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Radio MA student Jonny Goldsmith presents to you his radio drama. Simply named 'Brad', it follows a young man who lands a dream job in the USA. However, things are not all what they seem.
Liam and Nathan took the Late Show to Manchester this week! As they exited the National Football Museum, they stumbled upon Coronation Street... or did they?
Hear the full show this Tuesday at 10pm on 107 FM and sparksunderland.com!
Rattle Snake is a epic tale based on real life stories of women who have faced and survived coercive controlling domestic abuse.
Coinciding with the change in UK law in 2015 making coercive control in relationships a crime, Rattle Snake was originally commissioned by Durham University and Constabulary.
It was funded by Durham Police Crime Commissioning Service and the Arts and Humanities Research Council and is used in the training of frontline police officers.
“We are a theatre company that aims to change the world one play at a time”. This is what Catrina McHugh from Open Clasp Theatre Company hopes to achieve.
Rattle Snake was performed last night at the Royalty Theatre, Sunderland in Sunderland Stages, as part of their Winter theatre season.
You can view more information about Open Clasp theatre events at ‘www.openclasp.org.uk’
An interview with Juliet Hudson from the careers and employability service at the university of Sunderland who was talking about the summer camps that are on offer at the university.
Take a listen to Ethan speak to talking to Cllr Doris MacKnight who has been chatting about the opportunities in Sunderland.
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On Thursday Drivetime, Liam discovered a vacancy at Chester Football Club as their First Team Manager. He believed his experience on FIFA would give him a good chance, but Nathan thinks otherwise.
Rats in the city are becoming a highly spoken topic with them featuring in many inner city areas alongside with some residential areas of Sunderland. Have you noticed this yourself? Liam and Nathan chatted to Fr Marc Lyden-Smith, who wants something to be done about them.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty caught up with trance legend Ferry Corsten after his set at Creamfields. He spoke about his new single Blueprint and what he is up too after Creamfields.
Liam and Nathan spoke to Rae, who is opening a brand new handmade boutique shop in Hendon, about her business venture and the local business situation in the local area.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty talks to Sigala about the DJ's sing-a-long set at Creamfields 2017. The pair also discuss whether Sigala prefers live perfomances or DJ sets and an update on the Mariah Carey collaboration.
Hardwell spoke to Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty about his new 'Hardwell & Friends Vol. 2' EP, Austin Mahone's take on dance classic Lady and his favourite remix of 'Creatures of the Night.'
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty talks to Alan Walker about the success of Faded, new single Tired and working with new and emerging DJs.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty caught up with Above & Beyond to talk about the 2017 festival season, new music & which BPMs they prefer working with.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty spoke to Fatboy Slim about having to follow the church service break, Hannah Grace's version of Praise You and his track Where U Iz.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty talks to Seb Fontaine about the DJ's busy summer schedule, his love for Creamfields and what he's got in his set for the festival.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty talks to Laidback Luke about 'Leave This World Behind' being the show opener, future future house and hidden gem artist he's working with.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty spoke to Nicky Romero about the biggest song in his Creamfields set, upcoming collaborations and working with different BPMs.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty catches up with Galantis. The producer pairing talk 'time off', new single and working on a remix with a hero.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty caught up with Pixie Lott at Creamfields 2017 to talk about her collaboration with Anton Powers, The Voice Kids and an upcoming solo single she's releasing soon.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty spoke to Lil Rockit about the DJ's experience at Creamfields 2017 including silent discos and DeadMau5 and Eric Prydz. Lil Rockit then told us who she'd like to see at Creamfields in the future.
Theo Kottis sat down with Dance Revolution's Nathan Ely to discuss playing his first ever Creamfields, his Scottish roots and preferring to play intimate venues.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty caught up with Oliver Heldens at Creamfields to talk about shuffling, the title of 'Bunnydance' and the remix work with Jamiroquai.
Dance Revolution's Nathan Ely sat down with James Organ to discuss the Liverpudlian's busy festival schedule, the local dance scene in his home city and whether he's red or blue when it comes to football.
Talking to Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty before opening the main stage for Creamfields 2017 Day 3, Lost Frequencies spoke about drum & bass, NETSKY and learning to play guitar.
Following his set at Creamfields 2017, Wilkinson sat down with Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty to discuss vocalists and traveling the world.
Third Party spoke to Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty about their best Creamfields yet in 2017 following the release of the new album. They also teased a follow up album after admitting to not having time for remixes anymore.
Fresh off of filling an empty arena within minutes of starting their set, FireBeatz spoke to Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty to discuss Spice Girls, the mentorship of Sander Van Doorn and more.
Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty caught up with Cosmic Gate to discuss their origins, production tools and they bond over a love for Cristoph.
Armin Van Buuren sat down with Dance Revolution's Scott McGerty to discuss the success of his collaboration with Mr Probz, the reinvention of his sound and having more freedom to take risks.
Katie Baggott talks to Acting Head Teacher Craig Knowles live at Hetton School in Sunderland on GCSE Results Day
Katie Baggott talks to Pippa Christie, Enterprise Engagement Officer at #SunderlandUniversity about freelancing and starting your own business.
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Katie Baggott talks to Neil Mconie about Washington Rotary Club's annual family bike ride, that is taking place in Sunderland on the 10th September from 10am, from the Washington Arms, in the village, To The Stadium of Light and back (17 miles.)
This year Washington Rotary Club are supporting two local causes , MIND (Mental Health) and The PIT STOP (who provide services for young special needs clients.)
Entry fee is £5.00 and accompanied under 16's go free. Registration and sponsorship forms are available from The Washington Arms or you can email Neil on neilmconie@talktalk.net/07930183883 or you can register on the day from 10am.
It's customary in football for new signings to sing a song in front of their new teammates. Football fan Callum gave us a rendition of the song he would choose.
Liam speaks to Kevin from the University of Sunderland Financial Advice team about how to get funding support for your degree and the process of paying it back. It's much easier than you think and it definitely shouldn't put you off coming to University!
A special Spark Reports in memory of six-year-old Bradley Lowery who sadly passed away 07/07/17 at 13:35 after a long battle with Neuroblastoma.
Sportsbyte pay their respects to former Newcastle midfielder Cheick Tiote who sadly passed away earlier today.
