EP52 | Gary Bennett | Roots, Racism and The Roker Roar | Local Heroes Podcast

EP52 | Gary Bennett | Roots, Racism and The Roker Roar | Local Heroes Podcast

This week’s Local Heroes Podcast - Chris and Dan talk to SAFC legend and incredible human, Gary Bennett. From scoring on his debut at Roker Park to becoming one of the most respected voices in North East football, Gary shares a life shaped by Sunderland AFC and the community around it.

He explains why the club is more than a team - it’s the heartbeat of a city - and how recent years have rebuilt pride across Sunderland both on and off the pitch. Gary opens up about arriving in the 1980s as one of the first Black players many supporters had ever seen, the racism that existed in football and society at the time, and how attitudes have changed through education and conversation.

He reflects on dressing room life, terrace culture, and the reality of playing through an era where abuse was normalised - and why his work with Show Racism the Red Card still matters today. We also hear about captaining the club, Wembley memories, Sunderland’s global fanbase, broadcasting for BBC Radio Newcastle, and the moments that kept him in the North East long after retirement.

Along the way there’s talk of favourite players, iconic goals, football as a universal language, and why Sunderland sticks with people for life.

Plus: childhood street football in Manchester, Jamaican food, jelly babies, Greggs breakfasts, and a SUNDERLAND ALL-TIME XI that will definitely stir some debate.

A conversation about football, belonging, resilience - and how a club can shape generations.

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EP71 | Carley Armstrong | Hendon, Hustle and Heart | Local Heroes Podcast

EP71 | Carley Armstrong | Hendon, Hustle and Heart | Local Heroes Podcast

This week on the Local Heroes Podcast, Chris and Dan sit with Carley Armstrong of Sunderland - producer, filmmaker, and one of the hardest-grafting people in North East film right now. She's gone from...

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EP70 | Andy Haddon | Bees, Bread and Belief | Local Heroes Podcast

EP70 | Andy Haddon | Bees, Bread and Belief | Local Heroes Podcast

<span;>This week on the Local Heroes Podcast, Chris and Dan sit down with Andy Haddon - beekeeper, baker, accidental troublemaker, and the man Charlotte Crosby once crowned "the David Attenborough of ...

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EP69 | Bobzilla | Murals, Music and Mercury Missiles | Local Heroes Podcast

EP69 | Bobzilla | Murals, Music and Mercury Missiles | Local Heroes Podcast

This week on the Local Heroes Podcast, Chris and Dan sit with Bobzilla - artist, muralist, DJ, photographer, and a man whose own mum still refuses to call him anything but Robert. The name itself is a...

13 Juni 1h 32min

EP68 | Solo | Diaries, DIY & Dread | Local Heroes Podcast

EP68 | Solo | Diaries, DIY & Dread | Local Heroes Podcast

This week, Chris and Dan set out to talk about what’s been happening in their lives and somehow end up covering everything from decorating disasters and DIY injuries to family diaries, old letters, ho...

6 Juni 46min

EP67 | Cal Byerley| Gordon, Gastronomy and Great British Menu | Local Heroes Podcast

EP67 | Cal Byerley| Gordon, Gastronomy and Great British Menu | Local Heroes Podcast

This week on the Local Heroes podcast, Chris and Dan sit with Cal Byerley of Restaurant Pine - and Gordons (plural) steal the show. Gordon, the podcast mascot, is named after a rock star, carved from ...

30 Maj 1h 30min

EP66 | Rob Sampson | Shields, Shandies and Sausage Rolls | Local Heroes Podcast

EP66 | Rob Sampson | Shields, Shandies and Sausage Rolls | Local Heroes Podcast

This week on the Local Heroes podcast, Chris and Dan sit with Rob Sampson, the man behind "Gan for bait, like?" One of the North East's most-followed food voices, the conversation that wanders from Ca...

28 Maj 1h 37min

EP65 | Jo Feeley | Forecast, Fashion and Trend Obsession | Local Heroes Podcast

EP65 | Jo Feeley | Forecast, Fashion and Trend Obsession | Local Heroes Podcast

This week on Chris and Dan sit down with Jo Feeley, co-founder of TrendBible, the Newcastle based trend forecasting agency helping some of the world’s biggest brands understand what people will want n...

28 Maj 1h 43min

EP64 | Laughs, Life and Lady Parts | Lauren Pattison | Local Heroes Podcast

EP64 | Laughs, Life and Lady Parts | Lauren Pattison | Local Heroes Podcast

This week Chris and Dan are joined by comedian Lauren Pattison, one of the sharpest stand-up voices to come out of the North East in the last decade. From doing her first gigs at 18 in Newcastle to be...

9 Maj 1h 54min

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