We Built This City: A Podcast about Manchester and the people that built it

Incredible conversations with Mancunians - born, bred and adopted - that put the heart into modern Manchester.

By Manchester's Finest | 5 May 2020

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‘We Built This City’ focuses on how these extraordinary Mancunians have built something that impacts lives, the stories and values that have driven them to do it, and how they have built thriving businesses that embody their beliefs.

It looks to celebrate human grit, determination, loyalty, and diversity across culture, arts, politics, sport, music and business.

So far host Lisa Morton has interviewed Mancunian icons like John Thomson, Clint Boon, Sacha Lord, Diane Modahl MBE, Ged King and most recently Liz Taylor – “The Event Planner With The Best Black Book In Manchester.”

Coming up you can expect the likes of Andy Burnham, Sir Richard Leese, Tom Bloxham MBE, Freddie Flintoff MBE, Carl Austin-Behan OBE, Will Lewis, Karina Jadhav, Shelina Begum, Sarah Collins, Yvonne Harrison, Damian Hughes, Michael Carrick and Danny Donachie.

Click the link below to listen to the latest episode (and all the others)…

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