Looking at Living Life Well, a new campaign promoting health and well-being in Sunderland. #LiveLifeWell Production Team: Cheryll Thomas, Donald Lamont, Jack O'Driscoll, Joel Watts and Stuart Russell.
Game show panellists select sounds that trigger a negative response, in the hopes of destroying that sound forever. #Triggered Production Team: Cheryll Thomas, Donald Lamont, Jack O'Driscoll, Joel Watts and Stuart Russell.
Liam spoke to Hope Dickson Leach, director of a new film The Levelling, which opens at Tyneside Cinema on Friday 12th May!
Sunday Breakfast presenter Liam caught Clean Cut Kid's gig at Riverside Newcastle and managed to grab bass player Saul for a natter about the band, beards and oranges.
Did you know it's National Librarian Day? Liam celebrated by chatting with Sam, a librarian from Sunderland!
Liam spoke to DJ Lewis Hanlon ahead of the return of Junky Lust at Independent's Easter Sunday Special.
Hayfever season is right around the corner, it could be even sooner this year with the warmer weather. Liam is a hayfever sufferer and doesn't take this news well.
Liam is a big Star Wars fan and got a little excited when the new trailer dropped on Friday, here it is broken down bit-by-bit.
Code Red explores the topic of periods and why they shouldn't be a taboo subject. Join the team with special guests and the people of Sunderland, as they explore why periods have so much stigma.
Ethan Lowerson-Marshall has the latest news for Wednesday 22.3.17, including the latest on the situation in London.
Catch up with Spark Reports from Thursday 23.2.17 - your local news round up from Sunderland & the North East!
Tom Grennan is a rising star in the world of music. Initially, he gained recognition from being guest vocalist in Chase + Status' song 'All Goes Wrong'. Currently on a solo tour of Europe, and with an album in the works, Tom is definitely a one to watch.
Breakfast Presenter Jonny Goldsmith chats to JJ Burnel, bassist for the legendary band The Stranglers.
JJ talks about his time in the band which has spanned over a forty year career. JJ also discusses with Jonny how much that the music industry has changed and what advice he would give up and coming musicians. A must listen for all music fans!
Rivet City join Sparks Sarah Lamb ahead of their charity gig at IndieP
Gamers will love where the bands name came from
An interview with the CEO of Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust, Rob Music about the importance of smear tests and the campaign.
Ahead of the WCPW tapings in August 2016, Jonny chats to one of the competitors in WWE's United Kingdom Championship Tournament, Joseph Conners. The former WCPW champion talks about the British Wrestling scene, his wrestling style and who were his favourite wrestlers growing up.
The king of the monobrow, Karthik, joins Jonny and Lewis on the Breakfast show. One of the big personalities on the 2016 season of The Apprentice, Karthik talks about his experience on the show, what his future holds and also plays 2 lies 1 truth, where Jonny and Lewis have to guess which fact about Karthik is true!
RopeBreak team members Craig and David caught up with former WWE Superstar, Ryback at a meet and greet event at the Lancastrian Suite in Gateshead. 'The Big Guy' initially in WWE performed under the name Skip Sheffield with a group named 'Nexus' in 2010. However, a serious ankle injury meant that he would be forced to miss several months. When he returned in 2012, he performed solo under a new name, Ryback. He had a feud with then WWE Champion CM Punk and in 2015 won his first singles championship in WWE, the Intercontinental Championship. Unfortunately in August 2016, Ryback and WWE agreed to part ways. Craig and David ask Ryback what was it like working in WWE and which wrestling company he may end up working for next. They ask how life is treating him now he is not on the road with WWE and if there is a possibility he may one day consider going back. He talks about his latest projects, including a new book, 'Feed me more nutrition', and his podcast 'Conversation with the Big Guy'. Finally Craig asks if Ryback would considering joining the faction founded by Craig and David, the Scottish World Order (sWo).
Jack Garratt speaks to Nathan Harbottle from Spark #JackGarratt #Interview #Music #Phase
In August 2016, Jonny Goldsmith and Sophie Dishman visited Newcastle's o2 Academy ahead of the wrestling event WhatCulture Pro Wrestling (WCPW), and spoke to two of the main personalities of WhatCulture, Adam Blampied and Adam Pacitti.
In the conversation, the two Adams talk about their experience of SummerSlam weekend in Brooklyn, New York and how WWE compares to New York based company Evolve Wrestling, who also had a show taking place that weekend.
They talk about the development of Women's Wrestling, their favourite wrestlers, the most underrated wrestlers, the current WWE 'Brand Split', and the future of their organisation, WCPW.
Following the release of their collaborative mixtape 'Mixxd Feelinz', Tuckage and 90Bro stopped by for an interview with Lee Hawthorn. The pair discuss the mixtape, their forthcoming gig and more!
In January 2016, Jonny Goldsmith attended 5 star wrestling at the Newcastle Arena. One of the members of the star studded roster, was former WWE superstar John Morrison, now known as Johnny Mundo.
Having been in WWE from 2004 until 2011, John is a former ECW Champion, WWE Tag team champion and Intercontinental Champion.
As of the summer of 2016, Johnny Mundo is the heavyweight champion for Californian based promotion, Lucha Underground.
In this chilled interview, Jonny meets Johnny talking about his career, his image, how he prepares for matches and how WWE and Lucha Underground are different.
Newcastle singer Jamilah came into the studio, with her son, to discuss her forthcoming EP and subsequent launch gig with Lee Hawthorn.
Why did the GBP drop when Sunderland declared to Leave the EU?
Ex-Bloomberg Anchor Adam Johnson tells us why.
Catch out all night coverage of the referendum at sparksunderland.com/radioplayer
Alice Winney from Breakfast caught up with Fran Healy from Travis before their gig at the O2 Academy #travis #newmusic
This week is #DAW2016, to raise awareness of the disease and encourage's anyone worried about having it to go and get checked out!
Anthea Livingstone is a consultant at the memory protection clinic and specializes in diagnosing people with dementia.
Ahead of their performance at Evolution Emerging on 28th May, Ceiling Demons tells us about their distant-influences in music, what to expect from their forthcoming EP and how they perceive North East music, coming from outside of the region.
