United States Australia Brazil Canada Germany India Ireland Japan Mexico New Zealand Philippines South Africa United Kingdom
The Run of The Mill podcast artwork
News

The Run of The Mill

by The Mill
Share this ranking Claiming needs an RSS feed. Contact us.
Listen on Apple Podcasts

Chart positions today · New Zealand

Not on the New Zealand charts we track today.

If you like The Run of The Mill, try…

Latest episodes

  • The inside storey of the CIS tower

    October 21, 2026 · 18 min

    Hello and welcome back to Run of The Mill! This week, Jack is joined by new staff writer Alec Herron to discuss his latest piece about the history of the iconic CIS Tower, Manchester's first skyscraper. For the story Alec spoke to the…

  • £32 for two chicken burgers at Labour Conference, welcome to Burnham's Britain

    October 1, 2026 · 31 min

    Welcome back to Run of the Mill! In this week's episode, Jack is joined by our newest staffer Ethan Penny, who has spend the week at Labour Conference in Liverpool watching Andy Burnham's enchanting hold over the national Labour Party in…

  • Corn! Cigs! Bikes! What can't you find on the streets of Manchester nowadays?

    September 23, 2026 · 23 min

    Welcome back to Run of The Mill! This week Jack and Ophira cover the holy trinity of the Manchester streetscape: cig butts, hire bikes and corn sellers. Plus: we call on you, the listeners, to send in your top alternate routes for when…

  • How much are Mancunians making?

    September 17, 2026 · 21 min

    Jack and Ophira have been walking around Manchester asking people how much they earn. In today's episode, they talk money, the conclusion of the Mill impostor saga, seeing Gary Neville in the flesh, and applying for a job as Burnham's new…

  • The Mill v food court jester - LIVE?!

    September 10, 2026 · 20 min

    Welcome back to the Run of The Mill! All sorts has been going on: a Mill-imposter has been trying to make Reddit think we're investigating people we aren't; we noticed Peppa Pig put the Factory Records logo on a medal and demand to know…

Show 7 more episodesShow fewer episodes

  • The absurd truth behind Educate and Empower

    September 2, 2026 · 23 min

    In this week's episode of Run of The Mill, Ophira Gottlieb and Jack Dulhanty talk through our latest story on Educate and Empower, a self-proclaimed charity. Its employees dot the city asking for £5 donations from the public, but in its…

  • You live in a sleepy village, then a "face melting" festival arrives

    August 6, 2026 · 15 min

    In our latest episode of our newly rebranded podcast, the Run of The Mill (ignore our outdated Spotify name, we're working on it), Ophira and Lucy talk about the latter's latest story about Moovin' Festival, which has landed in the sleepy…

  • The Mill Mayoral election hustings roundup

    July 29, 2026 · 21 min

    In the latest episode of the Manchester Briefing from The Mill, Jack and Lucy discuss our recent mayoral hustings, breaking down each of the candidates' campaign promises and opening the floor to Reform's Sian Astley - who unfortunately…

  • We take a tour of Burnham's new digs

    July 3, 2026 · 22 min

    In today's episode, staff writers Ophira Gottlieb and Jack Dulhanty recount a recent walking tour of all the places Andy Burnham could set up No.10 North. Jack has been speaking to the people who know Manchester's buildings best - the…

  • The IRA men behind the Manchester bomb: Unravelling a 30-year mystery

    June 17, 2026 · 53 min

    In today's episode of the Manchester Briefing from The Mill, we're joined by special guest Toby Harnden, author of Bandit Country. For the last three months, Toby and Mill staff writer Jack Dulhanty have been working to unravel the mystery…

  • Is Burnham in trouble in Makerfield?

    May 29, 2026 · 15 min

    In today's episode, Joshi is joined by Mill staff writer Lucy McLaughlin, who has just spent a few days speaking to Makerfield residents, guided by a handy map we have built predicting which wards are most likely to vote Labour and Reform…

  • Political scientist Rob Ford on Burnham in Makerfield and how Labour collapsed

    May 18, 2026 · 43 min

    In the latest episode of the Manchester Briefing from The Mill, Joshi and Jack discuss what might be in store for Greater Manchester's politics without Andy Burnham in the mayor's office, now that he has found an MP willing to step aside…

Full episode archive on Apple Podcasts →

About the show

Hello! This is The Run of The Mill podcast — a somewhat-weekly podcast from the team behind The Mill, Manchester's best newspaper since 2020. Join Ophira, Jack and the rest of the team as they take you behind the scenes of the biggest stories in Greater Manchester. If you live in the area, it’s a must-listen. And, if you want to read our journalism, visit manchestermill.co.uk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.