The Lincolnite Podcast

Join Ronnie as he makes the short trip to Lincolnshire Showground for day one of the first post-pandemic Lincolnshire Show. Ronnie speaks to a multitude of people around the two-day event, including a beekeeper, a blacksmith, and even a police officer!

Lincoln-based entrepreneur Owen Short speaks to The Lincolnite Podcast about his ecommerce company, The Bloq, which supplies items to Amazon for nationwide sale. Owen discusses the inception and development of the business, plans for the future, and the top bits of advice that he would give to other budding entrepreneurs.

Ronnie meets Tristan Jørgensen, Master Distiller at Massingberd-Mundy Distillery, to talk about the process of making gin, the history behind the picturesque 3,000-acre South Ormsby Estate that the distillery is situated on, and the fantastic gin that they produce.

Local businesswoman and newly-published author Paige Bingham speaks to The Lincolnite Podcast about her new book 'The Unsexy Mum'; a part-memoir-part-guidebook for new mothers, covering everything from how to parent while hungover, to learning to still love yourself and feel sexy. The Unsexy Mum is available from Olympia Publishing and all major book outlets.

Action Community Theatre, a local theatre company in North Hykeham, have opened video auditions for a talent show in a bid to raise funds for the theatre's Christmas programme. Samantha Kendall of ACT speaks to The Lincolnite Podcast about what they're looking for, and how to enter!

Jonathan Van-Tam speaks to The Lincolnite Podcast about Novak House, a new wellbeing centre opened in Boston by St Barnabas Hospice, about the importance of mental health in the United Kingdom, and how important centres like Novak House are. Novak House was named after the late local philanthropist Stefan Novak, after he left a sizeable donation to the hospice. Helen Anastassiou, Stefan's best friend, talks about how much it means to see the centre named in his honour open it's doors. Ronnie also speaks to Chris Wheway, CEO of St Barnabas, about the new centre, and how important it will be to the people of Boston.

The 'Creative Freedom' exhibition, organised by EDAN Lincs, is currently at Chapter House within Lincoln Cathedral until June 12th. The exhibition features pieces from thirty artists, as well as art created by women in EDAN's own refuges.

Lincoln drag queen Celine Begone speaks to The Lincolnite Podcast about her career, how she spent her Platinum Jubilee weekend, and the importance of LGBTQ+ venues in Lincoln.

Join Ronnie as he travels across the county, to bring you five incredible things to do over this historic Platinum Jubilee Weekend, from tea parties, tribute acts, and even Jubilee shots!

A plethora of local bands will be rocking the North Hykeham Memorial Hall playing field this Thursday for Geoff Fest, a festival set up to honour the life of Punch The Monkey drummer Geoff Foster, who passed away last year. Ronnie speaks to two members of Punch The Monkey to learn more about the festival, and how it feels to be staging a tribute to a man loved by so many.

ADHD360 Director Phil Anderton speaks to The Lincolnite Podcast about his organisation's approach to treating ADHD, the stigma surrounding mental health, the challenges that he and his team overcame in establishing the company, and ADHD360's recent victories at the Lincolnshire Business Excellence Awards.

Ronnie catches up with star of stage and screen Colin McFarlane, to find out more about Colin's work, family, and his own roots to Lincoln. Colin has starred in numerous major motion pictures, including 'Batman Begins' & 'The Dark Knight', and his voice is heard all over the world in Peppa Pig, Hey Duggee, and The Cube UK & USA.

Join Ronnie as he heads to Lincoln Drill to see the preparations for this weekend's Lincoln Beer Festival, hosted by Lincoln CAMRA.

Join Ronnie as he visits the long-awaited return of Call Of The Wild festival at Lincolnshire Showground, and speaks to co-founder Dave O'Hara and event director Lee Byrne, as well as Lincoln band The Velvet Queens, fresh off releasing their new single 'The Morning After..'

Join Ronnie as he goes behind-the-scenes of the production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame, just days before the show gets underway at Lincoln Cathedral, presented by The Starring Lincoln Theatre Company. Tickets are still available for the show, running from May 23rd to June 4th, and can be purchased via the Lincoln Cathedral website.

Join The Lincolnite Podcast host Ronnie Byrne as he travels to Grantham, Margaret Thatcher's birthplace, to ask passers-by on their opinion of the newly-erected tribute to the Iron Lady, in the same week it garnered media attention from across the world.

Cosplayer and ASMRtist Lizzielestrange speaks to The Lincolnite Podcast about how she got into creating videos, her unique style of ASMR, and how she managed to turn content creation into a full-time career.

Ted and Oliver, two nine-year old boys are embarking on a thirty-three mile bike ride to raise money for the National Children's Air Ambulance. They speak to The Lincolnite Podcast to talk about their training, how they're looking forward to the big day, and the incredible amount of money they've raised so far, without even starting their journey!

The Rills frontman Mitch Spencer talks to The Lincolnite Podcast about the bands new EP 'Do It Differently', the origins of the band, and their headline show at The Drill in Lincoln this November.

Joan Bennett, a volunteer coordinator at Lincoln Community Larder, speaks to The Lincolnite Podcast to discuss the current situation, the increase in people using their service, and the new fuel voucher scheme the charity has put in place to help people with the rising cost of energy.