Ahead of their performance at Evolution Emerging on 28th May, Jay Simian & The Midnight Society tells us about their eclectic style, who they're rating in the local scene and how their creative process works as a collective.
Ahead of her performance at Evolution Emerging on 28th May, Kay Greyson tells us about her musical influences, having a local rap pioneer as a sibling and what we can expect from her in the coming months.
The news hot off the press that's effecting everyone from 3 years old onward. The future of the colouring pencil is uncertain after manufacturers are reporting of a shortage.
We chatted to Professor David Wilson about the launch of the True Crime channel and his career in criminology.
Abbie Booth chatted to K Syran about her song 'Intimacy', which is the official theme for International Women's Day 2016.
Lauren Paton chatted to Pooja Shah, best known for her role in Bend It Like Beckham, on International Women's Day.
A debate for the role of Vice President of Sports and Societies for Sunderland University Students Union.
Sophie Dishman chatted to Kirsten Schlewitz, the editor of a new website which aims to improve gender parity in football media.
Another request in to celebrate #InternationWomensDay! A hit from #Rihanna's Rated R album 'Hard'
For International Womens Day, we are taking all your requests! First one of the day, Cher- Believe.
Debate for The role of Vice President of Communication and Events at Sunderland Universities Student Union. #debate #studentunion
Debate on drive of the Sunderland university Students union Vice President of Education candidates. #suderlanduniversity #debate #vicepresident #education
Drives very own Lauren McLeish had Patrick McDonough, about his experience on BBC One’s ‘Getaway Car’. Listen and enjoy!
Alice from the Breakfast show talked to Reigning before their gig at the 02 Academy in Newcastle. The band were supporting Wilson.
There's a new 50p design! We think Leo Dicap deserves his winning face on the coin, so we made it, professional eh? Who would you like to see on your money? #50p
Shows from Rihanna’s upcoming Anti World Tour due to take place at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland have been cancelled
Gabrielle Aplin head to Newcastle for her tour, and we caught up with her in Music, fashion, and being Vegan!
Lisa Twohig and Rute Correia went to NME Awards Tour show in Newcastle and grabbed an #interview with Bloc Party's Russel Lissack and Justin Harris. They chatted about the new band members, how the composition process changed, headlining the NME Awards Tour... And they even had time for a few laughs.
Thursday February 4th was #TimeToTalk day. To try and reduce the stigma around Mental Health Liam and Holly talked about what it is like to suffer from bad mental health and where in Sunderland you can find help.
James chats to Matt who works at Beatdown Records after their all you can carry for £10 record day. #vinyl #records #music #allyoucancarry
Local lass Jan Brown has been knitting everything from jumpers to snoods for rescue greyhounds. Since going viral, her site knittedwithlove.co.uk has attracted dog lovers from Canada and America.
2016 is looking like a big year for Craig David!
His cover of Justin Bieber's "Love Yourself" went viral on the first week of the year and his new single with Big Narstie "When the Bassline Drops" is climbing up the charts. He talked exclusively to Spark's Rute Correia to tell us everything about his music, his new album and how he is ready to take on the challenges of this new stage of his career.
Tune in on sparksunderland.com/radioplayer every Sunday at 7 for an hour of Jazz Music, Chat and Anecdotes.
We were shocked to find that Little Mix's already Christmas sounding 'Love Me Like You' has now had a 'Christmas Mix', (with added sleigh bells), so we decided to put our theory to the test... Can you make any song sound Christmassy by adding sleigh bells to it?
Porle, Michael and Jake were in for Alice Winney on The Breakfast Show. They got into the Christmas spirit by playing the explosive and exciting Christmas Di Or Rea. Is the song Diana Ross or is it North East's Chris Rhea's and Driving Home For Christmas?
What are these festive numbers? To help get you in the holly jolly mood we've mixed together some Christmas hits.
Jake Cusworth went to the YMCA in Sunderland to talk to Leesa Lee and find out a bit more about their work around homelessness in youth, how volunteering is crucial to their activity and how you can help them.
Ethan Lowerson-Marshall was at Keel Square on Tuesday as Andrea Faustini from the X Factor performed for the crowds gathering to see the official switching on of Sunderland's Christmas Lights.
After seeing the viral prank calls featuring Adele's Hello, Tom and Alex thought they'd try to do their own with limited success...
Tom and Alex shared a simple brainteaser with the world... Or so they thought it was simple... Other people didn't.
This is Week 1 in the series of Get Yourself Out There featuring an interview with Marc Husband from Sunderland University Youth and Community Department. If you are involved in a youth or community group email wecan@sparksunderland.com.
Lisa Twohig went down to Volunteer Centre Sunderland to find out a bit more about their work and mission.
This was part of the 1st "Wear Here" session, a show about volunteer work produced by MA Radio students 2015/16.
Rute spoke to former police woman and author of "The Last Place You'd Look: True Stories of Missing Persons and the People Who Search for Them" about missing persons and her experiences.
Holly and Liam have been celebrating one year at Spark and got some lovely messages from former members of the Spark Famalama.
We got Fresher Ethan involved in one of PMD's favourite quite; Di Or Rhia. Is the song Di-anne Ross or Rhia-anna
We chatted to Greg Rutherford for the Great North Run launch at St James' Park ahead of his part in the City Games on Saturday.
We chatted to Sunderland lass Ali Dixon after she crossed the line grabbing hold of her 4th place position
We chatted to Colin and John who dressed in pink as Beauty and The Beast for their charity of choice; Breast Caner Now.
We talk to some of the runners of the Great North Run on the finish line to find out about their stories.
We talk to some of the runners of the Great North Run on the finish line to find out about their stories.
We talk to some of the runners of the Great North Run on the finish line to find out about their stories.
We talk to some of the runners of the Great North Run on the finish line to find out about their stories.
We talk to some of the runners of the Great North Run on the finish line to find out about their stories.
We talk to some of the runners of the Great North Run on the finish line to find out about their stories.
We talk to some of the runners of the Great North Run on the finish line to find out about their stories.
We talk to some of the runners of the Great North Run on the finish line to find out about their stories.
Mary Keitany from Kenya came 1st place for her second year in a row in the Women's Elite Race.
Professor Brian Cox was running thing year for the Jon Egging Trust - the chatting he is a Patron of.
