The Maddams-cast - all about food, foraging, people and the planet.

The Maddams-cast - all about food, foraging, people and the planet.


Latest Episodes

Lucy Brazier talks about her new book, and changes three things... it‘s.corker!
November 16, 2021

Brilliant episode by the lovely and thoughtful Lucy Brazier, enjoy with a vermouth and soda, and maybe a roaring fire.... Thanks as always to Purple Planet for the music. You can find out ore about Lu

Soil enthusiast and agricultural revivalist Tim Parton talks, soil, plant health and the future of farming
July 02, 2021

Thanks as usual to purple planet for the music! Huge thanks to Tim Parton for taking part. Tim chose  The River cottage Family cook book by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall  as his book and he will imbibe

Xanthe Gladstone talks about her hens, her thoughts on food and her hopes for better food education
May 07, 2021

You can find Xanthe here Xanthe You can find Dan Barbers book here The Third Plate And the music as ever is by the lovely folk at Purple Planet

Private chef and "creatively nervous" legend of the kitchen Ant Brown talks about his three tings.
April 09, 2021

You can find out more about Ant via his website. He has chosen Then third plate by Dan Barber and he would like to drink a Whisky Sour. 

Mr Pinkster Gin joins the fun and I manage to get the odd word in edgeways- great chat!
March 05, 2021

Thanks to Purple planet music as ever. Great to chat to Stephen March of Pinkster gin for such a fine and vigorous interview, we really covered some ground!

Food charity CEO Tim Woodward and old friend of the Maddams_cast joins this month....
February 05, 2021

Tim would like to change the world by ending food poverty, making food retail a not for profit sector and bringing back rotational farming. He would like to have as his cookery book - Fresh and easy by Jane Hornby, drinking a glass of dry white wine and .

Steven Lamb joins me to take up the conversational baton.
December 31, 2020

This months chat is with old friend and former colleague Steven Lamb, curing and smoking impresario and one of the nicest fellows I have had the pleasure to encounter. Massive thanks to Steve for his time and sharing his passion, you can find out all abo.

Gin! I mean, come on! Proper Gin and it's from Norfolk - Th Maddams Cast chats with Jonathan Redding from Norfolk gin
November 27, 2020

Huge thanks as ever to https://www.purple-planet.com for the music.  To find out more about Jonathan's lovely Norfolk Gin visit http://www.norfolkgin.co.uk/  Jonathan would like to drink a glass of Henry Westons cider from Hereford whilst making a dish o.

All about Trout Farming with Oliver Robinson, head of British Trout
October 30, 2020

Oliver and I talk trout, water shortages, localism and a little bit about all sorts of food production considerations.      Thanks as ever to Purple Planet music.

Jane Steward brings some laughter, lots of intelligence and a monkeys bottom to the Podcast this month
October 02, 2020

Jane Steward is on a mission to re introduce the archaic Medlar fruit to the kitchens of Britain - and she has some other great things to talk about to. As ever thanks to Purple Planet for the music, you can find out all about Jane and her Meddling over .