HeathTalk Podcast

HeathTalk is a weekly podcast about life in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK. We dig into the conversations happening in the local community, cover what's on this week, and interview the people and businesses that make the area tick. Hosted by Chris Smith (technologymadesimple.co.uk) and Chris Crouch (infinitybrewing.uk). Your weekly guide to what's on, what's up, and who's who in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK — local voices, local stories, local events.

HeathTalk Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Chris Smith / Chris Crouch, with 12 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Chris Smith / Chris Crouch hosts HeathTalk Podcast, a news show with 12 episodes published.

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  Episode #13

  Storm Troopers Are Coming to Kings Heath!

  Aug 19, 202629 minS1

  Chris and Chris cover last week's community news: the recent partial solar eclipse (~92% coverage), a series of concerning fires near Kings Heath (Dawberry Fields, Hillmeads Road in Druids Heath, Daisy Farm Park near Maypole), and the strong community response including Warstock Community Centre being overwhelmed with donations. They note the Billesley pub closure remains unresolved, with Councillor Joe Peacock writing to Greene King for answers. Recap of last week's events (swing and jazz night, art market, Horseshoe Pub garden party). Upcoming week's what's on guide: The Station's new food menu, a SEN sensory play session at Dawberry Corner, a paint-and-sip night at Loco Lounge, a free polycraft session with Poly Partons in Brandwood, "Colouring to the Beat" at Kings Heath Library, Brum Tropicana at the Hare & Hounds, and the weekly Muso music night at The Station. The episode closes with an interview with Ollie MacNamee, organiser of Kings Heath Comic Con (AKA High-Viz Comic Con), taking place Saturday 19th September, 10am–5pm at All Saints Community Centre. Free entry, street food from Infinity Pizza/Mustard/Oh My Dough, three free workshops, cosplay and Stormtroopers from the 501st Legion, a live art auction for Kings Heath Food Bank, and a headline guest appearance from comic writer Mark Millar (Kick-Ass, Kingsman, Netflix's The Chosen).

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  Episode #12

  Scams, Swing and Shrink Rays

  Aug 12, 202624 minS1

  Chris and Chris are back with everything Kings Heath — the good, the free, and the slightly scammy. This week: the Enjoy Kings Heath Big Summer Weekend recap (Schooners, Hop & Scotch, Hublon — a proper Sunday), Dawberry Corner Community Garden's new lending library, and a warning about a scam email doing the rounds pretending to be from Birmingham Artisan Markets — don't get caught out. The Horseshoe Inn are offering their function room free to local musicians for gigs and rehearsals, Change Kitchen CIC want volunteers aged 16–24 for kitchen experience, and there's a full run-down of what's on next week: swing and jazz at the community centre (Fri 14th), the Kings Heath Art Market and the Car Boot & Flea Market on All Saints Square (Sat 15th), a garden party with bouncy castle and karaoke at the Horseshoe (also Sat 15th), a community centre thank-you event for investors (Sun 16th), and a shrink keyring workshop at the Loco Lounge that nobody can quite explain (Mon 17th). Plus: our chat with Olly from Kings Heath Comic Con is coming soon, and a tip involving a colander and a solar eclipse. Got an event coming up, or been to a great one? Email heathtalkpodcast@gmail.com — we want your voice notes too.

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  Episode #11

  Fires? Not in my back yard!

  Aug 5, 202635 minS1

  Chris and Chris are back with another packed week in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK. This episode kicks off with a chat about the drought and wildfire risk affecting Birmingham's parks and green spaces, plus some sensible advice on keeping disposable barbecues and cigarettes away from tinder-dry grass (looking at you, Kings Heath Park, fresh off its new Green Flag status). Then it's onto the Big Summer Weekend, and there's a lot going on: an exhibition launch at Nook transforming the gallery into a fictional Birmingham museum, Friday blues at The Station, a puzzle bonanza at Kings Heath Library, the Read the Room Book Club at Loco Lounge, the York Road Artisan Market, the Tiny Beer Fest after-party at Schooners, DJ sets on York Road, a clothes swap and live music at the Hare & Hounds, a wellbeing workshop at the Community Centre, an afternoon tea special at Roots & Branches, a lino printing workshop and pottery takeover, poker and quiz nights at The Station, and a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday the 12th (get your ISO-rated glasses ready). To cap it off, the Chrises sit down with Scarlett from Enjoy Kings Heath (the local Business Improvement District) to talk street wardens, planter maintenance, community events, their new office at Kings Heath Community Centre, and how local businesses can get involved. Got something on in Kings Heath? Get in touch: heathtalkpodcast@gmail.com

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  The last thing you want your retina to be doing is burning

  Jul 29, 202620 min

  This week on Heath Talk, the two Chrises are talking Tolkien, train stations and trying (and failing) to pronounce a local artist's name correctly. Kings Heath's new train station is getting some seriously cool artwork courtesy of illustrator Charlotte Ellen Jenkins, featuring nods to local history including JRR Tolkien's Kings Heath roots and The Beatles' Birmingham debut on York Road — prints are available if you fancy some local culture on your wall. There's also a new Jamaican restaurant on York Road, Eber Kitchen, complete with an outdoor smoker doing the jerk, plus volunteering opportunities at Change Kitchen CIC and Kings Heath Community Centre for anyone wanting to get more involved locally. Looking ahead, it's a packed week in Kings Heath, Birmingham. Hot 8 Brass Band bring their New Orleans jazz energy to the Hare and Hounds, there's a Young Engineers summer camp for kids aged 6-12, and free bus travel kicks in for under-16s throughout August. Saturday's a big one — the regular All Saints Square farmers market, a children's clothing sale at Kings Heath Community Kitchen, and a psychedelic music all-dayer at the Hare and Hounds. Highbury Hall opens its doors (and gardens) for free over the weekend, there's a cartoon and art club for kids at Loco Lounge, plus a summer holiday club at the Community Centre running every Wednesday. And mark your calendars for the partial solar eclipse on August 12th — just please don't stare directly at the sun. Got something going on in Kings Heath? Email heathtalkpodcast@gmail.com — voice memos welcome.

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  Episode #9

  Firearms are probably not a kids activity

  Jul 22, 202625 minS1

  Your weekly guide to what's on, what's up, and who's who in Kings Heath, Birmingham, UK. This week Chris and Chris are wading through a bumper crop of local events — starting with the Kings Heath Comedy Fest, which takes over venues across the neighbourhood all week long. There's a mobile tip truck rolling into Billesley, the Birmingham Jazz and Blues Festival kicking off city-wide, a community picnic at Dalbury Corner complete with silent disco, and an 80s murder mystery improv night that's very much worth the £16.75. Elsewhere: a meditation and ink art workshop at the Kitchen Garden Café, a police-themed family fun day with actual alpacas, and Kings Heath Park picking up its Green Flag status with a celebratory litter pick. Recurring regulars get a shout too — the Billesley Ark food pantry, Dalbury Corner's community garden, and Hare and Hounds' Wednesday quiz night. Plus last week's catch-up: free breakfast club at the Loco Lounge, a rough sleeping support resource worth bookmarking, and an update on the Kings Heath Park consultation results. Whatever you're into this week — comedy, jazz, litter picking, or just a decent quiz — Kings Heath has got you covered.

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