Tony Audenshaw from Emmerdale was at the Great North Run running for Bloodwise - along with his friend; Emu?
We chatted to Tracey Crammond on the start line - she was the millionth finisher of the Great North Run since it started. She got to take part with her number being 1,000,000!
Porle Miller (PM) chatted to Petite Meller (PM) ahead of her Dance Stage performance at #LeedsFest
Porle chatted to Cancer Bats front man Liam Cormier at this years #leedsfest and even got a little exclusive.
Lucy Rose performed on The Festival Republic stage on Sunday at #Leedsfest and Michael caught up with her before her performance.
Michael caught up with Frank Carter ahead of his first Leeds Festival with he new project, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes #leedsfest
Michael caught up with Spring King at this years #leedsfest just after they came off stage
Sophie from The Takedown spoke to Frank Iero over the phone about his upcoming Leeds Festival appearance, guitars, Halloween costumes and being a book worm
They didn't quite walk 500 miles to get this interview - but Alice and Jack managed to catch up with The Proclaimers behind the scenes at V Festival!
Alice and Jack chatted to headliners Stereophonics; who've just recently released their new track 'I Wanna Get Lost With You'.
It's not just music that's at V Festival you know...there is comedy too! Alice and Jack caught up with comedian Russel Kane.
Following his massive summer smash 'The Party' featuring Montell Jordan, Tom caught up with DJ/producer Joe Stone.
Michael and Dean were joined in the Spark Studio by Sarah from Oh Sister for a chat about her brand new EP and play us a couple of tracks (including a brand new one!)
Abbey got the chance to speak to Example about his new single and V Festival #Example #WhiskyStory #VFestival #SparkSunderland
An amazing cover of Ed Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud'. Kerrianne Covell is a singer from Stockton-on-Tees and holds a passion for music that she's had since the age of 12.
In 2013 she performed at the Newcastle Arena as the champion of the Big Audition. Kerrianne took to the X Factor stage in 2014 and got to the judges houses with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. She is currently working with different songwriters to release her first 'EP' and ready to explode back onto the stage performing live to her fans.
An amazing cover of Nick Jonas' 'Jealous'. Kerrianne Covell is a singer from Stockton-on-Tees and holds a passion for music that she's had since the age of 12.
In 2013 she performed at the Newcastle Arena as the champion of the Big Audition. Kerrianne took to the X Factor stage in 2014 and got to the judges houses with Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. She is currently working with different songwriters to release her first 'EP' and ready to explode back onto the stage performing live to her fans.
Previous X Factor group and Twitter famous band Only The Young came into the Spark studios to have a chat about their awesome new single 'I Do' on Drivetime as well as perform the track for us live - along with a cover of Clean Bandit's song 'Rather Be'.
A live performance from the amazing Conrad Sewell who's toured with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Kygo and performed at Coachella. He's had a massive number one hit over in Australia with his single 'Start Again' and he's recently been recognised here in the UK for his single 'Hold Me Up'. He also wrote and sung 'Firestone' by Kygo.
A live performance from the amazing Conrad Sewell who's toured with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Kygo and performed at Coachella. He's had a massive number one hit over in Australia with his single 'Start Again' and he's recently been recognised here in the UK for his single 'Hold Me Up'. He also wrote and sung 'Firestone' by Kygo.
PMD Drivetime turned 1 year old today, and to celebrate, we collated some of our favourite bits from the last year (mainly because we forgot the cake)
As part of our Gaming Week to celebrate E3 some Sparkies went down to Massive Attack in Seaham! With 200MPH paintballs flying all over...it was slightly painful! But Scott Hastie's tactic - "Hide, cry and try not to get shot" seems to help!
As part of our Gaming Week to celebrate E3 some Sparkies went down to Laserquest in Sunderland...it's team Spark vs team Empire!
The Active Sunderland Bike Bike Ride took place on Sunday 14th June and Matthew Donnachie was there at the Start/Finish line on Weekend Breakfast to cover all the action - including a chat with one of the organisers, the first finishers and also a chat with the Mayor of Sunderland!
YouDecide is Spark FM's one stop shop for all things Election 2015, voting and other political issues. In the final programme, we look at how voting works, and how people get involved in politics.
Tom caught up with MNEK backstage at Live At Leeds Festival to talk performing, touring, working with Gorgon City, Oliver Heldens and more
Matthew Donnachie and Chloe Thomas braved the raining weather to report on the Sunderland Marathon during Weekend Breakfast with Alice Winney on Sunday 3rd May. They chatted to some of the runners, winners and even Steve Cram!
Glaswegian singer-songwriter Kerri Watt performed her original track 'Intuition' for us live in our studio.
Glaswegian singer-songwriter Kerri Watt performed her song 'Maybe' from her brand new EP for us live in our studio.
YouDecide is Spark FM's one stop shop for all things Election 2015, voting and other political issues. This special programme features the main political party candidates from the Sunderland Central Constituency
Alex Scott spoke to Michael Angelakos also known as Passion Pit ahead of his 3rd album release in April! #passionpit #sparkfm #kindred
Empire Cinemas Sunderland was embracing Ben & Jerry’s Annual Free Cone Day by taking part in the annual giveaway for its tenth year. The 37th ice cream celebration will took place in the Empire Cinema in Sunderland from 12pm – 8pm on Tuesday 14th April. The race for free “Caramel Chew Chew” saw Empire Cinemas raising money for MacMillan Cancer Support whether on the day or through a fundraising page - www.justgiving.com/EmpireCinemas
YouDecide is Spark's one stop shop for everything Election 2015, voting and other political issues. In this episode we look at the Politics of Everyday Life, including public services, taxation and benefits
Our producer Jake caught up with Marika Hackman before her gig at Think Tank in Newcastle. Catch PMD Drivetime on Tuesdays/Fridays 4-7pm
Emma is a 27 year old and originally from Sunderland; now living in Scotland with your husband who is a Royal Engineer. She has been announced as the godmother of Royal Caribbean’s newest ship ‘Anthem of The Seas’ - a honour usually given to celebrities and VIPs
YouDecide is Spark's one stop shop for everything Election 2015, voting and other political issues. In this episode we look at the under 18s vote and whether it should be made legal in UK elections
Sad news that Dermot O'Leary has been axed from The X Factor after so many years being the face of the show...so who will replace him? Matthew and Sarah thought they would 'try' to help the show out...
