Trims And Talk Podcast

If Part One was about where we come from, this conversation is about where we are choosing to go. In Part Two, I return to the mic with my co-host Donald MacLean to talk about the next chapter—about intention...

This episode is about beginnings—spoken quietly, honestly, without performance. In Part One of this two-part conversation, I sit with my co-host, Donald McLean , and we do what we have always done best on Trims & Talk...

In this powerful and deeply human episode of Trims & Talk , Lungani “Uncle Lou” Sibanda and Donald McLean sit down with one of Sheffield’s cultural pillars — Leroy Wenham — a man whose life traces the arc of Caribbean...

In this episode of Trims and Talk , we sit down with Skye Curtis — an inclusive practice expert, researcher, and community engagement lead with the South Yorkshire Adoption Agency. Black and mixed-heritage children...

In this episode of Trims and Talk , we sit down with Lucas Cawthorne , a Sheffield firefighter, father, and member of the 6+1( Six Plus One) The Movers running group and Storm Men’s Group . Raised by a white mother and...

Fresh off his Yorkshire 80 Kg belt title win, 23-year-old boxer and entrepreneur Ayden Rogers joins Trims and Talk once again. He opens up about stepping away from business to focus entirely on his craft—the discipline...

Thirty years in the making—this conversation with Nigel ‘MC Nige’ Lowman is one that reaches into the heart of performance, friendship, and legacy. Nigel break-dancer, teacher, emcee—has long been called “Sheffield’s...

Recorded live at The Showroom Workstation Sheffield as part of Black History Month programming curated by Chim’Di Ugada , this powerful edition of Trims and Talk brings together hosts Lungani Sibanda and Donald Maclean...

On this episode, Donald and I had the honour of hosting Kaltum Osman Rivers —researcher, activist, PhD candidate at the University of Sheffield, and former Green Party councillor. Kaltum’s story is one of resilience...

On this episode of Trims & Talks , Lungani and Donald sit down with lifelong friend and brother, Errol Legister — educator, musician, missionary, and community builder. From his early days strumming guitar in the...

In a world where belonging can feel elusive, 6+1 – The Movers stands as a testament: it began as a whisper between three souls—Nikita, Naphtali, Kwabs—who once ran across fields of competition, only to find the ground...

In this episode of Trims and Talk , we sit down with the extraordinary John Rwothomack — a Ugandan-born, Sheffield-raised actor, playwright, and founder of Roots Mbili Theatre. At just 31, John has achieved what many...

In this conversation, we sit down with Rodney Glasgow Jr. , captain of the Sheffield Sharks and a man whose life refuses to be reduced to one headline. From Brooklyn to Maryland, from the U.S. Army to British...

In this deeply moving episode, Lungani Sibanda and Donald McLean sit down with long-time friend and cultural elder Kent Roach a Liverpool-born musician, activist, and educator with roots that stretch from Jamaica to...

n this special episode of Trims & Talk , we sit down with a brother whose presence has long been felt, even before he enters the room— Robert Cottrell . Our co-host Donald McLean recalls first meeting Robert in 1990...