Waffle - the bite sized podcast

This week, still interviewing via phone lines due to the Corona virus lock-down, Paul chats with Richard O'Neill about his writing, his love of music and being an advocate for Men's Health.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 104.7 FM on 29.03.20

This week Paul has the absolute pleasure of talking to fellow poet Dominic Berry about his work with children, being a Glastonbury poet in residence and how music and lyrics are some of his greatest inspirations.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 22.03.20

This week, Paul circumnavigates lockdown with a telephone interview with the Woolly Hat Poet and primary school teacher, Benjamin Guilfoyle. They discuss World Book Day, being creative whilst working in education and we hear some of his wonderful poetry.First broadcast 15.03.20 on Rossendale Radio.

This week Paul celebrates world book day with the students and teachers of Old Hall Primary School in Bury and gets their feelings and opinions on what the day means to them and why they want to celebrate.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 08.03.20

This week Paul chats with Paul Davis of Uke Punk about his influences as a song writer and punk ukelele performer and he performs some of his original work.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 23.02.20

This week Paul chats to fellow Rossendale Radio presenters about their reading habits and their favourite books.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 16.02.20

This week Paul has the pleasure of working with Long Lee Primary School in Keighley doing poetry workshops. We hear from the teachers and the children themselves about how the workshops work and integrate the curriculum and what skills they are secretly learning underneath all the fun.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 09.02.20

This week Paul is back out on the road talking about fascinating new work from the Empathy Lab who are working with schools to encourage reading for not just literacy but also social awareness and empathy.He talks to teachers in Wales who are integrating the programme into their curriculum and the team behind the project.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 02.02.20.

This week Paul talks to teacher Adams Chase about how to engage children with literacy and encourage them to with their own writing.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 26.01.20 

This week Paul talks to Emma Speed about her long career working in radio, tv and the time she got to interview Princess Leia.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 12.01.20

This week Paul chats to Rowan Ardill about his serious fundraising endeavor of 202020 running 20 marathons in 20 days in 20 different cities in the hopes of raising £20,000 fin aid of homelessness,  as well as his work with Parkrun and Ramsbottom Running Club.Paul also reads some of his own running inspired poetry.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 05.01.20

To mark the end of 2019 Paul has hand selected some highlights from the Waffle interviews from the past year. Highlights include live music, a young grime artist and moving remembrance poetry from th'owd chap.

This week Paul was privileged enough to meet up with poet, journalist and BBC broadcaster, Ian McMillan at the 'unfurling' of a new poetry exhibit focusing on Dementia awareness.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 22.12.19

This week sees Paul chat to Ian Eagleton, teacher and creator of The Reading Realm, a new literacy app for younger readers, about books, apps and Mariah Carey.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio on 15.12.19

This week Paul chats to fellow Rossendale Radio presenter Tony Horne about his other life as a ghost writer and what it means to be anonymous in the publishing world.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 08.12.19

This week Paul speaks with young vocalists and songwriters Elke Lowe and Sean Smith who have very different styles but share a common bond; they were both students of Paul's from his teaching days.First Broadcast on Rossendale Radio 01.12.19

This week Paul squeezes 3 people into the studio to chat to Stephanie Byatt from Sir John Thursby Community College and her students Waleeja & Eshan about their experiences with the Shakespeare Schools Festival.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio 24.11.19

This week's Episode sees Paul joined by writing couple Andy N and Amanda Steel about their individual and divergent writing styles and how they come together to write joint pieces.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio on 17.11.19

This Remembrance week Paul talks to "Th' Owd Chap", poet George Melling about his unique journey into writing and his touching reminiscences of his family.First broadcast on Rossendale Radio on 10.11.19

This week Paul talks to Helen Nugent about how she got in to journalism, writing for publications such as the Guardian and her online magazine, Northern Soul.First Broadcast on Rossendale Radio 03/11/19