Alex Scott from Sundays pre-breakfast show went to Gateshead to chat to four-piece band Warpaint all the way from Los Angeles in the USA. They've been touring and their penultimate gig was held in Newcastle at The Sage on the 25th Mach before performing in London.
They started off in 2004 and are from Los Angeles. They also describe their genre as "Smooth/Smokey".
Spark's Steph Chungu speaks to Nico & Vinz ahead of their set before Usher
SparkSunderland #107SparkFM #StudentRadio #Nico #Vinz #AmIWrong #Interview #Music
Kellie Smith spoke to Gavin from Lonely The Brave at the Cluny in Newcastle about their current tour, their most recent single Trick of the Light released from their debut album The Day's War, and the fact they're playing the main stage at Leeds and Reading Festival this year
Age of L.U.N.A. is a new urban collective, specialising in the the soft funk and jazz aspects of the genre. Chosen as part of 'Urban Introduces 2015' for the Spark Specialist show, the band have made waves with their tracks "Indigo" and "Six Feet Deep"
Listen to when Urban Show's Lucian had a chat with them, discussing their influences and what's next for them in 2015.
Here are the best bits from the one off show TV on The Radio presenter by Lauren McLeish and Produced by Holly Hutchinson the show looks at the transition from Live TV to Streaming in an interview from lecturer Rob Jewit; along with everything you need to know about Fandoms!
We have a theory that some of the songs we play on Spark, sound like other classic songs, so we set out to prove this
We're so excited about the Foo Fighters coming to the Stadium of Light, we thought we would play our game we devised last year... again! Catch PMD Drivetime Tuesdays and Fridays 4-7pm
Spark's Craig Quinn speaks to Nothing But Thieves as they play Head of Steam in Newcastle about touring and their new single Ban All The Music.
James King is a regular talking head when it comes to film, having appeared regularly on Radio 1, ITV2, Sky News and London Tonight. He shares his opinions on film adaptations to Spark's Steph Chungu.
This week, Spark's very own Hip Hop DJ Young Sceptic talked to N- Dubz's Dappy about new music and what is in Store! #Dappy #MondayNights #StudentRadio #107SparkFM #Sunderland #Spark
Michael, from PMD Drivetime, chatted to Jon Mac; talent booker for Reading and Leeds festival. They chatted about this years festivals, the process of booking artists and how the festival has changed.
festival #leeds #music
PMD Drive were joined by candidates for the position of Vice President of Community and Events at the Student Union Awards
Michael had Rosenthal on the phone during PMD Drivetime to chat about his show in #newcastle and his new EP #heart
music #radio
https://soundcloud.com/rosenthalmusic
Alex chats about many different things with J from Public Service Broadcasting, a two piece intertwining genius pair of experimenting and passionate musicians. #interview #PSB_HQ
Seeing as her new single is called "Too Young to Remember", Steph quizzes Florrie on things people can't remember!
Student #Radio #Radio #Sunderland #107FM
Steph chats to UK's Up and coming artist, Florrie!
Student #Radio #Radio #Sunderland #107FM
Up and coming artist Magalie came in to Drive with Harry to perform her debut single 'First Kiss'
Up and coming artist Magalie came into Spark to chat to Harry about her music, career so far, inspirations and performing in the North East!
One of our favourite features returned last week, in which Porle and Michael re-do Uptown Funk. Catch PMD Drivetime every Tuesday and Friday 4-7pm sparksunderland.com/radioplayer
Abbey got to chat with Emily from The Staves before they played at the Sage in Gateshead #Staves #TheStaves #TheSage
Lauren McLeish spoke to local lass, Olivia Lawson about her appearance on The Voice and what music means to her
We wanted to "prank call" a mate of ours, but we're not good at impressions... So we took matters into our own hands. Catch PMD Drivetime Tuesdays and Fridays 4-7pm
Steph chats to the guys from the new music platform Adds Lad TV. #Spark #Radio #Sunderland #107FM #Student #Interview
We speak to Information and Support Officer Ellie Cooper from anti-bullying charity 'The Diana Award' about what they do to help combat cyber-bullying as well as Jack, a 15 year old who has been affected by cyber-bullying.
Tom caught up with Zan from The Lounge Kittens to discuss covers, gigs and their new single 'Party Hard'
RJ Thompson, who is supporting the legend that is Jools Holland on tour, dropped in to give us an exclusive live performance of his beautiful acoustic guitar-led EP tracks #livemusic #liveinterview #acousticmusic #singersongwriter #joolsholland #upandcoming
Sunderland MIND is a local charity helping people with anger and mental health issues. Janice Wilson, a development worker at the charity, came into the studio to talk about how they help people deal with anger issues and much more during anger awareness week.
Tom caught up with Keep Breathing (formely The Watchers) ahead of their headlining Lonewolf Pop Recs Takeover performance.
Sian and Billy have been battling it out over the past few weeks and this week they faced the Chubby Bunny Challenge - catch Matthew, Sian and Billy on Friday 3-4pm.
On Thursday's drivetime, Porle spoke to Neil McEvul from Fantomeline Pictures about the new local film "Once More For Bobby"
Harry and Kassie from Friday Drive Time spoke to Mike and Dave from Mallory Knox ahead of performing at the O2 academy in Newcastle.
One of the UK’s biggest rap artists, Wretch 32, recently unveiled his new song “6 Words”, taken from the upcoming album “Growing Over Life”.
On Monday, Spark’s Steph Chungu had a chat with the rapper about the song, new music and the world of rap today.
Spark #Sunderland # Student # Radio # Interview #Wretch32 #Rapper
Entrepreneur Enabler and Business Owner Marianne Muir joins Jonny on Spark drivetime with advice and on setting up a new business, a chat about this year's 'The Apprentice' and help with developing those new business ideas.
The Radio Masters class came together to go to the Radio Festival 2014 and create a show speaking to some of the industry's biggest names. They chat about their first memories in Radio, where we are in the industry right now and also where we're heading!
Craig caught up with emerging artist Larissa Eddie about supporting Peter Andre on his UK tour. Here's what she had to say.
