Episode 89 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss famous Reading foods, what's going on at Reading Golf Club and speak to Dan Hollister, chef at Richfield's Deli & Grill near Caversham Bridge ahead of pancake day . As well as all that, there is a possible line of merchandise in the offing: The Jere-mug. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast...
Feb 21, 2020•56 min
Episode 88 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss a big week for Reading as the winner of the famous Retreat Pickled Onion contest was announced - and the Real Reading Podcast has the exclusive first interview. As well as all that, Fact of the Week goes deep on the country's best pub - which just so happens to be in Berkshire while Hugh takes aim at the A34. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visi...
Feb 14, 2020•51 min
Episode 87 in which Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning are joined by Jonathan Low with missing fish and chip shops, pickled onion judging and where you'd build a road all up for discussion. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk - Find us on social media. We're on Facebook, on Twitter and that Instagram. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.co...
Feb 07, 2020•40 min
Episode 86 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss Roman ruins and vomitoriums as well as the recent licensing issues experienced by two Friar Street bars. As well as all that, Pete Hefferan is our special guest. Previously of 00s indie band Pete & The Pirates and now Shed Cafe, Pete tells us what it was like making it big, dealing with criticism what happened when he washed his passport. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own...
Jan 31, 2020•59 min
Episode 85 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss pickled onions, new pools and former Reading Prison inmates including one who was a bit of a surprise. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk - Find us on social media. We're on Facebook, on Twitter and that Instagram. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Lea...
Jan 25, 2020•41 min
Episode 84 is wet, very wet. In fact the whole of Reading is damp, but it's not as bad as the great flood of 1947. As well as all the water chat, Hugh has some info on the recent traffic consultation and this weeks random question is a terrifying leap of faith. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk - Find us on social media. We're on Facebook, on Twitter an...
Jan 17, 2020•37 min
Episode 81 of the Real Reading Podcast in which Tom Canning and Rachel Nemeth learn of the greatest story Hugh Fort has told everyone but them, about the time Peter Andre came to the Willink School, while Rach's fact of the week focuses on Hexagon history and the team receive a few new ideas for festivals. Oh and there's Hugh's general election predictions that really don't matter anymore.. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on t...
Dec 13, 2019•1 hr 12 min
Episode 80 in which Reading FC reporter Jonathan Low joins the team as Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss the Royals, and meet the team behind the town's newest brewery, Phantom Brewing Co. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk - Find us on social media. We're on Facebook, on Twitter and that Instagram. For information regarding your data privacy, visit ...
Dec 09, 2019•1 hr
The Real Reading Podcast is back. Episode 79 with Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning along with special guest Nick Harborne from Reading Refugee Support Group. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk - Find us on social media. We're on Facebook, on Twitter and that Instagram. Related: https://www.getreading.co.uk/news/reading-berkshire-news/reading-coun...
Nov 29, 2019•55 min
Episode 78 in which Rachel Nemeth, Hugh Fort and Tom Canning discuss the extraordinary things to have ever happened in Reading, look back at the bombing of the town centre in the Second World War and enjoy a final random question before going off for a short recess! We'll be back in a few weeks. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk Find us on social media....
Nov 08, 2019•44 min
Episode 77 of the Real Reading Podcast takes us on a time travelling adventure to the moments in the town's history we wish we'd been present for, from Royalist sieges to nights at Utopia. It's an eclectic mix. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk Find us on social media. We're on Facebook, on Twitter and that Instagram. For information regarding your data...
Nov 01, 2019•34 min
Episode 76 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss the traffic, cow's on the loose and Reading's famous statue. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk Find us on social media. We're on Facebook, on Twitter and that Instagram. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast...
Oct 25, 2019•32 min
Episode 75 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss Reading's Pop Up Swimming Pool in a bit of a late review while Rach uncovers some facts about the town's cave network. There's an explainer on the Gaol Hug and special guest is Paul Mann, the brains behind Reading FC podcast Elm Park Royals. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk For inform...
Oct 18, 2019•47 min
Episode 74 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning join the conversation as part of World Mental Health Day with not one, but two special guest interviews. First in the hot seat is Jordan Gooding, a qualified therapist from the Reading Councellors, a new Community Interest Company (CIC) serving the town. Second up is James Carter, a board member at Reading FC Community Trust and Men's Mental Health Advocate with the NHS. There are of course all the usual features plus, why you all need...
Oct 10, 2019•1 hr 23 min
Episode 73 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning cover the usual features as the podcast descends in to a critique of both Sumer Is Icumen In and Bryan Adams hit single from Robin Hood Prince of Thieves for reasons that will become clear. We hear Hugh explain all about two huge new developments in town and there is some homework for you all. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast websit...
Oct 04, 2019•46 min
Episode 72 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning cover the usual features plus and chat with special guest Rob Callaghan from HMV Reading. We cover everything from what happened when the store shut in February, live music Thursday's and what is being done to secure the future. Also on the podcast this week, we celebrate The Oracle's 20th birthday, have a bit of another quiz and discover where our team's parents used to take them for a treat. Let prattle commence! If you like our new ...
