaser)
    Dec 23, 2024 – 2:39
  • Look what the Reindeers Have Done (with guest correspondent Andy Zaltzman) - Patreon
    Dec 19, 2024 – 53:32
  • Look what the Reindeers Have Done (with guest correspondent Andy Zaltzman)
    Dec 19, 2024 – 53:32
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here! (Video Game) with Chris Cantrill - Patreon Teaser
    Dec 16, 2024 – 3:01
  • Thank Goodness You’re Here! (Video Game) with Chris Cantrill
    Dec 16, 2024 – 18:29
  • Gingerbread Man's Eaten Himself (with guest correspondent Huge Davies)
    Dec 12, 2024 – 45:33
  • Gingerbread Man's Eaten Himself (with guest correspondent Huge Davies) - Patreon
    Dec 12, 2024 – 45:33
  • Bonus Sophie Duker, Stephen Bailey, Jenny Ryan, Chloe Radcliffe, Russell Kane and Sarah Keyworth
    Dec 9, 2024 – 14:20
  • Bonus Sophie Duker, Stephen Bailey, Jenny Ryan, Chloe Radcliffe, Russell Kane and Sarah Keyworth (Patreon Teaser)
    Dec 9, 2024 – 1:30
  • Just Aliens Everywhere (with guest correspondent Jenny Ryan) - Patreon
    Dec 5, 2024 – 47:10
  • Just Aliens Everywhere (with guest correspondent Jenny Ryan)
    Dec 5, 2024 – 47:10
  • Goole Salt and Pepper Pots REVEAL Teaser (Video episode available on Patreon)
    Dec 2, 2024 – 2:32
  • Fog On’t Snake’s Pass (with guest correspondent Russell Kane) - Patreon
    Nov 28, 2024 – 45:05
Recent Reviews
  • Nazzanazzafree
    An absolute balm
    I grew up in the North, then moved south, then moved to California and lost all legitimate claim to Northern-ness. Listening to Ian & Amy feels like an absolute balm as I am driving to work on the freeway. They make me forget about the Cali sunshine entirely! Seriously though they’re a delight. Thanks for all the hard work you do rehabilitating former northerners!
  • hmerino13
    Looooooooove this podcast!
    I’m not from The North. I’m not even from the UK. I live in Austin,Texas. Doesn’t matter. Northern News is a FAVORITE of mine. It’s one of the podcasts I most look forward to dropping. I’ve even signed up to their Patreon just to say “thanks” for the consistent belly laughs.
  • Anja_ch
    Love this podcast!
    Amy and Ian are both so fun and hilarious. It feels like spending time with good (much funnier than average🤣) friends! Northern News always brightens my day. Keep up the great work!
  • Noble11112111
    Hilarious !
    Been following Ian for years - he never fails to make me laugh. Amy and Ian work great together in this offbeat comedic podcast.
  • Mitchley13
    Quirky and hilarious
    Amy and Ian riff so well off each other that I could listen to them talk about anything. They are quick witted and sharp with just the right amount of charming.
  • incredulousdoctor
    Wonderful esoteric silly news!
    I’m a really big fan of the hosts of this show and the way they present such charmingly inane news stories from the north. Give it a listen - you absolutely won’t be disappointed. Never fails to crack me up and give me a much needed boost in my day!
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