Jordan chatted to Philip King, head of commercial at Sunderland Foundation Of Light about 'An Opera For Sunderland'
Jordan Brooks caught up with award-winning North East author David Almond, the writer of 'An Opera For Sunderland'.
Jordan Brooks chatted to Artistic director of Music In The Minster, Alison Barton at the launch of 'An Opera for Sunderland'
After two years at the helm of Spark Breakfast Dom Stirling has handed over the reigns and moved on to greener pastures. He really has been a staple of Spark since he started and he'll be missed by everyone here. We all wish him the best in his future endeavours. Here are some of his best bits from his final show...
Becca chatted to The Pierces before their show in Gateshead about the music they like, what they love about the North East and Ice-Cream.
Two weeks after completing college Greg started an apprenticeship and took an a different route that didn't involve attending a University. Here he talks of his experiences and the option, advice and initiatives available to you.
Jay Sykes brings you the definitive list of the biggest and best songs from UK adverts over the past decade.
Ahead of their performances around the festival circuit this year, Jonny caught up with Deaf Havana and got their top tips for festival goers.
They also chat about the new EP '22' - the title track of which, we absolutely love at the moment.
The E.P. includes 2 never heard before tracks too, which is making us super excited for the release at the end of the month.
Eritrean refugee Semir spoke to Spark reporter Chris Sykes about why he had to leave his home country and the challenges he's faced since arriving in Britain.
Drive Time with Alex Burgess talked to Rich from Shield Patterns on 13th June just before they were to play in Independent in Sunderland.
This week on Juicebox Harrison had Harry Koisser from Peace on the phone chatting about festivals, their new album and Made in Chelsea.
Spark Drive's Alex Burgess caught up with North East grime artist Absorb following on from his packed out Evolution Emerging gig.
Ahead of his gig at Independent, Roo Panes chatted to Drive's Alex Burgess about what inspires his music and traveling across the UK in a camper-van.
Spark Drive's Alex Burgess spoke to Si, Gav and Johnny from Boy Jumps Ship ahead of their Evolution Emerging performance and discussed their upcoming EP Lovers & Fighters.
The fifth and final episode attempts to predict what kind of tech we'll be using 50 years in the future.
Episode 3 of Spark's Tech Week looks into the pors and cons of social networking and online dating.
On the third edition of Voicing Views, we looked into exams, revision and procrastination and got some advice for other students from our student panel.
The second episode of Tech Week on Spark, this time focusing on the home city of Spark: Sunderland.
Spark Breakfast presenter Dom Stirling chatted to Annie Clark, a.k.a St Vincent about her new single 'Prince Johnny', her addition to the Glastonbury line up and her performance with Nirvana at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Spark Drive's Harry Booth chatted with Clemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch, better known as German pop/folk duo Milky Chance.
They spoke about the UK release of their smash single Stolen Dance, which has toppped the charts across Europe, as well as the band's origins and their upcoming UK tour.
Missed the second edition of Voicing Views on Spark? Listen again here and continue the discussion on Twitter, @VoicingViews
Listen as Spark's Get Your Foot in the Door was broadcast live from Sunderland Software City.
Callum Ryan from Lloyds Pharmacy in Fulwell speaks to Spark Breakfast's James about the Carer Awards in association with Carers UK
On Weekend Breakfast comedian Chris Ramsey decided to pop into the studio and here's what happened when he talked all things touring, Hebburn and Celebrity Juice.
Local band WANTS from Newcastle chatted to James on Breakfast ahead of their headline gig at The Customs House in South Shields for Second Tuesday.
A group of Performing Arts students came on Militsa's show this Friday to sing an accapella version of 'Blue Moon' and to promote their upcoming show on May 13th.
Today saw the second round of Dom Vs James.
Even though they both attempted to excuse themselves from the musical theatre challenge with broken ankles, wrong suits and doctors' notes, they still had to endure an epic rap battle, full of klaxons, sirens and 'throwaways'
So, who was successful? MC DDS, or Fish Fingaz?
Today was Fish Fingers and Custard Day so naturally Breakfast decided that they would try it out.
Missed the first edition of Voicing Views? Listen again here where you can expect to hear views all about student accommodation both good and bad!
Michael tells us the the importance of the getting men thinking about the issues of cancer
Only two days remain for students from the University of Sunderland to vote for their union's new president. Like the Americans do in style, Spark FM held their own debate show with the four candidates for the paid sabbatical position.
The candidates: Misba Islam, Chloe Jackson, Adrian Podar & Alexander Warren. Presented by Jay Sykes, produced by Chris Sykes.
Voting closes tomorrow, so make sure you get your voice heard. You can vote by visiting the official Students' Union website - sunderlandsu.co.uk
Harrison Stock gave Lukas from Maximo Park a call before he went on stage in Newcastle.
Oklahoma-based Rock band Walking Relic recently spoke with Spark Afternoons' Jack White about their new single 'Every Little Thing'.
Chief Executive of the University of Sunderland Student's Union popped into the studio to chat to Spark Breakfast's James Pywell about the 2014 Student Elections.
Spark Drive Time's Harry Booth spoke to indie band As Elephants Are ahead of their performance in Newcastle.
Spark Drive Time's Harry Booth spoke to indie band As Elephants Are ahead of their performance in Newcastle.
Spark Breakfast's James chatted to former X Factor winner Matt Cardle about his new single.
Dom from Spark Breakfast interviewed Josh record last Friday and they spoke about festivals, gigs and Burt Bacharach!
Jonny brings you another Live Session, this time from Tom Jarvis (and t'other Tom) straight after their gig in Newcastle.
A the announcement of the new multimillion pound investment in Sunderland, Deputy Council Leader Harry Truman give us his thoughts on what this means for the city
Tuesday night saw the Radio Academy and RTS team up for another very special event; this time at the Live Theatre in Newcastle. The event was called ‘Big Voices’ and saw two of the UK’s finest voiceover talents, Peter Dickson and Alan Dedicoat, take to the stage and share their stories of their careers to date.
Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook and Martin Doherty, otherwise known as electronic duo Chvrches, met with Spark Afternoons' Jack White to discuss the success of their debut album, their own record label 'Goodbye Records' and their European Tour.
German house DJ Marco Niemerski, aka Tensnake, spoke with Spark Afternoons' Jack White about his new single 'Love Sublime' and debut album, 'Glow'.
