Substacks recommended by Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins

Recommended by Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins

Ruth Mills

Katy Alston

Award winning artist and Illustrator based in Shropshire.

Richard Uridge

Old hack now writing poetry more than journalistic prose. But hey it’s all words innit?!

Twenty Sided Life

Boardgaming, songwriting, graphic designing, storytelling, cryptic crossword enthusiast who also happens to be a slightly overweight vegan.

Sean Street

Sound, radio history, poetry, birdsong. Wild Track (Bloomsbury Academic) Running Out of Time (Shoestring Press) Bournemouth University emeritus prof living in Liverpool.

🎙️ A Baby Boomer in Bosnia 🎧

By David Pejčinović-Bailey MBE "A Baby Boomer in Bosnia"

What’s it like to live in Bosnia? Join a 72 year old Englishman navigating rural life, sharing firsthand stories of village life, cultural surprises, and the ups and downs of living abroad. Perfect for anyone curious about slow living.

Insightful, fascinating glimpses into everyday life in Bosnia and Herzegovina

- Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins

Laura Lefevre

Living in my 40s era - Mummy - Wife - Business Owner - Lefevre Chocolate

Sam

I work with organisations to help them write their Neurodiversity policy, and list their reasonable, adjustments, accommodations, and adaptations.

Amy Beashel

Amy's a brilliant writer, from Shropshire

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Him, Her and the Hare

By Phil & Jacqui Lovesey

Husband and wife, writer and illustrator, sharing tales, tips and sometimes tribulations while creating and curating the world of Matlock the Hare.

He, she and it are all lovely, talented and enchanting! From Shropshire, too

- Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins

Tracey Morgan

Animal lover, tea drinker, John Candy biographer, ditzy mare. Enthusiastically mediocre. #EndoWarrior

Journalist Brain by Lisa Thalhamer

Being a journalist can be tough on our mental wellbeing - let's figure out how to make it a little less difficult.

SY.GIGS’s Substack

SY.GIGS is a not-for-profit newsletter dedicated to supporting local music and community events. Subscribe for free updates on gigs and ways to get involved. If you'd like to contribute, all funds go towards sustaining events.

Building a Shropshire community by putting on great gigs

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Shaun’s Substack

By Shaun Paul Tomkiss

My personal Substack

Letters from God

By God

Daily posts and weekday live shows (2pm ET) with God and Jesus. Featuring celebrity guests! Subscribe for God's commentary on politics, religion, and the ongoing apocalypse. All paid support is deeply appreciated.

Michelle’s Substack

By Michelle B

My personal Substack

Thoroughly Good Substack

Classical. Coaching. Digital.

It's thoroughly good ... on music, culture and the human condition

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Inside Birmingham with Jane Haynes

By Birmingham Post

Want to tune into Birmingham's biggest stories? Join Jane Haynes as she goes Inside Birmingham, taking you behind the headlines and major issues in the UK's Second City

Essential reading if you need to know what's really happening in Birmingham

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No F*cks Given® with Sarah Knight

Permission to live your best life and advice on how to do it, from a bestselling author of sweary self-help. (Me!)

Follow, laugh, learn and give your last f*ck

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Jon’s Substack

By Jon Bruford

My personal Substack

The Shift With Sam Baker

By sam baker

Women don't vanish after 40. Who knew?! Amplifying and celebrating the voices of women in midlife and beyond by the former editor of Red, Cosmopolitan (and Just 17!)

Great writing from a magazine survivor

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A Day Well Spent with Leyla Kazim

A newsletter about purposeful living. By BBC presenter, journalist and writer, Leyla Kazim.

weird medieval guys

the only substack that is about weird medieval guys :)

Receipt from the Bookshop

By Katie

My weekly post - Receipt from the Bookshop - is written in real time from my award-winning independent bookshop in St. Annes-on-Sea, UK. Paid subscribers also get an additional weekly essay/book review and access to my book club.

A view from behind the till. Funny, adorable ... I look forward to this every week

- Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins

American Crisis

By Margaret Sullivan

A newsletter that explores the crucial relationship between journalism and American democracy.

You need to read this. That's all

- Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins

In the Flash

By Dina Litovsky

Adventures in the unseen world of photography.

Saratonin

By Sara Benincasa

A delightful weekly newsletter that is sometimes hilarious, sometimes poignant & often full of useful recommendations & weirdly enchanting ideas

Erin In The Morning

By Erin Reed

News and discussion on trans legislation and life.

The Lucyverse

By Lucy Sweet

I review everything that comes out of the sewage pipe of capitalism!

Oldster Magazine

By Sari Botton

Exploring what it means to travel through time in a human body, at every phase of life.

I feel seen. You will, too

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Dirtbags Through the Ages

By Allison Epstein

Weird, wild, and dirtbaggy stories from history, handcrafted and delivered biweekly.

Hilarious history. Highly recommended

- Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins

The Honesty Box

By Lucy Handley

Tales from an unexpected midlife story by journalist Lucy Handley

The Honest Broker

By Ted Gioia

A trustworthy guide to music, books, arts, media & culture by Ted Gioia

The best writing on music (esp. jazz) and pop culture, bar NONE

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Scenes from a Slow Civil War

By Jeff Sharlet

I reported Trump '16 and '20 for magazines & in my book THE UNDERTOW: Scenes from a Slow Civil War. I was going to sit '24 out, but the slow civil war is speeding up.

The Single Supplement

By Nicola Slawson

Because single people deserve a newsletter of their own

Worth Watching - by Scott Bryan

An email telling you what is worth watching (and what isn't) in the next week on TV and streaming.

Never be stuck for something to watch again!

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User Mag

By Taylor Lorenz

A tech and online culture publication by Taylor Lorenz, featuring original reporting on how the internet is reshaping politics, business, media, and culture.

Tech news you can use, and how tech uses you

- Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins

Conquest of the Useless

By Mic Wright

Honest media criticism from a complete arsehole.

The British press, pressed further

- Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins

The Present Age

By Parker Molloy

Parker Molloy’s award-winning media criticism, culture, and politics newsletter.

You need to know this stuff (before other people do)

- Hello You - the Shropshire podcast from Jim Hawkins