{"podcast":{"title":"Broadstairs life - its people, its places and its charm","slug":"broadstairs-life-7682120","podcast_index_feed_id":7682120,"rss_url":"https://media.rss.com/broadstairs-life/feed.xml","website_url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/broadstairs-life","image_url":"https://media.rss.com/broadstairs-life/20260131_070147_6a81c5cda4d4a1147dd1c02d0fd48de8.png","author":"Barry Stickings MBE","episode_count":68,"summary":"Hello and welcome to my Podcast channel Broadstairs Life. I hope you enjoy and will continue to listen to future podcasts featuring the people of Broadstairs as they share the stories of their lives, their work, their loves and history of this historic and welcoming seaside town in Kent. I am just proud that I can help share information and peoples stories of the beautiful and friendly place I live. Broadstairs, a traditional British seaside coastal resort. What Broadstairs Life is About Human Stories : Personal accounts from locals sharing their life journeys, passions, and professional work. Local History : Exploring the heritage and historic significance of Broadstairs as a classic English seaside destination. A Welcoming Guide : Insights and tips that help visitors navigate and appreciate the beauty of the town. Community Connection : A platform that celebrates the \"welcoming\" spirit of the area. We are on all podcasts platforms Facebook Youtube and other social media platforms pls follow and enjoy my new Podcasts every Tuesday and Friday Thank you and enjoy and feel free to contact me if you would like to take part. Contact me to take part broadstairslife@gmail.com RSS Podcas…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T10:17:18.770870+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broadstairs-life-7682120"},"episode":{"title":"Mike Hanson Broadstairs based Podcaster, Musician, Radio Producer","slug":"mike-hanson-broadstairs-based-podcaster-musician-radio-producer","published_at":"2026-08-31T23:46:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broadstairs-life-7682120/mike-hanson-broadstairs-based-podcaster-musician-radio-producer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broadstairs-life-7682120","url":"https://rss.com/podcasts/broadstairs-life/2985532","audio_url":"https://content.rss.com/episodes/370106/2985532/broadstairs-life/2026_09_01_13_47_55_e39e6942-9d68-4dee-9634-c385f8cb66de.mp3","summary":"Mike is now based in Broadstairs. He has extensive experience in radio and music, in Canada and the UK in commercial and public broadcasting, and in speech and music formats. Mike is the founder and director of Pod People Productions and Thelonious Punk Productions Ltd. He has extensive experience in audio creation, having worked in the radio and music industry for over 30 years. He’s worked in commercial and public radio, creating music and speech formats here in the UK and his native Canada. He was a member of the launch team at Talk Radio UK in 1995 and was there to rebrand it talkSport in 2000. In 2001 he joined the BBC to help launch (and later save) BBC Radio 6 Music. Most recently he was Content Editor at BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music (creating the audio entry to win Radio 2 the Radio Academy’s Station of the Year back to back), overseeing award winning programmes, events, and outside broadcasts. In that time he’s worked with some of the biggest names in broadcasting and built up an extensive contacts book. Scubas Sir Terry Wogan, Graham Norton, Dermot O'Leary to name just a few He has also rubbed shoulders with many of our most famous musicians such as The Rolling Stones, David Bowie to name just two throughout his career. Mike gives us in insight into the world of Radio, music and his love of living here in Broadstairs. He along with his wife Collette Cooper have integrated into the local music scene. To learn more visit these links. Mikes Podcasts https://podpeopleproductions.co.uk/ Collette's website https://www.collettecooper.com And the venue where you can hear them both at the Albion Rooms in Margate https://www.instagram.com/ccs_music_cellar/","meta_description":"Mike is now based in Broadstairs. He has extensive experience in radio and music, in Canada and the UK in commercial and public broadcasting, and in speec…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3313,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/broadstairs-life-7682120/episodes/mike-hanson-broadstairs-based-podcaster-musician-radio-producer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/broadstairs-life-7682120/mike-hanson-broadstairs-based-podcaster-musician-radio-producer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}