DriveTime's Jonny Chambers was joined by the Essex three-piece 'The Landed'. Here's how they got on.
I caught up with Liverpudlian quartet, F·O·E·S (Fall Of Every Sparrow) ahead of their gig at The Telegraph in Newcastle. They spoke about the release of their debut EP, 'Ophir', life on the road, and the plans for their next release.
This week we included North East Live, Student Volunteering Week, Elyar Fox, Capital One Cup Final and a chat with Chloe Howl!
Breakfast Presenter Dom Stirling caught up with Brit Award nominee Chloe Howl about the release of her latest track Rumour!
Harrison had Ben from Royal blood on the phone chatting about the NME tour, their forthcoming gig with Arctic Monkeys and JT. Here the interview in full.
Welsh singer-songwriter Noah Francis Johnson releases his debut album, ‘Life & Times’ today (February 24th, 2014) and Spark Afternoons’ Jack White spoke to him about his debut release.
The 51-year-old’s first collection spans 12 tracks, ranging from ‘Ballroom Blues’, a track dedicated to his late father, to a heart-wrenching cover of ‘You’re The One That I Want’ from Grease, dedicated to his girlfriend.
Jack speaks to Noah about his inspirations behind the album, how he transitioned into music after pursuing careers as a boxing champion, disco dancing champion and trainee priest, the filming for his latest video 'Life & Times' and the time he did karaoke with Elton John, Kate Moss and The Pogues. Yes, you read that right!
Local lads Cohesion popped into Drive to speak to James ahead of them playing Spark's first ever Coffee Shop Sessions event in Sunderland.
This week on Juicebox Harrison has George Ezra on the phone talking about his debut headline tour and forthcoming album. Hear the interview in full.
Harrison Stock chats to Matt Shultz of Cage The Elephant on the band's tour bus before they play Newcastle's Academy. They chatted about their time in England and the inspiration behind their latest record.
Check out the highlights from my very special Valentines Day Breakfast Show! Including me being secretly rated on the City streets! Great!
This week, Harrison had the Gorgon City boys on Juicebox. They chatted about Ready For Your Love, their forthcoming album and of course, Ibiza.
Shortside Avenue joined Tom Hannett on DriveTime as part of the SoundWave Music Competition, all Live in Studio 5.
As part of the SoundWave Music Competition, VK2 joined Alex Burgess on DriveTime for a chat and performed two covers, all Live from Studio 5.
As we are still in January and we are still sticking to our New Years resolutions, Dom chatted to personal trainer Rebecca Cox about how we can stick to our fitness. Rebecca Cox has completed the gruelling Marathon De Sables (156 miles across the Sahara) and ran 100 miles in 24 hours around a 400 meter track. She gave us some tips on how to aim for big running challenges (Dom wants to complete the colour run in July) by setting little goals and getting outside (no matter what the weather).
She also said she's "pretty much the next Kanye West"...
Scott speaks to Tom Starr about what he’s been up to in 2013 and speaks about the massive collaboration with Style of Eye for their track After Dark.
Rebecca and Emma from the Cultural Spring project tell us what's in store for Sunderland and a big announcement with the BBC
Student Bean's Campus Brand Manager for Sunderland, Lauren Douglass popped into Spark to chat to James about the website and the new app set to be launched in 2014.
Meet the guys from the Royalty Theatre's panto "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". Their first performance is on Thursday 12th - head to royaltytheatre.co.uk
Last Saturday, the Sunderland Symphony Youth Orchestra & Academy performed Christmas songs in the Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland.
Last Saturday, the Sunderland Symphony Youth Orchestra & Academy performed Christmas songs in the Bridges Shopping Centre, Sunderland.
Santa is meeting kids in his grotto, in the Bridges Shopping Centre in Sunderland every single day this month before Christmas Day.
Producers Scott and Steph went to meet him, and made this for Jay Sykes' Thursday show.
Former X Factor star Janet Devlin chatted to Spark Breakfast's James about her new album (fan-funded!) and her new single, Wonderful!
As you probably know already, (if not – where have you been?!?!), it’s the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who on Saturday 23rd November and to mark such an event, Porle Miller will be taking you on a journey through time and space to give you a crash course about all things ‘Who
On this weeks Juicebox Harrison had Darlia in the studio. They chatted about touring, played an exclusive session track and partook in a game of Newcastle or Notcastle. Hear the interview in full.
Militsa Koleva caught up with drummer Alan Sharland and bass guitarist Martin Skarendahl from The Hoosiers.
Gary Bennett, former SAFC captain, gives a talk to students at University of Sunderland about his experience of Racism in his personal and professional life, as well as his work for Show Racism the Red Card charity.
Jeff Morgan, educational manager for Show Racism the Red Card, speaking to students at University of Sunderland about the charity and how they use educational resources to fight racism.
Harrison Stock had Max from You Me At Six on the phone talking about their arena tour, new single and living it up in LA.
An interview with Gary Bennett, after the former SAFC captain talk to Sunderland Uni students about Racism, as part of the Diversity Month Celebrations.
Dom Stirling took the seat to present a very special fun and game filled Halloween special featuring a lot of Spark Faces.
Militsa Koleva caught up with Siddy and Kit Bennett from Wildflowers on October 20 just before there gig supporting Tom Odell at the O2 Academy in Newcastle.
James Pywell from Spark Breakfast spoke to Tina Barrett (formerly of S Club 7) about her solo career and new single!
Philip Gooch speaks to Spark's Chris Sykes about his company's charity initiative - buying up DVDs, games and CDs, with profits going to Children in Need.
Spark Breakfast's James Pywell chatted to the boys from Scouting for Girls about their new Greatest Hits album and tour!
Spark News speaks to Grant Edmudson, Oxjam Sunderland Manager, about the organising of Oxjam Sunderland Takeover and his goal for the event.
Militsa Koleva's interview with Britain's Got Talent 2013 finalists Luminites on Friday, October 18.