Sep 27, 2019•56 min
Episode 71 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning cover the usual features plus and chat with special guest Brian Moignard, the licensee of Reading's favourite backstreet boozer, The Retreat. We cover everything from a bit of history, events and of course the famous pickled onion contest. Also on the podcast this week, we have another quiz and we discover one of the team members connection to Hollyoaks (and Hollywood) hunk Ricky Whittle. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro...
Sep 20, 2019•47 min
Episode 70 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning indulge in a little speculation about who might do what in a possible General Election and juxtapose that with a quiz about which schools Reading celebrities went to. It all makes sense really. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/priva...
Sep 12, 2019•41 min
Episode 69 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning meet Reading's Ukulele King Dave Stewart, discuss FOMO around Down The Abbey Festival and ask the question - have you filled out the council's traffic consultation yet? It's more exciting than it sounds. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast...
Sep 06, 2019•59 min
Episode 68 in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss the 2019 Reading Festival, what people have attempted to flush down festival loo's (again) and a nostalgic look back at Radio 210 which became 2-Ten FM. Let prattle commence! If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk Further Reading: - Visit Barry's Radio 210 website - Reading Bedding jingles, Black Thunders and Th...
Aug 30, 2019•53 min
A little treat for your Real Reading Podcast fans. We've recorded a short interview with Rhodri Buttrick, aka Rhodders the man behind Stand & Deliver Comedy Club who is off to perform at Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We asked him what it was all about! Find out more about Stand & Deliver at standanddelivercomedy.com For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Aug 16, 2019•23 min
Episode 66 of the Real Reading Podcast in which the team of Rachel Nemeth, Hugh Fort and Tom Canning learn that intrepid explorer Ernest Shackleton was an early influencer for the town. Whether he used #ad or not is to be confirmed. There's also talk about the RBC transport survey and a pub crawl. Let prattle commence! Follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook group. If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here ...
Aug 02, 2019•39 min
Episode 65 of the Real Reading Podcast in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss the usual regular topics with Rachie's Fact of the Week and Fort Explains It All, as well as guest interviewee Jonjo and Dave from Heavy Pop Promotions who are pulling together the Down The Abbey festival at Reading Abbey. As well as all that there's the Battle of Caversham Bridge (more commonly known as the 1644 Battle of Reading) and more on Station Hill. Let prattle commence! Follow us on Twitter ...
Jul 26, 2019•47 min
Episode 64 of the Real Reading Podcast in which Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning discuss the usual regular topics with Rachie's Fact of the Week and Fort Explains It All, as well as guest interviewee John Crocker, otherwise known as @dinghour on twitter. It's a busy week as usual with a bit more Readipop, Swan Upping and a lovely fact of the week that we really think GWR should pay heed to. Let prattle commence! Follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook group. If you like our new intro ...
Jul 19, 2019•50 min
Episode 63 in which our team of Hugh Fort, Rachel Nemeth and Tom Canning introduce Reading Road of the Week, reintroduce Cock's Sauce and interview Pete Wheeler from Readipop Festival and Jonny Blake from Zoot Woman who play on day two of the festival. Let prattle commence! Follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook group. If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk Join the facebook ...
Jul 11, 2019•54 min
A bonus before the weekends podcast episode. It's Readipop Weekend and thanks to friend of the pod Pete Wheeler over the last year or so we've had two fantastic guests in Steve Collazo from Odyssey and Fullee Love aka Soup from Jurassic 5. Steve and his band played Readipop 2018 and the interview was conducted in May of that year and the Fullee Love Collective will perform on Friday night at Readipop 2019. The interviews have previously been published as part of our podcast but we thought we'd h...
Jul 10, 2019•35 min
Episode 62 of the Real Reading Podcast in which Hugh Fort and Tom Canning offer up an apology - that's two in a row now (but who's counting?), there's some more Bruce Grobberlaar chat and the duo try to recall what The Oracle was like when it first opened. Let prattle commence! Follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook group. If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at realreadingpodcast.co.uk For informatio...
Jul 05, 2019•11 min
Episode 61 of the Real Reading Podcast in which Rachel Nemeth, Hugh Fort and Tom Canning discuss Reading Borough Council's attempts to go plastic free, Hugh issues an apology to council leader Jason Brock, Rach's fact of the week is again very well researched and there is a vacancy in Reading Football Clubs match day team. Let prattle commence! Follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook group. If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our...
Jun 28, 2019•41 min
Episode 60 of the Real Reading Podcast in which Rachel Nemeth, Hugh Fort and Tom Canning discuss latest issues facing the After Dark Nightclub, discover the man who designed Reading Town Hall was pretty prolific and certainly left his mark as well as the sticky issue of councillors allowances. Let prattle commence! Follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook group. If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading's own Twin Sun. More on them here. Visit our new podcast website here at r...
Jun 21, 2019•35 min
Episode 59 of the Real Reading Podcast in which Rachel Nemeth, Hugh Fort and Tom Canning discuss the much missed Virgin Megastore in a new as yet unnamed feature, the taboo subject of Reading as a city is broached and Fort Explains It All discusses the departure of Prudential from Reading's landscape, before plummeting to the depths of late 1980's television adverts. Let prattle commence! Follow us on Twitter and join our Facebook group. If you like our new intro music, it's Real Life by Reading...
Jun 13, 2019•31 min