Dom's childhood dreams came true when he got the chance to chat to one of the members of his favorite band growing up! Take a listen to the interview accompanied by the musical gold that is the Five Megamix
Five #5ive #ScottRobinson #DomStirling #Spark #SparkFm #SparkTV #SparkSunderland #Sunderland #Scott #KeepOnMovin #FiveMegamix #Megamix #Interview #EdSheeran #BigReunion #GreatestHits
Whitburn born Nadine Shah spoke to Spark Afternoons' Jack White ahead of her homecoming gig at The Cluny in Newcastle on October 14th. Nadine and Jack talked her new album 'Love Your Dum and Mad', the story behind the album title, supporting Depeche Mode across Germany and concluding her tour in Europe. Nadine also 'Floating', a track from her latest album.
Militsa Koleva spoke with Van McCann from Catfish and The Bottlemen about their UK tour, their music and their first ever gig in Sunderland tonight.
James chatted to Somerset singer Theya on the phone on Drive and spoke about her new single and her influences in music
Alex Burgess was joined by Chris Maloney in the studio on Thursday (10th October) to talk about his Debut single 'My Heart Belongs to You'. The single which will Be released on 27th October is available to pre order on iTunes.
This morning on Spark Breakfast we were joined on the phone by singer/songwriter Gabriella Jones from Birmingham and she chatted to us about her latest single, 'Losing My Baby', her musical influences, her music/university balance and her favourite flavour of ice cream.
Breakfast Show Presenter Dom Stirling chatted to Rob and Simon from the rock band Don Broco about their latest single You Wanna Know, Extreme fans and Breaking Bad
DonBroco #BreakingBad #LeedsFestival #ReadingandLeeds #YouWannaKnow #WholeTruth #Priorites #SparkSunderland
Senior helmsman at Sunderland RNLI, Paul Nicholson, speaks to Spark News's Veronica Veselinova about the latest RNLI call out figures for summer 2013.
Spark's spoke to Sportsbyte's SAFC reporter Sam Lightle about Paolo Di Canio's departure.
A panel of third years, Dom Stirling, George Page and Jay Sykes, had a vibrant discussion about student life and alcohol and going out.
Nurse Jackie Hutchinson spoke to us about the dangers of alcohol to the body. She speaks about what you can do to minimise the risk of your drinks being spiked with date-rape drugs. Jackie talks about what you can do before a night out to minimise the effects of alcohol on the body. She also speaks about what to do if you or a member of a party looks like they are losing control of their body. Listen to hear about what you can do to help a friend who has had too much to drink.
Campus police officer, Gemma Calvert, tells us her role in around the university campuses. She gives advice on how students, both new and returning, can keep themselves safe. Gemma talks about what students should do if they are offered drugs on a night out and who they should talk to. Gemma also talks about schemes that help students to get to and from events. If you are on campus and feel unsafe then you can call campus security on extension 2028 from any internal uni phone. Call: Gemma on 0191 515 3999 The police on 999 (emergency) or 101 (non emergency) Email: campus.police@sunderland.ac.uk Drop in session: Reg Vardy Tuesday 12-2
India Thomas, the Student’s Union LGBT support officer, comes in to talk about people moving away from home to explore alternative sides of themselves. She tells us about the ways people can talk to her about their sexuality. India speaks about her views in LGBT sex education, or lack of in some schools.
Heather Anne McGlade spoke to us about being a transgender in today society and working for the We’ar Out project. She tells us about the available social group where they can meet others with similar interests. Heather speaks out about the difficulties about being a transgendered individual and how little support she received when she started. Listen to find out just how old Heather was when she realised she should be something different to what she was and to find out what the route to changing gender is.
Professor of Sexual Cultures at the University of Sunderland, Dr. Clarissa Smith, came in to talk about pornography can affect young people. She speaks about how adults in schools don’t really explain about sexuality to the young people so they don’t realise that help is out there. Clarissa speaks out about how porn offers hyper-sexualised images and how the authorities need to tackle it by educating youngsters and not banning it outright. She tells us that children and young people are not being taught about the emotional aspects of intercourse. Listen to hear about the different types of porn and what resources are available to help students both in and out of uni.
Presenters and producers from different shows on Spark Sunderland gathered to discuss various topics relating to sexual health and sexual education.
Josh Coles tells us how long he has been meditating for and what got him into the relaxation therapy. He explains how his family and family friends got him to understand the benefits of meditation. Josh speaks about how it has helped him to relax when the stresses of university got to him. Listen below to hear about you can do when you just take the time to relax.
Josh Coles tells us how long he has been meditating for and what got him into the relaxation therapy. He explains about how his family and family friends got him to understand the benefits. Josh speaks about how it has helped him to relax when the stresses of university got to him.
Lynda Smith explains what meditation is and how it relaxes your mind, body and soul. She also explains the various patterns that your brain goes through. Lynda tells us what happens to the chemicals in our brains when we meditate. Listen below to find out what the key is to the most relaxed state of mediation and how you can use meditation to aid your university experience.
Janice Wilson, a representative the charity Sunderland mind, speaks about what the charity does and who they help. She explains that their clients are often referred by GPs or even by themselves. Janice gives her opinion on what is affecting the people of the north east during this hard time. She also explains the disorders that their clients may suffer from.
The mental health nurse at The University, Jackie Hutchinson, informs us of her role in the health and wellbeing department of the university. She explains what students should be aware of while studying at university
Exclusive phone interview with the University’s sports Officer, Laura Hockaday. She explains what her role is within the university. She speaks about how important it is for students to join a society or club. Laura explains how the clubs are open to all levels from beginners to people already competing before coming to uni.
Michael Egan, an instructor in the University’s kick boxing and self defence club, talks to us about how he started his kick boxing career. He speaks about the steps and opportunities he was given to become an instructor. Michael explains exactly what the different types of kickboxing are. He also tells us about the more practical side of self defence for when you need to use it on nights out on the town. He also talks about being a newbie in a professional studio. Listen to the interview below to find out what else he talks about.
Are you the next voice of Sunderland? Spark are looking for new voice over artists to make Spark FM sound even better! (I know you don't think that's possible, but we're giving it a go.)
Sunderland College leader for catering and hospitality, Robert Stewart, speaks about his new intake of students and the rise of popularity of cooking classes. He explains how chefs and lecturers teach others about healthy eating. Robert also advises on how you could get children involved in cooking at a young age and make a social occasion out of culinary delights. He also states how you could save time by making a large batch and freezing. Listen here for his four best basic dishes.